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Membership of the 56th Congress of the United
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March 4, 1899 to
March 3, 1901 |
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First Session:
December 4, 1899 to June 7, 1900 |
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Second Session:
December 3, 1900 to March 3, 1901 |
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Vice President of
the United States: |
Garret A. Hobart
(New Jersey) (died November 21, 1899; Vice Presidency remained vacant
until March 4, 1901) |
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President Pro
Tempore of the Senate: |
William P. Frye
(Maine) |
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Secretary of the
Senate: |
William R. Cox
(North Carolina)
Charles G. Bennett (New York), from January 29, 1900 |
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Sergeant At Arms
of the Senate: |
Richard J. Bright
(Indiana)
Daniel M. Ransdell (Indiana), from January 29, 1900 |
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Speaker of the
House of Representatives: |
David B. Henderson
(Iowa) |
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Clerk of the
House: |
Alexander McDowell
(Pennsylvania) |
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Sergeant At Arms
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Benjamin F.
Russell (Missouri)
Henry Casson (Wisconsin), from December 4, 1899 |
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Doorkeeper of the
House: |
William J. Glenn
(New York) |
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Postmaster of the
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J. C. McElroy |
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Delaware
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Senators
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Richard R. Kenney
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(Vacancy, caused by the failure of the
legislature to elect)
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Representative At Large
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John H. Hoffecker (died June 16, 1900) |
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Walter O. Hoffecker (elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of his father, John H. Hoffecker; served from November 6,
1900) |
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Montana
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Senators
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Thomas H. Carter
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William A. Clark (elected for the
term commencing March 4, 1899; served from December 4, 1899; vacated his
seat on May 15, 1900, before a resolution declaring his election void
because of election fraud could be adopted; appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by his own resignation, but did not qualify)
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Representative At Large
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Albert J. Campbell |
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