62nd United States Congress

1911-1913 U.S. Congress
62nd United States Congress
61st ←
→ 63rd
United States Capitol (1906)

March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913
Members92 - 96 senators
392 - 394 representatives
7 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentJames S. Sherman (R)[a]
(until October 30, 1912)
Vacant
(from October 30, 1912)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerChamp Clark (D)
Sessions
1st: April 4, 1911 – August 22, 1911
2nd: December 4, 1911 – August 26, 1912
3rd: December 2, 1912 – March 3, 1913

The 62nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1911, to March 4, 1913, during the final two years of William H. Taft's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1900 United States census. Additional House seats were assigned to the two new states of New Mexico and Arizona. The size of the House was to be 435 starting with the new Congress coming into session in 1913. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Constitutional amendments

States admitted and territories created

Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Bull
Moose
(Prog.)
Republican
(R)
End of previous congress 32 0 59 91 1
Begin 40 0 50 90 2
End 45 951
Final voting share 47.4% 0.0% 52.6%
Beginning of next congress 49 1 42 92 4

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Socialist
(S)
Bull
Moose
(Prog.)
Republican
(R)
Other
End of previous congress 173 0 0 210 1[b] 384 7
Begin 228 1 0 161 0 390 1
End 225 156 38212
Final voting share 58.9% 0.3% 0.0% 40.8% 0.0%
Beginning of next congress 289 0 10 134 1[c] 434 1

Leaders

Senate

President of the Senate
James S. Sherman

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate

At this time, most senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1912; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1914; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1916.

Alabama

2. John H. Bankhead (D)
3. Joseph F. Johnston (D)

Arizona

1. Henry F. Ashurst (D), from April 2, 1912[1]
3. Marcus A. Smith (D), from April 2, 1912[1]

Arkansas

2. Jeff Davis (D), until January 3, 1913
John N. Heiskell (D), January 6, 1913 – January 29, 1913
William M. Kavanaugh (D), from January 29, 1913
3. James P. Clarke (D)

California

1. John D. Works (R)
3. George C. Perkins (R)

Colorado

2. Simon Guggenheim (R)
3. Charles S. Thomas (D), from January 15, 1913

Connecticut

1. George P. McLean (R)
3. Frank B. Brandegee (R)

Delaware

1. Henry A. du Pont (R)
2. Harry A. Richardson (R)

Florida

1. Nathan P. Bryan (D)
3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)

Georgia

2. Augustus O. Bacon (D)
3. Joseph M. Terrell (D), until July 14, 1911
Hoke Smith (D), from November 16, 1911

Idaho

2. William E. Borah (R)
3. Weldon B. Heyburn (R), until October 17, 1912
Kirtland I. Perky (D), November 18, 1912 – February 5, 1913
James H. Brady (R), from February 6, 1913

Illinois

2. Shelby M. Cullom (R)
3. William Lorimer (R), until July 13, 1912

Indiana

1. John W. Kern (D)
3. Benjamin F. Shively (D)

Iowa

2. Lafayette Young (R), until April 11, 1911
William S. Kenyon (R), from April 12, 1911
3. Albert B. Cummins (R)

Kansas

2. Charles Curtis (R)
3. Joseph L. Bristow (R)

Kentucky

2. Thomas H. Paynter (D)
3. William O. Bradley (R)

Louisiana

2. Murphy J. Foster (D)
3. John Thornton (D)

Maine

1. Charles Fletcher Johnson (D)
2. William P. Frye (R), until August 8, 1911
Obadiah Gardner (D), from September 23, 1911

Maryland

1. Isidor Rayner (D), until November 25, 1912
William P. Jackson (R), from November 29, 1912
3. John W. Smith (D)

Massachusetts

1. Henry Cabot Lodge (R)
2. Winthrop M. Crane (R)

Michigan

1. Charles E. Townsend (R)
2. William Alden Smith (R)

Minnesota

1. Moses E. Clapp (R)
2. Knute Nelson (R)

Mississippi

1. John Sharp Williams (D)
2. LeRoy Percy (D)

Missouri

1. James A. Reed (D)
3. William J. Stone (D)

Montana

1. Henry L. Myers (D)
2. Joseph M. Dixon (R)

Nebraska

1. Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D)
2. Norris Brown (R)

