47th United States Congress - political parties

The Forty-seventh 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 1881 to March 3 1883, during the administration of U.S. President James A. Garfield, and the first year of the administration of his successor, U.S. President Chester A. Arthur

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1870. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by political party.

:"See also: 47th United States Congress - State Delegations":"See also: United States House election, 1880"

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

Dates of sessions

March 4 1881 - March 3 1883
*Special session of the Senate: March 4 1881 – May 20 1881
*Special session of the Senate: October 10 1881 – October 29 1881
*First session: December 5 1881 - August 8 1882
*Second session: December 4 1882 - March 3 1883 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: 46th Congress
Next congress: 48th Congress

Party summary

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Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

=Democratic=

:A-F
* M. Pope Barrow (1839-1903), "Georgia" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1882.
* Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898), "Delaware"
* James B. Beck (1822-1890), "Kentucky"
* Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894), "Georgia"
* Matthew C. Butler (1836-1909), "South Carolina"
* Wilkinson Call (1834-1910), "Florida"
* Johnson N. Camden (1828-1908), "West Virginia"
* Francis M. Cockrell (1834-1915), "Missouri"
* Richard Coke (1829-1897), "Texas"
* Henry G. Davis (1823-1916), "West Virginia"
* James G. Fair (1831-1894), "Nevada"
* James T. Farley (1829-1886), "California" :G-L
* Augustus H. Garland (1832-1899), "Arkansas"
* James Z. George (1826-1897), "Mississippi"
* Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906), "Maryland"
* James B. Groome (1838-1893), "Maryland"
* La Fayette Grover (1823-1911), "Oregon"
* Wade Hampton, III (1818-1902), "South Carolina"
* Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), "Tennessee"
* Benjamin H. Hill (1823-1882), "Georgia" …died August 16 1882.
* Howell E. Jackson (1832-1895), "Tennessee"
* John W. Johnston (1818-1889), "Virginia"
* Benjamin F. Jonas (1834-1911), "Louisiana"
* Charles W. Jones (1834-1897), "Florida"
* Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1825-1893), "Mississippi" :M-R
* Samuel B. Maxey (1825-1895), "Texas"
* John R. McPherson (1833-1897), "New Jersey"
* John T. Morgan (1824-1907), "Alabama"
* George H. Pendleton (1825-1889), "Ohio"
* James L. Pugh (1820-1907), "Alabama"
* Matt W. Ransom (1826-1904), "North Carolina" :S-Z
* Eli M. Saulsbury (1817-1893), "Delaware"
* James H. Slater (1826-1899), "Oregon"
* Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), "North Carolina"
* George G. Vest (1830-1904), "Missouri"
* Daniel W. Voorhees (1827-1897), "Indiana"
* James D. Walker (1830-1906), "Arkansas"
* John S. Williams (1818-1898), "Kentucky"

