40th United States Congress

40th United States Congress

39th ← → 41st United States Capitol (1869) Duration: March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869 Senate President: Vacant Senate Pres. pro tem: Benjamin Wade House Speaker: Schuyler Colfax Theodore M. Pomeroy Members: 68 Senators 226 Representatives 8 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Republican Sessions Special: April 1, 1867 – April 20, 1867 1st: March 4, 1867 – December 1, 1867 2nd: December 2, 1867 – November 10, 1868 3rd: December 7, 1868 – March 4, 1869

The Fortieth 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, 1867 to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth years of Andrew Johnson's U.S. Presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

• March 30, 1867: Alaska Purchase
• February 24, 1868: Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
• May 16, 1868: President Johnson acquitted
• May 26, 1868: President Johnson acquitted again
• November 3, 1868: 1868 presidential election: Ulysses S. Grant (R) defeated Horatio Seymour (D)
• December 25, 1868: President Johnson granted unconditional pardons to all Civil War rebels
• January 20, 1869: Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the first woman to testify before Congress

Major legislation

• Four Military Reconstruction Acts, continued:
  • March 2, 1867, ch. 153, 14 Stat. 428
  • March 23, 1867, ch. 6, 15 Stat. 2
  • July 19, 1867, ch. 30, 15 Stat. 14
  • March 11, 1868, ch. 25, 15 Stat. 41
• July 27, 1868: Expatriation Act of 1868, ch. 249, 15 Stat. 223

Constitutional amendment

• July 28, 1868: Fourteenth Amendment ratified
• February 26, 1869: Fifteenth Amendment passed by Congress with a Senate vote of 39 Republican votes of "Yea", 8 Democrat & 5 Republican votes of "Nay" and with 13 Republican & 1 Democrat not voting.^[1] The House of Representatives had already passed the amendment on February 25, 1869 with 143 Republican & 1 Conservative Republican votes of "Yea", 39 Democrat, 3 Republican, 1 Independent Republican & 1 Conservative votes of "Nay" and with 26 Republican, 8 Democrat & 1 Independent Republican not voting.^[2] Following congressional approval the proposed amendment was then sent by Secretary of State William Henry Seward to the states for ratification or rejection.^[3]

Treaty

• April 29, 1868: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868), 15 Stat. 635, signed
• February 16, 1868: Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) ratified

Territories organized

• July 25, 1868: Wyoming Territory organized^[4]

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.

During this Congress, Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, and South Carolina were readmitted to representation in both the Senate and the House. Georgia was readmitted with representation in the House only.

Senate

	Party (Shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Other
End of the previous congress	8	41	(Unionist & Unconditional Unionist) 5	54	20
Begin	8	45	0	53	21
End	9	57		66	8
Final voting share	13.6%	86.4%	0.0%
Beginning of the next congress	9	57	0	66	8

House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority/plurality caucus)						Total
	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Independent Republican (IR)	Conservative Republican (CR)	Conservative (C)	Other		Vacant
End of previous Congress	41	134	1	0	0	(Unionist & Unconditional Unionist) 17	193	49
Begin	45	140	1	1	1	0	188	55
End		170	2		2		220	23
Final voting share	20.5%	78.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Beginning of the next Congress	65	150	0	0	0	0	215	28

Leadership

Senate

• President: Vacant
• President pro tempore: Benjamin Wade (R)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Schuyler Colfax (R), until March 3, 1869
  • Theodore M. Pomeroy (R), elected March 3, 1869. Served for 1 day.

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.

