40th United States Congress
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The
Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the
United States national legislature, comprised of the
United States Senate and the
United States House of Representatives. It met in
Washington, D.C. from
March 4,
1867, to
March 3,
1869. This Congress sat during the last two years of the administration of
U.S. President Andrew Johnson and the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the
Eighth Census of the United States in 1860.
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39th Congress
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Dates of Sessions
March 4, 1867–March 3, 1869
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1867; Events of 1868; Events of 1869
Major legislation
- Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the Fortieth Congress
- March 2, 1867 - Tenure of Office Act, 14 Stat. 430
- 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. 25
Party summary
Senate
TOTAL members: 68
House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 226, delegates: 8
Officers
Senate
House of Representatives
- Speakers of the House of Representatives:
- * Schuyler Colfax, Republican of Indiana, reelected March 4, 1867.
- * Theodore M. Pomeroy, Republican of New York, elected March 3, 1869.
- Clerk of the House:
- * Edward McPherson of Pennsylvania, reelected March 4, 1867.
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- * Nathaniel G. Ordway of New Hampshire, reelected March 5, 1867.
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- * Charles E. Lippincott of Illinois, elected March 5, 1867.
- Postmaster of the House:
- * William S. King of Minnesota, elected March 5, 1867.
- Chaplain of the House:
- * Charles B. Boynton, Congregationalist, elected March 5, 1867.
Party Leadership
Senate
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.
- See also: Fortieth United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: Fortieth United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: United States House election, 1866
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district. Also listed at the end are the delegates from the then-existing organized territories.
Senate
- Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
James Dixon (1814-1873), RepublicanOrris S. Ferry (1823-1875), Republican
Delaware
George R. Riddle (1817-1867), Democratic ...died March 29, 1867.: James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), Democratic ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated April 11, 1867, subsequently elected.Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892), Democratic
Florida
Georgia
vacant ...Joshua Hill elected by legislature, but not seated.vacant ...Homer V.M. Miller elected by legislature, but not seated.
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
James W. Grimes (1816-1872), RepublicanJames Harlan (1820-1899), Republican
Kansas
Samuel C. Pomeroy (1816-1891), RepublicanEdmund G. Ross (1826-1907), Republican
Kentucky
Garrett Davis (1801-1872), DemocraticJames Guthrie (1792-1869), Democratic …resigned February 7, 1868.: Thomas C. McCreery (1816-1890), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 28, 1868.
Louisiana
John S. Harris (1825-1906), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.
Maine
Maryland
Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876), Democratic ...resigned July 10, 1868.: William Pickney Whyte (1824-1908), Democratic ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated July 14, 1868.George Vickers (1801-1879), Democratic ...seated March 9, 1868.
Massachusetts
Charles Sumner (1811-1874), RepublicanHenry Wilson (1812-1875), Republican
Michigan
Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), RepublicanJacob M. Howard (1805-1871), Republican
Minnesota
Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), RepublicanDaniel S. Norton (1829-1870), Republican
Missouri
John B. Henderson (1826-1913), RepublicanCharles D. Drake (1811-1892), Republican
Nebraska
John M. Thayer (1820-1906), Republican ...new state, seated March 4, 1867.Thomas W. Tipton (1817-1899), Republican ...new state, seated March 4, 1867.
Nevada
William M. Stewart (1827-1909), RepublicanJames W. Nye (1815-1876), Republican
New Hampshire
Aaron H. Cragin (1821-1898), RepublicanJames W. Patterson (1823-1893), Republican
New Jersey
Alexander G. Cattell (1816-1894), RepublicanFrederick T. Frelinghuysen (1817-1885), Republican
New York
Edwin D. Morgan (1811-1883), RepublicanRoscoe Conkling (1829-1888), Republican
North Carolina
Joseph C. Abbott (1825-1881), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.John Pool (1826-1884), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.
Ohio
Oregon
George H. Williams (1823-1910), RepublicanHenry W. Corbett (1827-1903), Republican
Pennsylvania
Charles R. Buckalew (1821-1899), DemocraticSimon Cameron (1799-1889), Republican
Rhode Island
Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), RepublicanWilliam Sprague (1830-1915), Republican
South Carolina
Thomas J. Robertson (1823-1897), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 20, 1868.Frederick A. Sawyer (1822-1891), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 22, 1868.
Tennessee
Vermont
George F. Edmunds (1828-1919), RepublicanJustin S. Morrill (1810-1898), Republican
West Virginia
Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872), RepublicanWaitman T. Willey (1811-1900), Republican
Wisconsin
James R. Doolittle (1815-1897), RepublicanTimothy O. Howe (1816-1883), Republican
House of Representatives
Alabama
- 1. Francis W. Kellogg (1810-1879), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 22, 1868.
