53rd United States Congress
House of Representatives
replacements: 22 Democratic: 2 seat net gain Republican: 2 seat net loss deaths: 11 resignations: 13 contested election: 3 Total seats with changes: 30

53rd United States Congress

Section Title: House of Representatives
Table Section Text: replacements: 22 Democratic: 2 seat net gain Republican: 2 seat net loss deaths: 11 resignations: 13 contested election: 3 Total seats with changes: 30

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated

Rhode Island 2nd	Vacant	Failure to elect.	Charles H. Page (D)	April 5, 1893

Massachusetts 7th	Vacant	Rep. Henry Cabot Lodge resigned during previous congress	William Everett (D)	April 25, 1893

Wisconsin 4th	Vacant	Elected to finish term of Rep. John L. Mitchell who resigned during previous congress	Peter J. Somers (D)	August 27, 1893

Pennsylvania 8th	William Mutchler (D)	Died June 23, 1893	Howard Mutchler (D)	August 7, 1893

Ohio 10th	William H. Enochs (R)	Died July 13, 1893	Hezekiah S. Bundy (R)	December 4, 1893

Michigan 1st	J. Logan Chipman (D)	Died August 17, 1893	Levi T. Griffin (D)	December 4, 1893

Pennsylvania 2nd	Charles O'Neill (R)	Died November 25, 1893	Robert Adams Jr. (R)	December 19, 1893

Pennsylvania At-large	William Lilly (R)	Died December 1, 1893	Galusha A. Grow (R)	February 26, 1894

New York 15th	Ashbel P. Fitch (D)	Resigned December 26, 1893, after becoming New York City Comptroller	Isidor Straus (D)	December 30, 1894

Virginia 7th	Charles T. O'Ferrall (D)	Resigned December 28, 1893, after being elected Governor of Virginia	Smith S. Turner (D)	January 30, 1894

New York 14th	John R. Fellows (D)	Resigned December 31, 1893, after becoming District Attorney of New York City	Lemuel E. Quigg (R)	January 30, 1894

Ohio 3rd	George W. Houk (D)	Died February 9, 1894	Paul J. Sorg (D)	May 21, 1894

South Carolina 1st	William H. Brawley (D)	Resigned February 12, 1894, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina	James F. Izlar (D)	April 12, 1894

Louisiana 4th	Newton C. Blanchard (D)	Resigned March 12, 1894, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate	Henry W. Ogden (D)	December 3, 1894

Missouri 11th	Charles F. Joy (R)	Election was successfully challenged April 3, 1894	John J. O'Neill (D)	April 3, 1894

California 3rd	Samuel G. Hilborn (R)	Election was successfully challenged April 4, 1894	Warren B. English (D)	May 12, 1894

Ohio 2nd	John A. Caldwell (R)	Resigned April 4, 1894, after becoming Mayor of Cincinnati	Jacob H. Bromwell (R)	December 3, 1894

Maryland 1st	Robert F. Bratton (D)	Died May 10, 1894	W. Laird Henry (D)	November 6, 1894

Maryland 5th	Barnes Compton (D)	Resigned May 15, 1894, after being appointed as a naval officer	Charles E. Coffin (R)	November 6, 1894

Kentucky 10th	Marcus C. Lisle (D)	Died July 7, 1894	William M. Beckner (D)	December 3, 1894

Kansas 2nd	Edward H. Funston (R)	Election was successfully challenged August 2, 1894	Horace L. Moore (D)	August 2, 1894

Arkansas 2nd	Clifton R. Breckinridge (D)	Resigned August 14, 1894, after being appointed Minister to Russia	John S. Little (D)	December 3, 1894

Wisconsin 7th	George B. Shaw (R)	Died August 27, 1894	Michael Griffin (R)	November 5, 1894

Alabama 3rd	William C. Oates (D)	Resigned November 5, 1894, after being elected Governor of Alabama	George P. Harrison, Jr. (D)	November 6, 1894

Pennsylvania 15th	Myron B. Wright (R)	Died November 13, 1894	Edwin J. Jorden (R)	February 23, 1895

New York 11th	Amos J. Cummings (D)	Resigned November 21, 1894	Vacant until next Congress

Kentucky 9th	Thomas H. Paynter (D)	Resigned January 5, 1895, after being elected judge for the Kentucky Court of Appeals	Vacant until next Congress

Illinois 10th	Philip S. Post (R)	Died January 6, 1895	Vacant until next Congress

Illinois At-large	John C. Black (D)	Resigned January 12, 1895, to become United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois	Vacant until next Congress

Michigan 3rd	Julius C. Burrows (R)	Resigned January 23, 1895, after being elected to the U.S. Senate	Vacant until next Congress

Sentence(s)

William Mutchler (D) served as representative till June 23, 1893, which was later served by Howard Mutchler (D) from August 7, 1893.

final_sentence: William Mutchler (D) served as representative till June 23, 1893, which was later served by Howard Mutchler (D) from August 7, 1893.