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70 unusual facts about 55th United States Congress


Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane

Cochrane was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901) as the representative of New York's 19th congressional district.

Adin B. Capron

Capron was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1911).

Albert Taylor Goodwyn

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Charles A. Barlow

Barlow was elected as a Populist to the 55th Congress in the 1896 elections.

Charles B. Landis

Landis was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909).

Charles Dorr

Charles Phillips Dorr (August 12, 1852 – October 8, 1914) was a lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in the 55th United States Congress.

Charles L. Henry

Henry was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899), but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898.

Charles S. Hartman

He was reelected as a Silver Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1899.

Charles W. Woodman

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Charles Warren Stone

He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures during the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses.

Daniel Ermentrout

He was again elected to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served until his death in Reading in 1899.

David Highbaugh Smith

Smith was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1907).

De Alva S. Alexander

In 1896, Alexander was elected as a Republican to the 55th Congress as a United States Representative for New York's thirty-third district, where he served seven terms.

Edgar D. Crumpacker

Crumpacker was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1913).

Edward D. Cooke

Cooke was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Washington, D.C., June 24, 1897.

Elijah B. Lewis

Lewis was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1909).

Evan E. Settle

Settle was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 3, 1897, until his death in Owenton, Kentucky, November 16, 1899.

Everett J. Murphy

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served as member of the state board of pardons 1897-1899.

Francis H. Wilson

Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, to September 30, 1897, when he resigned to become postmaster.

Francis M. Griffith

Griffith was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William S. Holman.

Frank Gay Clarke

Clarke was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Peterborough, New Hampshire January 9, 1901.

George H. Noonan

Noonan was defeated in his campaign for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

George M. Curtis

After defeating Hayes, he served in the 54th United States Congress, then was re-elected two years later and served in the 55th United States Congress.

Harrison Henry Atwood

Atwood was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Harry Skinner

Skinner was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899), but in 1898 was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the Fifty-sixth Congress.

Henry C. Brewster

Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, Brewster was United States Representative for the thirty-first district of New York from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1899.

Henry D. Flood

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Henry U. Johnson

He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 2 (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses).

Horace G. Snover

Snover was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 7th congressional district to the 54th and 55th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1899 in the U.S. House.

Hugh R. Belknap

He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from December 27, 1895, to March 3, 1899.

Irving Price Wanger

He served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department during the Fifty-fifth through Sixty-first Congresses.

Jacob LeFever

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

James M. Griggs

Griggs was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Dawson, Georgia, January 5, 1910.

James Yancy Callahan

In 1896, Callahan was nominated for Congressional delegate from Oklahoma Territory, and was elected by a plurality of less than fifteen hundred, running on the Free Silver ticket to the 55th United States Congress.

John Franklin Rixey

He was elected to the 55th and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 8, 1907, before the close of the 59th Congress.

John H. G. Vehslage

Vehslage was elected as a Democrat to the 55th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899.

John Hall Stephens

Stephens was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1917).

John Kissig Cowen

He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

John M. Mitchell

He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from June 2, 1896, to March 3, 1899.

John Simpkins

Simpkins was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 1898.

John W. Cranford

Cranford was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., March 3, 1899.

Joseph Baltzell Showalter

He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James J. Davidson.

Lucius Littauer

Littauer was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1907).

Luther M. Strong

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Marion De Vries

De Vries was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900 when he resigned to accept a court position.

Marriott Henry Brosius

He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service during the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, and of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency during the Fifty-sixth Congress.

Reese C. De Graffenreid

De Graffenreid was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., August 29, 1902.

Richard Alsop Wise

He successfully contested as a Republican the election of William A. Young to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from April 26, 1898, to March 3, 1899.

Robert B. Hawley

Hawley ran and was elected to the open seat as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress. A young Albert Lasker worked on his campaign before moving to Chicago and a career in advertising.

Robert G. Cousins

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury from the Fifty-fifth through Fifty-ninth Congresses, and chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Sixtieth Congress.

Robert Taylor Thorp

He successfully contested the election of Sydney P. Epes to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 23, 1898, to March 4, 1899.

Robert W. Miers

Miers was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905).

Robert Wyche Davis

Davis was elected as a Democratic Representative to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905).

Rudolph Kleberg

He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from April 7, 1896, to March 3, 1903.

Samuel Arza Davenport

Davenport was elected as an at-large Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses.

Samuel Johnson Pugh

Pugh was elected as a Republican to the 54th, 55th, and 56th Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901).

Samuel M. Clark

Two years later Clark won re-election, and served in the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Sidney Parham Epes

He served as register of the Virginia land office from 1895 to 1897, and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1897, until March 23, 1898, when he was succeeded by Robert T. Thorp, who contested the election.

Stephen A. Northway

Northway was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Jefferson, Ohio, on September 8, 1898.

Thomas S. Plowman

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1897, to February 9, 1898, when he was succeeded by William F. Aldrich, who contested his election.

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1896

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Florida were held November 3, 1896 for two seats in the 55th Congress.

Vespasian Warner

He served as chairman of the Committee on Revision of the Laws (Fifty-fifth through Fifty-eighth Congresses).

Warren B. Hooker

Hooker was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, until his resignation on November 10, 1898, before the close of the Fifty-fifth Congress, having been appointed a justice of the supreme court of New York on that date.

William Albin Young

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1897, to April 26, 1898, when he was succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election.

William C. Adamson

Adamson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until December 18, 1917, when he resigned.

William C. Lovering

Lovering was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Atlanta, Georgia, February 4, 1910 of pneumonia.

William F. Love

Love was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Gloster, Mississippi, October 16, 1898.

William H. Doolittle

He was unsuccessful for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

William Ledyard Stark

He ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1895 and 1897 as a Populist, losing the first time and being elected the second to the 55th United States Congress.

William Samuel Booze

Booze practiced his profession in Baltimore until 1896, when he was elected to Congress, he previously unsuccessfully contested the election of Harry Welles Rusk to the Fifty-fourth Congress, as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899).