The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 42nd Congress of the United States, 1871-1873

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Grant	Republican	42nd 1871-1873	15	56^CP	2	1
42ND CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 42nd Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 1 Conservative- Senator John W. Johnston of VIRGINIA (Class 2) 1 Unionist- Senator Joshua Hill of GEORGIA (Class 3) The SENATE of the 42nd Congress also included 1 vacancy from the State of NORTH CAROLINA in the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1871 to 3 March 1877) from that State: outgoing Senator Joseph C. Abbott, a Republican, and Zebulon B. Vance, a Democrat, each claimed to have been elected by the General Assembly of the State. The Senate took no action on this dispute before the convening of the "long" session of the 42nd Congress on 4 December 1871. Thomas M. Norwood, a Democrat, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of GEORGIA to the Class 2 seat (term of 4 March 1871 to 3 March 1877) from that State on 14 November 1871, before the convening of the "long" session of the 42nd Congress on 4 December 1871; Senator Norwood, therefore, is counted among the 15 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 42nd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1871] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Grant

Republican

42nd 1871-1873

56^CP

42ND CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 42nd Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

1 Conservative-
- Senator John W. Johnston of VIRGINIA (Class 2)
1 Unionist-
- Senator Joshua Hill of GEORGIA (Class 3)

The SENATE of the 42nd Congress also included 1 vacancy from the State of NORTH CAROLINA in the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1871 to 3 March 1877) from that State: outgoing Senator Joseph C. Abbott, a Republican, and Zebulon B. Vance, a Democrat, each claimed to have been elected by the General Assembly of the State. The Senate took no action on this dispute before the convening of the "long" session of the 42nd Congress on 4 December 1871.

Thomas M. Norwood, a Democrat, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of GEORGIA to the Class 2 seat (term of 4 March 1871 to 3 March 1877) from that State on 14 November 1871, before the convening of the "long" session of the 42nd Congress on 4 December 1871; Senator Norwood, therefore, is counted among the 15 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 42nd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1871] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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