Forty-sixth United States Congress - State Delegations

The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, including the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881. This Congress sat during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870.

Members

At this time, Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Nearly all of the members of the House of Representatives were elected to single member districts, by popular vote.

Main article: Forty-sixth United States Congress

See also: Forty-sixth United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: United States House election, 1878

This list is arranged by state, then by chamber. Members are then shown in alphabetical order. Also listed at the end are the delegates from the then-existing organized territories.

Alabama

Senate

• George S. Houston (1811-1879), Democratic …died December 31, 1879.
• John T. Morgan (1824-1907), Democratic
• Luke Pryor (1820-1900), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, seated January 15, 1880.
• James L. Pugh (1820-1907), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1880.

House of Representatives (8 seats)

• Newton N. Clements (1837-1900), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 8, 1880.
• William H. Forney (1823-1894), Democratic
• Hilary A. Herbert (1834-1919), Democratic
• Thomas H. Herndon (1828-1883), Democratic
• Burwell B. Lewis (1838-1885), Democratic …resigned October 1, 1880.
• William M. Lowe (1842-1882), Greenbacker
• William J. Samford (1844-1901), Democratic
• Charles M. Shelley (1833-1907), Democratic
• Thomas Williams (1825-1903), Democratic

Arkansas

Senate

• Augustus H. Garland (1832-1899), Democratic
• James D. Walker (1830-1906), Democratic

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• Jordan E. Cravens (1830-1914), Democratic
• Poindexter Dunn (1834-1914), Democratic
• Thomas M. Gunter (1826-1904), Democratic
• William F. Slemons (1830-1918), Democratic

California

Senate

• Newton Booth (1825-1892), Independent Republican
• James T. Farley (1829-1886), Democratic

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• Campbell P. Berry (1834-1901), Democratic …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.
• Horace Davis (1831-1916), Republican …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.
• Romualdo Pacheco (1831-1899), Republican …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.
• Horace F. Page (1833-1890), Republican …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.

Colorado

Senate

• Nathaniel P. Hill (1832-1900), Republican
• Henry M. Teller (1830-1914), Republican

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• James B. Belford (1837-1910), Republican

Connecticut

Senate

• William W. Eaton (1816-1898), Democratic
• Orville H. Platt (1827-1905), Republican

House of Representatives (4 seats)

• Joseph R. Hawley (1826-1905), Republican
• Frederick Miles (1815-1896), Republican
• James Phelps (1822-1900), Democratic
• John T. Wait (1811-1899), Republican

Delaware

Senate

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

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• Edward L. Martin (1837-1897), Democratic

Florida

Senate

• Wilkinson Call (1834-1910), Democratic
• Charles W. Jones (1834-1897), Democratic

House of Representatives (2 seats)

• Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (1839-1916), Republican …contested election, seated January 22, 1882.
• Robert H. Davidson (1832-1908), Democratic
• Noble A. Hull (1827-1907), Democratic …contested election, served until January 22, 1881.

Georgia

Senate

• Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894), Democratic …appointed to fill vacancy, seated May 26, 1880, subsequently elected.
• John B. Gordon (1832-1904), Democratic …resigned May 1880.
• Benjamin H. Hill (1823-1882), Democratic

House of Representatives (9 seats)

• James H. Blount (1837-1903), Democratic
• Philip Cook (1817-1894), Democratic
• William H. Felton (1823-1909), Independent Democratic
• N.J. Hammond (1833-1899), Democratic
• John C. Nicholls (1834-1893), Democratic
• Henry Persons (1834-1910), Independent Democratic
• William E. Smith (1829-1890), Democratic
• Emory Speer (1848-1918), Independent Democratic
• Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), Democratic

Illinois

Senate

• David Davis (1815-1886), Independent
• John A. Logan (1826-1886), Republican

House of Representatives (19 seats)

• William Aldrich (1820-1885), Republican
• John H. Baker (1832-1915), Republican
• Hiram Barber, Jr. (1835-1924), Republican
• George A. Bicknell (1815-1891), Democratic
• Thomas A. Boyd (1830-1897), Republican
• Thomas M. Browne (1829-1891), Republican
• William H. Calkins (1842-1894), Republican
• Joseph G. Cannon (1836-1926), Republican
• Thomas R. Cobb (1828-1892), Democratic
• Walpole G. Colerick (1845-1911), Democratic
• Calvin Cowgill (1819-1903), Republican

Indiana

Senate

• Joseph E. McDonald (1819-1891), Democratic
• Daniel W. Voorhees (1827-1897), Democratic

House of Representatives (13 seats)

