42nd Congress (1871–1873): members and party control

1871-03-04 to 1873-03-04. Everyone who served during this Congress, including members who joined or left part-way through.

Senate

House of Representatives

Members by state

Other 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Moses Armstrong District -1 · Democrat

Alabama 2 senators, 6 representatives

• George Goldthwaite Senator · Democrat
• George Spencer Senator · Republican
• Charles Buckley District 2 · Republican
• Peter Dox District 5 · Democrat
• William Handley District 3 · Democrat
• Benjamin Turner District 1 · Republican
• Joseph Sloss District 6 · Democrat
• Charles Hays District 4 · Republican

Arizona 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Richard McCormick At-large · Unionist

Arkansas 2 senators, 4 representatives

• Benjamin Rice Senator · Republican
• Powell Clayton Senator · Republican
• Thomas Boles District 3 · Republican
• John Edwards District 3 · Liberal Republican
• James Hanks District 1 · Democrat
• Oliver P. Snyder District 2 · Republican

California 2 senators, 3 representatives

• Cornelius Cole Senator · Republican
• Eugene Casserly Senator · Democrat
• John Coghlan District 3 · Republican
• Sherman Houghton District 1 · Republican
• Aaron Sargent District 2 · Republican

Colorado 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Jerome Chaffee District -1 · Republican

Connecticut 2 senators, 5 representatives

• William Buckingham Senator · Republican
• Orris Ferry Senator · Republican
• Julius Strong District 1 · Republican
• Stephen Kellogg District 2 · Republican
• Henry Starkweather District 3 · Republican
• William Barnum District 4 · Democrat
• Joseph Hawley District 1 · Republican

Delaware 2 senators, 1 representatives

• Thomas Bayard, Sr. Senator · Democrat
• Eli Saulsbury Senator · Democrat
• Benjamin Biggs At-large · Democrat

District of Columbia 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Norton Chipman At-large · Republican

Florida 2 senators, 2 representatives

• Thomas Osborn Senator · Republican
• Abijah Gilbert Senator · Republican
• Silas Niblack District 1 · Democrat
• Josiah Walls District 1 · Republican

Georgia 3 senators, 8 representatives

• Joshua Hill Senator · Republican
• Homer Miller Senator · Democrat
• Thomas Norwood Senator · Democrat
• Erasmus Beck District 4 · Democrat
• John Bigby District 3 · Republican
• Dudley Du Bose District 5 · Democrat
• Archibald MacIntyre District 1 · Democrat
• William Price District 6 · Democrat
• Thomas Speer District 4 · Republican
• Richard Whiteley District 2 · Republican
• Pierce Young District 7 · Democrat

Idaho 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Samuel Merritt District -1 · Democrat

Illinois 2 senators, 15 representatives

• Lyman Trumbull Senator · Republican
• John Logan Senator · Republican
• John Beveridge District -1 · Republican
• Burton Cook District 6 · Republican
• John Crebs District 13 · Democrat
• John Farnsworth District 2 · Republican
• John Hay District 12 · Republican
• Thompson McNeely District 9 · Democrat
• Jesse Moore District 7 · Republican
• Edward Rice District 10 · Democrat
• Henry Snapp District 6 · Republican
• Bradford Stevens District 5 · Democrat
• John Hawley District 4 · Republican
• Samuel Marshall District 11 · Democrat
• James Robinson District 8 · Democrat
• Horatio Burchard District 3 · Republican
• Charles Farwell District 1 · Republican

Indiana 2 senators, 11 representatives

• Daniel Pratt Senator · Republican
• Oliver Morton Senator · Republican
• Mahlon Manson District 7 · Democrat
• John Coburn District 5 · Republican
• William Niblack District 1 · Democrat
• Jasper Packard District 11 · Republican
• John Shanks District 9 · Republican
• James Tyner District 8 · Republican
• William Williams District 10 · Republican
• Jeremiah Wilson District 4 · Republican
• Michael Kerr District 2 · Democrat
• Daniel Voorhees District 6 · Democrat
• William Holman District 3 · Democrat