- 2. Charles W. Buckley (1835-1906), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
- 3. Benjamin W. Norris (1819-1873), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
- 4. Charles W. Pierce (1823-1907), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
- 5. John B. Callis (1828-1898), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
- 6. Thomas Haughey (1826-1869), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
Arkansas
1. Logan H. Roots (1841-1893), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 24, 1868.2. James M. Hinds (1833-1868), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 24, 1868, died October 22, 1868.: James T. Elliott (1823-1875), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 13, 1869.3. Thomas Boles (1837-1905), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 24, 1868.
California
1. Samuel B. Axtell (1819-1891), Democratic ...seated November 21, 1867.2. William Higby (1813-1887), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.3. James A. Johnson (1829-1896), Democratic ...seated November 21, 1867.
Connecticut
1. Richard D. Hubbard (1818-1884), Democratic2. Julius Hotchkiss (1810-1878), Democratic3. Henry H. Starkweather (1826-1876), Republican4. William H. Barnum (1818-1889), Democratic
Delaware
A/L. John A. Nicholson (1827-1906), Democratic
Florida
A/L. Charles M. Hamilton (1840-1875), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 1, 1868.
Georgia
1. Joseph W. Clift (1837-1908), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.2. Nelson Tift (1810-1891), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.3. W.P. Edwards (1835-1900), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.4. Samuel F. Gove (1822-1900), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.5. C.H. Prince (1837-1912), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.6. vacant …contested election, no one seated.7. Pierce M.B. Young (1836-1896), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
Illinois
1. Norman B. Judd (1815-1878), Republican2. John F. Farnsworth (1820-1897), Republican3. Elihu B. Washburne (1816-1887), Republican4. Abner C. Harding (1807-1874), Republican5. Ebon C. Ingersoll (1831-1879), Republican6. Burton C. Cook (1819-1894), Republican7. Henry P.H. Bromwell (1823-1903), Republican8. Shelby M. Cullom (1829-1914), Republican9. Lewis W. Ross (1812-1895), Democratic10. Albert G. Burr (1829-1882), Democratic11. Samuel S. Marshall (1821-1890), Democratic12. Jehu Baker (1822-1903), Republican13. Green B. Raum (1829-1909), RepublicanA/L. John A. Logan (1826-1886), Republican
Indiana
1. William E. Niblack (1822-1893), Democratic2. Michael C. Kerr (1827-1876), Democratic3. Morton C. Hunter (1825-1896), Republican4. William S. Holman (1822-1897), Democratic5. George W. Julian (1817-1899), Republican6. John Coburn (1825-1908), Republican7 Henry D. Washburn (1832-1871), Republican8. Godlove S. Orth (1817-1882), Republican9. Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), Republican10. William Williams (1821-1896), Republican11. John P.C. Shanks (1826-1901), Republican
Iowa
1. James F. Wilson (1828-1895), Republican2. Hiram Price (1814-1901), Republican3. William B. Allison (1829-1908), Republican4. William Loughridge (1827-1889), Republican5. Grenville M. Dodge (1831-1916), Republican6. Asahel W. Hubbard (1819-1879), Republican
Kansas
A/L. Sidney Clarke (1831-1909), Republican
Kentucky
1. Lawrence S. Trimble (1825-1904), Democratic ...contested election, seated January 10, 1868.2. vacant …contested election, no one seated.3. Elijah Hise (1802-1867), Democratic ...died May 8, 1867, never having qualified.: Jacob S. Golladay (1819-1887), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1867.4. J. Proctor Knott (1830-1911), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 3, 1867.5. Asa P. Grover (1819-1887), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 3, 1867.6. Thomas L. Jones (1819-1887), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 4, 1867.7. James B. Beck (1822-1890), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 3, 1867.8. George M. Adams (1837-1920), Democratic ...seated July 8, 1867.9. Samuel McKee (1833-1898), Republican ...contested election of John D. Young, seated June 22, 1868.
Louisiana
1. J. Hale Sypher (1837-1913), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.2. James Mann (1822-1868), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868, died August 26, 1868, seat remained vacant.3. Joseph P. Newsham (1837-1919), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.4. Michel Vidal (1824- ), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.5. William J. Blackburn (1820-1899), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.