• George R. Davis (1840-1899), Republican
• Gilbert De La Matyr (1825-1892), National
• Albert P. Forsythe (1830-1906), Greenbacker
• Greenbury L. Fort (1825-1883), Republican
• Robert M.A. Hawk (1839-1882), Republican
• Philip C. Hayes (1833-1916), Republican
• William Heilman (1824-1890), Republican
• Thomas J. Henderson (1824-1911), Republican
• Abraham J. Hostetler (1818-1899), Democratic
• Benjamin F. Marsh (1839-1905), Republican
• William R. Morrison (1824-1909), Democratic
• William R. Myers (1836-1907), Democratic
• Jeptha D. New (1830-1892), Democratic
• Godlove S. Orth (1817-1882), Republican
• John C. Sherwin (1838-1904), Republican
• James W. Singleton (1811-1892), Democratic
• William A.J. Sparks (1828-1904), Democratic
• William M. Springer (1836-1903), Democratic
• Adlai E. Stevenson (1835-1914), Democratic
• John R. Thomas (1846-1914), Republican
• Richard W. Townshend (1840-1889), Democratic

Iowa

Senate

• William B. Allison (1829-1908), Republican
• Samuel J. Kirkwood (1813-1894), Republican

House of Representatives (9 seats)

• Cyrus C. Carpenter (1829-1898), Republican
• Rush Clark (1834-1879), Republican …died April 29, 1879.
• Nathaniel C. Deering (1827-1887), Republican
• Edward H. Gillette (1840-1918), Greenbacker
• Moses A. McCoid (1840-1904), Republican
• Hiram Price (1814-1901), Republican
• William F. Sapp (1824-1890), Republican
• William G. Thompson (1830-1911), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1, 1879.
• Thomas Updegraff (1834-1910), Republican
• James B. Weaver (1833-1912), Greenbacker

Kansas

Senate

• John J. Ingalls (1833-1900), Republican
• Preston B. Plumb (1837-1891), Republican

House of Representatives (3 seats)

• John A. Anderson (1834-1892), Republican
• Dudley C. Haskell (1842-1883), Republican
• Thomas Ryan (1837-1914), Republican

Kentucky

Senate

• James B. Beck (1822-1890), Democratic
• John S. Williams (1818-1898), Democratic

House of Representatives (10 seats)

• Joseph C.S. Blackburn (1838-1918), Democratic
• John W. Caldwell (1837-1903), Democratic
• John G. Carlisle (1834-1910), Democratic
• James P. Knott (1830-1911), Democratic
• James A. McKenzie (1840-1904), Democratic
• Elijah C. Phister (1822-1887), Democratic
• Philip B. Thompson, Jr. (1845-1909), Democratic
• Oscar Turner (1825-1896), Independent Democratic
• Thomas Turner (1821-1900), Democratic
• Albert S. Willis (1843-1897), Democratic

Louisiana

Senate

• Benjamin F. Jonas (1834-1911), Democratic
• William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918), Republican

House of Representatives (6 seats)

• Joseph H. Acklen (1850-1938), Democratic
• J.B. Elam (1821-1885), Democratic
• E. John Ellis (1840-1889), Democratic
• Randall L. Gibson (1832-1892), Democratic
• J. Floyd King (1842-1915), Democratic
• E.W. Robertson (1823-1887), Democratic

Maine

Senate

• James G. Blaine (1830-1893), Republican
• Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Republican

House of Representatives (5 seats)

• William P. Frye (1830-1911), Republican
• George W. Ladd (1818-1892), Greenbacker
• Stephen D. Lindsey (1828-1884), Republican
• Thompson H. Murch (1838-1886), Greenbacker
• Thomas B. Reed (1839-1902), Republican

Maryland

Senate

• James B. Groome (1838-1893), Democratic
• William P. Whyte (1824-1908), Democratic

House of Representatives (6 seats)

• Eli J. Henkle (1828-1893), Democratic
• Daniel M. Henry (1823-1899), Democratic
• William Kimmel (1812-1886), Democratic
• Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898), Democratic
• J. Frederick C. Talbott (1843-1918), Democratic
• Milton G. Urner (1839-1926), Republican

Massachusetts

Senate

• Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Republican
• George F. Hoar (1826-1904), Republican

House of Representatives (11 seats)

• Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840-1928), Republican
• William Claflin (1818-1905), Republican
• William W. Crapo (1830-1926), Republican
• Walbridge A. Field (1833-1899), Republican
• Benjamin W. Harris (1823-1907), Republican
• George B. Loring (1817-1891), Republican
• Leopold Morse (1831-1892), Democratic
• Amasa Norcross (1824-1898), Republican
• William W. Rice (1826-1896), Republican
• George D. Robinson (1834-1896), Republican
• William A. Russell (1831-1899), Republican

