The 15th 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 the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1817, to March 4, 1819, during the first two years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Letter of December 1818

Two major treaties with the United Kingdom were approved, finalized and signed during the 15th Congress, both the Rush–Bagot Treaty and the Treaty of 1818, both of which pertained to the United States-Canada border, and both of which were overwhelmingly popular in the United States. President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams were credited with the accomplishments. A letter signed by many members of congress expressing "Gratitude, amity and brotherhood with Great Britain" was addressed to British Prime Minister

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. He held many important cabinet offices such as Foreign Secret ...

, British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, British foreign secretary Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and Britain's minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinaire to the United States Charles Bagot. The letter also attacked King Louis XVIII of France for insulting remarks he had made towards American diplomats and about the United States, as well as his refusal to pay reparations owed to the United States from damages incurred during the Quasi-War. The letter was signed in December 1818 by Joel Abbot,

Thomas W. Cobb Thomas Willis Cobb (1784February 1, 1830) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. Biography Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Le ...

, Zadock Cook, Joel Crawford, John Forsyth, William Terrell, Charles Tait, William Smith, John Gaillard,

Henry Middleton Henry Middleton (1717 – June 13, 1784) was a planter, public official from South Carolina. A member of the colonial legislature, during the American Revolution he attended the First Continental Congress and served as that body's president for ...

, William Lowndes, James Ervin,

Joseph Bellinger Joseph Bellinger (1773January 10, 1830) was a slave owner and U.S. Representative from South Carolina. He was born at the Bellinger Plantation in Saint Bartholomew Parish, Ashepoo in Colleton County in the Province of South Carolina and was a ...

Starling Tucker Starling Tucker (1770January 3, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County in the Province of North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals, South Carolina (now Enoree). He received a limited education. ...

Eldred Simkins Eldred Simkins (August 30, 1779 – November 17, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Simkins attended Moses Waddel's academy at Willington, Abbeville District, South Carolina, and graduat ...

, Elias Earle, Wilson Nesbitt,

Stephen Decatur Miller Stephen Decatur Miller (May 8, 1787March 8, 1838) was an American politician, who served as the 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a U.S. Representative from 1817 to 1819, and as a U.S. Senator fro ...

Montfort Stokes Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic (originally United States Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican) politician who served as United States Senate, U.S. Senato ...

, Nathaniel Macon,

Lemuel Sawyer Lemuel Sawyer (1777 – January 9, 1852) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Sawyer was born in Camden County, near Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He attended Flatbush Academy, Long Island, New ...

Joseph Hunter Bryan Joseph Hunter Bryan (April 9, 1782 – December 28, 1839) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was born in Martin County, North Carolina, and was a brother of Henry Hunter Bryan. Member of the State house of commons 1804, ...

Thomas H. Hall Thomas H. Hall (June 1773June 30, 1853) was a United States House of Representatives, Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Virginia, in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, North Caroli ...

, Jesse Slocumb, James Owen, Weldon Nathaniel Edwards,

James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality h ...

, James Strudwick Smith, Thomas Settle,

George Mumford George Mumford (died December 31, 1818) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Mumford was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, birth date unknown. He attended the common schools. He was a member of the State house of commons ...

Daniel Munroe Forney Daniel Munroe Forney (May 1784October 15, 1847) was a United States Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was born near Lincolnton, North Carolina, in May 1784, the son of Peter Forney. Forney attended the public schools and the ...

, Felix Walker, Lewis Williams, John J. Crittenden,

Isham Talbot Isham Talbot (1773September 25, 1837) was a United States Senator from Kentucky. Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Jr. moved with his parents, Isham and Elizabeth (Davis) Talbot, to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admi ...

, David Trimble,

Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...

, Richard Mentor Johnson,

Joseph Desha Joseph Desha (December 9, 1768 – October 11, 1842) was a U.S. Representative and the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Desha's Huguenot ancestors fled from France to Pennsylvania, wh ...

Anthony New Anthony New (1747 – March 2, 1833) was an 18th-century and 19th-century American congressman and lawyer from Virginia and Kentucky. Biography Born in Gloucester County, Virginia, New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admit ...

, David Walker, George Robertson,

Richard Clough Anderson Jr. Richard Clough Anderson Jr. (August 4, 1788 – July 24, 1826) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Jefferson County, Kentucky. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. He is the son of ...

Tunstall Quarles Tunstall Quarles ( – January 7, 1855) was a United States lawyer and politician, as well as one of the pioneer settlers of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County. Quarles was born in King William County, Virginia. He moved to Kentucky in 178 ...

, Thomas Speed, William Hendricks, James Noble, Waller Taylor, John Eaton,

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who wa ...