=Republican=

:A-F
* Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915), "Rhode Island" …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 11 1881.
* William B. Allison (1829-1908), "Iowa"
* Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), "Rhode Island"
* James G. Blaine (1830-1893), "Maine" …resigned March 5 1881.
* Henry W. Blair (1834-1920), "New Hampshire"
* Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881), "Rhode Island" …died September 13 1881.
* Angus Cameron (1826-1897), "Wisconsin" …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated March 14 1881.
* J. Donald Cameron (1833-1918), "Pennsylvania"
* George M. Chilcott (1828-1891), "Colorado" …appointed to fill vacancy, seated April 17 1882.
* Omar D. Conger (1818-1898), "Michigan"
* Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), "New York" …resigned May 16 1881.
* Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), "Massachusetts"
* Alonzo J. Edgerton (1827-1896), "Minnesota" …appointed to fill vacancy, March 12 1881.
* George F. Edmunds (1828-1919), "Vermont"
* Thomas W. Ferry (1827-1896), "Michigan"
* William P. Frye (1830-1911), "Maine" …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 18 1881.:G-L
* Eugene Hale (1836-1918), "Maine"
* Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), "Indiana"
* Joseph R. Hawley (1826-1905), "Connecticut"
* Nathaniel P. Hill (1832-1900), "Colorado"
* George F. Hoar (1826-1904), "Massachusetts"
* John J. Ingalls (1833-1900), "Kansas"
* John P. Jones (1829-1912), "Nevada"
* William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918), "Louisiana"
* Samuel J. Kirkwood (1813-1894), "Iowa" …resigned March 7 1881.
* Elbridge G. Lapham (1814-1890), "New York" …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 11 1881.
* John A. Logan (1826-1886), "Illinois" :M-R
* James W. McDill (1834-1894), "Iowa" …appointed to fill vacancy, seated March 14 1881, subsequently elected.
* Samuel J. R. McMillan (1826-1897), "Minnesota"
* John F. Miller (1831-1886), "California"
* Warner Miller (1838-1918), "New York" …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 11 1881.
* John I. Mitchell (1838-1907), "Pennsylvania"
* Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898), "Vermont"
* Orville H. Platt (1827-1905), "Connecticut" …resigned May 16 1881.
* Thomas C. Platt (1833-1910), "New York" …resigned May 16 1881.
* Preston B. Plumb (1837-1891), "Kansas"
* Edward H. Rollins (1824-1889), "New Hampshire" :S-Z
* Alvin Saunders (1817-1899), "Nebraska"
* Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), "Wisconsin"
* William J. Sewell (1835-1901), "New Jersey"
* John Sherman (1823-1900), "Ohio" …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 4 1881.
* Horace A. W. Tabor (1830-1899), "Colorado" …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 2 1883.
* Henry M. Teller (1830-1914), "Colorado" …resigned April 17 1882.
* Charles H. Van Wyck (1824-1895), "Nebraska"
* William Windom (1827-1891), "Minnesota" …resigned March 4 1881, reelected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881..

=Readjuster Democratic=

* William Mahone (1826-1895), "Virginia"

Independent

* David Davis (1815-1886), "Illinois"