Nevada

1. George S. Nixon (R), until June 5, 1912
William A. Massey (R), July 1, 1912 – January 29, 1913
Key Pittman (D), from January 29, 1913
3. Francis G. Newlands (D)

New Hampshire

2. Henry E. Burnham (R)
3. Jacob H. Gallinger (R)

New Jersey

1. James E. Martine (D)
2. Frank O. Briggs (R)

New Mexico

1. Thomas B. Catron (R), from April 2, 1912[1]
2. Albert B. Fall (R), from April 2, 1912[1]

New York

1. James A. O'Gorman (D), from April 4, 1911
3. Elihu A. Root (R)

North Carolina

2. Furnifold M. Simmons (D)
3. Lee S. Overman (D)

North Dakota

1. Porter J. McCumber (R)
3. Asle J. Gronna (R)

Ohio

1. Atlee Pomerene (D)
3. Theodore E. Burton (R)

Oklahoma

2. Robert L. Owen (D)
3. Thomas P. Gore (D)

Oregon

2. Jonathan Bourne Jr. (R)
3. George E. Chamberlain (D)

Pennsylvania

1. George T. Oliver (R)
3. Boies Penrose (R)

Rhode Island

1. Henry F. Lippitt (R)
2. George P. Wetmore (R)

South Carolina

2. Benjamin R. Tillman (D)
3. Ellison D. Smith (D)

South Dakota

2. Robert J. Gamble (R)
3. Coe I. Crawford (R)

Tennessee

1. Luke Lea (D)
2. Robert L. Taylor (D), until March 31, 1912
Newell Sanders (R), April 11, 1912 – January 24, 1913
William R. Webb (D), from January 24, 1913

Texas

1. Charles A. Culberson (D)
2. Joseph W. Bailey (D), until January 3, 1913
Rienzi M. Johnston (D), January 4, 1913 – January 29, 1913
Morris Sheppard (D), from February 3, 1913

Utah

1. George Sutherland (R)
3. Reed Smoot (R)

Vermont

1. Carroll S. Page (R)
3. William P. Dillingham (R)

Virginia

1. Claude A. Swanson (D)
2. Thomas S. Martin (D)

Washington

1. Miles Poindexter (R)
3. Wesley L. Jones (R)

West Virginia

1. William E. Chilton (D)
2. Clarence W. Watson (D)

Wisconsin

1. Robert M. La Follette Sr. (R)
3. Isaac Stephenson (R)

Wyoming

1. Clarence D. Clark (R)
2. Francis E. Warren (R)
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 62nd Congress in March 1911. The senators from Arizona and New Mexico were not seated until April 2, 1912.
  2 Democrats
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  2 Republicans

House of Representatives

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

Alabama

1. George W. Taylor (D)
2. S. Hubert Dent Jr. (D)
3. Henry D. Clayton (D)
4. Fred L. Blackmon (D)
5. J. Thomas Heflin (D)
6. Richmond P. Hobson (D)
7. John L. Burnett (D)
8. William N. Richardson (D)
9. Oscar Underwood (D)

Arizona

At-large. Carl Hayden (D), from February 19, 1912

Arkansas

1. Robert B. Macon (D)
2. William A. Oldfield (D)
3. John C. Floyd (D)
4. William B. Cravens (D)
5. Henderson M. Jacoway (D)
6. Joseph Taylor Robinson (D), until January 14, 1913
Samuel M. Taylor (D), from January 15, 1913
7. William S. Goodwin (D)

California

1. John E. Raker (D)
2. William Kent (R)
3. Joseph R. Knowland (R)
4. Julius Kahn (R)
5. Everis A. Hayes (R)
6. James C. Needham (R)
7. William Stephens (R)
8. Sylvester C. Smith (R), until January 26, 1913

