6th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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The Sixth 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 and in Washington, DC from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President John Adams.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Main article: 6th United States Congress
See also: 6th United States Congress - Political Parties
See also: 6th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House election, 1798

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1799March 3, 1801

Previous congress: 5th Congress
Next congress: 7th Congress

[edit] Party changes

[edit] Senate

Affiliation Members
opening net changes adjournment
Democratic-Republican 9 +2 11
Federalist 22 -1 21
vacant 1 -1 0
Total 32 32

[edit] House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
opening net changes adjournment
Democratic-Republican 47 +3 50
Federalist 59 -4 55
vacant 0 +1 1
Total 106 106

[edit] Membership changes

[edit] Senate

  • deaths: 0
  • resignations: 7
  • interim appointments: 1
  • vacancies: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 8
State Outgoing Representative Reason for Change Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Delaware
class 1
Henry Latimer
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator Henry Latimer resigned February 28, 1801.
Samuel White
Fed.
February 28, 1801
Maryland
class 3
James Lloyd
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator James Lloyd resigned May 30, 1800.
William Hindman
Fed.
December 15, 1800
Massachusetts
class 1
Benjamin Goodhue
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator Benjamin Goodhue resigned November 8, 1800.
Jonathan Mason
Fed.
December 19, 1800
Massachusetts
class 2
Samuel Dexter
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator Samuel Dexter resigned December 1, 1800.
Dwight Foster
Fed.
November 21, 1800
New Jersey
class 1
Franklin Davenport
Fed.
Interim appointment.
James Schureman was elected to fill seat of Senator John Rutherfurd from preceding Congress.
James Schureman
Fed.
December 3, 1799
New Jersey
class 1
James Schureman
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator James Schureman resigned February 16, 1801.
Aaron Ogden
Fed.
March 3, 1801
New York
class 1
James Watson
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator James Watson resigned March 19, 1800.
Gouverneur Morris
Fed.
May 3, 1800
New York
class 2
John Laurance
Fed.
Resignation.
Senator John Laurance resigned August 1800.
John Armstrong, Jr.
Dem.-Rep.
January 8, 1801
Virginia
class 2
vacant Vacancy.
Vacancy in this class from January 24, 1799 until January 3, 1800.
Wilson C. Nicholas
Dem.-Rep.
January 3, 1800

[edit] House of Representatives

  • deaths: 3
  • resignations: 6
  • Total seats with changes: 9
State Outgoing Representative Reason for Change Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Connecticut
3rd at large
Jonathan Brace
Fed.
Resignation.
Representative Jonathan Brace resigned 1800.
John C. Smith
Fed.
November 17, 1800
Georgia
1st at large
James Jones
Fed.
Death.
Representative James Jones died January 13, 1801.
vacant not filled in this Congress
Massachusetts
3rd
Samuel Lyman
Fed.
Resignation.
Representative Samuel Lyman resigned November 6, 1800
Ebenezer Mattoon
Fed.
February 2, 1801
Massachusetts
4th
Dwight Foster
Fed.
Resignation.
Representative Dwight Foster resigned June 6, 1800, having been elected U.S. Senator.
Levi Lincoln
Dem.-Rep.
February 6, 1801
Massachusetts
10th
Samuel Sewall
Fed.
Resignation.
Representative Samuel Sewall resigned January 10, 1800.
Nathan Read
Fed.
November 25, 1800
New Hampshire
3rd at-large
William Gordon
Fed.
Resignation.
Representative William Gordon resigned June 12, 1800.
Samuel Tenney
Fed.
December 8, 1800
New York
1st
Jonathan N. Havens
Dem.-Rep.
Death.
Representative Jonathan Nicoll Havens died October 25, 1799, before Congress assembled.
John Smith
Dem.-Rep.
February 27, 1800
Pennsylvania
11th
Thomas Hartley
Fed.
Death.
Representative Thomas Hartley died December 21, 1800.
John Stewart
Dem.-Rep.
February 3, 1801
Virginia
12th
John Marshall
Fed.
Resignation.
Representative John Marshall resigned June 7, 1800.
Littleton W. Tazewell
Fed..
November 26, 1800.

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