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FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1881, TO MARCH 3, 1883 FIRST SESSION—December 5, 1881, to August 8, 1882 SECOND SESSION—December 4, 1882, to March 3, 1883 SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1881, to May 20, 1881; October 10, 1881, to October 29, 1881 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—CHESTER A. ARTHUR, 1 of New York PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—THOMAS F. BAYARD, 2 of Delaware; DAVID DAVIS, 3 of Illinois; GEORGE F. EDMUNDS, 4 of Vermont SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—JOHN C. BURCH, 5 of Tennessee; FRANCIS E. SHOBER (CHIEF CLERK), 6 of North Carolina SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—RICHARD J. BRIGHT, of Indiana SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—J. WARREN KEIFER, 7 of Ohio CLERK OF THE HOUSE—GEORGE M. ADAMS, of Kentucky; EDWARD MCPHERSON, 8 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—JOHN G. THOMPSON, of Ohio; GEORGE W. HOOKER, 9 of Vermont DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—WALTER P. BROWNLOW, of Tennessee POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—HENRY SHERWOOD ALABAMA James K. Jones, Washington Nathaniel P. Hill, Denver SENATORS Jordan E. Cravens, Clarksville REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John T. Morgan, Selma Thomas M. Gunter, Fayetteville James B. Belford, Central City James L. Pugh, Eufaula REPRESENTATIVES CALIFORNIA CONNECTICUT Thomas H. Herndon, Mobile SENATORS SENATORS Hilary A. Herbert, Montgomery James T. Farley, Jackson Orville H. Platt, West Meriden William C. Oates, Abbeville Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford 10 John F. Miller, San Francisco Charles M. Shelley, Selma REPRESENTATIVES Thomas Williams, Wetumpka REPRESENTATIVES John R. Buck, Hartford Goldsmith W. Hewitt, Birmingham W. S. Rosecrans, San Francisco William H. Forney, Jacksonville James Phelps, Essex Horace F. Page, Placerville John T. Wait, Norwich Joseph Wheeler, 11 Wheeler Campbell P. Berry, Wheatland 12 Frederick Miles, Chapinville William M. Lowe, Huntsville Romualdo Pacheco, San Luis Obispo ARKANSAS DELAWARE SENATORS COLORADO SENATORS Augustus H. Garland, Little Rock SENATORS Thomas F. Bayard, Wilmington James D. Walker, Fayetteville Henry M. Teller, 13 Denver Eli Saulsbury, Dover REPRESENTATIVES George M. Chilcott, 14 Denver REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Poindexter Dunn, Forest City Horace A. W. Tabor, 15 Denver Edward L. Martin, Seaford 1 Became President on the death of James A. Garfield, 7 Elected December 5, 1881. fill vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Lowe, and took September 19, 1881; Vice Presidency remained vacant 8 Elected December 5, 1881. his seat January 15, 1883. until March 4, 1885. 9 Elected December 5, 1881. 12 Successfully contested the election of Joseph Wheeler, 2 Elected October 10, 1881 (special session of the Sen- 10 Election contested by James Q. Smith; report of the and took his seat June 3, 1882; died August 12, 1882. ate). committee favorable to Smith, but he died and seat was 13 Resigned April 17, 1882, having been appointed Sec- 3 Elected October 13, 1881 (special session of the Sen- declared vacant July 20, 1882; Charles M. Shelley subse- retary of the Interior. ate); resigned March 3, 1883. quently elected to fill vacancy, and took his seat December 14 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 4 Elected March 3, 1883. 5 Died July 28, 1881. 