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53 unusual facts about 42nd United States Congress


Aaron F. Perry

Perry was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1871, until his resignation in 1872.

Alexander H. Jones

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

Alfred Moore Waddell

In 1870, Waddell was elected to the 42nd United States Congress; he was re-elected three times, serving as the chairman of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads during his final term in Congress.

Anthony A.C. Rogers

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the 42nd Congress.

Archibald T. MacIntyre

MacIntyre was elected in 1870 as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives to the 42nd Congress.

Benjamin T. Eames

Eames was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1879).

Benjamin White Norris

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

Charles Haight

Haight was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

Constantine C. Esty

Esty was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Brooks and served from December 2, 1872, to March 3, 1873.

Ebon C. Ingersoll

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

Edward Degener

Degener was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

Eli Perry

Perry was elected as a Democrat to the 42nd and 43rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1875.

Erasmus D. Peck

He was reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from April 23, 1870, to March 3, 1873.

Erasmus W. Beck

Beck was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas J. Speer and served from December 2, 1872, to March 3, 1873.

Eugene Casserly

In the U.S. Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads during the 42nd Congress and the Committee on Engrossed Bills during the 42nd Congress and 43rd Congress.

Frank Charles Bunnell

He was subsequently elected to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ulysses Mercur.

George M. Brooks

He was reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from November 2, 1869, to May 13, 1872, when he resigned, having been appointed to a judicial position.

Gerry Whiting Hazelton

He was elected to the House of Representatives in the Forty-second and Forty-third United States Congresses representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district (March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875).

Harrison E. Havens

He was born in Franklin County, Ohio and was the Republican Party Representative from Missouri for the 4th District in the 42nd United States Congress between 1871 and 1873, and for the 6th District in the 43rd United States Congress from 1873 to 1875.

Henry Snapp

Snapp was elected to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Burton C. Cook.

Henry Waldron

In 1870, he was elected to represent Michigan's 1st congressional district to the Forty-second Congress and subsequently re-elected to represent Michigan's 2nd district to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1877.

Horatio C. Burchard

He was reelected to the Forty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from December 6, 1869 to March 3, 1879.

Hosea Washington Parker

Parker was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875).

Hugh F. Finley

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress.

James C. Harper

In 1870, Harper was elected to the 42nd United States Congress as a Democrat or "Conservative," as some North Carolina Democrats were calling themselves at the time.

John Black Packer

He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Railways and Canals during the Forty-second Congress and United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads during the Forty-third Congress.

John C. Conner

He was reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from March 31, 1870, to March 3, 1873.

John M. Crebs

He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873), defeating incumbent and fellow former Civil War officer Green Raum in the 1868 election.

John McConnell Rice

Rice was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.

John Morgan Bright

Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second for the fourth district of Tennessee, Bright was re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses.

John P. C. Shanks

Shanks was elected to the Fortieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1875) and served as chairman of the Committee on Militia (Forty-first Congress) and the Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-second Congress).

John T. Averill

He was a member of the Republican National Committee from 1868 through 1880; elected as a Republican to the 42nd and 43rd congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875); He was chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-third Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.

Joseph H. Tuthill

In 1870 he ran successfully for a seat in the Forty-second Congress and served one term, March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873.

Julius L. Strong

Strong was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1869, until his death in Hartford, Connecticut, September 7, 1872.

Leonard Myers

He served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (42nd United States Congress), United States House Committee on Patents (42nd Congress), and United States House Committee on Private Land Claims (43rd United States Congress).

Lyman K. Bass

In 1870, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the Forty-second Congress.

Milo Goodrich

Goodrich was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873.

Ozro J. Dodds

Dodds was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Aaron F. Perry and served from October 8, 1872, to March 3, 1873.

R. Holland Duell

He was elected to the 42nd and 43rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875.

Roderick R. Butler

For the 42nd Congress, he was a member of the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs, and for the 43rd Congress, he was a member of the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Samuel Augustus Merritt

Merritt was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873); he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1872.

Samuel C. Forker

Forker was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress.

Selucius Garfielde

After switching parties, Garfielde was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873).

Seth Wakeman

Wakeman was elected as a Republican to the 42nd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1873.

Sidney Clarke

He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1870 for reelection to the Forty-second Congress.

Thomas J. Speer

Speer was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1871, until his death in Barnesville, Georgia, August 18, 1872.

Ulysses Mercur

He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Private Land Claims during the Forty-second Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1870

The election to the United States House of Representatives in Florida was held on November 8, 1870 for the 42nd Congress, the last election in which Florida had a single Representative.

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1870

Republican Joseph Rainey defeated Democrat C.W. Dudley in the regular election for the 1st congressional district to win the term for the 42nd Congress.

Walter L. Sessions

Sessions was elected as a Republican to the 42nd and 43rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1875.

Wilder D. Foster

In a special election on April 4, 1871, Foster was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the 42nd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas White Ferry.

William G. Donnan

Donnan was elected as a Republican to succeed him, serving in the 42nd United States Congress.

William P. Price

He was reelected to the Forty-second Congress and served from December 22, 1870, to March 3, 1873.