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The 14th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
and the
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. It met in the
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in
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from March 4, 1815, to March 4, 1817, during the seventh and eighth years of
James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for h ...
'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 majority.


Major events

* November 1816:
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 ...
defeated Rufus King in the U.S. presidential election.


Major legislation

* April 10, 1816: Establishment of the
Second Bank of the United States The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank was chartered from February 1816 to January 1836.. The Bank's formal name, ...
* April 27, 1816:
Dallas tariff The Tariff of 1816, also known as the Dallas Tariff, is notable as the first tariff passed by Congress with an explicit function of protecting U.S. manufactured items from overseas competition. Prior to the War of 1812, tariffs had primarily s ...


Proposed, but not enacted

* March 3, 1817:
Bonus Bill of 1817 The Bonus Bill of 1817 was legislation proposed by John C. Calhoun to earmark the revenue "bonus," as well as future dividends, from the recently-established Second Bank of the United States for an internal improvements fund.Stephen MinicucciIn ...
(vetoed)


Treaties

* August 24, 1816: Treaty of St. Louis signed


States admitted and territories organized

* December 11, 1816:
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 s ...
was admitted as the 19th state, * March 3, 1817:
Alabama Territory The Territory of Alabama (sometimes Alabama Territory) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. The Alabama Territory was carved from the Mississippi Territory on August 15, 1817 and lasted until December 14, 1819, when it ...
was created from a portion of the Mississippi 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 the new state of Indiana.


House of Representatives

During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Indiana.


Leadership


Senate

* President: Vacant * President pro tempore: John Gaillard (DR) of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815


House of Representatives

* Speaker: Henry Clay (DR) of Kentucky


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 with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1820; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last 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 to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1. Samuel W. Dana (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 Del ...

: 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. William H. Wells (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. William W. Bibb (DR), until November 9, 1816 ::
George 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 Govern ...
(DR), from November 13, 1816 : 3. Charles Tait (DR)


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 s ...

: 1. James Noble (DR), from December 11, 1816 : 3.
Waller Taylor Waller Taylor (c. 1775August 26, 1826) was an American military commander, politician, and one of the first two senators from the state of Indiana. Biography Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He ...
(DR), from December 11, 1816


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. William T. Barry (DR), until May 1, 1816 :: Martin D. Hardin (F), from November 13, 1816 : 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 borde ...

: 2. James Brown (DR) : 3.
Eligius Fromentin Eligius Fromentin (1767October 6, 1822) was an American politician. Fromentin was born and raised in France, where he later became a Jesuit Roman Catholic priest. Fromentin fled the country during the French Revolution and arrived in the United ...
(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 to ...

: 1. Robert G. Harper (F), January 1816 – December 1816 :: Alexander C. Hanson (F), from December 20, 1816 : 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (F)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1. Christopher Gore (F), until May 30, 1816 ::
Eli P. Ashmun Eli Porter Ashmun (June 24, 1770May 10, 1819) was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1816 to 1818. Early years Eli Porter Ashmun was the eldest child of Justus and Kezia Ashmun. He was born in the vicinity of Fort Edward ...
(F), from June 12, 1816 : 2. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

: 2. Thomas W. Thompson (F) : 3.
Jeremiah Mason Jeremiah Mason (April 27, 1768 – October 14, 1848) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Early life Mason was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on April 27, 1768. He was a son of Jeremiah Mason (1729/30–1813) and the former Elizabet ...
(F)


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 Delaware ...

: 1. James J. Wilson (DR) : 2. John Condit (DR)


New York

: 1. Nathan Sanford (DR) : 3. Rufus King (F)


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. James Turner (DR), until November 21, 1816 :: Montfort Stokes (DR), from December 4, 1816 : 3. Francis Locke Jr. (DR), until December 5, 1815 ::
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), from December 13, 1815


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 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 (DR)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1. William Hunter (F) : 2. Jeremiah B. Howell (DR)


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. John Taylor (DR), until November 1816 :: William Smith (DR), from December 4, 1816 : 3. John Gaillard (DR)


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. George W. Campbell (DR), from October 10, 1815 : 2. Jesse Wharton (DR), until October 10, 1815 :: John Williams (DR), from October 10, 1815


Vermont Vermont () is a 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 to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 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)


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 ar ...

