Dates of Sessions

1911-1913

Major Political Events

New Mexico was admitted to the Union on 6 January 1912; Arizona was admitted on 14 February 1912, the last of the 48 contiguous states to join the Union. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Officers

Senate

• Presidents pro tempore - William P. Frye (until 4 December 1911), Charles Curtis (4 December 1911 to 15 January 1912), Augustus O. Bacon (15 January 1912 to 12 February 1912), Jacob H. Gallinger (12 February 1912 to 25 March 1912), Henry Cabot Lodge (25 March 1912 to 25 May 1912), and Frank B. Brandegee (25 May 1912 to 13 March 1913)

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House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House - Champ Clark

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Members of the Sixty-second United States Congress

Senate

• Henry F. Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona
• Augustus O. Bacon, Democrat, Georgia
• Joseph W. Bailey, Democrat, Texas
• John H. Bankhead, Democrat, Alabama
• William E. Borah, Republican, Idaho
• Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Republican, Oregon
• William O. Bradley, Republican, Kentucky
• James H. Brady, Republican, Idaho
• Frank B. Brandegee, Republican, Connecticut
• Frank O. Briggs, Republican, New Jersey
• Joseph L. Bristow, Republican, Kansas
• Norris Brown, Republican, Nebraska
• Nathan P. Bryan, Democrat, Florida
• Henry E. Burnham, Republican, New Hampshire
• Theodore E. Burton, Republican, Ohio
• Thomas B. Catron, Republican, New Mexico
• George E. Chamberlain, Democrat, Oregon
• William E. Chilton, Democrat, West Virginia
• Moses E. Clapp, Republican, Minnesota
• Clarence D. Clark, Republican, Wyoming
• James P. Clarke, Democrat, Arkansas
• Winthrop M. Crane, Republican, Massachusetts
• Coe I. Crawford, Republican, South Dakota
• Charles A. Culberson, Democrat, Texas
• Shelby M. Cullom, Republican, Illinois
• Albert B. Cummins, Republican, Iowa
• Charles Curtis, Republican, Kansas
• Jeff Davis, Democrat, Arkansas
• William P. Dillingham, Republican, Vermont
• Joseph M. Dixon, Republican, Montana
• Henry A. du Pont, Republican, Delaware
• Davis Elkins, Republican, West Virginia
• Albert B. Fall, Republican, New Mexico
• Duncan U. Fletcher, Democrat, Florida
• Murphy J. Foster, Democrat, Louisiana
• William P. Frye, Republican, Maine
• Jacob H. Gallinger, Republican, New Hampshire
• Robert J. Gamble, Republican, South Dakota
• Obadiah Gardner, Democrat, Maine
• Thomas P. Gore, Democrat, Oklahoma
• Asle J. Gronna, Republican, North Dakota
• Simon Guggenheim, Republican, Colorado
• John N. Heiskell, Democrat, Arkansas
• Weldon B. Heyburn, Republican, Idaho
• Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Democrat, Nebraska
• William P. Jackson, Republican, Maryland
• Charles F. Johnson, Democrat, Maine
• Joseph F. Johnston, Democrat, Alabama
• Rienzi M. Johnston, Democrat, Texas
• Wesley L. Jones, Republican, Washington
• William M. Kavanaugh, Democrat, Arkansas
• Willaim S. Kenyon, Republican, Iowa
• John W. Kern, Democrat, Indiana
• Robert M. La Follette, Republican, Wisconsin
• Luke Lea, Democrat, Tennessee
• Henry F. Lippitt, Republican, Rhode Island
• Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican, Massachusetts
• William Lorimer, Republican, Illinois
• Thomas S. Martin, Democrat, Virginia
• James E. Martine, Democrat, New Jersey
• Willaim A. Massey, Republican, Nevada
• Porter J. McCumber, Republican, North Dakota
• George P. McLean, Republican, Connecticut
• Henry L. Myers, Democrat, Montana
• Knute Nelson, Republican, Minnesota
• Francis G. Newlands, Democrat, Nevada
• George S. Nixon, Republican, Nevada
• James A. O'Gorman, Democrat, New York
• George T. Oliver, Republican, Pennsylvania
• Lee S. Overman, Democrat, North Carolina
• Robert L. Owen, Democrat, Oklahoma
• Carroll S. Page, Republican, Vermont
• Thomas H. Paynter, Democrat, Kentucky
• Boies Penrose, Republican, Pennsylvania
• Le Roy Percy, Democrat, Mississippi
• George C. Perkins, Republican, California
• Kirtland I. Perky, Democrat, Idaho
• Key Pittman, Democrat, Nevada
• Miles Poindexter, Republican, Washington
• Atlee Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio
• Isidor Rayner, Democrat, Maryland
• James A. Reed, Democrat, Missouri
• Harry A. Richardson, Republican, Delaware
• Elihu Root, Republican, New York
• Newell Sanders, Republican, Tennessee
• Morris Sheppard, Democrat, Texas
• Benjamin F. Shively, Democrat, Indiana
• Furnifold M. Simmons, Democrat, North Carolina
• Ellison D. Smith, Democrat, South Carolina
• Hoke Smith, Democrat, Georgia
• John W. Smith, Democrat, Maryland
• Marcus A. Smith, Democrat, Arizona
• William A. Smith, Republican, Michigan
• Reed Smoot, Republican, Utah
• Isaac Stephenson, Republican, Wisconsin
• William J. Stone, Democrat, Missouri
• George Sutherland, Republican, Utah
• Claude A. Swanson, Democrat, Virginia
• Robert L. Taylor, Democrat, Tennessee
• Joseph M. Terrell, Democrat, Georgia
• Charles S. Thomas, Democrat, Colorado
• John R. Thornton, Democrat, Louisiana
• Benjamin R. Tillman, Democrat, South Carolina
• Charles E. Townsend, Republican, Michigan
• Francis E. Warren, Republican, Wyoming
• Clarence W. Watson, Democrat, West Virginia
• William R. Webb, Democrat, Tennessee
• George P. Wetmore, Republican, Rhode Island
• John S. Williams, Democrat, Mississippi
• John D. Works, Republican, California
• Lafayette Young, Republican, Iowa

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House of Representatives

Alabama

• Fred L. Blackmon, Democrat
• John L. Burnett, Democrat
• Henry D. Clayton, Democrat
• Stanley H. Dent, Jr., Democrat
• James T. Heflin, Democrat
• Richmond P. Hobson, Democrat
• William Richardson, Democrat
• George W. Taylor, Democrat
• Oscar W. Underwood, Democrat

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Arizona

• Carl T. Hayden, Democrat

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Arkansas

• William B. Cravens, Democrat
• John C. Floyd, Democrat
• William S. Goodwin, Democrat
• Henderson M. Jacoway, Democrat
• Robert B. Macon, Democrat
• William A. Oldfield, Democrat
• Joseph T. Robinson, Democrat
• Samuel M. Taylor, Democrat

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California

Wyoming

• Franklin W. Mondell, Republican

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Delegates

• William H. Andrews, Republican, New Mexico
• Ralph H. Cameron, Republican, Arizona
• Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, Republican, Hawaii
• James Wickersham, Republican, Alaska

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Resident Commissioners

• Benito Legarda Y Tuason, Philippines
• Manuel L. Quezon, Philippines
• Luis M. Rivera, Unionist, Puerto Rico