15th United States Congress
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Leadership
Senate
- President: Daniel D. TompkinsDaniel D. TompkinsDaniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:...
(DR) - President pro temporePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
:- John GaillardJohn GaillardJohn Gaillard 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 Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....
(DR), elected March 4, 1817 - James BarbourJames BarbourJames Barbour was an American lawyer, amember and speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, the 18th Governor of Virginia, the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion, a U.S. Senator from 1814–1825, and the United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828.Barbour was a...
(DR), elected February 15, 1819
- John Gaillard
House of Representatives
- SpeakerSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
: Henry ClayHenry ClayHenry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
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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 numbersClasses of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1820; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1818.
Connecticut
- 1. Samuel W. DanaSamuel W. DanaSamuel Whittlesey Dana was an American lawyer and politician from Middletown, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate....
(F) - 3. David DaggettDavid DaggettDavid Daggett 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.-Life:...
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Delaware
- 1. Outerbridge HorseyOuterbridge Horsey-Outerbridge Horsey I:Nathanial Horsey married Martha Outerbridge in Accomack, Virginia. Among their children was Outerbridge Horsey who was born in 1715. He married Mary Dixon and had a son William Horsey...
(F) - 2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F)
Georgia
- 3. Charles TaitCharles TaitCharles Tait was an American politician. A Democratic Republican, he served as a United States Senator from Georgia and later as a United States federal judge.-Early life:...
(DR) - 2. George TroupGeorge TroupGeorge Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...
(DR), until September 23, 1818- John ForsythJohn Forsyth (politician)John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(DR), November 23 – February 17, 1819
- John Forsyth
Illinois
- 2. Jesse B. ThomasJesse B. ThomasJesse Burgess Thomas was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia . He served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as one of Illinois's first two Senators.- Biography :...
(DR), from December 3, 1818 - 3. Ninian EdwardsNinian EdwardsNinian Edwards was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830...
(DR), from December 3, 1818
Indiana
- 1. James NobleJames NobleJames Noble was the first U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Indiana.Noble was born near Berryville, Virginia and moved with his parents to Campbell County, Kentucky when he was 10...
(DR) - 3. Waller TaylorWaller TaylorWaller Taylor was an American military commander and politician.-Biography:Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He studied law and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1800 to 1802.In 1804 he moved to Vincennes, Indiana and practiced law...
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Kentucky
- 3. Isham TalbotIsham TalbotIsham Talbot was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Junior moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky...
(DR) - 2. John J. CrittendenJohn J. CrittendenJohn Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(DR), until March 3, 1819
Louisiana
- 3. Eligius FromentinEligius FromentinEligius Fromentin was an American politician.Fromentin was born and raised in France, where he later became a Roman Catholic priest. Fromentin fled the country during the French Revolution and arrived in the United States. He at first settled in Pennsylvania, but then moved to Maryland, where he...
(DR) - 2. William C. C. Claiborne (DR), until November 23, 1817
- Henry JohnsonHenry Johnson (Louisiana)Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....
(DR), from January 12, 1818
- Henry Johnson
Maryland
- 3. Robert H. GoldsboroughRobert Henry GoldsboroughRobert Henry Goldsborough was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland.Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1795...
(F) - 1. Alexander C. HansonAlexander Contee HansonAlexander Contee Hanson was an American lawyer, publisher, and statesman. He represented the third district of Maryland in the U.S. House, and the state of Maryland in the U.S. Senate....
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Massachusetts
- 1. Eli P. AshmunEli P. AshmunEli Porter Ashmun was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1816 to 1818.Born in a small village north of Albany, New York on the Hudson River, he attended the local school and attended Middlebury College, graduating in 1807...
(F), until May 10, 1818- Prentiss MellenPrentiss MellenPrentiss Mellen was a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Sterling, Massachusetts to Rev. John and Rebecca Mellen...
(F), from June 5, 1818
- Prentiss Mellen
- 2. Harrison Gray OtisHarrison Gray Otis (lawyer)Harrison Gray Otis , was a businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists...
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Mississippi
- 1. Walter LeakeWalter LeakeWalter Leake served as a United States Senator from Mississippi and as Governor of Mississippi .He was the first Governor of Mississippi to die in office...
(DR), from December 10, 1817 - 2. Thomas H. WilliamsThomas Hill WilliamsThomas Hill Williams was a senator from Mississippi. Born in North Carolina, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was register of the land office for the Territory of Mississippi in 1805, secretary of the Territory in 1805, and Acting Governor in...
(DR), from December 10, 1817
New Hampshire
- 3. Jeremiah MasonJeremiah MasonJeremiah Mason was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, son of Jeremiah Mason and wife Elizabeth Fitch , he graduated from Yale College in 1788, studied law, moved to Vermont, and was admitted to the bar in 1791...
(F), until June 16, 1817- Clement StorerClement StorerClement Storer was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, he completed preparatory studies, studied medicine in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and in Europe, engaged in the practice of medicine in Portsmouth, and was captain of militia and held...
(DR), from June 27, 1817
- Clement Storer
- 2. David L. MorrilDavid L. MorrilDavid Lawrence Morril graduated from Dartmouth College and later received his law degree from the University of Vermont. He was an American physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire. He served as a U.S...
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New Jersey
- 1. James J. WilsonJames J. WilsonJames Jefferson Wilson served New Jersey as a U.S. Senator from 1815 to 1821.-Biography:Wilson was born in Essex County, New Jersey, where he attended the common schools...
(DR) - 2. Mahlon DickersonMahlon DickersonMahlon Dickerson was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren...
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New York
- 3. Rufus KingRufus KingRufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(F) - 1. Nathan SanfordNathan SanfordNathan Sanford was an American politician.- Life :He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe Sanford, née Baker...
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North Carolina
- 3. Nathaniel MaconNathaniel MaconNathaniel Macon was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina, and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American...
(DR) - 2. Montfort StokesMontfort StokesMontfort Stokes was an American Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832....
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Ohio
- 3. Jeremiah MorrowJeremiah MorrowJeremiah Morrow was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth Governor of Ohio, and the last Democratic-Republican to do so....
(DR) - 1. Benjamin RugglesBenjamin RugglesBenjamin Ruggles was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1810. He married in Connecticut in 1812. His first...
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Pennsylvania
- 3. Abner LacockAbner LacockAbner Lacock 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....
(DR) - 1. Jonathan RobertsJonathan RobertsJonathan Roberts was a United States Representative and Senator from Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1814 and 1814 to 1821 respectively.-Life and career:...
