# 79th United States Congress

**Section:** House of Representatives

| District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island 2nd | Vacant | John E. Fogarty resigned during the previous Congress. | John E. Fogarty (D) | February 7, 1945 |
| Montana 2nd | James F. O'Connor (D) | Died January 15, 1945 | Wesley A. D'Ewart (R) | June 5, 1945 |
| Virginia 3rd | Dave E. Satterfield, Jr. (D) | Resigned February 15, 1945, to become general counsel and executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America | J. Vaughan Gary (D) | March 6, 1945 |
| Illinois 24th | James V. Heidinger (R) | Died March 22, 1945 | Roy Clippinger (R) | November 6, 1945 |
| New Mexico At-large | Clinton P. Anderson (D) | Resigned June 30, 1945, after being appointed Secretary of Agriculture | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| New Jersey 4th | D. Lane Powers (R) | Resigned August 30, 1945, to become a member of the Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey | Frank A. Mathews, Jr. (R) | November 6, 1945 |
| Oregon 1st | James W. Mott (R) | Died November 12, 1945 | A. Walter Norblad (R) | January 18, 1946 |
| North Carolina 10th | Joseph W. Ervin (D) | Died December 25, 1945 | Sam Ervin (D) | January 22, 1946 |
| New York 19th | Samuel Dickstein (D) | Resigned December 30, 1945 | Arthur G. Klein (D) | February 19, 1946 |
| Virginia 6th | Clifton A. Woodrum (D) | Resigned December 31, 1945, to become president of the American Plant Food Council, Inc. | J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. (D) | January 22, 1946 |
| Georgia 5th | Robert Ramspeck (D) | Resigned December 31, 1945, to become executive vice-president of the Air Transport Association | Helen D. Mankin (D) | February 12, 1946 |
| Pennsylvania 33rd | Samuel A. Weiss (D) | Resigned January 7, 1946, after being elected judge of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Frank Buchanan (D) | May 21, 1946 |
| Pennsylvania 23rd | J. Buell Snyder (D) | Died February 24, 1946 | Carl H. Hoffman (R) | May 21, 1946 |
| North Carolina 8th | William O. Burgin (D) | Died April 11, 1946 | Eliza Jane Pratt (D) | May 25, 1946 |
| Virginia 5th | Thomas G. Burch (D) | Resigned May 31, 1946, after being appointed to the U.S. Senate | Thomas B. Stanley (D) | November 5, 1946 |
| Texas 6th | Luther A. Johnson (D) | Resigned July 17, 1946, after becoming judge of the United States Tax Court | Olin E. Teague (D) | August 24, 1946 |
| Pennsylvania 10th | John W. Murphy (D) | Resigned July 17, 1946, to become judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | James P. Scoblick (R) | November 5, 1946 |
| Minnesota 3rd | William Gallagher (DFL) | Died August 13, 1946 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Puerto Rico At-large | Jesús T. Piñero (PPD) | Resigned September 2, 1946, after being appointed Governor of Puerto Rico | Antonio Fernós-Isern (PPD) | September 11, 1946 |
| New York 4th | William B. Barry (D) | Died October 20, 1946 | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Alabama 8th | John Sparkman (D) | Resigned November 6, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Idaho 2nd | Henry Dworshak (R) | Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| Virginia 7th | Absalom W. Robertson (D) | Resigned November 5, 1946, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Burr Harrison (D) | November 5, 1946 |
| Wisconsin 2nd | Robert K. Henry (R) | Died November 20, 1946 | Vacant | Not filled this term |

Question: What role did Luther A. Johnson (D) serve and who was he succeeded by?