42nd United States Congress - political parties

The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC 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 political party.

Main article: 42nd United States Congress

See also: 42nd United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1870

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

[edit] Dates of sessions

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

TOTAL members: 74

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 243

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

Willis B. Machen (1810-1893), Kentucky …appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1872.
Thomas M. Norwood (1830-1913), Georgia …contested election, seated December 19, 1871, after Senate's refusal to seat Foster Blogett.
Matt W. Ransom (1826-1904), North Carolina …contested election, seated April 24, 1872.
Eli M. Saulsbury (1817-1893), Delaware
John W. Stevenson (1812-1886), Kentucky
John P. Stockton (1826-1900), New Jersey
Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895), Ohio
George Vickers (1801-1879), Maryland

Abijah Gilbert (1806-1881), Florida
Morgan C. Hamilton (1809-1893), Texas …contested election, seated March 20, 1871.
Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Maine
James Harlan (1820-1899), Iowa
Joshua Hill (1812-1891), Georgia
Phineas W. Hitchcock (1831-1881), Nebraska
Timothy O. Howe (1816-1883), Wisconsin
William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918), Louisiana …resigned November 1, 1872, seat remained vacant.
John F. Lewis (1818-1895), Virginia
John A. Logan (1826-1886), Illinois

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

Chester B. Darrall (1842-1908), Louisiana
Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Massachusetts
Robert C. De Large (1842-1874), South Carolina …contested election, seat declared vacant January 24, 1873.
Oliver J. Dickey (1823-1876), Pennsylvania
William G. Donnan (1834-1908), Iowa
R. Holland Duell (1824-1891), New York
Mark H. Dunnell (1823-1904), Minnesota
Benjamin T. Eames (1818-1901), Rhode Island
Robert B. Elliott (1842-1884), South Carolina
Constantine C. Esty (1824-1912), Massachusetts …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1872.
John F. Farnsworth (1820-1897), Illinois
Charles B. Farwell (1823-1903), Illinois
Charles Foster (1828-1904), Ohio
Wilder D. Foster (1819-1873), Michigan …elected to fill vacancy from resignation of representative-elect, seated December 4, 1871.
William P. Frye (1830-1911), Maine

James G. Blair (1825-1904), Missouri
Alexander Boarman (1839-1916), Louisiana …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1872.
John Edwards (1805-1894), Arkansas …contested election, served until February 9, 1872.
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg (1837-1908), Missouri

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.