Forty-first United States Congress - State Delegations

The Forty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871. This Congress sat during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

Members

At this time, Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Nearly all of the members of the House of Representatives were elected to single member districts, by popular vote.

Main article: Forty-first United States Congress
See also: Forty-first United States Congress - Political Parties
See also: United States House election, 1868

This list is arranged by state, then by chamber. Members are then shown in alphabetical order. Also listed at the end are the delegates from the then-existing organized territories.

Alabama

Senate
  • George E. Spencer (1836-1893), Republican
  • Willard Warner (1826-1906), Republican
House of Representatives (6 seats)
  • Alfred E. Buck (1832-1902), Republican
  • Charles W. Buckley (1835-1906), Republican
  • Peter M. Dox (1813-1891), Democratic
  • Charles Hays (1834-1879), Republican
  • Robert S. Heflin (1815-1901), Republican
  • William C. Sherrod (1835-1919), Democratic

Arkansas

Senate
  • Alexander McDonald (1832-1903), Republican
  • Benjamin F. Rice (1828-1905), Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)
  • Thomas Boles (1837-1905), Republican
  • Anthony A.C. Rogers (1821-1899), Democratic
  • Logan H. Roots (1841-1893), Republican

California

Senate
  • Eugene Casserly (1820-1883), Democratic
  • Cornelius Cole (1822-1924), Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)
  • Samuel B. Axtell (1819-1891), Democratic
  • James A. Johnson (1829-1896), Democratic
  • Aaron A. Sargent (1827-1887), Republican

Connecticut

Senate
  • William A. Buckingham (1804-1875), Republican
  • Orris S. Ferry (1823-1875), Republican
House of Representatives (4 seats)
  • William H. Barnum (1818-1889), Democratic
  • Stephen W. Kellogg (1822-1904), Republican
  • Henry H. Starkweather (1826-1876), Republican
  • Julius L. Strong (1828-1872), Republican

Delaware

Senate
  • Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898), Democratic
  • Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892), Democratic
House of Representatives (1 seat)
  • Benjamin T. Biggs (1821-1893), Democratic

Florida

Senate
  • Abijah Gilbert (1806-1881), Republican
  • Thomas W. Osborn (1833-1898), Republican
House of Representatives (1 seat)
  • Charles M. Hamilton (1840-1875), Republican

Georgia

Senate
  • Joshua Hill (1812-1891), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 1, 1871.
  • Homer V.M. Miller (1814-1896), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated February 24, 1871.
House of Representatives (7 seats)
  • Marion Bethune (1816-1895), Republican ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.
  • Stephen A. Corker (1830-1879), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated January 24, 1871.
  • Jefferson F. Long (1836-1901), Republican ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.
  • William W. Paine (1817-1882), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated January 23, 1871.
  • William P. Price (1835-1908), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.
  • Richard H. Whiteley (1830-1890), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 9, 1871.
  • Pierce M.B. Young (1836-1896), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated January 16, 1871.

Illinois

Senate
  • Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), Democratic
  • Richard Yates (1815-1873), Republican
House of Representatives (14 seats)
  • Horatio C. Burchard (1825-1908), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1869.
  • Albert G. Burr (1829-1882), Democratic
  • Burton C. Cook (1819-1894), Republican
  • John M. Crebs (1830-1890), Democratic
  • Shelby M. Cullom (1829-1914), Republican
  • John F. Farnsworth (1820-1897), Republican
  • John B. Hawley (1831-1895), Republican
  • John B. Hay (1834-1916), Republican
  • Ebon C. Ingersoll (1831-1879), Republican
  • Norman B. Judd (1815-1878), Republican
  • John A. Logan (1826-1886), Republican
  • Samuel S. Marshall (1821-1890), Democratic
  • Thompson W. McNeely (1835-1921), Democratic
  • Jesse H. Moore (1817-1883), Republican
  • Elihu B. Washburne (1816-1887), Republican ...resigned March 6, 1869.

