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The Tenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809, during the last 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: 10th United States Congress
- See also: 10th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 10th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1806
[edit] Dates of sessions
March 4, 1807 - March 3, 1809
Previous congress: 9th Congress
Next congress: 11th Congress
[edit] Membership changes
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
- Senate
- replacements: 4
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 6
- interim appointments: 1
- Total seats with changes: 8
|
- House of Representatives
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 5
- contested election: 1
- Total seats with changes: 10
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[edit] Senate
| State |
Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Change |
Successor |
Successor's selection |
Connecticut
class 3 |
|
Uriah Tracy
Fed. |
Death.
Senator Uriah Tracy died July 19, 1807. |
|
Chauncey Goodrich
Fed. |
elected
November 27, 1807 |
Georgia
class 2 |
|
Abraham Baldwin
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Senator Abraham Baldwin died March 4, 1807. |
|
George Jones
Dem.-Rep. |
appointed
October 26, 1807 |
Georgia
class 2 |
|
George Jones
Dem.-Rep. |
Interim appointment.
William H. Crawford was elected March 19, 1806. |
|
William H. Crawford
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
December 9, 1807 |
Massachusetts
class 1 |
|
John Quincy Adams
Fed. |
Resignation.
Senator John Quincy Adams resigned June 8, 1808. |
|
James Lloyd
Fed. |
elected
November 7, 1808 |
Ohio
class 1 |
|
John Smith
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator John Smith resigned April 8, 1808. |
|
Return J. Meigs, Jr.
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
January 6, 1809 |
Ohio
class 3 |
|
Edward Tiffin
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator Edward Tiffin resigned March 3, 1809. |
|
vacant |
not filled in this Congress |
Pennsylvania
class 1 |
|
Samuel Maclay
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator Samuel Maclay resigned about January 4, 1809. |
|
Michael Leib
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
January 19, 1809 |
Rhode Island
class 2 |
|
James Fenner
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator James Fenner resigned September 1808. |
|
Elisha Mathewson
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
November 20, 1807 |
Vermont
class 1 |
|
Israel Smith
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator Israel Smith resigned about October 1, 1807. |
|
Jonathan Robinson
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
October 26, 1807 |
[edit] House of Representatives
| State |
Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Change |
Successor |
Successor's selection |
Delaware
at large |
|
James M. Broom
Fed. |
Resignation.
Representative James M. Broom resigned before Congress assembled. |
|
Nicholas Van Dyke
Fed. |
seated
December 2, 1807 |
Massachusetts
2nd |
|
Jacob Crowninshield
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Representative Jacob Crowninshield died April 15, 1808. |
|
Joseph Story
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
December 20, 1808 |
Massachusetts
12th |
|
Barnabas Bidwell
Dem.-Rep.. |
Resignation.
Representative Barnabas Bidwell resigned July 13, 1807, before Congress assembled. |
|
Ezekiel Bacon
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
November 2, 1807 |
New Jersey
1st at-large |
|
Ezra Darby
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Representative Ezra Darby died January 28, 1808. |
|
Adam Boyd
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
April 1, 1808 |
New York
11th |
|
David Thomas
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative David Thomas resigned May 1, 1808. |
|
Nathan Wilson
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
November 7, 1808. |
North Carolina
7th |
|
John Culpepper
Fed. |
Contested election.
seat declared vacant January 2, 1808. |
|
John Culpepper
Fed. |
seated
February 23, 1808. |
Pennsylvania
1st [1] |
|
Joseph Clay
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative Joseph Clay resigned 1808. |
|
Benjamin Say
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
November 16, 1808. |
Rhode Island
1st at-large |
|
Nehemiah Knight
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Representative Nehemiah Knight died June 13, 1808. |
|
Richard Jackson, Jr.
Fed. |
seated
November 11, 1808. |
Vermont
1st |
|
James Witherell
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative James Witherell resigned May 1, 1808. |
|
Samuel Shaw
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
November 8, 1808. |
Virginia
17th |
|
John Claiborne
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Representative John Claiborne died October 9, 1808. |
|
Thomas Gholson, Jr.
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
November 7, 1808. |
- ^ This was a plural district with three representatives
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] External links
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [2]
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [4]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [5]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [6]
