55th United States Congress
House of Representatives
replacements: 14 Democratic: 1 seat net loss Republican: 1 seat net gain deaths: 10 resignations: 9 contested election: 3 Total seats with changes: 23

55th United States Congress

Section Title: House of Representatives
Table Section Text: replacements: 14 Democratic: 1 seat net loss Republican: 1 seat net gain deaths: 10 resignations: 9 contested election: 3 Total seats with changes: 23

District	Previous	Reason for change	Subsequent	Date of successor's installation

Pennsylvania 25th	Vacant	Rep.-elect James J. Davidson died before being seated. Showalter was elected to finish term.	Joseph B. Showalter (R)	April 20, 1897

Missouri 1st	Vacant	Rep.-elect Richard P. Giles died before being seated. Lloyd was elected to finish term.	James T. Lloyd (D)	June 1, 1897

Maine 3rd	Seth L. Milliken (R)	Died April 18, 1897	Edwin C. Burleigh (R)	June 21, 1897

Indiana 4th	William S. Holman (D)	Died April 22, 1897.	Francis M. Griffith (D)	December 6, 1897

South Carolina 6th	John L. McLaurin (D)	Resigned May 31, 1897 after being appointed to the U.S. Senate	James Norton (D)	December 6, 1897

Illinois 6th	Edward D. Cooke (R)	Died June 24, 1897	Henry S. Boutell (R)	November 23, 1897

Massachusetts 1st	Ashley B. Wright (R)	Died August 14, 1897	George P. Lawrence (R)	November 2, 1897

New York 3rd	Francis H. Wilson (R)	Resigned September 30, 1897 to become Postmaster of Brooklyn, New York	Edmund H. Driggs (D)	December 6, 1897

Alabama 4th	Thomas S. Plowman (D)	Lost contested election February 9, 1898	William F. Aldrich (R)	February 9, 1898

Virginia 4th	Sidney P. Epes (D)	Lost contested election March 23, 1898	Robert T. Thorp (R)	March 23, 1898

Massachusetts 13th	John Simpkins (R)	Died March 27, 1898	William S. Greene (R)	May 31, 1898

Virginia 2nd	William A. Young (D)	Lost contested election April 26, 1898	Richard A. Wise (R)	April 26, 1898

Mississippi 2nd	William V. Sullivan (D)	Resigned May 31, 1898 after being appointed to the U.S. Senate	Thomas Spight (D)	July 5, 1898

Ohio 19th	Stephen A. Northway (R)	Died September 8, 1898	Charles W. F. Dick (R)	November 8, 1898

Mississippi 6th	William F. Love (D)	Died October 16, 1898	Frank A. McLain (D)	December 12, 1898

Pennsylvania 23rd	William A. Stone (R)	Resigned November 9, 1898 to run for Governor of Pennsylvania	William H. Graham (R)	November 29, 1898

New York 34th	Warren B. Hooker (R)	Resigned November 10, 1898 after being appointed judge for the New York Supreme Court	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Tennessee 4th	Benton McMillin (D)	Resigned January 6, 1899 after being elected Governor of Tennessee	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

New Jersey 4th	Mahlon Pitney (R)	Resigned January 10, 1899 after being elected to the New Jersey Senate	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Maine 2nd	Nelson Dingley Jr. (R)	Died January 13, 1899	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Texas 9th	Joseph D. Sayers (D)	Resigned January 16, 1899 after being elected Governor of Texas	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

New York 2nd	Mahlon Pitney (R)	Died February 26, 1899	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Texas 4th	John W. Cranford (D)	Died March 3, 1899	Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Sentence(s)

In the 55th United States Congress, Francis H. Wilson (R) served until September 30, 1897 and was succeeded by Edmund H. Driggs (D) from December 6, 1897.

final_sentence: In the 55th United States Congress, Francis H. Wilson (R) served until September 30, 1897 and was succeeded by Edmund H. Driggs (D) from December 6, 1897.