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U.S. Congressional Delegations From Connecticut
Connecticut became a U.S. state in 1788, which allowed it to send congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. These are tables of congressional delegations from Connecticut to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Current delegation Connecticut's current congressional delegation in the consists of its two senators and its five representatives, all of whom are Democrats. The current dean of the Connecticut delegation is Representative Rosa DeLauro of the , having served in the House since 1991. United States Senate United States House of Representatives 1789–1793: 5 seats Connecticut was granted five seats in the House until the first US census in 1790. 1793–1823: 7 seats Following 1790 census, Connecticut was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States senator from Connecticut, and the third chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he received 11 electoral votes in the 1796 presidential election. Born in Windsor, Connecticut, Ellsworth attended the College of New Jersey where he helped found the American Whig–Cliosophic Society. In 1777, he became the state attorney for Hartford County, Connecticut and was selected as a delegate to the Continental Congress, serving during the remainder of the American Revolutionary War. He served as a state judge during the 1780s and was selected as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which produced the United States Constitution. While at the convention, Ellsworth played a role in fashioning the Connecticut Compromise between the more populous state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th United States Congress
The 8th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1803, to March 4, 1805, during the last two years of the first Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, presidency of President of the United States, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. The apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the United States Census, 1800, Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican Party (United States), Democratic-Republican majority. Major events * April 30, 1803: Louisiana Purchase was made by the United States from France * February 16, 1804: In the First Barbary War, Stephen Decatur led a raid to burn the pirate-held USS Philadelphia (1799), frigate ''Philadelphia'' * May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark Expedition departed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th United States Congress
The 7th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1801, to March 4, 1803, during the first two years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate. Major events * March 4, 1801: Thomas Jefferson became President of the United States. * May 10, 1801: The pascha of Tripoli declared war on United States by having the flagpole on the consulate chopped down * March 16, 1802: West Point established * February 24, 1803: First time an Act of Congress was declared unconstitutional: U.S. Supreme Court case, ''Marbury v. Madison'' Major legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th United States Congress
The 6th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams's presidency. It was the last Congress of the 18th century and the first to convene in the 19th. The apportionment of seats in House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist majority. This was the last Congress in which the Federalist Party controlled the presidency or either chamber of Congress. Major events * December 14, 1799: Former President George Washington died * February 24, 1800: Library of Congress founded * November 17, 1800: Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C. * January 20, 1801: John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the United States * February 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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