40th United States Congress



The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1867 to March 3, 1869, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Andrew Johnson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Dates of sessions
March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1869
 * Special session of the Senate: April 1, 1867 – April 20, 1867
 * First session: March 4, 1867 – December 1, 1867
 * Second session: December 2, 1867 -[November 10, 1868
 * Third session: December 7, 1868 - March 3, 1869
 * Previous congress: 39th Congress
 * Next congress: 41st Congress

Party summary
Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, and South Carolina were readmitted to representation in this Congress.

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Leadership

 * Senate


 * Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
 * vacant
 * President pro tempore of the Senate:
 * Benjamin F. Wade, Republican of Ohio, elected March 4, 1867.
 * House of Representatives


 * Speaker of the House
 * Schuyler Colfax, Republican of Indiana, reelected March 4, 1867.
 * Theodore M. Pomeroy, Republican of New York, elected March 3, 1869.

Major events
Events of 1867, 1868 and 1869

Major legislation
List of United States federal legislation in the 40th Congress
 * Reconstruction Acts, continued:
 * March 23, 1867
 * July 19, 1867
 * March 11, 1868
 * July 25, 1868 -- Wyoming Territory was organized.

Membership highlights by chamber
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are |Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.

House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large,  are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Membership detail by state
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Alabama

 * Senate


 * 3: George E. Spencer (1836-1893), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 2: Willard Warner (1826-1906), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: Francis W. Kellogg (1810-1879), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 22, 1868.
 * 2: Charles W. Buckley (1835-1906), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
 * 3: Benjamin W. Norris (1819-1873), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
 * 4: Charles W. Pierce (1823-1907), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
 * 5: John B. Callis (1828-1898), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.
 * 6: Thomas Haughey (1826-1869), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 21, 1868.

Arkansas

 * Senate


 * 2: Alexander McDonald (1832-1903), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 23, 1868.
 * 3: Benjamin F. Rice (1828-1905), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 23, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Logan H. Roots (1841-1893), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 24, 1868.
 * 2: James M. Hinds (1833-1868), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 24, 1868, died October 22, 1868.
 * James T. Elliott (1823-1875), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated January 13, 1869.
 * 3: Thomas Boles (1837-1905), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 24, 1868.

California

 * Senate


 * 1: John Conness (1821-1909), Republican
 * 3: Cornelius Cole (1822-1924), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Samuel B. Axtell (1819-1891), Democratic ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 2: William Higby (1813-1887), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 3: James A. Johnson (1829-1896), Democratic ...seated November 21, 1867.

Connecticut

 * Senate


 * 1: James Dixon (1814-1873), Republican
 * 3: Orris S. Ferry (1823-1875), Republican
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: Richard D. Hubbard (1818-1884), Democratic
 * 2: Julius Hotchkiss (1810-1878), Democratic
 * 3: Henry H. Starkweather (1826-1876), Republican
 * 4: William H. Barnum (1818-1889), Democratic

Delaware

 * Senate


 * 2: Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892), Democratic
 * 1: George Read Riddle (1817-1867), Democratic ...died March 29, 1867.
 * James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880), Democratic ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated April 11, 1867, subsequently elected.
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: John A. Nicholson (1827-1906), Democratic

Florida

 * Senate


 * 3: Thomas W. Osborn (1833-1898), Republican ...readmitted state, seated June 25, 1868.
 * 1: Adonijah S. Welch (1821-1889), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 2, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Charles M. Hamilton (1840-1875), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 1, 1868.

Georgia

 * Senate


 * 2: vacant
 * 3: vacant
 * House of Representatives (7 seats)


 * 1: Joseph W. Clift (1837-1908), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 2: Nelson Tift (1810-1891), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 3: William P. Edwards (1835-1900), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 4: Samuel F. Gove (1822-1900), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 5: Charles H. Prince (1837-1912), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 6: vacant  …contested election, no one seated.
 * 7: Pierce M. B. Young (1836-1896), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.

