84th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Party changes 2.1 Senate 2.2 House of Representatives 3 Changes in membership 3.1 Senate 3.2 Senate 3.3 House of Representatives 4 References 5 External links

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

• First session: January 5, 1955 - August 2, 1955
• Second session: January 3, 1956 - July 27, 1956

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.
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.
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.

[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.
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.
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.
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.
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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