March 4 , 1881 – March 3 , 1883
:''Main article: List Of United States Federal Legislation In The Forty-seventh Congress
- Vice President Of The United States (President of the Senate):
- --- Chester A. Arthur , '' Republican '' of New York , served from March 4 , 1881 until he succeeded to the Presidency September 19 , 1881 , and subsequently remained vacant.
- President ''Pro Tempore'' :
- --- Thomas F. Bayard , '' Democrat '' of Delaware , first elected in this Congress October 10 , 1881 .
- --- David Davis , '' Republican '' of Illinois , first elected in this Congress October 13 , 1881 .
- --- George F. Edmunds , '' Republican '' of Vermont , elected March 3 , 1883 .
- Secretary Of The Senate :
- --- John C. Burch of Tennessee
- --- Francis E. Shorer of North Carolina
- Sergeant At Arms Of The Senate :
- --- Richard J. Bright of Indiana
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 vo
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.
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- Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), '' Republican '' …resigned May 16 , 1881 .
- : Elbridge G. Lapham (1814-1890), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 11 , 1881 .
- Thomas C. Platt (1833-1910), '' Republican '' …resigned May 16 , 1881 .
- : Warner Miller (1838-1918), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated October 11 , 1881 .
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- 1. Thomas H. Herndon (1828-1883), '' Democratic ''
- 2. Hilary A. Herbert (1834-1919), '' Democratic ''
- 3. William C. Oates (1835-1910), '' Democratic ''
- 4. Charles M. Shelley (1833-1907), '' Democratic '' …contested election, elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4 , 1882 .
- 5. Thomas Williams (1825-1903), '' Democratic ''
- 6. Goldsmith W. Hewitt (1834-1895), '' Democratic ''
- 7. William H. Forney (1823-1894), '' Democratic ''
- 8. Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906), '' Democratic '' …contested election, served until June 3 , 1882 , subsequently elected to fill vacancy, seated January 15 , 1883]].
- : William M. Lowe (1842-1882), ''Greenbacker'' …contested election, seated June 3 , 1882 , subsequently died August 12 , 1882 .
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- 1. George R. Black (1835-1886), '' Democratic ''
- 2. Henry G. Turner (1839-1904), '' Democratic ''
- 3. Philip Cook (1817-1894), '' Democratic ''
- 4. Hugh Buchanan (1823-1890), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Nathaniel J. Hammond (1833-1899), '' Democratic ''
- 6. James H. Blount (1837-1903), '' Democratic ''
- 7. Judson C. Clements (1846-1917), '' Democratic ''
- 8. Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), '' Democratic '' …resigned November 4 , 1882 .
- : Seaborn Reese (1846-1907), '' Democratic '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4 , 1882 .
- 9. Emory Speer (1848-1918), ''Independent Democratic ''
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- 1. William Aldrich (1820-1885), '' Republican ''
- 2. George R. Davis (1840-1899), '' Republican ''
- 3. Charles B. Farwell (1823-1903), '' Republican ''
- 4. John C. Sherwin (1838-1904), '' Republican ''
- 5. Robert M.A. Hawk (1839-1882), '' Republican '' …died June 29 , 1882 .
- : Robert R. Hitt (1834-1906), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated 4 ], 1882 .
- 6. Thomas J. Henderson (1824-1911), '' Republican ''
- 7. William Cullen (1826-1914), '' Republican ''
- 8. Lewis E. Payson (1840-1909), '' Republican ''
- 9. John H. Lewis (1830-1929), '' Republican ''
- 10. Benjamin F. Marsh (1839-1905), '' Republican ''
- 11. James W. Singleton (1811-1892), '' Democratic ''
- 12. William M. Springer (1836-1903), '' Democratic ''
- 13. Dietrich C. Smith (1840-1914), '' Republican ''
- 14. Joseph G. Cannon (1836-1926), '' Republican ''
- 15. Samuel W. Moulton (1821-1905), '' Democratic ''
- 16. William A.J. Sparks (1828-1904), '' Democratic ''
- 17. William R. Morrison (1824-1909), '' Democratic ''
- 18. John R. Thomas (1846-1914), '' Republican ''
- 19. Richard W. Townshend (1840-1889), '' Democratic ''
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- 1. William Heilman (1824-1890), '' Republican ''
- 2. Thomas R. Cobb (1828-1892), '' Democratic ''
- 3. Strother M. Stockslager (1842-1930), '' Democratic ''
- 4. William S. Holman (1822-1897), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Courtland C. Matson (1841-1915), '' Democratic ''
- 6. Thomas M. Browne (1829-1891), '' Republican ''
- 7. Stanton J. Peelle (1843-1928), '' Republican ''
- 8. Robert B. F. Peirce (1843-1898), '' Republican ''
- 9. Godlove S. Orth (1817-1882), '' Republican '' …died December 16 , 1882 .
