The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, including the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from 1883 to 1885, during the last two years of the administration of President Chester Arthur and the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880.
Dates of Sessions
March 4, 1883–March 3, 1885
Major events
Major legislation
Party summary
Senate
TOTAL: 76
House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 325
TOTAL delegates: 8
Leadership
Senate
House of Representatives
Members
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
- See also: Forty-eighth United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: Forty-eighth United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: United States House election, 1882
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.
Senate
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
House of Representatives
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- 1. Moses A. McCoid (R)
- 2. Jeremiah H. Murphy (D)
- 3. David B. Henderson (R)
- 4. Luman H. Weller, Greenbacker
- 5. James Wilson (R) …contested election, served until March 3, 1885.
- Benjamin T. Frederick (D) …contested election, seated March 3, 1885.
- 6. Marsena E. Cutts (R) …died August 31, 1883, before Congress assembled.
- John C. Cook (D) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1883.
- 7. John A. Kasson (R) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1883.
- Hiram Y. Smith (R) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1884.
- 8. William P. Hepburn (R)
- 9. William H.M. Pusey (D)
- 10. Adoniram J. Holmes (R)
- 11. Isaac S. Struble (R)
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- 1. John F. Follett (D)
- 2. Isaac M. Jordan (D)
- 3. Robert Maynard Murray (D)
- 4. Benjamin Le Fevre (D)
- 5. George E. Seney (D)
- 6. William D. Hill (D)
- 7. Henry Lee Morey (R) …contested election, served until June 20, 1884.
- James E. Campbell (D) …contested election, seated June 20, 1884.
- 8. J. Warren Keifer (R)
- 9. James S. Robinson (R) …resigned January 12, 1885, remained vacant.
- 10. Frank H. Hurd (D)
- 11. John W. McCormick (R)
- 12. Alphonso Hart (R)
- 13. George L. Converse (D)
- 14. George W. Geddes (D)
- 15. Adoniram J. Warner (D)
- 16. Beriah Wilkins (D)
- 17. Joseph D. Taylor (R) …elected to fill vacancy from death of Representative-elect Jonathan T. Updegraff, seated December 3, 1883.
- 18. William McKinley, Jr. (R) …contested election, served until May 27, 1884.
- Jonathan H. Wallace (D) …contested election, seated May 27, 1884.
- 19. Ezra B. Taylor (R)
- 20. David R. Paige (D)
- 21. Martin A. Foran (D)
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- 1. Robert M. Mayo (Readjuster) …contested election, served until March 20, 1884.
- George T. Garrison (D) …contested election, seated March 20, 1884.
- 2. Harry Libbey, Readjuster
- 3. George D. Wise (D)
- 4. Benjamin S. Hooper, Readjuster
- 5. George C. Cabell (D)
- 6. John Randolph Tucker (D)
- 7. John Paul (D) …resigned September 5, 1883, before Congress assemebled.
- Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) …contested election, seated May 5, 1884.
- 8. John S. Barbour, Jr. (D)
- 9. Henry Bowen (Readjuster)
- A/L. John S. Wise (Readjuster)
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Delegates
- Arizona Territory
- Dakota Territory
- Idaho Territory
- Montana Territory
- New Mexico Territory
- Utah Territory
- Washington Territory
- Wyoming Territory
Membership Changes
Senate
House of Representatives
Officers
Senate
House of Representatives
References
United States Congresses