, John Rhea, William Grainger Blount,

Francis Jones Francis Jones may refer to: Arts *Francis Coates Jones (1857–1932), American painter *Francis Jones (historian) (1908–1993), Welsh author, archivist, historian and officer of arms *Francis R. Jones (born 1955), poetry translator and Reader in ...

Samuel E. Hogg Samuel E. Hogg (April 18, 1783 – May 28, 1842) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives who represented Tennessee from 1817 to 1819. Biography Hogg was born in Halifax, North Carolina son of Tho ...

, Thomas Claiborne, George W.L. Marr, George Poindexter,

Prentiss Mellen Prentiss Mellen (October 11, 1764December 31, 1840) was a lawyer, politician, and jurist from Massachusetts and Maine. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Harvard, Mellen served for two years as a United States Senator from Massachusetts, an ...

, Harrison Gray Otis, Enoch Lincoln, Jonathan Mason, Nathaniel Silsbee,

Jeremiah Nelson Jeremiah Nelson (September 14, 1769October 2, 1838) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Nelson was born in Rowley in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1769, to Solomon and Elizabeth (Mighill) Nelson. He graduated from Da ...

, Timothy Fuller, Elijah H. Mills,

Samuel Clesson Allen Samuel Clesson Allen (January 5, 1772 – February 8, 1842) was a U.S. politician from Massachusetts during the first third of the 19th century. He began his career as a member of the Federalist Party, but later became a staunch supporter of ...

, Henry Shaw, Zabdiel Sampson,

Walter Folger Jr. Walter Folger Jr. (June 12, 1765 – September 8, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Nantucket in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Folger was a member of a large family that included his sister, diarist Phe ...

Marcus Morton Marcus Morton (1784 – February 6, 1864) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He served two terms as Governor of Massachusetts and several months as Acting Governor following the death in 1825 of Wil ...

, Benjamin Adams,

Solomon Strong Solomon Strong (March 2, 1780 – September 16, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Strong was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1798. He studied law. He was adm ...

, Nathaniel Ruggles, John Holmes, Ezekiel Whitman,

Benjamin Orr Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as the bassist, co-lead vocalist, and co-founder of the rock band The Cars. He sang lead vocals on sever ...

John Wilson John Wilson may refer to: Academics * John Wilson (mathematician) (1741–1793), English mathematician and judge * John Wilson (historian) (1799–1870), author of ''Our Israelitish Origin'' (1840), a founding text of British Israelism * John Wil ...

, Thomas Rice, Joshua Gage and

Albion Parris Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788 – February 11, 1857) was the 5th Governor of Maine, a United States representative from the District of Maine, Massachusetts, a United States senator from Maine, a United States district judge of the Unite ...

, all of whom also voted to ratify both of the aforementioned treaties. Several governors also signed the letter, which was entirely symbolic and intended as a gesture of goodwill, including Gabriel Slaughter, William Rabun, John Geddes, John Branch, John Brooks, James Patton Preston and David Holmes. This was significant because the governors and the members of congress were from different regions (both Massachusetts and several southern states were represented), and because signers came from both the Whig Party and the Democratic-Republicans. Many members of congress and Washington DC had a very hostile relationship with France's notoriously combative ambassador Jean-Guillaume, baron Hyde de Neuville, which contributed to the letters contents as per France.America in the French mind during the Bourbon Restoration by John deWitt MacBride 1955 pg. 45-46

Major events

* March 4, 1817: James Monroe became President of the United States * July 4, 1817: Construction on the Erie Canal began * November 20, 1817: The first Seminole War began in Florida * January 2, 1819: The Panic of 1819, the first major financial crisis in the United States, began. * February 2, 1819: '' Dartmouth College v. Woodward'': Supreme Court allowed Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution.

Major legislation

* April 4, 1818:

Flag Act of 1818 The Flag Acts are three laws that sought to define the design of the flag of the United States. All the submitted suggestions were remarkably short, the shortest being a sentence of 31 words, and the longest being a title and two sentences of 11 ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 34,

Treaties

* April 29, 1817: Rush–Bagot Treaty signed between the U.S. and the United Kingdom * October 20, 1818: Treaty of 1818 between the U.S. and the United Kingdom established the northern boundary as the 49th parallel from the

Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods (french: Lac des Bois, oj, Pikwedina Sagainan) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake of the Woods is over long and wide, containing more than 14,55 ...

to the Rocky Mountains, also creating the Northwest Angle. * February 22, 1819: Adams-Onís Treaty: Spain ceded Florida to the United States

States admitted and territories created

* December 10, 1817: Mississippi admitted as the 20th state * December 3, 1818: Illinois admitted as the 21st state * March 2, 1819: Arkansas Territory was created, ; it was formerly part of the Missouri Territory

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the " Changes in membership" section.