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Rhode Island
- 1. William Hunter (F)
- 2. James Burrill, Jr.James Burrill, Jr.James Burrill, Jr. was a Federalist-party United States senator representing the state of Rhode Island. He served in the senate from 1817 until 1820...
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South Carolina
- 3. John GaillardJohn GaillardJohn Gaillard 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 Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....
(DR) - 2. William SmithWilliam Smith (South Carolina senator)William Smith was chosen as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. The legislature declined to re-elect him when his term expired in 1823...
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Tennessee
- 1. George W. CampbellGeorge W. CampbellGeorge Washington Campbell was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, U.S...
(DR), until April 20, 1818- John Eaton (DR), from September 5, 1818
- 2. John WilliamsJohn Williams (Tennessee)John Williams was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, in the first part of the 19th century. He represented Tennessee in the United States Senate from 1815 to 1823, when he lost reelection to Andrew Jackson. Williams also served as colonel...
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Vermont
- 3. Dudley ChaseDudley ChaseDudley Chase was a United States Senator from Vermont.He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1791, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1793...
(DR), until November 3, 1817- James FiskJames Fisk (politician)James Fisk was a politician from Vermont who was elected to the United States Senate and the House of Representatives...
(DR), November 4, 1817 – January 8, 1818 - William A. PalmerWilliam A. PalmerWilliam Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...
(DR), from October 20, 1818
- James Fisk
- 1. Isaac TichenorIsaac TichenorIsaac Tichenor was the third and fifth Governor of Vermont and also served as a jurist and a United States Senator.Tichenor was born in Newark, New Jersey...
(F)
Virginia
- 1. James BarbourJames BarbourJames Barbour was an American lawyer, amember and speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, the 18th Governor of Virginia, the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion, a U.S. Senator from 1814–1825, and the United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828.Barbour was a...
(DR) - 2. John W. EppesJohn Wayles EppesJohn Wayles Eppes was an attorney, a United States Representative and a Senator from Virginia. One of the planter class, he married his first cousin Maria Jefferson, the youngest surviving daughter of Martha Wayles Skelton and Thomas Jefferson...
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House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.Connecticut
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Uriel Holmes
Uriel Holmes
Uriel Holmes was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, and then moved with his parents to Hartland, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1784...
(F), until 1818
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- Sylvester GilbertSylvester GilbertSylvester Gilbert was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Hebron, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1775...
(DR), from November 16, 1818. Ebenezer HuntingtonEbenezer HuntingtonEbenezer Huntington was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He pursued academic studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1775. He served as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, first in the Lexington alarm in April 1775 and later...
(F). Jonathan O. MoseleyJonathan O. MoseleyJonathan Ogden Moseley 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...
(F). Timothy PitkinTimothy PitkinTimothy Pitkin was an American lawyer, politician, and historian....
(F). Samuel B. SherwoodSamuel B. SherwoodSamuel Burr Sherwood was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Northfield Society , Connecticut, Sherwood graduated from Yale College in 1786...
(F). Nathaniel TerryNathaniel TerryNathaniel Terry was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Enfield, Connecticut. He attended the common schools, Dartmouth College, and was graduated from Yale College in 1786. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1790 and commenced practice in Enfield...
(F). Thomas S. WilliamsThomas Scott WilliamsThomas Scott Williams was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.He was a descendant of immigrant Robert Williams of Roxbury, a cordwainer of Great Yarmouth and Norwich, England, who arrived in Roxbury, Massachusetts with his wife and several children about 1635.Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut,...
(F)
- Sylvester Gilbert
Delaware
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Willard Hall
Willard Hall
Willard Hall , was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as U.S...
(DR). Louis McLane
Louis McLane
Louis McLane was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator...
(F)
Georgia
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Joel Abbott (DR). Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas Willis Cobb was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lexington, Georgia...
(DR). Zadock Cook
Zadock Cook
Zadock Cook 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, Georgia. He was self-educated...
(DR). Joel Crawford
Joel Crawford
Joel Crawford was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.Crawford was born in Columbia County, Georgia. He attended the Litchfield Law School in Connecticut. After receiving admission to the state bar, he began practice in Sparta, Georgia...
(DR). John Forsyth
John Forsyth (politician)
John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(DR), until November 23, 1818
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- Robert R. ReidRobert R. ReidRobert Raymond Reid was the fourth territorial governor of Florida. He was also a Representative from Georgia. He also held several judicial positions....
(DR), from February 18, 1819. William TerrellWilliam TerrellWilliam Terrell was a United States Representative from Georgia. Born in Fairfax County, Virginia, he moved with his parents to Georgia, and pursued classical studies. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine at Philadelphia and commenced practice in Sparta, Georgia...
(DR)
- Robert R. Reid
Illinois
. John McLeanJohn McLean (Illinois politician)
John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...
(DR), from December 3, 1818
Kentucky
. David TrimbleDavid Trimble (congressman)
David Trimble was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Frederick County, Virginia, in June 1782, Trimble graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1799.He studied law...
(DR). Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
(DR). Richard M. Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...
(DR). Joseph Desha
Joseph Desha
Joseph Desha was a U.S. Representative and the ninth Governor of Kentucky. Desha was the first Kentucky governor not to have served in the Revolutionary War. He did, however, serve under William Henry Harrison and "Mad" Anthony Wayne in the Northwest Indian War, and lost two brothers in battle...
(DR). Anthony New
Anthony New
Anthony New was an 18th century and 19th century congressman and lawyer from Virginia and Kentucky.-Biography:Born in Gloucester County, Virginia, New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar...
(DR). David Walker
David Walker (congressman)
David Walker was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of George Walker and grandfather of James David Walker.Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, Walker attended public and private schools....
(DR). George Robertson
George Robertson (congressman)
George Robertson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life:Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Robertson pursued preparatory studies and attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, until 1806...
(DR). Richard C. Anderson, Jr. (DR). Tunstal Quarles
Tunstal Quarles
Tunstall Quarles was a United States lawyer and politician, as well as one of the pioneer settlers of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County....
(DR). Thomas Speed
Thomas Speed
Thomas Speed was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Speed was taught by his father. He moved with his parents to Kentucky in 1782. He was employed in the office of the clerk of the general court. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Danville and Bardstown in...
(DR)
Louisiana
. Thomas B. RobertsonThomas B. Robertson
Thomas Bolling Robertson was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, the third Governor and the Attorney General of Louisiana, and a United States federal judge....
