"Gorman's Triumph— A Humiliating Spectacle", cartoon by W. A. Rogers depicting President Cleveland's humiliation by the Sugar Trust.

The 53rd 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, 1893, to March 4, 1895, during the first two years of Grover Cleveland's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census.

The Democrats maintained their majority in the House (albeit reduced) and won back control of the Senate. With Grover Cleveland being sworn in on March 4, 1893, for his second stint as president, this also gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the establishment of the Republican Party in 1854.

Major events

Major legislation

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

Party (shading shows control)TotalVacant
Democratic (D)Populist (P)Republican (R)Silver (S)
End of previous congress392470880
Begin443371853
End4341880
Final voting share48.9%3.4%46.6%1.1%
Beginning of next congress394422871

House of Representatives

Party (shading shows control)TotalVacant
Democratic (D)Independent Democratic (ID)Populist (P)Republican (R)Silver (S)
End of previous congress233098603284
Begin21311112713533
End2141233506
Final voting share61.1%0.3%3.1%35.1%0.3%
Beginning of next congress1040724013524

Leadership

Senate President Adlai Stevenson

Senate

House of Representatives

House Speaker Charles F. Crisp

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and Members of the House are listed by district.

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Senate

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 began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, facing re-election in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1896.

Alabama ▌2. John T. Morgan (D) ▌3. James L. Pugh (D) Arkansas ▌2. James H. Berry (D) ▌3. James K. Jones (D) California ▌1. Stephen M. White (D) ▌3. Leland Stanford (R), until June 21, 1893 ▌George C. Perkins (R), from July 26, 1893 Colorado ▌2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) ▌3. Henry M. Teller (R) Connecticut ▌1. Joseph R. Hawley (R) ▌3. Orville H. Platt (R) Delaware ▌1. George Gray (D) ▌2. Anthony Higgins (R) Florida ▌1. Samuel Pasco (D) ▌3. Wilkinson Call (D) Georgia ▌2. Alfred H. Colquitt (D), until March 26, 1894 ▌Patrick Walsh (D), from April 2, 1894 ▌3. John B. Gordon (D) Idaho ▌2. George L. Shoup (R) ▌3. Fred T. Dubois (R) Illinois ▌2. Shelby M. Cullom (R) ▌3. John McAuley Palmer (D) Indiana ▌1. David Turpie (D) ▌3. Daniel W. Voorhees (D) Iowa ▌2. James F. Wilson (R) ▌3. William B. Allison (R) Kansas ▌2. John Martin (D) ▌3. William A. Peffer (P) Kentucky ▌2. William Lindsay (D) ▌3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) Louisiana ▌2. Donelson Caffery (D) ▌3. Edward D. White Jr. (D), until March 12, 1894 ▌Newton C. Blanchard (D), from March 12, 1894 Maine ▌1. Eugene Hale (R) ▌2. William P. Frye (R) Maryland ▌1. Arthur Pue Gorman (D) ▌3. Charles H. Gibson (D) Massachusetts ▌1. Henry Cabot Lodge (R) ▌2. George F. Hoar (R) Michigan ▌1. Francis B. Stockbridge (R), until April 30, 1894 ▌John Patton Jr. (R), from May 5, 1894, until January 14, 1895 ▌Julius C. Burrows (R), from January 24, 1895 ▌2. James McMillan (R) Minnesota ▌1. Cushman K. Davis (R) ▌2. William D. Washburn (R) Mississippi ▌1. James Z. George (D) ▌2. Edward C. Walthall (D), until January 24, 1894 ▌Anselm J. McLaurin (D), from February 7, 1894Missouri ▌1. Francis Cockrell (D) ▌3. George G. Vest (D) Montana ▌1. Lee Mantle (R), from January 16, 1895 ▌2. Thomas C. Power (R) Nebraska ▌1. William V. Allen (P) ▌2. Charles F. Manderson (R) Nevada ▌1. William M. Stewart (S) ▌3. John P. Jones (R) New Hampshire ▌2. William E. Chandler (R) ▌3. Jacob H. Gallinger (R) New Jersey ▌1. James Smith Jr. (D) ▌2. John R. McPherson (D) New York ▌1. Edward Murphy Jr. (D) ▌3. David B. Hill (D) North Carolina ▌2. Matt W. Ransom (D) ▌3. Zebulon B. Vance (D), until April 14, 1894 ▌Thomas J. Jarvis (D), from April 19, 1894, until January 23, 1895 ▌Jeter C. Pritchard (R), from January 23, 1895 North Dakota ▌1. William N. Roach (D) ▌3. Henry C. Hansbrough (R) Ohio ▌1. John Sherman (R) ▌3. Calvin S. Brice (D) Oregon ▌2. Joseph N. Dolph (R) ▌3. John H. Mitchell (R) Pennsylvania ▌1. Matthew S. Quay (R) ▌3. J. Donald Cameron (R) Rhode Island ▌1. Nelson W. Aldrich (R) ▌2. Nathan F. Dixon III (R) South Carolina ▌2. Matthew C. Butler (D) ▌3. John L. M. Irby (D) South Dakota ▌2. Richard F. Pettigrew (R) ▌3. James H. Kyle (P) Tennessee ▌1. William B. Bate (D) ▌2. Isham G. Harris (D) Texas ▌1. Roger Q. Mills (D) ▌2. Richard Coke (D) Vermont ▌1. Redfield Proctor (R) ▌3. Justin S. Morrill (R) Virginia ▌1. John W. Daniel (D) ▌2. Eppa Hunton, II (D) Washington ▌1. John L. Wilson (R), from February 19, 1895 ▌3. Watson C. Squire (R) West Virginia ▌1. Charles J. Faulkner Jr. (D) ▌2. Johnson N. Camden (D) Wisconsin ▌1. John L. Mitchell (D) ▌3. William F. Vilas (D) Wyoming ▌1. Clarence D. Clark (R), from January 23, 1895 ▌2. Joseph M. Carey (R)Senate President pro tempore Charles F. Manderson Senate President pro tempore Isham G. Harris Senate President pro tempore Matt W. RansomSenators' party membership by state at the opening of the 53rd Congress in March 1893. The green stripes represent Populists, while the gray stripes in Nevada represent Silver Senator William M. Stewart. 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans Territories