4, 1882; this election was unsuccessfully contested by John Henry M. Teller, and took his seat April 17, 1882. 15 6 Appointed Acting Secretary by resolution of October W. Jones. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry 24, 1881, to fill vacancy caused by death of John C. Burch; 11 Served until June 3, 1882; succeeded by William M. M. Teller, and took his seat February 2, 1883. served throughout the Congress. Lowe who contested his election; subsequently elected to [ 205 ] 206 Biographical Directory FLORIDA Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis Philip B. Thompson, Jr., Harrodsburg SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES John D. White, Manchester Charles W. Jones, Pensacola William Heilman, Evansville Elijah C. Phister, Maysville Wilkinson Call, Jacksonville Thomas R. Cobb, Vincennes LOUISIANA REPRESENTATIVES Strother M. Stockslager, Corydon SENATORS Robert H. M. Davidson, Quincy William S. Holman, Aurora Jesse J. Finley, 16 Jacksonville Courtland C. Matson, Greencastle William Pitt Kellogg, New Orleans Horatio Bisbee, Jr., 17 Jacksonville Thomas M. Browne, Winchester Benjamin F. Jonas, New Orleans Stanton J. Peelle, Indianapolis REPRESENTATIVES GEORGIA Robert B. F. Peirce, Crawfordsville Randall L. Gibson, New Orleans 24 SENATORS Godlove S. Orth, La Fayette E. J. Ellis, New Orleans 25 Benjamin H. Hill, 18 Atlanta Charles T. Doxey, Anderson C. B. Darrall, Morgan City M. Pope Barrow, 19 Athens Mark L. DeMotte, Valparaiso Newton C. Blanchard, Shreveport Joseph E. Brown, Atlanta George W. Steele, Marion J. Floyd King, Vidalia REPRESENTATIVES Walpole G. Colerick, Fort Wayne E. W. Robertson, Baton Rouge William H. Calkins, Laporte George R. Black, Sylvania MAINE Henry G. Turner, Quitman IOWA Philip Cook, Americus SENATORS Hugh Buchanan, Newnan SENATORS James G. Blaine, 30 Augusta Nathaniel J. Hammond, Atlanta William B. Allison, Dubuque William P. Frye, 31 Lewiston James H. Blount, Macon Samuel J. Kirkwood, 26 Iowa City Eugene Hale, Ellsworth 27 Judson C. Clements, La Fayette James W. McDill, Afton REPRESENTATIVES Alexander H. Stephens, 20 REPRESENTATIVES Thomas B. Reed, 32 Portland Crawfordville Moses A. McCoid, Fairfield William P. Frye, 33 Lewiston Seaborn Reese, 21 Sparta Sewall S. Farwell, Monticello Nelson Dingley, Jr., 34 Lewiston Emory Speer, Athens Thomas Updegraff, McGregor Stephen D. Lindsey, Norridgewock Nathaniel C. Deering, Osage George W. Ladd, Bangor ILLINOIS William G. Thompson, Marion Thompson H. Murch, Rockland SENATORS M. E. Cutts, 28 Oskaloosa David Davis, Bloomington John C. Cook, 29 Newton MARYLAND John A. Logan, Chicago John A. Kasson, Des Moines SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES W. P. Hepburn, Clarinda James B. Groome, Elkton William Aldrich, Chicago Cyrus C. Carpenter, Fort Dodge Arthur Pue Gorman, Laurel George R. Davis, Chicago REPRESENTATIVES Charles B. Farwell, Chicago KANSAS George W. Covington, Snow Hill John C. Sherwin, Aurora SENATORS J. Frederick C. Talbott, Towsontown Robert M. A. Hawk, 22 Mount Carroll John J. Ingalls, Atchison Fetter S. Hoblitzell, Baltimore Robert R. Hitt, 23 Mount Morris Preston B. Plumb, Emporia Robert M. McLane, Baltimore Thomas J. Henderson, Princeton REPRESENTATIVES Andrew G. Chapman, La Plata William Cullen, Ottawa John A. Anderson, Manhattan Milton G. Urner, Frederick Lewis E. Payson, Pontiac Dudley C. Haskell, Lawrence John H. Lewis, Knoxville Thomas Ryan, Topeka MASSACHUSETTS Benjamin F. Marsh, Warsaw SENATORS James W. Singleton, Quincy KENTUCKY William M. Springer, Springfield