(DR), until April 20, 1818
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- Thomas ButlerThomas Butler (U. S. Representative)Thomas Butler was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one and a half terms as a Democratic-Republican....
(DR), from November 16, 1818
- Thomas Butler
Maryland
The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.. Philip StuartPhilip Stuart
Philip Stuart was an American politician and soldier who represented the state of Maryland in the House of Representatives....
(F). John C. Herbert
John Carlyle Herbert
John Carlyle Herbert was an American politician.Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Herbert received private instruction and graduated from St. John's College of Annapolis, Maryland in 1794. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Richmond, Virginia around 1795...
(F). George Peter (F). Samuel Ringgold (DR). Peter Little
Peter Little
Peter Little was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a watchmaker, until he moved to Freedom, Maryland and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(DR). Samuel Smith
Samuel Smith (Maryland)
Samuel Smith was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.-Biography:...
(DR). Philip Reed
Philip Reed
Philip Reed was a United States Senator representing Maryland from 1806 to 1813.Born near Chestertown, Maryland, in 1760, Reed completed preparatory studies and served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of captain of infantry...
(DR). Thomas Culbreth
Thomas Culbreth
Thomas Culbreth was an American politician.Born in Kent County, Delaware, eight miles northeast of Greensboro, Maryland, Cubreth attended the public schools and studied under private tutors. He moved to Denton, Maryland, in 1806 and was a clerk in a store there...
(DR). Thomas Bayly (F)
Massachusetts
. Jonathan MasonJonathan Mason (politician)
Jonathan Mason was a Federalist United States Senator and Representative from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States....
(F). Nathaniel Silsbee
Nathaniel Silsbee
Nathanial Silsbee was an American politician from Massachusetts.Silsbee was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Capt. Nathanial Silsbee and Sarah Beckett...
(DR). Jeremiah Nelson
Jeremiah Nelson
Jeremiah Nelson, was a Representative from Massachusetts.Nelson was born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, September 14, 1769 to Solomon and Elizabeth Nelson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790...
(F). Timothy Fuller
Timothy Fuller
Timothy Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life and work:Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Mass., was third in descent, from Thomas, who emigrated from England in 1638...
(DR). Elijah H. Mills
Elijah H. Mills
Elijah Hunt Mills was an American politician from Massachusetts.Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Northampton, Massachusetts...
(F). Samuel C. Allen
Samuel Clesson Allen
Samuel Clesson Allen was a U.S. politician from Massachusetts during the first third of the 19th century. He began his career as a member of the Federalist Party, but later became a staunch supporter of Democratic presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.Allen was born in Bernardston,...
(F). Henry Shaw
Henry Shaw (Massachusetts)
Henry Shaw was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, son of Samuel Shaw. Born near Putney, Vermont, Shaw completed preparatory studies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Albany, New York, in 1810...
(DR). Zabdiel Sampson
Zabdiel Sampson
Zabdiel Sampson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Plympton, Massachusetts, Sampson pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1803...
(DR). Walter Folger, Jr.
Walter Folger, Jr.
Walter Folger, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket, Folger attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced...
(DR). Marcus Morton
Marcus Morton
Marcus Morton was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a portion of an unexpired term in 1825, as Acting Governor.Morton...
(DR). Benjamin Adams (F). Solomon Strong
Solomon Strong
Solomon Strong was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Strong was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1798.He studied law....
(F). Nathaniel Ruggles
Nathaniel Ruggles
Nathaniel Ruggles was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Ruggles graduated from Harvard University in 1781, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in his native town...
(F). John Holmes
John Holmes (U.S. politician)
John Holmes was an American politician. Holmes, a National Republican, served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Maine. Holmes was noted for his involvement in the Treaty of Ghent.-Early life and education:Holmes was born in Kingston,...
(DR). Ezekiel Whitman
Ezekiel Whitman
Ezekiel Whitman was a United States Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. He was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts on March 9, 1776. He graduated from Brown University in 1795...
(F). Benjamin Orr
Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician)
Benjamin Orr was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Orr was born in Bedford, New Hampshire on December 1, 1772. He was self-educated and apprenticed as a carpenter. He attended Fryeburg Academy, taught school at Concord and New Milford, New Hampshire; and...
(F). John Wilson
John Wilson (Massachusetts)
John Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Peterboro, New Hampshire, Wilson graduated from Harvard University in 1799.He studied law....
(F). Thomas Rice
Thomas Rice (Massachusetts politician)
Thomas Rice was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Thomas Rice was born 30 March 1768 in Pownalborough, Massachusetts, , to Thomas Rice and Rebecca Rice. He graduated from Harvard University in 1791...
(F). Joshua Gage
Joshua Gage
Joshua Gage was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Harwich, Massachusetts, Gage completed preparatory studies. In 1795, he moved to Augusta, Maine . He was a master mariner, and subsequently became engaged in mercantile pursuits...
(DR). Albion K. Parris
Albion K. Parris
Albion Keith Parris was an American politician and jurist of Maine. Parris served in many elected and appointed positions throughout this life, including state legislator, U.S. Senator, the fifth Governor of Maine, state Supreme Court judge, and mayor.-Biography:Parris was born in Hebron, Maine,...
(DR), until February 3, 1818
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- Enoch LincolnEnoch LincolnEnoch Lincoln was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, son of Levi Lincoln and brother of Levi Lincoln . Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard University in 1807.He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in...
(DR), from November 4, 1818
- Enoch Lincoln
Mississippi
. George PoindexterGeorge Poindexter
George Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...
(DR), from December 10, 1817
New Hampshire
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Josiah Butler
Josiah Butler
Josiah Butler was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Pelham, New Hampshire. He attended the Londonderry and Atkinson academies and was instructed by private tutors. Later, he graduated from Harvard University in 1803. Upon graduation, he taught school in Virginia...
(DR). Clifton Clagett
Clifton Clagett
Clifton Clagett was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He studied law was admitted to the bar. He commenced practice in Litchfield, New Hampshire in 1787....
(DR). Salma Hale
Salma Hale
Salma Hale was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Alstead, New Hampshire. He became a printer and in 1805 edited the Walpole Political Observatory. He studied law and was appointed clerk of the court of common pleas of Cheshire County...
(DR). Arthur Livermore
Arthur Livermore
Arthur Livermore was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was the son of Samuel Livermore and brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore, both of whom served in the United States Congress. He was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He received classical instruction from his parents and...
