54th United States Congress - Membership Changes

54th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Fifty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Grover Cleveland.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the eleventh census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had Republican majorities.

:"See also: 54th United States Congress - political parties":"See also: 54th United States Congress - State Delegations":"See also: United States House election, 1894"

Dates of sessions

March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897
*First session: December 2, 1895 - June 11, 1896
*Second session: December 7, 1896 - March 3, 1897 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: 53rd Congress
Next congress: 55th Congress

Membership changes

Territorial Delegates

References

*cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |authorlink = |coauthors = |year = 1989 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York |id =
*cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |authorlink = |coauthors = |year = 1982 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York |id =

External links

*Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html]
*U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html]
*U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm]


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