Iowa 2 senators, 6 representatives

• James Harlan Senator · Republican
• George Wright Senator · Republican
• Francis Palmer District 5 · Republican
• Madison Walden District 4 · Republican
• Aylett Cotton District 2 · Republican
• William G. Donnan District 3 · Republican
• Jackson Orr District 6 · Republican
• George McCrary District 1 · Republican

Kansas 2 senators, 1 representatives

• Samuel Pomeroy Senator · Republican
• Alexander Caldwell Senator · Republican
• David Lowe District 1 · Republican

Kentucky 3 senators, 9 representatives

• Garrett Davis Senator · Democrat
• John Stevenson Senator · Democrat
• Willis Machen Senator · Democrat
• Joseph Lewis District 3 · Democrat
• Henry McHenry District 2 · Democrat
• John Rice District 9 · Democrat
• Boyd Winchester District 5 · Democrat
• George Adams District 8 · Democrat
• William Arthur District 6 · Democrat
• Edward Crossland District 1 · Democrat
• William Read District 4 · Democrat
• James Beck District 7 · Democrat

Louisiana 2 senators, 6 representatives

• Joseph West Senator · Republican
• William Kellogg Senator · Republican
• Aleck Boarman District 4 · Liberal Republican
• James McCleery District 4 · Republican
• Lionel Sheldon District 2 · Republican
• Jacob Sypher District 1 · Republican
• Frank Morey District 5 · Republican
• Chester Darrall District 3 · Republican

Maine 2 senators, 5 representatives

• Lot Morrill Senator · Republican
• Hannibal Hamlin Senator · Republican
• John Lynch District 1 · Republican
• John Peters District 4 · Republican
• James Blaine District 3 · Republican
• Eugene Hale District 5 · Republican
• William Frye District 2 · Republican

Maryland 2 senators, 5 representatives

• George Vickers Senator · Democrat
• William Hamilton Senator · Democrat
• Samuel Hambleton District 1 · Democrat
• William Merrick District 5 · Democrat
• John Ritchie District 4 · Democrat
• Stevenson Archer District 2 · Democrat
• Thomas Swann District 3 · Democrat

Massachusetts 2 senators, 12 representatives

• Charles Sumner Senator · Liberal Republican
• Henry Wilson Senator · Republican
• Oakes Ames District 2 · Republican
• George Brooks District 7 · Republican
• Constantine Esty District 7 · Republican
• Ginery Twichell District 3 · Republican
• Alvah Crocker District 9 · Republican
• Samuel Hooper District 4 · Republican
• William Washburn District 9 · Republican
• James Buffinton District 1 · Republican
• Benjamin Butler District 5 · Republican
• Henry Dawes District 10 · Republican
• Nathaniel Banks District 6 · Republican
• George Hoar District 8 · Republican

Michigan 2 senators, 6 representatives

• Thomas Ferry Senator · Republican
• Zachariah Chandler Senator · Republican
• Austin Blair District 3 · Republican
• William Stoughton District 2 · Republican
• Jabez Sutherland District 6 · Democrat
• Wilder Foster District 4 · Republican
• Henry Waldron District 1 · Republican
• Omar Conger District 5 · Republican

Minnesota 3 senators, 2 representatives

• Alexander Ramsey Senator · Republican
• Ozora Stearns Senator · Republican
• William Windom Senator · Republican
• John Averill District 2 · Republican
• Mark Dunnell District 1 · Republican

Mississippi 2 senators, 5 representatives

• Adelbert Ames Senator · Republican
• James Alcorn Senator · Republican
• George Harris District 1 · Republican
• Joseph Morphis District 2 · Republican
• Legrand Perce District 5 · Republican
• Henry W. Barry District 3 · Republican
• George McKee District 4 · Republican

Missouri 3 senators, 9 representatives

• Carl Schurz Senator · Liberal Republican
• Daniel Jewett Senator · Republican
• Francis Blair, Jr. Senator · Democrat
• James Blair District 8 · Liberal Republican
• Samuel Burdett District 5 · Republican
• Gustavus Finkelnburg District 2 · Liberal Republican
• Andrew King District 9 · Democrat
• James McCormick District 3 · Democrat
• Abram Comingo District 6 · Democrat
• Harrison Havens District 4 · Republican
• Isaac Parker District 7 · Republican
• Erastus Wells District 1 · Democrat