(DR). John F. Parrott
John Fabyan Parrott
John Fabyan Parrott was a United States Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire.He was born in Portsmouth to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah Parker. He followed his fathers line of work and began trading in Europe and the Caribbean, something which stopped...
(DR). Nathaniel Upham
Nathaniel Upham
Nathaniel Upham was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire. He pursued classical studies and attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter in 1793...
(DR)
New Jersey
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Ephraim Bateman
Ephraim Bateman
Ephraim Bateman represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815-1823....
(DR). Benjamin Bennet
Benjamin Bennet
Benjamin Bennet was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bennet attended the common schools.He studied theology....
(DR). Joseph Bloomfield
Joseph Bloomfield
Joseph Bloomfield was a Governor of New Jersey. The township of Bloomfield, New Jersey is named for him.-Birth:Joseph Bloomfield was born in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey to Moses Bloomfield, a physician, and Sarah Ogden...
(DR). Charles Kinsey
Charles Kinsey
Charles Kinsey was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Kinsey was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1773. He attended the common schools, and in early life engaged in the manufacture of paper...
(DR). John Linn (DR). Henry Southard
Henry Southard
Henry Southard 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 attended the common schools and worked on a farm. Later, Southard served as a private and...
(DR)
New York
There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives.. Tredwell ScudderTredwell Scudder
Tredwell Scudder was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Islip, New York, Scudder attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.Town supervisor of Islip in 1795, 1796, and 1804-1815....
(DR). George Townsend
George Townsend
George Townsend was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, New York, Townsend engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(DR). William Irving
William Irving (New York)
William Irving was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he was a brother of diplomat and author Washington Irving. William completed preparatory studies, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and also in fur trade with the Indians along the Mohawk River, residing at...
(DR). Peter H. Wendover
Peter H. Wendover
Peter Hercules Wendover was a United States Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Wendover received a liberal schooling and held several local offices. He was a member of the volunteer fire department of New York City in 1796...
(DR). Caleb Tompkins
Caleb Tompkins
Caleb Tompkins was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Daniel D. Tompkins.Born near Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins served as member of the New York State Assembly 1804-1806...
(DR). James Tallmadge, Jr. (DR), from December 1, 1817. Philip J. Schuyler (F). James W. Wilkin
James W. Wilkin
James Whitney Wilkin was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Wilkin served in the Revolutionary War....
(DR). Josiah Hasbrouck
Josiah Hasbrouck
Josiah Hasbrouck was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New Paltz, he completed preparatory studies and conducted a general merchandising business. He was a second lieutenant in the Third Regiment of Ulster County Militia in 1780, and was supervisor of New Paltz from 1784 to...
(DR). Dorrance Kirtland
Dorrance Kirtland
Dorrance Kirtland was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Coxsackie, New York, Kirtland was graduated from Yale College in 1789.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Coxsackie....
(DR). Rensselaer Westerlo
Rensselaer Westerlo
Rensselaer Westerlo was a United States Representative from New York.He was born at the Van Rensselaer Manor House in Albany as the son of Catherine Livingston and her second husband Eilardus Westerlo...
(F). John P. Cushman
John P. Cushman
John Paine Cushman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(F). John W. Taylor
John W. Taylor (politician)
John W. Taylor was an early 19th century U.S. politician from New York.-Life:He was born in 1784 in that part of the Town of Ballston, then in Albany County, New York, which was, upon the creation of Saratoga County in 1791, split off to form the Town of Charlton...
(DR). John Palmer (DR). John Savage
John Savage (Congressman)
John Savage was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(DR). Thomas Lawyer
Thomas Lawyer
Thomas Lawyer was an American politician from New York.-Life:He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie County...
(DR). John Herkimer
John Herkimer
John Herkimer was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Herkimer was the son of George Herkimer ....
(DR). John R. Drake
John R. Drake
John Reuben Drake was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Life:...
(DR). Isaac Williams, Jr.
Isaac Williams, Jr.
Isaac Williams, Jr. was an American politician from New York.-Life:He received a limited schooling, and in 1793 moved with his father to Otsego County, New York...
(DR). Henry R. Storrs
Henry R. Storrs
Henry Randolph Storrs was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of William Lucius Storrs.Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from Yale College in 1804.He studied law....
(F). Thomas H. Hubbard
Thomas H. Hubbard
Thomas Hill Hubbard was an American lawyer, judge and public official from Madison County, New York. A member of the Democratic-Republican party, Hubbard was twice elected as U.S...
(DR). David A. Ogden
David A. Ogden
David A. Ogden was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Morristown, New Jersey, he was the son of Sarah Frances and Abraham Ogden. Ogden attended King's College , New York City. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in November of 1791, beginning practice in Newark, New Jersey...
(F). James Porter
James Porter (representative)
James Porter was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts on April 18, 1787. He graduated from Williams College in 1810, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Skaneateles, New York....
(DR). Oliver C. Comstock (DR). Daniel Cruger
Daniel Cruger
Daniel Cruger was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.-Life:He learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego Democrat at Owego, New York...
(DR). Benjamin Ellicott
Benjamin Ellicott
Benjamin Ellicott was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Ellicotts Mills, Maryland, Ellicott accompanied his brothers in 1789 to upper Canada on the survey to determine the western boundary of the State of New York. He was employed as a surveyor and draftsman for the Holland Land Co. in...
(DR). John C. Spencer (DR)
North Carolina
. Lemuel SawyerLemuel Sawyer
Lemuel Sawyer was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Camden County, near Elizabeth City, North Carolina; attended Flatbush Academy, Long Island, New York, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1799; attended the University of...
(DR). Joseph H. Bryan
Joseph Hunter Bryan
Joseph Hunter Bryan was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina...
(DR). Thomas H. Hall
Thomas H. Hall
Thomas H. Hall was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Virginia, in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, North Carolina; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses ;...
(DR). Jesse Slocumb
Jesse Slocumb
Jesse Slocumb was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Slocumb was born in Spring Bank, North Carolina, in 1780. He completed he preparatory studies and then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He held several local offices and was a member of the court of pleas and quarter...
(F). James Owen
James Owen (American statesman)
James Owen was an American politician from North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, Owen was a member of the North Carolina state legislature and was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District from 1817 to 1819...
(DR). Weldon N. Edwards
Weldon Nathaniel Edwards
Weldon Nathaniel Edwards was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Gaston, North Carolina, January 25, 1788; attended Warrenton Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Warrenton, North Carolina; member of the State house of...
