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The 15th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. 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 James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...
's
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. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a
Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
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 The Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves, also known as the London Convention, Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Convention of 1818, or simply the Treaty of 1818, is an international treaty signed in 1818 betw ...
, both of which pertained to the United States-Canada border, and both of which were overwhelmingly popular in the United States. President
James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...
and Secretary of State
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States ...
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 Secreta ...
, British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, British foreign secretary
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh ( ) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was an Anglo-Irish politician ...
and Britain's minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinaire to the United States
Charles Bagot Sir Charles Bagot GCB (23 September 1781 – 19 May 1843) was a British politician, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as ambassador to the United States, Russia, and the Netherlands. He served as the second Governor General of ...
. 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 Quasi-War (french: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States. The ability of Congress ...
. The letter was signed in December 1818 by Joel Abbot, Thomas W. Cobb,
Zadock Cook Zadock Cook (February 18, 1769 – August 3, 1863) was a United States representative from Georgia. Biography He was born in Virginia and moved to Hancock County, Georgia in early life. He was one of the first white settlers in Clarke County, ...
, 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,
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. ...
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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 ...
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Elias Earle Elias Earle (June 19, 1762May 19, 1823) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787. H ...
, 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,
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
,
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, Thomas H. Hall, 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 ...
, James Strudwick Smith, Thomas Settle, George Mumford, Daniel Munroe Forney, Felix Walker,
Lewis Williams Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
, John J. Crittenden, Isham Talbot,
David Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, (15 October 1944 – 25 July 2022) was a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2005. He wa ...
,
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seven ...
, 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, whe ...
, Anthony New, David Walker, George Robertson, Richard Clough Anderson Jr.,
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 1786 wi ...
, Thomas Speed, William Hendricks, James Noble, Waller Taylor,
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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 w ...
, John Rhea,
William Grainger Blount William Grainger Blount (1784 – May 21, 1827) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He is the son of Southwest Territory governor William Blo ...
, Francis Jones, Samuel E. Hogg, Thomas Claiborne, George W.L. Marr,
George Poindexter George Poindexter (April 19, 1779 − September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly ad ...
,
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, a ...
, Harrison Gray Otis, Enoch Lincoln, Jonathan Mason,
Nathaniel Silsbee Nathaniel Silsbee (January 14, 1773July 14, 1850) was a ship master, merchant and American politician from Salem, Massachusetts. Early career Silsbee was the eldest child of Capt. Nathaniel and Sarah (Becket) Silsbee. At the age of fourteen, ...
,
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 ...
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Timothy Fuller Timothy Fuller (July 11, 1778 – October 1, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Life and work Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, also named Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Massachusetts, ...
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Elijah H. Mills Elijah Hunt Mills (December 1, 1776May 5, 1829) was an American politician from Massachusetts. Early life Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studie ...
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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 Zabdiel Sampson (August 22, 1781 – July 19, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life Sampson was born in Plympton, Massachusetts on August 22, 1781. He was the eldest of nine children born to George Sampson (1755–1826) ...
, Walter Folger Jr.,
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 Willia ...
, 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 admitte ...
, Nathaniel Ruggles, John Holmes,
Ezekiel Whitman Ezekiel Whitman (March 9, 1776 – August 1, 1866) was a Representative from Maine, both when it was the District of Maine within Massachusetts and after it became an independent state. He was born in East Bridgewater in the Province of Massach ...
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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, Thomas Rice,
Joshua Gage Joshua Gage (August 7, 1763 – January 24, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Harwich, Massachusetts, Gage completed preparatory studies. In 1795, he moved to Augusta (then a part of Massachusetts' District of Mai ...
and Albion Parris, 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 Branch Jr. (November 4, 1782January 4, 1863) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida. ...
, 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:
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became
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* July 4, 1817: Construction on the
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began * November 20, 1817: The first
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began in Florida * January 2, 1819: The
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, the first major
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in the United States, began. * February 2, 1819: ''
Dartmouth College v. Woodward ''Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward'', 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 518 (1819), was a landmark decision in United States corporate law from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the Contracts Clause of the United State ...
'': Supreme Court allowed Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution.