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

=Democratic=

:A-B-C
* D. Wyatt Aiken (1828-1887), "South Carolina"
* Thomas Allen (1813-1882), "Missouri" …died April 8 1882.
* Robert F. Armfield (1829-1898), "North Carolina"
* Gibson Atherton (1831-1887), "Ohio"
* John D. C. Atkins (1825-1908), "Tennessee"
* John S. Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892), "Virginia"
* Lewis Beach (1835-1886), "New York"
* Perry Belmont (1851-1947), "New York"
* Frank E. Beltzhoover (1841-1923), "Pennsylvania"
* Campbell P. Berry (1834-1901), "California"
* George R. Black (1835-1886), "Georgia"
* Joseph C. S. Blackburn (1838-1918), "Kentucky"
* Newton C. Blanchard (1849-1922), "Louisiana"
* Richard P. Bland (1835-1899), "Missouri"
* Archibald M. Bliss (1838-1923), "New York"
* James H. Blount (1837-1903), "Georgia"
* Edward S. Bragg (1827-1912), "Wisconsin"
* Hugh Buchanan (1823-1890), "Georgia"
* Aylett H. Buckner (1816-1894), "Missouri"
* George C. Cabell (1836-1906), "Virginia"
* John William Caldwell (1837-1903), "Kentucky"
* John G. Carlisle (1834-1910), "Kentucky"
* George W. Cassidy (1836-1892), "Nevada"
* James R. Chalmers (1831-1898), "Mississippi" …contested election, served until April 29 1882.
* Andrew G. Chapman (1839-1892), "Maryland"
* Martin L. Clardy (1844-1914), "Missouri"
* John B. Clark, Jr. (1831-1903), "Missouri"
* Judson C. Clements (1846-1917), "Georgia"
* Thomas R. Cobb (1828-1892), "Indiana"
* Walpole G. Colerick (1845-1911), "Indiana"
* George L. Converse (1827-1897), "Ohio"
* John C. Cook (1846-1920), "Iowa" …contested eelection, seated March 3 1883.
* Philip Cook (1817-1894), "Georgia"
* George W. Covington (1838-1911), "Maryland"
* Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), "New York"
* William R. Cox (1831-1919), "North Carolina"
* Jordan E. Cravens (1830-1914), "Arkansas"
* David B. Culberson (1830-1900), "Texas"
* Andrew G. Curtin (1817-1894), "Pennsylvania" :D-E-F
* Robert H. M. Davidson (1832-1908), "Florida"
* Lowndes H. Davis (1836-1920), "Missouri"
* Peter V. Deuster (1831-1904), "Wisconsin"
* George G. Dibrell (1822-1888), "Tennessee"
* Samuel Dibble (1837-1913), "South Carolina" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881, served until May 31 1882.
* Clement Dowd (1832-1898), "North Carolina"
* P. Henry Dugro (1855-1920), "New York"
* Poindexter Dunn (1834-1914), "Arkansas"
* E. John Ellis (1840-1889), "Louisiana"
* Daniel Ermentrout (1837-1899), "Pennsylvania"
* John H. Evins (1830-1884), "South Carolina"
* Jesse J. Finley (1812-1904), "Florida" …contested election, served until June 1 1882.
* Roswell P. Flower (1835-1899), "New York" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881.
* William H. Forney (1823-1894), "Alabama"
* Richard G. Frost (1851-1900), "Missouri" …contested election, served until March 2 1883.
* Abram Fulkerson (1834-1902), "Virginia" :G-H-I
* George T. Garrison (1835-1889), "Virginia"
* George W. Geddes (1824-1892), "Ohio"
* Randall L. Gibson (1832-1892), "Louisiana"
* Thomas M. Gunter (1826-1904), "Arkansas"
* Nathaniel J. Hammond (1833-1899), "Georgia"
* Augustus A. Hardenbergh (1830-1889), "New Jersey"
* John Hardy (1835-1913), "New York" …elected to fill vacancy in preceding Congress, seated December 5 1881.
* Henry S. Harris (1850-1902), "New Jersey"
* William H. Hatch (1833-1896), "Missouri"
* Hilary A. Herbert (1834-1919), "Alabama"
* Thomas H. Herndon (1828-1883), "Alabama"
* Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903), "New York"
* Goldsmith W. Hewitt (1834-1895), "Alabama"