(DR).James Stewart (F), from January 5, 1818. James S. Smith
James Strudwick Smith
James Strudwick Smith was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Hillsboro, North Carolina, October 15, 1790; attended a private school near Hillsboro and Hillsboro Academy; was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1818, and practiced...
(DR). Thomas Settle
Thomas Settle (politician)
Thomas Settle was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina from 1817 to 1821.Settle was born near Reidsville, North Carolina, March 9, 1789; educated by private tutors; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1812 and commenced practice in Wentworth, North Carolina...
(DR). George Mumford
George Mumford
George Mumford was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Mumford was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, birth date unknown. He attended the common schools. He was a member of the State house of commons in1810 and 1811...
(DR), until December 31, 1818
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- Charles FisherCharles Fisher (congressman)Charles Fisher was an American politician and legislator from North Carolina who was twice elected U.S. Representative from his state....
(DR), from February 11, 1819. Daniel M. ForneyDaniel Munroe ForneyDaniel Munroe Forney was a United States Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was born near Lincolnton, North Carolina, in May 1784, the son of Peter Forney....
(DR), until 1818 - William DavidsonWilliam Davidson (congressman)William Davidson was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Davidson completed preparatory studies....
(F), from December 2, 1818. Felix WalkerFelix Walker (American politician)Felix Walker was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1817 and 1823.Walker was born near the Potomac River in what was then Hampshire County, Virginia, now part of West Virginia...
(DR). Lewis WilliamsLewis WilliamsFor the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....
(DR)
- Charles Fisher
Ohio
. William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
(DR). John W. Campbell
John Wilson Campbell
John Wilson Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and a United States federal judge.Born near Miller's Iron Works, Augusta County, Virginia, Campbell attended the common schools.He taught school....
(DR). Levi Barber
Levi Barber
Levi Barber was a surveyor, court administrator, banker, and legislator.Levi Barber was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, the son of David Barber and Sarah Lawrence. Levi moved to Ohio where he was a surveyor in the employ of the federal government...
(DR). Samuel Herrick (DR). Philemon Beecher
Philemon Beecher
Philemon Beecher was an attorney and legislator who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Philemon Beecher was born in Oxford, Connecticut, the son of Abraham Beecher and Desire Tolles...
(F). Peter Hitchcock
Peter Hitchcock
Peter Hitchcock was an attorney, teacher, farmer, soldier, legislator, and jurist. His judicial career included 28 years service on the Ohio Supreme Court, 21 years of them as Chief Justice...
(DR)
Pennsylvania
There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.. William AndersonWilliam Anderson (Pennsylvania)
William Anderson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Anderson was born in Accomack County, Virginia, in 1762. Married to Elizabeth Dixon. During the Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and served until the end of the war...
(DR). Joseph Hopkinson
Joseph Hopkinson
Joseph Hopkinson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and later a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...
(F). John Sergeant
John Sergeant (politician)
John Sergeant was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. He was born in Philadelphia to Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Margaret Spencer...
(F). Adam Seybert
Adam Seybert
Adam Seybert represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from October 10, 1809, to March 3, 1815....
(DR). Isaac Darlington
Isaac Darlington
Isaac Darlington was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.He was born near West Chester, Pennsylvania and attended Friends School at Birmingham, Pennsylvania. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1801 where he commenced his practice in West Chester...
(F). Levi Pawling
Levi Pawling
Levi Pawling was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Levi Pawling was born in Fatland, Pennsylvania, near Norristown. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, and moved to Norristown in November 1795. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in...
(F). James M. Wallace
James M. Wallace
James M. Wallace was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Wallace was born in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. He pursued preparatory studies in Philadelphia, and participated in the American Revolutionary War as a member of Capt. James Roger’s, Col. Timothy Green’s, and...
(DR). John Whiteside
John Whiteside
John Whiteside was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Whiteside was born near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Chestnut Level Academy. He employed on his father’s farm, and later engaged in the hotel business and operated a distillery...
(DR). Jacob Spangler
Jacob Spangler
Jacob Spangler was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Spangler was born in York, Pennsylvania. He attended the York County Academy and was engaged in surveying. He served as a trumpeter in Captain McClellan’s light horse company of York in 1799...
(DR), until April 20, 1818
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- Jacob HostetterJacob HostetterJacob Hostetter was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Hostetter was born near York, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and worked as was a clockmaker. He was a member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1802...
(DR), from November 16, 1818. Andrew BodenAndrew BodenAndrew Boden was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Andrew Boden was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced and was also engaged in the real estate business....
(DR). William MaclayWilliam Maclay (Representative)William Maclay was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Maclay was born in Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the country schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced the practice of his profession at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania...
(DR). Samuel D. InghamSamuel D. InghamSamuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...
(DR), until July 6, 1818 - Samuel MooreSamuel Moore (congressman)Samuel Moore was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Moore was born in Deerfield, New Jersey . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791 then worked as an instructor at the university from 1792 to 1794...
(DR), from October 13, 1818. John RossJohn Ross (representative)John Ross , was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania....
(DR), until February 24, 1818 - Thomas J. RogersThomas Jones RogersThomas Jones Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas J. Rogers was born in Waterford, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who settled in Easton, Pennsylvania...
(DR), from March 3, 1818. Joseph HiesterJoseph HiesterJoseph Hiester was the fifth Governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823. He was a member of the Hiester family political dynasty.-Biography:...
(DR). Alexander OgleAlexander OgleAlexander Ogle was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Alexander Ogle was born in Frederick, Maryland. He moved to Somerset, Pennsylvania, in 1795. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1803, 1804, 1807, 1808, and 1811...
(DR). William P. MaclayWilliam Plunkett MaclayWilliam Plunkett Maclay was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William P. Maclay was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania...
(DR). John MurrayJohn Murray (congressman)John Murray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Murray was born near Pott's Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1807 to 1810...
(DR), from October 14, 1817. William Wilson (DR). David MarchandDavid MarchandThis article is about the politician. For the musician, see Davey Havok.David Marchand was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(DR). Thomas Patterson (DR). Christian TarrChristian TarrChristian Tarr was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Christian Tarr was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1794 and engaged in agricultural pursuits...
(DR). Henry BaldwinHenry Baldwin (judge)Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 18, 1830, to April 21, 1844.-Biography:...
(DR). Robert MooreRobert Moore (Pennsylvania)Robert Moore was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert Moore was born on a farm near Washington, Pennsylvania. He attended Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania...
