62nd United States Congress

62nd United States Congress
61st ← → 63rd
United States Capitol (1906)
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913
Members	96 senators 394 representatives 7 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican
Senate President	James S. Sherman (until October 30, 1912) Vacant (from October 30, 1912)
House majority	Democratic
House Speaker	Champ Clark
Sessions
1st: April 4, 1911 – August 22, 1911 2nd: December 4, 1911 – August 26, 1912 3rd: December 2, 1912 – March 3, 1913

The Sixty-second 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, DC from March 4, 1911 to March 4, 1913, during the third and fourth years of William H. Taft's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. 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

Main articles: 1911 in the United States, 1912 in the United States, and 1913 in the United States

• April 27, 1911: Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
• April 30, 1911: Great Fire of 1911
• May 15, 1911: The Supreme Court declared Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the company to be dissolved.
• April 15, 1912: The RMS Titanic sank.
• June 5, 1912: U.S. Marines landed in Cuba.
• June 18, 1912: The Republican National Convention nominated incumbent President William Taft in Chicago, defeating a challenge by former President Theodore Roosevelt, whose delegates bolted the convention.
• June 25, 1912: The Democratic National Convention nominated New Jersey Gov. Woodrow Wilson in Baltimore.
• August 5, 1912: Dissident Republicans formed the Progressive or Bull Moose Party, and nominated former President Theodore Roosevelt as their presidential candidate.
• October 30, 1912: Vice President James S. Sherman died.
• November 5, 1912: U.S. presidential election, 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) beat incumbent William Howard Taft (R) and Theodore Roosevelt (P).

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

• August 8, 1911: Public Law 62-5, Pub. L. 62–5 (set House of Representatives size at 435 members)
• August 24, 1912: Lloyd–La Follette Act, ch. 389, §6, 37 Stat. 539
• February 13, 1913: Carlin Act
• March 1, 1913: Webb–Kenyon Act
• March 1, 1913: Railway Evaluation Act
• March 3, 1913: Publicity In Taking Evidence Act
• March 3, 1913: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
• March 3, 1913: Gould Amendment
• March 4, 1913: Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Act
• March 4, 1913: Road and Trails Fund Act
• March 4, 1913: Burnett Act
• March 4, 1913: Weeks–McLean Act
• March 4, 1913: Federal Revenue Sharing Act
• March 4, 1913: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1913
• March 4, 1913: Burnt Timber Act
• March 4, 1913: Labor Department Act, 37 Stat. 736

Constitutional amendments

• May 13, 1912: 17th Amendment passed Congress and sent to the states for ratification. It would create a popularly elected U.S. Senate instead of the original process of appointment by state legislatures.
• February 3, 1913: 16th Amendment was ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect income taxes.

States admitted and territories created

• January 6, 1912: New Mexico admitted to the Union.
• February 14, 1912: Arizona admitted to the Union
• August 24, 1912: Alaska Territory created.

President of the Senate
James S. Sherman

Map showing Senate party membership at the start of the 62nd Congress. Red states are represented by two Republicans and blue by two Democrats. Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.

Party summary

Senate

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant
	Democratic (D)	Progressive (P)	Republican (R)
End of previous congress	32	0	60	92	0
Begin	43	0	48	91	1
End	47			95
Final voting share	49.5%	0.0%	50.5%
Beginning of next congress	49	1	42	92	4

House of Representatives

• Democratic (D): 230 (majority)
• Republican (R): 162
• Socialist (S): 1
• Independent (I): 1

TOTAL members: 394

Leaders

Senate

• President: James S. Sherman, died October 30, 1912; thereafter vacant
• Presidents pro tempore: William P. Frye (R), until April 27, 1911, having resigned due to ill health.
  • For the remainder of this Congress, the office rotated among five Senators. The Senate at that time was split between progressive Republicans, conservative Republicans, and Democrats. Each put forth a candidate, and the ballots were deadlocked until August 1911 when a compromise was reached. Democrat Augustus Bacon served for one day on August 14, 1911, and thereafter he and four Republicans rotated holding the seat for the remainder of the Congress. These Republicans were: Charles Curtis, Jacob H. Gallinger, Frank B. Brandegee, and Henry Cabot Lodge. (For details, see President pro tempore of the United States Senate#List of Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate.)

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Champ Clark (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

• Majority Leader: Oscar Underwood
• Majority Whip: vacant

Minority (Republican) leadership

• Minority Leader: James R. Mann
• Minority Whip: John W. Dwight

Members

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.

Alabama

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

Arizona

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

Arkansas

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

California

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

Colorado

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

Connecticut

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

Delaware

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

Florida

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

Georgia

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

Idaho

• 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
• 2. William E. Borah (R)

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

Iowa

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

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

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

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

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

Minnesota

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

Mississippi

• 2. LeRoy Percy (D)
• 1. John S. Williams (D)

Missouri

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

Montana

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

Nebraska

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

Nevada

• 3. Francis G. Newlands (D)
• 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

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

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

New York

• 3. Elihu A. Root (R)
• 1. James A. O'Gorman (D)

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

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

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

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

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

• 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
• 1. Luke Lea (D)

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 January 29, 1913

Utah

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

Vermont

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

Virginia

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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

Wyoming

• 1. Clarence D. Clark (R)
• 2. Francis E. Warren (R)

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 W. Underwood (D)

Arizona

• At-large. Carl Hayden (D), from February 19, 1912 (newly admitted state)

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 (resigned)
  • Samuel M. Taylor (D), from January 15, 1913
• 7. William S. Goodwin (D)

