47th Congress (1881–1883): members and party control

1881-03-04 to 1883-03-04. 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

• Richard Pettigrew District -1 · Republican

Alabama 2 senators, 9 representatives

• James Pugh Senator · Democrat
• John Morgan Senator · Democrat
• William Lowe District 8 · National Greenbacker
• Thomas Herndon District 1 · Democrat
• Goldsmith Hewitt District 6 · Democrat
• Charles Shelley District 4 · Democrat
• Thomas Williams District 5 · Democrat
• William Forney District 7 · Democrat
• Hilary Herbert District 2 · Democrat
• William Oates District 3 · Democrat
• Joseph Wheeler District 8 · Democrat

Arizona 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Granville Oury At-large · Democrat

Arkansas 2 senators, 4 representatives

• James Walker Senator · Democrat
• Augustus Garland Senator · Democrat
• Jordan Cravens District 3 · Democrat
• Thomas Gunter District 4 · Democrat
• Poindexter Dunn District 1 · Democrat
• James Jones District 2 · Democrat

California 2 senators, 4 representatives

• James Farley Senator · Democrat
• John Miller Senator · Republican
• Campbell Berry District 3 · Democrat
• Romualdo Pacheco District 4 · Republican
• Horace Page District 2 · Republican
• William Rosecrans District 1 · Democrat

Colorado 4 senators, 1 representatives

• Nathaniel Hill Senator · Republican
• George Chilcott Senator · Republican
• Horace Tabor Senator · Republican
• Henry Teller Senator · Republican
• James Belford District 1 · Republican

Connecticut 2 senators, 4 representatives

• Joseph Hawley Senator · Republican
• Orville Platt Senator · Republican
• James Phelps District 2 · Democrat
• John Buck District 1 · Republican
• John Wait District 3 · Republican
• Frederick Miles District 4 · Republican

Delaware 2 senators, 1 representatives

• Thomas Bayard, Sr. Senator · Democrat
• Eli Saulsbury Senator · Democrat
• Edward Martin At-large · Democrat

Florida 2 senators, 3 representatives

• Charles Jones Senator · Democrat
• Wilkinson Call Senator · Democrat
• Jesse Finley District 2 · Democrat
• Horatio Bisbee, Jr. District 2 · Republican
• Robert Davidson District 1 · Democrat

Georgia 3 senators, 10 representatives

• Benjamin Hill Senator · Democrat
• Middleton Barrow Senator · Democrat
• Joseph Brown Senator · Democrat
• George Black District 1 · Democrat
• Philip Cook District 3 · Democrat
• Emory Speer District 9 · Ind. Democrat
• Alexander Stephens District 8 · Democrat
• Hugh Buchanan District 4 · Democrat
• Nathaniel Hammond District 5 · Democrat
• Seaborn Reese District 8 · Democrat
• Judson Clements District 7 · Democrat
• James Blount District 6 · Democrat
• Henry Turner District 2 · Democrat

Idaho 0 senators, 1 representatives

• George Ainslie District -1 · Democrat

Illinois 2 senators, 20 representatives

• David Davis Senator · Independent
• John Logan Senator · Republican
• William Aldrich District 1 · Republican
• Robert Hawk District 5 · Republican
• John Lewis District 9 · Republican
• John Sherwin District 4 · Republican
• James Singleton District 11 · Democrat
• Dietrich Smith District 13 · Republican
• William Sparks District 16 · Democrat
• William Cullen District 7 · Republican
• George Davis District 2 · Republican
• Samuel Moulton District 15 · Democrat
• William Morrison District 17 · Democrat
• Charles Farwell District 3 · Republican
• John Thomas District 18 · Republican
• Lewis Payson District 8 · Republican
• Richard Townshend District 19 · Democrat
• Thomas Henderson District 6 · Republican
• William Springer District 12 · Democrat
• Robert Hitt District 5 · Republican
• Benjamin Marsh District 10 · Republican
• Joseph Cannon District 14 · Republican

Indiana 2 senators, 14 representatives

• Benjamin Harrison Senator · Republican
• Daniel Voorhees Senator · Democrat
• Walpole Colerick District 12 · Democrat
• Mark De Motte District 10 · Republican
• Charles Doxey District 9 · Republican
• William Heilman District 1 · Republican
• Godlove Orth District 9 · Republican
• Robert Peirce District 8 · Republican
• William Calkins District 13 · Republican
• Stanton Peelle District 7 · Republican
• Strother Stockslager District 3 · Democrat
• Thomas Cobb District 2 · Democrat
• Courtland Matson District 5 · Democrat
• Thomas Browne District 6 · Republican
• William Holman District 4 · Democrat
• George Steele District 11 · Republican