* Fetter S. Hoblitzell (1838-1900), "Maryland"
* John B. Hoge (1825-1896), "West Virginia"
* William S. Holman (1822-1897), "Indiana"
* Charles E. Hooker (1825-1914), "Mississippi"
* John F. House (1827-1904), "Tennessee"
* Waldo Hutchins (1822-1891), "New York" :J-K-L
* James K. Jones (1839-1908), "Arkansas"
* John E. Kenna (1848-1893), "West Virginia"
* J. Floyd King (1842-1915), "Louisiana"
* Robert Klotz (1819-1895), "Pennsylvania"
* J. Proctor Knott (1830-1911), "Kentucky"
* Louis C. Latham (1840-1895), "North Carolina"
* Benjamin Le Fevre (1838-1922), "Ohio"
* John P. Leedom (1847-1895), "Ohio" :M-N-O
* Vannoy H. Manning (1839-1892), "Mississippi"
* Edward L. Martin (1837-1897), "Delaware"
* Courtland C. Matson (1841-1915), "Indiana"
* James A. McKenzie (1840-1904), "Kentucky"
* Robert M. McLane (1815-1898), "Maryland"
* Benton McMillin (1845-1933), "Tennessee"
* Roger Q. Mills (1832-1911), "Texas"
* Hernando D. Money (1839-1912), "Mississippi"
* William R. Morrison (1824-1909), "Illinois"
* Leopold Morse (1831-1892), "Massachusetts"
* Samuel W. Moulton (1821-1905), "Illinois"
* Henry L. Muldrow (1837-1905), "Mississippi"
* William Mutchler (1831-1893), "Pennsylvania"
* Michael N. Nolan (1833-1905), "New York"
* William C. Oates (1835-1910), "Alabama"
* Michael P. O'Connor (1831-1881), "South Carolina" …died April 26 1881.:P-Q-R
* John Paul (1839-1901), "Virginia"
* James Phelps (1822-1900), "Connecticut"
* Elijah C. Phister (1822-1887), "Kentucky"
* Samuel J. Randall (1828-1890), "Pennsylvania"
* John H. Reagan (1818-1905), "Texas"
* Seaborn Reese (1846-1907), "Georgia" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4 1882.
* John S. Richardson (1828-1894), "South Carolina"
* Edward W. Robertson (1823-1887), "Louisiana"
* William E. Robinson (1814-1892), "New York"
* William S. Rosecrans (1819-1898), "California"
* Miles Ross (1827-1903), "New Jersey" :S-T-U-V
* Alfred M. Scales (1827-1892), "North Carolina"
* Jonathan Scoville (1830-1891), "New York"
* John W. Shackelford (1844-1883), "North Carolina" …died January 18 1883.
* Charles M. Shelley (1833-1907), "Alabama" …contested election, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4 1882.
* Charles B. Simonton (1838-1911), "Tennessee"
* James W. Singleton (1811-1892), "Illinois"
* Otho R. Singleton (1814-1889), "Mississippi"
* William A. J. Sparks (1828-1904), "Illinois"
* William M. Springer (1836-1903), "Illinois"
* Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), "Georgia" …resigned November 4 1882.
* Strother M. Stockslager (1842-1930), "Indiana"
* J. Frederick C. Talbott (1843-1918), "Maryland"
* Philip B. Thompson, Jr. (1845-1909), "Kentucky"
* George D. Tillman (1826-1902), "South Carolina" …contested election, served until July 19 1882.
* Richard W. Townshend (1840-1889), "Illinois"
* John R. Tucker (1823-1897), "Virginia"
* Henry G. Turner (1839-1904), "Georgia"
* Christopher C. Upson (1829-1902), "Texas"
* Robert B. Vance (1828-1899), "North Carolina" :W-X-Y-Z
* Richard Warner (1835-1915), "Tennessee"
* Olin Wellborn (1843-1921), "Texas"
* Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906), "Alabama" …contested election, served until June 3 1882, subsequently elected to fill vacancy, seated January 15, 1883] .
* Washington C. Whitthorne (1825-1891), "Tennessee"
* Thomas Williams (1825-1903), "Alabama"
* Albert S. Willis (1843-1897), "Kentucky"
* Benjamin Wilson (1825-1901), "West Virginia"
* George D. Wise (1831-1898), "Virginia"
* Morgan R. Wise (1825-1903), "Pennsylvania"
* Benjamin Wood (1820-1900), "New York"