California

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

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 (congressman) (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), resigned March 15, 1911
  • William R. Green (R), from June 5, 1911
• 10. Frank P. Woods (R)
• 11. Elbert H. Hubbard (R), died June 4, 1912
  • George Cromwell Scott (R), from November 5, 1912

Kansas

• 1. Daniel R. Anthony, Jr. (R)
• 2. Alexander C. Mitchell (R), died 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), died 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 Foligny Broussard (D)
• 4. John Thomas Watkins (D)
• 5. Joseph Eugene Ransdell (D)
• 6. Robert Charles Wickliffe (D), died 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, vacant thereafter
• 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 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 Tilghman 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), served until August 12, 1912
  • Patrick F. Gill (D), contested election; served after 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 (died)
  • 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 Adams Sulloway (R)
• 2. Frank Dunklee Currier (R)

New Jersey

• 1. Henry C. Loudenslager (R), until August 12, 1911 (died)
  • William J. Browning (R), from November 7, 1911
• 2. John James 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 (resigned)
  • 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), resigned December 31, 1912
  • Vacant to end
• 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), died October 30, 1912, vacant to end
• 22. William H. Draper (R)
• 23. Henry S. De Forest (R)
• 24. George W. Fairchild (R)
• 25. Theron Akin (D)
• 26. George R. Malby (R), died 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

• 1. Louis B. Hanna (R), until January 7, 1913, vacant thereafter
• 2. Henry Thomas Helgesen (R)

Ohio

• 1. Nicholas Longworth (R)
• 2. Alfred G. Allen (D)
• 3. James M. Cox (D), until January 12, 1913, vacant for remainder of term
• 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, vacant for remainder of term
• 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), died 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), seat declared vacant December 12, 1912, vacant to end of term
• 12. Robert Emmett Lee (D)
• 13. John H. Rothermel (D)
• 14. George W. Kipp (D), died July 24, 1911
  • William D.B. Ainey (R), from November 7, 1911
• 15. William B. Wilson (D)
• 16. John G. McHenry (D), died December 27, 1912, vacant to end
• 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 (Rep.)
• 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), died November 3, 1912, vacant to end

South Carolina

• 1. George S. Legare (D), died January 31, 1913, vacant for remainder of term
• 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 Martin (R)

Tennessee

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

Texas

• 1. John Morris Sheppard (D), resigned February 3, 1913, vacant to end
• 2. Martin Dies (D)
• 3. James Young (D)
• 4. Choice Boswell 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 Sidney Burleson (D)
• 11. Robert L. Henry (D)
• 12. Oscar Callaway(D)
• 13. John Hall 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), died March 21, 1912
  • Frank L. Greene (R), from July 30, 1912
• 2. Frank Plumley (R)

Virginia

• 1. William Atkinson 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 De 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 (Soc.)
• 6. Michael Edmund Burke (D)
• 7. John Jacob Esch (R)
• 8. James Henry Davidson (R)
• 9. Thomas Frank Konop (D)
• 10. Elmer A. Morse (R)
• 11. Irvine L. Lenroot (R)

Wyoming

• At-large. Franklin Wheeler Mondell (R)

Non-voting members

• Alaska Territory. James Wickersham (R)
• Arizona Territory. Ralph H. Cameron (R), until state admitted February 14, 1912
• Hawaii Territory. Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (R)
• New Mexico Territory. William Henry Andrews (R), until state admitted January 6, 1912
• Philippines seat A. Benito Legarda y Tuason
• Philippines seat B. Manuel L. Quezon
• Puerto Rico. Luis Muñoz Rivera (Unionist)

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)	Vacator	Reason for vacancy	Subsequent	Date of successor's installation
Colorado (3)	Vacant	Incumbent Charles J. Hughes, Jr. (D) 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
Arizona (1)	Vacant	New State Winners were elected March 27, 1912.	Henry F. Ashurst (D)	April 2, 1912
Arizona (3)			Marcus A. Smith (D)
New Mexico (1)		New State Winners were elected March 27, 1912.	Thomas B. Catron (R)
New Mexico (2)			Albert B. Fall (R)
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 in a special election.	Hoke Smith (D)	November 16, 1911
Maine (2)	William P. Frye (R)	Died August 8, 1911. Successor was elected in a special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913.	Obadiah Gardner (D)	September 23, 1911
Tennessee (2)	Robert Love Taylor (D)	Died March 31, 1912. Successor was appointed until a special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913.	Newell Sanders (R)	April 11, 1912
Nevada (1)	George S. Nixon (R)	Died June 5, 1912. Successor was appointed until a special election.	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 until a special election.	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 until a special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913.	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 until a special election to finish term ending March 4, 1913.	Rienzi Melville Johnston (D)	January 29, 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

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

House of Representatives

Sorted Chronologically by date of vacancy

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

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

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: Elliott Woods

Senate

• Chaplain: Ulysses G.B. Pierce, Unitarian
• Secretary: Charles G. Bennett of New York
• Sergeant at Arms:
  • Daniel M. Ransdell of Indiana
  • E. Livingston Cornelius of Maryland, elected December 10, 1912

House of Representatives

• Clerk: South Trimble of Kentucky
• Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, Universalist
• Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Charles R. Crisp
• Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott of Virginia
• Postmaster: William M. Dunbar of Georgia
• Sergeant at Arms:
  • W. Stokes Jackson of Indiana, died June 1912.
  • Charles F. Riddell of Indiana, elected July 18, 1912.

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