41st United States Congress

41st United States Congress

40th ← → 42nd United States Capitol (1869) Duration: March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871 Senate President: Schuyler Colfax Senate Pres. pro tem: Henry B. Anthony House Speaker: James G. Blaine Members: 74 Senators 243 Representatives 9 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Republican Sessions 1st: March 4, 1869 – April 10, 1869 2nd: December 6, 1869 – July 15, 1870 3rd: December 5, 1870 – March 4, 1871

The Forty-first 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, 1869 to March 4, 1871, during the first two years of Ulysses Grant'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 4, 1869: Ulysses Grant became President of the United States
• May 10, 1869: Golden spike marked the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in Promontory, Utah^[1]
• December 10, 1869: Wyoming Territory gave women the right to vote, one of the first such laws in the world
• February 12, 1870: Utah Territory gave women the right to vote
• February 25, 1870: Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress

Major legislation

• March 18, 1869: Public Credit Act of 1869, Sess. 1, ch. 1, 16 Stat. 1
• May 31, 1870: Force Act of 1870, Sess. 2, ch. 114, 16 Stat. 140
• June 22, 1870: An Act to establish the Department of Justice, Sess. 2, ch. 150, 16 Stat. 162
• July 12, 1870: Currency Act of 1870, Sess. 2, ch. 252, 16 Stat. 251
• July 14, 1870: Funding Act of 1870, Sess. 2, ch. 256, 16 Stat. 272

Constitutional amendment

• February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment ratified

States readmitted

• January 26, 1870: Virginia rejoined the Union
• February 23: Mississippi rejoined the Union
• March 30, 1870: Texas rejoined the Union
• July 15, 1870: Georgia rejoined the Union, the last former Confederate state to be readmitted

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, Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Georgia were readmitted to representation.

Senate

	Party (Shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Other
End of the previous congress	9	57	0	66	8
Begin	9	57	0	66	8
End	12	62		74	0
Final voting share	16.2%	83.8%	0.0%
Beginning of the next congress	16	55	1 (Liberal Republican)	72	2

House of Representatives

	Party (Shading shows control)				Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Conservative (C)	Other
End of the previous congress	45	170	2	(Independent Republican, & Conservative Republican) 3	220	23
Begin	65	150	0	0	215	28
End	67	169	5		241	1
Final voting share	27.8%	70.1%	2.1%	0.0%
Beginning of the next congress	93	144	0	2 (Liberal Republican & Independent Republican)	239	2

Leadership

President of the Senate
Schuyler Colfax

Senate

• President (R): Schuyler Colfax
• President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony (R)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: James G. Blaine (R)

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 began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1874; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.

Alabama 3. George E. Spencer (R) 2. Willard Warner (R) Arkansas 2. Alexander McDonald (R) 3. Benjamin F. Rice (R) California 3. Cornelius Cole (R) 1. Eugene Casserly (D) Connecticut 3. Orris S. Ferry (R) 1. William A. Buckingham (R) Delaware 2. Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D) 1. Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (D) Florida 3. Thomas W. Osborn (R) 1. Abijah Gilbert (R) Georgia 3. Joshua Hill (R), from February 1, 1871 2. Homer V. M. Miller (D), from February 24, 1871 Illinois 3. Lyman Trumbull (R) 2. Richard Yates (R) Indiana 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R) 1. Daniel D. Pratt (R) Iowa 2. James W. Grimes (R), until December 6, 1869 James B. Howell (R), from January 18, 1870 3. James Harlan (R) Kansas 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R) 2. Edmund G. Ross (R) Kentucky 3. Garrett Davis (D) 2. Thomas C. McCreery (D) Louisiana 2. John S. Harris (R) 3. William Pitt Kellogg (R) Maine 2. William Pitt Fessenden (R), until September 8, 1869 Lot M. Morrill (R), from October 30, 1869 1. Hannibal Hamlin (R) Maryland 3. George Vickers (D) 1. William T. Hamilton (D) 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), until July 13, 1870 William Windom (R), July 15, 1870 – January 22, 1871 Ozora P. Stearns (R), from January 22, 1871 Mississippi 2. Hiram R. Revels (R), from February 23, 1870 1. Adelbert Ames (R), from February 23, 1870

