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9th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (1800)
March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807
Members34 senators
142 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic-Republican
Senate PresidentGeorge Clinton
House majorityDemocratic-Republican
House SpeakerNathaniel Macon
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.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition scouted the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest.

Major events

Main articles: 1805 in the United States, 1806 in the United States, and 1807 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 9th United States Congress

Territories organized

Senate President George Clinton
Senate President pro tempore
Samuel Smith (DR)
House Speaker
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
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 1411
Final voting share 80.1% 19.9%
Beginning of next congress 115 25 140 1

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.

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 1808; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1806.

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by their districts.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 1804

Changes in membership

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

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate

|- | 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 |- | 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

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

Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep

|- | 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 |- | 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 |- | 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 |- | 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 |- | 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 |- | 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 |}

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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