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12th United States Congress
11th ←
→ 13th
United States Capitol (1800)
March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813
Members36 senators
143 representatives
4 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic-Republican
Senate PresidentGeorge Clinton (until April 20, 1812)
Vacant (from April 20, 1812)
House majorityDemocratic-Republican
House SpeakerHenry Clay
Sessions
1st: November 4, 1811 – July 6, 1812
2nd: November 2, 1812 – March 3, 1813

The Twelfth 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, 1811, to March 4, 1813, during the third and fourth years of James Madison'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.

Major events

Main articles: 1811 in the United States, 1812 in the United States, and 1813 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 12th United States Congress

States admitted and territories organized

Senate President
George Clinton
Senate President pro tempore
William H. Crawford
House Speaker
Henry Clay

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

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

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic-
Republican
(DR) 		Federalist
(F)
End of previous congress 26 8 34 0
Begin 27 6 33 1
End 30 360
Final voting share 83.3% 16.7%
Beginning of next congress 27 6 33 3

House of Representatives

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

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic-
Republican
(DR) 		Federalist
(F)
End of previous congress 95 46 141 1
Begin 106 36 142 0
End1
Final voting share 74.6% 25.4%
Beginning of next congress 108 68 176 6

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 1810

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 in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1814; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1812

House of Representatives

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

Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • replacements: 1
  • deaths: 0
  • resignations: 4
  • interim appointments: 1
  • seats of newly admitted states: 2
  • vacancies:1
  • Total seats with changes: 6
See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate

|- | Massachusetts
(2) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Legislature elected late.
Successor elected June 29, 1811, to finish the term ending March 4, 1817. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Joseph B. Varnum (DR) | June 29, 1811

|- | Rhode Island
(1) | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Christopher G. Champlin (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 2, 1811
Successor elected October 28, 1811, to finish the term ending March 4, 1815. | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | William Hunter (F) | October 28, 1811

|- | Tennessee
(2) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Jenkin Whiteside (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 8, 1811.
Successor elected October 8, 1811, to finish the term ending March 4, 1817. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | George W. Campbell (DR) | October 8, 1811

|- | Louisiana
(3) | New seat | style="font-size:80%" | Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.
Inaugural Senator elected September 3, 1812, for the term ending March 4, 1813. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Allan B. Magruder (DR) | September 3, 1812

|- | rowspan=3 | Louisiana
(2) | New seat | style="font-size:80%" | Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.
Inaugural Senator elected September 3, 1812, for the term ending March 4, 1817. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Jean Noel Destréhan (DR) | September 3, 1812

|- | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Jean N. Destréhan (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 1, 1812, without having qualified.
Successor appointed October 8, 1812, to continue the term ending March 4, 1817. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Posey (DR) | October 8, 1812

|- | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Posey (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Appointee lost election to finish the term.
Successor elected February 4, 1813, to finish the term ending March 4, 1817. | style="background-color:#AACC99" | James Brown (DR) | February 5, 1813

|}

House of Representatives

  • replacements: 3
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 5
  • contested election: 1
  • seats of newly admitted states: 1
  • vacancies: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 10


Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | Maryland
6th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Montgomery (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 29, 1811, to become Attorney General of Maryland | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Stevenson Archer (DR) | Seated October 26, 1811 |- | Massachusetts
4th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Joseph B. Varnum (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 29, 1811, to become U.S. Senator | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William M. Richardson (DR) | Seated November 4, 1811 |- | Virginia
8th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Hungerford (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election November 29, 1811 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Taliaferro (DR) | Seated November 29, 1811 |- | Massachusetts
17th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Barzillai Gannett (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1812 before April 6 ([data missing]) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Francis Carr (DR) | Seated April 6, 1812 |- | North Carolina
3rd | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Blount (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 7, 1812 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Kennedy (DR) | Seated January 30, 1813 |- | Orleans Territory | colspan=2 rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Julien de Lallande Poydras had resigned in the previous Congress, and the seat remained vacant until the territory became the state of Louisiana on April 30, 1812 | rowspan=2 style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas B. Robertson (DR) | rowspan=2 | Seated April 30, 1812 |- | Louisiana
At-large

|- | New York
6th | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Robert Le Roy Livingston (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 6, 1812 | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Thomas P. Grosvenor (F) | Seated January 29, 1813 |- | Georgia
At-large | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Howell Cobb (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime before October 1812 ([data missing]) | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Barnett (DR) | Seated October 5, 1812 |- | Missouri Territory | colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Territory delegate seat established | Edward Hempstead | Seated November 9, 1812 |- | Illinois Territory | colspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Territory delegate seat established | Shadrach Bond | Seated December 3, 1812 |- | Pennsylvania
9th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Smilie (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 30, 1812 | Vacant | Not filled until next Congress |}

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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