52nd United States Congress
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The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1891 to March 4, 1893, during the third and fourth years of Benjamin Harrison's presidency.
The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
Major events
Major legislation
- May 5, 1892: Geary Act
- February 13, 1893: Harter Act (Carriage of Goods by Sea), ch. 105, 27 Stat. 445
Party summary
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.
Senate
- Republican: 47 (majority)
- Democratic: 39
- Populist: 2
TOTAL members: 88
House of Representatives
- Democratic: 238 (majority)
- Republican: 86
- Populist: 8
TOTAL members: 332
Leadership
Levi P. Morton
Senate
- President: Levi P. Morton (R)
- President pro tempore: Charles F. Manderson (R)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Charles F. Crisp (D)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate
Charles F. Manderson
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 1892; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1896.
House of Representatives
Charles F. Crisp
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
Senate
- replacements: 7
- Democratic: no net change
- Republican: no net change
- Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 5
- interim appointments: 1
- Total seats with changes: 10
House of Representatives
- replacements: 15
- Democratic: 1-seat net loss
- Republican: 1-seat net gain
- deaths: 10
- resignations: 8
- contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 18
Employees
Senate
- Chaplain: John G. Butler (Lutheran)
- Secretary: Anson G. McCook
- Sergeant at Arms: Edward K. Valentine
House of Representatives
- Clerk: James Kerr
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Charles R. Crisp
- Chaplain: William H. Milburn (Methodist)
- Doorkeeper: Charles H. Turner
- Postmaster: James W. Hathaway
- Sergeant at Arms: Samuel S. Yoder
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.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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