44th United States Congress

44th United States Congress

43rd ← → 45th United States Capitol (1869) Duration: March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 Senate President: Henry Wilson (until November 22, 1875) Vacant (from November 22, 1875) Senate Pres. pro tem: Thomas W. Ferry, from March 9, 1875 House Speaker: Michael C. Kerr, until August 19, 1876 Samuel J. Randall, from December 4, 1876 Members: 76 Senators 293 Representatives 9 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Democratic Sessions Special: March 5, 1875 – March 24, 1875 1st: December 6, 1875 – August 15, 1876 2nd: December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877

The Forty-fourth 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, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. For the first time since the American Civil War, the House had a Democratic majority. The Senate maintained a Republican majority.

Major events

A political cartoon by Joseph Keppler depicts Roscoe Conkling as Mephistopheles, as Rutherford B. Hayes strolls off with a woman labeled as "Solid South"

See also: 1875 in the United States, 1876 in the United States, and 1877 in the United States

• November 22, 1875: Vice President Henry Wilson died from a stroke
• June 25, 1876: Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn
• July 4, 1876: United States Centennial
• November 7, 1876: United States general elections, 1876, including the disputed Presidential election of 1876, later settled with the Compromise of 1877 which ended Reconstruction.

Major legislation

• March 3, 1877: Desert Land Act, ch. 107, 19 Stat. 377

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 44th United States Congress

State admitted

• August 1, 1876: Colorado admitted as the 38th state

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, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.

Senate

	Party (Shading shows control)				Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Independent Republican (IR)	Republican (R)	Other
End of the previous congress	20	0	52	(Liberal Republican) 1	73	1
Begin	28	1	43	0	72	2
End	30		45		76	0
Final voting share	39.5%	1.3%	59.2%	0.0%
Beginning of the next congress	35	0	40	1 (Independent)	76	0

House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)						Total
	Democratic (D)	Independent Democratic (ID)	Independent (I)	Independent Republican (IR)	Republican (R)	Other		Vacant
End of previous Congress	95	7	0	0	199	(Liberal Republican) 4	290	2
Begin	177	1	4	3	101	0	287	5
End	182				100		292	2
Final voting share	62.8%		1.4%	35.8%		0.0%
Beginning of the next Congress	144	2	0	0	146	0	292	1

Leadership

President of the Senate Henry Wilson

Senate

• President: Henry Wilson (R), died November 22, 1875, vacant thereafter.
• President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry (R), from March 9, 1875

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Michael C. Kerr (D), until August 19, 1876 (died)
  • Samuel J. Randall (D), elected December 4, 1876

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 1880; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1878.

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Alabama

• 3. George E. Spencer (R)
• 2. George Goldthwaite (D)

Arkansas

• 2. Powell Clayton (R)
• 3. Stephen W. Dorsey (R)

California

• 3. Aaron A. Sargent (R)
• 1. Newton Booth (IR)

Colorado

• 3. Jerome B. Chaffee (R), from November 15, 1876
• 2. Henry M. Teller (R), from November 15, 1876

Connecticut

• 3. Orris S. Ferry (R), until November 21, 1875
  • James E. English (D), November 27, 1875 – May 17, 1876
  • William H. Barnum (D), from May 18, 1876
• 1. William W. Eaton (D)

Delaware

• 1. Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (D)
• 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (D)

Florida

• 3. Simon B. Conover (R)
• 1. Charles W. Jones (D)

Georgia

• 2. Thomas M. Norwood (D)
• 3. John B. Gordon (D)

Illinois

• 2. John A. Logan (R)
• 3. Richard J. Oglesby (R)

Indiana

• 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R)
• 1. Joseph E. McDonald (D)

Iowa

• 2. George G. Wright (R)
• 3. William B. Allison (R)

Kansas

• 3. John J. Ingalls (R)
• 2. James M. Harvey (R)

Kentucky

• 2. John W. Stevenson (D)
• 3. Thomas C. McCreery (D)

Louisiana

• 2. J. Rodman West (R)
• 3. James B. Eustis (D), from January 12, 1876

Maine

• 1. Hannibal Hamlin (R)
• 2. Lot M. Morrill (R), until July 7, 1876
  • James G. Blaine (R), from July 10, 1876

Maryland

• 3. George R. Dennis (D)
• 1. William Pinkney Whyte (D)

Massachusetts

• 2. George S. Boutwell (R)
• 1. Henry L. Dawes (R)

