2nd United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Second 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President George Washington.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the United States Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority.
- Main article: 2nd United States Congress
- See also: 2nd United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 2nd United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1790
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1791
- First session: October 24, 1791 - May 8, 1792
- Second session: November 5, 1792 - March 2, 1793 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 1st Congress
Next congress: 3rd Congress
[edit] Party changes
There were no political parties in this Congress. However, the members were informally grouped into factions of similar interest, as shown.
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Anti-Administration | 8 | +4 | 12 | |||
| Pro-Administration | 17 | 17 | ||||
| vacant | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | +4 | 30 | |||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Anti-Administration | 25 | +4 | 29 | |||
| Pro-Administration | 39 | 39 | ||||
| vacant | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 65 | +4 | 69 | |||
[edit] Membership changes
Vermont and Kentucky were newly admitted as states and are first represented in this Congress.
[edit] Senate
- deaths: 0
- resignations: 3
- contested elections; 1
- new seats: 4
- Total seats with changes: 8
| State | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Change | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut class 3 |
William S. Johnson Pro-Adm. |
Resignation. Senator William S. Johnson resigned on March 4, 1791. |
Roger Sherman Pro-Adm. |
October 24, 1791 | ||
| Kentucky class 2 |
new seat | New state. Kentucky was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792. |
John Edwards Anti-Adm. |
November 5, 1792 | ||
| Kentucky class 3 |
new seat | New state. Kentucky was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792. |
John Brown Anti-Adm. |
November 5, 1792 | ||
| Maryland class 1 |
Charles Carroll Pro-Adm. |
Resignation. Senator Charles Carroll resigned on November 30, 1792. |
Richard Potts Pro-Adm. |
February 4, 1793 | ||
| Pennsylvania class 3 |
vacant | Contested election. credentials of Albert Gallatin were presented February 28, 1793, but never approved. |
vacant | remained vacant through this Congress | ||
| Vermont class 1 |
new seat | New state admission. Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. |
Stephen R. Bradley Anti-Adm. |
November 4, 1791 | ||
| Vermont class 3 |
new seat | New state admission. Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. |
Moses Robinson Anti-Adm. |
October 31, 1791 | ||
| Virginia class 2 |
Richard Henry Lee Anti-Adm. |
Resignation. Senator Richard Henry Lee resigned October 8, 1792. |
John Taylor Anti-Adm. |
December 12, 1792 | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
- deaths: 0
- resignations: 3
- contested elections: 1
- vacancies: 1
- new seats: 4
- Total seats with changes: 9
| State | Outgoing Representative | Reason for Change | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia 2nd |
Anthony Wayne Pro-Adm. |
Contested election. Representative Anthony Wayne served until March 21, 1792, when seat declared vacant. |
vacant | March 21, 1792 | ||
| Georgia 2nd |
vacant | Contested election. vacancy from March 21, 1792 until November 22, 1792. |
John Milledge Anti-Adm. |
November 22, 1792 | ||
| Kentucky 1st |
new state | New state admission. Kentucky was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792. |
Christopher Greenup Anti-Adm. |
November 9, 1792 | ||
| Kentucky 2nd |
new state | New state admission. Kentucky was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792. |
Alexander D. Orr Anti-Adm. |
November 8, 1792 | ||
| Maryland 2nd |
Joshua Seney Anti-Adm. |
Resignation. Representative Joshua Seney resigned on May 1, 1792. |
William Hindman Pro-Adm. |
January 30, 1793 | ||
| Maryland 3rd |
William Pinkney Anti-Adm. |
Resignation. Representative William Pinkney resigned November, 1791. |
John Francis Mercer Anti-Adm. |
February 6, 1792 | ||
| New York 1st |
vacant | Death. Representative-elect James Townsend died May 24, 1791, before Congress assembled. |
Thomas Tredwell Anti-Adm. |
October 24, 1791 | ||
| Vermont 1st |
new state | New state admission. Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. |
Nathaniel Niles Anti-Adm. |
October 31, 1791 | ||
| Vermont 2nd |
new state | New state admission. Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. |
Israel Smith Anti-Adm. |
October 31, 1791 | ||
| Virginia at-large |
John Brown Anti-Adm. |
Resignation. Representative John Brown resigned June 1, 1792, to become U.S. Senator from Kentucky. |
vacant | seat went with Kentucky | ||
[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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