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Mississippi and Illinois.

House of Representatives

During this congress, one House seat was added for each of the new states of Mississippi and Illinois.

Leadership

Senate

* President: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) *

President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

: ** John Gaillard (DR), elected March 4, 1817 ** James Barbour (DR), elected February 15, 1819

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

(DR)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1820; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1818.

Connecticut

: 1. Samuel W. Dana (F) : 3. David Daggett (F)

Delaware

: 1. Outerbridge Horsey (F) : 2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F)

Georgia

: 2. George Troup (DR), until September 23, 1818 :: John Forsyth (DR), November 23, 1818 – February 17, 1819 : 3. Charles Tait (DR)

Illinois

: 2.

Jesse B. Thomas Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777May 2, 1853) was an American lawyer, judge and politician who served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as president of the Constitutional Convention which led to Illinois be ...

(DR), from December 3, 1818 (newly admitted state) : 3. Ninian Edwards (DR), from December 3, 1818 (newly admitted state)

Indiana

: 1. James Noble (DR) : 3. Waller Taylor (DR)

Kentucky

: 2. John J. Crittenden (DR), until March 3, 1819 : 3.

(DR)

Louisiana

: 2.

William C. C. Claiborne William Charles Cole Claiborne ( 1773–1775 – November 23, 1817) was an American politician, best known as the first non-colonial governor of Louisiana. He also has the distinction of possibly being the youngest member of the United State ...

(DR), died November 23, 1817 :: Henry Johnson (DR), from January 12, 1818 : 3. Eligius Fromentin (DR)

Maryland

: 1. Alexander C. Hanson (F) : 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (F)

Massachusetts

: 1. Eli P. Ashmun (F), until May 10, 1818 ::

(F), from June 5, 1818 : 2. Harrison Gray Otis (F)

Mississippi

: 1. Walter Leake (DR), from December 10, 1817 (newly admitted state) : 2. Thomas H. Williams (DR), from December 10, 1817 (newly admitted state)

New Hampshire

: 2.

David L. Morril David Lawrence Morril (June 10, 1772January 28, 1849) was an American politician, attorney, physician and minister. He served as a U.S. Senator for New Hampshire from 1817 to 1823, and was the tenth governor of New Hampshire, serving from 1824 un ...

(DR) : 3. Jeremiah Mason (F), until June 16, 1817 :: Clement Storer (DR), from June 27, 1817

New Jersey

: 1. James J. Wilson (DR) : 2. Mahlon Dickerson (DR)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

: 1. Nathan Sanford (DR) : 3.

Rufus King Rufus King (March 24, 1755April 29, 1827) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the Unit ...

(F)

North Carolina

: 2.

(DR) : 3. Nathaniel Macon (DR)

Tennessee

: 1. George W. Campbell (DR), until April 20, 1818 :: John Eaton (DR), from September 5, 1818 : 2.

(DR)

Vermont

: 1. Isaac Tichenor (F) : 3. Dudley Chase (DR), until November 3, 1817 :: James Fisk (DR), November 4, 1817 – January 8, 1818 ::

William A. Palmer William Adams Palmer (September 12, 1781December 3, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician. A prominent of the Anti-Masonic Party in the 1830s, he was most notable for his service as a US Senator from Vermont (1818–1825) and the 13th gover ...

(DR), from October 20, 1818

Virginia

: 1. James Barbour (DR) : 2.

John W. Eppes John Wayles Eppes (April 1772September 13, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1811 and again from 1813 to 1815. He also served in the U.S. Senate (1817–1819). H ...

(DR)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a

general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...

. : . Uriel Holmes (F), until 1818 ::

Sylvester Gilbert Sylvester Gilbert (October 20, 1755 – January 2, 1846) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Hebron, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1775. Later, he studied la ...

(DR), from November 16, 1818 : . Ebenezer Huntington (F) : . Jonathan O. Moseley (F) : .

Timothy Pitkin Timothy Pitkin (January 21, 1766 in Farmington, Connecticut – December 18, 1847 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American lawyer, politician, and historian. He graduated from Yale in 1785, taught in the academy at Plainfield, Connec ...

(F) : . Samuel B. Sherwood (F) : .

Nathaniel Terry Nathaniel Terry Jr. (January 30, 1768 – June 14, 1844) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the at-large congressional district of Connecticut from ...

(F) : . Thomas S. Williams (F)

Delaware

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

. : .

Willard Hall Willard Hall (December 24, 1780 – May 10, 1875), was a Delaware attorney and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware Senate, as a United States represent ...

(DR) : . Louis McLane (F)

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . Joel Abbot (DR) : .

