50th United States Congress
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The Fiftieth 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, DC from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889. This Congress sat during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, and the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880.
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Dates of Sessions
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1887; Events of 1888; Events of 1889
Major legislation
- ''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the Fiftieth Congress
Party summary
Senate
TOTAL members: 76
House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 325
Officers
Senate
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House:
- * John G. Carlisle, Democratic of Kentucky, reelected December 5, 1887.
- Clerk of the House:
- * John B. Clark, Jr. of Missouri, reelected December 5, 1887.
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- * John P. Leedom of Ohio, releected December 5, 1887.
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- * Alvin B. Hurd of Mississippi, elected December 5, 1887.
- Postmaster of the House:
- * Lycurgus Dalton of Indiana, reelected December 5, 1887.
- Chaplain of the House:
William Henry Milburn, Methodist, reelected December 5, 1887.
Party Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
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: Fiftieth United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: Fiftieth United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: United States House election, 1886
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
Colorado
Thomas M. Bowen (1835-1906), RepublicanHenry M. Teller (1830-1914), Republican
Connecticut
Delaware
Eli M. Saulsbury (1817-1893), DemocraticGeorge Gray (1840-1925), Democratic
Florida
Georgia
Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894), DemocraticAlfred H. Colquitt (1824-1894), Democratic
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
William B. Allison (1829-1908), RepublicanJames F. Wilson (1828-1895), Republican
Kansas
John J. Ingalls (1833-1900), RepublicanPreston B. Plumb (1837-1891), Republican
Kentucky
James B. Beck (1822-1890), DemocraticJoseph C.S. Blackburn (1838-1918), Democratic
Louisiana
Randall L. Gibson (1832-1892), DemocraticJames B. Eustis (1834-1899), Democratic
Maine
Maryland
Arthur P. Gorman (1839-1906), DemocraticEphraim K. Wilson (1821-1891), Democratic
Massachusetts
Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), RepublicanGeorge F. Hoar (1826-1904), Republican
Michigan
Thomas W. Palmer (1830-1913), RepublicanFrancis B. Stockbridge (1826-1894), Republican
Minnesota
Dwight M. Sabin (1843-1902), RepublicanCushman K. Davis (1838-1900), Republican
Mississippi
James Z. George (1826-1897), DemocraticEdward C. Walthall (1831-1898), Democratic
Missouri
Nebraska
Charles F. Manderson (1837-1911), RepublicanAlgernon S. Paddock (1830-1897), Republican
Nevada
John P. Jones (1829-1912), RepublicanWilliam M. Stewart (1827-1909), Republican
New Hampshire
Henry W. Blair (1834-1920), RepublicanPerson C. Cheney (1828-1901), Republican ...appointed to fill vacancy, served until June 14, 1887.: William E. Chandler (1835-1917), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated June 14, 1887.
New Jersey
John R. McPherson (1833-1897), DemocraticRufus Blodgett (1834-1910), Democratic
New York
William M. Evarts (1818-1901), RepublicanFrank Hiscock (1834-1914), Republican
North Carolina
Matt W. Ransom (1826-1904), DemocraticZebulon B. Vance (1830-1894), Democratic
Ohio
Oregon
Joseph N. Dolph (1835-1897), RepublicanJohn H. Mitchell (1835-1905), Republican
Pennsylvania
J. Donald Cameron (1833-1918), RepublicanMatthew S. Quay (1833-1904), Republican
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Matthew C. Butler (1836-1909), DemocraticWade Hampton, III (1818-1902), Democratic
Tennessee
Texas
Richard Coke (1829-1897), DemocraticJohn H. Reagan (1818-1905), Democratic
Vermont
Virginia
Harrison H. Riddleberger (1844-1890), ReadjusterJohn W. Daniel (1842-1910), Democratic
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), RepublicanJohn C. Spooner (1843-1919), Republican
House of Representatives
- Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
- 1. Thomas M. Norwood (1830-1913), Democratic
- 2. Henry G. Turner (1839-1904), Democratic
- 3. Charles F. Crisp (1845-1896), Democratic
- 4. Thomas W. Grimes (1844-1905), Democratic
- 5. John D. Stewart (1833-1894), Democratic
- 6. James H. Blount (1837-1903), Democratic
- 7. Judson C. Clements (1846-1917), Democratic
- 8. Henry H. Carlton (1835-1905), Democratic
- 9. Allen D. Candler (1834-1910), Democratic
- 10. George T. Barnes (1833-1901), Democratic
Illinois
- 1. Ransom W. Dunham (1838-1896), Republican
- 2. Frank Lawler (1842-1896), Democratic
- 3. William E. Mason (1850-1921), Republican
- 4. George E. Adams (1840-1917), Republican
- 5. Albert J. Hopkins (1846-1922), Republican
- 6. Robert R. Hitt (1834-1906), Republican
- 7. Thomas J. Henderson (1824-1911), Republican
- 8. Ralph Plumb (1816-1903), Republican
- 9. Lewis E. Payson (1840-1909), Republican
- 10. Philip S. Post (1833-1895), Republican
- 11. William H. Gest (1838-1912), Republican
- 12. George A. Anderson (1853-1896), Democratic
- 13. William M. Springer (1836-1903), Democratic
- 14. Jonathan H. Rowell (1833-1908), Republican
- 15. Joseph G. Cannon (1836-1926), Republican
- 16. Silas Z. Landes (1842-1910), Democratic
- 17. Edward Lane (1842-1912), Democratic
- 18. Jehu Baker (1822-1903), Republican
- 19. Richard W. Townshend (1840-1889), Democratic
- 20. John R. Thomas (1846-1914), Republican
Indiana
- 1. Alvin P. Hovey (1821-1891), Republican ...resigned January 17, 1889.
