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FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1899, TO MARCH 3, 1901 FIRST SESSION—December 4, 1899, to June 7, 1900 SECOND SESSION—December 3, 1900, to March 3, 1901 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—GARRET A. HOBART, 1 of New Jersey PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—WILLIAM P. FRYE, of Maine SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—WILLIAM R. COX, of North Carolina; CHARLES G. BENNETT, 2 of New York SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—RICHARD J. BRIGHT, of Indiana; DANIEL M. RANSDELL, 3 of Indiana SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—DAVID B. HENDERSON, 4 of Iowa CLERK OF THE HOUSE—ALEXANDER MCDOWELL, 5 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—BENJAMIN F. RUSSELL, of Missouri; HENRY CASSON, 6 of Wisconsin DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—WILLIAM J. GLENN, of New York POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—J. C. MCELROY ALABAMA Thos. C. McRae, Prescott John C. Bell, Montrose SENATORS William L. Terry, Little Rock Hugh A. Dinsmore, Fayetteville CONNECTICUT John T. Morgan, Selma S. Brundidge, Jr., Searcy Edmund W. Pettus, Selma SENATORS Orville H. Platt, Meriden REPRESENTATIVES CALIFORNIA Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford George W. Taylor, Demopolis SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Jesse F. Stallings, Greenville George C. Perkins, Oakland Henry D. Clayton, Eufaula Thomas R. Bard, 11 Hueneme E. Stevens Henry, Rockville 7 Nehemiah D. Sperry, New Haven Gaston A. Robbins, Selma REPRESENTATIVES William F. Aldrich, 8 Aldrich Charles A. Russell, Killingly John A. Barham, Santa Rosa Ebenezer J. Hill, Norwalk Willis Brewer, Hayneville Marion De Vries, 12 Stockton John H. Bankhead, Fayette Samuel D. Woods, 13 Stockton DELAWARE John L. Burnett, Gadsden Victor H. Metcalf, Oakland 9 SENATORS Joseph Wheeler, Wheeler Julius Kahn, San Francisco 10 William Richardson, Huntsville Eugene F. Loud, San Francisco Richard R. Kenney, Dover O. W. Underwood, Birmingham Russell J. Waters, Los Angeles Vacant, 14 Dover James C. Needham, Modesto REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE ARKANSAS John H. Hoffecker, 15 Smyrna SENATORS COLORADO Walter O. Hoffecker, 16 Smyrna James K. Jones, Washington SENATORS James H. Berry, Bentonville Henry M. Teller, Central City FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVES Edward O. Wolcott, Denver SENATORS Philip D. McCulloch, Marianna REPRESENTATIVES Samuel Pasco, 17 Monticello John S. Little, Greenwood John F. Shafroth, Denver James P. Taliaferro, 18 Jacksonville 1 Died November 21, 1899; Vice Presidency remained 9 Resigned April 20, 1900. 14 Vacancy in this class from March 4, 1899, to March vacant until March 4, 1901. 10 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph 2, 1903, because of failure of legislature to elect. 2 Elected January 29, 1900. Wheeler, and took his seat December 3, 1900. 15 Died June 16, 1900. 3 Elected January 29, 1900. 11 Elected to fill vacancy in the term beginning March 16 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John H. 4 Elected December 4, 1899. 4, 1899, caused by failure of legislature to elect, and took Hoffecker, and took his seat December 3, 1900. 5 Reelected December 4, 1899. 17 6 his seat March 5, 1900; vacancy in this class from March Reappointed to fill vacancy in the term beginning Elected December 4, 1899. 