Colorado

1. Atterson Walden Rucker (D)
2. John A. Martin (D)
At-large. Edward T. Taylor (D)

Connecticut

1. E. Stevens Henry (R)
2. Thomas L. Reilly (D)
3. Edwin W. Higgins (R)
4. Ebenezer J. Hill (R)
At-large. John Q. Tilson (R)

Delaware

At-large. William H. Heald (R)

Florida

1. Stephen M. Sparkman (D)
2. Frank Clark (D)
3. Dannite H. Mays (D)

Georgia

1. Charles G. Edwards (D)
2. Seaborn Roddenbery (D)
3. Dudley M. Hughes (D)
4. William C. Adamson (D)
5. William S. Howard (D)
6. Charles L. Bartlett (D)
7. Gordon Lee (D)
8. Samuel J. Tribble (D)
9. Thomas Montgomery Bell (D)
10. Thomas W. Hardwick (D)
11. William G. Brantley (D)

Idaho

AL. Burton L. French (R)

Illinois

1. Martin B. Madden (R)
2. James R. Mann (R)
3. William W. Wilson (R)
4. James T. McDermott (D)
5. Adolph J. Sabath (D)
6. Edmund J. Stack (D)
7. Frank Buchanan (D)
8. Thomas Gallagher (D)
9. Lynden Evans (D)
10. George E. Foss (R)
11. Ira C. Copley (R)
12. Charles Eugene Fuller (R)
13. John C. McKenzie (R)
14. James McKinney (R)
15. George W. Prince (R)
16. Claude U. Stone (D)
17. John A. Sterling (R)
18. Joseph G. Cannon (R)
19. William B. McKinley (R)
20. Henry T. Rainey (D)
21. James M. Graham (D)
22. William A. Rodenberg (R)
23. Martin D. Foster (D)
24. H. Robert Fowler (D)
25. Napoleon B. Thistlewood (R)

Indiana

1. John W. Boehne (D)
2. William A. Cullop (D)
3. William E. Cox (D)
4. Lincoln Dixon (D)
5. Ralph Wilbur Moss (D)
6. Finly H. Gray (D)
7. Charles A. Korbly (D)
8. John A. M. Adair (D)
9. Martin A. Morrison (D)
10. Edgar D. Crumpacker (R)
11. George W. Rauch (D)
12. Cyrus Cline (D)
13. Henry A. Barnhart (D)

Iowa

1. Charles A. Kennedy (R)
2. Irvin S. Pepper (D)
3. Charles E. Pickett (R)
4. Gilbert N. Haugen (R)
5. James W. Good (R)
6. Nathan E. Kendall (R)
7. Solomon F. Prouty (R)
8. Horace M. Towner (R)
9. Walter I. Smith (R), until March 15, 1911
William R. Green (R), from June 5, 1911
10. Frank P. Woods (R)
11. Elbert H. Hubbard (R), until June 4, 1912
George Cromwell Scott (R), from November 5, 1912

Kansas

1. Daniel Read Anthony Jr. (R)
2. Alexander C. Mitchell (R), until July 7, 1911
Joseph Taggart (D), from November 7, 1911
3. Philip P. Campbell (R)
4. Fred S. Jackson (R)
5. Rollin R. Rees (R)
6. Isaac D. Young (R)
7. Edmond H. Madison (R), until September 18, 1911
George A. Neeley (D), from January 9, 1912
8. Victor Murdock (R)

Kentucky

1. Ollie M. James (D)
2. Augustus Stanley (D)
3. Robert Y. Thomas Jr. (D)
4. Ben Johnson (D)
5. J. Swagar Sherley (D)
6. Arthur B. Rouse (D)
7. J. Campbell Cantrill (D)
8. Harvey Helm (D)
9. William Jason Fields (D)
10. John W. Langley (R)
11. Caleb Powers (R)

Louisiana

1. Albert Estopinal (D)
2. Henry Garland Dupré (D)
3. Robert F. Broussard (D)
4. John Thomas Watkins (D)
5. Joseph E. Ransdell (D)
6. Robert Charles Wickliffe (D), until June 11, 1912
Lewis Lovering Morgan (D), from November 5, 1912
7. Arsène Paulin Pujó (D)