: 1.
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. Armistead T. Mason (DR), from January 3, 1816


House of Representatives


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Epaphroditus Champion (F) : . John Davenport (F) : .
Lyman Law Lyman Law (August 19, 1770 – February 3, 1842), son of Richard Law and father of John Law, was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born New London, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale C ...
(F) : . Jonathan O. Moseley (F) : . Timothy Pitkin (F) : . Lewis B. Sturges (F) : .
Benjamin Tallmadge Benjamin Tallmadge (February 25, 1754 – March 7, 1835) was an American military officer, spymaster, and politician. He is best known for his service as an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He acted as leade ...
(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 Del ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Thomas Clayton (F) : . Thomas Cooper (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 ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Alfred Cuthbert (DR), until November 9, 1816 :: Zadock Cook (DR), from December 2, 1816 : . John Forsyth (DR) : .
Bolling Hall Bolling Hall (December 25, 1767 – February 25, 1836) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He served in the American Revolutionary War at the age of 16. After the war, he moved to Hanc ...
(DR) : . Wilson Lumpkin (DR) : . Thomas Telfair (DR) : . Richard Henry Wilde (DR)


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 s ...

: .
William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from ...
(DR), from December 11, 1816 (newly admitted state)


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 ...

: . James Clark (DR), until August 1816 :: Thomas Fletcher (DR), from December 2, 1816 : . Henry Clay (DR), from October 30, 1815 : . Richard M. Johnson (DR) : . Joseph Desha (DR) : .
Alney McLean Alney McLean (June 10, 1779 – December 30, 1841) was a United States representative from Kentucky. McLean County, Kentucky, is named in his honor. Early life Alney McLean was born to Ephraim and Elizabeth "Betsey" (Davidson) McLean in Bur ...
(DR) : . Solomon P. Sharp (DR) : . Samuel McKee (DR) : .
Stephen Ormsby Stephen Ormsby (1759March 4, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was born in County Sligo, Ireland, immigrated to the United States when a boy, and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical studies and studied la ...
(DR) : .
Micah Taul Micah Taul (May 14, 1785 – May 27, 1850) was an American pioneer, planter, lawyer, and politician. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives for Kentucky. In 1826 he moved to Winchester, Tennessee, where he practiced law ...
(DR) : .
Benjamin Hardin Benjamin Hardin (February 29, 1784 – September 24, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky. Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin. He was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvan ...
(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 borde ...

: . Thomas B. Robertson (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 to ...

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Philip Stuart (F) : .
John C. Herbert John Carlyle Herbert (August 16, 1775 – September 1, 1846) was an American lawyer, planter, military officer in the War of 1812 and politician. He served as a legislator in both Virginia and Maryland, as well as a U.S. Congressman represent ...
(F) : . Alexander C. Hanson (F), until ????, 1816 :: George Peter (F), from October 7, 1816 : . George Baer Jr. (F) : .
Nicholas R. Moore Nicholas Ruxton Moore (July 21, 1756October 7, 1816) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born near Baltimore in the Province of Maryland, Moore attended the common schools. He served as a member of G ...
(DR), until ????, 1815 :: Samuel Smith (DR), from February 4, 1816 : . William Pinkney (DR), until April 18, 1816 :: Peter Little (DR), from December 2, 1816 : . Stevenson Archer (DR) : . Robert Wright (DR) : .
Charles Goldsborough Charles Goldsborough (July 15, 1765 – December 13, 1834) served as the 16th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States in 1819. Early life Goldsborough was born at "Hunting Creek", near Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland, a ...
(F)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: . Artemas Ward Jr. (F) : . Timothy Pickering (F) : . Jeremiah Nelson (F) : .
Asahel Stearns Asahel Stearns (June 17, 1774 – February 5, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Lunenburg in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Stearns graduated from Harvard University in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the ...
(F) : . Elijah H. Mills (F) : . Samuel Taggart (F) : . John W. Hulbert (F) : . William Baylies (F) : . John Reed Jr. (F) : . Laban Wheaton (F) : . Elijah Brigham (F), until February 22, 1816 :: Benjamin Adams (F), from December 2, 1816 : . Solomon Strong (F) : .
Nathaniel Ruggles Nathaniel Ruggles (November 11, 1761 – December 19, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Roxbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Ruggles graduated from Harvard University in 1781, studied law, was admitted to the ...
(F) : . Cyrus King (F) : . George Bradbury (F) : . Benjamin Brown (F) : . James Carr (F) : . Thomas Rice (F) : . Samuel S. Conner (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 Uni ...
(DR)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a 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 to the nor ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Charles H. Atherton (F) : . Bradbury Cilley (F) : . William Hale (F) : .
Roger Vose Roger Vose (February 24, 1763 - October 26, 1841) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Milton, Massachusetts. He moved to New Hampshire in 1766 with his parents, who settled near Walpole. He graduated from Harvar ...
(F) : .
Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
(F) : . Jeduthun Wilcox (F)


