3rd United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Third 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, 1793 to March 3, 1795, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President George Washington.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. The Senate had a Pro-Administration majority, and the House had an Anti-Administration majority.
- Main article: 3rd United States Congress
- See also: 3rd United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 3rd United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1792
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1793
- First session: December 2, 1793 - June 9, 1794
- Second session: November 3, 1794 - March 3, 1795 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 2nd Congress
Next congress: 4th 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 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Pro-Administration | 17 | +1 | 18 | |||
| vacant | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 30 | ||||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Anti-Administration | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Pro-Administration | 55 | 55 | ||||
| vacant | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 105 | ||||
[edit] Membership changes
[edit] Senate
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 3
- contested elections: 1
- Total seats with changes: 5
| State | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Change | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut class 3 |
Roger Sherman Pro-Adm. |
Death. Senator Roger Sherman died on July 23, 1793. |
Stephen M. Mitchell Pro-Adm. |
December 2, 1793 | ||
| Delaware class 1 |
George Read Pro-Adm. |
Resignation. Senator George Read resigned on September 18, 1793. |
Henry Latimer Pro-Adm. |
February 28, 1795 [1] | ||
| Pennsylvania class 1 |
Albert Gallatin Anti-Adm. |
Contested election. credentials of Albert Gallatin were contested, he served until February 28, 1794, when the seat was declared vacant. |
James Ross Pro-Adm. |
April 24, 1794 | ||
| Virginia class 1 |
James Monroe Anti-Adm. |
Resignation. Senator James Monroe resigned May 11, 1794, to become Minster to France. |
Stevens T. Mason Anti-Adm. |
June 8, 1795, in the succeeding Congress. | ||
| Virginia class 2 |
John Taylor Anti-Adm. |
Resignation. Senator John Taylor resigned May 11, 1794. |
Henry Tazewell Anti-Adm. |
December 29, 1794 | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 3
- contested elections: 1
- Total seats with changes: 5
[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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