Thirty one have served as chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. The first chair was Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania. James Garfield of Ohio chaired the Committee before becoming President. Former chairs Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania, Joseph Cannon of Illinois, and Joseph Byrns of Tennessee all went on to become Speaker of the House.
CHAIRMAN
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CONGRESS
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TERM
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Thaddeus Stevens, PA*
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39th -
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Dec. 1865 - Aug. 1868
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(Whig & Republican)
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40th, lst & 2nd
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Elihu B. Washburne, IL
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40th, 3rd Sess.
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Dec. 1868 - Mar. 1869
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(Whig & Republican)
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Henry L. Dawes, MA (R)
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41st
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Mar. 1869 - Mar. 1871
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James A. Garfield, OH (R)
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42nd - 43rd
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Mar. 1871 - Mar. 1875
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Samuel J. Randall, PA (D)
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44th, lst Sess.
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Dec. 1875 - Aug. 1876
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William S. Holman, IN (D)
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44th, 2nd Sess.
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Dec. 1876 - Mar. 1877
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John D.C. Atkins, TN (D)
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45th - 46th
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Oct. 1877 - Mar. 1881
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Frank Hiscock, NY (R)
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47th
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Dec. 1881 - Mar. 1883
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Samuel J. Randall, PA (D)
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48th - 50th
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Dec. 1883 - Mar. 1889
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Joseph G. Cannon, IL (R)
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51st
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Dec. 1889 - Mar. 1891
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William S. Holman, IN (D)
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52nd
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Dec. 1891 - Mar. 1893
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Joseph D. Sayers, TX (D)
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53rd
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Aug. 1893 - Mar. 1895
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Joseph G. Cannon, IL (R)
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54th - 57th
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Dec. 1895 - Mar. 1903
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James A. Hemenway, IN (R)
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58th
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Nov. 1903 - Mar. 1905
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James A. Tawney, MN (R)
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59th - 61st
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Dec. 1905 - Mar. 1911
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John J. Fitzgerald, NY (D)
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62nd - 65th, 1st & 2nd
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Apr. 1911 - Dec. 1917
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J. Swagar Sherley, KY (D)
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65th, 2nd
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Jan. 1918 - Mar. 1919
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James W. Good, IA (R)
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66th - 67th, 1st
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May 1919 - June 1921
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Martin B. Madden, IL* (R)
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67th, 1st - 70th, 1st
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June 1921 - Apr. 1928
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Daniel Anthony, Jr. KS (R)
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70th, 2nd
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Dec. 1928 - Mar. 1929
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William R. Wood, IN (R)
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71st
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Apr. 1929 - Mar. 1931
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Joseph W. Byrns, TN (D)
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72nd
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Dec. 1931 - Mar. 1933
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James P. Buchanan, TX* (D)
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73rd - 75th, lst
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Mar. 1933 - Feb. 1937
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Edward T. Taylor, CO* (D)
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75th, 1st - 77th, lst
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Mar. 1937 - Sep. 1941
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Clarence Cannon, MO (D)
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77th, 1st - 79th
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Sep. 1941 - Aug. 1946
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John Taber, NY (R)
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80th
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Jan. 1947 - Dec. 1948
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Clarence Cannon, MO (D)
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81st - 82nd
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Jan. 1949 - July 1952
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John Taber, NY (R)
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83rd
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Jan. 1953 - Dec. 1954
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Clarence Cannon, MO* (D)
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84th - 88th, 2nd
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Jan. 1955 - May 1964
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George H. Mahon, TX (D)
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88th, 2nd - 95th
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May 1964 - Jan. 1979
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Jamie L. Whitten, MS (D)
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96th - 102nd
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Jan. 1979 - Jan. 1993
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William H. Natcher, KY* (D)
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103rd, 1st & 2nd
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Jan. 1993 - Mar. 1994
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David R. Obey, WI (D)
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103rd, 2nd
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Mar. 1994 - Jan. 1995
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Robert L. Livingston, LA (R)
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104th – 105th
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Jan. 1995 - Jan. 1999
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C. W. Bill Young, FL (R)
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106th - 108th
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Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2005
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Jerry Lewis, CA (R)
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109th
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Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2007
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David R. Obey, WI (D)
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110th
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Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2011
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Harold Rogers, KY (R)
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112th -
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Jan. 2011 -
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(*Died in Office)
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