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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 ...
and the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together the ...
. It met in the
Old Brick Capitol The Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C., served as the temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815 to 1819. The building was a private school, a boarding house, and, during the American Civil War, a prison known as the Old Capitol Pris ...
in
Washington, D.C. ) , 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, ...
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
presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified by ...
. The apportionment of seats in the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a
Democratic-Republican The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
majority.


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 wa ...
defeated
Rufus King Rufus King (March 24, 1755April 29, 1827) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the Un ...
in the
U.S. presidential election The election of the president and the vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which Citizenship of the United States, citizens of the United States who are Voter registration in the United States, registered to vote in o ...
.


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


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 MinicucciInte ...
(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 ...
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 The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the western half of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Mississippi. ...


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 Changes may refer to: Books * ''Changes'', the 12th novel in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' Series * ''Changes'', a novel by Danielle Steel * ''Changes'', a trilogy of novels on which the BBC TV series was based, written by Peter Dickinso ...
" 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 President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...
: Vacant *
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being" ...
:
John Gaillard John Gaillard (September 5, 1765 – February 26, 1826) was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina, on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Se ...
(DR) of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815


House of Representatives

*
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...
:
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, ...
(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 cap ...

: 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 Afr ...
(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 adjacen ...

: 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 (180 ...
(F) : 2.
William H. Wells William Hill Wells (January 7, 1769 – March 11, 1829) was a lawyer and politician from Dagsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Dela ...
(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 t ...

: 2.
William W. Bibb William Wyatt Bibb (October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820) was a United States Senator from Georgia, the first governor of the Alabama Territory, and the first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb was a member of the Democratic-Republican ...
(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 Gover ...
(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 ...

: 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 Virgini ...

: 2. William T. Barry (DR), until May 1, 1816 ::
Martin D. Hardin Martin D. Hardin (June 21, 1780October 8, 1823) was a politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, his family immigrated to Kentucky when he was still young. He studied law under George Nicholas and commenced practice at Richmon ...
(F), from November 13, 1816 : 3. Isham Talbot (DR)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

: 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 U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), 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; ...

: 1.
Robert G. Harper Robert Goodloe Harper (January 1765January 14, 1825), was an American politician and a federalist. He was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also ...
(F), January 1816 – December 1816 :: Alexander C. Hanson (F), from December 20, 1816 : 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (F)


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

: 1.
Christopher Gore Christopher Gore (September 21, 1758 – March 1, 1827) was a prominent Massachusetts lawyer, Federalist politician, and U.S. diplomat. Born into a family divided by the American Revolution, Gore sided with the victorious Patriots, establi ...
(F), until May 30, 1816 :: Eli P. Ashmun (F), from June 12, 1816 : 2.
Joseph Bradley Varnum Joseph Bradley Varnum (January 29, 1750/1751September 21, 1821) was an American politician from Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. representative and United States senator, and held leadership positions in both bodies. He was a member of the ...
(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 U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

: 1.
James J. Wilson James Jefferson Wilson (1775July 28, 1824) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1815 to 1821. Biography Wilson was born in Essex County, New Jersey, where he attended the common schools. He was editor and publisher of the ''True American'' of ...
(DR) : 2.
John Condit John Condict Condit (July 8, 1755May 4, 1834) was a United States representative and a United States senator from New Jersey and father of United States Representative Silas Condit. John Condict was born in Orange in the Province of New J ...
(DR)


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

: 1.
Nathan Sanford Nathan Sanford (November 5, 1777 – October 17, 1838) was an American politician. Early life Sanford was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, New York. He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe (née Baker) Sanford, a family of farmer ...
(DR) : 3.
Rufus King Rufus King (March 24, 1755April 29, 1827) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the Un ...
(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 a ...

: 2. James Turner (DR), until November 21, 1816 ::
Montfort Stokes Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American Democratic (originally Democratic-Republican) politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832. Biography Bo ...
(DR), from December 4, 1816 : 3.
Francis Locke Jr. Francis Locke Jr. (October 31, 1766 – January 8, 1823) was a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina. Family Francis Locke was the son of Francis Locke Sr. (1722–1796) (a Revolutionary War participant) and Anne Brandon (b.abt. 1737). ...
(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 U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

: 1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) : 3.
Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senato ...
(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, Ma ...

