William Henry Harrison Cowles

Representative from North Carolina

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1885–1893ID C000829

LegislationHEADLINE

91%with Dems

of 587 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

91%with Dems

of 587 · both combined

Steepest move

+12 pts

1887 → 1889

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓18851891

1891–9252nd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

95%with Democrats

of 60 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1887 → 1889, +12 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Mar 3, 1893H.R. 10258No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 3, 1893H.R. 10238No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 2, 1893H.Res. 9612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 9612), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

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Mar 1, 1893H.R. 7845No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 25, 1893S. 2931No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 24, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 23, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 22, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 21, 1893noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 60 contested votes scored in the 52nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

4 Congresses

49th · 188552nd · 1891

Democrat · House · NC49th–52nd

Term datesexact

William Henry Harrison Cowles

Representative from North Carolina

HOUSED1885–18934 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

90.8%with Democrats

of 587 votes · 9.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested91%of 587 · combined

Steepest move+12 pts1887→89, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018851891

1891–92 · 52nd · Democrat · of 60 votes95%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 60 contested votes scored in the 52nd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

49th · 188552nd · 1891

Democrat49th–52nd

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th