Indiana

Senate
  • Oliver H.P.T. Morton (1823-1877), Republican
  • Daniel D. PRATT (1813-1877), Republican
House of Representatives (11 seats)
  • John Coburn (1825-1908), Republican
  • William S. Holman (1822-1897), Democratic
  • George W. Julian (1817-1899), Republican
  • Michael C. Kerr (1827-1876), Democratic
  • William E. Niblack (1822-1893), Democratic
  • Godlove S. Orth (1817-1882), Republican
  • Jasper Packard (1832-1899), Republican
  • John P.C. Shanks (1826-1901), Republican
  • James N. Tyner (1826-1904), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy from previous Congress, seated March 4, 1869.
  • Daniel W. Voorhees (1827-1897), Democratic
  • William Williams (1821-1896), Republican

Iowa

Senate
  • James W. Grimes (1816-1872), Republican ...resigned December 6, 1869.
  • James Harlan (1820-1899), Republican
  • James B. Howell (1816-1880), Republican ...elected to vacancy, seated January 26, 1870.
House of Representatives (6 seats)
  • William B. Allison (1829-1908), Republican
  • William Loughridge (1827-1889), Republican
  • George W. McCrary (1835-1890), Republican
  • Francis W. Palmer (1827-1907), Republican
  • Charles Pomeroy (1825-1891), Republican
  • William Smyth (1824-1870), Republican ...died September 30, 1870.
  • William P. Wolf (1833-1896), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1870.

Kansas

Senate
  • Samuel C. Pomeroy (1816-1891), Republican
  • Edmund G. Ross (1826-1907), Republican
House of Representatives (1 seat)
  • Sidney Clarke (1831-1909), Republican

Kentucky

Senate
  • Garrett Davis (1801-1872), Republican
  • Thomas C. McCreery (1816-1890), Democratic
House of Representatives (9 seats)
  • George M. Adams (1837-1920), Democratic
  • James B. Beck (1822-1890), Democratic
  • Jacob S. Golladay (1819-1887), Democratic ...resigned February 28, 1870
  • Thomas L. Jones (1819-1887), Democratic
  • J. Proctor Knott (1830-1911), Democratic
  • Joseph H. Lewis (1824-1904), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated May 10, 1870.
  • John M. Rice (1831-1895), Democratic ...contested election, seated March 5, 1869.
  • William N. Sweeney (1832-1895), Democratic
  • Lawrence S. Trimble (1825-1904), Democratic
  • Boyd Winchester (1836-1923), Democratic

Louisiana

Senate
  • John S. Harris (1825-1906), Republican
  • William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918), Republican
House of Representatives (5 seats)
  • C.B. Darrall (1842-1908), Republican
  • Frank Morey (1840-1889), Republican ...seat declared vacant, subsequently elected, seated December 6, 1870.
  • Joseph P. Newsham (1837-1919), Republican ...contested election of Michael Ryan, seated May 23, 1870.
  • Lionel A. Sheldon (1828-1917), Republican
  • J. Hale Sypher (1837-1913), Republican ...seat declared vacant, subsequently elected, seated December 5, 1870.

Maine

Senate
  • William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869), Republican ...died September 9, 1869.
  • Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Republican
  • Lot M. Morrill (1813-1883), Republican ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1869, subsequently elected.
House of Representatives (5 seats)
  • James G. Blaine (1830-1893), Republican
  • Eugene Hale (1836-1918), Republican
  • John Lynch (1825-1892), Republican
  • Samuel P. Morrill (1816-1892), Republican
  • John A. Peters (1822-1904), Republican

Maryland

Senate
  • [William Thomas Hamilton|[William T. Hamilton]] (1820-1888), Democratic
  • George Vickers (1801-1879), Democratic
House of Representatives (5 seats)
  • Stevenson Archer (1827-1898), Democratic
  • Samuel Hambleton (1812-1886), Democratic
  • Patrick Hamill (1817-1895), Democratic
  • Frederick Stone (1820-1899), Democratic
  • Thomas Swann (1809-1883), Democratic

Massachusetts

Senate
  • Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Republican
  • Henry Wilson (1812-1875), Republican
House of Representatives (10 seats)
  • Oakes Ames (1804-1873), Republican
  • Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894), Republican
  • George S. Boutwell (1818-1905), Republican ...resigned March 12, 1869.
  • George M. Brooks (1824-1893), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1869.
  • James Buffinton (1817-1875), Republican
  • Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893), Republican
  • Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Republican
  • George F. Hoar (1826-1904), Republican
  • Samuel Hooper (1808-1875), Republican
  • Ginery Twichell (1811-1883), Republican
  • William B. Washburn (1820-1887), Republican

Michigan

Senate
  • Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), Republican
  • Jacob M. Howard (1805-1871), Republican
House of Representatives (6 seats)
  • Fernando C. Beaman (1814-1882), Republican
  • Austin Blair (1818-1894), Republican
  • Omar D. Conger (1818-1898), Republican
  • Thomas W. Ferry (1827-1896), Republican
  • William L. Stoughton (1827-1888), Republican
  • Randolph Strickland (1823-1880), Republican

