United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses
The United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses was created in 1885 to deal with the country's coastal defenses. It was abolished in 1921 during a reorganization of the U.S. Senate.[1]
Chairmen of the Committee on Coast Defenses, 1885-1921
[edit]- Joseph Dolph (R-OR) 1885-1891
- Watson Squire (R-WA) 1891-1893
- John Gordon (D-GA) 1893-1895
- Watson Squire (R-WA) 1895-1897
- Joseph R. Hawley (R-CT) 1897
- George W. McBride (R-OR) 1898-1901
- John H. Mitchell (R-OR) 1901-1905
- Philander C. Knox (R-PA) 1905-1908
- George S. Nixon (R-NV) 1908-1911
- Charles Curtis (R-KS) 1911-1913
- James E. Martine (D-NJ) 1913-1914
- Blair Lee I (D-MD) 1914-1917
- Charles S. Thomas (D-CO) 1917-1919
- Joseph S. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) 1919-1921
References
[edit]- ^ "Guide to Senate Records: Chapter 4 - Records of the Committee on Armed Services and Its Predecessors". U.S. National Archives. Retrieved May 15, 2024.