| 62nd United States Congress | |
|---|---|
61st ← → 63rd | |
 United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 | |
| Members | 92 - 96 senators 391 - 394 representatives 5 - 7 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican |
| Senate President | James S. Sherman (R)[a] (until October 30, 1912) Vacant (from October 30, 1912) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Champ Clark (D) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: April 4, 1911 – August 22, 1911 2nd: December 4, 1911 – August 26, 1912 3rd: December 2, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | |
The62nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives. It met inWashington, D.C., from March 4, 1911, to March 4, 1913, during the final two years ofWilliam H. Taft'spresidency.
The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1900 United States census. 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 aRepublican majority, and the House flipped into aDemocratic majority. This change of control ended the 14-year-long Republicangovernment trifecta that began in the 55th Congress, one of only two trifectas that lasted longer than a decade.
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Bull Moose (Prog.) | Republican (R) | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 32 | 0 | 59 | 91 | 1 |
| Begin | 40 | 0 | 50 | 90 | 2 |
| End | 45 | 95 | 1 | ||
| Final voting share | 47.4% | 0.0% | 52.6% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 49 | 1 | 42 | 92 | 4 |
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Socialist (S) | Bull Moose (Prog.) | Republican (R) | Other | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 173 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 1[b] | 384 | 7 |
| Begin | 228 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 390 | 1 |
| End | 225 | 156 | 382 | 12 | |||
| Final voting share | 58.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 40.8% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 289 | 0 | 10 | 134 | 1[c] | 434 | 1 |
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 areSenate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1912; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1914; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1916.
The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
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) | Vacated by | Reason for vacancy | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (1) | Vacant | Legislature failed to elect.Election deadlock extends for three months until successor is chosen. | James A. O'Gorman (D) | March 31, 1911 |
| Arizona (1) | New seats | Arizona achieved statehood February 14, 1912 | Henry F. Ashurst (D) | April 2, 1912[1] |
| Arizona (3) | Marcus A. Smith (D) | |||
| New Mexico (1) | New Mexico achieved statehood January 6, 1912 | Thomas B. Catron (R) | ||
| New Mexico (2) | Albert B. Fall (R) | |||
| Colorado (3) | Vacant | Sen.Charles J. Hughes Jr. 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 |
| 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, for health reasons. Successor waselected. | Hoke Smith (D) | November 16, 1911 |
| Maine (2) | William P. Frye (R) | Died August 8, 1911. Successor was appointed September 23, 1911, and subsequentlyelected April 2, 1912. | Obadiah Gardner (D) | September 23, 1911 |
| Tennessee (2) | Robert Love Taylor (D) | Died March 31, 1912. Successor was appointed to continue the term. | Newell Sanders (R) | April 11, 1912 |
| Nevada (1) | George S. Nixon (R) | Died June 5, 1912. Successor was appointed to continue the term. | 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 to continue the term. | 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 to continue the term. | 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 to continue the therm. | Rienzi Melville Johnston (D) | January 4, 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 vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections.
| District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania2nd | Vacant | Rep-electJoel Cook died in office December 15, 1910. Seat filled in special election held May 23, 1911. | William S. Reyburn (R) | May 23, 1911 |
| Iowa9th | Walter I. Smith (R) | Resigned March 15, 1911, after being appointed judge for theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. | William R. Green (R) | June 5, 1911 |
| Kansas2nd | Alexander C. Mitchell (R) | Died July 7, 1911. | Joseph Taggart (D) | November 7, 1911 |
| Pennsylvania14th | George W. Kipp (D) | Died July 24, 1911. | William D.B. Ainey (R) | |
| Tennessee10th | George W. Gordon (D) | Died August 9, 1911. | Kenneth McKellar (D) | December 4, 1911 |
| New Jersey1st | Henry C. Loudenslager (R) | Died August 12, 1911. | William J. Browning (R) | November 7, 1911 |
| Nebraska3rd | James P. Latta (D) | Died September 11, 1911. | Dan V. Stephens (D) | |
| Kansas7th | Edmond H. Madison (R) | Died September 18, 1911. | George A. Neeley (D) | January 9, 1912 |
| New Mexico Territory at-large | William Henry Andrews (R) | New State January 6, 1912. | seat eliminated | |
| New Mexicoat-large | New seat | Harvey B. Fergusson (D) | January 8, 1912 | |
| George Curry (R) | ||||
| Arizona Territory At-large | Ralph H. Cameron (R) | New State February 14, 1912. | seat eliminated | |
| Arizonaat-large | New seat | Carl Hayden (D) | February 19, 1912[2] | |
| Vermont1st | David J. Foster (R) | Died March 21, 1912 | Frank L. Greene (R) | July 30, 1912 |
| Pennsylvania1st | Henry H. Bingham (R) | Died March 22, 1912. | William S. Vare (R) | May 24, 1912 |
| Iowa11th | Elbert H. Hubbard (R) | Died June 4, 1912. | George Cromwell Scott (R) | November 5, 1912 |
| Louisiana6th | Robert Charles Wickliffe (D) | Died June 11, 1912. | Lewis Lovering Morgan (D) | |
| New York26th | George R. Malby (R) | Died July 5, 1912. | Edwin A. Merritt (R) | |
| Missouri11th | Theron Ephron Catlin (R) | Lost contested election August 12, 1912. | Patrick F. Gill (D) | August 12, 1912 |
| New Jersey6th | William Hughes (D) | Resigned September 27, 1912, after being appointed to thePassaic County Court of Common Pleas. | Archibald C. Hart (D) | November 5, 1912 |
| Ohio13th | Carl C. Anderson (D) | Died October 1, 1912. | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| New York21st | Richard E. Connell (D) | Died October 30, 1912. | ||
| Rhode Island2nd | George H. Utter (R) | Died November 3, 1912. | ||
| Pennsylvania11th | Charles C. Bowman (R) | Seat declared vacant December 12, 1912. | ||
| Pennsylvania16th | John G. McHenry (D) | Died December 27, 1912. | ||
| New York10th | William Sulzer (D) | Resigned December 31, 1912, after being electedGovernor of New York. | ||
| Michigan2nd | William Wedemeyer (R) | Died January 2, 1913. | ||
| North Dakota1st | Louis B. Hanna (R) | Resigned January 7, 1913, after being electedGovernor of North Dakota | ||
| Ohio3rd | James M. Cox (D) | Resigned January 12, 1913, after being electedGovernor of Ohio | ||
| Arkansas6th | Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) | Resigned January 14, 1913, after being electedGovernor of Arkansas | Samuel M. Taylor (D) | January 15, 1913 |
| California8th | Sylvester C. Smith (R) | Died January 26, 1913. | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| South Carolina1st | George S. Legare (D) | Died January 31, 1913. | ||
| Texas1st | J. Morris Sheppard (D) | Resigned February 3, 1913, after being elected to theU.S. Senate |
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