Michigan

• 2. Thomas W. Ferry (R)
• 1. Isaac P. Christiancy (R)

Minnesota

• 2. William Windom (R)
• 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R)

Mississippi

• 2. James L. Alcorn (R)
• 1. Blanche Bruce (R)

Missouri

• 3. Lewis V. Bogy (D)
• 1. Francis Cockrell (D)

Nebraska

• 2. Phineas Hitchcock (R)
• 1. Algernon Paddock (R)

Nevada

• 3. John P. Jones (R)
• 1. William Sharon (R), from April 2, 1875

New Hampshire

• 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R)
• 3. Bainbridge Wadleigh (R)

New Jersey

• 2. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R)
• 1. Theodore F. Randolph (D)

New York

• 3. Roscoe Conkling (R)
• 1. Francis Kernan (D)

North Carolina

• 2. Matt W. Ransom (D)
• 3. Augustus S. Merrimon (D)

Ohio

• 3. John Sherman (R)
• 1. Allen G. Thurman (D)

Oregon

• 2. James K. Kelly (D)
• 3. John H. Mitchell (R)

Pennsylvania

• 3. Simon Cameron (R)
• 1. William A. Wallace (D)

Rhode Island

• 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)
• 1. Ambrose Burnside (R)

South Carolina

• 2. Thomas J. Robertson (R)
• 3. John J. Patterson (R)

Tennessee

• 2. Henry Cooper (D)
• 1. Andrew Johnson (D), until July 31, 1875
  • David M. Key (D), August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877
  • James E. Bailey (D), from January 19, 1877

Texas

• 2. Morgan C. Hamilton (R)
• 1. Samuel B. Maxey (D)

Vermont

• 1. George F. Edmunds (R)
• 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)

Virginia

• 2. John W. Johnston (D)
• 1. Robert E. Withers (D)

West Virginia

• 2. Henry G. Davis (D)
• 1. Allen T. Caperton (D), until July 26, 1876
  • Samuel Price (D), August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877
  • Frank Hereford (D), from January 31, 1877

Wisconsin

• 3. Timothy O. Howe (R)
• 1. Angus Cameron (R)

President pro tempore Thomas W. Ferry

House of Representatives

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

Alabama

• 1. Jeremiah Haralson (R)
• 2. Jeremiah N. Williams (D)
• 3. Taul Bradford (D)
• 4. Charles Hays (R)
• 5. John H. Caldwell (D)
• 6. Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D)
• At-large. William H. Forney (D)
• At-large. Burwell B. Lewis (D)

Arkansas

• 1. Lucien C. Gause (D)
• 2. William F. Slemons (D)
• 3. William W. Wilshire (D)
• 4. Thomas M. Gunter (D)

California

• 1. William A. Piper (D)
• 2. Horace F. Page (R)
• 3. John K. Luttrell (D)
• 4. Peter D. Wigginton (D)

Colorado

• At-large. James B. Belford (R), from October 3, 1876

Connecticut

• 1. George M. Landers (D)
• 2. James Phelps (D)
• 3. Henry H. Starkweather (R), until January 28, 1876
  • John T. Wait (R), from April 12, 1876
• 4. William H. Barnum (D), until May 18, 1876
  • Levi Warner (D), from December 4, 1876

Delaware

• At-large. James Williams (D)

Florida

• 1. William J. Purman (R)
• 2. Josiah T. Walls (R), until April 19, 1876
  • Jesse J. Finley (D), from April 19, 1876

Georgia

• 1. Julian Hartridge (D)
• 2. William E. Smith (D)
• 3. Philip Cook (D)
• 4. Henry R. Harris (D)
• 5. Milton A. Candler (D)
• 6. James H. Blount (D)
• 7. William H. Felton (ID)
• 8. Alexander Stephens (D)
• 9. Benjamin H. Hill (D), May 5, 1875 - March 3, 1877

Illinois

• 1. Bernard G. Caulfield (D)
• 2. Carter H. Harrison (D)
• 3. Charles B. Farwell (R), until May 6, 1876
  • John V. Le Moyne (D), from May 6, 1876
• 4. Stephen A. Hurlbut (R)
• 5. Horatio C. Burchard (R)
• 6. Thomas J. Henderson (R)
• 7. Alexander Campbell (I)
• 8. Greenbury L. Fort (R)
• 9. Richard H. Whiting (R)
• 10. John C. Bagby (D)
• 11. Scott Wike (D)
• 12. William M. Springer (D)
• 13. Adlai E. Stevenson (D)
• 14. Joseph G. Cannon (R)
• 15. John R. Eden (D)
• 16. William A. J. Sparks (D)
• 17. William R. Morrison (D)
• 18. William Hartzell (D)
• 19. William B. Anderson (I)