- : Francis B. Posey (1848-1915), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 6, 1889.
- 2. John H. O'Neall (1838-1907), Democratic
- 3. Jonas G. Howard (1825-1911), Democratic
- 4. William S. Holman (1822-1897), Democratic
- 5. Courtland C. Matson (1841-1915), Democratic
- 6. Thomas M. Browne (1829-1891), Republican
- 7. William D. Bynum (1846-1927), Democratic
- 8. James T. Johnston (1839-1904), Republican
- 9. Joseph B. Cheadle (1842-1904), Republican
- 10. William D. Owen (1846-1906), Republican
- 11. George W. Steele (1839-1922), Republican
- 12. James B. White (1835-1897), Republican
- 13. Benjamin F. Shively (1857-1916), Democratic
Iowa
- 1. John H. Gear (1825-1900), Republican
- 2. Walter I. Hayes (1841-1901), Democratic
- 3. David B. Henderson (1840-1906), Republican
- 4. William E. Fuller (1846-1918), Republican
- 5. Daniel Kerr (1836-1916), Republican
- 6. James B. Weaver (1833-1912), Greenback
- 7. Edwin H. Conger (1843-1907), Republican
- 8. Albert R. Anderson (1837-1898), Independent Republican
- 9. Joseph Lyman (1840-1890), Republican
- 10. Adoniram J. Holmes (1842-1902), Republican
- 11. Isaac S. Struble (1843-1913), Republican
Kansas
Kentucky
- 1. William J. Stone (1841-1923), Democratic
- 2. Polk Laffoon (1844-1906), Democratic
- 3. Whiteside G. Hunter (1841-1917), Republican
- 4. Alexander B. Montgomery (1837-1910), Democratic
- 5. Asher G. Caruth (1844-1907), Democratic
- 6. John G. Carlisle (1834-1910), Democratic
- 7. William C.P. Breckinridge (1837-1904), Democratic
- 8. James B. McCreary (1838-1918), Democratic
- 9. George M. Thomas (1828-1914), Republican
- 10. William P. Taulbee (1851-1890), Democratic
- 11. Hugh F. Finley (1833-1909), Republican
Louisiana
- 1. Theodore S. Wilkinson (1847-1921), Democratic
- 2. Matthew D. Lagan (1829-1901), Democratic
- 3. Edward J. Gay (1816-1889), Democratic
- 4. Newton C. Blanchard (1849-1922), Democratic
- 5. Cherubusco Newton (1848-1910), Democratic
- 6. Edward W. Robertson (1823-1887), Democratic ...died August 2, 1887.
- : Samuel M. Robertson (1852-1911), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1887.
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- 1. Robert T. Davis (1823-1906), Republican
- 2. John Davis Long (1838-1915), Republican
- 3. Leopold Morse (1831-1892),
- 4. Patrick A. Collins (1844-1905), Democratic
- 5. Edward D. Hayden (1833-1908), Republican
- 6. Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924), Republican
- 7. William Cogswell (1838-1895), Republican
- 8. Charles H. Allen (1848-1934), Republican
- 9. Edward Burnett (1849-1925), Democratic
- 10. John E. Russell (1834-1903), Democratic
- 11. William Whiting (1841-1911), Republican
- 12. Francis W. Rockwell (1844-1929), Republican
Michigan
- 1. John L. Chipman (1830-1893), Democratic
- 2. Edward P. Allen (1839-1909), Republican
- 3. James O'Donnell (1840-1915), Republican
- 4. Julius C. Burrows (1837-1915), Republican
- 5. Melbourne H. Ford (1849-1891), Democratic
- 6. Mark S. Brewer (1837-1901), Republican
- 7. Justin R. Whiting (1847-1903), Democratic
- 8. Timothy E. Tarsney (1849-1909), Democratic
- 9. Byron M. Cutcheon (1836-1908), Republican
- 10. Spencer O. Fisher (1843-1919), Democratic
- 11. Seth C. Moffatt (1841-1887), Republican ...died December 22, 1887.
