What Congress was in 1940?
76th United States Congress | |
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Senate President | John N. Garner (D) |
House Majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | William B. Bankhead (D) (until September 15, 1940) Sam Rayburn (D) (from September 16, 1940) |
Sessions |
Who controlled the Senate in 1940?
1940 United States Senate elections
Leader | Alben Barkley | Charles McNary |
Party | Democratic | Republican |
Leader since | July 22, 1937 | January 3, 1941 |
Leader’s seat | Kentucky | Oregon |
Seats before | 69 | 24 |
Who controlled the House in 1942?
1942 United States House of Representatives elections
Leader | Sam Rayburn | Joseph Martin |
Party | Democratic | Republican |
Leader since | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1939 |
Leader’s seat | Texas 4th | Massachusetts 14th |
Last election | 267 seats | 162 seats |
Who controlled Congress in 1941?
Congress Overview Democrats maintained control of Congress and also the White House after President Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented election to a third term in 1940. The European war consumed Congress’s attention.
Who controlled the Senate in 1937?
75th United States Congress | |
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Senate Majority | Democratic |
Senate President | John N. Garner (D) |
House Majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | William B. Bankhead (D) |
Who won the 1942 presidential election?
1942 United States elections
Incumbent president | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) |
Next Congress | 78th |
Senate elections | |
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Overall control | Democratic hold |
Seats contested | 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 1 seats + 4 special elections) |
Who was the US senator from 1921 to 1922?
U.S. Senate seniority list
Senator (party-state) | Seniority date |
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William E. Crow (R-PA) | October 24, 1921 |
George W. Pepper (R-PA) | January 10, 1922 |
Charles Rawson (R-IA) | February 24, 1922 |
David A. Reed (R-PA) | August 8, 1922 |
Who controlled the House and Senate in 1944?
The Democrats retained their large majority, although they lost a net of one seat to the Republicans.
Who controlled the Senate in 1947?
80th United States Congress | |
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Senate Majority | Republican |
Senate President | Vacant |
House Majority | Republican |
House Speaker | Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) |
How many US senators were there in 1941?
77th United States Congress | |
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United States Capitol (1956) | |
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | |
Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Democratic |
Who controlled the House and Senate in 1935?
74th United States Congress | |
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House Majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Jo Byrns (D) (until June 4, 1936) William B. Bankhead (D) (from June 4, 1936) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935 2nd: January 3, 1936 – June 20, 1936 |