41st United States Congress - Membership Changes

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The Forty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. This Congress sat during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860.

Preceded by 40th Congress	41st Congress 1869 – 1871	Succeeded by 42nd Congress

1 Dates of Sessions
2 Changes in Membership
3 Senate
4 House of Representatives
5 References

[edit] Dates of Sessions

March 4, 1869–March 3, 1871

First session: March 4, 1869 - April 10, 1869
Special session of the Senate: April 12, 1869 - April 22, 1869 — called by President Ulysses S. Grant
Second session: December 6, 1869 - July 15, 1870
Third session: December 5, 1870 - March 3, 1871 — a lame duck session

[edit] Changes in Membership

Main article: Forty-first United States Congress

See also: Forty-first United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: Forty-first United States Congress - Political Parties

During this Congress the formerly seceded states of Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Georgia were readmitted to representation, increasing the number of Senators by 8, and the number of Representatives by 24.

[edit] Senate

[edit] Party summary

Affiliation		Opening March 4, 1869	By opening Second Session	By opening Third Session	By closing Third Session	Adjournment March 3, 1871
	Republican Party	57		+5		62
	Democratic Party	9		+1	+2	12
	Vacant	0				0
Total		66	66	72	74	74

[edit] Change summary

Seats with changes: 12

deaths: 1
resignations: 3
readmitted to representation: 8

Democratic seats going to Republicans: 0
Republican seats going to Democrats: 1
New seats going to Democrats: 2
New seats going to Republicans: 6

[edit] Change detail

State		Reason for Change		Date of Successor's Installation
Georgia	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870. Contested election. Joshua Hill and Richard H. Whiteley disputed the special election of July 15, 1870, and the seat remained vacant while in dispute.	Joshua Hill Republican	February 1, 1871.
Georgia	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870. Contested election. Homer V.M. Miller and Henry P. Farrow disputed the special election of July 15, 1870, and the seat remained vacant while in dispute.	Homer V.M. Miller Democratic	February 24, 1871.
Iowa	James W. Grimes Republican	Resignation. Senator James W. Grimes resigned December 6, 1869.	James B. Howell Republican	January 26, 1870.
Maine	William Pitt Fessenden Republican	Death. Senator William Pitt Fessenden died September 9, 1869.	Lot M. Morrill Republican	December 6, 1869.
Minnesota	Daniel S. Norton Republican	Resignation. Senator Daniel S. Norton died July 13, 1870.	William Windom Republican	December 1, 1870.
Minnesota	William Windom Republican	Successor elected. Senator William Windom served an interim appointment only.	Ozora P. Stearns Republican	January 23, 1871.
Mississippi	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	Hiram R. Revels Republican	February 25, 1870.
Mississippi	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	Adelbert Ames Republican	April 1, 1870.
Missouri	Charles D. Drake Republican	Resignation. Senator Charles D. Drake resigned December 19, 1870.	Daniel T. Jewett Republican	December 22, 1870.
Missouri	Daniel T. Jewett Republican	Successor elected. Senator Daniel T. Jewett served an interim appointment only.	Francis P. Blair, Jr. Democratic	January 25, 1871.
Texas	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Texas was readmitted by act of March 30, 1870.	Morgan C. Hamilton Republican	March 31, 1870.
Texas	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Texas was readmitted by act of March 30, 1870.	James W. Flanagan Republican	March 31, 1870.
Virginia	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	John W. Johnston Democratic	January 27, 1870.
Virginia	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	John F. Lewis Republican	January 27, 1870.

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Party summary

Affiliation		Opening March 4, 1869	By opening Second Session	By opening Third Session	By closing Third Session	Adjournment March 3, 1871
	Republican Party	139	+10	+19	+2	170
	Democratic Party	61	+3	-1	+4	67
	Conservative Party			+5		5
	Vacant	19	-13	-6	+1	1
Total		219	219	236	243	243

[edit] Change summary

Seats with changes: 58

deaths: 5
resignations: 7
contested elections: 12
late elections: 10
readmitted to representation: 24

Democratic seats going to Republicans: 4
Republican seats going to Democrats: 1
Vacant seats to going to Democrats: 4
Vacant seats going to Republicans: 15
New seats to going to Democrats: 5
New seats going to Republicans: 14
New seats going to Conservatives: 5