- : Henry W. Seymour (1834-1906), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated March 3, 1888.
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- 1. William H. Hatch (1833-1896), Democratic
- 2. Charles H. Mansur (1835-1895), Democratic
- 3. Alexander M. Dockery (1845-1926), Democratic
- 4. James N. Burnes (1827-1889), Democratic ...died January 23, 1889.
- : Charles F. Booher (1848-1921), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 25, 1889.
- 5. William Warner (1840-1916), Republican
- 6. John T. Heard (1840-1927), Democratic
- 7. John E. Hutton (1828-1893), Democratic
- 8. John J. O'Neill (1846-1898), Democratic
- 9. John M. Glover (1852-1929), Democratic
- 10. Martin L. Clardy (1844-1914), Democratic
- 11. Richard P. Bland (1835-1899), Democratic
- 12. William J. Stone (1848-1918), Democratic
- 13. William H. Wade (1835-1911), Republican
- 14. James P. Walker (1851-1890), Democratic
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
- 1. Perry Belmont (1851-1947), Democratic ...resigned December 1, 1888.
- 2. Felix Campbell (1829-1902), Democratic
- 3. Stephen V. White (1831-1913), Republican
- 4. Peter P. Mahoney (1848-1889), Democratic
- 5. Archibald M. Bliss (1838-1923), Democratic
- 6. Amos J. Cummings (1841-1902), Democratic
- 7. Lloyd S. Bryce (1851-1917), Democratic
- 8. Timothy J. Campbell (1840-1904), Democratic
- 9. Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), Democratic
- 10. Francis B. Spinola (1821-1891), Democratic
- 11. Truman A. Merriman (1839-1892), Democratic
- 12. William B. Cockran (1854-1923), Democratic
- 13. Ashbel P. Fitch (1848-1904), Democratic
- 14. William G. Stahlnecker (1849-1902), Democratic
- 15. Henry Bacon (1846-1915), Democratic
- 16. John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), Republican
- 17. Stephen T. Hopkins (1849-1892), Republican
- 18. Edward W. Greenman (1840-1908), Democratic
- 19. Nicholas T. Kane (1846-1887), Democratic ...died September 14, 1887.
- : Charles Tracey (1847-1905), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1887.
- 20. George West (1823-1901), Republican
- 21. John H. Moffitt (1843-1926), Republican
- 22. Abraham X. Parker (1831-1909), Republican
- 23. James S. Sherman (1855-1912), Republican
- 24. David Wilber (1820-1890), Republican
- 25. James J. Belden (1825-1904), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1887.
- 26. Milton De Lano (1844-1922), Republican
- 27. Newton W. Nutting (1840-1889), Republican
- 28. Thomas S. Flood (1844-1908), Republican
- 29. Ira Davenport (1841-1904), Republican
- 30. Charles S. Baker (1839-1902), Republican
- 31. John G. Sawyer (1825-1898), Republican
- 32. John M. Farquhar (1832-1918), Republican
- 33. John B. Weber (1842-1926), Republican
- 34. William G. Laidlaw (1840-1908), Republican
North Carolina
Ohio
- 1. Benjamin Butterworth (1837-1898), Republican
- 2. Charles E. Brown (1834-1904), Republican
- 3. Elihu S. Williams (1835-1903), Republican
- 4. Samuel S. Yoder (1841-1921), Democratic
- 5. George E. Seney (1832-1905), Democratic
- 6. Melvin M. Boothman (1846-1904), Republican
- 7. James E. Campbell (1843-1924), Democratic
- 8. Robert P. Kennedy (1840-1918), Republican
- 9. William C. Cooper (1832-1902), Republican
- 10. Jacob Romeis (1835-1904), Republican
- 11. Albert C. Thompson (1842-1910), Republican
- 12. Jacob J. Pugsley (1838-1920), Republican
- 13. Joseph H. Outhwaite (1841-1907), Democratic
- 14. Charles P. Wickham (1836-1925), Republican
- 15. Charles H. Grosvenor (1833-1917), Republican
- 16. Beriah Wilkins (1846-1905), Democratic
- 17. Joseph D. Taylor (1830-1899), Republican
- 18. William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901), Republican
- 19. Ezra B. Taylor (1823-1912), Republican
- 20. George W. Crouse (1832-1912), Republican
