15th United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Fifteenth 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 the old Brick Capitol in Washington, DC from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President James Monroe.
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.
- Main article: 15th United States Congress
- See also: 15th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 15th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1816
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1817 - March 6, 1817
- First session: December 1, 1817 - April 20, 1818
- Second session: November 16, 1818 - March 3, 1819 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 14th Congress
Next congress: 16th Congress
[edit] Party changes
[edit] Senate
- Democratic-Republicans: 5 seat net gain
- Federalists: 1 seat net loss
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 25 | +5 | 30 | |||
| Federalist | 13 | -1 | 12 | |||
| vacant | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | +4 | 42 | |||
[edit] House of Representatives
- Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
- Federalists: no net change
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 144 | +1 | 145 | |||
| Federalist | 39 | 39 | ||||
| vacant | 0 | +1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 183 | +2 | 185 | |||
[edit] Membership changes
[edit] Senate
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 8
- new state seats: 4
- Total seats with changes: 11
[edit] House of Representatives
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 11
- new state seats: 2
- Total seats with changes: 17
| State | Outgoing Representative | Reason for Change | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut 2nd |
Uriel Holmes Fed. |
Resignation. Representative Uriel Holmes resigned in 1818. |
Sylvester Gilbert Dem.-Rep. |
November 18, 1818 | ||
| Georgia 2nd |
John Forsyth Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative John Forsyth resigned November 23, 1818. |
Robert R. Reid Dem.-Rep. |
February 18, 1819 | ||
| Illinois at large |
vacant | New state. Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818. |
John McLean Dem.-Rep. |
December 4, 1818 | ||
| Louisiana at large |
Thomas B. Robertson Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Thomas B. Robertson resigned April 20, 1818. |
Thomas Butler Dem.-Rep. |
November 16, 1818 | ||
| Massachusetts 20th |
Albion K. Parris Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Albion K. Parris resigned June 15, 1820. |
Enoch Lincoln Dem.-Rep. |
November 16, 1818 | ||
| Mississippi at-large |
vacant | New state. Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817. |
George Poindexter Dem.-Rep. |
December 15, 1817 | ||
| New York | Representative-elect Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative-elect Representative-elect died before Congress assembled. |
James Tallmadge, Jr. Dem.-Rep. |
December 1, 1817 | ||
| North Carolina 7th |
Alexander McMillan Fed. |
Death. Representative Alexander McMillan died before Congress assembled. |
James Stewart Fed. |
January 26, 1818 | ||
| North Carolina 10th |
George Mumford Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative George Mumford died December 31, 1818. |
Charles Fisher Dem.-Rep. |
February 11, 1819 | ||
| North Carolina 11th |
Daniel M. Forney Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Daniel M. Forney resigned in 1818. |
William Davidson Fed. |
December 2, 1818 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Samuel D. Ingham Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Samuel D. Ingham resigned July 6, 1818. |
Samuel Moore Fed. |
November 16, 1818 | ||
| Pennsylvania | David Scott Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative David Scott resigned before Congress assembled. |
John Murray Dem.-Rep. |
December 1, 1817 | ||
| Pennsylvania | John Ross Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative John Ross resigned February 24, 1818. |
Thomas J. Rogers Dem.-Rep. |
March 24, 1818 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Jacob Spangler Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Jacob Spangler resigned April 20, 1818. |
Jacob Hostetter Dem.-Rep. |
November 16, 1818 | ||
| South Carolina 6th |
John C. Calhoun Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative John C. Calhoun resigned November 3, 1817. |
Eldred Simkins Dem.-Rep. |
February 9, 1818 | ||
| Vermont 4th |
Heman Allen Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Heman Allen resigned April 20, 1818. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| Virginia 19th |
Peterson Goodwyn Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative Peterson Goodwyn February 21, 1818. |
John Pegram Dem.-Rep. |
November 16, 1818 | ||
[edit] References
- Remini, Robert V. (2006). The House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
- 1st Federal Congress Project (2006). 1st Federal Congress Project. The George Washington University. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- Library of Congress (2006). Statutes at Large, 1789-1875. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- Library of Congress (2006). Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- Library of Congress (2006). House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- U.S. House of Representatives (2006). Congressional History. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- U.S. Senate (2006). Statistics and Lists. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
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