North Carolina Delegates to the 48th U.S. Congress (1883-1885)




North Carolina Delegates to the U.S. Congress

48th U.S. Congress (1883-1885)

The 48th U.S. Congress met in two sessions: 1) December 3, 1883 to July 7, 1884; and 2) December 1, 1884 to March 3, 1885.

Due to the results of the 1880 U.S. Census, North Carolina was authorized to send nine (9) delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. All North Carolina Districts were redrawn as of March 3, 1883.

U.S. Senators from North Carolina
Name	County From	Comments
Matt Whitaker Ransom	Northampton	-
Zebulon Baird Vance	Mecklenburg	-

U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
Name	District*	County From	Comments
Risden Tyler Bennett	9th	Anson	Some records say his district was "At Large."
William Ruffin Cox	4th	Wake	-
Clement Dowd	6th	Mecklenburg	-
Wharton Jackson Green	3rd	Cumberland	-
James Edward O'Hara	2nd	Halifax	-
Walter Freshwater Pool / Thomas Gregory Skinner	1st	Pasquotank / Perquimans	Walter Freshwater Pool died while in office on August 25, 1883. Thomas Gregory Skinner was elected to replace him and he took his seat on December 19, 1883.
Alfred Moore Scales / James Wesley Reid	5th	Rockingham / Rockingham	Alfred Moore Scales resigned on December 20, 1884 becaused he was elected Governor of North Carolina. James Wesley Reid was elected to replace him and he took his seat on January 28, 1885.
Robert Brank Vance	8th	Buncombe	-
Tyre York	7th	Wilkes	-
* The North Carolina U.S. Congressional Districts were redrawn and renumbered due to the results of the 1880 U.S. Census.

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