42nd United States Congress - State Delegations

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The Forty-second 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, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

Main article: 42nd United States Congress

See also: 42nd United States Congress - political parties

See also: United States House elections, 1870

Dates of sessions

March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873

First session: March 4, 1871 – April 20, 1871
Second session: December 4, 1871 - June 10, 1872
Third session: December 2, 1872 - March 3, 1873 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 41st Congress
Next congress: 43rd Congress

Members

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 the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Alabama

Senate

3: George E. Spencer (1836-1893), Republican
2: George Goldthwaite (1809-1879), Democratic ...contested election, seated January 9, 1872.

House of Representatives (6 seats)

1: Benjamin S. Turner (1825-1894), Republican
2: Charles W. Buckley (1835-1906), Republican
3: William A. Handley (1834-1909), Democratic
4: Charles Hays (1834-1879), Republican
5: Peter M. Dox (1813-1891), Democratic
6: Joseph H. Sloss (1826-1911), Democratic

Arkansas

Senate

3: Benjamin F. Rice (1828-1905), Republican
2: Powell Clayton (1833-1914), Republican

House of Representatives (3 seats)

1: James M. Hanks (1833-1909), Democratic
2: Oliver P. Snyder (1833-1882), Republican
3: John Edwards (1805-1894), Liberal Republican …contested election, served until February 9, 1872.

Thomas Boles (1837-1905), Republican …contested election, seated February 9, 1872.

California

Senate

3: Cornelius Cole (1822-1924), Republican
1: Eugene Casserly (1820-1883), Democratic

House of Representatives (3 seats)

1: Sherman O. Houghton (1828-1914), Republican
2: Aaron A. Sargent (1827-1887), Republican
3: John M. Coghlan (1835-1879), Republican

Connecticut

Senate

3: Orris S. Ferry (1823-1875), Republican
1: William A. Buckingham (1804-1875), Republican

House of Representatives (4 seats)

1: Julius L. Strong (1828-1872), Republican …died September 7, 1872.

Joseph R. Hawley (1826-1905), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1872.
2: Stephen W. Kellogg (1822-1904), Republican
3: Henry H. Starkweather (1826-1876), Republican
4: William H. Barnum (1818-1889), Democratic

Delaware

Senate

1: Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898), Democratic
2: Eli M. Saulsbury (1817-1893), Democratic

House of Representatives (1 seat)

A/L: Benjamin T. Biggs (1821-1893), Democratic

Florida

Senate

3: Thomas W. Osborn (1833-1898), Republican
1: Abijah Gilbert (1806-1881), Republican

House of Representatives (1 seat)

A/L: Josiah T. Walls (1842-1905), Republican …contested election, served until January 29, 1873.

Silas L. Niblack (1825-1883), Democratic …contested election, seated January 29, 1873.

Georgia

Senate

3: Joshua Hill (1812-1891), Republican
2: Thomas M. Norwood (1830-1913), Democratic …contested election, seated December 19, 1871, after Senate's refusal to seat Foster Blogett.

House of Representatives (7 seats)