The 17th United States Congress was a meeting of the

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, consisting of the

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and the

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. While its term was officially March 4, 1821, to March 4, 1823, during the fifth and sixth 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 ...

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, its first session began on December 3, 1821, ending on May 8, 1822, and its second session began on December 2, 1822, to March 3, 1823. 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. The members William Smith, John Gaillard, Joseph Gist, John Wilson,

George McDuffie George McDuffie (August 10, 1790 – March 11, 1851) was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate. Biography Born of modest means in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed ...

, Starling Tucker,

James Overstreet James Overstreet (February 11, 1773May 24, 1822) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born near Barnwell Court House in the Barnwell District of the Province of South Carolina, Overstreet attended the common schools. He studied ...

, Thomas R. Mitchell, William Lowndes,

Joel Roberts Poinsett Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779December 12, 1851) was an American physician, diplomat and botanist. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina legislature and the United States House of Representatives, the ...

, and James Blair were described as being "outspokenly pro-British" in their outlook. All of whom signed a "letter of brotherhood and solidarity" addressed to British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool and the British

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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 ...

in 1822. The same letter harshly condemned the actions of France and specifically those of King Louis XVIII.

Major events

* March 5, 1821:

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. * July 10, 1821: In accordance with the terms of the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty, sovereignty over Spanish Florida is officially transferred to the United States from

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Major legislation

States admitted and territories organized

* August 10, 1821:

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

was admitted as the 24th

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* March 30, 1822:

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was formed from the lands ceded by Spain known by the name

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and

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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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" section.

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Missouri.

House of Representatives

For the beginning of this congress, six seats from Massachusetts were reapportioned to the new state of Maine (one seat had already moved during the previous congress), . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Missouri, .

Leadership

Senate

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: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) * President pro tempore: John Gaillard (DR), elected December 3, 1821

House of Representatives

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: Philip P. Barbour (DR), elected December 4, 1821

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 reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. William R. King (DR) : 3. John W. Walker (DR), until December 12, 1822 :: William Kelly (DR), from December 12, 1822

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. Elijah Boardman (DR) : 3. James Lanman (DR)

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. Caesar A. Rodney (DR), January 24, 1822 – January 29, 1823, vacant for remainder of term : 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.

Freeman Walker Freeman Walker (October 25, 1780September 23, 1827) was a United States senator from Georgia. Born in Charles City, Virginia, he attended the common schools; in 1797, he moved to Augusta, Georgia. Walker studied law, and was admitted to the ba ...

(DR), until August 6, 1821 :: Nicholas Ware (DR), from November 10, 1821 : 3. John Elliott (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 Rockf ...

: 2. Jesse B. Thomas (DR) : 3.

Ninian Edwards Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775July 20, 1833) was a founding political figure of the State of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory was dissolved in 1818. He was then one of ...

(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) : 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)

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. Richard M. Johnson (DR) : 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. Henry Johnson (DR) : 3. James Brown (DR)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: 1. John Holmes (DR) : 2. John Chandler (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. William Pinkney (DR), until February 25, 1822 :: Samuel Smith (DR), from December 17, 1822 : 3.

Edward Lloyd Edward Lloyd may refer to: Politicians *Edward Lloyd (MP for Montgomery), Welsh lawyer and politician * Edward Lloyd (16th-century MP) (died 1547) for Buckingham *Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn (1768–1854), British politician *Edward Lloyd (Colon ...

(DR)

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

: 1. Elijah H. Mills (F) : 2. Harrison Gray Otis (F), until May 30, 1822 :: James Lloyd (F), from June 5, 1822

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. David Holmes (DR) : 2. Thomas H. Williams (DR)

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state) : 3. David Barton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state)

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. David L. Morril (DR) : 3. John F. Parrott (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 Delaware ...

: 1. Samuel L. Southard (DR) : 2.

Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States ...

(DR)

New York

: 1.

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...

(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. 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 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. William A. Trimble (DR), until December 13, 1821 :: Ethan Allen Brown (DR), from January 3, 1822

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. William Findlay (DR), from December 10, 1821 : 3. Walter Lowrie (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. James DeWolf (DR) : 2.

Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah Rice Knight (December 31, 1780April 18, 1854) was Governor of Rhode Island and United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Isla ...