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 Delaware ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Ezra Baker (DR) : . Ephraim Bateman (DR) : . Benjamin Bennet (DR) : . Lewis Condict (DR) : . Henry Southard (DR) : . Thomas Ward (DR)


New York

There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives. : .
Henry Crocheron Henry Crocheron (December 26, 1772 – November 8, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Jacob Crocheron. Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile ...
(DR) : . George Townsend (DR) : . William Irving (DR) : . Peter H. Wendover (DR) : . Jonathan Ward (DR) : . Abraham H. Schenck (DR) : . Thomas P. Grosvenor (F) : . Jonathan Fisk (DR), until March ????, 1815 :: James W. Wilkin (DR), from December 4, 1815 : . Samuel Betts (DR) : . Erastus Root (DR), from December 26, 1815 : . John Lovett (F) : . Hosea Moffitt (F) : . John W. Taylor (DR) : . Asa Adgate (DR), from December 7, 1815 : . John Savage (DR) : . John B. Yates (DR) : .
Daniel Cady Daniel Cady (April 29, 1773 – October 31, 1859 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York) was a prominent American lawyer, politician and judge in upstate New York. While perhaps better known today as the father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Judge C ...
(F) : .
James Birdsall James Birdsall (1783 – July 20, 1856) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in 1783 in New York State, Birdsall studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1806. He married Rizpah Steere, and they ...
(DR) : . Jabez D. Hammond (DR) : . Thomas R. Gold (F) : . Westel Willoughby Jr. (DR), from December 13, 1815 : . Moss Kent (F) : .
Victory Birdseye Victory Birdseye (December 25, 1782 – September 16, 1853) was an American politician and a U. S. Representative from New York. Biography Birdseye was born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut attended the public schools at Cornwall, Con ...
(DR) : . Oliver C. Comstock (DR) : . Enos T. Throop (DR), until June 4, 1816 :: Daniel Avery (DR), from December 3, 1816 : . Micah Brooks (DR), : . Peter B. Porter (DR), until January 23, 1816 :: Archibald S. Clarke (DR), from December 2, 1816


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: . William H. Murfree (DR) : . Joseph H. Bryan (DR) : . James W. Clark (DR) : . William Gaston (F) : . William R. King (DR), until November 4, 1816 :: Charles Hooks (DR), from December 2, 1816 : .
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), until December 13, 1815 :: Weldon N. Edwards (DR), from February 7, 1816 : . John Culpepper (F) : . Richard Stanford (DR), until April 9, 1816 :: Samuel Dickens (DR), from December 2, 1816 : . Bartlett Yancey (DR) : . William C. Love (DR) : . Daniel M. Forney (DR) : .
Israel Pickens Israel Pickens (January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827) was an American politician and lawyer, third Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1821–1825), member of the North Carolina Senate (1808–1810), and United States Congressman from North Car ...
(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 ...
(DR)