4, 1899, to February 6, 1900. March 4, 1899, to serve until the next meeting of the 7 Served until March 8, 1900; succeeded by William F. 12 Resigned August 20, 1900. legislature. Aldrich who contested his election. 13 18 8 Successfully contested the election of Gaston A. Rob- Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Marion Elected to fill vacancy in the term beginning March bins, and took his seat March 8, 1900. De Vries, and took his seat December 3, 1900. 4, 1899, and took his seat December 4, 1899. [ 249 ] 250 Biographical Directory FLORIDA—Continued James R. Williams, Carmi KENTUCKY W. A. Rodenberg, East St. Louis SENATORS—Continued SENATORS George W. Smith, Murphysboro William Lindsay, Frankfort Stephen R. Mallory, Pensacola INDIANA William J. Deboe, Marion REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES Stephen M. Sparkman, Tampa SENATORS Charles K. Wheeler, Paducah Robert W. Davis, Palatka Charles W. Fairbanks, Henry D. Allen, Morganfield Indianapolis John S. Rhea, Russellville GEORGIA Albert J. Beveridge, Indianapolis D. H. Smith, Hodgensville 25 SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Oscar Turner, Louisville James A. Hemenway, Boonville Albert S. Berry, Newport Augustus O. Bacon, Macon 26 Robert W. Miers, Bloomington Evan E. Settle, Owenton Alexander S. Clay, Marietta 27 William T. Zenor, Corydon June W. Gayle, Owenton REPRESENTATIVES G. G. Gilbert, Shelbyville Francis M. Griffith, Vevay Rufus E. Lester, Savannah Samuel J. Pugh, Vanceburg George W. Faris, Terre Haute James M. Griggs, Dawson Thos. Y. Fitzpatrick, Prestonburg James E. Watson, Rushville E. B. Lewis, Montezuma Vincent Boreing, 28 London Jesse Overstreet, Indianapolis W. C. Adamson, Carrollton George W. Cromer, Muncie Leonidas F. Livingston, Kings LOUISIANA Charles B. Landis, Delphi Charles L. Bartlett, Macon SENATORS Edgar D. Crumpacker, Valparaiso John W. Maddox, Rome Donelson Caffery, Franklin George W. Steele, Marion Wm. M. Howard, Lexington Samuel D. McEnery, New Orleans James M. Robinson, Fort Wayne Farish C. Tate, Jasper REPRESENTATIVES Abraham L. Brick, South Bend Wm. H. Fleming, Augusta Adolph Meyer, New Orleans W. G. Brantley, Brunswick Robert C. Davey, New Orleans IOWA Robert F. Broussard, New Iberia IDAHO SENATORS Phanor Breazeale, Natchitoches William B. Allison, Dubuque Saml. T. Baird, 29 Bastrop SENATORS John H. Gear, 19 Burlington Joseph E. Ransdell, 30 Lake George L. Shoup, Boise Jonathan P. Dolliver, 20 Fort Dodge Providence Henry Heitfeld, Lewiston REPRESENTATIVES Saml. M. Robertson, Baton Rouge REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Thomas Hedge, Burlington MAINE Edgar Wilson, Boise Joe R. Lane, Davenport David B. Henderson, Dubuque SENATORS ILLINOIS Gilbert N. Haugen, Northwood Eugene Hale, Ellsworth SENATORS Robert G. Cousins, Tipton William P. Frye, Lewiston Shelby M. Cullom, Springfield John F. Lacey, Oskaloosa REPRESENTATIVES William E. Mason, Chicago John A. T. Hull, Des Moines Thomas B. Reed, 31 Portland William P. Hepburn, Clarinda Amos L. Allen, 32 Alfred REPRESENTATIVES 33 Smith McPherson, 21 Red Oak Charles E. Littlefield, Rockland James R. Mann, Chicago Walter I. Smith, 22 Council Bluffs Edwin C. Burleigh, Augusta William Lorimer, Chicago 34 J. P. Dolliver, 23 Fort Dodge Charles A. Boutelle, Bangor George P. Foster, Chicago James P. Conner, 24 Denison Thomas Cusack, Chicago MARYLAND Lot Thomas, Storm Lake Edward T. Noonan, Chicago SENATORS Henry S. Boutell, Chicago KANSAS George L. Wellington, Cumberland George E. Foss, Chicago Louis E. McComas, Williamsport SENATORS Albert J. Hopkins, Aurora REPRESENTATIVES Lucien Baker, Leavenworth Robert R. Hitt, Mount