(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. William Smith (DR) : 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. John H. Eaton (DR), from September 27, 1821 : 2. John Williams (DR)

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. Horatio Seymour (DR) : 3. William A. Palmer (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.

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), until December 15, 1822 ::

John Taylor of Caroline John Taylor (December 19, 1753August 21, 1824), usually called John Taylor of Caroline, was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1779–81, 1783–85, 1796–1800) and in the United States Senate (1792–94, 1803 ...

(DR), from December 18, 1822 17th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Gabriel Moore (DR)

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. : . Noyes Barber (DR) : . Daniel Burrows (DR) : . Henry W. Edwards (DR) : . John Russ (DR) : . Ansel Sterling (DR) : . Ebenezer Stoddard (DR) : . Gideon Tomlinson (DR)

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. : . Louis McLane (F) : . Caesar A. Rodney (DR), until January 24, 1822 :: Daniel Rodney (F), from October 1, 1822

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. : . Joel Abbot (DR) : . Alfred Cuthbert (DR) : . George R. Gilmer (DR) : . Robert R. Reid (DR) : . Edward F. Tattnall (DR) : . Wiley Thompson (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 Rockf ...

: . Daniel P. Cook (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), until July 25, 1822 :: Jonathan Jennings (DR), from December 2, 1822

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 ...

: .

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 ...

(DR) : . Samuel H. Woodson (DR) : . John T. Johnson (DR) : . Thomas Metcalfe (DR) : . Anthony New (DR) : . Francis Johnson (DR) : . George Robertson (DR), until sometime in 1821 before the convening of Congress :: John S. Smith (DR), from August 6, 1821 : .

Wingfield Bullock Wingfield Bullock (1766October 13, 1821) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in 1766 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Bullock studied law. He moved to Kentucky. He served as member of the Kentucky Senate from Shelby County from 1812 to 181 ...

(DR), until October 13, 1821 ::

James D. Breckinridge James Douglas Breckinridge (1781 – May 6, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a member of the noted Breckinridge family. Breckinridge was born in Woodville, Kentucky, in 1781. He attended Washington College (now Washing ...

(DR), from November 21, 1821 : . Thomas Montgomery (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 ...

: . Josiah S. Johnston (DR)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: .

Joseph Dane Joseph Dane (October 25, 1778May 1, 1858) was a United States representative from Maine, serving from 1820 to 1823. Biography Dane was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on October 25, 1778. He received his early education in Beverly, attended Phi ...

(F) : .

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 ...

(F), until June 1, 1822 :: Mark Harris (DR), from December 2, 1822 : . Mark L. Hill (DR) : . William D. Williamson (DR) : . Ebenezer Herrick (DR) : . Joshua Cushman (DR) : .

Enoch Lincoln Enoch Lincoln (December 28, 1788 – October 8, 1829) was an American politician, serving as U.S. Representative from, successively, Massachusetts and from Maine. He was the son of Levi Lincoln Sr. and his wife, and the younger brother of Levi L ...

(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. : . Raphael Neale (F) : . Joseph Kent (DR) : . Henry R. Warfield (F) : . John Nelson (DR) : . Peter Little (DR) : . Samuel Smith (DR), until December 17, 1822 :: Isaac McKim (DR), from January 4, 1823 : .

Jeremiah Cosden Jeremiah Cosden (1768 – December 5, 1824) was an American politician. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Seventeenth Congress and served from March 4, 1821, to March 19, 1822, when h ...

(DR), until March 19, 1822 :: Philip Reed (DR), from March 19, 1822 : . Robert Wright (DR) : . Thomas Bayly (F)

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

: .

Benjamin Gorham Benjamin Gorham (February 13, 1775 – September 27, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown in ...

(DR) : .

Gideon Barstow Gideon Barstow (September 7, 1783 – March 26, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, Barstow attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island from 1799 to 1801. He st ...

(DR) : . Jeremiah Nelson (F) : . Timothy Fuller (DR) : . Samuel Lathrop (F) : . Samuel C. Allen (F) : . Henry W. Dwight (F) : . Aaron Hobart (DR) : . John Reed Jr. (F) : . Francis Baylies (F) : . Jonathan Russell (DR) : .