Illinois

 * Senate


 * 3: Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896), Republican
 * 2: Richard Yates (1815-1873), Republican
 * House of Representatives (14 seats)


 * 1: Norman B. Judd (1815-1878), Republican
 * 2: John F. Farnsworth (1820-1897), Republican
 * 3: Elihu B. Washburne (1816-1887), Republican
 * 4: Abner C. Harding (1807-1874), Republican
 * 5: Ebon C. Ingersoll (1831-1879), Republican
 * 6: Burton C. Cook (1819-1894), Republican
 * 7: Henry P. H. Bromwell (1823-1903), Republican
 * 8: Shelby M. Cullom (1829-1914), Republican
 * 9: Lewis W. Ross (1812-1895), Democratic
 * 10: Albert G. Burr (1829-1882), Democratic
 * 11: Samuel S. Marshall (1821-1890), Democratic
 * 12: Jehu Baker (1822-1903), Republican
 * 13: Green B. Raum (1829-1909), Republican
 * A/L: John A. Logan (1826-1886), Republican

Indiana

 * Senate


 * 1: Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), Democratic
 * 3: Oliver H. P. T. Morton (1823-1877), Republican
 * House of Representatives (11 seats)


 * 1: William E. Niblack (1822-1893), Democratic
 * 2: Michael C. Kerr (1827-1876), Democratic
 * 3: Morton C. Hunter (1825-1896), Republican
 * 4: William S. Holman (1822-1897), Democratic
 * 5: George W. Julian (1817-1899), Republican
 * 6: John Coburn (1825-1908), Republican
 * 7: Henry D. Washburn (1832-1871), Republican
 * 8: Godlove S. Orth (1817-1882), Republican
 * 9: Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), Republican
 * 10: William Williams (1821-1896), Republican
 * 11: John P. C. Shanks (1826-1901), Republican

Iowa

 * Senate


 * 2: James W. Grimes (1816-1872), Republican
 * 3: James Harlan (1820-1899), Republican
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: James F. Wilson (1828-1895), Republican
 * 2: Hiram Price (1814-1901), Republican
 * 3: William B. Allison (1829-1908), Republican
 * 4: William Loughridge (1827-1889), Republican
 * 5: Grenville M. Dodge (1831-1916), Republican
 * 6: Asahel W. Hubbard (1819-1879), Republican

Kansas

 * Senate


 * 3: Samuel C. Pomeroy (1816-1891), Republican
 * 2: Edmund G. Ross (1826-1907), Republican
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Sidney Clarke (1831-1909), Republican

Kentucky

 * Senate


 * 3: Garrett Davis (1801-1872), Democratic
 * 2: James Guthrie (1792-1869), Democratic …resigned February 7, 1868.
 * Thomas C. McCreery (1816-1890), Democratic …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 28, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * 1: Lawrence S. Trimble (1825-1904), Democratic ...contested election, seated January 10, 1868.
 * 2: vacant  …contested election, no one seated.
 * 3: Elijah Hise (1802-1867), Democratic ...died May 8, 1867, never having qualified.
 * Jacob S. Golladay (1819-1887), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5, 1867.
 * 4: J. Proctor Knott (1830-1911), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 3, 1867.
 * 5: Asa P. Grover (1819-1887), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 3, 1867.
 * 6: Thomas L. Jones (1819-1887), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 4, 1867.
 * 7: James B. Beck (1822-1890), Democratic ...charges of disloyalty unsustained, seated December 3, 1867.
 * 8: George M. Adams (1837-1920), Democratic ...seated July 8, 1867.
 * 9: Samuel McKee (1833-1898), Republican ...contested election of John D. Young, seated June 22, 1868.