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: .
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), until ????, 1816 ::
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 ...
(DR), from December 2, 1816 : . John Alexander (DR) : . William Creighton Jr. (DR) : . James Caldwell (DR) : .
James Kilbourne James Kilbourne (October 19, 1770April 9, 1850) was an American surveyor, politician from Ohio, and Episcopalian clergyman. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817. Early life and career Kilbourne was ...
(DR) : .
David Clendenin David Clendenin was a 19th-century American investor, soldier and legislator. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1814 until 1817. Early life and career He moved from Harford County, Maryland, to near Struthers in t ...
(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. : . Joseph Hopkinson (F) : . William Milnor (F) : . Thomas Smith (F) : . Jonathan Williams (DR), until May 16, 1815 :: John Sergeant (F), from December 6, 1815 : . William Darlington (DR) : . John Hahn (DR) : . James M. Wallace (DR), from October 10, 1815 : . John Whiteside (DR) : .
Hugh Glasgow Hugh Glasgow (September 8, 1769January 31, 1818) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Hugh Glasgow was born in East Nottingham Township in the Province of Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural purs ...
(DR) : .
William Crawford William Crawford may refer to: Entertainment * William Broderick Crawford (1911–1986), American film actor * Bill Crawford (cartoonist) (1913–1982), American editorial cartoonist * William L. Crawford (1911–1984), U.S. publisher and editor ...
(DR) : . William Maclay (DR) : . Samuel D. Ingham (DR) : . John Ross (DR) : . Joseph Hiester (DR) : . William Piper (DR) : . David Bard (DR), until March 12, 1815 :: Thomas Burnside (DR), from December 11, 1815, until April ????, 1816 :: William P. Maclay (DR), from December 3, 1816 : . Jared Irwin (DR) : . William Wilson (DR) : . William Findley (DR) : . Aaron Lyle (DR) : .
Isaac Griffin Isaac Griffin (February 27, 1756October 12, 1827) was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving two terms from 1813 to 1817. Early life and career Isaac Griffin (gr ...
(DR) : . John Woods (F) : . Thomas Wilson (DR)


Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . John L. Boss Jr. (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 = ...

: . Henry Middleton (DR) : . William Lowndes (DR) : . Benjamin Huger (F) : . John J. Chappell (DR) : . William Woodward (DR) : . John C. Calhoun (DR) : . John Taylor (DR) : .
Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...
(DR) : .
William Mayrant William Mayrant (March 8, 1765January 23, 1832Find a GravRetrieved on May 27, 2009.) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. William Mayrant was elected in 1814 as a Democratic-Republican to th ...
(DR), until October 21, 1816 :: Stephen D. Miller (DR), from January 2, 1817


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: . Samuel Powell (DR) : .
John Sevier John Sevier (September 23, 1745 September 24, 1815) was an American soldier, frontiersman, and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he played a leading role in Tennes ...
(DR), until September 24, 1815 :: William G. Blount (DR), from January 8, 1816 : .
Isaac Thomas Isaac Thomas (November 4, 1784 – February 2, 1859), was an American politician representing Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Thomas was born in Sevierville, Tennessee. After the death of his parents, Thomas ...
(DR) : . Bennett H. Henderson (DR) : . Newton Cannon (DR) : . James B. Reynolds (DR)
David Crockett David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of ...


Vermont Vermont () is a 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 to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Daniel Chipman (F), until May 5, 1816 : .
Luther Jewett Luther Jewett (December 24, 1772March 8, 1860) was an American doctor, minister and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Jewett was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, Canterbury in the Connecticut Colony ...
(F) : . Chauncey Langdon (F) : . Asa Lyon (F) : . Charles Marsh (F) : . John Noyes (F)


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 ar ...

: . John G. Jackson (DR) : . Magnus Tate (F) : . Henry St. George Tucker (DR) : . William McCoy (DR) : . James Breckinridge (F) : . Daniel Sheffey (F) : . Ballard Smith (DR) : . Joseph Lewis Jr. (F) : . John P. Hungerford (DR) : . Aylett Hawes (DR) : . Philip P. Barbour (DR) : . William H. Roane (DR) : . Burwell Bassett (DR) : . William A. Burwell (DR) : .
Matthew Clay Matthew Clay (March 25, 1754May 27, 1815) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, Continental Army officer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the Virginia House of Delegates representing Pittsylvania County. E ...
(DR), until May 27, 1815 :: John Kerr (DR), from December 5, 1815 : . John Randolph (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 Gholson Jr. (DR), until July 4, 1816 :: Thomas M. Nelson (DR), from December 6, 1816 : .
Peterson Goodwyn Peterson Goodwyn (1745February 21, 1818) was an American planter, lawyer, soldier and politician from Virginia. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1803 until his death in 1818. Early and family life Born at his father ...
(DR) : .
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. John ...
(DR) : . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : . Hugh Nelson (DR) : .
John Clopton John Clopton (February 7, 1756 – September 11, 1816) was a United States representative from Virginia. Early life and education John Clopton was born in St. Peter's Parish, near Tunstall, New Kent County in the Colony of Virginia on Febru ...
(DR), until September 11, 1816 ::
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), from December 17, 1816