- 21. Martin A. Foran (1844-1921), Democratic
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- 1. Henry H. Bingham (1841-1912), Republican
- 2. Charles O'Neill (1821-1893), Republican
- 3. Samuel J. Randall (1828-1890), Democratic
- 4. William D. Kelley (1814-1890), Republican
- 5. Alfred C. Harmer (1825-1900), Republican
- 6. Smedley Darlington (1827-1899), Republican
- 7. Robert M. Yardley (1850-1902), Republican
- 8. Daniel Ermentrout (1837-1899), Democratic
- 9. John A. Hiestand (1824-1890), Republican
- 10. William H. Sowden (1840-1907), Democratic
- 11. Charles R. Buckalew (1821-1899), Democratic
- 12. John Lynch (1843-1910), Democratic
- 13. Charles N. Brumm (1838-1917), Republican
- 14. Franklin Bound (1829-1910), Republican
- 15. Frank C. Bunnell (1842-1911), Republican
- 16. Henry C. McCormick (1844-1902), Republican
- 17. Edward Scull (1818-1900), Republican
- 18. Louis E. Atkinson (1841-1910), Republican
- 19. Levi Maish (1837-1899), Democratic
- 20. John Patton (1823-1897), Republican
- 21. Welty McCullogh (1847-1889), Republican
- 22. John Dalzell (1845-1927), Republican
- 23. Thomas M. Bayne (1836-1894), Republican
- 24. Oscar L. Jackson (1840-1920), Republican
- 25. James T. Maffett (1837-1912), Republican
- 26. Norman Hall (1829-1917), Democratic
- 27. William L. Scott (1828-1891), Democratic
- A/L Edwin S. Osborne (1839-1900), Republican
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
- 1. Roderick R. Butler (1827-1902), Republican
- 2. Leonidas C. Houk (1836-1891), Republican
- 3. John R. Neal (1836-1889), Democratic
- 4. Benton McMillin (1845-1933), Democratic
- 5. James D. Richardson (1843-1914), Democratic
- 6. Joseph E. Washington (1851-1915), Democratic
- 7. Washington C. Whitthorne (1825-1891), Democratic
- 8. Benjamin A. Enloe (1848-1922), Democratic
- 9. Presley T. Glass (1824-1902), Democratic
- 10. James Phelan, Jr. (1856-1891), Democratic
Texas
- 1. Charles Stewart (1836-1895), Democratic
- 2. William H. Martin (1823-1898), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1887.
- 3. Constantine B. Kilgore (1835-1897), Democratic
- 4. David B. Culberson (1830-1900), Democratic
- 5. Silas Hare (1827-1907), Democratic
- 6. Joseph Abbott (1840-1908), Democratic
- 7. William H. Crain (1848-1896), Democratic
- 8. Littleton W. Moore (1835-1911), Democratic
- 9. Roger Q. Mills (1832-1911), Democratic
- 10. Joseph D. Sayers (1841-1929), Democratic
- 11. Samuel W.T. Lanham (1846-1908), Democratic
Vermont
Virginia
- 1. Thomas H.B. Browne (1844-1892), Republican
- 2. George E. Bowden (1852-1908), Republican
- 3. George D. Wise (1831-1898), Democratic
- 4. William E. Gaines (1844-1912), Republican
- 5. John Robert Brown (1842-1927), Republican
- 6. Samuel I. Hopkins (1843-1914), Labor
- 7. Charles T. O'Ferrall (1840-1905), Democratic
- 8. William H.F. Lee (1837-1891), Democratic
- 9. Henry Bowen (1841-1915), Republican
- 10. Jacob Yost (1853-1933), Republican
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- 1. Lucien B. Caswell (1827-1919), Republican
- 2. Richard W. Guenther (1845-1913), Republican
- 3. Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1855-1925), Republican
- 4. Henry Smith (1838-1916),
- 5. Thomas R. Hudd (1835-1896), Democratic
- 6. Charles B. Clark (1844-1891), Republican
- 7. Ormsby B. Thomas (1832-1904), Republican
- 8. Nils P. Haugen (1849-1931), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 4, 1888.
- 9. Isaac Stephenson (1829-1918), Republican
Territorial Delegates
- Arizona Territory
Dakota Territory
Idaho Territory
Montana Territory
New Mexico Territory
Utah Territory
Washington Territory
Wyoming Territory
Membership Changes
Senate
House of Representatives
References
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