House of Representatives

House seats by party holding plurality in state
Alabama1. Richard H. Clarke (D) ▌2. Jesse F. Stallings (D) ▌3. William C. Oates (D), until November 5, 1894 ▌George P. Harrison (D), from November 6, 1894 ▌4. Gaston A. Robbins (D) ▌5. James E. Cobb (D) ▌6. John H. Bankhead (D) ▌7. William H. Denson (D) ▌8. Joseph Wheeler (D) ▌9. Louis W. Turpin (D) Arkansas1. Philip D. McCulloch Jr. (D) ▌2. Clifton R. Breckinridge (D), until August 14, 1894 ▌John S. Little (D), from December 3, 1894 ▌3. Thomas C. McRae (D) ▌4. William L. Terry (D) ▌5. Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) ▌6. Robert Neill (D) California1. Thomas J. Geary (D) ▌2. Anthony Caminetti (D) ▌3. Samuel G. Hilborn (R), until April 4, 1894 ▌Warren B. English (D), from April 4, 1894 ▌4. James G. Maguire (D) ▌5. Eugene F. Loud (R) ▌6. Marion Cannon (P) ▌7. William W. Bowers (R) Colorado1. Lafe Pence (P) ▌2. John C. Bell (P) Connecticut1. Lewis Sperry (D) ▌2. James P. Pigott (D) ▌3. Charles A. Russell (R) ▌4. Robert E. De Forest (D) DelawareAt-large. John W. Causey (D) Florida1. Stephen R. Mallory (D) ▌2. Charles M. Cooper (D) Georgia1. Rufus E. Lester (D) ▌2. Benjamin E. Russell (D) ▌3. Charles F. Crisp (D) ▌4. Charles L. Moses (D) ▌5. Leonidas F. Livingston (D) ▌6. Thomas B. Cabaniss (D) ▌7. John W. Maddox (D) ▌8. Thomas G. Lawson (D) ▌9. Farish C. Tate (D) ▌10. James C. C. Black (D) ▌11. Henry G. Turner (D) IdahoAt-large. Willis Sweet (R) Illinois1. J. Frank Aldrich (R) ▌2. Lawrence E. McGann (D) ▌3. Allan C. Durborow Jr. (D) ▌4. Julius Goldzier (D) ▌5. Albert J. Hopkins (R) ▌6. Robert R. Hitt (R) ▌7. Thomas J. Henderson (R) ▌8. Robert A. Childs (R) ▌9. Hamilton K. Wheeler (R) ▌10. Philip S. Post (R), until January 6, 1895 ▌11. Benjamin F. Marsh (R) ▌12. John J. McDannold (D) ▌13. William M. Springer (D) ▌14. Benjamin F. Funk (R) ▌15. Joseph G. Cannon (R) ▌16. George W. Fithian (D) ▌17. Edward Lane (D) ▌18. William S. Forman (D) ▌19. James R. Williams (D) ▌20. George Washington Smith (R) ▌At-large. John C. Black (D), until January 12, 1895 ▌At-large. Andrew J. Hunter (D) Indiana1. Arthur H. Taylor (D) ▌2. John L. Bretz (D) ▌3. Jason B. Brown (D) ▌4. William S. Holman (D) ▌5. George W. Cooper (D) ▌6. Henry U. Johnson (R) ▌7. William D. Bynum (D) ▌8. Elijah V. Brookshire (D) ▌9. Daniel W. Waugh (R) ▌10. Thomas Hammond (D) ▌11. Augustus N. Martin (D) ▌12. William F. McNagny (D) ▌13. Charles G. Conn (D) Iowa1. John H. Gear (R) ▌2. Walter I. Hayes (D) ▌3. David B. Henderson (R) ▌4. Thomas Updegraff (R) ▌5. Robert G. Cousins (R) ▌6. John F. Lacey (R) ▌7. John A. T. Hull (R) ▌8. William P. Hepburn (R) ▌9. Alva L. Hager (R) ▌10. Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) ▌11. George D. Perkins (R) Kansas1. Case Broderick (R) ▌2. Edward H. Funston (R), until August 2, 1894 ▌Horace L. Moore (D), from August 2, 1894 ▌3. Thomas J. Hudson (P) ▌4. Charles Curtis (R) ▌5. John Davis (P) ▌6. William Baker (P) ▌7. Jeremiah Simpson (P) ▌At-large. William A. Harris (P) Kentucky1. William J. Stone (D) ▌2. William T. Ellis (D) ▌3. Isaac H. Goodnight (D) ▌4. Alexander B. Montgomery (D) ▌5. Asher G. Caruth (D) ▌6. Albert S. Berry (D) ▌7. William C. P. Breckinridge (D) ▌8. James B. McCreary (D) ▌9. Thomas H. Paynter (D), until January 5, 1895 ▌10. Marcus C. Lisle (D), until July 7, 1894 ▌William M. Beckner (D), from December 3, 1894 ▌11. Silas Adams (R) Louisiana1. Adolph Meyer (D) ▌2. Robert C. Davey (D) ▌3. Andrew Price (D) ▌4. Newton C. Blanchard (D), until March 12, 1894 ▌Henry W. Ogden (D), from May 12, 1894 ▌5. Charles J. Boatner (D) ▌6. Samuel M. Robertson (D) Maine1. Thomas B. Reed (R) ▌2. Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) ▌3. Seth L. Milliken (R) ▌4. Charles A. Boutelle (R) Maryland1. Robert F. Brattan (D), until May 10, 1894 ▌W. Laird Henry (D), from November 6, 1894 ▌2. J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) ▌3. Henry W. Rusk (D) ▌4. Isidor Rayner (D) ▌5. Barnes Compton (D), until May 15, 1894 ▌Charles E. Coffin (R), from November 6, 1894 ▌6. William M. McKaig (D) Massachusetts1. Ashley B. Wright (R) ▌2. Frederick H. Gillett (R) ▌3. Joseph H. Walker (R) ▌4. Lewis D. Apsley (R) ▌5. Moses T. Stevens (D) ▌6. William Cogswell (R) ▌7. William Everett (D), from April 25, 1893 ▌8. Samuel W. McCall (R) ▌9. Joseph H. O'Neil (D) ▌10. Michael J. McEttrick (ID) ▌11. William F. Draper (R) ▌12. Elijah A. Morse (R) ▌13. Charles S. Randall (R) Michigan1. J. Logan Chipman (D), until August 17, 1893 ▌Levi T. Griffin (D), from December 4, 1893 ▌2. James S. Gorman (D) ▌3. Julius C. Burrows (R), until January 23, 1895 ▌4. Henry F. Thomas (R) ▌5. George F. Richardson (D) ▌6. David D. Aitken (R) ▌7. Justin R. Whiting (D) ▌8. William S. Linton (R) ▌9. John W. Moon (R) ▌10. Thomas A. E. Weadock (D) ▌11. John Avery (R) ▌12. Samuel M. Stephenson (R) Minnesota1. James Albertus Tawney (R) ▌2. James T. McCleary (R) ▌3. Osee M. Hall (D) ▌4. Andrew R. Kiefer (R) ▌5. Loren Fletcher (R) ▌6. Melvin R. Baldwin (D) ▌7. Haldor E. Boen (P) Mississippi1. John M. Allen (D) ▌2. John C. Kyle (D) ▌3. Thomas C. Catchings (D) ▌4. Hernando D. Money (D) ▌5. John Sharp Williams (D) ▌6. Thomas R. Stockdale (D) ▌7. Charles E. Hooker (D) Missouri1. William H. Hatch (D) ▌2. Uriel S. Hall (D) ▌3. Alexander M. Dockery (D) ▌4. Daniel D. Burnes (D) ▌5. John C. Tarsney (D) ▌6. David A. De Armond (D) ▌7. John T. Heard (D) ▌8. Richard P. Bland (D) ▌9. James Beauchamp Clark (D) ▌10. Richard Bartholdt (R) ▌11. Charles F. Joy (R), until April 3, 1894 ▌John J. O'Neill (D), from April 3, 1894 ▌12. Seth W. Cobb (D) ▌13. Robert W. Fyan (D) ▌14. Marshall Arnold (D) ▌15. Charles H. Morgan (D) MontanaAt-large. Charles S. Hartman (R)Nebraska1. William J. Bryan (D) ▌2. David H. Mercer (R) ▌3. George D. Meiklejohn (R) ▌4. Eugene J. Hainer (R) ▌5. William A. McKeighan (P) ▌6. Omer M. Kem (P) NevadaAt-large. Francis G. Newlands (D/S) New Hampshire1. Henry W. Blair (R) ▌2. Henry M. Baker (R) New Jersey1. Henry C. Loudenslager (R) ▌2. John J. Gardner (R) ▌3. Jacob A. Geissenhainer (D) ▌4. Johnston Cornish (D) ▌5. Cornelius A. Cadmus (D) ▌6. Thomas D. English (D) ▌7. George B. Fielder (D) ▌8. John T. Dunn (D) New York1. James W. Covert (D) ▌2. John M. Clancy (D) ▌3. Joseph C. Hendrix (D) ▌4. William J. Coombs (D) ▌5. John H. Graham (D) ▌6. Thomas F. Magner (D) ▌7. Franklin Bartlett (D) ▌8. Edward J. Dunphy (D) ▌9. Timothy J. Campbell (D) ▌10. Daniel Sickles (D) ▌11. Amos J. Cummings (D), until November 21, 1894 ▌12. W. Bourke Cockran (D) ▌13. J. De Witt Warner (D) ▌14. John R. Fellows (D), until December 31, 1893 ▌Lemuel E. Quigg (R), from January 30, 1894 ▌15. Ashbel P. Fitch (D), until December 26, 1893 ▌Isidor Straus (D), from January 30, 1894 ▌16. William Ryan (D) ▌17. Francis Marvin (R) ▌18. Jacob LeFever (R) ▌19. Charles D. Haines (D) ▌20. Charles Tracey (D) ▌21. Simon J. Schermerhorn (D) ▌22. Newton M. Curtis (R) ▌23. John M. Wever (R) ▌24. Charles A. Chickering (R) ▌25. James S. Sherman (R) ▌26. George W. Ray (R) ▌27. James J. Belden (R) ▌28. Sereno E. Payne (R) ▌29. Charles W. Gillet (R) ▌30. James W. Wadsworth (R) ▌31. John Van Voorhis (R) ▌32. Daniel N. Lockwood (D) ▌33. Charles Daniels (R) ▌34. Warren B. Hooker (R) North Carolina1. William A. B. Branch (D) ▌2. Frederick A. Woodard (D) ▌3. Benjamin F. Grady (D) ▌4. Benjamin H. Bunn (D) ▌5. Thomas Settle III (R) ▌6. Sydenham B. Alexander (D) ▌7. John S. Henderson (D) ▌8. William H. Bower (D) ▌9. William T. Crawford (D) North DakotaAt-large. Martin N. Johnson (R) Ohio1. Bellamy Storer (R) ▌2. John A. Caldwell (R), until May 4, 1894 ▌Jacob H. Bromwell (R), from December 3, 1894 ▌3. George W. Houk (D), until February 9, 1894 ▌Paul J. Sorg (D), from May 21, 1894 ▌4. Fernando C. Layton (D) ▌5. Dennis D. Donovan (D) ▌6. George W. Hulick (R) ▌7. George W. Wilson (R) ▌8. Luther M. Strong (R) ▌9. Byron F. Ritchie (D) ▌10. William H. Enochs (R), until July 13, 1893 ▌Hezekiah S. Bundy (R), from December 4, 1893 ▌11. Charles H. Grosvenor (R) ▌12. Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) ▌13. Darius D. Hare (D) ▌14. Michael D. Harter (D) ▌15. Henry C. Van Voorhis (R) ▌16. Albert J. Pearson (D) ▌17. James A. D. Richards (D) ▌18. George P. Ikirt (D) ▌19. Stephen A. Northway (R) ▌20. William J. White (R) ▌21. Tom L. Johnson (D) Oregon1. Binger Hermann (R) ▌2. William R. Ellis (R) Pennsylvania1. Henry H. Bingham (R) ▌2. Charles O'Neill (R), until November 25, 1893 ▌Robert Adams Jr. (R), from December 19, 1893 ▌3. William McAleer (D) ▌4. John E. Reyburn (R) ▌5. Alfred C. Harmer (R) ▌6. John B. Robinson (R) ▌7. Irving P. Wanger (R) ▌8. William Mutchler (D), until June 23, 1893 ▌Howard Mutchler (D), from August 7, 1893 ▌9. Constantine J. Erdman (D) ▌10. Marriott Brosius (R) ▌11. Joseph A. Scranton (R) ▌12. William H. Hines (D) ▌13. James B. Reilly (D) ▌14. Ephraim M. Woomer (R) ▌15. Myron B. Wright (R), until November 13, 1894 ▌Edwin J. Jorden (R), from February 23, 1895 ▌16. Albert C. Hopkins (R) ▌17. Simon P. Wolverton (D) ▌18. Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) ▌19. Frank E. Beltzhoover (D) ▌20. Josiah D. Hicks (R) ▌21. Daniel B. Heiner (R) ▌22. John Dalzell (R) ▌23. William A. Stone (R) ▌24. William A. Sipe (D) ▌25. Thomas W. Phillips (R) ▌26. Joseph C. Sibley (D) ▌27. Charles W. Stone (R) ▌28. George F. Kribbs (D) ▌At-large. Alexander McDowell (R) ▌At-large. William Lilly (R), until December 1, 1893 ▌Galusha A. Grow (R), from February 26, 1894 Rhode Island1. Oscar Lapham (D) ▌2. Charles H. Page (D), from April 5, 1893 South Carolina1. William H. Brawley (D), until February 12, 1894 ▌James F. Izlar (D), from April 12, 1894 ▌2. William J. Talbert (D) ▌3. Asbury C. Latimer (D) ▌4. George W. Shell (D) ▌5. Thomas J. Strait (D) ▌6. John L. McLaurin (D) ▌7. George W. Murray (R) South Dakota Both representatives were elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. ▌At-large. William V. Lucas (R) ▌At-large. John A. Pickler (R) Tennessee1. Alfred A. Taylor (R) ▌2. John C. Houk (R) ▌3. Henry C. Snodgrass (D) ▌4. Benton McMillin (D) ▌5. James D. Richardson (D) ▌6. Joseph E. Washington (D) ▌7. Nicholas N. Cox (D) ▌8. Benjamin A. Enloe (D) ▌9. James C. McDearmon (D) ▌10. Josiah Patterson (D) Texas1. Joseph C. Hutcheson (D) ▌2. Samuel B. Cooper (D) ▌3. Constantine B. Kilgore (D) ▌4. David B. Culberson (D) ▌5. Joseph W. Bailey (D) ▌6. Joseph Abbott (D) ▌7. George C. Pendleton (D) ▌8. Charles K. Bell (D) ▌9. Joseph D. Sayers (D) ▌10. Walter Gresham (D) ▌11. William H. Crain (D) ▌12. Thomas M. Paschal (D) ▌13. Jeremiah V. Cockrell (D) Vermont1. H. Henry Powers (R) ▌2. William W. Grout (R) Virginia1. William A. Jones (D) ▌2. D. Gardiner Tyler (D) ▌3. George D. Wise (D) ▌4. James F. Epes (D) ▌5. Claude A. Swanson (D) ▌6. Paul C. Edmunds (D) ▌7. Charles T. O'Ferrall (D), until December 28, 1893 ▌Smith S. Turner (D), from January 30, 1894 ▌8. Elisha E. Meredith (D) ▌9. James W. Marshall (D) ▌10. Henry St. George Tucker III (D) Washington Both representatives were elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. ▌At-large. William H. Doolittle (R) ▌At-large. John L. Wilson (R), until February 18, 1895 West Virginia1. John O. Pendleton (D) ▌2. William L. Wilson (D) ▌3. John D. Alderson (D) ▌4. James Capehart (D) Wisconsin1. Henry Allen Cooper (R) ▌2. Charles Barwig (D) ▌3. Joseph W. Babcock (R) ▌4. Peter J. Somers (D), from August 27, 1893 ▌5. George H. Brickner (D) ▌6. Owen A. Wells (D) ▌7. George B. Shaw (R), until August 27, 1894 ▌Michael Griffin (R), from November 5, 1894 ▌8. Lyman E. Barnes (D) ▌9. Thomas Lynch (D) ▌10. Nils P. Haugen (R) WyomingAt-large. Henry A. Coffeen (D) Delegates ▌Arizona Territory. Marcus A. Smith (D) ▌New Mexico Territory. Antonio Joseph (D) ▌Oklahoma Territory. Dennis T. Flynn (R) ▌Utah Territory. Joseph L. Rawlins (D)House seats by party holding plurality in state 80+% Democratic 80+% Republican 60+% to 80% Democratic 60+% to 80% Republican Up to 60% Democratic Up to 60% Republican
80+% Democratic80+% Republican
60+% to 80% Democratic60+% to 80% Republican
Up to 60% DemocraticUp to 60% Republican

