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| 2 | 42nd United States Congress - House of Representatives |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Illinois 6th | Burton C. Cook (R) | Resigned August 26, 1871 | Henry Snapp (R) | December 4, 1871 |
| 8 | Louisiana 4th | James McCleery (R) | Died November 5, 1871 | Alexander Boarman (LR) | December 3, 1872 |
| 9 | Massachusetts 9th | William B. Washburn (R) | Resigned December 5, 1871, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts | Alvah Crocker (R) | January 2, 1872 |
| 10 | Arkansas 3rd | John Edwards (LR) | Lost contested election February 9, 1872 | Thomas Boles (R) | February 9, 1872 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Texas 3rd | William T. Clark (R) | Lost contested election May 13, 1872 | Dewitt C. Giddings (D) | December 13, 1872 |
| 13 | Ohio 1st | Aaron F. Perry (R) | Resigned July 14, 1872 | Ozro J. Dodds (D) | October 9, 1872 |
| 14 | Georgia 4th | Thomas J. Speer (R) | Died August 18, 1872 | Erasmus W. Beck (D) | December 2, 1872 |
| 15 | Connecticut 1st | Julius L. Strong (R) | Died September 7, 1872 | Joseph R. Hawley (R) | December 2, 1872 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | Illinois At-large | John L. Beveridge (R) | Resigned January 4, 1873, after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | Vacant | Not filled this term |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Florida At-large | Josiah T. Walls (R) | Lost contested election January 29, 1873 | Silas L. Niblack (D) | January 29, 1873 |

Question: What change took place with Georgia's 4th district's representative for the 42nd United State Congress?
Answer: Thomas J. Speer (R) served as Georgia's 4th district's representative until his death on August 18, 1872, in a seat that was later filled by Erasmus W. Beck (D) beginning on December 2, 1872.