Henry L. Dawes, Pittsfield Dietrich C. Smith, Pekin SENATORS George F. Hoar, Worcester Joseph G. Cannon, Danville James B. Beck, Lexington REPRESENTATIVES Samuel W. Moulton, Shelbyville John S. Williams, Mount Sterling William W. Crapo, New Bedford William A. J. Sparks, Carlyle REPRESENTATIVES Benjamin W. Harris, East Bridgewater William R. Morrison, Waterloo Oscar Turner, Oscar Ambrose A. Ranney, Boston John R. Thomas, Metropolis James A. McKenzie, Long View Leopold Morse, Boston Richard W. Townshend, Shawneetown John W. Caldwell, Russellville Selwyn Z. Bowman, Somerville J. Proctor Knott, Lebanon Eben F. Stone, Newburyport INDIANA Albert S. Willis, Louisville William A. Russell, Lawrence SENATORS John G. Carlisle, Covington John W. Candler, Brookline Daniel W. Voorhees, Terre Haute Joseph C. S. Blackburn, Versailles William W. Rice, Worcester 16 Served until June 1, 1882; succeeded by Horatio 23 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Robert M. 29 Successfully contested election of Marsena E. Cutts, Bisbee, Jr., who contested his election. A. Hawk, and took his seat December 4, 1882. and took his seat March 3, 1883—closing day of the Con- 17 Successfully contested the election of Jesse J. Finley, 24 Died December 16, 1882. gress. and took his seat June 1, 1882. 25 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Godlove 30 Resigned March 5, 1881, having been appointed Sec- 18 Died August 16, 1882. S. Orth, and took his seat January 17, 1883. retary of State. 19 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Benjamin 26 Resigned March 7, 1881, to become Secretary of the 31 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James H. Hill, and took his seat December 5, 1882. Interior. G. Blaine, and took his seat March 18, 1881. 32 20 Resigned November 4, 1882, having been elected gov- 27 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Election unsuccessfully contested by Samuel J. Ander- ernor of Georgia. Samuel J. Kirkwood, and took his seat March 14, 1881 son. 33 Resigned March 17, 1881, having been elected Sen- 21 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alex- (special session of the Senate); subsequently elected. 28 ator. ander H. Stephens, and took his seat December 4, 1882. Served until March 3, 1883; succeeded by John C. 34 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 22 Died June 29, 1882. Cook who contested his election. liam P. Frye, and took his seat December 5, 1881. FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS 207 Amasa Norcross, Fitchburg Richard P. Bland, Lebanon William E. Robinson, Brooklyn George D. Robinson, Chicopee Ira S. Hazeltine, Springfield J. Hyatt Smith, Brooklyn Theron M. Rice, Booneville Archibald M. Bliss, Brooklyn MICHIGAN Robert T. Van Horn, Kansas City Benjamin Wood, New York City SENATORS Nicholas Ford, Rochester Samuel S. Cox, New York City Thomas W. Ferry, Grand Haven Joseph H. Burrows, Cainsville Philip H. Dugro, New York City Omar D. Conger, Port Huron John B. Clark, Jr., Fayette Anson G. McCook, New York City William H. Hatch, Hannibal John Hardy, 52 New York City REPRESENTATIVES Aylett H. Buckner, Mexico Abram S. Hewitt, New York City Henry W. Lord, Detroit Levi P. Morton, 53 New York City Edwin Willits, Monroe NEBRASKA Roswell P. Flower, 54 New York City Edward S. Lacey, Charlotte SENATORS Waldo Hutchins, Kingsbridge Julius C. Burrows, Kalamazoo Alvin Saunders, Omaha John H. Ketcham, Dover Plains George W. Webber, Ionia Charles H. Van Wyck, Nebraska City Lewis Beach, Conwall Oliver L.