Missouri 3. Charles D. Drake (R), until December 19, 1870 Daniel T. Jewett (R), December 19, 1870 – January 20, 1871 Francis P. Blair, Jr. (D), from January 20, 1871 1. Carl Schurz (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. John P. Stockton (D) New York 3. Roscoe Conkling (R) 1. Reuben Fenton (R) North Carolina 2. Joseph C. Abbott (R) 3. John Pool (R) Ohio 3. John Sherman (R) 1. Allen G. Thurman (D) Oregon 2. George H. Williams (R) 3. Henry W. Corbett (R) Pennsylvania 3. Simon Cameron (R) 1. John Scott (R) Rhode Island 2. Henry B. Anthony (R) 1. William Sprague (R) South Carolina 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R) 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R) Tennessee 2. Joseph S. Fowler (R) 1. William G. Brownlow (R) Texas 2. Morgan C. Hamilton (R), from March 31, 1870 1. James W. Flanagan (R), from March 30, 1870 Vermont 1. George F. Edmunds (R) 3. Justin S. Morrill (R) Virginia 2. John W. Johnston (D), from January 26, 1870 1. John F. Lewis (R), from January 26, 1870 West Virginia 2. Waitman T. Willey (R) 1. Arthur I. Boreman (R) Wisconsin 3. Timothy O. Howe (R) 1. Matthew H. Carpenter (R)

Senate President pro tempore Henry B. Anthony

House of Representatives

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

Alabama 1. Alfred E. Buck (R) 2. Charles W. Buckley (R) 3. Robert S. Heflin (R) 4. Charles Hays (R) 5. Peter M. Dox (D) 6. William C. Sherrod (D) Arkansas 1. Logan H. Roots (R) 2. Anthony A. C. Rogers (D) 3. Thomas Boles (R) California 1. Samuel B. Axtell (D) 2. Aaron A. Sargent (R) 3. James A. Johnson (D) Connecticut 1. Julius L. Strong (R) 2. Stephen W. Kellogg (R) 3. Henry H. Starkweather (R) 4. William H. Barnum (D) Delaware At-large. Benjamin T. Biggs (D) Florida At-large. Charles M. Hamilton (R) Georgia 1. William W. Paine (D), from December 22, 1870 2. Richard H. Whiteley (R), from December 22, 1870 3. Marion Bethune (R), from December 22, 1870 4. Jefferson F. Long (R), from January 16, 1871 5. Stephen A. Corker (D), from January 24, 1871 6. William P. Price (D), from December 22, 1870 7. Pierce M. B. Young (D), from December 22, 1870 Illinois 1. Norman B. Judd (R) 2. John F. Farnsworth (R) 3. Elihu B. Washburne (R), until March 6, 1869 Horatio C. Burchard (R), from December 6, 1869 4. John B. Hawley (R) 5. Ebon C. Ingersoll (R) 6. Burton C. Cook (R) 7. Jesse H. Moore (R) 8. Shelby M. Cullom (R) 9. Thompson W. McNeely (D) 10. Albert G. Burr (D) 