Michigan

Senate

• Henry P. Baldwin (1814-1892), Republican …appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1879, subsequently elected.
• Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), Republican …died November 1, 1879.
• Thomas W. Ferry (1827-1896), Republican

House of Representatives (9 seats)

• Mark S. Brewer (1837-1901), Republican
• Julius C. Burrows (1837-1915), Republican
• Omar D. Conger (1818-1898), Republican …resigned March 3, 1881.
• Roswell G. Horr (1830-1896), Republican
• Jay A. Hubbell (1829-1900), Republican
• Jonas H. McGowan (1837-1909), Republican
• John S. Newberry (1826-1887), Republican
• John W. Stone (1838-1922), Republican
• Edwin Willits (1830-1896), Republican

Minnesota

Senate

• Samuel J.R. McMillan (1826-1897), Republican
• William Windom (1827-1891), Republican

House of Representatives (3 seats)

• Mark H. Dunnell (1823-1904), Republican
• Henry Poehler (1833-1912), Democratic
• William D. Washburn (1831-1912), Republican

Mississippi

Senate

• Blanche K. Bruce (1841-1898), Republican
• Lucius Q.C. Lamar (1825-1893), Democratic

House of Representatives (6 seats)

• J.R. Chalmers (1831-1898), Democratic
• C.E. Hooker (1825-1914), Democratic
• Van H. Manning (1839-1892), Democratic
• Hernando D. Money (1839-1912), Democratic
• H.L. Muldrow (1837-1905), Democratic
• O.R. Singleton (1814-1889), Democratic

Missouri

Senate

• Francis M. Cockrell (1834-1915), Democratic
• George G. Vest (1830-1904), Democratic

House of Representatives (13 seats)

• Richard P. Bland (1835-1899), Democratic
• Aylett H. Buckner (1816-1894), Democratic
• Martin L. Clardy (1844-1914), Democratic
• John B. Clark, Jr. (1831-1903), Democratic
• Lowndes H. Davis (1836-1920), Democratic
• Nicholas Ford (1833-1897), Greenbacker
• R. Graham Frost (1851-1900), Democratic
• William H. Hatch (1833-1896), Democratic
• Alfred M. Lay (1836-1879), Democratic …died December 8, 1879.
• John F. Phillips (1834-1919), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 26, 1880.
• Gideon F. Rothwell (1836-1894), Democratic
• Samuel L. Sawyer (1813-1890), Independent Democratic
• James R. Waddill (1842-1917), Democratic
• Erastus Wells (1823-1893), Democratic

Nebraska

Senate

• Algernon S. Paddock (1830-1897), Republican
• Alvin Saunders (1817-1899), Republican

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• Edward K. Valentine (1843-1916), Republican

Nevada

Senate

• John P. Jones (1829-1912), Republican
• William Sharon (1821-1885), Republican

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• Rollin M. Daggett (1831-1901), Republican

New Hampshire

Senate

• Charles H. Bell (1823-1893), Republican …appointed to fill vacancy in term, seated April 10, 1879.
• Henry W. Blair (1834-1920), Republican …elected to fill vacancy in term, seated June 20, 1879.
• Edward H. Rollins (1824-1889), Republican

House of Representatives (3 seats)

• James F. Briggs (1827-1905), Republican
• Evarts W. Farr (1840-1880), Republican …died November 30, 1880.
• Joshua G. Hall (1828-1898), Republican
• Ossian Ray (1835-1892), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 8]], 1881.

New Jersey

Senate

• John R. McPherson (1833-1897), Democratic
• Theodore F. Randolph (1826-1883), Democratic

House of Representatives (7 seats)

• John L. Blake (1831-1899), Republican
• Lewis A. Brigham (1831-1885), Republican
• Alvah A. Clark (1840-1912), Democratic
• George M. Robeson (1829-1897), Republican
• Miles Ross (1827-1903), Democratic
• Hezekiah B. Smith (1816-1887), Democratic
• Charles H. Voorhis (1833-1896), Republican

New York

Senate

• Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), Republican
• Francis Kernan (1816-1892), Democratic

House of Representatives (33 seats)