Alabama 2. Willard Warner (R), from July 13, 1868 3. George E. Spencer (R), from July 13, 1868 Arkansas 2. Alexander McDonald (R), from June 22, 1868 3. Benjamin F. Rice (R), from June 23, 1868 California 1. John Conness (R) 3. Cornelius Cole (R) Connecticut 1. James Dixon (R) 3. Orris S. Ferry (R) Delaware 1. George R. Riddle (D), until March 29, 1867 James A. Bayard, Jr. (D), from April 11, 1867 2. Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D) Florida 3. Thomas W. Osborn (R), from June 25, 1868 1. Adonijah Welch (R), from June 17, 1868 Georgia 2. Vacant 3. Vacant Illinois 3. Lyman Trumbull (R) 2. Richard Yates (R) Indiana 1. Thomas A. Hendricks (D) 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R) Iowa 2. James W. Grimes (R) 3. James Harlan (R) Kansas 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R) 2. Edmund G. Ross (R) Kentucky 3. Garrett Davis (D) 2. James Guthrie (D), until February 7, 1868 Thomas C. McCreery (D), from February 19, 1868 Louisiana 2. John S. Harris (R), from July 8, 1868 3. William Pitt Kellogg (R), from July 9, 1868 Maine 1. Lot M. Morrill (R) 2. William Pitt Fessenden (R) Maryland 1. Reverdy Johnson (D), until July 10, 1868 William Pinkney Whyte (D), from July 13, 1868 3. George Vickers (D), from March 7, 1868 Massachusetts 1. Charles Sumner (R) 2. Henry Wilson (R) Michigan 1. Zachariah Chandler (R) 2. Jacob M. Howard (R) Minnesota 1. Alexander Ramsey (R) 2. Daniel S. Norton (R)

Mississippi 1. Vacant 2. Vacant Missouri 1. John B. Henderson (R) 3. Charles D. Drake (R) Nebraska 2. John M. Thayer (R) 1. Thomas Tipton (R) Nevada 1. William M. Stewart (R) 3. James W. Nye (R) New Hampshire 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R) 3. James W. Patterson (R) New Jersey 2. Alexander G. Cattell (R) 1. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R) New York 1. Edwin D. Morgan (R) 3. Roscoe Conkling (R) North Carolina 2. Joseph C. Abbott (R), from July 14, 1868 3. John Pool (R), from July 14, 1868 Ohio 1. Benjamin Wade (R) 3. John Sherman (R) Oregon 2. George H. Williams (R) 3. Henry W. Corbett (R) Pennsylvania 1. Charles R. Buckalew (D) 3. Simon Cameron (R) Rhode Island 2. Henry B. Anthony (R) 1. William Sprague (R) South Carolina 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R), from July 15, 1868 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R), from July 16, 1868 Tennessee 2. Joseph S. Fowler (R) 1. David T. Patterson (D) Texas 1. Vacant 2. Vacant Vermont 1. George F. Edmunds (R) 3. Justin S. Morrill (R) Virginia 1. Vacant 2. Vacant West Virginia 1. Peter G. Van Winkle (R) 2. Waitman T. Willey (R) Wisconsin 1. James R. Doolittle (R) 3. Timothy O. Howe (R)

President pro tempore Benjamin F. Wade

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama 1. Francis W. Kellogg (R), from July 22, 1868 2. Charles W. Buckley (R), from July 21, 1868 3. Benjamin W. Norris (R), from July 21, 1868 4. Charles W. Pierce (R), from July 21, 1868 5. John B. Callis (R), from July 21, 1868 6. Thomas Haughey (R), from July 21, 1868 Arkansas 1. Logan H. Roots (R), from June 22, 1868 2. James M. Hinds (R), June 22, 1868 – October 22, 1868 James T. Elliott (R), from January 13, 1869 3. Thomas Boles (R), from June 22, 1868 California 1. Samuel B. Axtell (D) 2. William Higby (R) 3. James A. Johnson (D) Connecticut 1. Richard D. Hubbard (D) 2. Julius Hotchkiss (D) 3. Henry H. Starkweather (R) 4. William H. Barnum (D) Delaware At-large. John A. Nicholson (D) Florida At-large. Charles M. Hamilton (R), from July 1, 1868 Georgia 1. Joseph W. Clift (R), from July 25, 1868 2. Nelson Tift (D), from July 25, 1868 3. William P. Edwards (R), from July 25, 1868 4. Samuel F. Gove (R), from July 25, 1868 5. Charles H. Prince (R), from July 25, 1868 6. Vacant 7. Pierce M. B. Young (D), from July 25, 1868 Illinois 1. Norman B. Judd (R) 2. John F. Farnsworth (R) 3. Elihu B. Washburne (R) 4. Abner C. Harding (R) 5. Ebon C. Ingersoll (R) 6. Burton C. Cook (R) 7. Henry P. H. Bromwell (R) 8. Shelby M. Cullom (R) 9. Lewis W. Ross (D) 10. Albert G. Burr (D) 11. Samuel S. Marshall (D) 12. Jehu Baker (R) 13. Green B. Raum (R) At-large. John A. Logan (R) Indiana 1. William E. Niblack (D) 2. Michael C. Kerr (D) 3. Morton C. Hunter (R) 4. William S. Holman (D) 5. George W. Julian (R) 6. John Coburn (R) 7. Henry D. Washburn (R) 8. Godlove S. Orth (R) 9. Schuyler Colfax (R) 10. William Williams (R) 11. John P. C. Shanks (R) Iowa 1. James F. Wilson (R) 2. Hiram Price (R) 3. William B. Allison (R) 4. William Loughridge (R) 5. Grenville M. Dodge (R) 6. Asahel W. Hubbard (R) Kansas At-large. Sidney Clarke (R) Kentucky 1. Lawrence S. Trimble (D) 2. Vacant 3. Elijah Hise (D), until May 8, 1867 Jacob Golladay (D), from December 5, 1867 4. J. Proctor Knott (D) 5. Asa Grover (D) 6. Thomas L. Jones (D) 7. James B. Beck (D) 8. George M. Adams (D) 9. Samuel McKee (R), from June 22, 1868 Louisiana 1. J. Hale Sypher (R), from July 18, 1868 2. James Mann (D), July 18, 1868 – August 26, 1868 3. Joseph P. Newsham (R), from July 18, 1868 4. Michel Vidal (R), from July 18, 1868 5. W. Jasper Blackburn (R), from July 18, 1868 Maine 1. John Lynch (R) 2. Sidney Perham (R) 3. James G. Blaine (R) 4. John A. Peters (R) 5. Frederick A. Pike (R) Maryland 1. Hiram McCullough (D) 2. Stevenson Archer (D) 3. Charles E. Phelps (C) 4. Francis Thomas (R) 5. Frederick Stone (D) Massachusetts 1. Thomas D. Eliot (R) 2. Oakes Ames (R) 3. Ginery Twichell (R) 4. Samuel Hooper (R) 5. Benjamin F. Butler (R) 6. Nathaniel P. Banks (R) 7. George S. Boutwell (R) 8. John D. Baldwin (R) 9. William B. Washburn (R) 10. Henry L. Dawes (R) Michigan 1. Fernando C. Beaman (R) 2. Charles Upson (R) 3. Austin Blair (R) 4. Thomas W. Ferry (R) 5. Rowland E. Trowbridge (R) 6. John F. Driggs (R) Minnesota 1. William Windom (R) 2. Ignatius L. Donnelly (R) Mississippi 1. Vacant 2. Vacant 3. Vacant 4. Vacant 5. Vacant Missouri 1. William A. Pile (R) 2. Carman A. Newcomb (R) 3. Thomas E. Noell (D), until October 3, 1867 James R. McCormick (D), from December 17, 1867 4. Joseph J. Gravely (R) 5. Joseph W. McClurg (R), until ????, 1868 John H. Stover (R), from December 7, 1868 6. Robert T. Van Horn (R) 7. Benjamin F. Loan (R) 8. John F. Benjamin (R) 9. George W. Anderson (R) Nebraska At-large. John Taffe (R) Nevada At-large. Delos R. Ashley (R) New Hampshire 1. Jacob H. Ela (R) 2. Aaron F. Stevens (R) 3. Jacob Benton (R) New Jersey 1. William Moore (R) 2. Charles Haight (D) 3. Charles Sitgreaves (D) 4. John Hill (R) 5. George A. Halsey (R)

