North Carolina Delegates to the 43rd U.S. Congress (1873-1875)




North Carolina Delegates to the U.S. Congress

43rd U.S. Congress (1873-1875)

The 43rd U.S. Congress met in two sessions: 1) December 1, 1873 to June 23, 1874; and 2) December 7, 1874 to March 4, 1875. A Special Session was convened from March 4th to March 26th in 1873.

Due to the results of the 1870 U.S. Census, North Carolina was authorized to send eight (8) delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. All North Carolina Districts were redrawn as of March 3, 1873.

U.S. Senators from North Carolina
Name	County From	Comments
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon	Buncombe	-
Matt Whitaker Ransom	Northampton	-

U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
Name	District*	County From	Comments
Thomas Samuel Ashe	6th	Anson	-
Clinton Levering Cobb	1st	Pasquotank	-
James Madison Leach	5th	Davidson	-
William McKendree Robbins	7th	Iredell	-
William Alexander Smith	4th	Wayne	-
Charles Randolph Thomas	2nd	Craven	-
Robert Brank Vance	8th	Buncombe	-
Alfred Moore Waddell	3rd	New Hanover	-
* The North Carolina U.S. Congressional Districts were redrawn and renumbered due to the results of the 1870 U.S. Census.

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