(DR) : . Zadock Cook (DR) : . Joel Crawford (DR) : . John Forsyth (DR), until November 23, 1818 ::

Robert R. Reid Robert Raymond Reid (September 8, 1789 – July 1, 1841) was the fourth territorial governor of Florida. Earlier in his career he was a Representative from Georgia and held several judicial positions. Robert Reid was born in Prince William Pari ...

(DR), from February 18, 1819 : . William Terrell (DR)

Illinois

: . John McLean (DR), from December 3, 1818 (newly admitted state)

Indiana

: . William Hendricks (DR)

Kentucky

: . David Trimble (DR) : .

(DR) : .

Richard M. Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren ...

(DR) : .

(DR) : . David Walker (DR) : . George Robertson (DR) : .

Richard C. Anderson Jr. Richard Clough Anderson Jr. (August 4, 1788 – July 24, 1826) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Jefferson County, Kentucky. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. He is the son of ...

(DR) : .

Tunstal Quarles Tunstall Quarles ( – January 7, 1855) was a United States lawyer and politician, as well as one of the pioneer settlers of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County. Quarles was born in King William County, Virginia. He moved to Kentucky in 178 ...

(DR) : . Thomas Speed (DR)

Louisiana

: .

Thomas B. Robertson Thomas Bolling Robertson (February 27, 1779 – October 5, 1828) was an Attorney General of the Orleans Territory, Secretary of the Louisiana Territory, a United States representative from Louisiana, the 3rd Governor of Louisiana, Attorney Gener ...

(DR), until April 20, 1818 :: Thomas Butler (DR), from November 16, 1818

Maryland

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Philip Stuart (F) : . John C. Herbert (F) : . George Peter (F) : . Samuel Ringgold (DR) : . Peter Little (DR) : .

Samuel Smith Samuel Smith may refer to: In politics *Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician) (1646–1735), early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut and deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut in 1691 *Samuel Smith (1754–1834), British Member ...

(DR) : . Philip Reed (DR) : .

Thomas Culbreth Thomas Culbreth (April 13, 1786 – April 16, 1843) was an American politician. Born in Kent County, Delaware, eight miles northeast of Greensboro, Maryland, Cubreth attended the public schools and studied under private tutors. He moved to D ...

(DR) : . Thomas Bayly (F)

Massachusetts

: . Jonathan Mason (F) : . Nathaniel Silsbee (DR) : .

(F) : . Timothy Fuller (DR) : . Elijah H. Mills (F) : .

Samuel C. Allen Samuel Clesson Allen (January 5, 1772 – February 8, 1842) was a U.S. politician from Massachusetts during the first third of the 19th century. He began his career as a member of the Federalist Party, but later became a staunch supporter of ...

(F) : . Henry Shaw (DR) : . Zabdiel Sampson (DR) : .

(DR) : .

(DR) : . Benjamin Adams (F) : .

(F) : . Nathaniel Ruggles (F) : . John Holmes (DR) : . Ezekiel Whitman (F) : .

(F) : .

(F) : . Thomas Rice (F) : . Joshua Gage (DR) : .

Albion K. Parris Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788 – February 11, 1857) was the 5th Governor of Maine, a United States representative from the District of Maine, Massachusetts, a United States senator from Maine, a United States district judge of the Unite ...

(DR), until February 3, 1818 :: Enoch Lincoln (DR), from November 4, 1818

Mississippi

: . George Poindexter (DR), from December 10, 1817

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : .

Josiah Butler Josiah Butler (December 4, 1779 – October 27, 1854) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Pelham, New Hampshire, Pelham, New Hampshire, Butl ...

(DR) : . Clifton Clagett (DR) : .

Salma Hale Salma Hale (March 7, 1787 – November 19, 1866) was an American politician, author, editor, and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Hale was born in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He became apprentice as a ...

(DR) : .

Arthur Livermore Arthur Livermore (July 29, 1766 – July 1, 1853) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life and education Born in Londonderry in the Province of New Hampshire, Livermore ...

(DR) : . John F. Parrott (DR) : . Nathaniel Upham (DR)

New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . Ephraim Bateman (DR) : . Benjamin Bennet (DR) : . Joseph Bloomfield (DR) : .

Charles Kinsey Charles Kinsey (1773June 25, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1820 to 1821. Early life and career Kinsey was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1773. He attended the common schools, and in early life engaged in the manufacture ...

(DR) : . John Linn (DR) : . Henry Southard (DR)

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives. : .

Tredwell Scudder Tredwell Scudder (January 1, 1778 – October 31, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (stat ...

(DR) : .