11. Samuel S. Marshall (D) 12. John B. Hay (R) 13. John M. Crebs (D) At-large. John A. Logan (R), until March 3, 1871 Indiana 1. William E. Niblack (D) 2. Michael C. Kerr (D) 3. William S. Holman (D) 4. George W. Julian (R) 5. John Coburn (R) 6. Daniel W. Voorhees (D) 7. Godlove S. Orth (R) 8. James N. Tyner (R) 9. John P. C. Shanks (R) 10. William Williams (R) 11. Jasper Packard (R) Iowa 1. George W. McCrary (R) 2. William Smyth (R), until September 30, 1870 William P. Wolf (R), from December 6, 1870 3. William B. Allison (R) 4. William Loughridge (R) 5. Francis W. Palmer (R) 6. Charles Pomeroy (R) Kansas At-large. Sidney Clarke (R) Kentucky 1. Lawrence S. Trimble (D) 2. William N. Sweeney (D) 3. Jacob Golladay (D), until February 28, 1870 Joseph H. Lewis (D), from May 10, 1870 4. J. Proctor Knott (D) 5. Boyd Winchester (D) 6. Thomas L. Jones (D) 7. James B. Beck (D) 8. George M. Adams (D) 9. John M. Rice (D) Louisiana 1. J. Hale Sypher (R), from November 7, 1870 2. Lionel A. Sheldon (R) 3. Chester B. Darrall (R) 4. Joseph P. Newsham (R), from May 23, 1870 5. Frank Morey (R) Maine 1. John Lynch (R) 2. Samuel P. Morrill (R) 3. James G. Blaine (R) 4. John A. Peters (R) 5. Eugene Hale (R) Maryland 1. Samuel Hambleton (D) 2. Stevenson Archer (D) 3. Thomas Swann (D) 4. Patrick Hamill (D) 5. Frederick Stone (D) Massachusetts 1. James Buffinton (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), until March 12, 1869 George M. Brooks (R), from November 2, 1869 8. George F. Hoar (R) 9. William B. Washburn (R) 10. Henry L. Dawes (R) Michigan 1. Fernando C. Beaman (R) 2. William L. Stoughton (R) 3. Austin Blair (R) 4. Thomas W. Ferry (R), until March 3, 1871 5. Omar D. Conger (R) 6. Randolph Strickland (R) Minnesota 1. Morton S. Wilkinson (R) 2. Eugene M. Wilson (D) Mississippi 1. George E. Harris (R), from February 23, 1870 2. Joseph L. Morphis (R), from February 23, 1870 3. Henry W. Barry (R), from February 23, 1870 4. George C. McKee (R) 5. Legrand W. Perce (R), from February 23, 1870 Missouri 1. Erastus Wells (D) 2. Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (R) 3. James R. McCormick (D) 4. Sempronius H. Boyd (R) 5. Samuel S. Burdett (R) 6. Robert T. Van Horn (R) 7. Joel F. Asper (R) 8. John F. Benjamin (R) 9. David P. Dyer (R) Nebraska At-large. John Taffe (R) Nevada At-large. Thomas Fitch (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. John T. Bird (D) 4. John Hill (R) 5. Orestes Cleveland (D)