Morris 35 William A. Harris, Linwood John W. Smith, Snow Hill George W. Prince, Galesburg Josiah L. Kerr, 36 Cambridge Walter Reeves, Streator REPRESENTATIVES William B. Baker, Aberdeen Joseph G. Cannon, Danville Charles Curtis, Topeka Frank C. Wachter, Baltimore Vespasian Warner, Clinton Justin D. Bowersock, Lawrence James W. Denny, Baltimore Joseph V. Graff, Peoria Edwin R. Ridgely, Pittsburg Sydney E. Mudd, La Plata Benjamin F. Marsh, Warsaw J. M. Miller, Council Grove George A. Pearre, Cumberland Wm. E. Williams, Pittsfield W. A. Calderhead, Marysville Ben F. Caldwell, Chatham W. A. Reeder, Logan MASSACHUSETTS Thomas M. Jett, Hillsboro Chester I. Long, Medicine Lodge SENATORS Joseph B. Crowley, Robinson At Large–W. J. Bailey, Baileyville George F. Hoar, Worcester 19 Died July 14, 1900; had been reelected for the term 25 Election unsuccessfully contested by Walter Evans. 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thom- beginning March 4, 1901. 26 Died November 16, 1899, before Congress assembled. as B. Reed, and took his seat December 4, 1899. 20 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of John 27 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Evan E. 33 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- H. Gear, and took his seat December 4, 1900. Settle, and took his seat January 15, 1900. tive-elect Nelson Dingley, Jr., in preceding Congress, and 21 Resigned June 6, 1900. 28 Election unsuccessfully contested by John D. White. took his seat December 4, 1899. 22 34 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Smith 29 Died April 22, 1899, before Congress assembled. Resigned March 3, 1901, before the commencement McPherson, and took his seat December 3, 1900. 30 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Saml. T. of the Fifty-seventh Congress, to which he had been re- 23 Resigned August 22, 1900, having been appointed elected. Baird, and took his seat December 4, 1899. 35 Senator. 31 Resigned January 12, 1900. 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of J. P. Resigned September 4, 1899, before Congress assem- 36 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Dolliver, and took his seat December 4, 1900. bled. W. Smith, and took his seat December 3, 1900. FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 251 Henry Cabot Lodge, Nahant Thomas C. Catchings, Vicksburg NEW HAMPSHIRE REPRESENTATIVES Andrew F. Fox, West Point SENATORS John S. Williams, Yazoo City George P. Lawrence, North Adams William E. Chandler, Concord Frank A. McLain, Gloster Frederick H. Gillett, Springfield Jacob H. Gallinger, Concord Patrick Henry, Brandon John R. Thayer, Worcester REPRESENTATIVES George W. Weymouth, Fitchburg Cyrus A. Sulloway, Manchester William S. Knox, Lawrence MISSOURI Frank G. Clarke, 47 Peterboro William H. Moody, Haverhill SENATORS Ernest W. Roberts, Chelsea Francis M. Cockrell, Warrensburg NEW JERSEY Samuel W. McCall, Winchester George G. Vest, Sweet Springs SENATORS John F. Fitzgerald, Boston REPRESENTATIVES Henry F. Naphen, Boston James T. Lloyd, Shelbyville William J. Sewell, Camden Charles F. Sprague, Brookline William W. Rucker, Keytesville John Kean, Ursino Wm. C. Lovering, Taunton John Dougherty, Liberty REPRESENTATIVES William S. Greene, Fall River Charles F. Cochran, St. Joseph H. C. Loudenslager, Paulsboro William S. Cowherd, Kansas City John J. Gardner, Atlantic City MICHIGAN D. A. De Armond, Butler Benjamin F. Howell, New SENATORS James Cooney, Marshall Brunswick James McMillan, Detroit Richard P. Bland, 40 Lebanon Joshua S. Salmon, Boonton Julius C.