Iowa 3 senators, 10 representatives

• Samuel Kirkwood Senator · Republican
• James McDill Senator · Republican
• William Allison Senator · Republican
• Cyrus Carpenter District 9 · Republican
• Nathaniel Deering District 4 · Republican
• Sewall Farwell District 2 · Republican
• William Thompson District 5 · Republican
• John Cook District 6 · Democrat
• Marsena Cutts District 6 · Republican
• John Kasson District 7 · Republican
• Moses McCoid District 1 · Republican
• Thomas Updegraff District 3 · Republican
• William Hepburn District 8 · Republican

Kansas 2 senators, 3 representatives

• John Ingalls Senator · Republican
• Preston B. Plumb Senator · Republican
• Dudley Haskell District 2 · Republican
• John Anderson District 1 · Republican
• Thomas Ryan District 3 · Republican

Kentucky 2 senators, 10 representatives

• John Williams Senator · Democrat
• James Beck Senator · Democrat
• John Caldwell District 3 · Democrat
• James Knott District 4 · Democrat
• James McKenzie District 2 · Democrat
• Elijah Phister District 10 · Democrat
• Philip Thompson, Jr. District 8 · Democrat
• Oscar Turner District 1 · Democrat
• John White District 9 · Republican
• Albert Willis District 5 · Democrat
• John Carlisle District 6 · Democrat
• Joseph Blackburn District 7 · Democrat

Louisiana 2 senators, 6 representatives

• Benjamin Jonas Senator · Democrat
• William Kellogg Senator · Republican
• Chester Darrall District 3 · Republican
• Ezekiel Ellis District 2 · Democrat
• John King District 5 · Democrat
• Edward Robertson District 6 · Democrat
• Randall Gibson District 1 · Democrat
• Newton Blanchard District 4 · Democrat

Maine 3 senators, 5 representatives

• James Blaine Senator · Republican
• Eugene Hale Senator · Republican
• William Frye Senator · Republican
• George Ladd District 4 · National Greenbacker
• Stephen Lindsey District 3 · Republican
• Thompson Murch District 5 · National Greenbacker
• Nelson Dingley, Jr. District 2 · Republican
• Thomas Reed District 1 · Republican

Maryland 2 senators, 6 representatives

• James Groome Senator · Democrat
• Arthur Gorman Senator · Democrat
• Andrew Chapman District 5 · Democrat
• Robert McLane District 4 · Democrat
• Milton Urner District 6 · Republican
• George Covington District 1 · Democrat
• Fetter Hoblitzell District 3 · Democrat
• Joshua Talbott District 2 · Democrat

Massachusetts 2 senators, 11 representatives

• Henry Dawes Senator · Republican
• George Hoar Senator · Republican
• Selwyn Bowman District 5 · Republican
• William Crapo District 1 · Republican
• Benjamin Harris District 2 · Republican
• Amasa Norcross District 10 · Republican
• George Robinson District 11 · Republican
• William Russell District 7 · Republican
• Ambrose Ranney District 3 · Republican
• William Rice District 9 · Republican
• Eben Stone District 6 · Republican
• Leopold Morse District 4 · Democrat
• John Candler District 8 · Republican

Michigan 2 senators, 9 representatives

• Thomas Ferry Senator · Republican
• Omar Conger Senator · Republican
• Jay Hubbell District 9 · Republican
• Henry Lord District 1 · Republican
• John Rich District 7 · Republican
• Oliver Spaulding District 6 · Republican
• George Webber District 5 · Republican
• Edwin Willits District 2 · Republican
• Roswell Horr District 8 · Republican
• Edward Lacey District 3 · Republican
• Julius Burrows District 4 · Republican

Minnesota 3 senators, 3 representatives

• William Windom Senator · Republican
• Alonzo Edgerton Senator · Republican
• Samuel McMillan Senator · Republican
• Horace Strait District 2 · Republican
• Mark Dunnell District 1 · Republican
• William Washburn District 3 · Republican

Mississippi 2 senators, 7 representatives

• Lucius Lamar Senator · Democrat
• James George Senator · Democrat
• John Lynch District 6 · Republican
• James Chalmers District 6 · Democrat
• Van Manning District 2 · Democrat
• Henry Muldrow District 1 · Democrat
• Otho Singleton District 4 · Democrat
• Charles Hooker District 5 · Democrat
• Hernando Money District 3 · Democrat

Missouri 2 senators, 15 representatives

• George Vest Senator · Democrat
• Francis Cockrell Senator · Democrat
• Thomas Allen District 2 · Democrat
• Joseph Burrows District 10 · National Greenbacker
• John Clark, Jr. District 11 · Democrat
• Nicholas Ford District 9 · National Greenbacker
• Richard Frost District 3 · Democrat
• Ira Hazeltine District 6 · National Greenbacker
• James McLean District 2 · Republican
• Theron Rice District 7 · National Greenbacker
• Gustavus Sessinghaus District 3 · Republican
• Aylett Buckner District 13 · Democrat
• Lowndes Davis District 4 · Democrat
• Martin Clardy District 1 · Democrat
• William Hatch District 12 · Democrat
• Robert Van Horn District 8 · Republican
• Richard Bland District 5 · Democrat