Non-voting members

: . Benjamin Stephenson ::
Nathaniel Pope Nathaniel W. Pope (January 5, 1784 – January 23, 1850) was an American government leader in the early history of the State of Illinois. He served as the Secretary of the Illinois Territory, then as a Delegate to the United States House of Repr ...
: . Jonathan Jennings, until December 11, 1816 : .
William Lattimore William Lattimore (February 9, 1774 – April 3, 1843) was Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi Territory. Biography Early life William Lattimore was born in Norfolk, Virginia on February 9, 1774. He attended ...
: .
Rufus Easton Rufus Easton (May 4, 1774 – July 5, 1834) was an American attorney, politician, and postmaster. He served as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory prior to statehood. After statehood he b ...
, until August 5, 1816 :: John Scott, August 6, 1816 – January 13, 1817


Changes in membership

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


Senate

, - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , For unknown reasons, a Senator was not elected until after the term began.
Winner elected October 10, 1815. , , George W. Campbell (DR) , Took seat October 10, 1815 , - ,
Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(2) , , Jesse Wharton (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointee was not elected to finish the term.
Successor elected October 10, 1815.
, , John Williams (DR) , Seated October 10, 1815 , - ,
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

(3) , , Francis Locke Jr. , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned when successor was elected, having never qualified.
Successor elected December 5, 1815 to finish term. , ,
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) , Seated December 13, 1815 , - ,
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 ar ...

(2) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Resignation of William B. Giles (DR) in the previous congress.
Successor elected January 3, 1816 to finish the term. , , Armistead T. Mason (DR) , Took seat January 3, 1816 , - ,
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 to ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Legislature failed to elect in time for the term.
Successor elected January 29, 1816 for the term. , , Robert G. Harper (F) , Took seat January 29, 1816 , - ,
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) , , William T. Barry (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 1, 1816 after being appointed to a judicial position.
Successor appointed November 13, 1816, to continue the term and then finished the term either by special election or by the appointment. , , Martin D. Hardin (F) , Seated November 13, 1816 , - ,
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(1) , , Christopher Gore (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 30, 1816.
Successor elected June 12, 1816, to finish the term. , ,
Eli P. Ashmun Eli Porter Ashmun (June 24, 1770May 10, 1819) was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1816 to 1818. Early years Eli Porter Ashmun was the eldest child of Justus and Kezia Ashmun. He was born in the vicinity of Fort Edward ...
(F) , Seated June 12, 1816 , - ,
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) , , John Taylor (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 1816.
Successor elected December 4, 1816, to finish the term. , , William Smith (DR) , Seated December 4, 1816 , - ,
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) , , William W. Bibb (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 9, 1816 after being appointed Governor of
Alabama Territory The Territory of Alabama (sometimes Alabama Territory) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. The Alabama Territory was carved from the Mississippi Territory on August 15, 1817 and lasted until December 14, 1819, when it ...
.
Successor elected November 13, 1816, to finish the term, having already been elected to the next term. , ,
George 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 Govern ...
(DR) , Seated November 13, 1816 , - ,
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

(2) , , James Turner (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned November 21, 1816 due to ill health.
Successor elected December 4, 1816, to finish the term. , , Montfort Stokes (DR) , Seated December 4, 1816 , - ,
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 to ...

(1) , , Robert G. Harper (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 6, 1816.
Successor elected December 20, 1816, to finish the term. , , Alexander C. Hanson (F) , Seated December 20, 1816 , - ,
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 s ...

(1) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. , , James Noble (DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 11, 1816 , - ,
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 s ...

