56th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Party changes
- 2.1 Senate
- 2.2 House of Representatives
3 Membership changes
- 3.1 Senate
- 3.2 House of Representatives
4 Membership changes
- 4.1 Senate
- 4.2 House of Representatives
5 References
6 External links

The Fifty-sixth 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 March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1901, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President William McKinley.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Main article: 56th United States Congress

See also: 56th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 56th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1898

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1901

First session: December 4, 1899 - June 7, 1900
Second session: December 3, 1900 - March 3, 1901 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 55th Congress
Next congress: 57th Congress

[edit] Party changes

[edit] Senate

Democratic: 1 seat gain
Republican: 1 seat loss

[edit] House of Representatives

Democratic: 2 seat loss
Republican: 2 seat gain

[edit] Membership changes

[edit] Senate

deaths: 3
resignations: 1
vacancy: 5
interim appointments: 3
Total seats with changes: 9

[edit] House of Representatives

deaths: 15
resignations: 8
contested election: 4
Total seats with changes: 25

[edit] Membership changes

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Date of Successor's Selection
California class 1	vacant	Vacancy in class. Legislature failed to elect a Senator.	Thomas R. Bard Rep.	elected February 7, 1900.
Florida class 1	vacant	Vacancy in class. Legislature failed to elect a Senator.	Samuel Pasco Dem.	appointed March 4, 1899.
Florida class 1	Samuel Pasco Dem.	Interim appointment. Senator Samuel Pasco served until April 18, 1899.	James P. Taliaferro Dem.	elected April 19, 1899.
Iowa class 2	John H. Gear Rep.	Death. Senator John H. Gear died July 14, 1900.	Jonathan P. Dolliver Rep.	appointed August 22, 1900.
Minnesota class 1	Cushman K. Davis Rep.	Death. Senator Cushman K. Davis died November 7, 1900.	Charles A. Towne Dem.	appointed December 5, 1900.
Minnesota class 1	Charles A. Towne Dem.	Interim appointment. Senator Charles A. Towne served until January 23, 1901.	Moses E. Clapp Rep.	elected January 23, 1901.
Montana class 1	William A. Clark Dem.	Resignation. Senator William A. Clark resigned May 15, 1900.	vacant	seat not filled in this Congress.
Nebraska class 1	vacant	Vacancy in class. Legislature failed to elect a Senator.	Monroe L. Hayward Rep.	elected March 8, 1899.
Nebraska class 1	Monroe L. Hayward Rep.	Death. Senator-elect Monroe L. Hayward died December 5, 1899.	William V. Allen Populist	appointed December 13, 1899.
Pennsylvania class 1	vacant	Vacancy in class. Legislature failed to elect a Senator.	Matthew S. Quay Rep.	elected January 16, 1901.
Utah class 1	vacant	Vacancy in class. Legislature failed to elect a Senator.	Thomas Kearns Rep.	elected January 23, 1901.
Vermont class 3	Jonathan Ross Rep.	Interim appointment. Senator Jonathan Ross served until October 18, 1900.	William P. Dillingham Rep	elected October 18, 1900.