New York 1. Henry A. Reeves (D) 2. John G. Schumaker (D) 3. Henry W. Slocum (D) 4. John Fox (D) 5. John Morrissey (D) 6. Samuel S. Cox (D) 7. Hervey C. Calkin (D) 8. James Brooks (D) 9. Fernando Wood (D) 10. Clarkson N. Potter (D) 11. George W. Greene (D), until February 17, 1870 Charles H. Van Wyck (R), from February 17, 1870 12. John H. Ketcham (R) 13. John A. Griswold (D) 14. Stephen L. Mayham (D) 15. Adolphus H. Tanner (R) 16. Orange Ferriss (R) 17. William A. Wheeler (R) 18. Stephen Sanford (R) 19. Charles Knapp (R) 20. Addison H. Laflin (R) 21. Alexander H. Bailey (R) 22. John C. Churchill (R) 23. Dennis McCarthy (R) 24. George W. Cowles (R) 25. William H. Kelsey (R) 26. Giles W. Hotchkiss (R) 27. Hamilton Ward, Sr. (R) 28. Noah Davis (R), until July 15, 1870 Charles H. Holmes (R), from December 6, 1870 29. John Fisher (R) 30. David S. Bennett (R) 31. Porter Sheldon (R) North Carolina 1. Clinton L. Cobb (R) 2. David Heaton (R), until June 25, 1870 Joseph Dixon (R), from December 5, 1870 3. Oliver H. Dockery (R) 4. John T. Deweese (R), until February 28, 1870 John Manning, Jr. (D), from December 7, 1870 5. Israel G. Lash (R) 6. Francis E. Shober (D) 7. Alexander H. Jones (R) Ohio 1. Peter W. Strader (D) 2. Job E. Stevenson (R) 3. Robert C. Schenck (R), until January 5, 1871 4. William Lawrence (R) 5. William Mungen (D) 6. John A. Smith (R) 7. James J. Winans (R) 8. John Beatty (R) 9. Edward F. Dickinson (D) 10. Truman H. Hoag (D), until February 5, 1870 Erasmus D. Peck (R), from April 23, 1870 11. John T. Wilson (R) 12. Philadelph Van Trump (D) 13. George W. Morgan (D) 14. Martin Welker (R) 15. Eliakim H. Moore (R) 16. John Bingham (R) 17. Jacob A. Ambler (R) 18. William H. Upson (R) 19. James A. Garfield (R) Oregon At-large. Joseph S. Smith (D) Pennsylvania 1. Samuel J. Randall (D) 2. Charles O'Neill (R) 3. John Moffet (D), until April 9, 1869 Leonard Myers (R), from April 9, 1869 4. William D. Kelley (R) 5. John R. Reading (D), until April 13, 1870 Caleb N. Taylor (R), from April 13, 1870 6. John D. Stiles (D) 7. Washington Townsend (R) 8. J. Lawrence Getz (D) 9. Oliver J. Dickey (R) 10. Henry L. Cake (R) 11. Daniel M. Van Auken (D) 12. George W. Woodward (D) 13. Ulysses Mercur (R) 14. John B. Packer (R) 15. Richard J. Haldeman (D) 16. John Cessna (R) 17. Daniel J. Morrell (R) 18. William H. Armstrong (R) 19. Glenni W. Scofield (R) 20. Calvin W. Gilfillan (R) 21. John Covode (R), February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 22. James S. Negley (R) 23. Darwin Phelps (R) 24. Joseph B. Donley (R) Rhode Island 1. Thomas Jenckes (R) 2. Nathan F. Dixon, Jr. (R) South Carolina 1. B. Frank Whittemore (R), until February 24, 1870 Joseph Rainey (R), from December 12, 1870 2. Christopher C. Bowen (R) 3. Solomon L. Hoge (R), from April 8, 1869 4. Alexander S. Wallace (R), from May 27, 1870 Tennessee 1. Roderick R. Butler (R) 2. Horace Maynard (R) 3. William B. Stokes (R) 4. Lewis Tillman (R) 5. William F. Prosser (R) 6. Samuel M. Arnell (R) 7. Isaac R. Hawkins (R) 8. William J. Smith (R) Texas 1. George W. Whitmore (R), from March 30, 1870 2. John C. Conner (D), from March 31, 1870 3. William T. Clark (R), from March 31, 1870 4. Edward Degener (R), from March 31, 1870 Vermont 1. Charles W. Willard (R) 2. Luke P. Poland (R) 3. Worthington C. Smith (R) Virginia 1. Richard S. Ayer (R), from January 31, 1870 2. James H. Platt, Jr. (R), from January 26, 1870 3. Charles H. Porter (R), from January 26, 1870 4. George Booker (C), from January 26, 1870 5. Robert Ridgway (C), January 27, 1870 – October 16, 1870 Richard T. W. Duke (C), from November 8, 1870 6. William Milnes, Jr. (C), from January 27, 1870 7. Lewis McKenzie (C), from January 31, 1870 8. James King Gibson (C), from January 28, 1870 West Virginia 1. Isaac H. Duval (R) 2. James C. McGrew (R) 3. John Witcher (R) Wisconsin 1. Halbert E. Paine (R) 2. Benjamin F. Hopkins (R), until January 1, 1870 David Atwood (R), from February 23, 1870 3. Amasa Cobb (R) 4. Charles A. Eldredge (D) 5. Philetus Sawyer (R) 6. Cadwallader C. Washburn (R) Non-voting members Arizona Territory. Richard C. McCormick (D) Colorado Territory. Allen A. Bradford (R) Dakota Territory. Solomon L. Spink (R) Idaho Territory. Jacob K. Shafer (D) Montana Territory. James M. Cavanaugh (D) New Mexico Territory. J. Francisco Chaves (R) Utah Territory. William H. Hooper (D) Washington Territory. Selucius Garfielde (R) Wyoming Territory. Stephen F. Nuckolls (D), from December 6, 1869