(3) , ,
Waller Taylor Waller Taylor (c. 1775August 26, 1826) was an American military commander, politician, and one of the first two senators from the state of Indiana. Biography Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He ...
(DR)


House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , Member-elect Benjamin Pond died during previous congress , , Asa Adgate (DR) , December 7, 1815 , - , , Vacant , Amos Ellmaker resigned on July 3, 1815, upon State appointment as judge , , James M. Wallace (DR) , December 4, 1815 , - , , Vacant , Seat declared vacant by the governor, “caused by the acceptance of Henry Clay to sign a commercial convention as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain”, but Clay was elected to fill his own vacancy , , Henry Clay (DR) , December 4, 1815 , - , , Vacant , Credentials for incumbent William S. Smith (F) were issued by the
Secretary of State of New York The secretary of state of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York who leads the Department of State (NYSDOS). The current secretary of state of New York is Robert J. Rodriguez, a Democrat. Duties The secre ...
, but Smith did not take or claim the seat, contested by Willoughby Jr. , , Westel Willoughby Jr. (DR) , December 13, 1815 , - , , Vacant , Credentials for
John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of t ...
(F) were issued by the
Secretary of State of New York The secretary of state of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York who leads the Department of State (NYSDOS). The current secretary of state of New York is Robert J. Rodriguez, a Democrat. Duties The secre ...
, but Adams did not take or claim the seat, contested by Root , , Erastus Root (DR) , December 26, 1815 , - , , ,
Nicholas R. Moore Nicholas Ruxton Moore (July 21, 1756October 7, 1816) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born near Baltimore in the Province of Maryland, Moore attended the common schools. He served as a member of G ...
(DR) , Resigned sometime in 1815 before Congress convened , , Samuel Smith (DR) , February 4, 1816 , - , , , Jonathan Fisk (DR) , Resigned sometime in March, 1815, upon appointment as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , , James W. Wilkin (DR) , December 4, 1815 , - , , , David Bard (DR) , Died March 12, 1815 , , Thomas Burnside (DR) , December 11, 1815 , - , , , Jonathan Williams (DR) , Died May 16, 1815 , , John Sergeant (F) , December 6, 1815 , - , , ,
Matthew Clay Matthew Clay (March 25, 1754May 27, 1815) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, Continental Army officer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and the Virginia House of Delegates representing Pittsylvania County. E ...
(DR) , Died May 27, 1815 , , John Kerr (DR) , December 5, 1815 , - , , ,
John Sevier John Sevier (September 23, 1745 September 24, 1815) was an American soldier, frontiersman, and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he played a leading role in Tennes ...
(DR) , Died September 24, 1815 , , William G. Blount (DR) , January 8, 1816 , - , , ,
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) , Resigned December 13, 1815, after being elected to the U.S. Senate , , Weldon N. Edwards (DR) , February 7, 1816 , - , , , Alexander C. Hanson (F) , Resigned sometime in 1816 , , George Peter (F) , October 7, 1816 , - , , ,
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) , Resigned sometime in 1816 , ,
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 ...
(DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , , Peter B. Porter (DR) , Resigned January 23, 1816 , , Archibald S. Clarke (DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , , Elijah Brigham (F) , Died February 22, 1816 , , Benjamin Adams (F) , December 2, 1816 , - , , , Thomas Burnside (DR) , Resigned April, 1816 , , William P. Maclay (DR) , December 3, 1816 , - , , , Richard Stanford (DR) , Died April 9, 1816 , , Samuel Dickens (DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , , William Pinkney (DR) , Resigned April 18, 1816, upon appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia , , Peter Little (DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , , Daniel Chipman (F) , Resigned May 5, 1816 , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , , Enos T. Throop (DR) , Resigned June 4, 1816 , , Daniel Avery (DR) , December 3, 1816 , - , , , Thomas Gholson Jr. (DR) , Died July 4, 1816 , , Thomas M. Nelson (DR) , December 4, 1816 , - , , , James Clark (DR) , Resigned sometime in August, 1816 , , Thomas Fletcher (DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , ,
Rufus Easton Rufus Easton (May 4, 1774 – July 5, 1834) was an American attorney, politician, and postmaster. He served as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory prior to statehood. After statehood he b ...
, Served throughout the first session; Scott presented credentials at the beginning of the second session and was contested by Easton , John Scott , December 2, 1816 , - , , Benjamin Stephenson , Term ended September 3, 1816 ,
Nathaniel Pope Nathaniel W. Pope (January 5, 1784 – January 23, 1850) was an American government leader in the early history of the State of Illinois. He served as the Secretary of the Illinois Territory, then as a Delegate to the United States House of Repr ...
, December 2, 1816 , - , , ,
John Clopton John Clopton (February 7, 1756 – September 11, 1816) was a United States representative from Virginia. Early life and education John Clopton was born in St. Peter's Parish, near Tunstall, New Kent County in the Colony of Virginia on Febru ...
(DR) , Died September 11, 1816 , ,
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) , December 17, 1816 , - , , ,
William Mayrant William Mayrant (March 8, 1765January 23, 1832Find a GravRetrieved on May 27, 2009.) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from South Carolina. William Mayrant was elected in 1814 as a Democratic-Republican to th ...
(DR) , Resigned October 21, 1816 , , Stephen D. Miller (DR) , January 2, 1817 , - , , , William R. King (DR) , Resigned November 4, 1816 , , Charles Hooks (DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , , Alfred Cuthbert (DR) , Resigned November 9, 1816 , , Zadock Cook (DR) , January 23, 1817 , - , , Jonathan Jennings (Territorial delegate) , Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816 , ,
William Hendricks William Hendricks (November 12, 1782 – May 16, 1850) was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from ...
(DR) , December 11, 1816 , - , , John Scott , His election was contested by his predecessor Easton. On January 13, 1817, the election was declared illegal, but the seat was declared vacant. , Vacant until next Congress


Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.


Senate

* Attorney General's Office (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Abner Lacock) * Claims (Chairman: Jonathan Roberts) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: William Hunter) * Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) *
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, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(Chairman: Armistead Mason) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:
Eligius Fromentin Eligius Fromentin (1767October 6, 1822) was an American politician. Fromentin was born and raised in France, where he later became a Jesuit Roman Catholic priest. Fromentin fled the country during the French Revolution and arrived in the United ...
) * Finance (Select) * Indiana Admission to the Union (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: Dudley Chase) *
Military Affairs ''The Journal of Military History'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the military history of all times and places. It is the official journal of the Society for Military History. The journal was established in 1937 and the ed ...
(Chairman: John Williams) *
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: Joseph Varnum) * Memorial of the Mississippi Territory (Chairman: N/A) * National University (Chairman: N/A) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles Tait) * Pensions (Chairman: Jeremiah Howell) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James J. Wilson) *
Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...
(Chairman: Jeremiah Morrow) *
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) *
Weights and Measures A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can be expressed as a multi ...
(Select) * Whole


House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman:
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 ...
then Peter Little) * Assent of Congress to an Act of the Virginia Legislature (Select) * Attorney General's Office (Select) * Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) * Berkshire Association (Select) * Bible Society of Philadelphia (Select) * Bonus of the National Banks (Select) * Bounty Lands Communication (Select) * Claims (Chairman: Bartlett Yancey) * 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, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(Chairman: Henry S. Tucker) *
Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...
(Chairman: John W. Taylor) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Stevenson Archer) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Newton Cannon) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John B. Yates) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Samuel Smith) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Erastus Root) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Lewis Condict) *
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 Claims (Chairman: John J. Chappell) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Solomon P. Sharp) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: William H. Murfree then
Israel Pickens Israel Pickens (January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827) was an American politician and lawyer, third Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1821–1825), member of the North Carolina Senate (1808–1810), and United States Congressman from North Car ...
) *
Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Australia, and Canada). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countrie ...
(Chairman: Thomas B. Robertson) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Lewis Condict) *
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) * Whole


Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills


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 Latrobe, from April 6, 1815 * Librarian of Congress: George Watterston


Senate

* Chaplain: Jesse Lee (
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
), until December 8, 1815 ** John Glendie (
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 nam ...
), elected December 8, 1815 **
Sereno Edwards Dwight Sereno Edwards Dwight (May 18, 1786 – November 30, 1850) was an American author, educator, and Congregationalist minister, who served as Chaplain of the Senate. Early years Dwight was the fifth son of Yale College President Timothy Dwi ...
, ( Congregationalist) elected December 16, 1816 *
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 Charles Cutts (January 31, 1769January 25, 1846) was an attorney and politician from New Hampshire. Among the offices in which he served were Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, United States Senator and Secretary of the Unite ...
*
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


House of Representatives

* Chaplain: Obadiah B. Brown (
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 compe ...
), until December 7, 1815 ** Spencer H. Cone (
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 compe ...
), December 7, 1815 – December 2, 1816 ** 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 compe ...
), elected December 2, 1816 *
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

* 1814 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1814 and 1815 United States Senate elections ** 1814 and 1815 United States House of Representatives elections * 1816 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next 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 ** 1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections


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Statutes at Large, 1789–1875




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