Louisiana

 * Senate


 * 2: John S. Harris (1825-1906), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.
 * 3: William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: J. Hale Sypher (1837-1913), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.
 * 2: James Mann (1822-1868), Democratic ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868, died August 26, 1868, seat remained vacant.
 * 3: Joseph P. Newsham (1837-1919), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.
 * 4: Michel Vidal (1824- ), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.
 * 5: W. Jasper Blackburn (1820-1899), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.

Maine

 * Senate


 * 1: Lot M. Morrill (1813-1883), Republican
 * 2: William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869), Republican
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: John Lynch (1825-1892), Republican
 * 2: Sidney Perham (1819-1907), Republican
 * 3: James G. Blaine (1830-1893), Republican
 * 4: John A. Peters (1822-1904), Republican
 * 5: Frederick A. Pike (1816-1886), Republican

Maryland

 * Senate


 * 1: Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876), Democratic ...resigned July 10, 1868.
 * William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908), Democratic ...appointed to fill vacancy, seated July 14, 1868.
 * 3: George Vickers (1801-1879), Democratic ...seated March 9, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: Hiram McCullough (1813-1885), Democratic
 * 2: Stevenson Archer (1827-1898), Democratic
 * 3: Charles E. Phelps (1833-1908), Conservative
 * 4: Francis Thomas (1799-1876), Republican
 * 5: Frederick Stone (1820-1899), Democratic

Massachusetts

 * Senate


 * 1: Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Republican
 * 2: Henry Wilson (1812-1875), Republican
 * House of Representatives (10 seats)


 * 1: Thomas D. Eliot (1808-1870), Republican
 * 2: Oakes Ames (1804-1873), Republican
 * 3: Ginery Twichell (1811-1883), Republican
 * 4: Samuel Hooper (1808-1875), Republican
 * 5: Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893), Republican
 * 6: Nathaniel P. Banks (1816-1894), Republican
 * 7: George S. Boutwell (1818-1905), Republican
 * 8: John D. Baldwin (1809-1883), Republican
 * 9: William B. Washburn (1820-1887), Republican
 * 10: Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903), Republican

Michigan

 * Senate


 * 1: Zachariah Chandler (1813-1879), Republican
 * 2: Jacob M. Howard (1805-1871), Republican
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: Fernando C. Beaman (1814-1882), Republican
 * 2: Charles Upson (1821-1885), Republican
 * 3: Austin Blair (1818-1894), Republican
 * 4: Thomas W. Ferry (1827-1896), Republican
 * 5: Rowland E. Trowbridge (1821-1881), Republican
 * 6: John F. Driggs (1813-1877), Republican

Minnesota

 * Senate


 * 1: Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903), Republican
 * 2: Daniel S. Norton (1829-1870), Republican
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: William Windom (1827-1891), Republican
 * 2: Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831-1901), Republican

Mississippi

 * Senate


 * 1: vacant
 * 2: vacant
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * all seats vacant

Missouri

 * Senate


 * 1: John B. Henderson (1826-1913), Republican
 * 3: Charles D. Drake (1811-1892), Republican
 * House of Representatives (9 seats)


 * 1: William A. Pile (1829-1889), Republican
 * 2: Carman A. Newcomb (1830-1902), Republican
 * 3: Thomas E. Noell (1839-1867), Democratic ...died October 3, 1867.
 * James R. McCormick (1824-1897), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 17, 1867.
 * 4: Joseph J. Gravely (1828-1872), Republican
 * 5: Joseph W. McClurg (1818-1900), Republican ...resigned [[1868.
 * John H. Stover (1833-1889), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1868.
 * 6: Robert T. Van Horn (1824-1916), Republican
 * 7: Benjamin F. Loan (1819-1881), Republican
 * 8: John F. Benjamin (1817-1877), Republican
 * 9: George W. Anderson (1832-1902), Republican

Nebraska

 * Senate


 * 2: John M. Thayer (1820-1906), Republican ...new state, seated March 4, 1867.
 * 1: Thomas W. Tipton (1817-1899), Republican ...new state, seated March 4, 1867.
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: John Taffe (1827-1884), Republican