Montana 0 senators, 1 representatives

• William Clagett District -1 · Republican

Nebraska 2 senators, 1 representatives

• Thomas Tipton Senator · Liberal Republican
• Phineas Hitchcock Senator · Republican
• John Taffe District 1 · Republican

Nevada 2 senators, 1 representatives

• James Nye Senator · Republican
• William Stewart Senator · Republican
• Charles Kendall At-large · Democrat

New Hampshire 2 senators, 3 representatives

• James Patterson Senator · Republican
• Aaron Cragin Senator · Republican
• Ellery Hibbard District 1 · Democrat
• Hosea Parker District 3 · Democrat
• Samuel Bell District 2 · Democrat

New Jersey 2 senators, 5 representatives

• John Stockton Senator · Democrat
• Frederick Frelinghuysen Senator · Republican
• John Bird District 3 · Democrat
• Samuel Forker District 2 · Democrat
• George Halsey District 5 · Republican
• John Hazelton District 1 · Republican
• John Hill District 4 · Republican

New Mexico 0 senators, 1 representatives

• José Gallegos District -1 · Democrat

New York 2 senators, 31 representatives

• Reuben Fenton Senator · Liberal Republican
• Roscoe Conkling Senator · Republican
• John Carroll District 18 · Democrat
• Milo Goodrich District 26 · Republican
• Thomas Kinsella District 2 · Democrat
• Elizur H. Prindle District 19 · Republican
• John Rogers District 16 · Democrat
• Robert Roosevelt District 4 · Democrat
• John Seeley District 24 · Republican
• Dwight Townsend District 1 · Democrat
• Joseph Tuthill District 13 · Democrat
• Seth Wakeman District 29 · Republican
• Joseph Warren District 15 · Democrat
• William Williams District 30 · Democrat
• James Brooks District 8 · Democrat
• Freeman Clarke District 28 · Republican
• Rodolphus Duell District 23 · Republican
• William Lamport District 25 · Republican
• William Lansing District 22 · Republican
• Clinton Merriam District 20 · Republican
• Eli Perry District 14 · Democrat
• Ellis Roberts District 21 · Republican
• William Roberts District 5 · Democrat
• Horace Smith District 27 · Republican
• Charles St. John District 11 · Republican
• Smith Ely, Jr. District 7 · Democrat
• William Wheeler District 17 · Republican
• Clarkson Potter District 10 · Democrat
• Fernando Wood District 9 · Democrat
• Henry Slocum District 3 · Democrat
• Walter Sessions District 31 · Republican
• Samuel Cox District 6 · Democrat
• John Ketcham District 12 · Republican

North Carolina 2 senators, 7 representatives

• John Pool Senator · Republican
• Matt Ransom Senator · Democrat
• James Harper District 7 · Democrat
• Sion Rogers District 4 · Democrat
• Francis Shober District 6 · Democrat
• Clinton Cobb District 1 · Republican
• James Leach District 5 · Democrat
• Charles Thomas District 2 · Republican
• Alfred Waddell District 3 · Democrat

Ohio 2 senators, 20 representatives

• Allen Thurman Senator · Democrat
• John Sherman Senator · Republican
• Jacob A. Ambler District 17 · Republican
• John Beatty District 8 · Republican
• John Bingham District 16 · Republican
• Lewis Campbell District 3 · Democrat
• Ozro Dodds District 1 · Democrat
• John McKinney District 4 · Democrat
• George Morgan District 13 · Democrat
• Erasmus Peck District 10 · Republican
• Aaron Perry District 1 · Republican
• Samuel Shellabarger District 7 · Republican
• John Smith District 6 · Republican
• Job Stevenson District 2 · Republican
• William Upson District 18 · Republican
• Philadelph Van Trump District 12 · Democrat
• John Wilson District 11 · Republican
• Charles Lamison District 5 · Democrat
• William Sprague District 15 · Republican
• Charles Foster District 9 · Republican
• James Monroe District 14 · Republican
• James Garfield District 19 · Republican

Oregon 2 senators, 1 representatives

• Henry Corbett Senator · Republican
• James Kelly Senator · Democrat
• James Slater District 1 · Democrat

