42nd United States Congress
House of Representatives
replacements: 11 Democratic: 4 seat net gain Republican: 4 seat net loss Liberal Republican: 0 net change deaths: 3 resignations: 6 contested election: 4 Total seats with changes: 16

42nd United States Congress

Section Title: House of Representatives
Table Section Text: replacements: 11 Democratic: 4 seat net gain Republican: 4 seat net loss Liberal Republican: 0 net change deaths: 3 resignations: 6 contested election: 4 Total seats with changes: 16

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

District of Columbia At-large	New seat	District of Columbia's At-large district created March 4, 1871, and remained vacant until April 21, 1871	Norton P. Chipman (R)	April 21, 1871

Illinois At-large	Vacant	Rep. John A. Logan resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate	John L. Beveridge (R)	November 7, 1871

Michigan 4th	Vacant	Rep. Thomas W. Ferry resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate	Wilder D. Foster (R)	December 4, 1871

Illinois 6th	Burton C. Cook (R)	Resigned August 26, 1871	Henry Snapp (R)	December 4, 1871

Louisiana 4th	James McCleery (R)	Died November 5, 1871	Alexander Boarman (LR)	December 3, 1872

Massachusetts 9th	William B. Washburn (R)	Resigned December 5, 1871, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts	Alvah Crocker (R)	January 2, 1872

Arkansas 3rd	John Edwards (LR)	Lost contested election February 9, 1872	Thomas Boles (R)	February 9, 1872

Massachusetts 7th	George M. Brooks (R)	Resigned May 13, 1872, after becoming judge of probate for Middlesex County	Constantine C. Esty (R)	December 2, 1872

Texas 3rd	William T. Clark (R)	Lost contested election May 13, 1872	Dewitt C. Giddings (D)	December 13, 1872

Ohio 1st	Aaron F. Perry (R)	Resigned July 14, 1872	Ozro J. Dodds (D)	October 9, 1872

Georgia 4th	Thomas J. Speer (R)	Died August 18, 1872	Erasmus W. Beck (D)	December 2, 1872

Connecticut 1st	Julius L. Strong (R)	Died September 7, 1872	Joseph R. Hawley (R)	December 2, 1872

Pennsylvania 13th	Ulysses Mercur (R)	Resigned December 2, 1872, after becoming an assoc. justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania	Frank C. Bunnell (R)	December 24, 1872

Illinois At-large	John L. Beveridge (R)	Resigned January 4, 1873, after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	Vacant	Not filled this term

South Carolina 2nd	Robert C. De Large (R)	Seat declared vacant January 24, 1873, after election was contested by Christopher C. Bowen	Vacant	Not filled this term

Florida At-large	Josiah T. Walls (R)	Lost contested election January 29, 1873	Silas L. Niblack (D)	January 29, 1873

Sentence(s)

Thomas J. Speer (R) was elected until August 18, 1872 and Erasmus W. Beck (D) from December 2, 1872.
Thomas J. Speer (R) held a seat until August 18, 1872 and was succeeded by Erasmus W. Beck (D) on December 2, 1872.
Thomas J. Speer (R) served as a representative until August 18, 1872, in a seat that was later served by Erasmus W. Beck (D) beginning on December 2, 1872.

final_sentence: Thomas J. Speer (R) was elected until August 18, 1872 and Erasmus W. Beck (D) from December 2, 1872.
final_sentence: Thomas J. Speer (R) held a seat until August 18, 1872 and was succeeded by Erasmus W. Beck (D) on December 2, 1872.
final_sentence: Thomas J. Speer (R) served as a representative until August 18, 1872, in a seat that was later served by Erasmus W. Beck (D) beginning on December 2, 1872.