64th United States Congress

64th United States Congress
United States Capitol (1906)
Session:	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
President of the Senate:	Thomas R. Marshall
President pro tempore of the Senate:	James P. Clarke (1915-1916) Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1916-1917)
Speaker of the House:	Champ Clark
Members:	435 Representatives 96 Senators
House Majority:	Democratic
Senate Majority:	Democratic

The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 3, 1917, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Dates of sessions

March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917

First session: December 6, 1915 - September 8, 1916
Second session: December 4, 1916 - March 3, 1917 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 63rd Congress
Next congress: 65th Congress

Dates of sessions

March 4, 1915–March 4, 1917

First session: December 6, 1915 - September 8, 1916
Second session: December 4, 1916 - March 4, 1917 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 63rd Congress
Next congress: 65th Congress

Major events

Main article: Events of 1915; Events of 1916; Events of 1917

Major legislation

Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 provided funds at the state-level for road building, to apportion $1 million over 5 years, and required eligible states to form a centralized agency and provide matching funds. This prompted the formation of many States' Highway or Transportation Departments.

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House - Champ Clark

Members

Senate

Map showing Senate party membership at the start of the 64th Congress. Red states are represented by two Republicans and blue by two Democrats. Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.

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.

See also: Category:United States Senators

See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

Alabama

John H. Bankhead (Dem.)
Oscar W. Underwood (Dem.)

Arizona

Henry F. Ashurst (Dem.)
Marcus A. Smith (Dem.)

Arkansas

James P. Clarke (Dem.) Clarke died 1 October, 1916; the vacancy was filled by William F. Kirby
William F. Kirby (Dem.) Kirby was elected to take James P. Clarke's seat after Clarke's death.
Joseph T. Robinson (Dem.)

California

James D. Phelan (Dem.)
John D. Works (Rep.)

Colorado

John F. Shafroth (Dem.)
Charles S. Thomas (Dem.)

Connecticut

Frank B. Brandegee (Rep.)
George P. McLean (Rep.)

Delaware

Henry A. du Pont (Rep.)
Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (Dem.)

Florida

Nathan P. Bryan (Dem.)
Duncan U. Fletcher (Dem.)

Georgia

Thomas W. Hardwick (Dem.)
Hoke Smith (Dem.)

Idaho

William E. Borah (Rep.)
James H. Brady (Rep.)

Illinois

James H. Lewis (Dem.)
Lawrence Y. Sherman (Rep.)

Indiana

John W. Kern (Dem.)
Benjamin F. Shively (Dem.) Shively died 14 March, 1916; the resultant vacancy was filled first by Thomas Taggart and later by James E. Watson.
Thomas Taggart (Dem.) Taggart was appointed to take Benjamin F. Shively's vacant seat after Shively's death.
James E. Watson (Rep.) Watson was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Benjamin F. Shively.

Iowa

Albert B. Cummins (Rep.)
William S. Kenyon (Rep.)

Kansas

Charles Curtis (Rep.)
William H. Thompson (Dem.)

Kentucky

John C.W. Beckham (Dem.)
Ollie M. James (Dem.)

Louisiana

Robert F. Broussard (Dem.)
Joseph E. Ransdell (Dem.)

Maine

Edwin C. Burleigh (Rep.) Burleigh died 16 June, 1916; his vacant seat was filled by Bert M. Fernald.
Bert M. Fernald (Rep.) Fernald was elected to take Edwin C. Burleigh's seat after Burleigh's death.
Charles Fletcher Johnson (Dem.)

Maryland

Blair Lee (Dem.)
John Walter Smith (Dem.)

Massachusetts

Henry Cabot Lodge (Rep.)
John W. Weeks (Rep.)

Michigan

William Alden Smith (Rep.)
Charles E. Townsend (Rep.)

Minnesota

Moses E. Clapp (Rep.)
Knute Nelson (Rep.)

Mississippi

James K. Vardaman (Dem.)
John Sharp Williams (Dem.)

Missouri

James A. Reed (Dem.)
William J. Stone (Dem.)

Montana

Henry L. Myers (Dem.)
Thomas J. Walsh (Dem.)

Nebraska

Gilbert M. Hitchcock (Dem.)
George W. Norris (Rep.)

Nevada

Francis G. Newlands (Dem.)
Key Pittman (Dem.)

New Hampshire

Jacob H. Gallinger (Rep.)
Henry F. Hollis (Dem.)

New Jersey

William Hughes (Dem.)
James E. Martine (Dem.)

New Mexico

Thomas B. Catron (Rep.)
Albert B. Fall (Rep.)

New York

James A. O'Gorman (Dem.)
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (Rep.)

North Carolina

Lee S. Overman (Dem.)
Furnifold M. Simmons (Dem.)

North Dakota

Asle J. Gronna (Rep.)
Porter J. McCumber (Rep.)

Ohio

Warren G. Harding (Rep.)
Atlee Pomerene (Dem.)

Oklahoma

Thomas P. Gore (Dem.)
Robert L. Owen (Dem.)

Oregon

George E. Chamberlain (Dem.)
Harry Lane (Dem.)

Pennsylvania

George T. Oliver (Rep.)
Boies Penrose (Rep.)

Rhode Island

LeBaron B. Colt (Rep.)
Henry F. Lippitt (Rep.)

South Carolina

Ellison D. Smith (Dem.)
Benjamin R. Tillman (Dem.)

South Dakota

Edwin S. Johnson (Dem.)
Thomas Sterling (Rep.)

Tennessee

Luke Lea (Dem.)
John K. Shields (Dem.)

Texas

Charles A. Culberson (Dem.)
Morris Sheppard (Dem.)

Utah

Reed Smoot (Rep.)
George Sutherland (Rep.)

Vermont

William P. Dillingham (Rep.)
Carroll S. Page (Rep.)

Virginia

Thomas S. Martin (Dem.)
Claude A. Swanson (Dem.)

Washington

Wesley L. Jones (Rep.)
Miles Poindexter (Rep.)

West Virginia

William E. Chilton (Dem.)
Nathan Goff (Rep.)

Wisconsin

Paul O. Husting (Dem.)
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (Rep.)

Wyoming

Clarence D. Clark (Rep.)
Francis E. Warren (Rep.)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives

See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

Alabama