39th United States Congress Legislative branch of the U.S. federal government from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867
The 39th 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, 1865, to March 4, 1867, during Abraham Lincoln 's final month as president , and the first two years of the administration of his successor, Andrew Johnson .
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1860 United States census . Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Major events
March 4, 1865: Second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln .
April 9, 1865: Surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the American Civil War
April 15, 1865: Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln , Vice President Andrew Johnson became President of the United States
December 11, 1865: Creation of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Banking and Commerce Committee , reducing the tasks of the House Ways and Means Committee
January, 1866: The second and current United States Capitol dome completed after 11 years of work.
July 24, 1866: Tennessee became the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
November 5, 1866: United States House of Representatives elections, 1866
January 8, 1867: African American men are granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia
Major legislation
April 9, 1866: Civil Rights Act of 1866 , Sess. 1, ch. 31, 14 Stat. 27
July 16, 1866: Freedmen's Bureau Bill , Sess. 1, ch. 200, 14 Stat. 173
July 23, 1866: Judicial Circuits Act , Sess. 1, ch. 210, 14 Stat. 209 , reduced the number of United States circuit courts to nine and the number of Supreme Court justices to seven
July 23, 1866: District of Columbia Public Schools Act ("An Act relating to Public Schools in the District of Columbia"), Sess. 1, ch. 217, 14 Stat. 216
July 25, 1866: An Act to revive the grade of General in the United States Army, Sess. 1, ch. 232, 14 Stat. 223 , (now called "4-star general"); Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant became the first to have this rank.
July 28, 1866: Metric Act of 1866 , Sess. 1, ch. 301, 14 Stat. 339 , legalized the use of the metric system for weights and measures in the United States.
July 28, 1866: Washington City Colored Schools Lots Donation Act ("An Act donating certain Lots in the City of Washington for Schools for Colored Children in the District of Columbia"), Sess. 1, ch. 308, 14 Stat. 343
March 2, 1867: Reconstruction Act , ch. 153, 14 Stat. 428 established five military districts , each headed by a general, in ten states of the former Confederate South (Tennessee excepted), and stipulates conditions for re-admission of these States into the Union.
March 2, 1867: Tenure of Office Act , ch. 154, 14 Stat. 430 required the president to obtain the Senate's advice and consent to suspend or dismiss certain federal public officials (notably cabinet officers). Violation of this act will lead to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson by the next (40th ) Congress in 1868.
Constitutional amendments
States admitted
July 24, 1866: Tennessee readmitted to representation.
March 1, 1867: Nebraska admitted as the 37th state, sess. 2, ch. 36, 14 Stat. 391 (over president's veto )
Party summary
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.
Senate
During this Congress, two seats were added for the new state of Nebraska.
House of Representatives
During this Congress, one seat was added for the new state of Nebraska.
Leadership
President of the SenateAndrew Johnson , until April 15, 1865
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 39th Congress in March 1865. Green stripes represent Unionists and gray stripes represent Unconditional Unionists. The senators from Nebraska and Tennessee were not seated until later in the Congress. 2 Democrats
1 Democrat and 1 Republican
2 Republicans
2 Unionists
Territories
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1868; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1870; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1866.