Maine

1. Asher C. Hinds (R)
2. Daniel J. McGillicuddy (D)
3. Samuel W. Gould (D)
4. Frank E. Guernsey (R)

Maryland

1. J. Harry Covington (D)
2. J. Frederick C. Talbott (D)
3. George Konig (D)
4. J. Charles Linthicum (D)
5. Thomas Parran Sr. (R)
6. David J. Lewis (D)

Massachusetts

1. George P. Lawrence (R)
2. Frederick H. Gillett (R)
3. John A. Thayer (D)
4. William H. Wilder (R)
5. Butler Ames (R)
6. Augustus P. Gardner (R)
7. Ernest W. Roberts (R)
8. Samuel W. McCall (R)
9. William F. Murray (D)
10. James Michael Curley (D)
11. Andrew J. Peters (D)
12. John W. Weeks (R)
13. William S. Greene (R)
14. Robert O. Harris (R)

Michigan

1. Frank E. Doremus (D)
2. William Wedemeyer (R), until January 2, 1913
3. John M. C. Smith (R)
4. Edward L. Hamilton (R)
5. Edwin F. Sweet (D)
6. Samuel W. Smith (R)
7. Henry McMorran (R)
8. Joseph W. Fordney (R)
9. James C. McLaughlin (R)
10. George A. Loud (R)
11. Francis H. Dodds (R)
12. H. Olin Young (R)

Minnesota

1. Sydney Anderson (R)
2. Winfield Scott Hammond (D)
3. Charles Russell Davis (R)
4. Frederick C. Stevens (R)
5. Frank Nye (R)
6. Charles August Lindbergh (R)
7. Andrew Volstead (R)
8. Clarence B. Miller (R)
9. Halvor Steenerson (R)

Mississippi

1. Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. (D)
2. Hubert D. Stephens (D)
3. Benjamin G. Humphreys II (D)
4. Thomas U. Sisson (D)
5. Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (D)
6. Pat Harrison (D)
7. William A. Dickson (D)
8. James W. Collier (D)

Missouri

1. James T. Lloyd (D)
2. William W. Rucker (D)
3. Joshua Willis Alexander (D)
4. Charles F. Booher (D)
5. William Patterson Borland (D)
6. Clement C. Dickinson (D)
7. Courtney W. Hamlin (D)
8. Dorsey W. Shackleford (D)
9. James Beauchamp Clark (D)
10. Richard Bartholdt (R)
11. Theron Ephron Catlin (R), until August 12, 1912
Patrick F. Gill (D), from August 12, 1912
12. Leonidas C. Dyer (R)
13. Walter Lewis Hensley (D)
14. Joseph J. Russell (D)
15. James Alexander Daugherty (D)
16. Thomas L. Rubey (D)

Montana

At-large. Charles N. Pray (R)

Nebraska

1. John A. Maguire (D)
2. Charles O. Lobeck (D)
3. James P. Latta (D), until September 11, 1911
Dan V. Stephens (D), from November 7, 1911
4. Charles Henry Sloan (R)
5. George W. Norris (R)
6. Moses P. Kinkaid (R)

Nevada

At-large. Edwin E. Roberts (R)

New Hampshire

1. Cyrus A. Sulloway (R)
2. Frank Dunklee Currier (R)

New Jersey

1. Henry C. Loudenslager (R), until August 12, 1911
William J. Browning (R), from November 7, 1911
2. John J. Gardner (R)
3. Thomas J. Scully (D)
4. Ira W. Wood (R)
5. William E. Tuttle Jr. (D)
6. William Hughes (D), until September 27, 1912
Archibald C. Hart (D), from November 5, 1912
7. Edward W. Townsend (D)
8. Walter I. McCoy (D)
9. Eugene F. Kinkead (D)
10. James A. Hamill (D)

New Mexico

At-large. Harvey B. Fergusson (D), from January 8, 1912
At-large. George Curry (R), from January 8, 1912

