62nd United States Congress

62nd United States Congress


61st ←	→ 63rd
United States Capitol (1906)
Duration: March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913

Senate President:	James S. Sherman (1911–1912) Vacant (1912–1913)
Senate Pres. pro tem:	Augustus O. Bacon Charles Curtis Jacob H. Gallinger Frank B. Brandegee Henry Cabot Lodge
House Speaker:	Champ Clark
Members:	96 Senators 394 Representatives 7 Non-voting members
Senate Majority:	Republican
House Majority:	Democratic

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 1
Major legislation 2
Constitutional amendments 3
States admitted and territories created 4
Party summary 5
- Senate 5.1
- House of Representatives 5.2
Leaders 6
- Senate 6.1
- House of Representatives 6.2
  - Majority (Democratic) leadership 6.2.1
  - Minority (Republican) leadership 6.2.2
Members 7
- Senate 7.1
  - Alabama 7.1.1
  - Arizona 7.1.2
  - Arkansas 7.1.3
  - California 7.1.4
  - Colorado 7.1.5
  - Connecticut 7.1.6
  - Delaware 7.1.7
  - Florida 7.1.8
  - Georgia 7.1.9
  - Idaho 7.1.10
  - Illinois 7.1.11
  - Indiana 7.1.12
  - Iowa 7.1.13
  - Kansas 7.1.14
  - Kentucky 7.1.15
  - Louisiana 7.1.16
  - Maine 7.1.17
  - Maryland 7.1.18
  - Massachusetts 7.1.19
  - Michigan 7.1.20
  - Minnesota 7.1.21
  - Mississippi 7.1.22
  - Missouri 7.1.23
  - Montana 7.1.24
  - Nebraska 7.1.25
  - Nevada 7.1.26
  - New Hampshire 7.1.27
  - New Jersey 7.1.28
  - New Mexico 7.1.29
  - New York 7.1.30
  - North Carolina 7.1.31
  - North Dakota 7.1.32
  - Ohio 7.1.33
  - Oklahoma 7.1.34
  - Oregon 7.1.35
  - Pennsylvania 7.1.36
  - Rhode Island 7.1.37
  - South Carolina 7.1.38
  - South Dakota 7.1.39
  - Tennessee 7.1.40
  - Texas 7.1.41
  - Utah 7.1.42
  - Vermont 7.1.43
  - Virginia 7.1.44
  - Washington 7.1.45
  - West Virginia 7.1.46
  - Wisconsin 7.1.47
  - Wyoming 7.1.48
- House of Representatives 7.2
  - Alabama 7.2.1
  - Arizona 7.2.2
  - Arkansas 7.2.3
  - California 7.2.4
  - Colorado 7.2.5
  - Connecticut 7.2.6
  - Delaware 7.2.7
  - Florida 7.2.8
  - Georgia 7.2.9
  - Idaho 7.2.10
  - Illinois 7.2.11
  - Indiana 7.2.12
  - Iowa 7.2.13
  - Kansas 7.2.14
  - Kentucky 7.2.15
  - Louisiana 7.2.16
  - Maine 7.2.17
  - Maryland 7.2.18
  - Massachusetts 7.2.19
  - Michigan 7.2.20
  - Minnesota 7.2.21
  - Mississippi 7.2.22
  - Missouri 7.2.23
  - Montana 7.2.24
  - Nebraska 7.2.25
  - Nevada 7.2.26
  - New Hampshire 7.2.27
  - New Jersey 7.2.28
  - New Mexico 7.2.29
  - New York 7.2.30
  - North Carolina 7.2.31
  - North Dakota 7.2.32
  - Ohio 7.2.33
  - Oklahoma 7.2.34
  - Oregon 7.2.35
  - Pennsylvania 7.2.36
  - Rhode Island 7.2.37
  - South Carolina 7.2.38
  - South Dakota 7.2.39
  - Tennessee 7.2.40
  - Texas 7.2.41
  - Utah 7.2.42
  - Vermont 7.2.43
  - Virginia 7.2.44
  - Washington 7.2.45
  - West Virginia 7.2.46
  - Wisconsin 7.2.47
  - Wyoming 7.2.48
  - Non-voting members 7.2.49
Changes in membership 8
- Senate 8.1
- House of Representatives 8.2
Employees 9
- Senate 9.1
- House of Representatives 9.2
References 10

Major events

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

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-Sirum-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 (1912) (P)	Republican (R)
End of the previous congress	32	0	60	92	0

Begin	43	0	48	91	1
End	47	0	48	95	1
Final voting share	700149500000000000049.5%	50000000000000000000.0%	700150500000000000050.5%

Beginning of the next congress	49	1	42	92	4

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 394

Leaders

Minority (Republican) leadership

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^[1]
3. Marcus A. Smith (D), from April 2, 1912^[1]

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^[1]
2. Albert B. Fall (R), from April 2, 1912^[1]

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

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

Connecticut

Delaware

At-large. William H. Heald (R)

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

AL. Burton L. French (R)

Illinois

Indiana

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

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

Maryland

Massachusetts

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)
George A. Loud (R)
11. Francis H. Dodds (R)
12. H. Olin Young (R)

Minnesota

Mississippi

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)
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
George Curry (R), from January 8, 1912

New York

1. Martin W. Littleton (D)
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)
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)
George W. Fairchild (R)
25. Theron Akin (D)
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

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)
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)
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)
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)
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

George H. Utter (R), died November 3, 1912, vacant to end

South Carolina

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)
George W. Gordon (D), died August 9, 1911
- Kenneth McKellar (D), from December 4, 1911

Texas

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

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

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^[1]
Arizona (3)		New State Winners were elected March 27, 1912.	Marcus A. Smith (D)
New Mexico (1)		New State Winners were elected March 27, 1912.	Thomas B. Catron (R)
New Mexico (2)		New State Winners were elected March 27, 1912.	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

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
February 12, 1912	Arizona At-large	Ralph H. Cameron (Territorial delegate)	New State	Carl Hayden (D)	February 19, 1912^[2]

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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Senate Now Numbers 96". New York Times. April 3, 1912.
^ Rice, Ross R (1994). Carl Hayden: Builder of the American West. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. p. 40.

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