Major legislation

* April 4, 1818: Flag Act of 1818, Sess. 1, ch. 34,


Treaties

* April 29, 1817: Rush–Bagot Treaty signed between the U.S. and the United Kingdom * October 20, 1818:
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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 14,5 ...
to the
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, also creating the
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. * February 22, 1819: Adams-Onís Treaty: Spain ceded Florida to the United States


States admitted and territories created

* December 10, 1817:
Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
admitted as the 20th state * December 3, 1818:
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...
admitted as the 21st state * March 2, 1819:
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was created, ; it was formerly part of the
Missouri Territory The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812, until August 10, 1821. In 1819, the Territory of Arkansas was created from a portion of its southern area. In 1821, a southea ...


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 "
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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

*
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Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fifth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins ...
(DR) *
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: ** John Gaillard (DR), elected March 4, 1817 **
James Barbour James Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American slave owner, lawyer, politician and planter. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly, and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ...
(DR), elected February 15, 1819


House of Representatives

*
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Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seven ...
(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 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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

: 1.
Samuel W. Dana Samuel Whittlesey Dana (February 13, 1760July 21, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician from Middletown, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Biography Born in Wallingford i ...
(F) : 3.
David Daggett David Daggett (December 31, 1764 – April 12, 1851) was a U.S. senator, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, Judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, and a founder of the Yale Law School. He helped block plans for the first college for Afri ...
(F)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

: 1.
Outerbridge Horsey Outerbridge Horsey III (March 5, 1777 – June 9, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware (18 ...
(F) : 2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

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


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

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


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

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


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

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


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: 1. Eli P. Ashmun (F), until May 10, 1818 ::
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, a ...
(F), from June 5, 1818 : 2. Harrison Gray Otis (F)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 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 New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

: 1. James J. Wilson (DR) : 2.
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(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 Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician. Early life Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farme ...
(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 Uni ...
(F)


North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

: 2. Montfort Stokes (DR) : 3.
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
(DR)


Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) : 3. Jeremiah Morrow (DR)


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1. Jonathan Roberts (DR) : 3.
Abner Lacock Abner Lacock (July 9, 1770April 12, 1837) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and politician from Rochester, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. ...
(DR)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

: 1. William Hunter (F) : 2. James Burrill Jr. (F)


South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. William Smith (DR) : 3. John Gaillard (DR)


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

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


Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

: 1.
Isaac Tichenor Isaac Tichenor (February 8, 1754December 11, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the third and fifth governor of Vermont and United States Senator from Vermont. Biography Tichenor was born in Newark in the Province of ...
(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 ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

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James Barbour James Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American slave owner, lawyer, politician and planter. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly, and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ...
(DR) : 2. John W. Eppes (DR)


House of Representatives

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


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 (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

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 (DR), from November 16, 1818 : . Ebenezer Huntington (F) : .
Jonathan O. Moseley Jonathan Ogden Moseley (April 9, 1762 – September 9, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. He was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, the only child of Thomas Moseley, a physician, and Phebe Ogden. He gradu ...
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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, Connectic ...
(F) : . Samuel B. Sherwood (F) : . Nathaniel Terry (F) : . Thomas S. Williams (F)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

Both 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 ...
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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 ...
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Louis McLane Louis McLane (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later th ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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 ...
. : . Joel Abbot (DR) : . Thomas W. Cobb (DR) : .
Zadock Cook Zadock Cook (February 18, 1769 – August 3, 1863) was a United States representative from Georgia. Biography He was born in Virginia and moved to Hancock County, Georgia in early life. He was one of the first white settlers in Clarke County, ...
(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 Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

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John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...
(DR), from December 3, 1818 (newly admitted state)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