New York

1. Martin W. Littleton (D)
2. George H. Lindsay (D)
3. James P. Maher (D)
4. Frank E. Wilson (D)
5. William C. Redfield (D)
6. William M. Calder (R)
7. John J. Fitzgerald (D)
8. Daniel J. Riordan (D)
9. Henry M. Goldfogle (D)
10. William Sulzer (D), until December 31, 1912
11. Charles V. Fornes (D)
12. Michael F. Conry (D)
13. Jefferson M. Levy (D)
14. John J. Kindred (D)
15. Thomas G. Patten (D)
16. Francis B. Harrison (D)
17. Henry George Jr. (D)
18. Stephen B. Ayres (D)
19. John E. Andrus (R)
20. Thomas W. Bradley (R)
21. Richard E. Connell (D), until October 30, 1912
22. William H. Draper (R)
23. Henry S. De Forest (R)
24. George W. Fairchild (R)
25. Theron Akin (R)
26. George R. Malby (R), until July 5, 1912
Edwin A. Merritt (R), from November 5, 1912
27. Charles A. Talcott (D)
28. Luther W. Mott (R)
29. Michael E. Driscoll (R)
30. John W. Dwight (R)
31. Sereno E. Payne (R)
32. Henry G. Danforth (R)
33. Edwin S. Underhill (D)
34. James S. Simmons (R)
35. Daniel A. Driscoll (D)
36. Charles B. Smith (D)
37. Edward B. Vreeland (R)

North Carolina

1. John Humphrey Small (D)
2. Claude Kitchin (D)
3. John M. Faison (D)
4. Edward W. Pou (D)
5. Charles M. Stedman (D)
6. Hannibal L. Godwin (D)
7. Robert N. Page (D)
8. Robert L. Doughton (D)
9. Edwin Y. Webb (D)
10. James M. Gudger Jr. (D)

North Dakota

At-large. Louis B. Hanna (R), until January 7, 1913
At-large. Henry Thomas Helgesen (R)

Ohio

1. Nicholas Longworth (R)
2. Alfred G. Allen (D)
3. James M. Cox (D), until January 12, 1913
4. J. Henry Goeke (D)
5. Timothy T. Ansberry (D)
6. Matthew R. Denver (D)
7. James D. Post (D)
8. Frank B. Willis (R)
9. Isaac R. Sherwood (D)
10. Robert M. Switzer (R)
11. Horatio C. Claypool (D)
12. Edward L. Taylor Jr. (R)
13. Carl C. Anderson (D), until October 1, 1912
14. William G. Sharp (D)
15. George White (D)
16. William B. Francis (D)
17. William A. Ashbrook (D)
18. John J. Whitacre (D)
19. Elsworth R. Bathrick (D)
20. L. Paul Howland (R)
21. Robert J. Bulkley (D)

Oklahoma

1. Bird Segle McGuire (R)
2. Dick Thompson Morgan (R)
3. James S. Davenport (D)
4. Charles D. Carter (D)
5. Scott Ferris (D)

Oregon

1. Willis C. Hawley (R)
2. Walter Lafferty (R)

Pennsylvania

1. Henry H. Bingham (R), until March 22, 1912
William S. Vare (R), from May 24, 1912
2. William S. Reyburn (R), from May 23, 1911
3. J. Hampton Moore (R)
4. Reuben O. Moon (R)
5. Michael Donohoe (D)
6. George D. McCreary (R)
7. Thomas S. Butler (R)
8. Robert E. Difenderfer (D)
9. William W. Griest (R)
10. John R. Farr (R)
11. Charles C. Bowman (R), until December 12, 1912
12. Robert Emmett Lee (D)
13. John H. Rothermel (D)
14. George W. Kipp (D), until July 24, 1911
William D. B. Ainey (R), from November 7, 1911
15. William B. Wilson (D)
16. John G. McHenry (D), until December 27, 1912
17. Benjamin K. Focht (R)
18. Marlin E. Olmsted (R)
19. Jesse L. Hartman (R)
20. Daniel F. Lafean (R)
21. Charles E. Patton (R)
22. Curtis H. Gregg (D)
23. Thomas S. Crago (R)
24. Charles Matthews (R)
25. Arthur L. Bates (R)
26. A. Mitchell Palmer (D)
27. J. N. Langham (R)
28. Peter M. Speer (R)
29. Stephen G. Porter (R)
30. John Dalzell (R)
31. James F. Burke (R)
32. Andrew J. Barchfeld (R)

