| 55th United States Congress | |||
United States Capitol (1906) |
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| Duration: March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899 | |||
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| Senate President: | Garret Hobart | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | William P. Frye | ||
| House Speaker: | Thomas B. Reed | ||
| Members: | 90 Senators 357 Representatives 3 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Republican | ||
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| Special: March 4, 1897 – March 10, 1897 1st: March 15, 1897 – July 24, 1897 2nd: December 6, 1897 – July 8, 1898 3rd: December 5, 1898 – March 3, 1899 |
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The Fifty-fifth 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, 1897 to March 4, 1899, during the first two years of William McKinley's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Republican majority. There was one African-American member, George Henry White of North Carolina.
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
| Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||||
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| Democratic (D) |
Populist (P) |
Republican (R) |
Silver (S) |
Silver Republican (SR) |
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| End of the previous congress | 40 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| Begin | 33 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 88 | 2 |
| End | 34 | 44 | 90 | 0 | |||
| Final voting share | 37.8% | 5.6% | 48.9% | 2.2% | 5.6% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress | 24 | 6 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 4 |
TOTAL members: 357
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1902.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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