: . William Hendricks (DR)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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David Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, (15 October 1944 – 25 July 2022) was a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2005. He wa ...
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Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate, U.S. Senate and United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was the seven ...
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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, whe ...
(DR) : . Anthony New (DR) : . David Walker (DR) : . George Robertson (DR) : . Richard C. Anderson Jr. (DR) : . Tunstal Quarles (DR) : . Thomas Speed (DR)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

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


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

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 Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a ...
(DR) : . Samuel Smith (DR) : . Philip Reed (DR) : . Thomas Culbreth (DR) : . Thomas Bayly (F)


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Nathaniel Silsbee Nathaniel Silsbee (January 14, 1773July 14, 1850) was a ship master, merchant and American politician from Salem, Massachusetts. Early career Silsbee was the eldest child of Capt. Nathaniel and Sarah (Becket) Silsbee. At the age of fourteen, ...
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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 ...
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Timothy Fuller Timothy Fuller (July 11, 1778 – October 1, 1835) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Life and work Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, also named Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Massachusetts, ...
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Elijah H. Mills Elijah Hunt Mills (December 1, 1776May 5, 1829) was an American politician from Massachusetts. Early life Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studie ...
(F) : . Samuel C. Allen (F) : . Henry Shaw (DR) : .
Zabdiel Sampson Zabdiel Sampson (August 22, 1781 – July 19, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life Sampson was born in Plympton, Massachusetts on August 22, 1781. He was the eldest of nine children born to George Sampson (1755–1826) ...
(DR) : . Walter Folger Jr. (DR) : .
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 Willia ...
(DR) : . Benjamin Adams (F) : .
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 admitte ...
(F) : . Nathaniel Ruggles (F) : . John Holmes (DR) : .
Ezekiel Whitman Ezekiel Whitman (March 9, 1776 – August 1, 1866) was a Representative from Maine, both when it was the District of Maine within Massachusetts and after it became an independent state. He was born in East Bridgewater in the Province of Massach ...
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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 ...
(F) : . John Wilson (F) : . Thomas Rice (F) : .
Joshua Gage Joshua Gage (August 7, 1763 – January 24, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Harwich, Massachusetts, Gage completed preparatory studies. In 1795, he moved to Augusta (then a part of Massachusetts' District of Mai ...
(DR) : . Albion K. Parris (DR), until February 3, 1818 :: Enoch Lincoln (DR), from November 4, 1818


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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George Poindexter George Poindexter (April 19, 1779 − September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly ad ...
(DR), from December 10, 1817


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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 ...
. : . Josiah Butler (DR) : . Clifton Clagett (DR) : . Salma Hale (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 New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

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 ...
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Ephraim Bateman Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780January 28, 1829) represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823. Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, an area within Lawrence Tow ...
(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 manufactur ...
(DR) : . John Linn (DR) : .
Henry Southard Henry Southard (October 7, 1747 – May 22, 1842) was a United States Representative from the state of New Jersey. Southard was born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He moved with his parents to Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 1755, where he at ...
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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 (DR) : . George Townsend (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 vo ...
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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 Provin ...
(DR) : . James Tallmadge Jr. (DR), from December 1, 1817 : . Philip J. Schuyler (F) : . James W. Wilkin (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 ...
(F) : . John P. Cushman (F) : . John W. Taylor (DR) : .
John Palmer John Palmer may refer to: People Politicians * John Palmer (fl. 1377–1394), English politician *Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (1735–1817), British politician * John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. congressman from New York * John Palmer (1842–190 ...
(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 ...
(DR) : . John R. Drake (DR) : . Isaac Williams Jr. (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 New York. Biography He was born on March 1, 1780, in Warwick, Rhode Island, he moved with his parents to Schenectady, New York, when he wa ...
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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 ...
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Benjamin Ellicott Benjamin Ellicott (April 17, 1765 – December 10, 1827) was a surveyor, a county judge and a member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of New York. Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1765, Benjamin Ellicott accom ...
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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 ...
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North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

