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Revision as of 16:54, 30 September 2016
9th United States Congress | |
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8th ← → 10th | |
![]() United States Capitol (1800) | |
March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807 | |
Members | 34 senators 142 representatives 3 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic-Republican |
Senate President | George Clinton (DR) |
House majority | Democratic-Republican |
House Speaker | Nathaniel Macon (DR) |
Sessions | |
Special: March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1805 1st: December 2, 1805 – April 21, 1806 2nd: December 1, 1806 – March 4, 1807 |
The Ninth 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, 1805 to March 4, 1807, during the fifth and sixth years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. 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.
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Major events
- June 1, 1805: First Barbary War ends.
- November 7, 1805: Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean.
- September 23, 1806: Lewis and Clark Expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, thereby ending the exploration of the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest.
- February 19, 1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr was tried for conspiracy and acquitted.
Major legislation
- March 29, 1806 - Cumberland Road, ch. 19, 2 Stat. 357
- March 2, 1807 - Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, ch. 22, 2 Stat. 426
Territories organized
- June 30, 1805 Michigan Territory was formed from a portion of the Indiana Territory
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Samuel Smith (DR)
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Nathaniel Macon (DR)
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
Senate
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
End of previous congress | 25 | 9 | 34 | 0 |
Begin | 27 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
End | ||||
Final voting share | 79.4% | 20.6% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 28 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
House of Representatives
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
End of previous congress | 102 | 39 | 141 | 1 |
Begin | 113 | 26 | 139 | 3 |
End | 28 | 141 | 1 | |
Final voting share | 80.1% | 19.9% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 115 | 25 | 140 | 1 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: George Clinton (DR)
- President pro tempore: Samuel Smith (DR)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Nathaniel Macon (DR)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
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.
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by their district numbers
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(1 Democratic-Republican)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(6 Democratic-Republicans)
The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
(10-7 Democratic-Republican)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(15-2 Democratic-Republican)
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(12 Democratic-Republicans)
(1 Democratic-Republican)
There were four plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd had three representatives each, the 4th had two representatives.
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(8 Democratic-Republicans)
(3 Democratic-Republicans)
(3-1 Democratic-Republican)
(20-1 Democratic-Republican)
Non-voting members(no representation)
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
Senate
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| Kentucky
(3)
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Breckinridge (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 7, 1805 after being appointed United States Attorney General.
Successor elected November 8, 1805 to finish the term ending March 4, 1807.
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Adair (DR)
| Seated November 8, 1805
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| Georgia
(3)
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | James Jackson (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 19, 1806.
Winner elected June 19, 1806 to finish the term ending March 4, 1807.
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Milledge (DR)
| Seated June 19, 1806
|-
| Maryland
(3)
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Robert Wright (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 12, 1806 after being elected Governor of Maryland.
Successor elected November 25, 1806 to finish the term ending March 4, 1807 (as well as to the next term).
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Philip Reed (DR)
| Seated November 25, 1806
|-
| Kentucky
(3)
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Adair (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 18, 1806 after losing the election tp the next term.
Successor elected November 19, 1806, despite being younger than the constitutional age minimum.
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Henry Clay (DR)
| Seated November 19, 1806
|}
House of Representatives
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| Connecticut
At-large
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Calvin Goddard (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress
| style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Timothy Pitkin (F)
| Seated September 16, 1805
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| Connecticut
At-large
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Roger Griswold (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress
| style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Lewis B. Sturges (F)
| Seated September 16, 1805
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| Pennsylvania
11th
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | John B. C. Lucas (DR) resigned before the beginning of this Congress
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Samuel Smith (DR)
| Seated November 7, 1805
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| Pennsylvania
4th
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | John A. Hanna (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died July 23, 1805
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Robert Whitehill (DR)
| Seated November 7, 1805
|-
| North Carolina
10th
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Nathaniel Alexander (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November, 1805 after being elected Governor of North Carolina
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Evan S. Alexander (DR)
| Seated February 24, 1806
|-
| nowrap | Indiana Territory
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Territory elected delegate to Congress for first time
| Benjamin Parke
| Elected December 12, 1805
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| Georgia
At-large
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Cowles Mead (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election December 24, 1805
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Spalding (DR)
| Seated December 24, 1805
|-
| Georgia
At-large
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Joseph Bryan (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1806
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Dennis Smelt (DR)
| September 1, 1806
|-
| Georgia
At-large
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Spalding (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1806
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | William W. Bibb (DR)
| Seated January 26, 1807
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| Pennsylvania
1st
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Michael Leib (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 14, 1806
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Porter (DR)
| Seated December 8, 1806
|-
| Maryland
7th
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Joseph H. Nicholson (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 1, 1806
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Edward Lloyd (DR)
| Seated December 3, 1806
|-
| Virginia
13th
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Christopher H. Clark (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 1, 1806
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | William A. Burwell (DR)
| December 1, 1806
|-
| Connecticut
At-large
| style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | John Cotton Smith (F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in August, 1806
| style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Theodore Dwight (F)
| December 1, 1806
|-
| nowrap | Territory of Orleans
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Territory elected delegate to Congress for first time
| Daniel Clark
| Elected December 1, 1806
|-
| Pennsylvania
3rd
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Christian Lower (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 19, 1806
| Vacant
| Not filled for remainder of term
|-
| South Carolina
6th
| style="background-color:#AACC99" | Levi Casey (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 3, 1807
| Vacant
| Not filled for remainder of term
|}
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
Senate
- Army Regulations (Select)
- Whole
House of Representatives
Joint appointments
Employees
Senate
- Chaplain:
- Alexander T. McCormick, Episcopalian, elected November 7, 1804
- Edward Gantt, Episcopalian, elected December 4, 1805
- John J. Sayrs, Episcopalian, elected December 3, 1806
- Secretary: Samuel A. Otis
- Sergeant at Arms: James Mathers
House of Representatives
- Chaplain:
- James Laurie, Presbyterian, elected December 2, 1805
- Robert Elliot, Presbyterian, elected December 1, 1806
- Clerk: John Beckley
- Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Wheaton
See also
- United States elections, 1804 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States elections, 1806 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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