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2. Vacant
3. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
▌ 1. John Conness (R)
▌ 3. James A. McDougall (D)
▌ 1. James Dixon (R)
▌ 3. Lafayette S. Foster (R)
▌ 1. George R. Riddle (D)
▌ 2. Willard Saulsbury Sr. (D)
1. Vacant
3. Vacant
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
▌ 2. Richard Yates (R)
▌ 3. Lyman Trumbull (R)
▌ 1. Thomas A. Hendricks (D)
▌ 3. Henry S. Lane (R)
▌ 2. James W. Grimes (R)
▌ 3. James Harlan (R), until May 15, 1865
▌ Samuel J. Kirkwood (R), from January 13, 1866
▌ 2. Jim Lane (R), until July 11, 1866
▌ Edmund G. Ross (R), from July 19, 1866
▌ 3. Samuel C. Pomeroy (R)
▌ 2. James Guthrie (D)
▌ 3. Garrett Davis (U)
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
▌ 1. Lot M. Morrill (R)
▌ 2. William P. Fessenden (R)
▌ 1. Reverdy Johnson (D)
▌ 3. John A. J. Creswell (UU), from March 9, 1865
▌ 1. Charles Sumner (R)
▌ 2. Henry Wilson (R)
▌ 1. Zachariah Chandler (R)
▌ 2. Jacob M. Howard (R)
▌ 1. Alexander Ramsey (R)
▌ 2. Daniel S. Norton (R)
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
▌ 1. John B. Henderson (R)
▌ 3. B. Gratz Brown (R)
▌ 1. Thomas Tipton (R), from March 1, 1867 (newly admitted state)
▌ 2. John M. Thayer (R), from March 1, 1867 (newly admitted state)
▌ 1. William M. Stewart (R)
▌ 3. James W. Nye (R)
▌ 2. Aaron H. Cragin (R)
▌ 3. Daniel Clark (R), until July 27, 1866
▌ George G. Fogg (R), from August 31, 1866
▌ 1. William Wright (D), until November 1, 1866
▌ Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R), from November 12, 1866
▌ 2. John P. Stockton (D), March 15, 1865 – March 27, 1866
▌ Alexander G. Cattell (R), from September 19, 1866
▌ 3. Ira Harris (R)
▌ 1. Edwin D. Morgan (R)
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
▌ 1. Benjamin Wade (R)
▌ 3. John Sherman (R)
▌ 2. George H. Williams (R)
▌ 3. James W. Nesmith (D)
▌ 1. Charles R. Buckalew (D)
▌ 3. Edgar Cowan (R)
▌ 1. William Sprague IV (R)
▌ 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)
2. Vacant
3. Vacant
▌ 1. David T. Patterson (U), from July 28, 1866
▌ 2. Joseph S. Fowler (U), from July 24, 1866
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
▌ 1. Solomon Foot (R), until March 28, 1866
▌ George F. Edmunds (R), from April 3, 1866
▌ 3. Jacob Collamer (R), until November 9, 1865
▌ Luke P. Poland (R), from November 21, 1865
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
▌ 1. Peter G. Van Winkle (UU)
▌ 2. Waitman T. Willey (R)
▌ 1. James R. Doolittle (R)
▌ 3. Timothy O. Howe (R)
Senate President pro temporeLafayette S. Foster , until March 2, 1867
Senate President pro temporeBenjamin Wade , from March 2, 1867
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
6 . Vacant
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
(3 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Donald C. McRuer (R)
▌ 2 . William Higby (R)
▌ 3 . John Bidwell (R)
(4 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Henry C. Deming (R)
▌ 2 . Samuel L. Warner (R)
▌ 3 . Augustus Brandegee (R)
▌ 4 . John H. Hubbard (R)
(1 Democrat)
▌ At-large . John A. Nicholson (D)
At-large . Vacant
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
6 . Vacant
7 . Vacant
(11–3 Republican)
▌ 1 . John Wentworth (R)
▌ 2 . John F. Farnsworth (R)
▌ 3 . Elihu B. Washburne (R)
▌ 4 . Abner C. Harding (R)
▌ 5 . Ebon C. Ingersoll (R)
▌ 6 . Burton C. Cook (R)
▌ 7 . Henry P. H. Bromwell (R)
▌ 8 . Shelby M. Cullom (R)
▌ 9 . Lewis Winans Ross (D)
▌ 10 . Anthony Thornton (D)
▌ 11 . Samuel S. Marshall (D)
▌ 12 . Jehu Baker (R)
▌ 13 . Andrew J. Kuykendall (R)
▌ At-large . Samuel W. Moulton (R)
(8–3 Republican)
▌ 1 . William E. Niblack (D)
▌ 2 . Michael C. Kerr (D)
▌ 3 . Ralph Hill (R)
▌ 4 . John H. Farquhar (R)
▌ 5 . George W. Julian (R)
▌ 6 . Ebenezer Dumont (R)
▌ 7 . Daniel W. Voorhees (D), until February 23, 1866
▌ Henry D. Washburn (R), from February 23, 1866
▌ 8 . Godlove S. Orth (R)
▌ 9 . Schuyler Colfax (R)
▌ 10 . Joseph H. Defrees (R)
▌ 11 . Thomas N. Stilwell (R)
(6 Republicans)
▌ 1 . James F. Wilson (R)
▌ 2 . Hiram Price (R)
▌ 3 . William B. Allison (R)
▌ 4 . Josiah B. Grinnell (R)
▌ 5 . John A. Kasson (R)
▌ 6 . Asahel W. Hubbard (R)
(1 Republican)
▌ At-large . Sidney Clarke (R)
(4–5 Democratic)
▌ 1 . Lawrence S. Trimble (D)
▌ 2 . Burwell C. Ritter (D)
▌ 3 . Henry Grider (D), until September 7, 1866
▌ Elijah Hise (D), from December 3, 1866
▌ 4 . Aaron Harding (D)
▌ 5 . Lovell H. Rousseau (UU), until July 21, 1866, and from December 3, 1866
▌ 6 . Green C. Smith (UU), until July ??, 1866
▌ Andrew H. Ward (D), from December 3, 1866
▌ 7 . George S. Shanklin (D)
▌ 8 . William H. Randall (UU)
▌ 9 . Samuel McKee (UU)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
(5 Republicans)
▌ 1 . John Lynch (R)
▌ 2 . Sidney Perham (R)
▌ 3 . James G. Blaine (R)
▌ 4 . John H. Rice (R)
▌ 5 . Frederick A. Pike (R)
(3–2 Unconditional Unionist)
▌ 1 . Hiram McCullough (D)
▌ 2 . Edwin H. Webster (UU), until July ??, 1865
▌ John L. Thomas Jr. (UU), from December 4, 1865
▌ 3 . Charles E. Phelps (UU)
▌ 4 . Francis Thomas (UU)
▌ 5 . Benjamin G. Harris (D)
(10 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Thomas D. Eliot (R)
▌ 2 . Oakes Ames (R)
▌ 3 . Alexander H. Rice (R)
▌ 4 . Samuel Hooper (R)
▌ 5 . John B. Alley (R)
▌ 6 . Daniel W. Gooch (R), until September 1, 1865
▌ Nathaniel P. Banks (R), from December 4, 1865
▌ 7 . George S. Boutwell (R)
▌ 8 . John D. Baldwin (R)
▌ 9 . William B. Washburn (R)
▌ 10 . Henry L. Dawes (R)
(6 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Fernando C. Beaman (R)
▌ 2 . Charles Upson (R)
▌ 3 . John W. Longyear (R)
▌ 4 . Thomas W. Ferry (R)
▌ 5 . Rowland E. Trowbridge (R)
▌ 6 . John F. Driggs (R)
(2 Republicans)
▌ 1 . William Windom (R)
▌ 2 . Ignatius L. Donnelly (R)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
(8–1 Republican)
▌ 1 . John Hogan (D)
▌ 2 . Henry T. Blow (R)
▌ 3 . Thomas E. Noell (R)
▌ 4 . John R. Kelso (IR)
▌ 5 . Joseph W. McClurg (R)
▌ 6 . Robert T. Van Horn (R)
▌ 7 . Benjamin F. Loan (R)
▌ 8 . John F. Benjamin (R)
▌ 9 . George W. Anderson (R)
(1 Republican)
▌ At-large . Turner M. Marquette (R), from March 2, 1867 (newly admitted state)
(1 Republican)
▌ At-large . Delos R. Ashley (R)
(3 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Gilman Marston (R)
▌ 2 . Edward H. Rollins (R)
▌ 3 . James W. Patterson (R)
(3–2 Democratic)
▌ 1 . John F. Starr (R)
▌ 2 . William A. Newell (R)
▌ 3 . Charles Sitgreaves (D)
▌ 4 . Andrew J. Rogers (D)
▌ 5 . Edwin R. V. Wright (D)
(20–11 Republican)
▌ 1 . Stephen Taber (D)
▌ 2 . Teunis G. Bergen (D)
▌ 3 . James Humphrey (R), until June 16, 1866
▌ John W. Hunter (D), from December 4, 1866
▌ 4 . Morgan Jones (D)
▌ 5 . Nelson Taylor (D)
▌ 6 . Henry J. Raymond (R)
▌ 7 . John W. Chanler (D)
▌ 8 . James Brooks (D), until April 7, 1866
▌ William E. Dodge (R), from April 7, 1866
▌ 9 . William A. Darling (R)
▌ 10 . William Radford (D)
▌ 11 . Charles H. Winfield (D)
▌ 12 . John H. Ketcham (R)
▌ 13 . Edwin N. Hubbell (D)
▌ 14 . Charles Goodyear (D)
▌ 15 . John Augustus Griswold (R)
▌ 16 . Orlando Kellogg (R), until August 24, 1865
▌ Robert S. Hale (R), from December 3, 1865
▌ 17 . Calvin T. Hulburd (R)
▌ 18 . James M. Marvin (R)
▌ 19 . Demas Hubbard Jr. (R)
▌ 20 . Addison H. Laflin (R)
▌ 21 . Roscoe Conkling (R)
▌ 22 . Sidney T. Holmes (R)
▌ 23 . Thomas T. Davis (R)
▌ 24 . Theodore M. Pomeroy (R)
▌ 25 . Daniel Morris (R)
▌ 26 . Giles W. Hotchkiss (R)
▌ 27 . Hamilton Ward Sr. (R)
▌ 28 . Roswell Hart (R)
▌ 29 . Burt Van Horn (R)
▌ 30 . James M. Humphrey (D)
▌ 31 . Henry H. Van Aernam (R)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
6 . Vacant
7 . Vacant
(17–2 Republican)
▌ 1 . Benjamin Eggleston (R)
▌ 2 . Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
▌ 3 . Robert C. Schenck (R)
▌ 4 . William Lawrence (R)
▌ 5 . Francis C. Le Blond (D)
▌ 6 . Reader W. Clarke (R)
▌ 7 . Samuel Shellabarger (R)
▌ 8 . James R. Hubbell (R)
▌ 9 . Ralph P. Buckland (R)
▌ 10 . James M. Ashley (R)
▌ 11 . Hezekiah S. Bundy (R)
▌ 12 . William E. Finck (D)
▌ 13 . Columbus Delano (R)
▌ 14 . Martin Welker (R)
▌ 15 . Tobias A. Plants (R)
▌ 16 . John Bingham (R)
▌ 17 . Ephraim R. Eckley (R)
▌ 18 . Rufus P. Spalding (R)
▌ 19 . James A. Garfield (R)
(1 Republican)
▌ At-large . James H. D. Henderson (R)
(15–9 Republican)
▌ 1 . Samuel J. Randall (D)
▌ 2 . Charles O'Neill (R)
▌ 3 . Leonard Myers (R)
▌ 4 . William D. Kelley (R)
▌ 5 . M. Russell Thayer (R)
▌ 6 . Benjamin M. Boyer (D)
▌ 7 . John M. Broomall (R)
▌ 8 . Sydenham E. Ancona (D)
▌ 9 . Thaddeus Stevens (R)
▌ 10 . Myer Strouse (D)
▌ 11 . Philip Johnson (D), until January 29, 1867
▌ 12 . Charles Denison (D)
▌ 13 . Ulysses Mercur (R)
▌ 14 . George F. Miller (R)
▌ 15 . Adam J. Glossbrenner (D)
▌ 16 . Alexander H. Coffroth (D), February 19, 1866 – July 18, 1866
▌ William H. Koontz (R), from July 18, 1866
▌ 17 . Abraham A. Barker (R)
▌ 18 . Stephen F. Wilson (R)
▌ 19 . Glenni W. Scofield (R)
▌ 20 . Charles V. Culver (R)
▌ 21 . John L. Dawson (D)
▌ 22 . James K. Moorhead (R)
▌ 23 . Thomas Williams (R)
▌ 24 . George V. Lawrence (R)
(2 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Thomas A. Jenckes (R)
▌ 2 . Nathan F. Dixon Jr. (R)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
(4 Unconditional Unionists; 4 Unionists)
▌ 1 . Nathaniel G. Taylor (U), from July 24, 1866
▌ 2 . Horace Maynard (UU), from July 24, 1866
▌ 3 . William B. Stokes (UU), from July 24, 1866
▌ 4 . Edmund Cooper (U), from July 24, 1866
▌ 5 . William B. Campbell (U), from July 24, 1866
▌ 6 . Samuel M. Arnell (UU), from July 24, 1866
▌ 7 . Isaac R. Hawkins (U), from July 24, 1866
▌ 8 . John W. Leftwich (UU), from July 24, 1866
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
(3 Republicans)
▌ 1 . Frederick E. Woodbridge (R)
▌ 2 . Justin S. Morrill (R)
▌ 3 . Portus Baxter (R)
1 . Vacant
2 . Vacant
3 . Vacant
4 . Vacant
5 . Vacant
6 . Vacant
7 . Vacant
8 . Vacant
(3 Unconditional Unionists)
▌ 1 . Chester D. Hubbard (UU)
▌ 2 . George R. Latham (UU)
▌ 3 . Kellian Whaley (UU)
(5–1 Republican)
▌ 1 . Halbert E. Paine (R)
▌ 2 . Ithamar C. Sloan (R)
▌ 3 . Amasa Cobb (R)
▌ 4 . Charles A. Eldredge (D)
▌ 5 . Philetus Sawyer (R)
▌ 6 . Walter D. McIndoe (R)
Non-voting members
(6–3 Republican)
▌ Arizona Territory . John N. Goodwin (R)
▌ Colorado Territory . Allen A. Bradford (R)
▌ Dakota Territory . Walter A. Burleigh (R)
▌ Idaho Territory . Edward D. Holbrook (D)
▌ Montana Territory . Samuel McLean (D)
▌ Nebraska Territory . Phineas W. Hitchcock (R), until March 1, 1867
▌ New Mexico Territory . J. Francisco Chaves (R)
▌ Utah Territory . William H. Hooper (D)
▌ Washington Territory . Arthur A. Denny (R)
House seats by party holding plurality in state 80.1–100% Democratic
80.1–100% Republican
60.1–80% Democratic
60.1–80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic
Up to 60% Republican
Speaker of the HouseSchuyler Colfax
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
Replacements: 8
Deaths: 4
Resignations: 2
Vacancy: 1
Seats of newly admitted states: 2
Seats of re-admitted states: 2
Total seats with changes: 12
Senate changes
State (class)
Vacated by
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation[ d]
Maryland (3)
Vacant
Sen. Thomas Hicks had died during previous congress. Successor elected March 9, 1865.
John Creswell (UU)
March 9, 1865
New Jersey (2)
Vacant
Although elected in time for this Congress, the Senator-elect was not seated until March 15, 1865. Senator was later removed in election dispute, see below.
John P. Stockton (D)
March 15, 1865
Tennessee (2)
Vacant
Tennessee re-admitted to the Union. Senators were elected July 24, 1866.
Joseph S. Fowler (U)
July 24, 1866
Tennessee (1)
David T. Patterson (U)
July 28, 1866
Iowa (3)
James Harlan (R)
Resigned May 15, 1865, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of the Interior . Successor elected January 13, 1866.
Samuel J. Kirkwood (R)
January 13, 1866
Vermont (3)
Jacob Collamer (R)
Died November 9, 1865. Successor was appointed November 21, 1865, to continue the term. Appointee was elected October 24, 1866, to finish the term.[ 3]
Luke P. Poland (R)
November 21, 1865
New Jersey (2)
John P. Stockton (D)
Disputed election led to Senate vacating the seat March 27, 1866. Successor elected September 19, 1866.
Alexander G. Cattell (R)
September 19, 1866
Vermont (1)
Solomon Foot (R)
Died March 28, 1866. Successor was appointed April 3, 1866, to continue the term. Appointee was elected October 24, 1866, to finish the term.[ 3]
George F. Edmunds (R)
April 3, 1866
Kansas (2)
Jim Lane (R)
Died July 11, 1866, after being mortally wounded from a self-inflicted gunshot 10 days earlier Successor was appointed July 19, 1866, to continue the term. Appointee was elected January 23, 1867, to finish the term.[ 4]
Edmund G. Ross (R)
July 19, 1866
New Hampshire (3)
Daniel Clark (R)
Resigned July 27, 1866, after being appointed Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire . Successor was appointed August 31, 1866.
George G. Fogg (R)
August 31, 1866
New Jersey (1)
William Wright (D)
Died November 1, 1866. Successor was appointed November 12, 1866. Appointee was elected January 23, 1867, to finish the term.[ 5]
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (R)
November 12, 1866
Nebraska (1)
New seat
Nebraska admitted to the Union March 1, 1867.
Thomas Tipton (R)
March 1, 1867
Nebraska (2)
John M. Thayer (R)
House of Representatives
Replacements: 9
Democratic : 1-seat net gain
Republican : 2-seat net gain
Unconditional Unionist: 1 seat net loss
Unionist: 0 net change
Deaths: 4
Resignations: 4
Contested election: 3
Seats from newly admitted states: 1
Seats from re-admitted states: 8
Total seats with changes: 21
House changes
District
Vacated by
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation[ d]
Tennessee 1st
Vacant
Tennessee re-admitted into the Union
Nathaniel G. Taylor (U)
July 24, 1866
Tennessee 2nd
Horace Maynard (UU)
Tennessee 3rd
William B. Stokes (UU)
Tennessee 4th
Edmund Cooper (U)
Tennessee 5th
William B. Campbell (U)
Tennessee 6th
Samuel M. Arnell (UU)
Tennessee 7th
Isaac R. Hawkins (U)
Tennessee 8th
John W. Leftwich (UU)
Maryland 2nd
Edwin H. Webster (UU)
Resigned some time in July, 1865 after being appointed Collector of Customs for the port of Baltimore
John L. Thomas Jr. (UU)
December 4, 1865
New York 16th
Orlando Kellogg (R)
Died August 24, 1865
Robert S. Hale (R)
December 3, 1865
Massachusetts 6th
Daniel W. Gooch (R)
Resigned September 1, 1865, after being appointed Navy Agent for the port of Boston
Nathaniel P. Banks (R)
December 4, 1865
Pennsylvania 16th
Vacant
incumbent Coffroth prevented from taking seat due to election contest
Alexander H. Coffroth (D)
February 19, 1866
Pennsylvania 16th
Alexander H. Coffroth (D)
Lost contested election July 18, 1866
William H. Koontz (R)
July 18, 1866
Indiana 7th
Daniel W. Voorhees (D)
Lost contested election February 23, 1866
Henry D. Washburn (R)
February 23, 1866
New York 8th
James Brooks (D)
Lost contested election April 7, 1866
William E. Dodge (R)
April 7, 1866
New York 3rd
James Humphrey (R)
Died June 16, 1866
John W. Hunter (D)
December 4, 1866
Kentucky 6th
Green C. Smith (UU)
Resigned some time in July, 1866 after being appointed Governor of the Montana Territory .
Andrew H. Ward (D)
December 3, 1866
Kentucky 5th
Lovell Rousseau (UU)
Resigned July 21, 1866, after being reprimanded for his assault of Iowa Rep. Josiah B. Grinnell . Was re-elected to fill his own seat.
Lovell Rousseau (UU)
December 3, 1866
Kentucky 3rd
Henry Grider (D)
Died September 7, 1866
Elijah Hise (D)
December 3, 1866
Pennsylvania 11th
Philip Johnson (D)
Died January 29, 1867
Vacant
Not filled this term
Nebraska Territory At-large
Phineas Hitchcock (R)
Nebraska achieved statehood March 1, 1867
District eliminated
Nebraska At-large
New State
Nebraska admitted to the Union March 1, 1867. Seat remained vacant until March 2, 1867
Turner M. Marquette (R)
March 2, 1867
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Senate
House of Representatives
Joint committees
Caucuses
Employees
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
Notes
^ Andrew Johnson, a former War Democrat, was elected Vice President (and became President of the Senate) through the Republican-affiliated “National Union” party.
^ Special session of the Senate.
^ Conservative & Conservative Republican
^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
References
Further reading
Aynes, Richard L. "The 39th Congress (1865–1867) and the 14th Amendment: Some Preliminary Perspectives," Akron Law Review, 42 (no. 4, 2009), 1019–49.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress . New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts . New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Byrd, Robert C. ; Wolff, Wendy (October 1, 1993). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992 (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office . ISBN 9780160632563 .
External links
Transcripts of debates and proceedings
The Congressional Globe contains the official transcripts and proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Congress, although newspapers often provided their own transcripts that sometimes differed from the official ones. Following are external links to the pertinent volumes of the Globe , which are downloadable and/or searchable via Google Books and HathiTrust :
Congressional Globe , 39th Congress, external links to full text
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December 4, 1865
February 21, 1866
1 to 960
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First
Two
February 21, 1866
April 12, 1866
961 to 1920
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First
Three
April 12, 1866
May 29, 1866
1921 to 2880
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First
Four
May 29, 1866
July 16, 1866
2881 to 3840
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First
Five
July 16, 1866
July 28, 1866
3841 to 4310, plus Appendix
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Second
One
December 3, 1866
January 25, 1867
1 to 752
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Second
Two
January 25, 1867
February 18, 1867
753 to 1504
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Second
Three
February 18, 1867
March 2, 1867
1505 to 2005, plus Appendix
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The congressional debates pertaining to the Fourteenth Amendment can be found at “Congressional Debates of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ”.