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51 unusual facts about 44th United States Congress


Adlai Stevenson I

In 1874, Stevenson was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877.

Alexander S. McDill

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Andrew Humphreys

Humphreys was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James D. Williams and served from December 5, 1876, to March 3, 1877.

Archibald M. Bliss

Elected as a Democrat, Bliss was a United States Representative for the fourth district of New York in the forty-fourth Congress and was re-elected three times, serving from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1883.

Bernard G. Caulfield

Caulfield was elected in 1874 as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress to succeed John B. Rice, who had not sought reelection; when Rice died a month after the election, Caulfield won an additional special election to complete Rice's term in the Forty-third Congress, and served from February 1, 1875 to March 3, 1877.

Charles A. Stevens

He was an unsuccessful for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Chester W. Chapin

Chapin was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877), and served on the Committee of Ways And Means.

Clement Hall Sinnickson

He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth United States Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879.

Clinton D. MacDougall

MacDougall was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877.

Edward Y. Parsons

Parsons was elected as a Democrat to the 44th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1875, until his death in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1876.

Elbridge G. Lapham

He was elected as a Republican to the 44th, 45th, 46th and 47th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1875, to July 29, 1881, when he resigned after his election to the U.S. Senate.

Eugene McLanahan Wilson

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Ezekiel S. Sampson

Near the end of his service in the 44th United States Congress, he was re-elected in 1876 to a second term, and served in the 45th United States Congress.

Garnett McMillan

During the American Civil War McMillan had served in the Georgia 3rd Battalion, Sharpshooters, commanding Company B. He was elected in 1874 as a Democrat to represent Georgia's 9th congressional district in the 44th United States Congress.

George G. Symes

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Commissioned colonel of the Forty-fourth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, in August 1864.

George Madison Adams

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

George S. Boutwell

In the Senate, Boutwell served as chairman of the Committee on the Revision of the Laws in the 44th Congress.

George Willard

He was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 3rd congressional district to the 43rd and 44th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877.

Guilford Wiley Wells

Wells was elected as an Independent Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877).

Henry Otis Pratt

He was re-elected two years later, and served in the 44th United States Congress.

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.

Hiram Sanford Stevens

After the 44th United States Congress convened in December, the new territorial delegate introduced a series of legislative proposals.

James B. Belford

Upon the admission of Colorado into the Union as a State, Belford was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress as United States Representative for the first district of Colorado and served from October 3, 1876, until March 3, 1877.

James M. Pendleton

He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

James T. Jones

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Jeremiah Haralson

Haralson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth U.S. Congress (March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877).

Jeremiah Norman Williams

In 1874 he was elected as a Democrat to represent Alabama's 2nd congressional district in the 44th United States Congress.

Jesse J. Finley

He successfully contested as a Democrat the election of Josiah T. Walls to the Forty-fourth Congress and served from April 19, 1876, to March 3, 1877.

Jesse Johnson Yeates

In 1874, Yeates was elected to the U.S. House as a member of the 44th United States Congress.

John K. Luttrell

Luttrell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879).

John Morgan Bright

He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Forty-fourth through Forty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Forty-fourth Congress).

John V. Le Moyne

He successfully contested as a Democrat the election of Charles B. Farwell to the Forty-fourth Congress and served from May 6, 1876, to March 3, 1877.

Levi A. Mackey

From March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879 he served as a Democratic U.S. Representative to the Forty-fourth and 45th United States Congresses, representing the 20th District of Pennsylvania.

Levi Warner

Warner was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Barnum.

Lyman K. Bass

Bass was elected as a Republican U. S. Representative for the thirty-first district of New York to the Forty-third; and as Representative for the thirty-second district to theForty-fourth Congresses.

Mariano S. Otero

He was also nominated by the Democratic State convention as a candidate for Delegate to the Forty-fourth Congress, but declined.

Martin I. Townsend

Townsend was elected as a Republican to the 44th and 45th United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879.

Nathan B. Bradley

Bradley was elected as a Republican and the first person to represent Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 43rd and 44th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877.

Nathan T. Carr

Carr was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Michael C. Kerr and served from December 5, 1876, to March 3, 1877.

Nelson I. Norton

Norton was elected as a Republican to the 44th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Augustus F. Allen, holding office from December 6, 1875 to March 3, 1877.

Richard C. Parsons

He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for reelection to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Rufus S. Frost

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the Forty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1875, until July 28, 1876, when he was succeeded by Josiah G. Abbott, who contested his election.

Samuel F. Hersey

But he was elected to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1873, until his death in Bangor before the close of the Forty-third Congress.

Samuel Hooper

He turned down reelection to the 44th Congress, but died less than a month before being able to complete his last term on February 14, 1875.

Stephen Southmyd Fenn

He engaged in agricultural pursuits and successfully contested as a Democrat the election of Thomas W. Bennett to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Taul Bradford

Bradford was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877).

Thomas M. Gunter

He was reelected to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from June 16, 1874, to March 3, 1883.

William A. J. Sparks

Sparks was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1883).

William H. Forney

He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1893).

William Hartzell

Hartzell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879).

Winthrop Welles Ketcham

Ketcham was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, and served from 1873 until his resignation in 1876.