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

: 1. William Hunter (F) : 2.
Jeremiah B. Howell Jeremiah Brown Howell (August 28, 1771February 5, 1822) was a United States senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he attended private schools, pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Pla ...
(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 = G ...

: 2.
John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...
(DR), until November 1816 :: William Smith (DR), from December 4, 1816 : 3.
John Gaillard John Gaillard (September 5, 1765 – February 26, 1826) was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina, on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Se ...
(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 ...

: 1. George W. Campbell (DR), from October 10, 1815 : 2.
Jesse Wharton Jesse Wharton (July 29, 1782July 22, 1833) was an attorney who briefly represented Tennessee in each house of Congress. Biography Wharton was born in Covesville, Albemarle County, Virginia; studied law at Dickinson College, was admitted to the ...
(DR), until October 10, 1815 ::
John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
(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 the ...

: 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 Dudley Chase (December 30, 1771February 23, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Vermont who served from 1813 to 1817 and again from 1825 to 1831. He was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. Career After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1791, he st ...
(DR)


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

: 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 Armistead Thomson Mason (August 4, 1787February 6, 1819), the son of Stevens Thomson Mason, was a U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1816 to 1817. Mason was also the second-youngest person to ever serve in the US Senate, at the age of 28 and 5 months ...
(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 cap ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
. : . 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 Ya ...
(F) : .
Jonathan O. Moseley Jonathan Ogden Moseley (April 9, 1762 – September 9, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. He was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, the only child of Thomas Moseley, a physician, and Phebe Ogden. He gradu ...
(F) : .
Timothy Pitkin Timothy Pitkin (January 21, 1766 in Farmington, Connecticut – December 18, 1847 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American lawyer, politician, and historian. He graduated from Yale in 1785, taught in the academy at Plainfield, Connec ...
(F) : .
Lewis B. Sturges Lewis Burr Sturges (March 15, 1763 – March 30, 1844) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut from 1805 to 1817. He was born in Fairfield, Conn., the son of Jonathan Sturges, who also served in the House. Sturges gr ...
(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 lead ...
(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 adjacen ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
. : .
Thomas Clayton Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delawa ...
(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 t ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
. : .
Alfred Cuthbert Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785July 9, 1856) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. He should not be confused with his brother, John Alfred Cuthbert. Life and career Cuthbert was born in Savannah. He was instructed by pr ...
(DR), until November 9, 1816 ::
Zadock Cook Zadock Cook (February 18, 1769 – August 3, 1863) was a United States representative from Georgia. Biography He was born in Virginia and moved to Hancock County, Georgia in early life. He was one of the first white settlers in Clarke County, ...
(DR), 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 Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 – December 28, 1870) was an American planter, attorney, and politician. He served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835, in the period of Indian Removal of the Creek and Cherokee peoples to In ...
(DR) : .
Thomas Telfair Thomas Telfair (March 2, 1780 – February 18, 1818) was a United States representative from Georgia. Born in Savannah, the third of four sons of Governor Edward Telfair, he graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1805. He went on to study ...
(DR) : .
Richard Henry Wilde Richard Henry Wilde (September 24, 1789 – September 10, 1847) was a United States representative and lawyer from Georgia. Biography Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight ...
(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 ...

: .
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 Virgini ...

: . James Clark (DR), until August 1816 :: Thomas Fletcher (DR), from December 2, 1816 : .
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, ...
(DR), from October 30, 1815 : . Richard M. Johnson (DR) : .
Joseph Desha Joseph Desha (December 9, 1768 – October 11, 1842) was a U.S. Representative and the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Desha's Huguenot ancestors fled from France to Pennsylvani ...
(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 Burk ...
(DR) : .
Solomon P. Sharp Solomon Porcius Sharp (August 22, 1787 – November 7, 1825) was an American lawyer and politician, serving as attorney general of Kentucky and a member of the United States Congress and the Kentucky General Assembly. His murder by Jereboam ...
(DR) : . Samuel McKee (DR) : . Stephen Ormsby (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 U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...

: . Thomas B. Robertson (DR)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), 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; ...