=Republican=

:A-B-C
* Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915), "Rhode Island" …resigned October 4 1881.
* William Aldrich (1820-1885), "Illinois"
* John A. Anderson (1834-1892), "Kansas"
* Samuel F. Barr (1829-1919), "Pennsylvania"
* Thomas M. Bayne (1836-1894), "Pennsylvania"
* James B. Belford (1837-1910), "Colorado"
* Henry H. Bingham (1841-1912), "Pennsylvania"
* Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (1839-1916), "Florida" …contested election, seated June 1 1882.
* Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840-1928), "Massachusetts"
* J. Hart Brewer (1844-1900), "New Jersey"
* James F. Briggs (1827-1905), "New Hampshire"
* Thomas M. Browne (1829-1891), "Indiana"
* Charles N. Brumm (1838-1917), "Pennsylvania"
* John R. Buck (1835-1917), "Connecticut"
* Julius C. Burrows (1837-1915), "Michigan"
* Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898), "Ohio"
* William H. Calkins (1842-1894), "Indiana"
* John H. Camp (1840-1892), "New York"
* Jacob M. Campbell (1821-1888), "Pennsylvania"
* John W. Candler (1828-1903), "Massachusetts"
* Joseph G. Cannon (1836-1926), "Illinois"
* Cyrus C. Carpenter (1829-1898), "Iowa"
* Lucien B. Caswell (1827-1919), "Wisconsin"
* Jonathan Chace (1829-1917), "Rhode Island"
* Thomas Cornell (1814-1890), "New York"
* William W. Crapo (1830-1926), "Massachusetts"
* Richard Crowley (1836-1908), "New York"
* William Cullen (1826-1914), "Illinois"
* Marsena E. Cutts (1833-1883), "Iowa" …contested election, served until March 3 1883.:D-E-F
* Chester B. Darrall (1842-1908), "Louisiana"
* George R. Davis (1840-1899), "Illinois"
* Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899), "Ohio"
* Mark L. De Motte (1832-1908), "Indiana"
* Nathaniel C. Deering (1827-1887), "Iowa"
* John F. Dezendorf (1834-1894), "Virginia"
* Nelson Dingley, Jr. (1832-1899), "Maine" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881.
* Charles T. Doxey (1841-1898), "Indiana" …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 17 1883.
* Mark H. Dunnell (1823-1904), "Minnesota"
* Jeremiah W. Dwight (1819-1885), "New York"
* Russell Errett (1817-1891), "Pennsylvania"
* Charles B. Farwell (1823-1903), "Illinois"
* Sewall S. Farwell (1834-1909), "Iowa"
* Horatio G. Fisher (1838-1890), "Pennsylvania" :G-H-I
* Melvin C. George (1849-1933), "Oregon"
* William Godshalk (1817-1891), "Pennsylvania"
* William W. Grout (1836-1902), "Vermont"
* Richard W. Guenther (1845-1913), "Wisconsin"
* Joshua G. Hall (1828-1898), "New Hampshire"
* John Hammond (1827-1889), "New York"
* Alfred C. Harmer (1825-1900), "Pennsylvania"
* Benjamin W. Harris (1823-1907), "Massachusetts"
* Dudley C. Haskell (1842-1883), "Kansas"
* Robert M. A. Hawk (1839-1882), "Illinois" …died June 29 1882.
* George C. Hazelton (1832-1922), "Wisconsin"
* William Heilman (1824-1890), "Indiana"
* Thomas J. Henderson (1824-1911), "Illinois"
* William P. Hepburn (1833-1916), "Iowa"
* John Hill (1821-1884), "New Jersey"
* Frank Hiscock (1834-1914), "New York"
* Robert R. Hitt (1834-1906), "Illinois" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4 1882.
* Roswell G. Horr (1830-1896), "Michigan"
* Leonidas C. Houk (1836-1891), "Tennessee"
* Jay A. Hubbell (1829-1900), "Michigan"
* Orlando Hubbs (1840-1930), "North Carolina"
* Herman L. Humphrey (1830-1902), "Wisconsin" :J-K-L
* Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (1836-1886), "New York"
* Cornelius C. Jadwin (1835-1913), "Pennsylvania"
* Phineas Jones (1819-1884), "New Jersey"
* Joseph Jorgensen (1844-1888), "Virginia"
* Charles H. Joyce (1830-1916), "Vermont"
* John A. Kasson (1822-1910), "Iowa"
* J. Warren Keifer (1836-1932), "Ohio"
* William D. Kelley (1814-1890), "Pennsylvania"
* John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), "New York"
* Edward S. Lacey (1835-1916), "Michigan"
* John H. Lewis (1830-1929), "Illinois"
* Stephen D. Lindsey (1828-1884), "Maine"
* Henry W. Lord (1821-1891), "Michigan"
* John R. Lynch (1847-1939), "Mississippi" …contested election, seated April 29 1882.:M-N-O
* Benjamin F. Marsh (1839-1905), "Illinois"
* Joseph Mason (1828-1914), "New York"
* Addison S. McClure (1839-1903), "Ohio"
* Moses A. McCoid (1840-1904), "Iowa"
* Anson G. McCook (1835-1917), "New York"
* William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901), "Ohio"
* James H. McLean (1829-1886), "Missouri" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 15 1882.
* Frederick Miles (1815-1896), "Connecticut"
* Samuel H. Miller (1840-1918), "Pennsylvania"