Minnesota

Senate
  • Daniel S. Norton (1829-1870), Republican ...died July 13, 1870.
  • Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), Republican
  • Ozora P. Stearns (1831-1896), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 23, 1871.
  • William Windom (1827-1891), Republican ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 1, 1870.
House of Representatives (2 seats)
  • Morton S. Wilkinson (1819-1894), Republican
  • Eugene M. Wilson (1833-1890), Democratic

Mississippi

Senate
  • Adelbert Ames (1835-1933), Republican ...readmitted state, seated April 1, 1870.
  • Hiram R. Revels (1827-1901), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 25, 1870.
House of Representatives (5 seats)
  • Henry W. Barry (1840-1875), Republican ...readmitted state, seated April 8, 1870.
  • George E. Harris (1827-1911), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.
  • George C. McKee (1837-1890), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.
  • Joseph L. Morphis (1831-1913), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.
  • Legrand W. Perce (1836-1911), Republican ...readmitted state, seated February 23, 1870.

Missouri

Senate
  • Francis P. Blair, Jr. (1821-1875), Democratic ...elected to vacancy, seated January 25, 1871.
  • Charles D. Drake (1811-1892), Republican ...resigned December 19, 1870.
  • Daniel T. Jewett (1807-1906), Republican ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 22, 1870.
  • Carl Schurz (1829-1906), Republican
House of Representatives (9 seats)
  • Joel F. Asper (1822-1872), Republican
  • John F. Benjamin (1817-1877), Republican
  • Sempronius H. Boyd (1828-1894), Republican
  • Samuel S. Burdett (1836-1914), Republican
  • David P. Dyer (1838-1924), Republican
  • Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (1837-1908), Republican
  • James R. McCormick (1824-1897), Democratic
  • Robert T. Van Horn (1824-1916), Republican
  • Erastus Wells (1823-1893), Democratic

Nebraska

Senate
  • John M. Thayer (1820-1906), Republican
  • Thomas W. Tipton (1817-1899), Republican
House of Representatives (1 seat)
  • John Taffe (1827-1884), Republican

Nevada

Senate
  • James W. Nye (1815-1876), Republican
  • William M. Stewart (1827-1909), Republican
House of Representatives (1 seat)
  • Thomas Fitch (1838-1923), Republican

New Hampshire

Senate
  • Aaron H. Cragin (1821-1898), Republican
  • James W. Patterson (1823-1893), Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)
  • Jacob Benton (1814-1892), Republican
  • Jacob H. Ela (1820-1884), Republican
  • Aaron F. Stevens (1819-1887), Republican

New Jersey

Senate
  • Alexander G. Cattell (1816-1894), Republican
  • John P. Stockton (1826-1900), Democratic
House of Representatives (5 seats)
  • John T. Bird (1829-1911), Democratic
  • Orestes Cleveland (1829-1896), Democratic
  • Charles Haight (1838-1891), Democratic
  • John Hill (1821-1884), Republican
  • William Moore (1810-1878), Republican

New York

Senate
  • Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), Republican
  • Reuben E. Fenton (1819-1885), Republican
House of Representatives (31 seats)
  • Alexander H. Bailey (1817-1874), Republican
  • David S. Bennett (1811-1894), Republican
  • James Brooks (1810-1873), Democratic
  • Hervey C. Calkin (1828-1913), Democratic
  • John C. Churchill (1821-1905), Republican
  • George W. Cowles (1823-1901), Republican
  • Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), Democratic
  • Noah Davis (1818-1902), Republican ...resigned July 15, 1870.
  • Orange Ferriss (1814-1894), Republican
  • John Fisher (1806-1882), Republican
  • John Fox (1835-1914), Democratic
  • George W. Greene (1831-1895), Democratic …contested election, served until February 17, 1870.
  • John A. Griswold (1822-1902), Democratic
  • Charles H. Holmes (1827-1874), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1870.
  • Giles W. Hotchkiss (1815-1878), Republican
  • William H. Kelsey (1812-1879), Republican
  • John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), Republican
  • Charles Knapp (1797-1880), Republican
  • Addison H. Laflin (1823-1878), Republican
  • Stephen L. Mayham (1826-1908), Democratic
  • Dennis McCarthy (1814-1886), Republican
  • John Morrissey (1831-1878), Democratic
  • Clarkson N. Potter (1825-1882), Democratic
  • Henry A. Reeves (1832-1916), Democratic
  • Stephen Sanford (1826-1913), Republican
  • John G. Schumaker (1826-1905), Democratic
  • Porter Sheldon (1831-1908), Republican
  • Henry W. Slocum (1827-1894), Democratic
  • Adolphus H. Tanner (1833-1882), Republican
  • Charles H. Van Wyck (1824-1895), Republican ...contested election, seated February 17, 1870.
  • Hamilton Ward (1829-1898), Republican
  • William A. Wheeler (1819-1887), Republican
  • Fernando Wood (1812-1881), Democratic