Lewis Bigelow Lewis Bigelow (August 18, 1785 – October 2, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Petersham, Massachusetts, Bigelow graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1803. He was admitted to the bar and ...

(F) : .

William Eustis William Eustis (June 10, 1753 – February 6, 1825) was an early American physician, politician, and statesman from Massachusetts. Trained in medicine, he served as a military surgeon during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Bat ...

(DR)

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 ...

: . Christopher Rankin (DR)

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: . John Scott (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state)

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. : . Josiah Butler (DR) : . Matthew Harvey (DR) : .

Aaron Matson Aaron Matson (1770 – July 18, 1855) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He moved to Cheshire County, New Hampshire, where he was the county judge of probate. Matson was a member of th ...

(DR) : . William Plumer Jr. (DR) : .

Nathaniel Upham Nathaniel Upham (June 9, 1774 – July 10, 1829) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Upham was born in Deerfield in the Province of New Hampshire on June 9, 1774, pursued classical stud ...

(DR) : . Thomas Whipple Jr. (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 Delaware ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Ephraim Bateman (DR) : . George Cassedy (DR) : . Lewis Condict (DR) : . George Holcombe (DR) : . James Matlack (DR) : . Samuel Swan (DR)

New York

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

Cadwallader D. Colden Cadwallader David Colden (April 4, 1769 – February 7, 1834) was an American politician who served as the 54th Mayor of New York City and a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Colden was born at Turtle Playground (Queens), Spring Hil ...

(F), from December 12, 1821 : . Silas Wood (F) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (DR) : . John J. Morgan (DR) : .

Jeremiah H. Pierson Jeremiah Halsey Pierson (September 13, 1766 – December 12, 1855) was an American politician from New York. Life Pierson was born on September 13, 1766, in Newark, Province of New Jersey in what was then British America. In 1772, Pierson a ...

(DR) : . William W. Van Wyck (DR) : . Walter Patterson (F) : .

Selah Tuthill Selah Tuthill (October 26, 1771September 7, 1821) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Life Tuthill attended public and private schools. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from Ulster County, New York, Ulster ...

(DR), until September 7, 1821 :: Charles Borland Jr. (DR), from December 3, 1821 : . Charles H. Ruggles (F) : . Richard McCarty (DR) : . Solomon Van Rensselaer (F), until January 14, 1822 :: Stephen Van Rensselaer (F), from March 12, 1822 : . John D. Dickinson (F) : . John W. Taylor (DR) : . Nathaniel Pitcher (DR) : . Reuben H. Walworth (DR) : . John Gebhard (DR) : .

Alfred Conkling Alfred Conkling (October 12, 1789 – February 5, 1874) was a United States representative from New York, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and United States Minister to Mex ...

(DR) : . Samuel Campbell (DR) : . James Hawkes (DR) : . Joseph Kirkland (F) : .

Thomas H. Hubbard Thomas Hill Hubbard (December 5, 1781 – May 21, 1857) was an American lawyer, judge and public official from Madison County, New York. A member of the Democratic-Republican party, Hubbard was twice elected as U.S. Representative from New York ...

(DR) : .

Micah Sterling Micah Sterling (November 5, 1784 Lyme, New London County, Connecticut – April 11, 1844 Watertown, Jefferson County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Sterling graduated from Yale College in 1804. Then he stud ...

(F) : .

Elisha Litchfield Elisha Litchfield (July 12, 1785 Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut – August 4, 1859 Cazenovia, Madison County, New York) was an American merchant and politician from New York. Life He attended the common schools, and learned the carpent ...

(DR) : . William B. Rochester (DR) : .

David Woodcock David Woodcock (August 31, 1785 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts – September 18, 1835 in Ithaca, New York, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (st ...

(DR) : . Elijah Spencer (DR) : .

Albert H. Tracy Albert Haller Tracy (June 17, 1793 – September 19, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Tracy pursued classical studies, and later studied medicine. In 1811, Tracy removed to New York, where he stopped studying m ...

(DR)

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 ...

: . Lemuel Sawyer (DR) : . Hutchins G. Burton (DR) : . Thomas H. Hall (DR) : . William S. Blackledge (DR) : . Charles Hooks (DR) : . Weldon N. Edwards (DR) : . Archibald McNeill (F) : . Josiah Crudup (DR) : . Romulus M. Saunders (DR) : . John Long (DR) : . Henry W. Connor (DR) : . 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 ...