Maine
1. John Lynch (1825-1892), Republican2. Sidney Perham (1819-1907), Republican3. James G. Blaine (1830-1893), Republican4. John A. Peters (1822-1904), Republican5. Frederick A. Pike (1816-1886), Republican
Maryland
1. Hiram McCullough (1813-1885), Democratic2. Stevenson Archer (1827-1898), Democratic3. Charles E. Phelps (1833-1908), Conservative4. Francis Thomas (1799-1876), Republican5. Frederick Stone (1820-1899), Democratic
Massachusetts
1. Thomas D. Eliot (1808-1870), Republican2. Oakes Ames (1804-1873), Republican3. Ginery Twichell (1811-1883), Republican4. Samuel Hooper (1808-1875), Republican5. Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893), Republican6. Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894), Republican7. George S. Boutwell (1818-1905), Republican8. John D. Baldwin (1809-1883), Republican9. William B. Washburn (1820-1887), Republican10. Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Republican
Michigan
1. Fernando C. Beaman (1814-1882), Republican2. Charles Upson (1821-1885), Republican3. Austin Blair (1818-1894), Republican4. Thomas W. Ferry (1827-1896), Republican5. Rowland E. Trowbridge (1821-1881), Republican6. John F. Driggs (1813-1877), Republican
Minnesota
1. William Windom (1827-1891), Republican2. Ignatius Donnelly (1831-1901), Republican
Missouri
1. William A. Pile (1829-1889), Republican2. Carman A. Newcomb (1830-1902), Republican3. Thomas E. Noell (1839-1867), Democratic ...died October 3, 1867.: James R. McCormick (1824-1897), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 17, 1867.4. Joseph J. Gravely (1828-1872), Republican5. Joseph W. McClurg (1818-1900), Republican ...resigned 1868.: John H. Stover (1833-1889), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1868.6. Robert T. Van Horn (1824-1916), Republican7. Benjamin F. Loan (1819-1881), Republican8 John F. Benjamin (1817-1877), Republican9. George W. Anderson (1832-1902), Republican
Nebraska
A/L. John Taffe (1827-1884), Republican
Nevada
A/L. Delos R. Ashley (1828-1873), Republican
New Hampshire
1. Jacob H. Ela (1820-1884), Republican2. Aaron F. Stevens (1819-1887), Republican3. Jacob Benton (1814-1892), Republican
New Jersey
1. William Moore (1810-1878), Republican2 Charles Haight (1838-1891), Democratic3. Charles Sitgreaves (1803-1878), Democratic4. John Hill (1821-1884), Republican5 George A. Halsey (1827-1894), Republican
New York
1. Stephen Taber (1821-1886), Democratic2. Demas Barnes (1827-1888), Democratic3. William E. Robinson (1814-1892), Democratic4. John Fox (1835-1914), Democratic5. John Morrissey (1831-1878), Democratic6. Thomas E. Stewart (1824-1904), Conservative Republican7. John W. Chanler (1826-1877), Democratic8. James Brooks (1810-1873), Democratic9. Fernando Wood (1812-1881), Democratic10. William H. Robertson (1823-1898), Republican11. Charles H. Van Wyck (1824-1895), Republican12. John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), Republican13. Thomas Cornell (1814-1890), Republican14. John V.L. Pruyn (1811-1877), Democratic15. John A. Griswold (1822-1872), Republican16. Orange Ferriss (1814-1894), Republican17. Calvin T. Hulburd (1809-1897), Republican18. James M. Marvin (1809-1901), Republican19. William C. Fields (1804-1882), Republican20. Addison H. Laflin (1823-1878), Republican21. Alexander H. Bailey (1817-1874), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy in the preceding Congress, seated November 30, 1867.22. John C. Churchill (1821-1905), Republican23. Dennis McCarthy (1814-1886), Republican24. Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905), Republican25. William H. Kelsey (1812-1879), Republican26. William S. Lincoln (1813-1893), Republican27. Hamilton Ward (1829-1898), Republican28. Lewis Selye (1803-1883), Independent Republican29. Burt Van Horn (1823-1896), Republican30. James M. Humphrey (1819-1899), Democratic31. Henry H. Van Aernam (1819-1894), Republican
North Carolina
1. John R. French (1819-1890), Republican2. David Heaton (1823-1870), Republican3. Oliver H. Dockery (1830-1906), Republican4. John T. Deweese (1835-1906), Republican5. Israel G. Lash (1810-1878), Republican6. Nathaniel Boyden (1796-1873), Conservative7. Alexander H. Jones (1822-1901), Republican
Ohio