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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 ...
(DR) : . Joseph H. Bryan (DR) : . Thomas H. Hall (DR) : . Jesse Slocumb (F) : . James Owen (DR) : .
Weldon N. Edwards Weldon Nathaniel Edwards (January 25, 1788 – December 18, 1873) was a United States House of Representatives, Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1816 – 1827). Early life Edwards was born in 1788 in Gaston, North Carolina. He ha ...
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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 ...
(F), from January 5, 1818 : . James S. Smith (DR) : . Thomas Settle (DR) : . George Mumford (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 Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
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Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

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William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
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John W. Campbell John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (later called ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'') from late 1937 until his death ...
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Levi Barber Levi Barber (October 16, 1777 – April 23, 1833) was a surveyor, court administrator, banker, and legislator who served two non-conservative terms in the United States House Of Representatives in the early 19th century. Early life and career ...
(DR) : . Samuel Herrick (DR) : . Philemon Beecher (F) : . Peter Hitchcock (DR)


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives. : . William Anderson (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 Un ...
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Isaac Darlington Isaac Darlington (December 13, 1781 – April 27, 1839) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography He was born near West Chester, Pennsylvania and attended Friends School at Birmingham, Pennsylvania. He stud ...
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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 (DR) : . Jacob Spangler (DR), until April 20, 1818 :: Jacob Hostetter (DR), from November 16, 1818 : .
Andrew Boden Andrew Boden was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1817 to 1821, representing the 5th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. Early l ...
(DR) : . William Maclay (DR) : .
Samuel D. Ingham Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, Pe ...
(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 Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823. He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty, and was a member of the Democratic-Republic ...
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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 David Marchand (December 10, 1776 – March 11, 1832) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. David Marchand (father of Albert Gallatin Marchand) was born near Irwin, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and practiced ...
(DR) : . Thomas Patterson (DR) : . Christian Tarr (DR) : . Henry Baldwin (DR) : . Robert Moore (DR)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

Both 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 ...
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John L. Boss Jr. John Linscom Boss Jr. (September 7, 1780 – August 1, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Biography Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Boss completed preparatory studies. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenc ...
(F) : . James B. Mason (F)


South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

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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 ...
(DR) : . William Lowndes (DR) : . James Ervin (DR) : . Joseph Bellinger (DR) : .
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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Elias Earle Elias Earle (June 19, 1762May 19, 1823) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787. H ...
(DR) : . Wilson Nesbitt (DR) : . Stephen D. Miller (DR)


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

: . John Rhea (DR) : . William G. Blount (DR) : . Francis Jones (DR) : . Samuel Hogg (DR) : . Thomas Claiborne (DR) : . George W. L. Marr (DR)


Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

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 ...
. : . Heman Allen (DR), until April 20, 1818; vacant thereafter : . Samuel C. Crafts (DR) : . William Hunter (DR) : . Orsamus C. Merrill (DR) : . Charles Rich (DR) : . Mark Richards (DR)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

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Edward Colston Edward Colston (2 November 1636 – 11 October 1721) was an English merchant, slave trader, philanthropist, and Tory Member of Parliament. Colston followed his father in the family business becoming a sea merchant, initially trading in wine, ...
(F) : . Henry St. George Tucker (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 ...
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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 A ...
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Charles F. Mercer Charles Fenton Mercer (June 16, 1778 – May 4, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Virginia General Assembly. Early and family life The ...
(F) : . William Lee Ball (DR) : . George F. Strother (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 bot ...
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Robert S. Garnett Robert Selden Garnett (December 16, 1819 – July 13, 1861) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army until the American Civil War, when he became a Confederate States Army brigadier general. He was the first general off ...
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Burwell Bassett Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18, 1764 – February 26, 1841) was an American planter and politician from New Kent County, Virginia, New Kent County and for two decades from Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), ...
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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 th ...
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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 (DR) : .
James Pleasants James Pleasants Jr. (October 24, 1769November 9, 1836) was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Biography Pleasants was born at "Cold Comfort," in Goo ...
(DR) : . Thomas M. Nelson (DR) : . Peterson Goodwyn (DR), until February 21, 1818 :: John Pegram (DR), from April 21, 1818 : . James Johnson (DR) : . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : . Hugh Nelson (DR) : .
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tick ...
(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, 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 New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