(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 ...

: . Thomas R. Ross (DR) : . John W. Campbell (DR) : . Levi Barber (DR) : . David Chambers (DR), from October 9, 1821 : . Joseph Vance (DR) : . John Sloane (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, and the 1st had four representatives. : . Samuel Edwards (F) : . Joseph Hemphill (F) : . William Milnor (F), until May 8, 1822 :: Thomas Forrest (F), from October 8, 1822 : . John Sergeant (F) : . William Darlington (DR) : . Samuel Gross (DR) : . James Buchanan (F) : . John Phillips (F) : . James S. Mitchell (DR) : . John Findlay (DR), from October 9, 1821 : . James McSherry (F) : . Samuel Moore (DR), until May 20, 1822 :: Samuel D. Ingham (DR), from October 8, 1822 : . Thomas J. Rogers (DR) : .

Ludwig Worman Ludwig Worman (1761 – October 17, 1822) was a Federalist Party, Federalist member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Worman was born in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania. ...

(F), until October 17, 1822 ::

Daniel Udree Daniel Udree (August 5, 1751 – July 15, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Born on August 5, 1751 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Udree was raised in comfortable s ...

(DR), from October 17, 1822 : . John Tod (DR) : . John Brown (DR) : . George Denison (DR) : . Thomas Murray Jr. (DR), from October 9, 1821 : .

George Plumer George Plumer (December 5, 1762 – June 8, 1843) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. George Plumer was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ...

(DR) : . Thomas Patterson (DR) : . Andrew Stewart (DR) : . Henry Baldwin (DR), until May 8, 1822 ::

Walter Forward Walter Forward (January 24, 1786 – November 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward. Biography Born in East Granby, Connecticut, he attended the common schools. After moving with his father to ...

(DR), from October 8, 1822 : . Patrick Farrelly (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. : .

Job Durfee Job Durfee (September 20, 1790 – July 26, 1847) was a politician and jurist from Rhode Island. Born at Tiverton, he graduated from Brown University in 1813 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiverton. He was a member of the ...

(DR) : . Samuel Eddy (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 = ...

: . Joel R. Poinsett (DR) : . William Lowndes (DR), until May 8, 1822 ::

James Hamilton Jr. James Hamilton Jr. (May 8, 1786 – November 15, 1857) was an Americans, American lawyer and politician. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congress (1822–1829) and served as its List of Governors ...

(DR), from December 13, 1822 : . Thomas R. Mitchell (DR) : .

(DR), until May 24, 1822 :: Andrew R. Govan (DR), from December 4, 1822 : . Starling Tucker (DR) : .

(DR) : . John Wilson (DR) : . Joseph Gist (DR) : . James Blair (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: John Carter (DR), from December 11, 1822

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 ...

: .

John Rhea John Rhea (pronounced ) (1753May 27, 1832) was an American soldier and politician of the early 19th century who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Rhea County, Tennessee and Rheatown, a community and former ...

(DR) : . John Cocke (DR) : . Francis Jones (DR) : . Robert Allen (DR) : .

Newton Cannon Newton Cannon (May 22, 1781 – September 16, 1841) was an American politician who served as the eighth Governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839. He also served several terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1814 to 1817, and f ...

(DR) : . Vacant

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 ...

: .

Rollin C. Mallary Rollin Carolas Mallary (May 27, 1784 – April 15, 1831) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Mallary was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1805. H ...

(DR) : . Phineas White (DR) : . Charles Rich (DR) : . Elias Keyes (DR) : .

Samuel C. Crafts Samuel Chandler Crafts (October 6, 1768November 19, 1853) was a United States representative, Senator and the 12th governor of Vermont. Early life Born in Woodstock in the Colony of Connecticut, Crafts graduated from Harvard College in 1790 ...

(DR) : . John Mattocks (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 ...

: .

Edward B. Jackson Edward Brake Jackson (January 25, 1793 – September 8, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of George Jackson and brother of John G. Jackson. Biography Born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jackson attended Randol ...

(DR) : . Thomas Van Swearingen (F), until August 19, 1822 :: James Stephenson (F), from October 28, 1822 : . Jared Williams (DR) : . William McCoy (DR) : . John Floyd (DR) : . Alexander Smyth (DR) : . William Smith (DR) : . Charles F. Mercer (F) : .

William Lee Ball William Lee Ball (January 2, 1781 – February 29, 1824) was a nineteenth-century slave owner and politician from Virginia who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to until his death in 1824. Biography Born in ...

(DR) : .

Thomas L. Moore Thomas Love Moore (died 1862) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia. Born near Charles Town, Virginia, Moore pursued an academic course as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was elected a Democratic-Repu ...

(DR) : . Philip P. Barbour (DR) : . Robert S. Garnett (DR) : . Burwell Bassett (DR) : .

Jabez Leftwich Jabez Leftwich (September 22, 1765 – June 22, 1855) was an Americans, American politician, planter and military officer who represented Virginia's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Represe ...

(DR) : . George Tucker (DR) : . John Randolph (DR) : . William S. Archer (DR) : . Mark Alexander (DR) : . James Jones (DR) : . Arthur Smith (DR) : . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : . Hugh Nelson (DR), until January 14, 1823, vacant thereafter : .

Andrew Stevenson Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Richmond, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates and eventually became its speaker before being elected to the United S ...

(DR)

Non-voting members

: . James W. Bates : . Joseph M. Hernández, from September 30, 1822 : .

Solomon Sibley Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769 – April 4, 1846) was an American politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory who became the first mayor of Detroit. Early life: 1769–1815 Sibley was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth and Reube ...

: . Vacant until statehood PPBarbour

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic-Republicans: no net change ** Federalists: no net change * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 6 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 * Vacancies: 3 * Total seats with changes: 12 , - ,

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%" , Legislature failed to re-elect

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 ...

(DR). Late election held. , ,

(DR) , Elected September 27, 1821 , - ,

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) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress , , William Findlay (DR) , Elected December 10, 1821 , - ,

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) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress , , Caesar A. Rodney (DR) , Elected January 24, 1822 , - ,

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) , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 6, 1821 , , Nicholas Ware (DR) , Elected November 10, 1821 , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Missouri was admitted to the Union. , , Thomas Hart Benton (DR) , Elected August 10, 1821 , - ,

(3) , , David Barton (DR) , Elected August 10, 1821 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , , William A. Trimble (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 13, 1821 , , Ethan Allen Brown (DR) , Elected January 3, 1822 , - ,

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) , , William Pinkney (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 25, 1822 , , Samuel Smith (DR) , Elected December 17, 1822 , - ,

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

(2) , , Harrison Gray Otis (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 30, 1822, to run for

Mayor of Boston The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan (as are all municipal elections in Boston), and elect a mayor to a four- ...

, , James Lloyd (F) , Elected June 5, 1822 , - ,

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(3) , , John W. Walker (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 12, 1822, due to failing health , , William Kelly (DR) , Elected December 12, 1822 , - ,

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) , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 15, 1822, after being elected

Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn in on January 15, 2022. Oath of office On inauguration day, the Governor-elect takes th ...

, , John Taylor (DR) , Elected December 18, 1822 , - ,

(1) , , Caesar A. Rodney (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 29, 1823, to accept a diplomatic appointment , Vacant , Not filled in this Congress

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 13 ** Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain ** Federalists: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 15 * Contested election: 2 * Seats of newly admitted states: 1 * Total seats with changes: 23 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. Henry Hunter Bryan was re-elected but did not take his seat , Vacant , , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect John C. Wright resigned his seat in the next Congress on March 3, 1821 , , David Chambers (DR) , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect James Duncan resigned before Congress met , , John Findlay (DR) , Seated December 12, 1821 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect William Cox Ellis resigned before Congress met , , Thomas Murray Jr. (DR) , Seated December 12, 1821 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Credentials for

Peter Sharpe Peter Sharpe (December 10, 1777 in New York City – August 3, 1842 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from New York. Life He "was a Maiden-lane whip-maker, of the average intell ...

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 Sharpe never claimed or took the seat, Sharpe's election was contested by Colden, see

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 The 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1821, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 17th United Stat ...

, ,

(F) , Seated December 12, 1821 , - , , , George Robertson (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , resigned before Congress met , , John S. Smith (DR) , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , nowrap , , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821 , rowspan=2 , John Scott (DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" ,

(DR) was elected after the Congress term had already begun, and died on September 7, 1821, before Congress met. It is uncertain whether credentials were ever issued for Tuthill. , , Charles Borland Jr. (DR) , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 13, 1821, before Congress met , ,

(DR) , Seated January 2, 1822 , - , , , Solomon Van Rensselaer (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 14, 1822, upon appointment as Postmaster of Albany , , Stephen Van Rensselaer (F) , Seated March 12, 1822 , - , , , Caesar A. Rodney (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on January 24, 1822, after being elected to the

US 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 po ...

, , Daniel Rodney (F) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Cosden's election was contested by Reed , , Philip Reed (DR) , Seated March 19, 1822 , - , , , William Milnor (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822, to run for Mayor of Philadelphia , , Thomas Forrest (F) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , Henry Baldwin (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822 , ,

(DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , James Blair (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822 , , John Carter (DR) , Seated December 11, 1822 , - , , , William Lowndes (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822 , ,

(DR) , Seated January 6, 1823 , - , , , Samuel Moore (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 20, 1822 , , Samuel D. Ingham (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 24, 1822 , , Andrew R. Govan (DR) , Seated December 4, 1822 , - , , ,

(F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on June 1, 1822, after becoming a judge of a Court of Common Pleas in Maine , , Mark Harris (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , ,

(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on July 25, 1822, after his election as

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

, , Jonathan Jennings (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , Thomas Van Swearingen (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Died on August 19, 1822 , , James Stephenson (F) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Florida Territory was organized on March 30, 1822 , Joseph M. Hernández , Seated January 3, 1823 , - , , ,

(F) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 17, 1822 , ,

(DR) , Seated December 23, 1822 , - , , , Samuel Smith (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on December 17, 1822, after his election to the

, , Isaac McKim (DR) , Seated January 8, 1823 , - , , , Hugh Nelson (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on January 14, 1823, upon appointment as Minister to Spain , Vacant ,

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

* Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: James Lanman then

) * Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman:

) * Debt Imprisonment Abolition (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:

) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: James Lanman) * Finance (Chairman: John Holmes then Walter Lowrie) *

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: Rufus King then

) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and Al ...

(Chairman: Henry Johnson) *

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: William Smith) *

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: James Noble) * National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman:

) * Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Montfort Stokes) *

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: Jesse B. Thomas) * Roads and Canals (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accountability of Public Moneys (Select) * Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) *

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

(Chairman: Josiah Butler) * Arkansas Territorial Limits (Select) * Claims (Chairman:

) *

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

(Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) *

(Chairman: Joseph Kent) *

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 Sloane) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Samuel Edwards) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George Denison) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Silas Wood) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:

) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Starling Tucker) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Hugh Nelson) * Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Jonathan Russell) *

(Chairman: Thomas Metcalfe) *

(Chairman: John Sergeant then Hugh Nelson) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a rang ...

(Chairman: John Tod) *

(Chairman:

) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Timothy Fuller) * Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman:

) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Francis Johnson) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Samuel Campbell) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas Montgomery) *

(Chairman: Christopher Rankin) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas R. Ross) *

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: Samuel Smith) * Whole

Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills * The Library

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 ...

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''. Tra ...

* Librarian of Congress: George Watterston

Senate

* Chaplain: William Ryland (

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 9, 1822 ** Charles P. McIlvaine ( Episcopalian), elected December 9, 1822 *

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: John Nicholson Campbell (

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 ...

), until December 10, 1821 **

Jared Sparks Jared Sparks (May 10, 1789 – March 14, 1866) was an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard College from 1849 to 1853. Biography Born in Willington, Connecticut, Sparks studied in the common s ...

( Unitarian), elected December 10, 1821 ** John Brackenridge (

), elected December 5, 1822 *

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 (died) **

Matthew St. Clair Clarke Matthew St. Clair Clarke (1790 Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania - May 6, 1852 Washington, D.C.) was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Life ...

, elected December 3, 1822 * Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch, elected December 4, 1821 * Reading Clerks: *

: Thomas Dunn

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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Rockf ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 = ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Rockf ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 = ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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