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Date of Successor's Installation
Alabama 4th	Gaston A. Robbins Dem.	Contested election. Representative Gaston A. Robbins served until March 8, 1900.	William F. Aldrich Rep.	seated March 8, 1900.
Alabama 8th	Joseph Wheeler Dem.	Resignation. Representative Joseph Wheeler resigned April 20, 1900.	William N. Richardson Dem.	seated December 3, 1900.
California 2nd	Marion De Vries Dem.	Resignation. Representative Marion De Vries resigned August 20, 1900.	Samuel D. Woods Rep.	seated December 3, 1900.
Delaware at-large	John H. Hoffecker Rep.	Death. Representative John H. Hoffecker died June 16, 1900.	Walter O. Hoffecker Rep.	seated December 3, 1900.
Iowa 9th	Smith McPherson Rep.	Resignation. Representative Smith McPherson resigned June 6, 1900.	Walter I. Smith Rep.	seated December 3, 1900.
Iowa 10th	Jonathan P. Dolliver Rep.	Resignation. Representative Jonathan P. Dolliver resigned August 22, 1900.	James P. Conner Rep.	seated December 4, 1900.
Kentucky 7th	Evan E. Settle Dem.	Death. Representative Evan E. Settle died November 16, 1899, before Congress assembled.	June W. Gayle Dem.	seated January 15, 1900.
Louisiana 5th	Samuel T. Baird Dem.	Death. Representative Samuel T. Baird died April 22, 1899, before Congress assembled.	Joseph E. Ransdell Dem.	seated December 4, 1899.
Maine 1st	Thomas B. Reed Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomas B. Reed resigned September 4, 1899, before Congress assembled.	Amos L. Allen Rep.	seated December 4, 1899.
Maine 2nd	Nelson Dingley, Jr. Rep.	Death. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr. died before Congress assembled.	Charles E. Littlefield Rep.	seated December 4, 1899.
Maine 4th	Charles A. Boutelle Rep.	Resignation. Representative Charles A. Boutelle resigned March 3, 1901.	vacant	seat not filled in this Congress.
Maryland 1st	John W. Smith Dem.	Resignation. Representative John W. Smith resigned January 12, 1900.	Josiah L. Kerr Rep.	seated December 3, 1900.
Missouri 8th	Richard P. Bland Dem.	Death. Representative Richard P. Bland died June 15, 1899.	Dorsey W. Shackleford Dem.	seated December 4, 1899.
Nebraska 6th	William L. Greene Populist	Death. Representative William L. Greene died March 11, 1899, before Congress assembled.	William Neville Populist	seated December 4, 1899.
New Hampshire 2nd	Frank G. Clarke Rep.	Death. Representative Frank G. Clarke died January 9, 1901.	vacant	seat not filled in this Congress.
New Jersey 7th	William D. Daly Dem.	Death. Representative William D. Daly died July 31, 1900.	Allan L. McDermott Dem.	seated December 3, 1900.
New York 24th	Charles A. Chickering Rep.	Death. Representative Charles A. Chickering died February 13, 1900.	Albert D. Shaw Rep.	seated December 3, 1900.
New York 24th	Albert D. Shaw Rep.	Death. Representative Albert D. Shaw died February 10, 1901.	vacant	seat not filled in this Congress.
New York 34th	Warren B. Hooker Rep.	Resignation. Representative-elect Warren B. Hooker resigned before Congress assembled.	Edward B. Vreeland Rep.	seated December 4, 1899.
North Carolina 9th	William T. Crawford Dem.	Contested election. Representative William T. Crawford served until May 10, 1900	Richmond Pearson Rep.	seated May 10, 1900.
Ohio 16th	Lorenzo Danford Rep.	Death. Representative Lorenzo Danford died June 19, 1899	Joseph J. Gill Rep.	seated December 4, 1899.
Pennsylvania 5th	Alfred C. Harmer Rep.	Death. Representative Alfred C. Harmer died March 6, 1900	Edward D. Morrell Rep.	seated December 3, 1900.
Pennsylvania 9th	Daniel Ermentrout Dem.	Death. Representative Daniel Ermentrout died September 17, 1899	Henry D. Green Dem.	seated December 4, 1899.
Utah at-large	vacant	Contested election. Representative-elect Brigham H. Roberts was not sworn in by the House and the seat declared vacant.	William H. King Dem.	seated April 25, 1900.
Virginia 2nd	William A. Young Dem.	Contested election. Representative William A. Young served until March 12, 1900.	Richard A. Wise Dem.	seated March 12, 1900.
Virginia 2nd	Richard A. Wise Dem.	Death. Representative Richard A. Wise died December 21, 1900.	vacant	seat not filled in this Congress.
Virginia 4th	Sydney P. Epes Dem.	Death. Representative Sydney P. Epes died March 3, 1900.	Francis R. Lassiter Dem.	seated April 28, 1900.

[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.