Montana 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Martin Maginnis District -1 · Democrat

Nebraska 2 senators, 1 representatives

• Alvin Saunders Senator · Republican
• Charles Van Wyck Senator · Republican
• Edward Valentine District 1 · Republican

Nevada 2 senators, 1 representatives

• James Fair Senator · Democrat
• John Jones Senator · Republican
• George Cassidy At-large · Democrat

New Hampshire 2 senators, 3 representatives

• Edward Rollins Senator · Republican
• Henry Blair Senator · Republican
• James Briggs District 2 · Republican
• Joshua Hall District 1 · Republican
• Ossian Ray District 3 · Republican

New Jersey 2 senators, 7 representatives

• John McPherson Senator · Democrat
• William Sewell Senator · Republican
• Augustus Hardenbergh District 7 · Democrat
• Henry Harris District 4 · Democrat
• John Hill District 5 · Republican
• Phineas Jones District 6 · Republican
• George Robeson District 1 · Republican
• Miles Ross District 3 · Democrat
• John Brewer District 2 · Republican

New Mexico 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Tranquilino Luna District -1 · Republican

New York 4 senators, 35 representatives

• Roscoe Conkling Senator · Republican
• Elbridge Lapham Senator · Republican
• Warner Miller Senator · Republican
• Thomas Platt Senator · Republican
• John Camp District 26 · Republican
• Thomas Cornell District 15 · Republican
• Richard Crowley District 31 · Republican
• Philip Dugro District 7 · Democrat
• Jeremiah Dwight District 28 · Republican
• John Hammond District 18 · Republican
• Ferris Jacobs, Jr. District 21 · Republican
• Joseph Mason District 24 · Republican
• Anson McCook District 8 · Republican
• Levi Morton District 11 · Republican
• Michael Nolan District 16 · Democrat
• Cyrus Prescott District 23 · Republican
• David Richardson District 29 · Republican
• Jonathan Scoville District 32 · Democrat
• John Smith District 3 · Independent
• Henry Van Aernam District 33 · Republican
• Benjamin Wood District 5 · Democrat
• Fernando Wood District -1 · Democrat
• Walter Wood District 17 · Republican
• John Hardy District 9 · Democrat
• Waldo Hutchins District 12 · Democrat
• William Robinson District 2 · Democrat
• Charles Skinner District 22 · Republican
• Lewis Beach District 14 · Democrat
• Abram Hewitt District 10 · Democrat
• Perry Belmont District 1 · Democrat
• Archibald Bliss District 4 · Democrat
• Frank Hiscock District 25 · Republican
• Abraham X. Parker District 19 · Republican
• George West District 20 · Republican
• Samuel Cox District 6 · Democrat
• Roswell Flower District 11 · Democrat
• John Van Voorhis District 30 · Republican
• John Ketcham District 13 · Republican
• James Wadsworth District 27 · Republican

North Carolina 2 senators, 8 representatives

• Matt Ransom Senator · Democrat
• Zebulon Vance Senator · Democrat
• Robert Armfield District 7 · Democrat
• Orlando Hubbs District 2 · Republican
• John Shackelford District 3 · Democrat
• Clement Dowd District 6 · Democrat
• Alfred Scales District 5 · Democrat
• Robert Vance District 8 · Democrat
• William Cox District 4 · Democrat
• Louis Latham District 1 · Democrat

Ohio 2 senators, 21 representatives

• George Pendleton Senator · Democrat
• John Sherman Senator · Republican
• Gibson Atherton District 13 · Democrat
• Rufus Dawes District 15 · Republican
• John Leedom District 7 · Democrat
• Henry Neal District 11 · Republican
• John Rice District 10 · Republican
• James Ritchie District 6 · Republican
• Emanuel Shultz District 4 · Republican
• Amos Townsend District 20 · Republican
• Jonathan Updegraff District 16 · Republican
• Thomas Young District 2 · Republican
• George Converse District 12 · Democrat
• James Robinson District 9 · Republican
• George Geddes District 14 · Democrat
• Benjamin Le Fevre District 5 · Democrat
• Benjamin Butterworth District 1 · Republican
• Henry Morey District 3 · Republican
• Ezra Taylor District 19 · Republican
• Joseph Taylor District 16 · Republican
• Addison S. McClure District 18 · Republican
• William McKinley, Jr. District 17 · Republican
• Joseph Keifer District 8 · Republican

Oregon 2 senators, 1 representatives

• La Grover Senator · Democrat
• James Slater Senator · Democrat
• Melvin George District 1 · Republican