North Carolina

Senate
  • Joseph C. Abbott (1825-1881), Republican
  • John Pool (1826-1884), Republican
House of Representatives (7 seats)
  • Clinton L. Cobb (1842-1879), Republican
  • John T. Deweese (1835-1906), Republican ...resigned February 28, 1870
  • Joseph Dixon (1828-1883), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1870.
  • Oliver H. Dockery (1830-1906), Republican
  • David Heaton (1823-1870), Republican ...died June 25, 1870.
  • Alexander H. Jones (1822-1901), Republican
  • Israel G. Lash (1810-1878), Republican
  • John Manning, Jr. (1830-1899), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1870.
  • Francis E. Shober (1831-1896), Democratic

Ohio

Senate
  • John Sherman (1823-1900), Republican
  • Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895), Democratic
House of Representatives (19 seats)
  • Jacob A. Ambler (1829-1906), Republican
  • John Beatty (1828-1914), Republican
  • John A. Bingham (1815-1900), Republican
  • Edward F. Dickinson (1829-1891), Democratic
  • James A. Garfield (1831-1881), Republican
  • Truman H. Hoag (1816-1870), Democratic ...died February 5, 1870.
  • William Lawrence (1819-1899), Republican
  • Eliakim H. Moore (1812-1900), Republican
  • George W. Morgan (1820-1893), Democratic
  • William Mungen (1821-1887), Democratic
  • Erasmus D. Peck (1808-1876), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated April 23, 1870.
  • Robert C. Schenck (1809-1890), Republican ...resigned January 5, 1871.
  • John A. Smith (1814-1892), Republican
  • Job E. Stevenson (1832-1922), Republican
  • Peter W. Strader (1818-1881), Democratic
  • William H. Upson (1823-1910), Republican
  • Philadelph Van Trump (1810-1874), Democratic
  • Martin Welker (1819-1902), Republican
  • John T. Wilson (1811-1891), Republican
  • James J. Winans (1818-1879), Republican

Oregon

Senate
  • Henry W. Corbett (1827-1903), Republican
  • George H. Williams (1823-1910), Republican
House of Representatives (1 seat)
  • Joseph S. Smith (1824-1884), Democratic

Pennsylvania

Senate
  • Simon Cameron (1799-1889), Republican
  • John Scott (1824-1896), Republican
House of Representatives (24 seats)
  • William H. Armstrong (1824-1919), Republican
  • Henry L. Cake (1827-1899), Republican
  • John Cessna (1821-1893), Republican
  • John Covode (1808-1871), Republican ...contested election, seated February 9, 1870, died January 11, 1871.
  • Oliver J. Dickey (1823-1876), Republican
  • Joseph B. Donley (1838-1917), Republican
  • J. Lawrence Getz (1821-1891), Democratic
  • Calvin W. Gilfillan (1832-1901), Republican
  • Richard J. Haldeman (1831-1886), Democratic
  • William D. Kelley (1814-1890), Republican
  • Ulysses Mercur (1818-1887), Republican
  • John Moffet (1831-1884), Democratic …contested election, served until April 9, 1869.
  • Daniel J. Morrell (1821-1885), Republican
  • Leonard Myers (1827-1905), Republican ...contested election, seated April 9, 1869.
  • James S. Negley (1826-1901), Republican
  • Charles O'Neill (1821-1893), Republican
  • John B. Packer (1824-1891), Republican
  • Darwin Phelps (1807-1879), Republican
  • Samuel J. Randall (1828-1890), Democratic
  • John R. Reading (1826-1886), Democratic …contested election, served until April 13, 1870.
  • Glenni W. Scofield (1817-1891), Republican
  • John D. Stiles (1822-1896), Democratic
  • Caleb N. Taylor (1813-1887), Republican ...contested election, seated April 13, 1870.
  • Washington Townsend (1813-1894), Republican
  • Daniel M. Van Auken (1826-1908), Democratic
  • George W. Woodward (1809-1875), Democratic