• John M. Bailey (1838-1916), Republican
• Archibald M. Bliss (1838-1923), Democratic
• John H. Camp (1840-1892), Republican
• Simeon B. Chittenden (1814-1889), Republican
• James W. Covert (1842-1910), Democratic
• Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), Democratic
• Richard Crowley (1836-1908), Republican
• Jeremiah W. Dwight (1819-1885), Republican
• Edwin Einstein (1842-1905), Republican
• John W. Ferdon (1826-1884), Republican
• John Hammond (1827-1889), Republican
• Frank Hiscock (1834-1914), Republican
• Waldo Hutchins (1822-1891), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representative-elect, seated December 1, 1879.
• Amaziah B. James (1812-1883), Republican
• John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), Republican
• Elbridge G. Lapham (1814-1890), Republican
• William Lounsbery (1831-1905), Democratic
• Joseph Mason (1828-1914), Republican
• Anson G. McCook (1835-1917), Republican
• Warner Miller (1838-1918), Republican
• Levi P. Morton (1824-1920), Republican
• Nicholas Muller (1836-1917), Democratic
• James O'Brien (1841-1907), Independent Democratic
• Daniel O'Reilly (1838-1911), Independent Democratic
• Ray V. Pierce (1840-1914), Republican …resigned September 18, 1880.
• Cyrus D. Prescott (1836-1902), Republican
• David P. Richardson (1833-1904), Republican
• Jonathan Scoville (1830-1891), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1880.
• John H. Starin (1825-1909), Republican
• Henry Van Aernam (1819-1894), Republican
• John Van Voorhis (1826-1905), Republican
• David Wilber (1820-1890), Republican
• Fernando Wood (1812-1881), Democratic …died February 13, 1881, remained vacant.
• Walter A. Wood (1815-1892), Republican

North Carolina

Senate

• Matt W. Ransom (1826-1904), Democratic
• Zebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), Democratic

House of Representatives (8 seats)

• Robert F. Armfield (1829-1898), Democratic
• Joseph J. Davis (1828-1892), Democratic
• W.H. Kitchin (1837-1901), Democratic
• Joseph J. Martin (1833-1900), Republican …contested election, served until January 29, 1881.
• Daniel L. Russell (1845-1908), Greenbacker
• Alfred M. Scales (1827-1892), Democratic
• Walter L. Steele (1823-1891), Democratic
• Robert B. Vance (1828-1899), Democratic
• Jesse J. Yeates (1829-1892), Democratic …contested election, seated January 29, 1881.

Ohio

Senate

• George H. Pendleton (1825-1889), Democratic
• Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895), Democratic

House of Representatives (20 seats)

• Gibson Atherton (1831-1887), Democratic
• Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898), Republican
• George L. Converse (1827-1897), Democratic
• Henry L. Dickey (1832-1910), Democratic
• Thomas Ewing, Jr. (1829-1896), Democratic
• Ebenezer B. Finley (1833-1916), Democratic
• James A. Garfield (1831-1881), Republican …resigned November 8, 1880.
• George W. Geddes (1824-1892), Democratic
• William D. Hill (1833-1906), Democratic
• Frank H. Hurd (1840-1896), Democratic
• J. Warren Keifer (1836-1932), Republican
• Benjamin Le Fevre (1838-1922), Democratic
• William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901), Republican
• John A. McMahon (1833-1923), Democratic
• James Monroe (1821-1898), Republican
• Henry S. Neal (1828-1906), Republican
• Ezra B. Taylor (1823-1912), Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 13, 1880.
• Amos Townsend (1821-1895), Republican
• Jonathan T. Updegraff (1822-1882), Republican
• A.J. Warner (1834-1910), Democratic
• Thomas L. Young (1832-1888), Republican

Oregon

Senate

• La Fayette Grover (1823-1911), Democratic
• James H. Slater (1826-1899), Democratic

House of Representatives (1 seat)

• John Whiteaker (1820-1902), Democratic

Pennsylvania

Senate

• J. Donald Cameron (1833-1918), Republican
• William A. Wallace (1827-1896), Democratic

House of Representatives (27 seats)

• Reuben K. Bachman (1834-1911), Democratic
• Thomas M. Bayne (1836-1894), Republican
• Frank E. Beltzhoover (1841-1923), Democratic
• Henry H. Bingham (1841-1912), Republican
• Hiester Clymer (1827-1884), Democratic
• Alexander H. Coffroth (1828-1906), Democratic
• Samuel B. [...] (1836-1907), Republican
• Russell Errett (1817-1891), Republican
• Horatio G. Fisher (1838-1890), Republican
• William Godshalk (1817-1891), Republican
• Alfred C. Harmer (1825-1900), Republican
• William D. Kelley (1814-1890), Republican
• John W. Killinger (1824-1896), Republican
• Robert Klotz (1819-1895), Democratic
• John I. Mitchell (1838-1907), Republican
• Charles O'Neill (1821-1893), Republican
• J.H. Osmer (1832-1912), Republican
• Edward Overton, Jr. (1836-1903), Republican
• Samuel J. Randall (1828-1890), Democratic
• John W. Ryon (1825-1901), Democratic
• William S. Shallenberger (1839-1914), Republican
• A. Herr Smith (1815-1894), Republican
• William Ward (1837-1895), Republican
• Harry White (1834-1920), Republican
• Morgan R. Wise (1825-1903), Democratic
• Hendrick B. Wright (1808-1881), Democratic
• Seth H. Yocum (1834-1895), Greenbacker