Pennsylvania 2 senators, 27 representatives

• John Mitchell Senator · Republican
• James Cameron Senator · Republican
• Russell Errett District 22 · Republican
• Horatio Fisher District 18 · Republican
• William Godshalk District 7 · Republican
• Cornelius Jadwin District 15 · Republican
• Robert Klotz District 11 · Democrat
• James Mosgrove District 25 · National Greenbacker
• William Shallenberger District 24 · Republican
• Robert Walker District 16 · Republican
• William Ward District 6 · Republican
• Morgan Wise District 21 · Democrat
• Samuel Barr District 14 · Republican
• Abraham Smith District 9 · Republican
• Jacob Campbell District 17 · Republican
• Andrew Curtin District 20 · Democrat
• Thomas Bayne District 23 · Republican
• William Kelley District 4 · Republican
• Samuel Randall District 3 · Democrat
• Lewis Watson District 27 · Republican
• Frank Beltzhoover District 19 · Democrat
• William Mutchler District 10 · Democrat
• Charles O’Neill District 2 · Republican
• Joseph Scranton District 12 · Republican
• Daniel Ermentrout District 8 · Democrat
• Alfred Harmer District 5 · Republican
• Charles Brumm District 13 · National Greenbacker
• Henry Bingham District 1 · Republican
• Samuel Miller District 26 · Republican

Rhode Island 1 senators, 3 representatives

• Henry Anthony Senator · Republican
• Jonathan Chace District 2 · Republican
• Henry Spooner District 1 · Republican
• Nelson Aldrich District 1 · Republican

South Carolina 2 senators, 8 representatives

• Wade Hampton Senator · Democrat
• Matthew Butler Senator · Democrat
• Michael O’Connor District 2 · Democrat
• John Richardson District 1 · Democrat
• John Evins District 4 · Democrat
• Edmund Mackey District 2 · Republican
• David Aiken District 3 · Democrat
• Robert Smalls District 5 · Republican
• Samuel Dibble District 2 · Democrat
• George Tillman District 5 · Democrat

Tennessee 2 senators, 10 representatives

• Howell Jackson Senator · Democrat
• Isham Harris Senator · Democrat
• John Atkins District 8 · Democrat
• John House District 6 · Democrat
• William Moore District 10 · Republican
• Charles Simonton District 9 · Democrat
• George Dibrell District 3 · Democrat
• Richard Warner District 5 · Democrat
• Augustus Pettibone District 1 · Republican
• Washington Whitthorne District 7 · Democrat
• Leonidas Houk District 2 · Republican
• Benton McMillin District 4 · Democrat

Texas 2 senators, 6 representatives

• Samuel Maxey Senator · Democrat
• Richard Coke Senator · Democrat
• George Jones District 5 · National Greenbacker
• Christopher Upson District 6 · Democrat
• Olin Wellborn District 3 · Democrat
• John Reagan District 1 · Democrat
• Roger Mills District 4 · Democrat
• David Culberson District 2 · Democrat

Utah 0 senators, 2 representatives

• George Cannon District -1 · Republican
• John Caine District -1 · Democrat

Vermont 2 senators, 3 representatives

• George Edmunds Senator · Republican
• Justin Morrill Senator · Republican
• Charles Joyce District 1 · Republican
• James Tyler District 2 · Republican
• William Grout District 3 · Republican

Virginia 2 senators, 9 representatives

• John Johnston Senator · Democrat
• William Mahone Senator · Republican
• John Dezendorf District 2 · Republican
• Abram Fulkerson District 9 · Readjuster Democrat
• Joseph Jorgensen District 4 · Republican
• George Garrison District 1 · Democrat
• John Paul District 7 · Readjuster Democrat
• George Cabell District 5 · Democrat
• John Tucker District 6 · Democrat
• John Barbour, Jr. District 8 · Democrat
• George Wise District 3 · Democrat

Washington 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Thomas Brents District -1 · Republican

West Virginia 2 senators, 3 representatives

• Henry Davis Senator · Democrat
• Johnson Camden Senator · Democrat
• John Hoge District 2 · Democrat
• Benjamin Wilson District 1 · Democrat
• John Kenna District 3 · Democrat

Wisconsin 3 senators, 8 representatives

• Matthew Carpenter Senator · Republican
• Angus Cameron Senator · Republican
• Philetus Sawyer Senator · Republican
• George Hazelton District 3 · Republican
• Herman Humphrey District 7 · Republican
• Thaddeus Pound District 8 · Republican
• Charles Williams District 1 · Republican
• Peter Deuster District 4 · Democrat
• Edward Bragg District 5 · Democrat
• Richard Guenther District 6 · Republican
• Lucien Caswell District 2 · Republican

Wyoming 0 senators, 1 representatives

• Morton Post At-large · Democrat

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