[edit] Change detail

State		Reason for Change		Date of Successor's Installation
Alabama 1st	vacant	Late elections. Alabama representatives were elected August 3, 1869.	Alfred E. Buck Republican	December 6, 1869.
Alabama 2nd	vacant	Late elections. Alabama representatives were elected August 3, 1869.	Charles W. Buckley Republican	December 6, 1869.
Alabama 3rd	vacant	Late elections. Alabama representatives were elected August 3, 1869.	Robert S. Heflin Republican	December 6, 1869.
Alabama 4th	vacant	Late elections. Alabama representatives were elected August 3, 1869.	Charles Hays Republican	December 6, 1869.
Alabama 5th	vacant	Late elections. Alabama representatives were elected August 3, 1869.	Peter M. Dox Democratic	December 6, 1869.
Alabama 6th	vacant	Late elections. Alabama representatives were elected August 3, 1869.	William C. Sherrod Democratic	December 6, 1869.
Connecticut 1st	vacant	Late elections. Connecticut representatives were elected April 5, 1869.	Julius L. Strong Republican	December 6, 1869.
Connecticut 2nd	vacant	Late elections. Connecticut representatives were elected April 5, 1869.	Stephen W. Kellogg Republican	December 6, 1869.
Connecticut 3rd	vacant	Late elections. Connecticut representatives were elected April 5, 1869.	Henry H. Starkweather Republican	December 6, 1869.
Connecticut 4th	vacant	Late elections. Connecticut representatives were elected April 5, 1869.	William H. Barnum Democratic	December 6, 1869.
Georgia 1st	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	William W. Paine Democratic	January 23, 1871.
Georgia 2nd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	Richard H. Whiteley Republican	February 9, 1871.
Georgia 3rd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	Marion Bethune Republican	January 16, 1871.
Georgia 4th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	Jefferson F. Long Republican	January 16, 1871.
Georgia 5th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	Stephen A. Corker Democratic	January 24, 1871.
Georgia 6th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	William P. Price Democratic	January 16, 1871.
Georgia 7th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Georgia was readmitted by act of July 15, 1870.	Pierce M.B. Young Democratic	January 16, 1871.
Illinois 3rd	Elihu B. Washburne Republican	Resignation. Representative Elihu B. Washburne resigned March 6, 1869.	Horatio C. Burchard Republican	December 6, 1869.
Iowa 2nd	William Smyth Republican	Death. Representative William Smyth died September 30, 1870.	William P. Wolf Republican	December 6, 1870.
Kentucky 3rd	Jacob S. Golladay Democratic	Resignation. Representative Jacob S. Golladay resigned February 28, 1870	Joseph H. Lewis Democratic	May 10, 1870.
Kentucky 9th	vacant	Contested election. John M. Rice and John T. Zeigler disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat was vacant while in dispute.	John M. Rice Democratic	March 5, 1869.
Louisiana 1st	vacant	Contested election. J. Hale Sypher and Louis St. Martin disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat was declared vacant until a new election.	J. Hale Sypher Republican	December 5, 1870.
Louisiana 2nd	vacant	Contested election. Lionel A. Sheldon and Caleb S. Hunt disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat was vacant while in dispute.	Lionel A. Sheldon Republican	April 8, 1869.
Louisiana 3rd	vacant	Contested election. C.B. Darrall and Adolphe Bailey disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat was vacant while in dispute.	C.B. Darrall Republican	July 6, 1870.
Louisiana 4th	vacant	Contested election. Joseph P. Newsham and Michael Ryan disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat was vacant while in dispute.	Joseph P. Newsham Republican	May 23, 1870.
Louisiana 5th	vacant	Contested election. Frank Morey, G.W. McCranie, and P.J. Kennedy disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat was declared vacant until a new election.	Frank Morey Republican	December 6, 1870.
Massachusetts 7th	George S. Boutwell Republican	Resignation. Representative George S. Boutwell resigned March 12, 1869, having been appointed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.	George M. Brooks Republican	December 6, 1869.
Mississippi 1st	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	George E. Harris Republican	February 23, 1870.
Mississippi 2nd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	Joseph L. Morphis Republican	February 23, 1870.
Mississippi 3rd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	Henry W. Barry Republican	April 8, 1870.
Mississippi 4th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	George C. McKee Republican	February 23, 1870.