George Townsend George Townsend may refer to: * George Townsend (politician) (1769–1844), U.S. Representative from New York * George Fyler Townsend (1814–1900), translator of the standard English edition of ''Aesop's Fables'' * George Townsend (cricketer) (181 ...

(DR) : . William Irving (DR) : .

Peter H. Wendover Peter Hercules Wendover (August 1, 1768 – September 24, 1834) was a United States Representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City, Wendover received a liberal schooling and held several local offices. He was a member of the ...

(DR) : .

Caleb Tompkins Caleb Tompkins (December 22, 1759 – January 1, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from New York, and the brother of Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins. Early life Caleb Tompkins was born on the Fox Meadows estate near Scarsdale in the Provi ...

(DR) : .

James Tallmadge Jr. James Tallmadge Jr. (January 28, 1778 – September 29, 1853) was a United States lawyer, and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York's 4th congressional district. Early life James Tallmadge Jr. was born on Janu ...

(DR), from December 1, 1817 : . Philip J. Schuyler (F) : .

James W. Wilkin James Whitney Wilkin (March 19, 1762 in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York, Wallkill, then Orange County, New York, Orange County, now Ulster County, New York – February 23, 1845 in Goshen (village), New York, Goshen, Orange Co., NY) was an Amer ...

(DR) : .

Josiah Hasbrouck Josiah Hasbrouck (March 5, 1755 – March 19, 1821) was a United States representative from New York. Born in New Paltz, he completed preparatory studies and conducted a general merchandising business. He was a second lieutenant in the Third Regi ...

(DR) : . Dorrance Kirtland (DR) : .

Rensselaer Westerlo Rensselaer Westerlo (May 6, 1776April 18, 1851) was a United States representative from New York and a member of the Livingston family. Early life Rensselaer Westerlo was born on May 6, 1776 at the Van Rensselaer Manor House in Albany in the P ...

(F) : . John P. Cushman (F) : . John W. Taylor (DR) : . John Palmer (DR) : . John Savage (DR) : . Thomas Lawyer (DR) : .

John Herkimer John Herkimer (1773 Tryon County, New York – June 8, 1848 Danube, Herkimer County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Herkimer was the son of George Herkimer (brother of Gen. Nicholas Herkimer and Johan Jost Her ...

(DR) : . John R. Drake (DR) : .

Isaac Williams Jr. Isaac Williams Jr. (April 5, 1777 in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut – November 9, 1860 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life He received a limited schooling, and in 1793 moved with hi ...

(DR) : . Henry R. Storrs (F) : . Thomas H. Hubbard (DR) : . David A. Ogden (F) : . James Porter (DR) : .

Oliver C. Comstock Oliver Cromwell Comstock (March 1, 1780 – January 11, 1860) was a United States representative from NYCongDel, New York. Biography He was born on March 1, 1780, in Warwick, Rhode Island, he moved with his parents to Schenectady, New York, ...

(DR) : .

Daniel Cruger Daniel Cruger (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843) was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from New York. Early and family life Daniel Cruger was born in Sunbury, Northumberland C ...

(DR) : . Benjamin Ellicott (DR) : .

John C. Spencer John Canfield Spencer (January 8, 1788May 17, 1855) was an American lawyer, politician, judge and United States Cabinet secretary in the administration of President John Tyler. Early life John Canfield Spencer was born on January 8, 1788, in H ...

(DR)

North Carolina

: .

(DR) : . Joseph H. Bryan (DR) : .

(DR) : . Jesse Slocumb (F) : . James Owen (DR) : .

Weldon N. Edwards Weldon Nathaniel Edwards (January 25, 1788 – December 18, 1873) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1816 – 1827). Early life Edwards was born in 1788 in Gaston, North Carolina. He has attended Warrenton Academy where he st ...

(DR) : .

(F), from January 5, 1818 : .

James S. Smith James Strudwick Smith (September 8, 1787December 7, 1852) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Hillsboro, North Carolina, September 8, 1787; attended a private school near Hillsboro and Hillsboro Academy; was graduat ...

(DR) : . Thomas Settle (DR) : .

(DR), until December 31, 1818 :: Charles Fisher (DR), from February 11, 1819 : . Daniel M. Forney (DR), until 1818 :: William Davidson (F), from December 2, 1818 : . Felix Walker (DR) : . Lewis Williams (DR)

Ohio

: . William Henry Harrison (DR) : . John W. Campbell (DR) : . Levi Barber (DR) : . Samuel Herrick (DR) : . Philemon Beecher (F) : . Peter Hitchcock (DR)

Pennsylvania

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives. : .

William Anderson William Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings * William Anderson (theatre) (1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), ...

(DR) : .

Joseph Hopkinson Joseph Hopkinson (November 12, 1770January 15, 1842) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Bor ...