- : Charles T. Doxey (1841-1898), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 17 , 1883 .
- 10. Mark L. De Motte (1832-1908), '' Republican ''
- 11. George W. Steele (1839-1922), '' Republican ''
- 12. Walpole G. Colerick (1845-1911), '' Democratic ''
- 13. William H. Calkins (1842-1894), '' Republican ''
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- 1. Moses A. McCoid (1840-1904), '' Republican ''
- 2. Sewall S. Farwell (1834-1909), '' Republican ''
- 3. Thomas Updegraff (1834-1910), '' Republican ''
- 4. Nathaniel C. Deering (1827-1887), '' Republican ''
- 5. William G. Thompson (1830-1911), '' Republican ''
- 6. M.E. Cutts (1833-1883), '' Republican '' …contested election, served until March 3 , 1883 .
- : John C. Cook (1846-1920), '' Democratic '' …contested eelection, seated March 3 , 1883 .
- 7. John A. Kasson (1822-1910), '' Republican ''
- 8. W.P. Hepburn (1833-1916), '' Republican ''
- 9. Cyrus C. Carpenter (1829-1898), '' Republican ''
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- 1. Oscar Turner (1825-1896), ''Independent Democratic ''
- 2. James A. McKenzie (1840-1904), '' Democratic ''
- 3. John W. Caldwell (1837-1903), '' Democratic ''
- 4. J. Proctor Knott (1830-1911), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Albert S. Willis (1843-1897), '' Democratic ''
- 6. John G. Carlisle (1834-1910), '' Democratic ''
- 7. Joseph C.S. Blackburn (1838-1918), '' Democratic ''
- 8. Philip B. Thompson, Jr. (1845-1909), '' Democratic ''
- 9. John D. White (1849-1920), '' Republican ''
- 10. Elijah C. Phister (1822-1887), '' Democratic ''
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- 1. Thomas B. Reed (1839-1902), '' Republican ''
- 2. William P. Frye (1830-1911), '' Republican '' …resigned March 17 , 1881 .
- : Nelson, Dingley, Jr. (1832-1899), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 , 1881 .
- 3. Stephen D. Lindsey (1828-1884), '' Republican ''
- 4. George W. Ladd (1818-1892), ''Greenbacker''
- 5. Thompson H. Murch (1838-1886), ''Greenbacker''
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- 1. William W. Crapo (1830-1926), '' Republican ''
- 2. Benjamin W. Harris (1823-1907), '' Republican ''
- 3. Ambrose A. Ranney (1821-1899), '' Republican ''
- 4. Leopold Morse (1831-1892), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Selwyn Z. Bowman (1840-1928), '' Republican ''
- 6. Eben F. Stone (1822-1895), '' Republican ''
- 7. William A. Russell (1831-1899), '' Republican ''
- 8. John W. Candler (1828-1903), '' Republican ''
- 9. William W. Rice (1826-1896), '' Republican ''
- 10. Amasa Norcross (1824-1898), '' Republican ''
- 11. George D. Robinson (1834-1896), '' Republican ''
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- 1. Henry W. Lord (1821-1891), '' Republican ''
- 2. Edwin Willits (1830-1896), '' Republican ''
- 3. Edward S. Lacey (1835-1916), '' Republican ''
- 4. Julius C. Burrows (1837-1915), '' Republican ''
- 5. George W. Webber (1825-1900), '' Republican ''
- 6. Oliver L. Spaulding (1833-1922), '' Republican ''
- 7. John T. Rich (1841-1926), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated December 5 , 1881 .