Speaker of the House, James G. Blaine

Changes in membership

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

Senate

• replacements: 6
  • Democratic: 1 seat net gain
  • Republican: 1 seat net loss
• deaths: 2
• resignations:2
• interim appointments: 2
• seats of newly re-admitted states: 8
• Total seats with changes: 14

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Virginia (1)	Vacant	Virginia re-admitted to the Union	John F. Lewis (R)	January 26, 1870
Virginia (2)			John W. Johnston (D)
Mississippi (1)	Vacant	Mississippi re-admitted to the Union	Adelbert Ames (R)	February 23, 1870
Mississippi (2)			Hiram R Revels (R)
Texas (1)	Vacant	Texas re-admitted to the Union	James W. Flanagan (R)	March 30, 1870
Texas (2)			Morgan C. Hamilton (R)	March 31, 1870
Georgia (3)	Vacant	Georgia re-admitted to the Union	Joshua Hill (R)	February 1, 1871
Georgia (2)			Homer V. M. Miller (D)	February 28, 1871
Maine (2)	William P. Fessenden (R)	Died September 8, 1869. Successor appointed October 30, 1869. Successor was subsequently elected January 19, 1870 to finish the term.	Lot M. Morrill (R)	October 30, 1869
Iowa (2)	James W. Grimes (R)	Resigned December 6, 1869 because of failing health. Successor elected January 18, 1870.	James B. Howell (R)	January 18, 1870
Minnesota (2)	Daniel S. Norton (R)	Died July 13, 1870. Successor appointed July 15, 1870.	William Windom (R)	July 15, 1870
Missouri (3)	Charles D. Drake (R)	Resigned December 19, 1870 after being appointed chief justice of the United States Court of Claims. Successor appointed December 19, 1870.	Daniel T. Jewett (R)	December 19, 1870
Missouri (3)	Daniel T. Jewett (R)	Interim appointee retired. Successor elected January 20, 1871.	Francis P. Blair, Jr. (D)	January 20, 1871
Minnesota (2)	William Windom (R)	Successor elected January 22, 1871.	Ozora P. Stearns (R)	January 22, 1871

House of Representatives

• replacements: 14
  • Democratic: 3 seat net loss
  • Republican: 3 seat net gain
  • Conservative Party of Virginia: no net change
• deaths: 6
• resignations: 6
• contested election: 8
• seats of newly re-admitted states: 17
• Total seats with changes: 44