(DR)
- Jacob Hostetter
Rhode Island
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. John L. Boss, Jr. (F). James B. Mason (F)
South Carolina
. Henry MiddletonHenry Middleton (governor)
Henry Middleton was an American planter and political leader from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the 43rd Governor of South Carolina , represented South Carolina in the U. S...
(DR). William Lowndes (DR). James Ervin (DR). Joseph Bellinger (DR). Starling Tucker
Starling Tucker
Starling Tucker was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County, North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals , South Carolina. He received a limited education....
(DR). John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(DR), until November 3, 1817
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- Eldred SimkinsEldred SimkinsEldred Simkins was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Simkins attended a private academy at Willington, Abbeville District, South Carolina, and graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia.He attended Litchfield Law School for three years.He was...
(DR), from January 24, 1818. Elias EarleElias EarleElias Earle was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he attended private school and moved to Greenville County, South Carolina, in September 1787...
(DR). Wilson NesbittWilson NesbittWilson T. Nesbitt was a United States Representative from South Carolina. His date of birth is unknown but he resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina were he attended the common schools. Later, he was a student at South Carolina College at Columbia, South Carolina in 1805 and 1806...
(DR). Stephen D. MillerStephen Decatur MillerStephen Decatur Miller was an American politician, who served as the 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a U.S. Representative from 1817 to 1819, and as a U.S. Senator from 1831 to 1833.He was born in Waxhaw settlement, South Carolina and graduated...
(DR)
- Eldred Simkins
Tennessee
. John RheaJohn Rhea
John Rhea was an American soldier and politician of the early 19th century who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Rhea County, Tennessee is named for him.-Early years:...
(DR). William G. Blount
William Grainger Blount
William Grainger Blount was a statesman from Tennessee, the son of William Blount and the nephew of Thomas Blount. He was born near New Bern, North Carolina in Craven County and attended the New Bern Academy....
(DR). Francis Jones
Francis Jones (American politician)
Francis Jones was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He received a limited schooling, and he studied law. He was admitted to bar, and he commenced practice in Winchester, Tennessee. He was elected Solicitor General of the third Tennessee...
(DR). Samuel Hogg
Samuel E. Hogg
Samuel E. Hogg was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives that represented Tennessee from 1817 to 1819. U.S...
(DR). Thomas Claiborne
Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856)
Thomas Claiborne was a son of Thomas Claiborne and brother of John Claiborne. He was a Representative from Tennessee; born near Petersburg, Brunswick County, Virginia, May 17, 1780; attended the common schools in Virginia; served as major on the staff of Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Creek War...
(DR). George W. L. Marr
George Washington Lent Marr
George Washington Lent Marr was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Marrs Hill, Henry County, Virginia on May 25, 1779. He attended rural schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
(DR)
Vermont
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.. Heman Allen
Heman Allen (of Colchester)
Heman Allen was a U.S. Representative from Colchester, Vermont.Born in Poultney, Vermont, Allen attended the common schools. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Colchester...
(DR). Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...
(DR). William Hunter (DR). Orsamus C. Merrill (DR). Charles Rich
Charles Rich
Charles Rich was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Warwick, Massachusetts. He received a limited schooling and moved to Shoreham, Vermont in 1787....
(DR). Mark Richards
Mark Richards (politician)
Mark Richards was a Vermont politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives.Born in Waterbury, Connecticut on July 15, 1760, Richards received limited schooling. He enlisted during the American Revolutionary War in 1776 and settled in Boston after the Revolution...
(DR)
Virginia
. James PindallJames Pindall
James Pindall was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Monongalia County, Virginia , Pindall attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and practiced in Morgantown....
(F). Edward Colston (F). Henry St. George Tucker
Henry St. George Tucker, Sr.
Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. was a Virginia jurist, law professor, and U.S. Congressman .-Biography:Tucker was born in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 29, 1780. As a young man, Tucker pursued classical studies at the College of William & Mary; he graduated in 1798...
(DR). William McCoy
William McCoy (congressman)
William McCoy was an 18th and 19th century politician from Virginia.Born near Warrenton, Virginia, McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829 and 1830...
(DR). John Floyd
John Floyd (Virginia politician)
John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th Governor of Virginia....
(DR). Alexander Smyth
Alexander Smyth
Alexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:...
(DR). Ballard Smith
Ballard Smith
Ballard Smith was a soldier and congressman from Virginia.Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia. In the Revolutionary War, he rose to the now-defunct rank of captain lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army...
(DR). Charles F. Mercer
Charles F. Mercer
Charles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia....
(F). William Lee Ball
William Lee Ball
William Lee Ball was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Lancaster County, Virginia, Ball received a liberal schooling as a child. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1805 to 1806 and again from 1810 to 1814...
(DR). George Strother
George Strother
George French Strother was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the father of James French Strother and great-grandfather of another named James French Strother....
(DR). Philip P. Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
(DR). Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett (congressman)
Robert Selden Garnett was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of James M. Garnett and the first cousin of Charles F. Mercer....
(DR). Burwell Bassett
Burwell Bassett
Burwell Bassett, Jr. was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805.-Biography:...
(DR). William A. Burwell
William A. Burwell
William Armisted Burwell was a nineteenth century congressman and presidential secretary from Virginia....
(DR). William J. Lewis
William J. Lewis
William J. Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Lewis attended the common schools.He served as member of the State house of delegates....
(DR). Archibald Austin
Archibald Austin
Archibald Austin was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.Born near Buckingham Courthouse, Buckingham County, Virginia, Austin studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Buckingham County, Virginia...
(DR). James Pleasants
James Pleasants
James Pleasants, Jr. was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College...
(DR). Thomas M. Nelson
Thomas M. Nelson
Thomas Maduit Nelson was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States.Born in Oak Hills, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned a captain to the 10th Infantry Regiment and was later promoted to major in the 13th and 18th...
(DR). Peterson Goodwyn
Peterson Goodwyn
Peterson Goodwyn was a soldier, politician and planter from Virginia.Born at "Martins" near Petersburg, Virginia, Goodwyn was education by private teachers as a child and went on to complete his preparatory studies...
(DR), until February 21, 1818
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- John PegramJohn PegramJohn Pegram was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and a major general during the War of 1812.Born at the "Bonneville" plantation in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Pegram attended the common schools. As a young adult, he held various local offices and then served as member of the Virginia House of...
(DR), from April 21, 1818. James Johnson (DR). Thomas Newton, Jr.Thomas Newton, Jr.Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*...
