40th United States Congress
1867-1869 U.S. Congress
The 40th 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 presidency . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1860 United States census . Both chambers had a Republican majority. In the Senate, the Republicans had the largest majority a party has ever held.
Major events
Major legislation
Three Military Reconstruction Acts , continued:
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 amendments
Treaty
Territories organized
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
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives 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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1868 or 1869 ; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1870 or 1871 ; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1872 or 1873 .
▌ 2. Willard Warner (R), from July 13, 1868
▌ 3. George E. Spencer (R), from July 13, 1868
▌ 2. Alexander McDonald (R), from June 22, 1868
▌ 3. Benjamin F. Rice (R), from June 23, 1868
▌ 1. John Conness (R)
▌ 3. Cornelius Cole (R)
▌ 1. James Dixon (R)
▌ 3. Orris S. Ferry (R)
▌ 1. George Read Riddle (D), until March 29, 1867
▌ James A. Bayard Jr. (D), from April 11, 1867
▌ 2. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D)
▌ 1. Adonijah Welch (R), from June 17, 1868
▌ 3. Thomas W. Osborn (R), from June 25, 1868
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
▌ 2. Richard Yates (R)
▌ 3. Lyman Trumbull (R)
▌ 1. Thomas A. Hendricks (D)
▌ 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)
▌ 2. James W. Grimes (R)
▌ 3. James Harlan (R)
▌ 2. Edmund G. Ross (R)
▌ 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)
▌ 2. James Guthrie (D), until February 7, 1868
▌ Thomas C. McCreery (D), from February 19, 1868
▌ 3. Garrett Davis (D)
▌ 2. John S. Harris (R), from July 8, 1868
▌ 3. William Pitt Kellogg (R), from July 9, 1868
▌ 1. Lot M. Morrill (R)
▌ 2. William P. Fessenden (R)
▌ 1. Reverdy Johnson (D), until July 10, 1868
▌ William Pinkney Whyte (D), from July 13, 1868
▌ 3. George Vickers (D), from March 7, 1868
▌ 1. Charles Sumner (R)
▌ 2. Henry Wilson (R)
▌ 1. Zachariah Chandler (R)
▌ 2. Jacob M. Howard (R)
▌ 1. Alexander Ramsey (R)
▌ 2. Daniel S. Norton (R)
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
▌ 1. John B. Henderson (R)
▌ 3. Charles D. Drake (R)
▌ 1. Thomas Tipton (R)
▌ 2. John M. Thayer (R)
▌ 1. William M. Stewart (R)
▌ 3. James W. Nye (R)
▌ 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R)
▌ 3. James W. Patterson (R)
▌ 1. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R)
▌ 2. Alexander G. Cattell (R)
▌ 1. Edwin D. Morgan (R)
▌ 3. Roscoe Conkling (R)
▌ 2. Joseph C. Abbott (R), from July 14, 1868
▌ 3. John Pool (R), from July 14, 1868
▌ 1. Benjamin Wade (R)
▌ 3. John Sherman (R)
▌ 2. George H. Williams (R)
▌ 3. Henry W. Corbett (R)
▌ 1. Charles R. Buckalew (D)
▌ 3. Simon Cameron (R)
▌ 1. William Sprague IV (R)
▌ 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)
▌ 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R), from July 15, 1868
▌ 3. Frederick A. Sawyer (R), from July 16, 1868
▌ 1. David T. Patterson (D)
▌ 2. Joseph S. Fowler (R)
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
▌ 1. George F. Edmunds (R)
▌ 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
▌ 1. Peter G. Van Winkle (R)
▌ 2. Waitman T. Willey (R)
▌ 1. James R. Doolittle (R)
▌ 3. Timothy O. Howe (R)
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 40th Congress in March 1867. The senators from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina were not seated until later in the Congress. 2 Democrats
1 Democrat and 1 Republican
2 Republicans
Territories
President pro temporeBenjamin F. Wade
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
▌ 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
▌ 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
▌ 1 . Samuel B. Axtell (D)
▌ 2 . William Higby (R)
▌ 3 . James A. Johnson (D)
▌ 1 . Richard D. Hubbard (D)
▌ 2 . Julius Hotchkiss (D)
▌ 3 . Henry H. Starkweather (R)
▌ 4 . William H. Barnum (D)
▌ At-large . John A. Nicholson (D)
▌ At-large . Charles M. Hamilton (R), from July 1, 1868
▌ 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
▌ 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)
▌ 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)
▌ 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)
▌ At-large . Sidney Clarke (R)
▌ 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
▌ 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
▌ 1 . John Lynch (R)
▌ 2 . Sidney Perham (R)
▌ 3 . James G. Blaine (R)
▌ 4 . John A. Peters (R)
▌ 5 . Frederick A. Pike (R)
▌ 1 . Hiram McCullough (D)
▌ 2 . Stevenson Archer (D)
▌ 3 . Charles E. Phelps (C)
▌ 4 . Francis Thomas (R)
▌ 5 . Frederick Stone (D)
▌ 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)
▌ 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)
▌ 1 . William Windom (R)
▌ 2 . Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
▌ 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 July 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)
▌ At-large . John Taffe (R)
▌ At-large . Delos R. Ashley (R)
▌ 1 . Jacob H. Ela (R)
▌ 2 . Aaron F. Stevens (R)
▌ 3 . Jacob Benton (R)
▌ 1 . William Moore (R)
▌ 2 . Charles Haight (D)
▌ 3 . Charles Sitgreaves (D)
▌ 4 . John Hill (R)
▌ 5 . George A. Halsey (R)
▌ 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 Augustus 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)
▌ 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
▌ 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)
▌ At-large . Rufus Mallory (R)
▌ 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)
▌ 1 . Thomas Jenckes (R)
▌ 2 . Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (R)
▌ 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
▌ 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)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
▌ 1 . Frederick E. Woodbridge (R)
▌ 2 . Luke P. Poland (R)
▌ 3 . Worthington C. Smith (R)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
6 . Vacant
7 . Vacant
8 . Vacant
▌ 1 . Chester D. Hubbard (R)
▌ 2 . Bethuel Kitchen (R)
▌ 3 . Daniel Polsley (R)
▌ 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)
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
Speaker of the HouseSchuyler Colfax
Speaker of the HouseTheodore M. Pomeroy
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
Replacements: 3
Deaths: 1
Resignations: 2
Interim appointments: 1
Seats from newly re-admitted states: 12
Total seats with changes: 16
Senate changes
State (class)
Vacated by
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation[d]
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.[3]
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
Deaths: 8
Resignations: 3
Contested election: 3
Seats from re-admitted states: 32
Total seats with changes: 44
House changes
District
Vacated by
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation[d]
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
Ohio 13th
George W. Morgan (D)
Lost contested election June 3, 1868
Columbus Delano (R)
June 3, 1868
Missouri 5th
Joseph W. McClurg (R)
Resigned in July 1868
John H. Stover (R)
December 7, 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
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
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
Notes
References
External links