New York 1. Stephen Taber (D) 2. Demas Barnes (D) 3. William E. Robinson (D) 4. John Fox (D) 5. John Morrissey (D) 6. Thomas E. Stewart (CR) 7. John W. Chanler (D) 8. James Brooks (D) 9. Fernando Wood (D) 10. William H. Robertson (R) 11. Charles H. Van Wyck (R) 12. John H. Ketcham (R) 13. Thomas Cornell (R) 14. John V. L. Pruyn (D) 15. John A. Griswold (R) 16. Orange Ferriss (R) 17. Calvin T. Hulburd (R) 18. James M. Marvin (R) 19. William C. Fields (R) 20. Addison H. Laflin (R) 21. Roscoe Conkling (R), until March 4, 1867 Alexander H. Bailey (R), from November 30, 1867 22. John C. Churchill (R) 23. Dennis McCarthy (R) 24. Theodore M. Pomeroy (R) 25. William H. Kelsey (R) 26. William S. Lincoln (R) 27. Hamilton Ward, Sr. (R) 28. Lewis Selye (IR) 29. Burt Van Horn (R) 30. James M. Humphrey (D) 31. Henry H. Van Aernam (R) North Carolina 1. John R. French (R), from July 15, 1868 2. David Heaton (R), from July 25, 1868 3. Oliver H. Dockery (R), from July 13, 1868 4. John T. Deweese (R), from July 6, 1868 5. Israel G. Lash (R), from July 20, 1868 6. Nathaniel Boyden (C), from July 13, 1868 7. Alexander H. Jones (R), from July 6, 1868 Ohio 1. Benjamin Eggleston (R) 2. Rutherford B. Hayes (R), until July 20, 1867 Samuel F. Cary (IR), from November 21, 1867 3. Robert C. Schenck (R) 4. William Lawrence (R) 5. William Mungen (D) 6. Reader W. Clarke (R) 7. Samuel Shellabarger (R) 8. Cornelius S. Hamilton (R), until December 22, 1867 John Beatty (R), from February 5, 1868 9. Ralph P. Buckland (R) 10. James M. Ashley (R) 11. John T. Wilson (R) 12. Philadelph Van Trump (D) 13. George W. Morgan (D), until June 3, 1868 Columbus Delano (R), from June 3, 1868 14. Martin Welker (R) 15. Tobias A. Plants (R) 16. John Bingham (R) 17. Ephraim R. Eckley (R) 18. Rufus P. Spalding (R) 19. James A. Garfield (R) Oregon At-large. Rufus Mallory (R) Pennsylvania 1. Samuel J. Randall (D) 2. Charles O'Neill (R) 3. Leonard Myers (R) 4. William D. Kelley (R) 5. Caleb N. Taylor (R) 6. Benjamin M. Boyer (D) 7. John M. Broomall (R) 8. J. Lawrence Getz (D) 9. Thaddeus Stevens (R), until August 11, 1868 Oliver J. Dickey (R), from December 7, 1868 10. Henry L. Cake (R) 11. Daniel M. Van Auken (D) 12. Charles Denison (D), until June 27, 1867 George W. Woodward (D), from November 21, 1867 13. Ulysses Mercur (R) 14. George F. Miller (R) 15. Adam J. Glossbrenner (D) 16. William H. Koontz (R) 17. Daniel J. Morrell (R) 18. Stephen F. Wilson (R) 19. Glenni W. Scofield (R) 20. Darwin A. Finney (R), until August 25, 1868 S. Newton Pettis (R), from December 7, 1868 21. John Covode (R) 22. James K. Moorhead (R) 23. Thomas Williams (R) 24. George V. Lawrence (R) Rhode Island 1. Thomas Jenckes (R) 2. Nathan F. Dixon, Jr. (R) South Carolina 1. B. Frank Whittemore (R), from July 18, 1868 2. Christopher C. Bowen (R), from July 18, 1868 3. M. Simeon Corley (R), from July 25, 1868 4. James H. Goss (R), from July 18, 1868 Tennessee 1. Roderick R. Butler (R) 2. Horace Maynard (R) 3. William B. Stokes (R) 4. James Mullins (R) 5. John Trimble (R) 6. Samuel M. Arnell (R) 7. Isaac R. Hawkins (R) 8. David A. Nunn (R) Texas 1. Vacant 2. Vacant 3. Vacant 4. Vacant Vermont 1. Frederick E. Woodbridge (R) 2. Luke P. Poland (R) 3. Worthington C. Smith (R) Virginia 1. Vacant 2. Vacant 3. Vacant 4. Vacant 5. Vacant 6. Vacant 7. Vacant 8. Vacant West Virginia 1. Chester D. Hubbard (R) 2. Bethuel Kitchen (R) 3. Daniel Polsley (R) Wisconsin 1. Halbert E. Paine (R) 2. Benjamin F. Hopkins (R) 3. Amasa Cobb (R) 4. Charles A. Eldredge (D) 5. Philetus Sawyer (R) 6. Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) Non-voting members Arizona Territory. Coles Bashford (I) Colorado Territory. George M. Chilcott (R) Dakota Territory. Walter A. Burleigh (R) Idaho Territory. Edward D. Holbrook (D) Montana Territory. James M. Cavanaugh (D) New Mexico Territory. Charles P. Clever (D), from September 2, 1867 - February 20, 1869 J. Francisco Chaves (R), from February 20, 1869 Utah Territory. William H. Hooper (D) Washington Territory. Alvan Flanders (R)

Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax Speaker of the House Theodore M. Pomeroy

Changes in membership

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

Senate

• replacements: 3
  • Democratic: 0 seat net loss
  • Republican: 0 seat net gain
• deaths: 1
• resignations: 2
• interim appointments: 1
• seats from newly re-admitted states: 12
• Total seats with changes: 16

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Delaware (1)	George R. Riddle (D)	Died March 29, 1867. Successor appointed April 5, 1867. Appointee was subsequently elected January 19, 1869 to finish the term.[5]	James A. Bayard, Jr. (D)	April 5, 1867
Kentucky (2)	James Guthrie (D)	Resigned February 7, 1868 because of failing health. Successor elected February 19, 1868.	Thomas C. McCreery (D)	February 19, 1868
Maryland (3)	Vacant	Filled vacancy caused by action of the Senate in declining to permit Philip F. Thomas to qualify. Successor elected March 7, 1868.	George Vickers (D)	March 7, 1868
Florida (1)	Vacant	Florida re-admitted to the Union	Adonijah Welch (R)	June 17, 1868
Arkansas (2)	Vacant	Arkansas re-admitted to the Union	Alexander McDonald (R)	June 22, 1868
Arkansas (3)			Benjamin F. Rice (R)	June 23, 1868
Florida (3)	Vacant	Florida re-admitted to the Union	Thomas W. Osborn (R)	June 25, 1868
Louisiana (2)	Vacant	Louisiana re-admitted to the Union	John S. Harris (R)	July 8, 1868
Louisiana (3)			William P. Kellogg (R)	July 9, 1868
Alabama (2)	Vacant	Alabama re-admitted to the Union	Willard Warner (R)	July 13, 1868
Alabama (3)			George E. Spencer (R)
Maryland (1)	Reverdy Johnson (D)	Resigned July 10, 1868 to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Successor appointed July 13, 1868.	William P. Whyte (D)
North Carolina (2)	Vacant	North Carolina re-admitted to the Union	Joseph C. Abbott (R)	July 14, 1868
North Carolina (3)			John Pool (R)
South Carolina (2)	Vacant	South Carolina re-admitted to the Union	Thomas J. Robertson (R)	July 15, 1868
South Carolina (3)			Frederick A. Sawyer (R)	July 16, 1868

House of Representatives

• replacements: 10
  • Democratic: 2 seat net loss
  • Republican: 0 seat net gain
  • Independent Republican: 1 seat net gain
  • Conservative: 0 seat net gain
• deaths: 8
• resignations: 3
• contested election: 3
• seats from re-admitted states: 32
• Total seats with changes: 44