Pennsylvania 2 senators, 25 representatives

• John Scott Senator · Republican
• Simon Cameron Senator · Republican
• Ephraim Acker District 6 · Democrat
• John Creely District 2 · Ind. Republican
• Oliver Dickey District 9 · Republican
• Henry Foster District 21 · Democrat
• James Getz District 8 · Democrat
• Samuel Griffith District 20 · Democrat
• Richard Haldeman District 15 · Democrat
• William McClelland District 24 · Democrat
• Ulysses Mercur District 13 · Republican
• Benjamin Meyers District 16 · Democrat
• Henry Sherwood District 18 · Democrat
• Ebenezer McJunkin District 23 · Republican
• Leonard Myers District 3 · Republican
• Glenni Scofield District 19 · Republican
• Lazarus Shoemaker District 12 · Republican
• Robert Speer District 17 · Democrat
• John Packer District 14 · Republican
• Washington Townsend District 7 · Republican
• John Killinger District 10 · Republican
• James Negley District 22 · Republican
• John Storm District 11 · Democrat
• Frank Bunnell District 13 · Republican
• William Kelley District 4 · Republican
• Samuel Randall District 1 · Democrat
• Alfred Harmer District 5 · Republican

Rhode Island 2 senators, 2 representatives

• William Sprague Senator · Liberal Republican
• Henry Anthony Senator · Republican
• James Pendleton District 2 · Republican
• Benjamin Eames District 1 · Republican

South Carolina 2 senators, 4 representatives

• Frederick Sawyer Senator · Republican
• Thomas Robertson Senator · Republican
• Robert De Large District 2 · Republican
• Robert Elliott District 3 · Republican
• Alexander Wallace District 4 · Republican
• Joseph Rainey District 1 · Republican

Tennessee 2 senators, 8 representatives

• William Brownlow Senator · Republican
• Henry Cooper Senator · Democrat
• Robert Caldwell District 7 · Democrat
• Abraham Garrett District 3 · Democrat
• Edward Golladay District 5 · Democrat
• William Vaughan District 8 · Democrat
• Horace Maynard District 2 · Republican
• John Bright District 4 · Democrat
• Roderick Butler District 1 · Republican
• Washington Whitthorne District 6 · Democrat

Texas 2 senators, 5 representatives

• James Flanagan Senator · Republican
• Morgan Hamilton Senator · Republican
• William Clark District 3 · Republican
• John Conner District 2 · Democrat
• William Herndon District 1 · Democrat
• De Giddings District 3 · Democrat
• John Hancock District 4 · Democrat

Utah 0 senators, 1 representatives

• William Hooper District -1 · Democrat

Vermont 2 senators, 3 representatives

• George Edmunds Senator · Republican
• Justin Morrill Senator · Republican
• Worthington Smith District 3 · Republican
• Charles Willard District 1 · Republican
• Luke Poland District 2 · Republican

Virginia 2 senators, 8 representatives

• John Lewis Senator · Republican
• John Johnston Senator · Democrat
• Elliott Braxton District 7 · Democrat
• John Critcher District 1 · Democrat
• Richard Duke District 5 · Democrat
• Charles Porter District 3 · Republican
• James Platt, Jr. District 2 · Republican
• William Stowell District 4 · Republican
• William Terry District 8 · Democrat
• John Harris District 6 · Democrat

Washington 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Selucius Garfielde District -1 · Republican

West Virginia 2 senators, 3 representatives

• Arthur Boreman Senator · Republican
• Henry Davis Senator · Democrat
• James McGrew District 2 · Republican
• John Davis District 1 · Democrat
• Frank Hereford District 3 · Democrat

Wisconsin 2 senators, 6 representatives

• Timothy Howe Senator · Republican
• Matthew Carpenter Senator · Republican
• Joel Barber District 3 · Republican
• Charles Eldredge District 4 · Democrat
• Gerry Hazelton District 2 · Republican
• Alexander Mitchell District 1 · Democrat
• Jeremiah Rusk District 6 · Republican
• Philetus Sawyer District 5 · Republican

Wyoming 0 senators, 1 representatives

• William Jones At-large · Republican

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