Mississippi 5th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Mississippi was readmitted by act of February 23, 1870.	Legrand W. Perce Republican	February 23, 1870.
New York 11th	George W. Greene Democratic	Contested election. Charles H. Van Wyck successfully disputed the November 1868 election of Representative George W. Greene, who served until February 17, 1870.	Charles H. Van Wyck Republican	February 17, 1870.
New York 28th	Noah Davis Republican	Resignation. Representative Noah Davis resigned July 15, 1870.	Charles H. Holmes Republican	December 6, 1870.
North Carolina 2nd	David Heaton Republican	Death. Representative David Heaton died June 25, 1870.	Joseph Dixon Republican	December 5, 1870.
North Carolina 4th	John T. Deweese Republican	Resignation. Representative John T. Deweese resigned February 28, 1870	John Manning, Jr. Democratic	December 7, 1870.
Ohio 3rd	Robert C. Schenck Republican	Resignation. Representative Robert C. Schenck resigned January 5, 1871.	vacant	seat remained vacant.
Ohio 10th	Truman H. Hoag Democratic	Death. Representative Truman H. Hoag died February 5, 1870.	Erasmus D. Peck Republican	April 23, 1870.
Pennsylvania 3rd	John Moffet Democratic	Contested election. Leonard Myers successfully disputed the November 1868 election of Representative John Moffet, who served until April 9, 1869.	Leonard Myers Republican	April 9, 1869.
Pennsylvania 5th	John R. Reading Democratic	Contested election. Caleb N. Taylor successfully disputed the November 1868 election of Representative John R. Reading, who served until April 13, 1870.	Caleb N. Taylor Republican	April 13, 1870.
Pennsylvania 21st	vacant	Contested election. John Covode and Henry D. Foster disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat remained vacant while in dispute.	John Covode Republican	February 9, 1870.
South Carolina 1st	B.F. Whittemore Republican	Resignation. Representative B.F. Whittemore resigned February 24, 1870, subsequently was reelected, but was not seated.	Joseph H. Rainey Republican	December 12, 1870.
South Carolina 3rd	vacant	Contested election. Solomon L. Hoge and J.P. Reed disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat remained vacant while in dispute.	Solomon L. Hoge Republican	April 8, 1869.
South Carolina 4th	vacant	Contested election. Alexander S. Wallace and William D. Simpson disputed the November 1868 election, and the seat remained vacant while in dispute.	Alexander S. Wallace Republican	May 27, 1870.
Texas 1st	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Texas was readmitted by act of March 30, 1870.	G.W. Whitmore Republican	March 31, 1870.
Texas 2nd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Texas was readmitted by act of March 30, 1870.	John C. Conner Democratic	March 31, 1870.
Texas 3rd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Texas was readmitted by act of March 30, 1870.	W.T. Clark Republican	March 31, 1870.
Texas 4th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Texas was readmitted by act of March 30, 1870.	Edward Degener Republican	March 31, 1870.
Virginia 1st	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	Richard S. Ayer Republican	January 31, 1870.
Virginia 2nd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	James H. Platt, Jr. Republican	January 27, 1870.
Virginia 3rd	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	Charles H. Porter Republican	January 27, 1870.
Virginia 4th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	George W. Booker Conservative	February 1, 1870.
Virginia 5th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	Robert Ridgway Conservative	January 27, 1870.
Virginia 5th	Robert Ridgway Conservative	Death. Representative Robert Ridgway died October 16, 1870.	Richard T.W. Duke Conservative	December 5, 1870.
Virginia 6th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	William Milnes, Jr. Conservative	January 27, 1870.
Virginia 7th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	Lewis McKenzie Conservative	January 31, 1870.
Virginia 8th	Not represented	Readmitted to representation. Virginia was readmitted by act of January 26, 1870.	James King Gibson Conservative	January 28, 1870.
Wisconson 2nd	Benjamin F. Hopkins Republican	Death. Representative Benjamin F. Hopkins died January 1, 1870.	David Atwood Republican	February 23, 1870.

[edit] References

U.S. Congress (2006). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - 2005. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved on May 1, 2006.
Biographical Directory (2006). Statistics and Lists. U.S. Senate. Retrieved on May 1, 2006.
Office of the Clerk (2006). Congressional History. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved on May 1, 2006.

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