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : .
Philip Stuart Philip Stuart (1760 – August 14, 1830) was an American politician and soldier who represented the state of Maryland in the House of Representatives. Early life Philip Stuart was born near Fredericksburg in the Virginia Colony, and compl ...
(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 represen ...
(F) : . Alexander C. Hanson (F), until ????, 1816 :: George Peter (F), from October 7, 1816 : . George Baer Jr. (F) : . Nicholas R. Moore (DR), until ????, 1815 ::
Samuel Smith Samuel Smith may refer to: In politics *Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician) (1646–1735), early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut and deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut in 1691 *Samuel Smith (1754–1834), British Member ...
(DR), from February 4, 1816 : .
William Pinkney William Pinkney (March 17, 1764February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh U.S. Attorney General by President James Madison. Biography William Pinkney was born in 1764 in Annapolis in the Province ...
(DR), until April 18, 1816 ::
Peter Little Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a watchmaker, until he moved to Freedom, ...
(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 language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

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Timothy Pickering Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party ...
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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 ...
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Samuel Taggart Samuel Taggart (March 24, 1754 – April 25, 1825) was a Presbyterian Minister, an American politician and a U. S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life The son of Matthew Taggart, he was born in Londonderry in the Province of New Ham ...
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William Baylies William Baylies (September 15, 1776 – September 27, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and brother of congressman Francis Baylies. His great-grandfather was Thomas Baylies, an ironmaster from Coalbrookdale, England, who ...
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John Reed Jr. John Reed Jr. (September 2, 1781 – November 25, 1860) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of langua ...
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Laban Wheaton Laban Wheaton (March 13, 1754 – March 23, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in Mansfield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Wheaton attended Wrentham Academy. He was graduated from Harvard C ...
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Elijah Brigham Elijah Brigham (July 7, 1751 – February 22, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Brigham was born in Westborough (now Northborough) in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of Colonel Levi Brigham and Susanna (Grout) Br ...
(F), until February 22, 1816 :: Benjamin Adams (F), from December 2, 1816 : .
Solomon Strong Solomon Strong (March 2, 1780 – September 16, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Strong was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1798. He studied law. He was adm ...
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Cyrus King Cyrus King (September 6, 1772 – April 25, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, half-brother of Rufus King. Early life and education Born in Scarborough in Massachusetts Bay's Province of Maine, King attended Phillips A ...
(F) : . George Bradbury (F) : . Benjamin Brown (F) : . James Carr (F) : . Thomas Rice (F) : .
Samuel S. Conner Samuel Shepard Conner ( – December 17, 1820) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Conner attended Phillips Exeter Academy in 1794. He was graduated from Yale College in 1806. He studied law. Conner ma ...
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Albion K. Parris Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788 – February 11, 1857) was the 5th Governor of Maine, a United States representative from the District of Maine, Massachusetts, a United States senator from Maine, a United States district judge of the Unite ...
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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 The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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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 ...
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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 Harri ...
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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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Ezra Baker Ezra Baker was an American politician and physician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the at-large congressional district of New Jersey from 1815 to 1817 as a member of the Democratic-Republi ...
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Ephraim Bateman Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780January 28, 1829) represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823. Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, an area within Lawrence Town ...
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Lewis Condict Lewis Condict (March 3, 1772 – May 26, 1862) was a physician, and the United States representative from New Jersey. He was the 24th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Biography Born in Morristown in the Province of New Jersey, he ...
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Henry Southard Henry Southard (October 7, 1747 – May 22, 1842) was a United States Representative from the state of New Jersey. Southard was born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He moved with his parents to Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 1755, where he ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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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 pu ...
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Peter H. Wendover Peter Hercules Wendover (August 1, 1768 – September 24, 1834) was a United States Representative from New York. Biography Born in New York City, Wendover received a liberal schooling and held several local offices. He was a member of the ...
(DR) : . Jonathan Ward (DR) : . Abraham H. Schenck (DR) : . Thomas P. Grosvenor (F) : .
Jonathan Fisk Jonathan Fisk (September 26, 1778 – July 13, 1832) was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative for the third District of New York. Early life Fisk was born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, a ...
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James W. Wilkin James Whitney Wilkin (March 19, 1762 in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York, Wallkill, then Orange County, New York, Orange County, now Ulster County, New York – February 23, 1845 in Goshen (village), New York, Goshen, Orange Co., NY) was an Amer ...
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Samuel Betts Samuel Rossiter Betts (June 8, 1786 – November 3, 1868) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for t ...
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Erastus Root Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century. E ...
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Hosea Moffitt Hosea Moffitt (November 17, 1757August 31, 1825) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Moffitt was born in Killingly in the Connecticut Colony on November 17, 1757. During the Revolutionary War he served in the Albany County Milit ...
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Asa Adgate Asa Adgate (November 17, 1767February 15, 1832) was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond. Biography A ...
(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 ...
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Jabez D. Hammond Jabez Delano Hammond (August 2, 1778 – August 18, 1855) was an American physician, lawyer, author and politician. Life Hammond was born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He practiced medicine in Reading, Vermont, but afterward studi ...
(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, C ...
(DR) : . Oliver C. Comstock (DR) : . Enos T. Throop (DR), until June 4, 1816 :: Daniel Avery (DR), from December 3, 1816 : .
Micah Brooks Micah Brooks (May 14, 1775July 7, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Life Brooks received his early education from his father. He was a pioneer and one of the earliest surveyors of western New York. He was appointed a Justice of ...
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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 a ...

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William H. Murfree William Hardy Murfree (October 2, 1781 – January 19, 1827), born in Hertford County, North Carolina, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. Education He graduated in 1801 from the University of North C ...
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James W. Clark James West Clark (October 15, 1779 – December 20, 1843) was a United States representative from North Carolina. Born in Bertie County to Hannah and Christopher Clark, a successful sea captain and import/export merchant. James Clark graduat ...
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William Gaston William J. Gaston (September 19, 1778 – January 23, 1844) was a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. Gaston is the author of the official state song of North Carolina, "The Old North State". Gaston County, North Carolin ...
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William R. King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. represen ...
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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 ...
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Weldon N. Edwards Weldon Nathaniel Edwards (January 25, 1788 – December 18, 1873) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1816 – 1827). Early life Edwards was born in 1788 in Gaston, North Carolina. He has attended Warrenton Academy where he st ...
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John Culpepper John Culpepper (January 1841) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Origins John Culpepper was born about 1761 near Wadesboro, Anson County, Province of North Carolina, the son of Sampson Culpepper (1737 Bertie County, Prov ...
(F) : . Richard Stanford (DR), until April 9, 1816 ::
Samuel Dickens Samuel Dickens (ca. 1775July 22, 1840) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina around 1775. He was a member of the North Carolina state house of commons from 1813 to 1815, and ...
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Bartlett Yancey Bartlett Yancey (February 19, 1785 - August 30, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. congressman from North Carolina, United States, between 1813 and 1817. Born near Yanceyville, North Carolina, Yancey attended Hyco Academy in Caswell C ...
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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 (DR)


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

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John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for ...
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William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
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William Creighton Jr. William Creighton Jr. (October 29, 1778 – October 1, 1851) was the 1st Secretary of State of Ohio, a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio. Educat ...
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James Caldwell James or Jim Caldwell may refer to: Politics * James Caldwell (Ohio politician) (1770–1838), U.S. Representative from Ohio, son on James Caldwell (1724–1804), an Irish emigrant who founded Wheeling, West Virginia * James Caldwell (Missouri sp ...
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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 w ...
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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 ...
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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, Ma ...

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives. : .
Joseph Hopkinson Joseph Hopkinson (November 12, 1770January 15, 1842) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Bo ...
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William Milnor William Milnor (June 26, 1769 – December 13, 1848) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia. William Milnor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He engaged in mercantile pursuits ...
(F) : . Thomas Smith (F) : . Jonathan Williams (DR), until May 16, 1815 :: John Sergeant (F), from December 6, 1815 : .
William Darlington William Darlington (April 28, 1782 – April 23, 1863) was an American physician, botanist, and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1819 ...
(DR) : . John Hahn (DR) : . James M. Wallace (DR), from October 10, 1815 : . John Whiteside (DR) : . Hugh Glasgow (DR) : . William Crawford (DR) : . William Maclay (DR) : .
Samuel D. Ingham Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, ...
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Joseph Hiester Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823. He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty, and was a member of the Democratic-Republic ...
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William Piper William Piper (January 1, 17741852) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and for Pennsylvan ...
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David Bard David Bard (1744 – March 12, 1815) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Born at Carroll's Delight in Adams County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton College ( New Jersey) in 1773. He studied theology and was lic ...
(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 Jared Irwin (1750 – March 1, 1818) served twice as elected Governor of Georgia (1796–1798) and (1806–1809). He first was elected to office as a reformer based on public outrage about the Yazoo land scandal. He signed a bill that nullifi ...
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William Findley William Findley (c. 1741 – April 4, 1821) was an Irish-born farmer and politician from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1791 until 1799 and ...
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Aaron Lyle Aaron Lyle (November 17, 1759 – September 24, 1825) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Aaron Lyle was born in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania. He served in the American Revolutionary War, and was a member of the P ...
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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 (gre ...
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Thomas Wilson Thomas Wilson, Tom Wilson or Tommy Wilson may refer to: Actors * Thomas F. Wilson (born 1959), American actor most famous for his role of Biff Tannen in the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy *Tom Wilson (actor) (1880–1965), American actor *Dan Gre ...
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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 i ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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John L. Boss Jr. John Linscom Boss Jr. (September 7, 1780 – August 1, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Biography Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Boss completed preparatory studies. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and comme ...
(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 = G ...

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Henry Middleton Henry Middleton (1717 – June 13, 1784) was a planter, public official from South Carolina. A member of the colonial legislature, during the American Revolution he attended the First Continental Congress and served as that body's president for ...
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John J. Chappell John Joel Chappell (January 19, 1782 – May 23, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born on Little River, near Columbia, Fairfield District, South Carolina, where the family was on a visit, Chappell was, as an infant, taken by ...
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John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...
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John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...
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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 (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 ...

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Samuel Powell Samuel Powell (July 10, 1776 – August 2, 1841), was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Powell was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Ph ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bennett H. Henderson Bennett Hillsman Henderson, (February 23, 1782October 12, 1849) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Henderson was born on February 23, 1782, in Bedford, Virginia son o ...
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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 fr ...
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James B. Reynolds James B. Reynolds (1779June 10, 1851) was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Reynolds was born in County Antrim in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1779. He attended the c ...
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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 R ...


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 the ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...
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Daniel Chipman Daniel Chipman (October 22, 1765April 23, 1850) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Chipman was born in Salisbury in the Connecticut Colony to Samuel and Hannah Austin Chipman. He gradu ...
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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 ...
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Chauncey Langdon Chauncey Langdon (November 8, 1763July 23, 1830) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont. Early life Langdon was born to Ebenezer and Katherine (Green) Langdon in Farmington in the ...
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Asa Lyon Asa Lyon (December 31, 1763April 4, 1841) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Lyon was born in Pomfret in the Connecticut Colony to Jonathan Lyon and Rebecca Maxley Lyon. He attende ...
(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 East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

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Magnus Tate Magnus Tate (September 1, 1767March 30, 1823) was a Virginia lawyer, farmer and politician who served in the Virginia General Assembly and the U.S. Representative. Early and family life Born in 1767 in Berkeley County in the Colony of Virgini ...
(F) : . Henry St. George Tucker (DR) : . William McCoy (DR) : .
James Breckinridge James Breckinridge (March 7, 1763May 13, 1833) was a Virginia lawyer and politician and a member of the Breckinridge family. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. He also fought in the ...
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Daniel Sheffey Daniel Sheffey (1770December 3, 1830) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography He was born in Frederick in the Province of Maryland to Johann Adam Schieffe, a cobbler, and his wife Magdelena Loehr of Südwestpfalz, Germany. They ha ...
(F) : . Ballard Smith (DR) : . Joseph Lewis Jr. (F) : . John P. Hungerford (DR) : . Aylett Hawes (DR) : .
Philip P. Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both ...
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Burwell Bassett Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18, 1764 – February 26, 1841) was an American planter and politician from New Kent County and for two decades from Williamsburg in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like his father, he served in both chambers of the V ...
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William A. Burwell William Armisted Burwell (March 15, 1780 – February 16, 1821) was a nineteenth-century Virginia politician and planter who served as presidential secretary and as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives and ...
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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 (DR) : . Thomas Gholson Jr. (DR), until July 4, 1816 ::
Thomas M. Nelson Thomas Maduit Nelson (September 27, 1782 – November 10, 1853) was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States. Biography Born in Oak Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the ...
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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 ...
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James Johnson James Johnson may refer to: Artists, actors, authors, and musicians *James Austin Johnson (born 1989), American comedian & actor, ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member * James B. Johnson (born 1944), author of science nonfiction novels *James P. Joh ...
(DR) : . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : . Hugh Nelson (DR) : . John Clopton (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 of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected v ...
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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 ...
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Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...
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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 ...
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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

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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 ...

(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 ...

(2) , ,
Jesse Wharton Jesse Wharton (July 29, 1782July 22, 1833) was an attorney who briefly represented Tennessee in each house of Congress. Biography Wharton was born in Covesville, Albemarle County, Virginia; studied law at Dickinson College, was admitted to the ...
(DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointee was not elected to finish the term.
Successor elected October 10, 1815.
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John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
(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 a ...

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Francis Locke Jr. Francis Locke Jr. (October 31, 1766 – January 8, 1823) was a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina. Family Francis Locke was the son of Francis Locke Sr. (1722–1796) (a Revolutionary War participant) and Anne Brandon (b.abt. 1737). ...
, 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 East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

(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 Armistead Thomson Mason (August 4, 1787February 6, 1819), the son of Stevens Thomson Mason, was a U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1816 to 1817. Mason was also the second-youngest person to ever serve in the US Senate, at the age of 28 and 5 months ...
(DR) , Took seat January 3, 1816 , - ,
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), 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; ...

(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 Robert Goodloe Harper (January 1765January 14, 1825), was an American politician and a federalist. He was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also ...
(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 Virgini ...

(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 Martin D. Hardin (June 21, 1780October 8, 1823) was a politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, his family immigrated to Kentucky when he was still young. He studied law under George Nicholas and commenced practice at Richmon ...
(F) , Seated November 13, 1816 , - ,
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

(1) , ,
Christopher Gore Christopher Gore (September 21, 1758 – March 1, 1827) was a prominent Massachusetts lawyer, Federalist politician, and U.S. diplomat. Born into a family divided by the American Revolution, Gore sided with the victorious Patriots, establi ...
(F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 30, 1816.
Successor elected June 12, 1816, to finish the term. , , Eli P. Ashmun (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 = G ...

(2) , ,
John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...
(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 t ...

(2) , ,
William W. Bibb William Wyatt Bibb (October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820) was a United States Senator from Georgia, the first governor of the Alabama Territory, and the first Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. Bibb was a member of the Democratic-Republican ...
(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 Gover ...
(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 a ...

(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 Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American Democratic (originally Democratic-Republican) politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832. Biography Bo ...
(DR) , Seated December 4, 1816 , - ,
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), 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; ...

(1) , ,
Robert G. Harper Robert Goodloe Harper (January 1765January 14, 1825), was an American politician and a federalist. He was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also ...
(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 ...

(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 ...

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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 ...
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House of Representatives

, - , , Vacant , Member-elect Benjamin Pond died during previous congress , ,
Asa Adgate Asa Adgate (November 17, 1767February 15, 1832) was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond. Biography A ...
(DR) , December 7, 1815 , - , , Vacant ,
Amos Ellmaker Amos Ellmaker (February 2, 1787 – November 28, 1851) was a U.S. politician, attorney, and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General and was the Anti-Masonic vice presidential candidate in the 1832 presidential e ...
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 Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, ...
to sign a commercial convention as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain”, but Clay was elected to fill his own vacancy , ,
Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, ...
(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 secret ...
, 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 Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...
(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 secret ...
, but Adams did not take or claim the seat, contested by Root , ,
Erastus Root Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century. E ...
(DR) , December 26, 1815 , - , , , Nicholas R. Moore (DR) , Resigned sometime in 1815 before Congress convened , ,
Samuel Smith Samuel Smith may refer to: In politics *Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician) (1646–1735), early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut and deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut in 1691 *Samuel Smith (1754–1834), British Member ...
(DR) , February 4, 1816 , - , , ,
Jonathan Fisk Jonathan Fisk (September 26, 1778 – July 13, 1832) was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative for the third District of New York. Early life Fisk was born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, a ...
(DR) , Resigned sometime in March, 1815, upon appointment as
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight New York counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan. Established b ...
, ,
James W. Wilkin James Whitney Wilkin (March 19, 1762 in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York, Wallkill, then Orange County, New York, Orange County, now Ulster County, New York – February 23, 1845 in Goshen (village), New York, Goshen, Orange Co., NY) was an Amer ...
(DR) , December 4, 1815 , - , , ,
David Bard David Bard (1744 – March 12, 1815) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Born at Carroll's Delight in Adams County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton College ( New Jersey) in 1773. He studied theology and was lic ...
(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 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 powe ...
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Weldon N. Edwards Weldon Nathaniel Edwards (January 25, 1788 – December 18, 1873) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina (1816 – 1827). Early life Edwards was born in 1788 in Gaston, North Carolina. He has attended Warrenton Academy where he st ...
(DR) , 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 ...
(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 Elijah Brigham (July 7, 1751 – February 22, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Brigham was born in Westborough (now Northborough) in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, son of Colonel Levi Brigham and Susanna (Grout) Br ...
(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 Samuel Dickens (ca. 1775July 22, 1840) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina around 1775. He was a member of the North Carolina state house of commons from 1813 to 1815, and ...
(DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , ,
William Pinkney William Pinkney (March 17, 1764February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh U.S. Attorney General by President James Madison. Biography William Pinkney was born in 1764 in Annapolis in the Province ...
(DR) , Resigned April 18, 1816, upon appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia , ,
Peter Little Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a watchmaker, until he moved to Freedom, ...
(DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , ,
Daniel Chipman Daniel Chipman (October 22, 1765April 23, 1850) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Chipman was born in Salisbury in the Connecticut Colony to Samuel and Hannah Austin Chipman. He gradu ...
(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 Thomas Maduit Nelson (September 27, 1782 – November 10, 1853) was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States. Biography Born in Oak Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the ...
(DR) , 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 (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 of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected v ...
(DR) , December 17, 1816 , - , , , William Mayrant (DR) , Resigned October 21, 1816 , , Stephen D. Miller (DR) , January 2, 1817 , - , , ,
William R. King William Rufus DeVane King (April 7, 1786 – April 18, 1853) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 13th vice president of the United States from March 4 until his death in April 1853. Earlier he had served as a U.S. represen ...
(DR) , Resigned November 4, 1816 , , Charles Hooks (DR) , December 2, 1816 , - , , ,
Alfred Cuthbert Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785July 9, 1856) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. He should not be confused with his brother, John Alfred Cuthbert. Life and career Cuthbert was born in Savannah. He was instructed by pr ...
(DR) , Resigned November 9, 1816 , ,
Zadock Cook Zadock Cook (February 18, 1769 – August 3, 1863) was a United States representative from Georgia. Biography He was born in Virginia and moved to Hancock County, Georgia in early life. He was one of the first white settlers in Clarke County, ...
(DR) , January 23, 1817 , - , ,
Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...
(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 Abner Lacock (July 9, 1770April 12, 1837) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and politician from Rochester, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. B ...
) *
Claims Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...
(Chairman: Jonathan Roberts) * 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 Dudley Chase (December 30, 1771February 23, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Vermont who served from 1813 to 1817 and again from 1825 to 1831. He was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. Career After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1791, he st ...
) *
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 John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
) *
Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non- professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
(Chairman: Joseph Varnum) * Memorial of the Mississippi Territory (Chairman: N/A) * National University (Chairman: N/A) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles Tait) *
Pensions A pension (, from Latin ''pensiō'', "payment") is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments ...
(Chairman: Jeremiah Howell) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
James J. Wilson James Jefferson Wilson (1775July 28, 1824) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1815 to 1821. Biography Wilson was born in Essex County, New Jersey, where he attended the common schools. He was editor and publisher of the ''True American'' of ...
) *
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 countri ...
(Chairman:
Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senato ...
) *
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 mul ...
(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 ...
then
Peter Little Peter Little (December 11, 1775 – February 5, 1830) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Biography Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a watchmaker, until he moved to Freedom, ...
) * 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 Claim may refer to: * Claim (legal) * Claim of Right Act 1689 * Claims-based identity * Claim (philosophy) * Land claim * A ''main contention'', see conclusion of law * Patent claim * The assertion of a proposition; see Douglas N. Walton ...
(Chairman:
Bartlett Yancey Bartlett Yancey (February 19, 1785 - August 30, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. congressman from North Carolina, United States, between 1813 and 1817. Born near Yanceyville, North Carolina, Yancey attended Hyco Academy in Caswell C ...
) * 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 office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
(Chairman: John W. Taylor) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Stevenson Archer) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:
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 fr ...
) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John B. Yates) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman:
Samuel Smith Samuel Smith may refer to: In politics *Samuel Smith (Connecticut politician) (1646–1735), early settler of Norwalk, Connecticut and deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut in 1691 *Samuel Smith (1754–1834), British Member ...
) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman:
Erastus Root Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century. E ...
) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman:
Lewis Condict Lewis Condict (March 3, 1772 – May 26, 1862) was a physician, and the United States representative from New Jersey. He was the 24th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Biography Born in Morristown in the Province of New Jersey, he ...
) *
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 John Joel Chappell (January 19, 1782 – May 23, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born on Little River, near Columbia, Fairfield District, South Carolina, where the family was on a visit, Chappell was, as an infant, taken by ...
) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
Samuel D. Ingham Samuel Delucenna Ingham (September 16, 1779 – June 5, 1860) was a state legislator, judge, U.S. Representative and served as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson. Early life and education Ingham was born near New Hope, ...
) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:
Solomon P. Sharp Solomon Porcius Sharp (August 22, 1787 – November 7, 1825) was an American lawyer and politician, serving as attorney general of Kentucky and a member of the United States Congress and the Kentucky General Assembly. His murder by Jereboam ...
) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:
William H. Murfree William Hardy Murfree (October 2, 1781 – January 19, 1827), born in Hertford County, North Carolina, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina. Education He graduated in 1801 from the University of North C ...
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 countri ...
(Chairman: Thomas B. Robertson) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman:
Lewis Condict Lewis Condict (March 3, 1772 – May 26, 1862) was a physician, and the United States representative from New Jersey. He was the 24th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Biography Born in Morristown in the Province of New Jersey, he ...
) *
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

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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 i ...
:
Benjamin Latrobe Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in the new United States, draw ...
, from April 6, 1815 *
Librarian of Congress The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. In addition to overseeing the library, the Libra ...
:
George Watterston George Watterston (October 23, 1783 – February 4, 1854) was the third Librarian of the United States Congress from 1815 to 1829. Early life and education Watterston, the son of a builder from Jedburgh, Scotland, was born on board a ship in N ...


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Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...
: Jesse Lee (
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...
), 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 na ...
), elected December 8, 1815 ** Sereno Edwards Dwight, ( 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 *
Sergeant at Arms Sergeant (abbreviation, abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a Military rank, rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is use ...
: Mountjoy Bayly


House of Representatives

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Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...
:
Obadiah B. Brown Obadiah Bruen Brown (July 20, 1779 – May 2, 1852) was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the House (1807–1809 and 1814–1815) and as Chaplain of the Senate (1809–1810). Early life Obadiah Bruen Brown was born in Newark, New Je ...
(
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...
), until December 7, 1815 ** Spencer H. Cone (
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...
), December 7, 1815 – December 2, 1816 ** Burgiss Allison (
Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...
), 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 (abbreviation, abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a Military rank, rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is use ...
: Thomas Dunn


See also

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1814 United States elections The 1814 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Madison's second term, during the First Party System. Members of the 14th United States Congress were chosen in this election. During the 14th Con ...
(elections leading to this Congress) ** 1814 and 1815 United States Senate elections **
1814 and 1815 United States House of Representatives elections Events January * January 1 – War of the Sixth Coalition – The Royal Prussian Army led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher crosses the Rhine. * January 3 ** War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Cattaro: French garrison ...
* 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 ...
**
1816 and 1817 United States Senate elections This year was known as the '' Year Without a Summer'', because of low temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly the result of the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, causing severe global cooling, catastrophic in ...
** 1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Statutes at Large, 1789–1875




* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060601025644/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
U.S. House of Representatives: House History


* {{USCongresses 14th United States Congress,