(F) : . John Sergeant (F) : .

Adam Seybert Adam Seybert (May 16, 1773 – May 2, 1825) represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from October 10, 1809, to March 3, 1815. Adam Seybert was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed the medical course at the Univer ...

(DR) : . Isaac Darlington (F) : .

Levi Pawling Levi Pawling (July 25, 1773 – September 7, 1845) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1817 to 1819. Levi Pawling was born in ...

(F) : . James M. Wallace (DR) : .

John Whiteside John Whiteside (1773 – July 28, 1830) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Whiteside was born near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Chestnut Level Academy. He employed on his fat ...

(DR) : . Jacob Spangler (DR), until April 20, 1818 :: Jacob Hostetter (DR), from November 16, 1818 : . Andrew Boden (DR) : . William Maclay (DR) : . Samuel D. Ingham (DR), until July 6, 1818 :: Samuel Moore (DR), from October 13, 1818 : . John Ross (DR), until February 24, 1818 :: Thomas J. Rogers (DR), from March 3, 1818 : . Joseph Hiester (DR) : .

Alexander Ogle Alexander Ogle (August 10, 1766 – October 14, 1832) was an American politician who served as a Jackson Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1817 to 1819. Early life Ogle was born ...

(DR) : . William P. Maclay (DR) : . John Murray (DR), from October 14, 1817 : . William Wilson (DR) : . David Marchand (DR) : . Thomas Patterson (DR) : . Christian Tarr (DR) : . Henry Baldwin (DR) : . Robert Moore (DR)

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . John L. Boss Jr. (F) : . James B. Mason (F)

South Carolina

: .

(DR) : . William Lowndes (DR) : . James Ervin (DR) : .

(DR) : .

John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...

(DR), until November 3, 1817 ::

(DR), from January 24, 1818 : . Elias Earle (DR) : . Wilson Nesbitt (DR) : .

Stephen D. Miller Stephen Decatur Miller (May 8, 1787March 8, 1838) was an American politician, who served as the List of Governors of South Carolina, 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a United States House of Repre ...

(DR)

Tennessee

: . John Rhea (DR) : . William G. Blount (DR) : .

(DR) : . Samuel Hogg (DR) : . Thomas Claiborne (DR) : . George W. L. Marr (DR)

Vermont

All representatives were elected statewide on a

. : . Heman Allen (DR), until April 20, 1818; vacant thereafter : . Samuel C. Crafts (DR) : . William Hunter (DR) : .

Orsamus C. Merrill Orsamus Cook Merrill (June 18, 1775April 12, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Early life Merrill was born in Farmington in the Connecticut Colony to James and Jerusha Seymour Merrill. He completed his preparatory studies in Farmin ...

(DR) : . Charles Rich (DR) : . Mark Richards (DR)

Virginia

: .

James Pindall James Pindall (November 22, 1825) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Pindall attended the common schools. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1803 and practiced in ...

(F) : . Edward Colston (F) : .

Henry St. George Tucker Henry St. George Tucker may refer to: * Henry St George Tucker (financier) (1771–1851), Bermudian financier and official of the East India Company * Henry St. George Tucker Sr. (1780–1848), U.S. representative from Virginia * Henry St. George ...

(DR) : . William McCoy (DR) : . John Floyd (DR) : .

Alexander Smyth Alexander Smyth (1765April 17, 1830) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. Smyth served in the Virginia Senate, Virginia House of Delegates, United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812 ...

(DR) : .

Ballard Smith Ballard Smith was a soldier and congressman from Virginia. Biography Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia. In the Revolutionary War, he rose to the now-defunct rank of captain lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Regiment of the Continental ...

(DR) : .

Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer (June 16, 1778 – May 4, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Virginia General Assembly. ...

(F) : . William Lee Ball (DR) : .

George F. Strother George French Strother (1783November 28, 1840) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and slaveowner in Virginia and Missouri. Early life and education Born in Stevensburg, Virginia, to prominent Culpeper County attorney French Stroth ...

(DR) : .

Philip P. Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both ...

(DR) : . Robert S. Garnett (DR) : .

Burwell Bassett Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18, 1764 – February 26, 1841) was an American planter and politician from New Kent County and for two decades from Williamsburg in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like his father, he served in both chambers of the ...

(DR) : .

William A. Burwell William Armisted Burwell (March 15, 1780 – February 16, 1821) was a nineteenth-century Virginia politician and planter who served as presidential secretary and as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives and ...

(DR) : .

William J. Lewis William J. Lewis (July 4, 1766 – November 1, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Lewis was the son of Major William Lynn Lewis (1724-1811) and Anne Margaret Montgomery (1737-1808). His grandfather w ...