(3) , , Jeremiah Mason (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned June 16, 1817 , , Clement Storer (DR) , Seated June 27, 1817 , - ,
Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

(3) , , Dudley Chase (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 3, 1817, to become Chief Justice of the
Vermont Supreme Court The Vermont Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Vermont. Unlike most other states, the Vermont Supreme Court hears appeals directly from the trial courts, as Vermont has no intermediate appeals court. The Cou ...
, , James Fisk (DR) , Seated November 4, 1817 , - ,
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

(2) , , William C. C. Claiborne (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died November 23, 1817 , , Henry Johnson (DR) , Seated January 12, 1818 , - ,
Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

(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 Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

(2) , , Thomas H. Williams (DR) , - ,
Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...

(3) , , James Fisk (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 8, 1818, to become Vermont Collector of Customs.
Winner elected October 20, 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) , Seated October 20, 1818 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

(1) , , George W. Campbell (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned April 20, 1818, to become Ambassador to Russia , ,
John Eaton John Eaton may refer to: *John Eaton (divine) (born 1575), English divine * John Eaton (pirate) (fl. 1683–1686), English buccaneer *Sir John Craig Eaton (1876–1922), Canadian businessman *John Craig Eaton II (born 1937), Canadian businessman an ...
(DR) , Seated September 5, 1818 , - ,
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(1) , , Eli P. Ashmun (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 10, 1818.
Winner elected June 5, 1818. , ,
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, a ...
(F) , Seated June 5, 1818 , - ,
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(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 Legis ...
.
Winner elected September 23, 1818. , , John Forsyth (DR) , Seated November 23, 1818 , - ,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

(2) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818. , ,
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 ...
(DR) , rowspan=2 , Installed December 3, 1818 , - ,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

(3) , , Ninian Edwards (DR) , - ,
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(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 United States Vice President, Vice President Kamala Harris on January 7, 2022 and presented her credentials on February 2, 2022. This is a list of Ambassadors of the Uni ...
.
Winner was elected in the next Congress. , colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Not filled until next Congress , - ,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(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 , , James Tallmadge Jr. (DR) , Seated June 6, 1817 , - , , Vacant , Seat remained vacant from March 4, 1817, to August 4, 1817 , John Scott , 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 , ,
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 ...
(F) , Seated January 5, 1818 , - , , ,
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) , Resigned November 3, 1817, after being appointed
United States Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...
, ,
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 ...
(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 George Poindexter (April 19, 1779 − September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly ad ...
(DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 10, 1817 , - , , - , , , Uriel Holmes (F) , Resigned sometime in 1818 , , Sylvester Gilbert (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 , - , , , Albion K. Parris (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 , - , , , Thomas B. Robertson (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 Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, Pe ...
(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 , ,
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) , 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 John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...
(DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 3, 1818 , - , , - , , , George Mumford (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 Abner Lacock (July 9, 1770April 12, 1837) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and politician from Rochester, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. ...
) *
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 * A ri ...
(Chairman: Jonathan Roberts then Robert Henry Goldsborough) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman:
Nathan Sanford Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician. Early life Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farme ...
) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
(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 f ...
(Chairman: George W. Campbell then
John Wayles 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). ...
) *
Foreign Relations A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...
(Chairman:
James Barbour James Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American slave owner, lawyer, politician and planter. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly, and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates ...
then
Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...
) * Indian Title to Certain Lands (Select) *
Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(Chairman: John J. Crittenden then James Burrill Jr.) * Military Affairs (Chairman:
George M. Troup George McIntosh Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate before becoming the 32nd Gover ...
then
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 w ...
) *
Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
(Chairman: Clement Storer then Benjamin Ruggles) * Mississippi's Admission to the Union (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles Tait then
Nathan Sanford Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician. Early life Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farme ...
) *
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 Abner Lacock (July 9, 1770April 12, 1837) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and politician from Rochester, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James J. Wilson then Montfort Stokes) * Public Lands (Chairman: Jeremiah Morrow) *
Seminole War The Seminole Wars (also known as the Florida Wars) were three related military conflicts in Florida between the United States and the Seminole, citizens of a Native American nation which formed in the region during the early 1700s. Hostilities ...
(Select) *
Slave Trade Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...
(Select) * Whole


