List of members-elect of the United States House of Representatives who never took their seats
Some people who were elected to the United States House of Representatives died before taking their seats. In other cases, they failed to qualify; were rejected by the House; their credentials were successfully challenged; or they were somehow otherwise unable to become members.
This list only includes people who never served in the House. Re-elected incumbents are not included.
Member-elect | Party | District | Election date | Congress | Reason for non-seating |
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Augustus F. Allen | Democratic | NY-33 | November 3, 1874 | 44th | Died on January 22, 1875 |
William M. Brown | Republican | PA-24 | November 3, 1914 | 64th | Died on January 31, 1915 |
Andrew J. Campbell | Republican | NY-10 | November 5, 1894 | 54th | Died on December 6, 1894[1] |
John Cantine | Democratic-Republican | NY-7 | April 27 to 29, 1802 | 8th | elected, but declined to take office |
Thomas Child, Jr. | Whig | NY-7 | November 7, 1854 | 34th | elected, but never took his seat due to illness |
James J. Davidson | Republican | PA-15 | November 3, 1896 | 55th | Died on January 2, 1897 |
William Dowse | Federalist | NY-15 | December 15 to 17, 1812 | 13th | Died on February 18, 1813 |
John S. Edwards | Federalist | OH-6 | October 13, 1812 | 13th | Died on February 22, 1813. |
Francis Gehon | ? | Iowa Territory | 1839 | ? | William W. Chapman's term was extended to October 1840, invalidating Gehon's election.[2] |
Richard P. Giles | Democratic | MO-1 | November 3, 1896 | 55th | Died on November 17, 1896 |
James Reed Hallowell | Republican | KS-AL | November 5, 1878 | 46th | Congress refused to seat him because Kansas was not entitled to a fourth representative |
John W. Head | Democratic | TN-4 | November 3, 1874 | 44th | Died on November 9, 1874 |
Andrew S. Herron | Democratic | LA-4 | November 7, 1882 | 48th | Died on November 27, 1882 |
Henry B. Lee | Democratic-Republican | NY-4 | April 23 to 25, 1816 | 15th | Died on February 18, 1817 |
Samuel Marx | Democratic | NY-19 | November 7, 1922 | 68th | Died on November 30, 1922[3] |
Garnett McMillan | Democratic | GA-9 | November 3, 1874 | 44th | Died on January 14th, 1875 |
Samuel Peters | Republican | LA-4 | November 5, 1872 | 43rd | Died before taking office |
Washington Poe | Whig | GA-3 | November 5, 1844 | 29th | Resigned before taking office[4] |
B. H. Roberts | Democratic | UT-AL | November 8, 1898 | 56th | Congress refused to seat him because he was a bigamist |
John Simpson | Democratic-Republican | KY-8 | August 3, 1812 | 13th | Died on January 22, 1813 |
Alexander Smith | Republican | NY-12 | November 5, 1878 | 46th | Died on November 5, 1878 |
Jack Swigert | Republican | CO-6 | November 2, 1982 | 98th | Died before taking office |
Thomas Tillotson | Democratic-Republican | NY-5 | April 29 to May 1, 1800 | 7th | Resigned on August 10, 1801, to become Secretary of State of New York |
James Townsend | Federalist | NY-1 | April 27 to 29, 1790 | 2nd | Died on May 24, 1790. |
Lyman Trumbull | Democratic | IL-8 | November 7, 1854 | 34th | He was elected to the U.S. Senate prior to the first session |
Charles F. Van de Water | Republican | CA-9 | November 2, 1920 | 67th | Died in a car crash on November 20, 1920 |
Ambrose R. Wright | Democratic | GA-8 | November 5, 1872 | 43rd | Died on December 21, 1872 |
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References
- ↑ nytimes.com
- ↑ On the last day of the 25th Congress, Chapman's term, which began in September 1838, was extended past its expected expiration on March 4, 1839. The next term was to commence after Chapman's and expire at the end of the 26th Congress, with terms lasting for the regular term of a Congress thereafter.
- ↑ The Macon Telegraph and Register