Rhode Island

1. George Francis O'Shaunessy (D)
2. George H. Utter (R), until November 3, 1912

South Carolina

1. George S. Legare (D), until January 31, 1913
2. James F. Byrnes (D)
3. Wyatt Aiken (D)
4. Joseph T. Johnson (D)
5. David E. Finley (D)
6. J. Edwin Ellerbe (D)
7. Asbury F. Lever (D)

South Dakota

At-large. Charles H. Burke (R)
At-large. Eben W. Martin (R)

Tennessee

1. Sam R. Sells (R)
2. Richard W. Austin (R)
3. John A. Moon (D)
4. Cordell Hull (D)
5. William C. Houston (D)
6. Joseph W. Byrns (D)
7. Lemuel P. Padgett (D)
8. Thetus W. Sims (D)
9. Finis J. Garrett (D)
10. George W. Gordon (D), until August 9, 1911
Kenneth McKellar (D), from December 4, 1911

Texas

1. Morris Sheppard (D), until February 3, 1913
2. Martin Dies (D)
3. James Young (D)
4. Choice B. Randell (D)
5. James Andrew Beall (D)
6. Rufus Hardy (D)
7. Alexander W. Gregg (D)
8. John M. Moore (D)
9. George Farmer Burgess (D)
10. Albert S. Burleson (D)
11. Robert L. Henry (D)
12. Oscar Callaway (D)
13. John H. Stephens (D)
14. James L. Slayden (D)
15. John Nance Garner (D)
16. William R. Smith (D)

Utah

At-large. Joseph Howell (R)

Vermont

1. David J. Foster (R), until March 21, 1912
Frank L. Greene (R), from July 30, 1912
2. Frank Plumley (R)

Virginia

1. William A. Jones (D)
2. Edward Everett Holland (D)
3. John Lamb (D)
4. Robert Turnbull (D)
5. Edward W. Saunders (D)
6. Carter Glass (D)
7. James Hay (D)
8. Charles Creighton Carlin (D)
9. C. Bascom Slemp (R)
10. Henry D. Flood (D)

Washington

1. William E. Humphrey (R)
2. Stanton Warburton (R)
3. William Leroy La Follette (R)

West Virginia

1. John W. Davis (D)
2. William Gay Brown Jr. (D)
3. Adam B. Littlepage (D)
4. John M. Hamilton (D)
5. James Anthony Hughes (R)

Wisconsin

1. Henry Allen Cooper (R)
2. John M. Nelson (R)
3. Arthur W. Kopp (R)
4. William J. Cary (R)
5. Victor L. Berger (S)
6. Michael Edmund Burke (D)
7. John J. Esch (R)
8. James H. Davidson (R)
9. Thomas Frank Konop (D)
10. Elmer A. Morse (R)
11. Irvine L. Lenroot (R)

Wyoming

At-large. Franklin W. Mondell (R)

Non-voting members

Alaska Territory. James Wickersham (R)
Arizona Territory. Ralph H. Cameron (R), until February 14, 1912
Hawaii Territory. Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (R)
New Mexico Territory. William Henry Andrews (R), until January 6, 1912
Philippines seat A. Benito Legarda y Tuason (Resident Commissioner), (Fed., R)
Philippines seat B. Manuel L. Quezon (Resident Commissioner), (Nac.)
Puerto Rico. Luis Muñoz Rivera (Resident Commissioner), (Unionist)
House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80+% to 100% Democratic
  80+% to 100% Republican
  60+% to 80% Democratic
  60+% to 80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Republican

Changes in membership

Senate

There were 20 changes: 6 deaths, 2 resignations, 1 invalidated election, 6 appointees replaced by electees, 4 seats added from new states, and 1 seat vacant from the previous Congress. Democrats had a 4-seat net gain, and no other parties had a net change.