(DR). Hugh NelsonHugh Nelson (congressman)Hugh Nelson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas Nelson, Jr..Born in Yorktown, Virginia, Nelson completed preparatory studies....
(DR). John TylerJohn TylerJohn Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
(DR)
- John Pegram
Non-voting members
. John CrowellJohn Crowell (Alabama)
John Crowell was a Delegate from Alabama Territory, the first Representative from the state of Alabama, and the United States agent to the Creek Indians. Crowell was born in Halifax County, North Carolina in 1780, and died at Fort Mitchell, Alabama in 1846.-Reference:...
, from January 29, 1818. Nathaniel Pope
Nathaniel Pope
Nathaniel Pope was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Illinois.-Early life, education, and career:...
, until November 30, 1818, vacant thereafter. Vacant until statehood December 10, 1817. John Scott, from August 4, 1817
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.Senate
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| | Jeremiah Mason
Jeremiah Mason
Jeremiah Mason was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, son of Jeremiah Mason and wife Elizabeth Fitch , he graduated from Yale College in 1788, studied law, moved to Vermont, and was admitted to the bar in 1791...
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| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 16, 1817
| | Clement Storer
Clement Storer
Clement Storer was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, he completed preparatory studies, studied medicine in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and in Europe, engaged in the practice of medicine in Portsmouth, and was captain of militia and held...
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| Seated June 27, 1817
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| Vermont
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| | Dudley Chase
Dudley Chase
Dudley Chase was a United States Senator from Vermont.He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1791, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1793...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1817 to become Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
Vermont Supreme Court
The Vermont Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Vermont and is one of seven state courts of Vermont.The Court consists of a chief justice and four associate justices; the Court mostly hears appeals of cases that have been decided by other courts...
| | James Fisk
James Fisk (politician)
James Fisk was a politician from Vermont who was elected to the United States Senate and the House of Representatives...
(DR)
| Seated November 4, 1817
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| Louisiana
(2)
| | William C. C. Claiborne (DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died November 23, 1817
| | Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson (Louisiana)
Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....
(DR)
| Seated January 12, 1818
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| Mississippi
(1)
| rowspan=2 | New seats
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817
| | Walter Leake
Walter Leake
Walter Leake served as a United States Senator from Mississippi and as Governor of Mississippi .He was the first Governor of Mississippi to die in office...
(DR)
| rowspan=2 | Installed December 10, 1817
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| Mississippi
(2)
| | Thomas H. Williams
Thomas Hill Williams
Thomas Hill Williams was a senator from Mississippi. Born in North Carolina, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was register of the land office for the Territory of Mississippi in 1805, secretary of the Territory in 1805, and Acting Governor in...
(DR)
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| Vermont
(3)
| | James Fisk
James Fisk (politician)
James Fisk was a politician from Vermont who was elected to the United States Senate and the House of Representatives...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 8, 1818 to become Vermont Collector of Customs
| | William A. Palmer
William A. Palmer
William Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...
(DR)
| Seated October 20, 1818
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| Tennessee
(1)
| | George W. Campbell
George W. Campbell
George Washington Campbell was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, U.S...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 20, 1818 to become Ambassador to Russia
| | John Eaton (DR)
| Seated September 5, 1818
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| Massachusetts
(1)
| | Eli P. Ashmun
Eli P. Ashmun
Eli Porter Ashmun was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1816 to 1818.Born in a small village north of Albany, New York on the Hudson River, he attended the local school and attended Middlebury College, graduating in 1807...
(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 10, 1818
| | Prentiss Mellen
Prentiss Mellen
Prentiss Mellen was a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Sterling, Massachusetts to Rev. John and Rebecca Mellen...
(F)
| Seated June 5, 1818
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| Georgia
(2)
| | George Troup
George Troup
George Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 23, 1818 to run for Governor of Georgia
| | John Forsyth
John Forsyth (politician)
John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(DR)
| Seated November 23, 1818
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| Illinois
(2)
| rowspan=2 | New seats
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818
| | Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse Burgess Thomas was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia . He served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as one of Illinois's first two Senators.- Biography :...
(DR)
| rowspan=2 | Installed December 3, 1818
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| Illinois
(3)
| | Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830...
(DR)
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| Georgia
(2)
| | John Forsyth
John Forsyth (politician)
John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 17, 1819 to become United States Minister to Spain
United States Ambassador to Spain
-Ambassadors:*John Jay**Appointed: September 29, 1779**Title: Minister Plenipotentiary**Presented credentials:**Terminated mission: ~May 20, 1782*William Carmichael**Appointed: April 20, 1790**Title: Chargé d'Affaires...
| colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Not filled until next Congress
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| Kentucky
(2)
| | John J. Crittenden
John J. Crittenden
John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 3, 1819 at end of term
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House of Representatives
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Henry B. Lee died before this Congress began
| | James Tallmadge, Jr. (DR)
| Seated June 6, 1817
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant from March 4, 1817 to August 4, 1817
| John Scott
John Scott (Missouri politician)
John Scott was a Delegate and a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Hanover County, Virginia, Scott moved with his parents to Indiana Territory in 1802.He was graduated from Princeton College in 1805.He studied law....
| Seated August 4, 1817
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect David Scott
David Scott (Pennsylvania)
David Scott was an American politician who was elected in 1816 as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district....
resigned before this Congress began
| | John Murray
John Murray (congressman)
John Murray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Murray was born near Pott's Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1807 to 1810...
(DR)
| Seated October 14, 1817
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Alexander McMillan died before this Congress began
| | James Stewart (DR)
| Seated January 5, 1818
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| | John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 3, 1817 after being appointed United States Secretary of War
United States Secretary of War
The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
| | Eldred Simkins
Eldred Simkins
Eldred Simkins was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Simkins attended a private academy at Willington, Abbeville District, South Carolina, and graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia.He attended Litchfield Law School for three years.He was...
(DR)
| Seated January 24, 1818
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| rowspan=2 | Vacant
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" |Seat remained vacant until Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817
| rowspan=2 | George Poindexter
George Poindexter
George Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...
(DR)
| rowspan=2 | Seated December 10, 1817
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| | Uriel Holmes
Uriel Holmes
Uriel Holmes was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, and then moved with his parents to Hartland, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1784...
(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1818
| | Sylvester Gilbert
Sylvester Gilbert
Sylvester Gilbert was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Hebron, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1775...