Nevada

 * Senate


 * 1: William M. Stewart (1827-1909), Republican
 * 3: James W. Nye (1815-1876), Republican
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Delos R. Ashley (1828-1873), Republican

New Hampshire

 * Senate


 * 2: Aaron H. Cragin (1821-1898), Republican
 * 3: James W. Patterson (1823-1893), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Jacob H. Ela (1820-1884), Republican
 * 2: Aaron F. Stevens (1819-1887), Republican
 * 3: Jacob Benton (1814-1892), Republican

New Jersey

 * Senate


 * 2: Alexander G. Cattell (1816-1894), Republican
 * 1: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (1817-1885), Republican
 * House of Representatives (5 seats)


 * 1: William Moore (1810-1878), Republican
 * 2: Charles Haight (1838-1891), Democratic
 * 3: Charles Sitgreaves (1803-1878), Democratic
 * 4: John Hill (1821-1884), Republican
 * 5: George A. Halsey (1827-1894), Republican

New York

 * Senate


 * 1: Edwin D. Morgan (1811-1883), Republican
 * 3: Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), Republican
 * House of Representatives (31 seats)


 * 1: Stephen Taber (1821-1886), Democratic
 * 2: Demas Barnes (1827-1888), Democratic
 * 3: William E. Robinson (1814-1892), Democratic
 * 4: John Fox (1835-1914), Democratic
 * 5: John Morrissey (1831-1878), Democratic
 * 6: Thomas E. Stewart (1824-1904), Conservative Republican
 * 7: John W. Chanler (1826-1877), Democratic
 * 8: James Brooks (1810-1873), Democratic
 * 9: Fernando Wood (1812-1881), Democratic
 * 10: William H. Robertson (1823-1898), Republican
 * 11: Charles H. Van Wyck (1824-1895), Republican
 * 12: John H. Ketcham (1832-1906), Republican
 * 13: Thomas Cornell (1814-1890), Republican
 * 14: John V. L. Pruyn (1811-1877), Democratic
 * 15: John A. Griswold (1822-1872), Republican
 * 16: Orange Ferriss (1814-1894), Republican
 * 17: Calvin T. Hulburd (1809-1897), Republican
 * 18: James M. Marvin (1809-1901), Republican
 * 19: William C. Fields (1804-1882), Republican
 * 20: Addison H. Laflin (1823-1878), Republican
 * 21: Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), Republican …resigned March 4, 1867.
 * Alexander H. Bailey (1817-1874), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated November 30, 1867.
 * 22: John C. Churchill (1821-1905), Republican
 * 23: Dennis McCarthy (1814-1886), Republican
 * 24: Theodore M. Pomeroy (1824-1905), Republican
 * 25: William H. Kelsey (1812-1879), Republican
 * 26: William S. Lincoln (1813-1893), Republican
 * 27: Hamilton Ward, Sr. (1829-1898), Republican
 * 28: Lewis Selye (1803-1883), Independent Republican
 * 29: Burt Van Horn (1823-1896), Republican
 * 30: James M. Humphrey (1819-1899), Democratic
 * 31: Henry H. Van Aernam (1819-1894), Republican

North Carolina

 * Senate


 * 3: John Pool (1826-1884), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.
 * 2: Joseph C. Abbott (1825-1881), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 17, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (7seats)


 * 1: John R. French (1819-1890), Republican
 * 2: David Heaton (1823-1870), Republican
 * 3: Oliver H. Dockery (1830-1906), Republican
 * 4: John T. Deweese (1835-1906), Republican
 * 5: Israel G. Lash (1810-1878), Republican
 * 6: Nathaniel Boyden (1796-1873), Conservative
 * 7: Alexander H. Jones (1822-1901), Republican

Ohio

 * Senate


 * 1: Benjamin F. Wade (1800-1878), Republican
 * 3: John Sherman (1823-1900), Republican
 * House of Representatives (19 seats)


