55th United States Congress
Senate
replacements: 5 Democratic: no net change Republican: no net change deaths: 5 resignations: 0 Total seats with changes: 8

55th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: replacements: 5 Democratic: no net change Republican: no net change deaths: 5 resignations: 0 Total seats with changes: 8

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for vacancy	Subsequent	Date of successor's installation

Ohio (1)	John Sherman (R)	Resigned March 4, 1897 to become U.S. Secretary of State. Elected to fill remainder of term.	Mark Hanna (R)	March 5, 1897

Florida (3)	Vacant	Failure to elect. Successor elected May 14, 1897.	Stephen R. Mallory (D)	May 15, 1897

Oregon (3)	Vacant	Failure to elect. Successor elected May 15, 1897.	Joseph Simon (R)	May 15, 1897

South Carolina (3)	Joseph H. Earle (D)	Died May 20, 1897. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.	John L. McLaurin (D)	June 1, 1897

Tennessee (2)	Isham G. Harris (D)	Died July 8, 1897. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.	Thomas B. Turley (D)	July 20, 1897

Mississippi (1)	James Z. George (D)	Died August 14, 1897. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.	Hernando Money (D)	October 8, 1897

Mississippi (2)	Edward C. Walthall (D)	Died April 21, 1898. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.	William V. Sullivan (D)	May 31, 1898

Vermont (3)	Justin S. Morrill (R)	Died December 28, 1898. Successor was appointed.	Jonathan Ross (R)	January 11, 1899

Sentence(s)

In the 55th United States Congress, John Sherman (R) served until March 4, 1897 and was succeeded by Mark Hanna (R) on March 5, 1897.

final_sentence: In the 55th United States Congress, John Sherman (R) served until March 4, 1897 and was succeeded by Mark Hanna (R) on March 5, 1897.