Rhode Island

Senate
  • Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), Republican
  • William Sprague (1830-1915), Republican
House of Representatives (2 seats)
  • Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881), Republican
  • Thomas A. Jenckes (1818-1875), Republican

South Carolina

Senate
  • Thomas J. Robertson (1823-1897), Republican
  • Frederick A. Sawyer (1822-1891), Republican
House of Representatives (4 seats)
  • C.C. Bowen (1832-1880), Republican
  • Solomon L. Hoge (1836-1909), Republican ...contested election of J.P. Reed, seated April 8, 1869.
  • Joseph H. Rainey (1832-1887), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 12, 1870.
  • Alexander S. Wallace (1810-1893), Republican ...contested election of William D. Simpson, seated May 27, 1870.
  • B.F. Whittemore (1824-1894), Republican ...resigned February 24, 1870, subsequently reelected, but was not seated.

Tennessee

Senate
  • William G. Brownlow (1805-1877), Republican
  • Joseph S. Fowler (1820-1902), Republican
House of Representatives (8 seats)
  • Samuel M. Arnell (1833-1903), Republican
  • Roderick R. Butler (1827-1902), Republican
  • Isaac R. Hawkins (1818-1880), Republican
  • Horace Maynard (1814-1882), Republican
  • William F. Prosser (1834-1911), Republican
  • William J. Smith (1823-1913), Republican
  • William B. Stokes (1814-1897), Republican
  • Lewis Tillman (1816-1886), Republican

Texas

Senate
  • James W. Flanagan (1805-1887), Republican ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
  • Morgan C. Hamilton (1809-1893), Republican ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
House of Representatives (4 seats)
  • W.T. Clark (1831-1905), Republican ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
  • John C. Conner (1842-1873), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
  • Edward Degener (1809-1890), Republican ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.
  • G.W. Whitmore (1824-1876), Republican ...readmitted state, seated March 31, 1870.

Vermont

Senate
  • George F. Edmunds (1828-1919), Republican
  • Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898), Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)
  • Luke P. Poland (1815-1887), Republican
  • Worthington C. Smith (1823-1894), Republican
  • Charles W. Willard (1827-1880), Republican

Virginia

Senate
  • John W. Johnston (1818-1889), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
  • John F. Lewis (1818-1895), Republican ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
House of Representatives (8 seats)
  • Richard S. Ayer (1829-1896), Republican ...readmitted state, seated January 31, 1870.
  • George W. Booker (1821-1883), Conservative ...readmitted state, seated February 1, 1870.
  • Richard T.W. Duke (1822-1898), Conservative ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1870.
  • James King Gibson (1812-1879), Conservative ...readmitted state, seated January 28, 1870.
  • Lewis McKenzie (1810-1895), Conservative ...readmitted state, seated January 31, 1870.
  • William Milnes, Jr. (1827-1889), Conservative ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
  • James H. Platt, Jr. (1837-1894), Republican ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
  • Charles H. Porter (1833-1897), Republican ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870.
  • Robert Ridgway (1823-1870), Conservative ...readmitted state, seated January 27, 1870, subsequently died October 16, 1870.

West Virginia

Senate
  • Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896), Republican
  • Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), Republican
House of Representatives (3 seats)
  • Isaac H. Duval (1824-1902), Republican
  • James C. McGrew (1813-1910), Republican
  • John S. Witcher (1839-1906), Republican

Wisconsin

Senate
  • Matthew H. Carpenter (1824-1881), Republican
  • Timothy O. Howe (1816-1883), Republican
House of Representatives (6 seats)
  • David Atwood (1815-1889), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 23, 1870.
  • Amasa Cobb (1823-1905), Republican
  • Charles A. Eldredge (1820-1896), Democratic
  • Benjamin F. Hopkins (1829-1870), Republican ...died January 1, 1870.
  • Halbert E. Paine (1826-1905), Republican
  • Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), Republican
  • Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818-1882), Republican

Delegates

Arizona Territory

  • Richard C. McCormick (1832-1901), Unionist

Colorado Territory

  • Allen A. Bradford (1815-1888), Republican

Dakota Territory

  • Solomon L. Spink (1831-1881), Republican

Idaho Territory

  • J.K. Shafer (1823-1876), Democratic

Montana Territory

  • James M. Cavanaugh (1823-1879), Democratic

New Mexico Territory

  • J. Francisco Chaves (1833-1904), Republican

Utah Territory

  • William H. Hooper (1813-1882), Democratic

Washington Territory

  • Selucius Garfielde (1822-1881), Republican

Wyoming Territory

  • S.F. Nuckolls (1825-1879), Democratic