15th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Membership changes
- 2.1 Senate
- 2.2 House of Representatives
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

The Fifteenth 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 the old Brick Capitol in Washington, DC from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President James Monroe.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Main article: 15th United States Congress

See also: 15th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 15th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1816

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819

Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1817 - March 6, 1817
First session: December 1, 1817 - April 20, 1818
Second session: November 16, 1818 - March 3, 1819 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 14th Congress
Next congress: 16th Congress

[edit] Membership changes

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

replacements: 4
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
deaths: 1
resignations: 8
seats of newly admitted states: 4
Total seats with changes: 11

House of Representatives

replacements: 10
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
deaths: 4
resignations: 11
seats of newly admitted states: 2
Total seats with changes: 17

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Georgia class 2	George M. Troup Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator George M. Troup resigned September 23, 1818.	John Forsyth Dem.-Rep.	elected November 23, 1818
Georgia class 2	John Forsyth Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator John Forsyth resigned February 17, 1819.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Illinois class 2	vacant	New state. Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818.	Jesse B. Thomas Dem.-Rep.	elected December 3, 1818
Illinois class 3	vacant	New state. Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818.	Ninian Edwards Dem.-Rep.	elected December 3, 1818
Kentucky class 2	John J. Crittenden Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator John J. Crittenden resigned March 3, 1819.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Louisiana class 2	William C.C. Claiborne Dem.-Rep.	Death. Senator William C.C. Claiborne died November 23, 1817, never having qualified.	Henry Johnson Dem.-Rep.	elected January 12, 1818
Massachusetts class 1	Eli P. Ashmun Fed.	Resignation. Senator Eli P. Ashmun resigned May 10, 1818.	Prentiss Mellen Fed.	elected June 5, 1818
Mississippi class 1	vacant	New state. Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817.	Walter Leake Dem.-Rep.	elected December 10, 1817
Mississippi class 2	vacant	New state. Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817.	Thomas H. Williams Dem.-Rep.	elected June 13, 1820
New Hampshire class 3	Jeremiah Mason Fed.	Resignation. Senator Jeremiah Mason resigned June 16, 1817.	Clement Storer Dem.-Rep.	elected June 27, 1817
Tennessee class 1	George W. Campbell Fed.	Resignation. Senator George W. Campbell resigned April 20, 1818.	John H. Eaton Dem.-Rep.	appointed September 5, 1818, subsequently elected.
Vermont class 3	Dudley Chase Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Dudley Chase resigned November 3, 1817.	James Fisk Dem.-Rep.	elected November 4, 1817
Vermont class 3	James Fisk Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator James Fisk resigned January 8, 1818.	William A. Palmer Dem.-Rep.	elected October 20, 1818

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Connecticut 2nd	Uriel Holmes Fed.	Resignation. Representative Uriel Holmes resigned in 1818.	Sylvester Gilbert Dem.-Rep.	seated November 18, 1818
Georgia 2nd	John Forsyth Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative John Forsyth resigned November 23, 1818.	Robert R. Reid Dem.-Rep.	seated February 18, 1819
Illinois at large	vacant	New state. Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818.	John McLean Dem.-Rep.	seated December 4, 1818
Louisiana at large	Thomas B. Robertson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomas B. Robertson resigned April 20, 1818.	Thomas Butler Dem.-Rep.	seated November 16, 1818
Massachusetts 20th	Albion K. Parris Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Albion K. Parris resigned June 15, 1820.	Enoch Lincoln Dem.-Rep.	seated November 16, 1818
Mississippi at-large	vacant	New state. Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817.	George Poindexter Dem.-Rep.	seated December 15, 1817
New York 4th	Henry B. Lee Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative-elect Henry B. Lee died February 18, 1817, before Congress assembled.	James Tallmadge, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	seated December 1, 1817
North Carolina 7th	Alexander McMillan Fed.	Death. Representative Alexander McMillan died before Congress assembled.	James Stewart Fed.	seated January 26, 1818
North Carolina 10th	George Mumford Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative George Mumford died December 31, 1818.	Charles Fisher Dem.-Rep.	seated February 11, 1819
North Carolina 11th	Daniel M. Forney Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Daniel M. Forney resigned in 1818.	William Davidson Fed.	seated December 2, 1818
Pennsylvania 4th	Jacob Spangler Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Jacob Spangler resigned April 20, 1818.	Jacob Hostetter Dem.-Rep.	seated November 16, 1818
Pennsylvania 6th ^[1]	Samuel D. Ingham Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Samuel D. Ingham resigned July 6, 1818.	Samuel Moore Fed.	seated November 16, 1818
Pennsylvania 6th ^[2]	John Ross Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative John Ross resigned February 24, 1818.	Thomas J. Rogers Dem.-Rep.	seated March 24, 1818
Pennsylvania 10th ^[3]	David Scott Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative David Scott resigned before Congress assembled.	John Murray Dem.-Rep.	seated December 1, 1817
South Carolina 6th	John C. Calhoun Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative John C. Calhoun resigned November 3, 1817.	Eldred Simkins Dem.-Rep.	seated February 9, 1818
Vermont 4th	Heman Allen Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Heman Allen resigned April 20, 1818.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Virginia 19th	Peterson Goodwyn Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative Peterson Goodwyn February 21, 1818.	John Pegram Dem.-Rep.	seated November 16, 1818

[edit] Notes

^ This was a plural district with two representatives
^ This was a plural district wiith two representatives
^ This was a plural district with two 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]

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