User:RapidsLurker15/Lifespan timeline of leaders of the House Democratic Caucus
Appearance
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of leader of the United States House Democratic Caucus. Thirty-five people have served as the leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 1827. They are listed in order of office (Niblack and Randall are shown in order of their first terms).
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Notes
[edit]- For multiple periods (1839–1843, 1847–1849, 1861–1869, 1871–1873, and 1881–1883), the caucus leader is unknown. However, the vacancies in the 1860s are likely as a result of the American Civil War, during which most Democratic politicians sided with the Confederacy.