Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen was an American lawyer and politician from New Jersey who served as a U.S. Senator and later as United States Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur.
Levi Parsons Morton was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France,as a U.S. representative from New York,and as the 31st Governor of New York.
The 1st United States Congress,comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives,met from March 4,1789,to March 4,1791,during the first two years of George Washington's presidency,first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia. With the initial meeting of the First Congress,the United States federal government officially began operations under the new frame of government established by the 1787 Constitution. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of Article I,Section 2,Clause 3,of the Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority. Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution were passed by this Congress and sent to the states for ratification;the ten ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15,1791,are collectively known as the Bill of Rights,with an additional amendment ratified more than two centuries later to become the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The 17th 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. While its term was officially March 4,1821,to March 4,1823,during the fifth and sixth years of James Monroe's presidency,its first session began on December 3,1821,ending on May 8,1822,and its second session began on December 2,1822,to March 3,1823. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
Thomas David Schall was an American lawyer and politician. He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota. He was initially elected and then re-elected as a Progressive but later joined the Republican Party.
David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897.
James Wolcott Wadsworth was an American farmer,soldier and statesman.
Arthur Pue Gorman was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman served as United States Senator from Maryland from 1881 to 1899 and again from 1903 until his death. He was a prominent leader of the Bourbon Democrat faction of the Democratic Party. Gorman was Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during Grover Cleveland's 1884 Presidential campaign and he is widely credited with securing Cleveland's victory. In 1952 Gorman was described in The Baltimore Sun as "easily the most powerful political figure [Maryland] has ever known."
The 44th 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 4,1875,to March 4,1877,during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census. For the first time since the American Civil War,the House had a Democratic majority. The Senate maintained a Republican majority.
The 49th 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 4,1885,to March 4,1887,during the first two years of Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 United States census. The Senate had a Republican majority,and the House had a Democratic majority.
Daniel Joseph Riordan was a U.S. Representative from New York for one term from 1899 to 1901 and for eight additional terms from 1906 to 1923.
William Joel Stone was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891,and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death;he also served as the 28th Governor of Missouri from 1893 to 1897.
Ira Davenport was an American businessman,politician and philanthropist. He was most notable for his service in the New York State Senate (1878-1881),as New York State Comptroller (1882-1883),and a member of Congress from New York's 29th congressional district (1885-1889).
Daniel Newton Lockwood was an American lawyer,politician from New York,and the 18th District Attorney of Erie County,New York. He served a total of three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1877 to 1879,then again from 1891 to 1895.
John Charles Tarsney was an American politician from Missouri and an associate justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court (1896-1899). He then returned to Kansas City,Missouri,where he had a private law practice until he died in 1920.
Joseph Clifford Hendrix was an American educator and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 to 1895.
The 1898–99 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1898 and 1899,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
The 1890–91 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1890 and 1891,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the twenty-seven U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's twenty seven congressional districts,a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and a U.S. Senate election. The two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9,held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner,and District 22,held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 15 U.S. representatives from Ohio,one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on May 3.
