9th United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Ninth 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, 1805 to March 3, 1807, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
- Main article: 9th United States Congress
- See also: 9th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 9th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1804
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1805
- First session: December 2, 1805 - April 21, 1806
- Second session: December 1, 1806 - March 3, 1807 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 8th Congress
Next congress: 10th Congress
[edit] Party changes
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Federalist | 7 | 7 | ||||
| vacant | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 34 | ||||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 113 | -1 | 112 | |||
| Federalist | 29 | -1 | 28 | |||
| vacant | 0 | +2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 142 | 142 | ||||
[edit] Membership changes
[edit] Senate
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 4
- Total seats with changes: 4
| State | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Change | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia class 3 |
James Jackson Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Senator James Jackson died March 19, 1806. |
John Milledge Dem.-Rep. |
December 11, 1806 | ||
| Kentucky class 3 |
John Breckinridge Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Senator John Breckinridge resigned August 7, 1805. |
John Adair Dem.-Rep. |
December 9, 1805 | ||
| Kentucky class 3 |
John Adair Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Senator John Adair resigned November 18, 1806. |
Henry Clay Dem.-Rep. |
December 29, 1806 | ||
| Maryland class 3 |
Robert Wright Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Senator Robert Wright resigned in 1806. |
Philip Reed Dem.-Rep. |
December 29, 1806 | ||
| North Carolina class 1 |
David Stone Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Senator David Stone resigned about February 17, 1807. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
- deaths: 3
- resignations: 10
- contested elections: 1
- Total seats with changes: 14
[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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