13th United States Congress

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The Thirteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Madison.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1813March 3, 1815

Previous congress: 12th Congress
Next congress: 14th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main article: Events of 1813; Events of 1814; Events of 1815

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 13th Congress

[edit] Party summary

The count below reflects affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress, with the addition of members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Subsequent changes are reflected below in the "Changes in Membership" section.

[edit] Senate

TOTAL members: 36

[edit] House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 182

[edit] Leadership

President of the SenateVice PresidentElbridge Gerry
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President of the Senate
Vice President
Elbridge Gerry

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Members

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

See also: 13th United States Congress - Political Parties
See also: 13th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House election, 1812

[edit] Senate

At this time, 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1814; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1818.

President pro temporeJoseph B. Varnum
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President pro tempore
Joseph B. Varnum
President pro tempore John Gaillard
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President pro tempore
John Gaillard
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Speaker of the House Henry Clay
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Speaker of the House
Henry Clay
Connecticut [1]
Delaware [2]
Georgia [3]
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland [4]
Massachusetts
New Hampshire [5]
New Jersey [6]
New York [7]
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania [8]
Rhode Island [9]
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont [10]
Virginia

[edit] Delegates

Illinois Territory
Indiana Territory
Mississippi Territory
  • A/L. William Lattimore
Missouri Territory

[edit] Changes in Membership

The counts below reflect changes from the beginning of the first session of this congress.

[edit] Senate

  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 10
  • interim appointments: 3
  • vacancies: 3
  • Total seats with changes: 15

[edit] House of Representatives

  • deaths: 7
  • resignations: 12
  • contested election: 1
  • vacancies: 4
  • Total seats with changes: 19

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] Other

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
  2. ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
  3. ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
  4. ^ the 5th district was a plural district with two representatives
  5. ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
  6. ^ there were three plural districts, each had two representatives each
  7. ^ there were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives
  8. ^ there were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives
  9. ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
  10. ^ elected statewide at-large on a general ticket

[edit] References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company.

[edit] External links

  • Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
  • Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [2]
  • House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [4]
  • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [5]
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [6]

Seal of the US Senate
United States Congress
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Congresses

1 (1789)
2 (1791)
3 (1793)
4 (1795)
5 (1797)
6 (1799)
7 (1801)
8 (1803)
9 (1805)

10 (1807)
11 (1809)
12 (1811)
13 (1813)
14 (1815)
15 (1817)
16 (1819)
17 (1821)
18 (1823)

19 (1825)
20 (1827)
21 (1829)
22 (1831)
23 (1833)
24 (1835)
25 (1837)
26 (1839)
27 (1841)

28 (1843)
29 (1845)
30 (1847)
31 (1849)
32 (1851)
33 (1853)
34 (1855)
35 (1857)
36 (1859)

37 (1861)
38 (1863)
39 (1865)
40 (1867)
41 (1869)
42 (1871)
43 (1873)
44 (1875)
45 (1877)

46 (1879)
47 (1881)
48 (1883)
49 (1885)
50 (1887)
51 (1889)
52 (1891)
53 (1893)
54 (1895)

55 (1897)
56 (1899)
57 (1901)
58 (1903)
59 (1905)
60 (1907)
61 (1909)
62 (1911)
63 (1913)

64 (1915)
65 (1917)
66 (1919)
67 (1921)
68 (1923)
69 (1925)
70 (1927)
71 (1929)
72 (1931)

73 (1933)
74 (1935)
75 (1937)
76 (1939)
77 (1941)
78 (1943)
79 (1945)
80 (1947)
81 (1949)

82 (1951)
83 (1953)
84 (1955)
85 (1957)
86 (1959)
87 (1961)
88 (1963)
89 (1965)
90 (1967)

91 (1969)
92 (1971)
93 (1973)
94 (1975)
95 (1977)
96 (1979)
97 (1981)
98 (1983)
99 (1985)

100 (1987)
101 (1989)
102 (1991)
103 (1993)
104 (1995)
105 (1997)
106 (1999)
107 (2001)
108 (2003)

current:
109 (2005)
future:
110 (2007)
111 (2009)
112 (2011)
113 (2013)