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
South Carolina 3rd	Vacant	Contested election with J.P. Reed. Reed was never seated. House declared Hoge entitled to seat.	Solomon L. Hoge (R)	April 8, 1869
Wyoming Territory At-large	Vacant	Territory organized in previous congress and remained vacant until December 6, 1869	Stephen F. Nuckolls (D)	December 6, 1869
Virginia 2nd	Vacant	Virginia re-admitted into the Union	James H. Platt, Jr. (R)	January 26, 1870
Virginia 3rd			Charles H. Porter (R)
Virginia 4th			George Booker (C)
Virginia 5th			Robert Ridgway (C)	January 27, 1870
Virginia 6th			William Milnes, Jr. (C)
Virginia 8th			James K. Gibson (C)	January 28, 1870
Virginia 1st			Richard S. Ayer (R)	January 31, 1870
Virginia 7th			Lewis McKenzie (C)
Pennsylvania 21st	Vacant	Contested election with Henry D. Foster. House declared neither was entitled to seat. House then declared Covode duly elected February 9, 1870	John Covode (R)	February 9, 1870
Mississippi 1st	Vacant	Mississippi re-admitted into the Union	George E. Harris (R)	February 23, 1870
Mississippi 2nd			Joseph L. Morphis (R)
Mississippi 3rd			Henry W. Barry (R)
Mississippi 5th			Legrand W. Perce (R)
Texas 1st	Vacant	Texas re-admitted into the Union	George W. Whitmore (R)	March 30, 1870
Texas 2nd			John C. Conner (D)	March 31, 1870
Texas 3rd			William T. Clark (R)
Texas 4th			Edward Degener (R)
Louisiana 4th	Vacant	Contested election with Michael Ryan. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused	Joseph P. Newsham (R)	May 23, 1870
South Carolina 4th	Vacant	Contested election with William D. Simpson. Simpson was never seated. House declared Wallace entitled to seat.	Alexander S. Wallace (R)	May 27, 1870
Louisiana 1st	Vacant	Contested election with Louis St. Martin. House declared neither was entitled to seat. Elected to seat thus caused	J. Hale Sypher (R)	November 7, 1870
Georgia 1st	Vacant	Vacancy caused by House declaring Joseph W. Clift not entitled to seat	William W. Paine (D)	December 22, 1870
Georgia 2nd		Vacancy caused by House declaring Nelson Tift not entitled to seat	Richard H. Whiteley (R)
Georgia 3rd		Vacancy caused by House declaring William P. Edwards not entitled to seat	Marion Bethune (R)
Georgia 4th		Vacancy caused by House declaring Samuel F. Gove not entitled to seat	Jefferson F. Long (R)
Georgia 5th		Vacancy caused by House declaring Charles H. Prince not entitled to seat	Stephen A. Corker (D)
Georgia 6th		Failure to elect	William P. Price (D)
Georgia 7th		Vacancy caused by House declaring Pierce M. B. Young not entitled to seat. He was subsequently elected to fill the vacancy thus caused	Pierce M. B. Young (D)
Illinois 3rd	Elihu B. Washburne (R)	Resigned March 6, 1869 after being appointed United States Secretary of State	Horatio C. Burchard (R)	December 6, 1869
Massachusetts 7th	George S. Boutwell (R)	Resigned March 12, 1869 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury	George M. Brooks (R)	November 2, 1869
Pennsylvania 3rd	John Moffet (D)	Lost contested election April 9, 1869	Leonard Myers (R)	April 9, 1869
Wisconsin 2nd	Benjamin F. Hopkins (R)	Died January 1, 1870	David Atwood (R)	February 23, 1870
Ohio 10th	Truman H. Hoag (D)	Died February 5, 1870	Erasmus D. Peck (R)	April 23, 1870
New York 11th	George W. Greene (D)	Lost contested election February 17, 1870	Charles Van Wyck (R)	February 17, 1870
South Carolina 1st	Benjamin F. Whittemore (R)	Resigned February 24, 1870 pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies	Joseph Rainey (R)	December 12, 1870
Kentucky 3rd	Jacob Golladay (D)	Resigned February 28, 1870	Joseph H. Lewis (D)	May 10, 1870
North Carolina 4th	John T. Deweese (R)	Resigned February 28, 1870 pending an investigation of certain appointments to the US Military and Naval Academies	John Manning, Jr. (D)	December 7, 1870
Pennsylvania 5th	John R. Reading (D)	Lost contested election April 13, 1870	Caleb N. Taylor (R)	April 13, 1870
North Carolina 2nd	David Heaton (R)	Died June 25, 1870	Joseph Dixon (R)	December 5, 1870
New York 28th	Noah Davis (R)	Resigned July 15, 1870 before being appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York	Charles H. Holmes (R)	December 6, 1870
Iowa 2nd	William Smyth (R)	Died September 30, 1870	William P. Wolf (R)	December 6, 1870
Virginia 5th	Robert Ridgway (C)	Died October 16, 1870	Richard T. W. Duke (C)	November 8, 1870
Ohio 3rd	Robert C. Schenck (R)	Resigned January 5, 1871 after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom	Vacant	Not filled this Congress
Pennsylvania 21st	John Covode (R)	Died January 11, 1871	Vacant	Not filled this Congress
Illinois At-large	John A. Logan (R)	Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871 after being elected to the US Senate for the following term	Vacant	Not filled this Congress
Michigan 4th	Thomas W. Ferry (R)	Resigned at end of congress March 3, 1871 after being elected to the US Senate for the following term	Vacant	Not filled this Congress

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark

Senate

• Chaplain: John P. Newman (Methodist)
• Secretary: George C. Gorham
• Sergeant at Arms: George T. Brown
  • John R. French, elected March 22, 1869

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: John G. Butler (Presbyterian)
• Clerk: Edward McPherson
• Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: John M. Barclay
• Doorkeeper: Otis S. Buxton
• Postmaster: William S. King
• Sergeant at Arms: Nehemiah G. Ordway

References

1. "Ceremony at "Wedding of the Rails," May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah". World Digital Library. 1869-05-10. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
• Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
• House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: House History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists