43rd United States Congress

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox United States Congress The 43rd 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, 1873, to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census.

Both chambers had a Republican majority. This is the last time Republicans held a 2/3 majority in the Senate. Template:TOClimit

Major events

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Major legislation

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Treaties

  • March 18, 1874: Hawaii signed a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.

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

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Senators of the 43rd United States Congress

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House of Representatives

Before this Congress, the 1870 United States census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 292 members.

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Leadership

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President of the Senate
Henry Wilson

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and Members of the House by district.

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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, facing re-election in 1874; class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1876; and class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1878.

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House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • Replacements: 5
  • Deaths: 3
  • Resignations: 3
  • Interim appointments: 1
  • Vacancy: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 7

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|- | Massachusetts (2) | Vacant | Henry Wilson resigned in previous congress after becoming Vice President of the United States.
Successor elected March 17, 1873. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George S. Boutwell (R) | March 17, 1873

|- | Mississippi (1) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Adelbert Ames (R) | Resigned March 17, 1873, after being elected Governor of Mississippi.
Successor elected February 3, 1874. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Henry R. Pease (R) | February 3, 1874

|- | Kansas (2) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alexander Caldwell (R) | Resigned March 24, 1873.
Successor appointed November 24, 1873. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert Crozier (R) | November 24, 1873

|- | California (1) | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Eugene Casserly (D) | Resigned November 29, 1873.
Successor elected December 23, 1873. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John S. Hager (D) | December 23, 1873

|- | Kansas (2) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert Crozier (R) | Interim appointee retired when successor elected February 2, 1874. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | James M. Harvey (R) | February 2, 1874

|- | Massachusetts (1) | nowrap Template:Party shading/Liberal Republican | Charles Sumner (LR) | Died March 11, 1874.
Successor elected April 17, 1874. | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William B. Washburn (R) | April 17, 1874

|- | Connecticut (1) | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William A. Buckingham (R) | Died February 5, 1875.
Successor appointed February 5, 1875, having already been elected to the next tern. | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William W. Eaton (D) | February 5, 1875

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House of Representatives

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Ordinal US Congress change |- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect Samuel Peters died before taking seat | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George L. Smith (R) | November 24, 1873 |- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alexander H. Stephens (D) | December 1, 1873 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Brooks (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 30, 1873 | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Samuel S. Cox (D) | November 4, 1873 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William Whiting (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 29, 1873 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Henry L. Pierce (R) | December 1, 1873 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Joseph G. Wilson (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 2, 1873 | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Nesmith (D) | December 1, 1873 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Wilder D. Foster (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 20, 1873 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William B. Williams (R) | December 1, 1873 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alexander Davis (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election March 5, 1874 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Christopher Thomas (R) | March 5, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Morgan Rawls (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election March 24, 1874 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Andrew Sloan (R) | March 24, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | David B. Mellish (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 23, 1874 | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Richard Schell (D) | December 7, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William W. Wilshire (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 16, 1874 | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Thomas M. Gunter (D) | June 16, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hugh J. Jewett (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 23, 1874, after becoming President of the Erie Railroad | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William E. Finck (D) | December 7, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Stewart L. Woodford (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 1, 1874 | nowrap Template:Party shading/Independent Republican | Simeon B. Chittenden (IR) | November 3, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert B. Elliott (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 1, 1874 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lewis C. Carpenter (R) | November 3, 1874 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John B. Rice (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 17, 1874 | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Bernard G. Caulfield (D) | February 1, 1875 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alvah Crocker (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 26, 1874 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles A. Stevens (R) | January 27, 1875 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ebenezer McJunkin (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1875 | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John M. Thompson (R) | January 5, 1875 |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William J. Purman (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 25, 1875 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Samuel F. Hersey (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 3, 1875 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | nowrap style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | J. Hale Sypher (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election March 3, 1875 | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Effingham Lawrence (D) | March 3, 1875 |- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Contested election originally won by Pinckney Pinchback | nowrap style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | George A.Sheridan (R) | March 3, 1875 |}

Committees

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Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

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House of Representatives

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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