1. Benjamin Eggleston (1816-1888), Republican2. Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893), Republican ...resigned July 20, 1867.: Samuel F. Cary (1814-1900), Independent Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated November 21, 1867.3. Robert C. Schenck (1809-1890), Republican4. William Lawrence (1819-1899), Republican5. William Mungen (1821-1887), Democratic6. Reader W. Clarke (1812-1872), Republican7. Samuel Shellabarger (1817-1896), Republican8. Cornelius S. Hamilton (1821-1867), Republican ...died December 22, 1867.: John Beatty (1828-1914), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 5, 1868.9. Ralph P. Buckland (1812-1892), Republican10. James M. Ashley (1824-1896), Republican11. John T. Wilson (1811-1891), Republican12. Philadelp Van Trump (1810-1874), Democratic13. George W. Morgan (1820-1893), Democratic …contested election, served until June 3, 1868.: Columbus Delano (1809-1896), Republican ...contested election, seated June 3, 1868.14. Martin Welker (1819-1902), Republican15. Tobias A. Plants (1811-1887), Republican16. John A. Bingham (1815-1900), Republican17. Ephraim R. Eckley (1811-1908), Republican18. Rufus P. Spalding (1798-1886), Republican19. James A. Garfield (1831-1881), Republican
Oregon
A/L. Rufus Mallory (1831-1914), Republican
Pennsylvania
1. Samuel J. Randall (1828-1890), Democratic2. Charles O'Neill (1821-1893), Republican3. Leonard Myers (1827-1905), Republican4. William D. Kelley (1814-1890), Republican5. Caleb N. Taylor (1813-1887), Republican6. Benjamin M. Boyer (1823-1887), Democratic7. John M. Broomall (1816-1894), Republican8. J. Lawrence Getz (1821-1891), Democratic9. Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), Republican ...died August 11, 1868.: Oliver J. Dickey (1823-1876), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1868.10. Henry L. Cake (1827-1899), Republican11. Daniel M. Van Auken (1826-1908), Democratic12 Charles Denison (1818-1867), Democratic ...died June 27, 1867.: George W. Woodward (1809-1875), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated November 21, 1867.13. Ulysses Mercur (1818-1887), Republican14. George F. Miller (1809-1885), Republican15. Adam J. Glossbrenner (1810-1889), Democratic16. William H. Koontz (1830-1911), Republican17. Daniel J. Morrell (1821-1885), Republican18. Stephen F. Wilson (1821-1897), Republican19. Glenni W. Scofield (1817-1891), Republican20. Darwin A. Finney (1814-1868), Republican ...died August 25, 1868.: Solomon N. Pettis (1827-1900), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1868.21. John Covode (1808-1871), Republican22. James K. Moorhead (1806-1884), Republican23. Thomas Williams (1806-1872), Republican24. George V. Lawrence (1818-1904), Republican
Rhode Island
1. Thomas A. Jenckes (1818-1875), Republican2. Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881), Republican
South Carolina
1. B.F. Whittemore (1824-1894), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.2. C.C. Bowen (1832-1880), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 20, 1868.3. Manuel S. Corley (1823-1902), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.4. James H. Goss (1820-1886), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.
Tennessee
1. Roderick R. Butler (1827-1902), Republican ...seated June 26, 1868.2. Horace Maynard (1814-1882), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.3. William B. Stokes (1814-1897), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.4. James Mullins (1807-1873), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.5. John Trimble (1812-1884), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.6. Samuel M. Arnell (1833-1903), Republican ...seated November 25, 1867.7. Isaac R. Hawkins (1818-1880), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.8. David A. Nunn (1833-1918), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
Vermont
1. Frederick E. Woodbridge (1818-1888), Republican2. Luke P. Poland (1815-1887), Republican3. Worthington C. Smith (1823-1894), Republican
West Virginia
1. Chester D. Hubbard (1814-1891), Republican2. Bethuel M. Kitchen (1812-1895), Republican3. Daniel H. Polsley (1803-1877), Republican
Wisconsin
Delegates
Arizona Territory
Colorado Territory
George M. Chilcott (1828-1891), Republican ...contested election, seated March 20, 1867.
Dakota Territory
Walter A. Burleigh (1820-1896), Republican
Idaho Territory
Edward D. Holbrook (1836-1870), Democratic
Montana Territory
James M. Cavanaugh (1823-1879), Democratic
New Mexico Territory
Charles P. Clever (1830-1874), Democratic …contested election, served until February 20, 1869.: J. Francisco Chaves (1833-1904), Republican ...contested election, seated February 20, 1869.
Utah Territory
William H. Hooper (1813-1882), Democratic
Washington Territory
Alvan Flanders (1825-1884), Republican
Membership Changes
Senate
House of Representatives
References
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