 * 1: Benjamin Eggleston (1816-1888), Republican
 * 2: Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893), Republican ...resigned July 20, 1867.
 * Samuel F. Cary (1814-1900), Independent Republican...elected to fill vacancy, seated November 21, 1867.
 * 3: Robert C. Schenck (1809-1890), Republican
 * 4: William Lawrence (1819-1899), Republican
 * 5: William Mungen (1821-1887), Democratic
 * 6: Reader W. Clarke (1812-1872), Republican
 * 7: Samuel Shellabarger (1817-1896), Republican
 * 8: Cornelius S. Hamilton (1821-1867), Republican ...died December 22, 1867.
 * John Beatty (1828-1914), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 5, 1868.
 * 9: Ralph P. Buckland (1812-1892), Republican
 * 10: James M. Ashley (1824-1896), Republican
 * 11: John T. Wilson (1811-1891), Republican
 * 12: Philadelph Van Trump (1810-1874), Democratic
 * 13: George W. Morgan (1820-1893), Democratic …contested election, served until June 3, 1868.
 * Columbus Delano (1809-1896), Republican ...contested election, seated June 3, 1868.
 * 14: Martin Welker (1819-1902), Republican
 * 15: Tobias A. Plants (1811-1887), Republican
 * 16: John A. Bingham (1815-1900), Republican
 * 17: Ephraim R. Eckley (1811-1908), Republican
 * 18: Rufus P. Spalding (1798-1886), Republican
 * 19: James A. Garfield (1831-1881), Republican

Oregon

 * Senate


 * 2: George H. Williams (1823-1910), Republican
 * 3: Henry W. Corbett (1827-1903), Republican
 * House of Representatives (1 seat)


 * A/L: Rufus Mallory (1831-1914), Republican

Pennsylvania

 * Senate


 * 1: Charles R. Buckalew (1821-1899), Democratic
 * 3: Simon Cameron (1799-1889), Republican
 * House of Representatives (24 seats)


 * 1: Samuel J. Randall (1828-1890), Democratic
 * 2: Charles O'Neill (1821-1893), Republican
 * 3: Leonard Myers (1827-1905), Republican
 * 4: William D. Kelley (1814-1890), Republican
 * 5: Caleb N. Taylor (1813-1887), Republican
 * 6: Benjamin M. Boyer (1823-1887), Democratic
 * 7: John M. Broomall (1816-1894), Republican
 * 8: J. Lawrence Getz (1821-1891), Democratic
 * 9: Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), Republican ...died August 11, 1868.
 * Oliver J. Dickey (1823-1876), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1868.
 * 10: Henry L. Cake (1827-1899), Republican
 * 11: Daniel M. Van Auken (1826-1908), Democratic
 * 12: Charles Denison (1818-1867), Democratic ...died June 27, 1867.
 * George W. Woodward (1809-1875), Democratic ...elected to fill vacancy, seated November 21, 1867.
 * 13: Ulysses Mercur (1818-1887), Republican
 * 14: George F. Miller (1809-1885), Republican
 * 15: Adam J. Glossbrenner (1810-1889), Democratic
 * 16: William H. Koontz (1830-1911), Republican
 * 17: Daniel J. Morrell (1821-1885), Republican
 * 18: Stephen F. Wilson (1821-1897), Republican
 * 19: Glenni W. Scofield (1817-1891), Republican
 * 20: Darwin A. Finney (1814-1868), Republican ...died August 25, 1868.
 * S. Newton Pettis (1827-1900), Republican ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7, 1868.
 * 21: John Covode (1808-1871), Republican
 * 22: James K. Moorhead (1806-1884), Republican
 * 23: Thomas Williams (1806-1872), Republican
 * 24: George V. Lawrence (1818-1904), Republican