(DR) : .

Archibald Austin Archibald Austin (August 11, 1772 – October 16, 1837) was a 19th-century slave owner, politician and lawyer from Virginia who served as a member of the 15th United States Congress. Biography Born near Buckingham Courthouse, Austin studied l ...

(DR) : . James Pleasants (DR) : .

Thomas M. Nelson Thomas Maduit Nelson (September 27, 1782 – November 10, 1853) was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States. Biography Born in Oak Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the ...

(DR) : . Peterson Goodwyn (DR), until February 21, 1818 :: John Pegram (DR), from April 21, 1818 : .

James Johnson James Johnson may refer to: Artists, actors, authors, and musicians *James Austin Johnson (born 1989), American comedian & actor, ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member * James B. Johnson (born 1944), author of science nonfiction novels *James P. Joh ...

(DR) : .

Thomas Newton Jr. Thomas Newton Jr. (November 21, 1768August 5, 1847) was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Biography Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the U ...

(DR) : .

Hugh Nelson Hugh Nelson may refer to: *Hugh Nelson (Australian politician) (1833–1906), Premier of Queensland, Australia * Hugh Nelson (American politician) (1768–1836), U.S. Representative from Virginia *Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician) (1830–1893), Can ...

(DR) : . John Tyler (DR)

Non-voting members

: . John Crowell, from January 29, 1818 : . Nathaniel Pope, until November 30, 1818, vacant thereafter : . Vacant until statehood December 10, 1817 : .

John Scott John Scott may refer to: Academics * John Scott (1639–1695), English clergyman and devotional writer * John Witherspoon Scott (1800–1892), American minister, college president, and father of First Lady Caroline Harrison * John Work Scott (180 ...

, from August 4, 1817

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

, - , New Hampshire
(3) , , Jeremiah Mason (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 16, 1817 , , Clement Storer (DR) , Seated June 27, 1817 , - , Vermont
(3) , , Dudley Chase (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 3, 1817, to become Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court , , James Fisk (DR) , Seated November 4, 1817 , - , Louisiana
(2) , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 23, 1817 , , Henry Johnson (DR) , Seated January 12, 1818 , - , Mississippi
(1) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817 , , Walter Leake (DR) , rowspan=2 , Installed December 10, 1817 , - , Mississippi
(2) , , Thomas H. Williams (DR) , - , Vermont
(3) , , James Fisk (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 8, 1818, to become Vermont Collector of Customs.
Winner elected October 20, 1818. , ,

(DR) , Seated October 20, 1818 , - , Tennessee
(1) , , George W. Campbell (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 20, 1818, to become Ambassador to Russia , , John Eaton (DR) , Seated September 5, 1818 , - , Massachusetts
(1) , , Eli P. Ashmun (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 10, 1818.
Winner elected June 5, 1818. , ,

(F) , Seated June 5, 1818 , - , Georgia
(2) , , George Troup (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 23, 1818, to run for

Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legisl ...

.
Winner elected September 23, 1818. , , John Forsyth (DR) , Seated November 23, 1818 , - , Illinois
(2) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818. , ,

(DR) , rowspan=2 , Installed December 3, 1818 , - , Illinois
(3) , , Ninian Edwards (DR) , - , Georgia
(2) , , John Forsyth (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned February 17, 1819, to become

U.S. Minister to Spain The incumbent ambassador is Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, she was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on January 7, 2022 and presented her credentials on February 2, 2022. This is a list of United States ambassadors to Spain from 1779 to the ...

.
Winner was elected in the next Congress. , colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Not filled until next Congress , - , Kentucky
(2) , , John J. Crittenden (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned March 3, 1819, to return to private practice.
Winner was elected in the next Congress.

House of Representatives

, - , nowrap , , Vacant , Member-elect Henry B. Lee died before this Congress began , ,

(DR) , Seated June 6, 1817 , - , , Vacant , Seat remained vacant from March 4, 1817, to August 4, 1817 ,

, Seated August 4, 1817 , - , , Vacant , Member-elect David Scott resigned before this Congress began , , John Murray (DR) , Seated October 14, 1817 , - , , Vacant , Member-elect Alexander McMillan died before this Congress began , ,

(F) , Seated January 5, 1818 , - , , ,

(DR) , Resigned November 3, 1817, after being appointed United States Secretary of War , ,

(DR) , Seated January 24, 1818 , - , , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Seat remained vacant until Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817 , rowspan=2 , George Poindexter (DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 10, 1817 , - , , - , , , Uriel Holmes (F) , Resigned sometime in 1818 , ,