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

  • Replacements: 6 Democratic: no net change Republican: no net change Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss
  • Deaths: 4
  • Resignations: 8
  • Interim appointments: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 12
State (class)Vacated byReason for vacancySubsequentDate of successor's installation
Montana (1)VacantLegislature had failed to elect. Successor elected January 16, 1895.Lee Mantle (R)January 16, 1895
Wyoming (1)VacantLegislature had failed to elect. Successor was elected January 23, 1895.Clarence D. Clark (R)January 23, 1895
Washington (1)VacantLegislature had failed to elect. John Allen was appointed to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials. Successor elected February 1, 1895.John L. Wilson (R)February 19, 1895
California (3)Leland Stanford (R)Died June 21, 1893. Successor was appointed July 26, 1893, and elected January 23, 1895.George C. Perkins (R)July 26, 1893
Mississippi (2)Edward C. Walthall (D)Resigned January 24, 1894, due to ill health. Successor was elected.Anselm J. McLaurin (D)February 27, 1894
Louisiana (3)Edward D. White (D)Resigned March 12, 1894, to become Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Successor was appointed March 12, 1894, and subsequently elected May 23, 1894.Newton C. Blanchard (D)March 12, 1894
Georgia (2)Alfred H. Colquitt (D)Died March 26, 1894. Successor was appointed April 2, 1894, and subsequently elected November 7, 1894.Patrick Walsh (D)April 2, 1894
North Carolina (3)Zebulon B. Vance (D)Died April 14, 1894. Successor was appointed.Thomas J. Jarvis (D)April 19, 1894
Michigan (1)Francis B. Stockbridge (R)Died April 30, 1894. Successor was appointed.John Patton Jr. (R)May 5, 1894
Michigan (1)John Patton Jr. (R)Successor was elected January 14, 1895.Julius C. Burrows (R)January 24, 1895
North Carolina (3)Thomas J. Jarvis (D)Successor was elected January 23, 1895.Jeter C. Pritchard (R)January 23, 1895