(DR)
| Seated November 16, 1818
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| | Daniel Forney
Daniel Munroe Forney
Daniel Munroe Forney was a United States Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was born near Lincolnton, North Carolina, in May 1784, the son of Peter Forney....
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1818
| | William Davidson
William Davidson (congressman)
William Davidson was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Davidson completed preparatory studies....
(F)
| Seated December 2, 1818
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| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | The first delegate from this new territory was not seated until January 29, 1818.
| John Crowell
John Crowell (Alabama)
John Crowell was a Delegate from Alabama Territory, the first Representative from the state of Alabama, and the United States agent to the Creek Indians. Crowell was born in Halifax County, North Carolina in 1780, and died at Fort Mitchell, Alabama in 1846.-Reference:...
| Seated January 29, 1818
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| | Albion K. Parris
Albion K. Parris
Albion Keith Parris was an American politician and jurist of Maine. Parris served in many elected and appointed positions throughout this life, including state legislator, U.S. Senator, the fifth Governor of Maine, state Supreme Court judge, and mayor.-Biography:Parris was born in Hebron, Maine,...
(DR
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 3, 1818
| | Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln
Enoch Lincoln was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, son of Levi Lincoln and brother of Levi Lincoln . Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard University in 1807.He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in...
(DR)
| Seated November 4, 1818
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| | Peterson Goodwyn
Peterson Goodwyn
Peterson Goodwyn was a soldier, politician and planter from Virginia.Born at "Martins" near Petersburg, Virginia, Goodwyn was education by private teachers as a child and went on to complete his preparatory studies...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 21, 1818
| | John Pegram
John Pegram
John Pegram was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and a major general during the War of 1812.Born at the "Bonneville" plantation in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Pegram attended the common schools. As a young adult, he held various local offices and then served as member of the Virginia House of...
(DR)
| Seated April 21, 1818
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| | John Ross
John Ross (representative)
John Ross , was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania....
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 24, 1818 to become President Judge of Pennsylvania's 7th Judicial Circuit
| | Thomas J. Rogers
Thomas Jones Rogers
Thomas Jones Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas J. Rogers was born in Waterford, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who settled in Easton, Pennsylvania...
(DR)
| Seated March 3, 1818
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| | Thomas B. Robertson
Thomas B. Robertson
Thomas Bolling Robertson was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana, the third Governor and the Attorney General of Louisiana, and a United States federal judge....
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 20, 1818
| | Thomas Butler
Thomas Butler (U. S. Representative)
Thomas Butler was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one and a half terms as a Democratic-Republican....
(DR)
| Seated November 16, 1818
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| | Jacob Spangler
Jacob Spangler
Jacob Spangler was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Spangler was born in York, Pennsylvania. He attended the York County Academy and was engaged in surveying. He served as a trumpeter in Captain McClellan’s light horse company of York in 1799...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 20, 1818
| | Jacob Hostetter
Jacob Hostetter
Jacob Hostetter was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jacob Hostetter was born near York, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and worked as was a clockmaker. He was a member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1802...
(DR)
| Seated November 16, 1818
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| | Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 6, 1818
| | Samuel Moore
Samuel Moore (congressman)
Samuel Moore was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Moore was born in Deerfield, New Jersey . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791 then worked as an instructor at the university from 1792 to 1794...
(DR)
| Seated October 13, 1818
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|
| | John Forsyth
John Forsyth (politician)
John Forsyth, Sr. was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia.Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1799...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 23, 1818 after being elected to the U.S. Senate
| | Robert R. Reid
Robert R. Reid
Robert Raymond Reid was the fourth territorial governor of Florida. He was also a Representative from Georgia. He also held several judicial positions....
(DR)
| Seated February 18, 1819
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| rowspan=2 | Nathaniel Pope
Nathaniel Pope
Nathaniel Pope was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Illinois.-Early life, education, and career:...
| rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Pope's term ended November 30, 1818, and the seat remained vacant until Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818
| rowspan=2 | John McLean
John McLean (Illinois politician)
John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...
(DR)
| rowspan=2 | Seated December 3, 1818
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| | George Mumford
George Mumford
George Mumford was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.Mumford was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, birth date unknown. He attended the common schools. He was a member of the State house of commons in1810 and 1811...
(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 31, 1818
| | Charles Fisher
Charles Fisher (congressman)
Charles Fisher was an American politician and legislator from North Carolina who was twice elected U.S. Representative from his state....
(DR)
| Seated February 11, 1819
|}
Employees
- Architect of the CapitolArchitect of the CapitolThe Architect of the Capitol is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is in the legislative branch and is responsible to the United States...
:- Benjamin H. LatrobeBenjamin LatrobeBenjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe was a British-born American neoclassical architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol, along with his work on the Baltimore Basilica, the first Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States...
, resigned November 20, 1817 - Charles BulfinchCharles BulfinchCharles Bulfinch was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession....
, appointed January 8, 1818
- Benjamin H. Latrobe
Senate
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States SenateThe Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...
:- Sereno Edwards DwightSereno Edwards DwightSereno Edwards Dwight was an American author, educator, and Congregationalist minister, who served as Chaplain of the Senate.- Early years:...
, CongregationalistCongregational churchCongregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
, elected December 16, 1816 - William D. Hawley, Episcopalian, elected December 9, 1817
- John ClarkJohn Clark (chaplain)John Flavel Clark was a Presbyterian clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate.-Early years:John Flavel Clark was born on December 10, 1784, in Allentown, New Jersey, the oldest of three sons of Margaret Imlay Clark and Dr. Joseph Clark who was pastor of First Presbyterian Church of New...
, PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
, elected November 19, 1818
- Sereno Edwards Dwight
- SecretarySecretary of the United States SenateThe Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...
: Charles CuttsCharles CuttsCharles Cutts was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, he graduated from Harvard University in 1789, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795, and practiced... - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States SenateThe Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...
: Mountjoy Bayly
House of Representatives
- ChaplainChaplain of the United States House of RepresentativesThe election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
: Burgess Allison (BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
) - ClerkClerk of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....
: Thomas DoughertyThomas DoughertyThomas Dougherty is an American diplomat. He is the current United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso.-Biography:Thomas Dougherty is from Casper, Wyoming. He graduated from Brown University and joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1989. He was nominated to be the ambassador to Burkina Faso by... - DoorkeeperDoorkeeper of the United States House of RepresentativesAn appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...
: Thomas Claxton - Sergeant at ArmsSergeant at Arms of the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...
: Thomas Dunn