Rhode Island

Senate

• Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), Republican
• Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881), Republican

House of Representatives (2 seats)

• Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915), Republican
• Latimer W. Ballou (1812-1900), Republican

South Carolina

Senate

• Matthew C. Butler (1836-1909), Democratic
• Wade Hampton, III (1818-1902), Democratic

House of Representatives (5 seats)

• D. Wyatt Aiken (1828-1887), Democratic
• John H. Evins (1830-1884), Democratic
• M.P. O'Connor (1831-1881), Democratic
• John S. Richardson (1828-1894), Democratic
• George D. Tillman (1826-1902), Democratic

Tennessee

Senate

• James E. Bailey (1822-1885), Democratic
• Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), Democratic

House of Representatives (10 seats)

• J.D.C. Atkins (1825-1908), Democratic
• John M. Bright (1817-1911), Democratic
• George G. Dibrell (1822-1888), Democratic
• L.C. Houk (1836-1891), Republican
• John F. House (1827-1904), Democratic
• Benton McMillin (1845-1933), Democratic
• C.B. Simonton (1838-1911), Democratic
• R.L. Taylor (1850-1912), Democratic
• W.C. Whitthorne (1825-1891), Democratic
• H. Casey Young (1828-1899), Democratic

Texas

Senate

• Richard Coke (1829-1897), Democratic
• Samuel B. Maxey (1825-1895), Democratic

House of Representatives (6 seats)

• David B. Culberson (1830-1900), Democratic
• G.W. Jones (1828-1903), Greenbacker
• R.Q. Mills (1832-1911), Democratic
• John H. Reagan (1818-1905), Democratic
• Christopher C. Upson (1829-1902), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy due to death of representative-elect, seated June 2, 1879.
• Olin Wellborn (1843-1921), Democratic

Vermont

Senate

• George F. Edmunds (1828-1919), Republican
• Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898), Republican

House of Representatives (3 seats)

• Bradley Barlow (1814-1889), Greenbacker
• Charles H. Joyce (1830-1916), Republican
• James M. Tyler (1835-1926), Republican

Virginia

Senate

• John W. Johnston (1818-1889), Democratic
• Robert E. Withers (1821-1907), Democratic

House of Representatives (9 seats)

• R.L.T. Beale (1819-1893), Democratic
• George C. Cabell (1836-1906), Democratic
• John Goode, Jr. (1829-1909), Democratic
• John T. Harris (1823-1899), Democratic
• Eppa Hunton (1822-1908), Democratic
• Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891), Democratic
• Joseph Jorgensen (1844-1888), Republican
• James B. Richmond (1842-1910), Democratic
• John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897), Democratic

West Virginia

Senate

• Henry G. Davis (1823-1916), Democratic
• Frank Hereford (1825-1891), Democratic

House of Representatives (3 seats)

• John E. Kenna (1848-1893), Democratic
• Benjamin F. Martin (1828-1895), Democratic
• Benjamin Wilson (1825-1901), Democratic

Wisconsin

Senate

• Angus Cameron (1826-1897), Republican
• Matthew H. Carpenter (1824-1881), Republican …died February 24, 1881, remained vacant

House of Representatives (8 seats)

• Gabriel Bouck (1828-1904), Democratic
• Edward S. Bragg (1827-1912), Democratic
• Lucien B. Caswell (1827-1919), Republican
• Peter V. Deuster (1831-1904), Democratic
• George C. Hazelton (1832-1922), Republican
• Herman L. Humphrey (1830-1902), Republican
• Thaddeus C. Pound (1833-1914), Republican
• Charles G. Williams (1829-1892), Republican

Delegates

Arizona Territory

• John G. Campbell (1827-1903), Democratic

Dakota Territory

• G.G. Bennett (1833-1910), Republican

Idaho Territory

• George Ainslie (1838-1913), Democratic

Montana Territory

• Martin Maginnis (1841-1919), Democratic

New Mexico Territory

• M.S. Otero (1844-1904), Republican

Utah Territory

• George Q. Cannon (1827-1901), Republican

Washington Territory

• Thomas H. Brents (1840-1916), Republican

Wyoming Territory

• Stephen W. Downey (1839-1902), Republican