43rd United States Congress

43rd United States Congress
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March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875
Members74 senators
292 representatives
10 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentHenry Wilson (R)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerJames G. Blaine (R)
Sessions
Special[a]: March 4, 1873 – March 26, 1873
1st: December 1, 1873 – June 23, 1874
2nd: December 7, 1874 – March 4, 1875

The 43rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873, to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency.

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census.

Both chambers had a Republican majority. This is the last time Republicans held a 2/3 majority in the Senate.


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