- 8. Roswell G. Horr (1830-1896), '' Republican ''
- 9. Jay A. Hubbell (1829-1900), '' Republican ''
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- 1. H.L. Muldrow (1837-1905), '' Democratic ''
- 2. Vannoy H. Manning (1839-1892), '' Democratic ''
- 3. Hernando D. Money (1839-1912), '' Democratic ''
- 4. O.R. Singleton (1814-1889), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Charles E. Hooker (1825-1914), '' Democratic ''
- 6. James R. Chalmers (1831-1898), '' Democratic '' …contested election, served until April 29 , 1882 .
- : John R. Lynch (1847-1939), '' Republican '' …contested election, seated April 29 , 1882 .
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- 1. Martin L. Clardy (1844-1914), '' Democratic ''
- 2. Thomas Allen (1813-1882), '' Democratic '' …died April 8 , 1882 .
- : James H. McLean (1829-1886), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 15 , 1882 .
- 3. R. Graham Frost (1851-1900), '' Democratic '' …contested election, served until March 2 , 1883 .
- : Gustavus Sessinghaus (1838-1887), '' Republican '' …contested election, seated March 2 , 1883 .
- 4. Lowndes H. Davis (1836-1920), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Richard P. Bland (1835-1899), '' Democratic ''
- 6. Ira S. Hazeltine (1821-1899), ''Greenbacker''
- 7. Theron M. Rice (1829-1895), ''Greenbacker''
- 8. Robert T. Van Horn (1824-1916), '' Republican ''
- 9. Nicholas Ford (1833-1897), ''Greenbacker''
- 10. Joseph H. Burrows (1840-1914), ''Greenbacker''
- 11. John B. Clark, Jr. (1831-1903), '' Democratic ''
- 12. William H. Hatch (1833-1896), '' Democratic ''
- 13. Aylett H. Buckner (1816-1894), '' Democratic ''
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- 1. Perry Belmont (1851-1947), '' Democratic ''
- 2. William E. Robinson (1814-1892), '' Democratic ''
- 3. J. Hyatt Smith (1824-1886), ''Independent''
- 4. Archibald M. Bliss (1838-1923), '' Democratic ''
- 5. Benjamin Wood (1820-1900), '' Democratic ''
- 6. Samuel S. Cox (1824-1889), '' Democratic ''
- 7. Philip H. Dugro (1855-1920), '' Democratic ''
- 8. Anson G. McCook (1835-1917), '' Republican ''
- 9. John Hardy (1835-1913), '' Democratic '' …elected to fill vacancy in preceding Congress, seated December 5 , 1881 .
- 10. Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903), '' Democratic ''
- 11. Roswell P. Flower (1835-1899), '' Democratic '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 , 1881 .
- : Levi P. Morton (1824-1920), '' Republican '' …resigned March 21 , 1881 .
- 12. Waldo Hutchins (1822-1891), '' Democratic ''
- 13. John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), '' Republican ''
- 14. Lewis Beach (1835-1886), '' Democratic ''
- 15. Thomas Cornell (1814-1890), '' Republican ''
- 16. Michael N. Nolan (1833-1905), '' Democratic ''
- 17. Walter A. Wood (1815-1892), '' Republican ''
- 18. John Hammond (1827-1889), '' Republican ''
- 19. Abraham X. Parker (1831-1909), '' Republican ''
- 20. George West (1823-1901), '' Republican ''
- 21. Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (1836-1886), '' Republican ''
- 22. Warner Miller (1838-1918), '' Republican '' …resigned July 26 , 1881 .
- : Charles R. Skinner (1844-1928), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 , 1881 .
- 23. Cyrus D. Prescott (1836-1902), '' Republican ''
- 24. Joseph Mason (1828-1914), '' Republican ''
- 25. Frank Hiscock (1834-1914), '' Republican ''
- 26. John H. Camp (1840-1892), '' Republican ''
- 27. Elbridge G. Lapham (1814-1890), '' Republican '' …resigned July 29 , 1881 .
- : James W. Wadsworth, Sr. (1846-1926), '' Republican '' …elected to fill vacancy, sea
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