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:
Peter Little Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a ...
) * Alabama's Admission to the Union (Select) *
Arkansas Territory The Arkansas Territory was a territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1819, to June 15, 1836, when the final extent of Arkansas Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas. Arkansas Post was the first territo ...
(Select) * Bank of the United States (Select) *
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 * A ri ...
(Chairman:
Lewis Williams Lewis Williams (February 1, 1782 – February 23, 1842) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842. Born in Surry County, North Carolina (present-day Forsyth County), Williams attended the University of North Carolina ...
) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
(Chairman: John C. Herbert) *
Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
(Chairman: John W. Taylor) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:
James Pleasants James Pleasants Jr. (October 24, 1769November 9, 1836) was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Biography Pleasants was born at "Cold Comfort," in Goo ...
) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:
Samuel D. Ingham Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, Pe ...
) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John Forsyth) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William Lowndes) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Richard M. Johnson) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Henry S. Tucker) *
Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
(Chairman: Hugh Nelson) * 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 Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, Pe ...
then
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 ...
) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:
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, whe ...
) * Public Lands (Chairman: Thomas B. Robertson then
George Poindexter George Poindexter (April 19, 1779 − September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the newly ad ...
) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: John Savage then John W. Taylor) *
Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education * Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), a university in Cambodia Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pert ...
(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Ways and Means (Chairman: William Lowndes then Samuel Smith) * Whole


Joint committees

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


Employees


Legislative branch agency directors

*
Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is ...
:
Benjamin H. Latrobe Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was an Anglo-American Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in t ...
, resigned November 20, 1817 **
Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 15, 1844) was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first American-born professional architect to practice.Baltzell, Edward Digby. ''Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia''. Tran ...
, 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


Senate

*
Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...
: 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 ...
, elected December 9, 1817 ** John Clark,
Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their n ...
, elected November 19, 1818 *
Secretary A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a ...
: Charles Cutts *
Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...
:
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, North ...


House of Representatives

*
Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence ...
: Burgiss Allison (
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul c ...
) *
Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...
: Thomas Dougherty * Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton * Reading Clerks: *
Sergeant at Arms Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other un ...
: Thomas Dunn


See also

*
1816 United States elections The 1816 United States elections elected the members of the 15th United States Congress. Mississippi and Illinois were admitted as states during the 15th Congress. The election took place during the First Party System. The Democratic-Republican P ...
(elections leading to this Congress) **
1816 United States presidential election The 1816 United States presidential election was the eighth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from November 1 to December 4, 1816. In the first election following the end of the War of 1812, Democratic-Republican candidate James Monr ...
**
1816 and 1817 United States Senate elections This year was known as the ''Year Without a Summer'', because of low temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly the result of the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, causing severe global cooling, catastrophic in so ...
**
1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections This year was known as the ''Year Without a Summer'', because of low temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly the result of the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, causing severe global cooling, catastrophic in som ...
* 1818 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1818 and 1819 United States Senate elections ** 1818 and 1819 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Statutes at Large, 1789–1875


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