Indiana

• 1. Benoni S. Fuller (D)
• 2. James D. Williams (D), until December 1, 1876
  • Andrew Humphreys (D), from December 5, 1876
• 3. Michael C. Kerr (D), until August 19, 1876
  • Nathan T. Carr (D), from December 5, 1876
• 4. Jeptha D. New (D)
• 5. William S. Holman (D)
• 6. Milton S. Robinson (R)
• 7. Franklin Landers (D)
• 8. Morton C. Hunter (R)
• 9. Thomas J. Cason (R)
• 10. William S. Haymond (D)
• 11. James L. Evans (R)
• 12. Andrew H. Hamilton (D)
• 13. John H. Baker (R)

Iowa

• 1. George W. McCrary (R)
• 2. John Q. Tufts (R)
• 3. Lucien L. Ainsworth (D)
• 4. Henry O. Pratt (R)
• 5. James Wilson (R)
• 6. Ezekiel S. Sampson (R)
• 7. John A. Kasson (R)
• 8. James W. McDill (R)
• 9. S. Addison Oliver (R)

Kansas

• 1. William A. Phillips (R)
• 2. John R. Goodin (D)
• 3. William R. Brown (R)

Kentucky

• 1. Andrew Boone (D)
• 2. John Y. Brown (D)
• 3. Charles W. Milliken (D)
• 4. J. Proctor Knott (D)
• 5. Edward Y. Parsons (D), until July 8, 1876
  • Henry Watterson (D), from August 12, 1876
• 6. Thomas L. Jones (D)
• 7. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D)
• 8. Milton J. Durham (D)
• 9. John D. White (R)
• 10. John B. Clarke (D)

Louisiana

• 1. Randall L. Gibson (D)
• 2. E. John Ellis (D)
• 3. Chester B. Darrall (R)
• 4. William M. Levy (D)
• 5. Frank Morey (R), until June 8, 1876
  • William B. Spencer (D) June 8, 1876 - January 8, 1877
• 6. Charles E. Nash (R)

Maine

• 1. John H. Burleigh (R)
• 2. William P. Frye (R)
• 3. James G. Blaine (R), until July 10, 1876
  • Edwin Flye (R), from December 4, 1876
• 4. Harris M. Plaisted (R), from September 13, 1875
• 5. Eugene Hale (R)

Maryland

• 1. Phillip F. Thomas (D)
• 2. Charles B. Roberts (D)
• 3. William J. O'Brien (D)
• 4. Thomas Swann (D)
• 5. Eli J. Henkle (D)
• 6. William Walsh (D)

Massachusetts

• 1. James Buffinton (R), until March 7, 1875
  • William W. Crapo (R), from November 2, 1875
• 2. Benjamin W. Harris (R)
• 3. Henry L. Pierce (R)
• 4. Rufus S. Frost (R), until July 28, 1876
  • Josiah G. Abbott (D), from July 28, 1876
• 5. Nathaniel P. Banks (I)
• 6. Charles P. Thompson (D)
• 7. John K. Tarbox (D)
• 8. William W. Warren (D)
• 9. George F. Hoar (R)
• 10. Julius H. Seelye (I)
• 11. Chester W. Chapin (D)

Michigan

• 1. Alpheus S. Williams (D)
• 2. Henry Waldron (R)
• 3. George Willard (R)
• 4. Allen Potter (D)
• 5. William B. Williams (R)
• 6. George H. Durand (D)
• 7. Omar D. Conger (R)
• 8. Nathan B. Bradley (R)
• 9. Jay A. Hubbell (R)

Minnesota

• 1. Mark H. Dunnell (R)
• 2. Horace B. Strait (R)
• 3. William S. King (R)

Mississippi

• 1. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)
• 2. G. Wiley Wells (IR)
• 3. Hernando Money (D)
• 4. Otho R. Singleton (D)
• 5. Charles E. Hooker (D)
• 6. John R. Lynch (R)

Missouri

• 1. Edward C. Kehr (D)
• 2. Erastus Wells (D)
• 3. William H. Stone (D)
• 4. Robert A. Hatcher (D)
• 5. Richard P. Bland (D)
• 6. Charles H. Morgan (D)
• 7. John F. Philips (D)
• 8. Benjamin J. Franklin (D)
• 9. David Rea (D)
• 10. Rezin A. De Bolt (D)
• 11. John B. Clark, Jr. (D)
• 12. John M. Glover (D)
• 13. Aylett H. Buckner (D)

