84th United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventeeth Census of the United States in 1950. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
- Main article: 84th United States Congress
- See also: 84th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 84th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1954
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1957
Previous congress: 83rd Congress
Next congress: 85th Congress
[edit] Party changes
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic | 47 | +1 | 48 | |||
| Republican | 47 | 47 | ||||
| Independent | 2 | -1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 96 | 96 | ||||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic | 232 | 232 | ||||
| Republican | 203 | 203 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 435 | 435 | ||||
[edit] Changes in membership
[edit] Senate
- replacements: 3
- Democrats (Dem.) : 1 net gain
- Independent Democrats (Ind. Dem.) : 1 net loss
- Republicans (Rep.) : no net change
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 1
- interim appointments: 3
- Total seats with changes: 3
[edit] Senate
| State | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Change | Successor | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky class 2 |
Alben W. Barkley Dem. |
Death. Senator Alben W. Barkley died April 30, 1956. |
Robert Humphreys Dem. |
appointed June 21, 1956. |
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| South Carolina class 2 |
James Strom Thurmond Ind. Dem. |
Resignation. Senator James Strom Thurmond resigned April 4, 1956. |
Thomas A. Wofford Dem. |
appointed April 5, 1956. |
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| West Virginia class 1 |
Harley M. Kilgore Dem. |
Death. Senator Harley M. Kilgore died February 28, 1956. |
William R. Laird, III Dem.. |
appointed March 13, 1956. |
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[edit] House of Representatives
- replacements: 5
- Democrats (Dem.) : no net change
- Republicans (Rep.) : no net change
- deaths: 9
- resignations: 3
- Total seats with changes: 12
| State | Outgoing Representative | Reason for Change | Successor | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 20th |
J. Carl Hinshaw Rep. |
Death. Representative J. Carl Hinshaw died August 5, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| Florida 6th |
Dwight L. Rogers Dem. |
Death. Representative Dwight L. Rogers died December 1, 1954, in the preceding Congress. |
Paul G. Rogers Dem. |
seated January 13, 1955. |
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| Illinois 14th |
Chauncey W. Reed Rep. |
Death. Representative Chauncey W. Reed died February 9, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| Michigan 15th |
John D. Dingell, Sr. Dem. |
Death. Representative John D. Dingell, Sr. died September 19, 1955. |
John D. Dingell, Jr. Dem. |
seated January 3, 1956. |
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| New Jersey 2nd |
T. Millet Hand Rep. |
Death. Representative T. Millet Hand died December 26, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| New Mexico 2nd at-large |
Antonio M. Fernández Dem. |
Death. Representative Antonio M. Fernández died November 7, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| New York 18th |
Arthur G. Klein Dem. |
Resignation. Representative Arthur G. Klein resigned December 31, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| New York 19th |
Irwin D. Davidson Dem.. |
Resignation. Representative Irwin D. Davidson resigned December 31, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| New York 22nd |
Sidney A. Fine Dem. |
Resignation. Representative Sidney A. Fine resigned January 2, 1956. |
James C. Healey Dem. |
seated February 20, 1956. |
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| Pennsylvania 2nd |
William T. Granahan Dem. |
Death. Representative William T. Granahan died May 25, 1956. |
Kathryn E. Granahan Dem. |
not seated in this Congress | ||
| Pennsylvania 30th |
Vera D. Buchanan Dem. |
Death. Representative Vera D. Buchanan died November 26, 1955. |
Elmer J. Holland Dem. |
seated February 8, 1956. |
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| Tennessee 5th |
J. Percy Priest Dem. |
Death. Representative J. Percy Priest died October 12, 1956. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [1]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [2]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [3]
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