Rhode Island

 * Senate


 * 2: Henry B. Anthony (1815-1884), Republican
 * 1: William Sprague (1830-1915), Republican
 * House of Representatives (2 seats)


 * 1: Thomas A. Jenckes (1818-1875), Republican
 * 2: Nathan F. Dixon, Jr. (1812-1881), Republican

South Carolina

 * Senate


 * 2: Thomas J. Robertson (1823-1897), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 20, 1868.
 * 3: Frederick A. Sawyer (1822-1891), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 22, 1868.
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * 1: B. Frank Whittemore (1824-1894), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.
 * 2: Christopher C. Bowen (1832-1880), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 20, 1868.
 * 3: M. Simeon Corley (1823-1902), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 25, 1868.
 * 4: James H. Goss (1820-1886), Republican ...readmitted state, seated July 18, 1868.

Tennessee

 * Senate


 * 2: Joseph S. Fowler (1820-1902), Republican
 * 1: David T. Patterson (1818-1891), Democratic
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * 1: Roderick R. Butler (1827-1902), Republican ...seated June 26, 1868.
 * 2: Horace Maynard (1814-1882), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 3: William B. Stokes (1814-1897), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 4: James Mullins (1807-1873), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 5: John Trimble (1812-1884), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 6: Samuel M. Arnell (1833-1903), Republican ...seated November 25, 1867.
 * 7: Isaac R. Hawkins (1818-1880), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.
 * 8: David A. Nunn (1833-1918), Republican ...seated November 21, 1867.

Texas

 * Senate


 * 1: vacant
 * 2: vacant
 * House of Representatives (4 seats)


 * all seats vacant

Vermont

 * Senate


 * 1: George F. Edmunds (1828-1919), Republican
 * 3: Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Frederick E. Woodbridge (1818-1888), Republican
 * 2: Luke P. Poland (1815-1887), Republican
 * 3: Worthington C. Smith (1823-1894), Republican

Virginia

 * Senate


 * 1: vacant
 * 2: vacant
 * House of Representatives (8 seats)


 * all seats vacant

West Virginia

 * Senate


 * 1: Peter G. Van Winkle (1808-1872), Republican
 * 2: Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), Republican
 * House of Representatives (3 seats)


 * 1: Chester D. Hubbard (1814-1891), Republican
 * 2: Bethuel M. Kitchen (1812-1895), Republican
 * 3: Daniel H. Polsley (1803-1877), Republican

Wisconsin

 * Senate


 * 1: James R. Doolittle (1815-1897), Republican
 * 3: Timothy O. Howe (1816-1883), Republican
 * House of Representatives (6 seats)


 * 1: Halbert E. Paine (1826-1905), Republican
 * 2: Benjamin F. Hopkins (1829-1870), Republican
 * 3: Amasa Cobb (1823-1905), Republican
 * 4: Charles A. Eldredge (1820-1896), Democratic
 * 5: Philetus Sawyer (1816-1900), Republican
 * 6: Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818-1882), Republican

Delegates

 *  Arizona Territory


 * A/L: Coles Bashford (1816-1878), Independent
 *  Colorado Territory


 * A/L: George M. Chilcott (1828-1891), Republican ...contested election, seated March 20, 1867.
 *  Dakota Territory


 * A/L: Walter A. Burleigh (1820-1896), Republican
 *  Idaho Territory


 * A/L: Edward D. Holbrook (1836-1870), Democratic
 *  Montana Territory


 * A/L: James M. Cavanaugh (1823-1879), Democratic
 *  New Mexico Territory


 * A/L: Charles P. Clever (1830-1874), Democratic …contested election, served until February 20, 1869.
 * J. Francisco Chaves (1833-1904), Republican ...contested election, seated February 20, 1869.
 *  Utah Territory


 * A/L: William H. Hooper (1813-1882), Democratic
 *  Washington Territory


 * A/L: Alvan Flanders (1825-1884), Republican

Membership detail by Chamber/Party
The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.