(DR) , Seated November 16, 1818 , - , , , Daniel Forney (DR) , Resigned sometime in 1818 , , William Davidson (F) , Seated December 2, 1818 , - , , Vacant , The first delegate from this new territory was not seated until January 29, 1818. , John Crowell , Seated January 29, 1818 , - , , ,

(DR , Resigned February 3, 1818 , , Enoch Lincoln (DR) , Seated November 4, 1818 , - , , , Peterson Goodwyn (DR) , Died February 21, 1818 , , John Pegram (DR) , Seated April 21, 1818 , - , , , John Ross (DR) , Resigned February 24, 1818, to become President Judge of Pennsylvania's 7th Judicial Circuit , , Thomas J. Rogers (DR) , Seated March 3, 1818 , - , , ,

(DR) , Resigned April 20, 1818 , , Thomas Butler (DR) , Seated November 16, 1818 , - , , , Jacob Spangler (DR) , Resigned April 20, 1818 , , Jacob Hostetter (DR) , Seated November 16, 1818 , - , , , Samuel D. Ingham (DR) , Resigned July 6, 1818 , , Samuel Moore (DR) , Seated October 13, 1818 , - , , , John Forsyth (DR) , Resigned November 23, 1818, after being elected to the U.S. Senate , ,

(DR) , Seated February 18, 1819 , - , , rowspan=2 , Nathaniel Pope , rowspan=2 , Pope's term ended November 30, 1818, and the seat remained vacant until Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818 , rowspan=2 , John McLean (DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 3, 1818 , - , , - , , ,

(DR) , Died December 31, 1818 , , Charles Fisher (DR) , Seated February 11, 1819 , - , , , Heman Allen (DR) , resigned April 20, 1818 , Vacant

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Abner Lacock) *

Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...

(Chairman: Jonathan Roberts then Robert Henry Goldsborough) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Nathan Sanford) * District of Columbia (Chairman: Robert Henry Goldsborough) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: John J. Crittenden) *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

(Chairman: George W. Campbell then John Wayles Eppes) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: James Barbour then Nathaniel Macon) * Indian Title to Certain Lands (Select) * Judiciary (Chairman: John J. Crittenden then James Burrill Jr.) * Military Affairs (Chairman: George M. Troup then

) * Militia (Chairman: Clement Storer then Benjamin Ruggles) * Mississippi's Admission to the Union (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles Tait then Nathan Sanford) *

Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...

(Chairman: James Noble then Abner Lacock) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James J. Wilson then

) * Public Lands (Chairman: Jeremiah Morrow) * Seminole War (Select) * Slave Trade (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Peter Little) * Alabama's Admission to the Union (Select) * Arkansas Territory (Select) * Bank of the United States (Select) *

(Chairman: Lewis Williams) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman:

) * District of Columbia (Chairman: John C. Herbert) * Elections (Chairman: John W. Taylor) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: James Pleasants) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John Forsyth) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William Lowndes) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Henry S. Tucker) * Judiciary (Chairman:

) * Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: John Rhea) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Samuel Herrick then George Robertson) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham then

) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:

) * Public Lands (Chairman:

then George Poindexter) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: John Savage then John W. Taylor) * Rules (Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Ways and Means (Chairman: William Lowndes then

) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills * The Library (Chairman: N/A)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol:

Benjamin H. Latrobe Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in the new United States, draw ...

, resigned November 20, 1817 ** Charles Bulfinch, appointed January 8, 1818 *

Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...

George Watterston George Watterston (October 23, 1783 – February 4, 1854) was the third Librarian of the United States Congress from 1815 to 1829. Early life and education Watterston, the son of a builder from Jedburgh, Scotland, was born on board a ship in N ...

Senate

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...

: Sereno Edwards Dwight, Congregationalist, until December 9, 1817 ** William D. Hawley,

Episcopalian Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the l ...

, elected December 9, 1817 **

John Clark John Clark may refer to: Entertainment *John Clark or Signor Brocolini (1841–1906), Irish-born American operatic singer and actor * John Clark (actor) (born 1932), English actor and theatre director *John Clark (American actor) (1933–2011), ...

, Presbyterian, elected November 19, 1818 * Secretary: Charles Cutts * Sergeant at Arms:

Mountjoy Bayly Mountjoy may refer to: Places * Brockagh (also known as Mountjoy), a hamlet in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland * Mountjoy, Ontario, a neighbourhood in Timmins, Ontario, Canada * Mountjoy Castle, a castle in Magheralamfield, County Tyrone, Norther ...

House of Representatives

: Burgiss Allison ( Baptist) * Clerk: Thomas Dougherty * Doorkeeper:

Thomas Claxton Thomas Claxton (about 1790 - 17 October 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Biography Claxton was born around 1790 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, also Thomas Claxton, was the Doorkeeper of the United States ...

* Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn

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