State
(class)
Vacated by Reason for vacancy Subsequent Date of successor's installation
New York
(1)
Vacant Legislature failed to elect. Election deadlock extends for three months until successor is chosen. James A. O'Gorman (D) March 31, 1911
Arizona
(1)
New seats Arizona achieved statehood February 14, 1912 Henry F. Ashurst (D) April 2, 1912[1]
Arizona
(3)
Marcus A. Smith (D)
New Mexico
(1)
New Mexico achieved statehood January 6, 1912 Thomas B. Catron (R)
New Mexico
(2)
Albert B. Fall (R)
Colorado
(3)
Vacant Sen. Charles J. Hughes Jr. died January 11, 1911, before the end of the previous Congress. Winner was elected to finish term ending March 4, 1915. Charles S. Thomas (D) January 15, 1913
Iowa
(2)
Lafayette Young (R) Appointment expired April 11, 1911, upon successor's special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913. William S. Kenyon (R) April 12, 1911
Georgia
(3)
Joseph M. Terrell (D) Resigned July 14, 1911, due to health reasons.
Successor was elected.
Hoke Smith (D) November 16, 1911
Maine
(2)
William P. Frye (R) Died August 8, 1911.
Successor was appointed September 23, 1911, and subsequently elected April 2, 1912.
Obadiah Gardner (D) September 23, 1911
Tennessee
(2)
Robert Love Taylor (D) Died March 31, 1912.
Successor was appointed to continue the term.
Newell Sanders (R) April 11, 1912
Nevada
(1)
George S. Nixon (R) Died June 5, 1912.
Successor was appointed to continue the term.
William A. Massey (R) July 1, 1912
Illinois
(3)
William Lorimer (R) Senate invalidated election July 13, 1912. Vacant until next Congress
Idaho
(3)
Weldon B. Heyburn (R) Died October 17, 1912.
Successor was appointed to continue the term.
Kirtland I. Perky (D) November 18, 1912
Maryland
(1)
Isidor Rayner (D) Died November 25, 1912.
Successor was appointed.
William P. Jackson (R) November 29, 1912
Arkansas
(2)
Jeff Davis (D) Died January 3, 1913.
Successor was appointed to continue the term.
John N. Heiskell (D) January 6, 1913
Texas
(2)
Joseph W. Bailey (D) Resigned January 3, 1913, due to investigations brought to light suspicious income and financial ties to the oil industry.
Successor was appointed to continue the therm.
Rienzi Melville Johnston (D) January 4, 1913
Tennessee
(2)
Newell Sanders (R) Appointment expired January 24, 1913, upon successor's special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913. William R. Webb (D) January 24, 1913
Nevada
(1)
William A. Massey (R) Appointment expired January 29, 1913, upon successor's special election. Key Pittman (D) January 29, 1913
Arkansas
(2)
John N. Heiskell (D) Appointment expired January 29, 1913, upon successor's special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913. William M. Kavanaugh (D)
Texas
(2)
Rienzi M. Johnston (D) Morris Sheppard (D)
Idaho
(3)
Kirtland I. Perky (D) Appointment expired February 5, 1913, upon successor's special election. James H. Brady (R) February 6, 1913

House of Representatives

House vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections.

District Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor's installation
Pennsylvania 2nd Vacant Rep-elect Joel Cook died in office December 15, 1910. Seat filled in special election held May 23, 1911. William S. Reyburn (R) May 23, 1911
Iowa 9th Walter I. Smith (R) Resigned March 15, 1911, after being appointed judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. William R. Green (R) June 5, 1911
Kansas 2nd Alexander C. Mitchell (R) Died July 7, 1911. Joseph Taggart (D) November 7, 1911
Pennsylvania 14th George W. Kipp (D) Died July 24, 1911. William D.B. Ainey (R) November 7, 1911
Tennessee 10th George W. Gordon (D) Died August 9, 1911. Kenneth McKellar (D) December 4, 1911
New Jersey 1st Henry C. Loudenslager (R) Died August 12, 1911. William J. Browning (R) November 7, 1911
Nebraska 3rd James P. Latta (D) Died September 11, 1911. Dan V. Stephens (D) November 7, 1911
Kansas 7th Edmond H. Madison (R) Died September 18, 1911. George A. Neeley (D) January 9, 1912
New Mexico Territory At-Large William Henry Andrews (R) New State January 6, 1912. seat eliminated
New Mexico At-large New seat New State January 6, 1912. Harvey B. Fergusson (D) January 8, 1912
New Mexico At-large New seat New State January 6, 1912. George Curry (R) January 8, 1912
Arizona Territory At-large Ralph H. Cameron (R) New State February 14, 1912. seat eliminated
Arizona At-large New seat New State February 14, 1912. Carl Hayden (D) February 19, 1912[2]
Vermont 1st David J. Foster (R) Died March 21, 1912 Frank L. Greene (R) July 30, 1912
Pennsylvania 1st Henry H. Bingham (R) Died March 22, 1912. William S. Vare (R) May 24, 1912
Iowa 11th Elbert H. Hubbard (R) Died June 4, 1912. George Cromwell Scott (R) November 5, 1912
Louisiana 6th Robert Charles Wickliffe (D) Died June 11, 1912. Lewis Lovering Morgan (D) November 5, 1912
New York 26th George R. Malby (R) Died July 5, 1912. Edwin A. Merritt (R) November 5, 1912
Missouri 11th Theron Ephron Catlin (R) Lost contested election August 12, 1912. Patrick F. Gill (D) August 12, 1912
New Jersey 6th William Hughes (D) Resigned September 27, 1912, after being appointed to the Passaic County Court of Common Pleas. Archibald C. Hart (D) November 5, 1912
Ohio 13th Carl C. Anderson (D) Died October 1, 1912. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 21st Richard E. Connell (D) Died October 30, 1912. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Rhode Island 2nd George H. Utter (R) Died November 3, 1912. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Pennsylvania 11th Charles C. Bowman (R) Seat declared vacant December 12, 1912. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Pennsylvania 16th John G. McHenry (D) Died December 27, 1912. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 10th William Sulzer (D) Resigned December 31, 1912, after being elected Governor of New York. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Michigan 2nd William Wedemeyer (R) Died January 2, 1913. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
North Dakota 1st Louis B. Hanna (R) Resigned January 7, 1913, after being elected Governor of North Dakota Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Ohio 3rd James M. Cox (D) Resigned January 12, 1913, after being elected Governor of Ohio Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Arkansas 6th Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) Resigned January 14, 1913, after being elected Governor of Arkansas Samuel M. Taylor (D) January 15, 1913
California 8th Sylvester C. Smith (R) Died January 26, 1913. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
South Carolina 1st George S. Legare (D) Died January 31, 1913. Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Texas 1st J. Morris Sheppard (D) Resigned February 3, 1913, after being elected to the U.S. Senate Seat remained vacant until next Congress

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

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Vice President Sherman's term as President of the Senate ended on October 30, 1912 when he died in office. There were four President pro tempores rotated in each appointee, Charles Curtis, Jacob H. Gallinger, Frank B. Brandegee, and Henry Cabot Lodge, acted their duties as the President of the Senate.
  2. ^ Independent Democratic
  3. ^ Independent
  1. ^ a b c d e "Senate Now Numbers 96". New York Times. April 3, 1912.
  2. ^ Rice, Ross R (1994). Carl Hayden: Builder of the American West. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. p. 40. ISBN 0-8191-9399-2.

References

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  • Remini, Robert V. (2006). The House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-06-088434-7.
  • U.S. Congress (2005). "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress". Archived from the original on 1 June 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
  • U.S. House of Representatives (2006). "Congressional History". Archived from the original on 1 June 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
  • U.S. Senate (2006). "Statistics and Lists". Archived from the original on 1 June 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 62nd Congress, 1st Session.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 62nd Congress, 2nd Session.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 62nd Congress, 2nd Session (1st Revision).
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 62nd Congress, 2nd Session (2nd Revision).
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 62nd Congress, 3rd Session.
  • Official Congressional Directory for the 62nd Congress, 3rd Session (Revision).
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