Nebraska

• At-large. Lorenzo Crounse (R)

Nevada

• At-large. William Woodburn (R)

New Hampshire

• 1. Frank Jones (D)
• 2. Samuel N. Bell (D)
• 3. Henry W. Blair (R)

New Jersey

• 1. Clement H. Sinnickson (R)
• 2. Samuel A. Dobbins (R)
• 3. Miles Ross (D)
• 4. Robert Hamilton (D)
• 5. Augustus W. Cutler (D)
• 6. Frederick H. Teese (D)
• 7. Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)

New York

• 1. Henry B. Metcalfe (D)
• 2. John G. Schumaker (D)
• 3. Simeon B. Chittenden (IR)
• 4. Archibald M. Bliss (D)
• 5. Edwin R. Meade (D)
• 6. Samuel S. Cox (D)
• 7. Smith Ely, Jr. (D), until December 11, 1876
  • David Dudley Field (D), from January 11, 1877
• 8. Elijah Ward (D)
• 9. Fernando Wood (D)
• 10. Abram S. Hewitt (D)
• 11. Benjamin A. Willis (D)
• 12. N. Holmes Odell (D)
• 13. John O. Whitehouse (D)
• 14. George M. Beebe (D)
• 15. John H. Bagley, Jr. (D)
• 16. Charles H. Adams (R)
• 17. Martin I. Townsend (R)
• 18. Andrew Williams (R)
• 19. William A. Wheeler (R)
• 20. Henry H. Hathorn (R)
• 21. Samuel F. Miller (R)
• 22. George A. Bagley (R)
• 23. Scott Lord (D)
• 24. William H. Baker (R)
• 25. Elias W. Leavenworth (R)
• 26. Clinton D. MacDougall (R)
• 27. Elbridge G. Lapham (R)
• 28. Thomas C. Platt (R)
• 29. Charles C. B. Walker (D)
• 30. John M. Davy (R)
• 31. George G. Hoskins (R)
• 32. Lyman K. Bass (R)
• 33.Nelson I. Norton (R), from December 6, 1875

North Carolina

• 1. Jesse J. Yeates (D)
• 2. John A. Hyman (R)
• 3. Alfred M. Waddell (D)
• 4. Joseph J. Davis (D)
• 5. Alfred M. Scales (D)
• 6. Thomas S. Ashe (D)
• 7. William M. Robbins (D)
• 8. Robert B. Vance (D)

Ohio

• 1. Milton Sayler (D)
• 2. Henry B. Banning (D)
• 3. John S. Savage (D)
• 4. John A. McMahon (D)
• 5. Americus V. Rice (D)
• 6. Frank H. Hurd (D)
• 7. Lawrence T. Neal (D)
• 8. William Lawrence (R)
• 9. Earley F. Poppleton (D)
• 10. Charles Foster (R)
• 11. John L. Vance (D)
• 12. Ansel T. Walling (D)
• 13. Milton I. Southard (D)
• 14. Jacob P. Cowan (D)
• 15. Nelson H. Van Vorhes (R)
• 16. Lorenzo Danford (R)
• 17. Laurin D. Woodworth (R)
• 18. James Monroe (R)
• 19. James A. Garfield (R)
• 20. Henry B. Payne (D)

Oregon

• At-large. George A. La Dow (D), until May 1, 1875
  • Lafayette Lane (D), from October 25, 1875

Pennsylvania

• 1. Chapman Freeman (R)
• 2. Charles O'Neill (R)
• 3. Samuel J. Randall (D)
• 4. William D. Kelley (R)
• 5. John Robbins, Jr. (D)
• 6. Washington Townsend (R)
• 7. Alan Wood, Jr. (R)
• 8. Hiester Clymer (D)
• 9. A. Herr Smith (R)
• 10. William Mutchler (D)
• 11. Francis D. Collins (D)
• 12. Winthrop W. Ketcham (R), until July 19, 1876
  • William H. Stanton (D), from November 7, 1876
• 13. James B. Reilly (D)
• 14. John B. Packer (R)
• 15. Joseph Powell (D)
• 16. Sobieski Ross (R)
• 17. John Reilly (D)
• 18. William Stenger (D)
• 19. Levi Maish (D)
• 20. Levi A. Mackey (D)
• 21. Jacob Turney (D)
• 22. James H. Hopkins (D)
• 23. Alexander G. Cochran (D)
• 24. John W. Wallace (R)
• 25. George A. Jenks (D)
• 26. James Sheakley (D)
• 27. Albert G. Egbert (D)