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
New Mexico Territory At-large	Vacant	Vacancy in term	Charles P. Clever (D)	September 2, 1867
Arkansas 1st	Vacant	Arkansas re-admitted into the Union	Logan H. Roots (R)	June 22, 1868
Arkansas 2nd			James M. Hinds (R)
Arkansas 3rd			Thomas Boles (R)
Kentucky 9th	Vacant	John D. Young presented credentials but failed to qualify. Election was contested by McKee.	Samuel McKee (R)	June 22, 1868
Florida At-large	Vacant	Florida re-admitted into the Union	Charles M. Hamilton (R)	July 1, 1868
North Carolina 4th	Vacant	North Carolina re-admitted into the Union	John T. Deweese (R)	July 6, 1868
North Carolina 7th			Alexander H. Jones (R)
North Carolina 3rd			Oliver H. Dockery (R)	July 13, 1868
North Carolina 6th			Nathaniel Boyden (C)
North Carolina 1st			John R. French (R)	July 15, 1868
Louisiana 1st	Vacant	Louisiana re-admitted into the Union	J. Hale Sypher (R)	July 18, 1868
Louisiana 2nd			James Mann (D)
Louisiana 3rd			Joseph P. Newsham (R)
Louisiana 4th			Michel Vidal (R)
Louisiana 5th			W. Jasper Blackburn (R)
South Carolina 1st	Vacant	South Carolina re-admitted into the Union	Benjamin F. Whittemore (R)	July 18, 1868
South Carolina 2nd			Christopher C. Bowen (R)
South Carolina 4th			James H. Goss (R)
North Carolina 5th	Vacant	North Carolina re-admitted into the Union	Israel G. Lash (R)	July 20, 1868
Alabama 2nd	Vacant	Alabama re-admitted into the Union	Charles W. Buckley (R)	July 21, 1868
Alabama 3rd			Benjamin W. Norris (R)
Alabama 4th			Charles W. Pierce (R)
Alabama 5th			John B. Callis (R)
Alabama 6th			Thomas Haughey (R)
Alabama 1st			Francis W. Kellogg (R)	July 22, 1868
Georgia 1st	Vacant	Georgia re-admitted into the Union	Joseph W. Clift (R)	July 25, 1868
Georgia 2nd			Nelson Tift (D)
Georgia 3rd			William P. Edwards (R)
Georgia 4th			Samuel F. Gove (R)
Georgia 5th			Charles H. Prince (R)
Georgia 7th			Pierce M. B. Young (D)
North Carolina 2nd	Vacant	North Carolina re-admitted into the Union	David Heaton (R)	July 25, 1868
South Carolina 1st	Vacant	South Carolina re-admitted into the Union	Manuel S. Corley (R)	July 25, 1868
New York 21st	Roscoe Conkling (R)	Resigned March 4, 1867 after being elected to the US Senate	Alexander H. Bailey (R)	November 30, 1867
Kentucky 3rd	Elijah Hise (D)	Died May 8, 1867	Jacob Golladay (D)	December 5, 1867
Pennsylvania 12th	Charles Denison (D)	Died June 27, 1867	George W. Woodward (D)	November 21, 1867
Ohio 2nd	Rutherford B. Hayes (R)	Resigned July 20, 1867 after being nominated Governor of Ohio	Samuel F. Cary (IR)	November 21, 1867
Missouri 3rd	Thomas E. Noell (D)	Died October 3, 1867	James R. McCormick (D)	December 17, 1867
Ohio 8th	Cornelius S. Hamilton (R)	Killed by insane son December 22, 1867	John Beatty (R)	February 5, 1868
Missouri 5th	Joseph W. McClurg (R)	Resigned sometime in 1868 after being elected Governor of Missouri	John H. Stover (R)	December 7, 1868
Pennsylvania 13th	George W. Morgan (D)	Lost contested election June 3, 1868	Columbus Delano (R)	June 3, 1868
Pennsylvania 9th	Thaddeus Stevens (R)	Died August 11, 1868	Oliver J. Dickey (R)	December 7, 1868
Pennsylvania 20th	Darwin A. Finney (R)	Died August 25, 1868	S. Newton Pettis (R)	December 7, 1868
Louisiana 2nd	James Mann (D)	Died August 26, 1868	Vacant	Not filled this term
Arkansas 2nd	James M. Hinds (R)	Assassinated October 22, 1868	James T. Elliott (R)	January 13, 1869
New Mexico Territory At-large	Charles P. Clever (D)	Lost contested election February 20, 1869	J. Francisco Chaves (R)	February 20, 1869

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark, appointed August 30, 1865

Senate

• Chaplain of the Senate: Edgar H. Gray (Baptist)
• Secretary of the Senate: John W. Forney
  • George C. Gorham, elected June 4, 1868
• Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: George T. Brown

House of Representatives

• Chaplain of the House: Charles B. Boynton (Congregationalist)
• Clerk of the House: Edward McPherson
• Doorkeeper of the House: Charles E. Lippincott
• Messenger to the Speaker: William D. Todd
• Postmaster of the House: William S. King
• Sergeant at Arms of the House: Nehemiah G. Ordway

References

1. "Congressional Globe, Senate, 40th Congress, 3rd Session, page 1641 In: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". memory.loc.gov. February 26, 1869. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
2. "Congressional Globe, House of Representatives, 40th Congress, 3rd Session, page 1563-1564 In: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". memory.loc.gov. February 25, 1869. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
3. "Black Voting Rights: The History of the 15th Amendment". Harpers. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
4. State of Wyoming web site, "CHRONOLOGY-Some Events in Wyoming History"
5. Byrd & Wolff, page 90

• 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.
• Byrd, Robert C.; Wolff, Wendy (October 1, 1993). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992" (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.

External links

• Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
• Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
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