Forty-fourth United States Congress

44th United States Congress
43rd ← → 45th
United States Capitol (1869)
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877
Senate President	Henry Wilson (R) until November 22, 1875 Vacant from November 22, 1875
Senate Pres. pro tem	Thomas W. Ferry (R) from March 9, 1875
House Speaker	Michael C. Kerr (D) until August 19, 1876 Samuel J. Randall (D) from December 4, 1876
Members	76 senators 293 representatives 9 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Republican
House Majority	Democratic
Sessions
Special: March 5, 1875 – March 24, 1875 1st: December 6, 1875 – August 15, 1876 2nd: December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877

The Forty-fourth 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, 1875, to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and eighth years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. For the first time since the American Civil War, the House had a Democratic majority. The Senate maintained a Republican majority.

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1878.

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

(6-2 Republican)

(4 Democrats)

(3-1 Democratic)

(1 Republican)

(3-1 Democratic)

(1 Democrat)

(2 Republicans)

(9 Democrats)

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