Rhode Island

• 1. Benjamin T. Eames (R)
• 2. Latimer W. Ballou (R)

South Carolina

• 1. Joseph Rainey (R)
• 2. Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR), until July 19, 1876
  • Charles W. Buttz (R), from November 7, 1876
• 3. Solomon L. Hoge (R)
• 4. Alexander S. Wallace (R)
• 5. Robert Smalls (R)

Tennessee

• 1. William McFarland (D)
• 2. Jacob M. Thornburgh (R)
• 3. George G. Dibrell (D)
• 4. Samuel M. Fite (D), until October 23, 1875
  • Haywood Y. Riddle (D), from December 4, 1875
• 5. John M. Bright (D)
• 6. John F. House (D)
• 7. Washington C. Whitthorne (D)
• 8. John D. C. Atkins (D)
• 9. William P. Caldwell (D)
• 10. H. Casey Young (D)

Texas

• 1. John H. Reagan (D)
• 2. David B. Culberson (D)
• 3. James W. Throckmorton (D)
• 4. Roger Q. Mills (D)
• 5. John Hancock (D)
• 6. Gustave Schleicher (D)

Vermont

• 1. Charles H. Joyce (R)
• 2. Dudley C. Denison (IR)
• 3. George W. Hendee (R)

Virginia

• 1. Beverly B. Douglas (D)
• 2. John Goode, Jr. (D)
• 3. Gilbert C. Walker (D)
• 4. William H. H. Stowell (R)
• 5. George Cabell (D)
• 6. John R. Tucker (D)
• 7. John T. Harris (D)
• 8. Eppa Hutton, II (D)
• 9. William Terry (D)

West Virginia

• 1. Benjamin Wilson (D)
• 2. Charles J. Faulkner (D)
• 3. Frank Hereford (D), until January 31, 1877

Wisconsin

• 1. Charles G. Williams (R)
• 2. Lucien B. Caswell (R)
• 3. Henry S. Magoon (R)
• 4. William P. Lynde (D)
• 5. Samuel D. Burchard (D)
• 6. Alanson M. Kimball (R)
• 7. Jeremiah M. Rusk (R)
• 8. George W. Cate (D)

Non-voting members

• Arizona Territory. Hiram S. Stevens (D)
• Colorado Territory. Thomas M. Patterson (D), until August 1, 1876
• Dakota Territory. Jefferson P. Kidder (R)
• Idaho Territory. Thomas W. Bennett(I), until June 23, 1876
  • Stephen S. Fenn (D), from June 23, 1876
• Montana Territory. Martin Maginnis (D)
• New Mexico Territory. Stephen B. Elkins (R)
• Utah Territory. George Q. Cannon (R)
• Washington Territory. Orange Jacobs (R)
• Wyoming Territory. William R. Steele (D)

Speaker Michael C. Kerr

Speaker Samuel J. Randall

Changes in membership

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

Senate

• replacements: 4
  • Democratic: 1 seat net gain
  • Republican: 1 seat net loss
• deaths: 3
• resignations: 1
• vacancy: 1
• interim appointments: 3
• seats of newly admitted states: 2
• Total seats with changes: 7

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Louisiana (3)	Vacant	Vacancy caused by the Senate in declining to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback. Successor was elected.	James B. Eustis (D)	January 10, 1876
Tennessee (1)	Andrew Johnson (D)	Died July 31, 1875. An interim successor was appointed.	David M. Key (D)	August 18, 1875
Connecticut (3)	Orris S. Ferry (R)	Died November 21, 1875. An interim successor was appointed.	James E. English (D)	November 27, 1875
Connecticut (3)	James E. English (D)	Successor elected May 17, 1876	William H. Barnum (D)	May 18, 1876
Maine (2)	Lot M. Morrill (R)	Resigned July 7, 1876 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Treasury	James G. Blaine (R)	July 10, 1876
West Virginia (1)	Allen T. Caperton (D)	Died July 26, 1876	Samuel Price (D)	August 26, 1876
Colorado (2)	New seats	Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seats remained vacant until November 15, 1876	Henry M. Teller (R)	November 15, 1876
Colorado (3)			Jerome B. Chaffee (R)
Tennessee (1)	David M. Key (D)	Successor elected January 19, 1877	James E. Bailey (D)	January 19, 1877
West Virginia (1)	Samuel Price (D)	Successor elected January 26, 1877	Frank Hereford (D)	January 31, 1877