House of Representatives

  • Replacements: 22 Democratic: 2 seat net gain Republican: 2 seat net loss
  • Deaths: 11
  • Resignations: 13
  • Contested election: 3
  • Total seats with changes: 30
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate successor seated
Rhode Island 2ndVacantLate run-off election.Charles H. Page (D)April 5, 1893
Massachusetts 7thVacantRep. Henry Cabot Lodge resigned during previous congressWilliam Everett (D)April 25, 1893
Wisconsin 4thVacantElected to finish term of Rep. John L. Mitchell who resigned during previous congressPeter J. Somers (D)August 27, 1893
Pennsylvania 8thWilliam Mutchler (D)Died June 23, 1893Howard Mutchler (D)August 7, 1893
Ohio 10thWilliam H. Enochs (R)Died July 13, 1893Hezekiah S. Bundy (R)December 4, 1893
Michigan 1stJ. Logan Chipman (D)Died August 17, 1893Levi T. Griffin (D)December 4, 1893
Pennsylvania 2ndCharles O'Neill (R)Died November 25, 1893Robert Adams Jr. (R)December 19, 1893
Pennsylvania At-largeWilliam Lilly (R)Died December 1, 1893Galusha A. Grow (R)February 26, 1894
New York 15thAshbel P. Fitch (D)Resigned December 26, 1893, after becoming New York City ComptrollerIsidor Straus (D)December 30, 1894
Virginia 7thCharles T. O'Ferrall (D)Resigned December 28, 1893, after being elected Governor of VirginiaSmith S. Turner (D)January 30, 1894
New York 14thJohn R. Fellows (D)Resigned December 31, 1893, after becoming District Attorney of New York CityLemuel E. Quigg (R)January 30, 1894
Ohio 3rdGeorge W. Houk (D)Died February 9, 1894Paul J. Sorg (D)May 21, 1894
South Carolina 1stWilliam H. Brawley (D)Resigned February 12, 1894, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of South CarolinaJames F. Izlar (D)April 12, 1894
Louisiana 4thNewton C. Blanchard (D)Resigned March 12, 1894, after being appointed to the U.S. SenateHenry W. Ogden (D)December 3, 1894
Missouri 11thCharles F. Joy (R)Election was successfully challenged April 3, 1894John J. O'Neill (D)April 3, 1894
California 3rdSamuel G. Hilborn (R)Election was successfully challenged April 4, 1894Warren B. English (D)May 12, 1894
Ohio 2ndJohn A. Caldwell (R)Resigned April 4, 1894, after becoming Mayor of CincinnatiJacob H. Bromwell (R)December 3, 1894
Maryland 1stRobert F. Bratton (D)Died May 10, 1894W. Laird Henry (D)November 6, 1894
Maryland 5thBarnes Compton (D)Resigned May 15, 1894, after being appointed as a naval officerCharles E. Coffin (R)November 6, 1894
Kentucky 10thMarcus C. Lisle (D)Died July 7, 1894William M. Beckner (D)December 3, 1894
Kansas 2ndEdward H. Funston (R)Election was successfully challenged August 2, 1894Horace L. Moore (D)August 2, 1894
Arkansas 2ndClifton R. Breckinridge (D)Resigned August 14, 1894, after being appointed Minister to RussiaJohn S. Little (D)December 3, 1894
Wisconsin 7thGeorge B. Shaw (R)Died August 27, 1894Michael Griffin (R)November 5, 1894
Alabama 3rdWilliam C. Oates (D)Resigned November 5, 1894, after being elected Governor of AlabamaGeorge P. Harrison Jr. (D)November 6, 1894
Pennsylvania 15thMyron B. Wright (R)Died November 13, 1894Edwin J. Jorden (R)February 23, 1895
New York 11thAmos J. Cummings (D)Resigned November 21, 1894Vacant until next Congress
Kentucky 9thThomas H. Paynter (D)Resigned January 5, 1895, after being elected judge for the Kentucky Court of AppealsVacant until next Congress
Illinois 10thPhilip S. Post (R)Died January 6, 1895Vacant until next Congress
Illinois At-largeJohn C. Black (D)Resigned January 12, 1895, to become United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisVacant until next Congress
Michigan 3rdJulius C. Burrows (R)Resigned January 23, 1895, after being elected to the U.S. SenateVacant until next Congress
Washington At-largeJohn L. Wilson (R)Resigned February 18, 1895, after being elected to the U.S. SenateVacant until next Congress

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

  • 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.

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