* William R. Moore (1830-1909), "Tennessee"
* Henry L. Morey (1841-1902), "Ohio"
* Levi P. Morton (1824-1920), "New York" …resigned March 21 1881.
* Henry S. Neal (1828-1906), "Ohio"
* Amasa Norcross (1824-1898), "Massachusetts"
* Charles O'Neill (1821-1893), "Pennsylvania"
* Godlove S. Orth (1817-1882), "Indiana" …died December 16 1882.:P-Q-R
* Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899), "California"
* Horace F. Page (1833-1890), "California"
* Abraham X. Parker (1831-1909), "New York"
* Lewis E. Payson (1840-1909), "Illinois"
* Stanton J. Peelle (1843-1928), "Indiana"
* Robert B. F. Peirce (1843-1898), "Indiana"
* Augustus H. Pettibone (1835-1918), "Tennessee"
* Thaddeus C. Pound (1833-1914), "Wisconsin"
* Cyrus D. Prescott (1836-1902), "New York"
* Ambrose A. Ranney (1821-1899), "Massachusetts"
* Ossian Ray (1835-1892), "New Hampshire" …elected to fill vacancy from prceding Congress, seated March 4 1879.
* Thomas B. Reed (1839-1902), "Maine"
* John B. Rice (1832-1893), "Ohio"
* William W. Rice (1826-1896), "Massachusetts"
* John T. Rich (1841-1926), "Michigan" …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated December 5 1881.
* David P. Richardson (1833-1904), "New York"
* James M. Ritchie (1829-1918), "Ohio"
* George M. Robeson (1829-1897), "New Jersey"
* George D. Robinson (1834-1896), "Massachusetts"
* James S. Robinson (1827-1892), "Ohio"
* William A. Russell (1831-1899), "Massachusetts"
* Thomas Ryan (1837-1914), "Kansas" :S-T-U-V
* Joseph A. Scranton (1838-1908), "Pennsylvania"
* Gustavus Sessinghaus (1838-1887), "Missouri" …contested election, seated March 2 1883.
* William S. Shallenberger (1839-1914), "Pennsylvania"
* John C. Sherwin (1838-1904), "Illinois"
* Emanuel Shultz (1819-1912), "Ohio"
* Charles R. Skinner (1844-1928), "New York" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881.
* Robert Smalls (1839-1915), "South Carolina" …contested election, seated July 19 1882.
* A. Herr Smith (1815-1894), "Pennsylvania"
* Dietrich C. Smith (1840-1914), "Illinois"
* Oliver L. Spaulding (1833-1922), "Michigan"
* Henry J. Spooner (1839-1918), "Rhode Island" ..elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881.
* George W. Steele (1839-1922), "Indiana"
* Eben F. Stone (1822-1895), "Massachusetts"
* Horace B. Strait (1835-1894), "Minnesota"
* Ezra B. Taylor (1823-1912), "Ohio"
* Joseph D. Taylor (1830-1899), "Ohio" …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 16 1883.
* John R. Thomas (1846-1914), "Illinois"
* William G. Thompson (1830-1911), "Iowa"
* Amos Townsend (1821-1895), "Ohio"
* James M. Tyler (1835-1926), "Vermont"
* Jonathan T. Updegraff (1822-1882), "Ohio" …died November 30 1882, before Congress assembled.
* Thomas Updegraff (1834-1910), "Iowa"
* Milton G. Urner (1839-1926), "Maryland"
* Edward K. Valentine (1843-1916), "Nebraska"
* Henry H. Van Aernam (1819-1894), "New York"
* Robert T. Van Horn (1824-1916), "Missouri"
* John Van Voorhis (1826-1905), "New York" :W-X-Y-Z
* James W. Wadsworth (1846-1926), "New York" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1881.
* John T. Wait (1811-1899), "Connecticut"
* Robert J. C. Walker (1838-1903), "Pennsylvania"
* William Ward (1837-1895), "Pennsylvania"
* William D. Washburn (1831-1912), "Minnesota"
* Lewis F. Watson (1819-1890), "Pennsylvania"
* George W. Webber (1825-1900), "Michigan"
* George West (1823-1901), "New York"
* John D. White (1849-1920), "Kentucky"
* Charles G. Williams (1829-1892), "Wisconsin"
* Edwin Willits (1830-1896), "Michigan"
* Walter A. Wood (1815-1892), "New York"
* Thomas L. Young (1832-1888), "Ohio"

=National Greenback=

* William M. Lowe (1842-1882), "Alabama" …contested election, seated June 3 1882, subsequently died August 12 1882.
* Joseph H. Burrows (1840-1914), "Missouri"
* Thompson H. Murch (1838-1886), "Maine"
* Nicholas Ford (1833-1897), "Missouri"
* Theron M. Rice (1829-1895), "Missouri"
* George W. Jones (1828-1903), "Texas"
* James Mosgrove (1821-1900), "Pennsylvania"
* Ira S. Hazeltine (1821-1899), "Missouri"
* George W. Ladd (1818-1892), "Maine"

=Independent Democratic=

* Emory Speer (1848-1918), "Georgia"
* Oscar Turner (1825-1896), "Kentucky"

=Independent Republican=

* Edmund W. M. Mackey (1846-1884), "South Carolina" …contested Election, seated May 31 1882.

Independent

* J. Hyatt Smith (1824-1886), "New York"

References

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*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

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