House of Representatives

• replacements: 14
  • Democratic: no net change
  • Republican: no net change
• deaths: 9
• resignations: 6
• contested election: 5
• seats of newly admitted states: 1
• Total seats with changes: 21

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
Georgia 9th	Vacant	Rep-elect Garnett McMillan died before taking seat	Benjamin H. Hill (D)	May 5, 1875
Maine 4th	Vacant	Rep. Samuel F. Hersey died during previous congress	Harris M. Plaisted (R)	September 13, 1875
New York 33rd	Vacant	Rep.-elect Augustus F. Allen died before taking seat	Nelson I. Norton (R)	December 6, 1875
Massachusetts 1st	James Buffington (R)	Died March 7, 1875	William W. Crapo (R)	November 2, 1875
Oregon At-large	George A. La Dow (D)	Died May 1, 1875	Lafayette Lane (D)	October 25, 1875
Tennessee 4th	Samuel M. Fite (D)	Died October 23, 1875	Haywood Y. Riddle (D)	December 14, 1875
Connecticut 3rd	Henry H. Starkweather (R)	Died January 28, 1876	John T. Wait (R)	April 12, 1876
Florida 2nd	Josiah T. Walls (R)	Lost contested election April 19, 1876	Jesse J. Finley (D)	April 19, 1876
Illinois 3rd	Charles B. Farwell (R)	Lost contested election May 6, 1876	John V. Le Moyne (D)	May 6, 1876
Connecticut 4th	William H. Barnum (D)	Resigned May 18, 1876 after being elected to the US Senate	Levi Warner (D)	December 4, 1876
Louisiana 5th	Frank Morey (R)	Lost contested election June 8, 1876	William B. Spencer (D)	June 8, 1876
Idaho Territory At-large	Thomas W. Bennett) (I)	Lost contested election June 23, 1876	Stephen S. Fenn (D)	June 23, 1876
Maine 3rd	James G. Blaine (R)	Resigned July 10, 1876 after being appointed to the US Senate	Edwin Flye (R)	December 4, 1876
Kentucky 5th	Edward Y. Parsons (D)	Died July 18, 1876	Henry Watterson (D)	August 12, 1876
Pennsylvania 12th	Winthrop W. Ketcham (R)	Resigned July 19, 1876 after being appointed judge to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania	William H. Stanton (D)	November 7, 1876
South Carolina 2nd	Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR)	Seat declared vacant July 19, 1876	Charles W. Buttz (R)	November 7, 1876
Massachusetts 4th	Rufus S. Frost (R)	Lost contested election July 28, 1876	Josiah G. Abbott (D)	July 28, 1876
Colorado Territory At-large	Thomas M. Patterson (D)	Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876	Statehood achieved
Colorado At-large	New seat	Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. Seat remained vacant until October 3, 1876.	James B. Belford (R)	October 3, 1876
Indiana 3rd	Michael C. Kerr (D)	Died August 19, 1876	Nathan T. Carr (D)	December 15, 1876
Indiana 2nd	James D. Williams (D)	Resigned December 1, 1876 after being elected Governor of Indiana	Andrew Humphreys (D)	December 5, 1876
New York 7th	Smith Ely, Jr. (D)	Resigned December 11, 1876	David D. Field II (D)	January 11, 1877
Louisiana 5th	William B. Spencer (D)	Resigned January 8, 1877 to become an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court	Vacant	Not filled this term
West Virginia 3rd	Frank Hereford (D)	Resigned January 31, 1877 after being elected to the US Senate	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 9th	Benjamin H. Hill (D)	Resigned March 3, 1877 after being elected to the US Senate	Vacant	Not filled this term

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark

Senate

• Chaplain: Byron Sunderland (Presbyterian)
• Secretary: George C. Gorham
• Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: John R. French

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: S. L. Townsend (Episcopalian)
• Clerk: George M. Adams
• Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: William H. Scudder
• Doorkeeper: Lafayette H. Fitzhugh
• Postmaster of the House: James M. Steuart
• Sergeant at Arms: John G. Thompson

See also

• United States elections, 1874 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 1874 and 1875
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1874
• United States elections, 1876 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 1876
  • United States Senate elections, 1876
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1876

External links

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives: House History
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists