11th United States Congress
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| 11th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | George Clinton | ||
| President pro tempore: | John Milledge Andrew Gregg John Gaillard John Pope |
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| Speaker of the House: | Joseph Bradley Varnum | ||
| Members: | 34 Senators 142 Representatives 3 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic-Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic-Republican | ||
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| Sessions | |||
| Special: March 4, 1809 – March 7, 1809 1st: May 22, 1809 – June 28, 1809 2nd: November 27, 1809 – May 1, 1810 3rd: December 3, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
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The Eleventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1811, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President James Madison. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
[edit] Senate
- Democratic-Republican (DR): 27 (majority)
- Federalist (F): 7
TOTAL members: 34
[edit] House of Representatives
- Democratic-Republican (DR): 92 (majority)
- Federalist (F): 50
TOTAL members: 142
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
- President: George Clinton, Democratic-Republican of New York
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- John Milledge, Democratic-Republican of Georgia
- Andrew Gregg, Democratic-Republican of Pennsylvania, elected June 26, 1809
- John Gaillard, Democratic-Republican of South Carolina, elected February 28, 1810
- John Pope, Democratic-Republican of Kentucky, elected February 23, 1811
[edit] House of Representatives
- Speaker: Joseph B. Varnum, Democratic-Republican of Massachusetts, elected October 26, 1807
[edit] Major events
- March 4, 1809: James Madison became President of the United States
- September 16, 1810: Mexican War of Independence
- October 27, 1810: USA annexed West Florida from Spain
- Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
- Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812
[edit] Major legislation
- May 1, 1810 - Macon's Bill Number 2, ch. 39, 2 Stat. 605
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
[edit] Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1814; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1812.
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[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
- Senate
- replacements: 9
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 8
- interim appointments: 1
- Total seats with changes: 12
| State | Vacator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
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| Ohio class 3 |
Vacant | Edward Tiffin (DR) resigned at the end of the previous Congress | Stanley Griswold (DR) | Seated May 18, 1809 |
| New Jersey class 2 |
Aaron Kitchell (DR) | Resigned March 12, 1809 | John Condit (DR) | Seated March 21, 1809 |
| Tennessee class 2 |
Daniel Smith (DR) | Resigned March 31, 1809 | Jenkin Whiteside (DR) | Seated April 11, 1809 |
| Rhode Island class 1 |
Francis Malbone (F) | Died June 4, 1809 | Christopher G. Champlin (F) | Seated June 26, 1809 |
| Delaware class 1 |
Samuel White (F) | Died November 4, 1809 | Outerbridge Horsey (F) | Seated January 12, 1810 |
| Georgia class 3 |
John Milledge (DR) | Resigned November 14, 1809 | Charles Tait (DR) | Seated November 27, 1809 |
| Ohio class 3 |
Stanley Griswold (DR) | Successor chosen December 11, 1809 | Alexander Campbell (DR) | Seated December 11, 1809 |
| Kentucky class 2 |
Buckner Thruston (DR) | Appointed judge of the US District Court of the District of Columbia December 18, 1809 | Henry Clay (DR) | Seated November 4, 1810 |
| New Hampshire class 3 |
Nahum Parker (DR) | Resigned June 1, 1810 | Charles Cutts (DR) | Seated June 21, 1810 |
| Connecticut class 1 |
James Hillhouse (F) | Resigned June 10, 1810 | Samuel W. Dana (F) | Seated December 4, 1810 |
| Ohio class 1 |
Return J. Meigs, Jr. (DR) | Resigned on or before December 10, 1810 to become Governor of Ohio | Thomas Worthington (DR) | Seated December 15, 1810 |
| South Carolina class 2 |
Thomas Sumter (DR) | Resigned December 16, 1810 | John Taylor (DR) | Seated December 31, 1810 |
- House of Representatives
- replacements: 11
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 12
- contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 14
| District | Vacator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
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| Indiana Territory | Vacant | failure to elect | Jonathan Jennings | Seated November 27, 1809 |
| Pennsylvania 1st |
Benjamin Say (DR) | Resigned June, 1809 | Adam Seybert (DR) | Seated October 10, 1809 |
| Massachusetts 7th |
William Baylies (F) | Lost contested election June 28, 1809 | Charles Turner, Jr. (DR) | June 28, 1809 |
| Virginia 21st |
Wilson C. Nicholas (DR) | Resigned November 27, 1809 | David S. Garland (DR) | Seated January 17, 1810 |
| Maryland 7th |
John Brown (DR) | Resigned in 1810 | Robert Wright (DR) | Seated November 29, 1810 |
| Massachusetts 10th |
Jabez Upham (F) | Resigned in 1810 | Joseph Allen (F) | October 8, 1810 |
| New York 2nd |
William Denning (DR) | Resigned in 1810 | Samuel L. Mitchill (DR) | Seated October 4, 1810 |
| Kentucky 5th |
Benjamin Howard (DR) | Resigned April 10, 1810 after becoming Governor of Louisiana Territory | William T. Barry (DR) | Seated August 8, 1810 |
| Connecticut At-large |
Samuel W. Dana (F) | Resigned May 10, 1810 after being elected to US Senate | Ebenezer Huntington (F) | October 11, 1810 |
| Maryland 4th |
Roger Nelson (DR) | Resigned May 14, 1810 | Samuel Ringgold (DR) | Seated October 15, 1810 |
| Massachusetts 11th |
William Stedman (F) | Resigned July 16, 1810 | Abijah Bigelow (F) | October 8, 1810 |
| New Jersey At-large |
James Cox (DR) | Died September 12, 1810 | John A. Scudder (DR) | Seated October 31, 1810 |
| Virginia 1st |
John G. Jackson (DR) | Resigned September 28, 1810 | William McKinley (DR) | Seated December 21, 1810 |
| South Carolina 1st |
Robert Marion (DR) | Resigned October 4, 1810 | Langdon Cheves (DR) | Seated December 31, 1810 |
| South Carolina 4th |
John Taylor (DR) | Resigned December 30, 1810 after becoming US Senator | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of term |
[edit] Employees
[edit] Senate
- Secretary: Samuel A. Otis of Massachusetts
- Sergeant at Arms: James Mathers of New York
- Chaplain:
- James J. Wilmer, Episcopalian, elected May 24, 1809
- Obadiah B. Brown, Baptist, elected December 5, 1809
- Walter D. Addison, Episcopalian, elected December 12, 1810
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk: Patrick Magruder of Maryland, elected May 22, 1809
- Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn of Maryland, elected May 22, 1809
- Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton, elected May 22, 1809
- Chaplain: Jesse Lee, Methodist, elected May 22, 1809
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] External links
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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