16th United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Sixteenth 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, 1819 to March 3, 1821, during the last 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: 16th United States Congress
- See also: 15th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 16th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1818
[edit] Dates of sessions
- First session: December 6, 1819 - May 15, 1820
- Second session: November 13, 1820 - March 3, 1821 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 15th Congress
Next congress: 17th Congress
[edit] Party changes
[edit] Senate
- Democratic-Republicans: 9 seat net gain
- Federalists: 2 seat net loss
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 29 | +9 | 38 | |||
| Federalist | 10 | -2 | 8 | |||
| vacant | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | +4 | 46 | |||
[edit] House of Representatives
- Democratic-Republicans: 3 seat net loss
- Federalists: no net change
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 156 | -3 | 153 | |||
| Federalist | 28 | 28 | ||||
| vacant | 0 | +5 | 5 | |||
| Total | 184 | +2 | 186 | |||
[edit] Membership changes
[edit] Senate
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 5
- vacancies: 3
- new state seats: 4
- Total seats with changes: 14
[edit] House of Representatives
- deaths: 5
- resignations: 13
- contested election: 2
- new state seats: 2
- Total seats with changes: 22
| State | Outgoing Representative | Reason for Change | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama at large |
vacant | New state. Alabama was admitted to the Union December 14, 1819. |
John Crowell Dem.-Rep. |
December 14, 1819 | ||
| Delaware 2nd at large |
Willard Hall Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Willard Hall resigned January 22, 1819 |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| Kentucky 6th |
David Walker Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative David Walker died March 1, 1820. |
Francis Johnson Dem.-Rep. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
| Kentucky 9th |
Tunstall Quarles Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Tunstall Quarles resigned June 15, 1820. |
Thomas Montgomery Dem.-Rep. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
| Maine at-large |
vacant | New state. Maine was admitted to the Union March 15, 1820. |
Joseph Dane Fed. |
December 11, 1820 | ||
| Massachusetts 1st |
Jonathan Mason Fed. |
Resignation. Representative Jonathan Mason resigned May 15, 1820. |
Benjamin Gorham Dem.-Rep. |
November 27, 1820 | ||
| Massachusetts 8th |
Zabdiel Sampson Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Zabdiel Sampson resigned July 26, 1820. |
Aaron Hobart Dem.-Rep. |
December 18, 1820 | ||
| Massachusetts 13th |
Edward Dowse Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Edward Dowse resigned May 26, 1820. |
William Eustis Dem.-Rep. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
| Massachusetts 14th |
John Holmes Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative John Holmes March 15, 1820, to become U.S. Senator from Maine. |
vacant | seat lost to Maine | ||
| New Jersey 1st at large | John Condit Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative John Condit resigned November 4, 1819. |
Charles Kinsey Dem.-Rep. |
February 16, 1820 | ||
| New Jersey 2nd at large | John Linn Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative John Linn died January 5, 1821. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| New York | Ebenezer Sage Dem.-Rep. |
Contested election. Representative Ebenezer Sage never qualified. |
James Guyon, Jr. Dem.-Rep. |
January 14, 1820 | ||
| North Carolina 4th |
Jesse Slocumb Fed. |
Death. Representative Jesse Slocumb died December 20, 1821. |
William S. Blackledge Dem.-Rep. |
February 7, 1821 | ||
| Pennsylvania | David Fullerton Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative David Fullerton resigned May 15, 1820. |
Thomas G. McCullough Fed. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Joseph Hiester Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative Joseph Hiester resigned December 1820. |
Daniel Udree Dem.-Rep. |
January 8, 1821 | ||
| Rhode Island 2nd at large | Nathaniel Hazard Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative Nathaniel Hazard died December 17, 1820. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| Vermont 1st |
Orsamus C. Merrill Dem.-Rep. |
Contested election. Representative Orsamus C. Merrill served until January 12, 1820. |
Rollin C. Mallary Dem.-Rep. |
January 13, 1820 | ||
| Virginia 1st |
James Pindall Fed. |
Resignation. Representative James Pindall resigned July 26, 1820. |
Edward B. Jackson Dem.-Rep. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
| Virginia 10th |
George F. Strother Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative George F. Strother resigned February 10, 1820. |
Thomas L. Moore Dem.-Rep. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
| Virginia 14th |
William A. Burwell Dem.-Rep. |
Death. Representative William A. Burwell February 16, 1821. |
vacant | not filled in this Congress | ||
| Virginia 17th |
James Pleasants Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative James Pleasants resigned December 14, 1819. |
William S. Archer Fed. |
January 18, 1820 | ||
| Virginia 20th |
James Johnson Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation. Representative James Johnson resigned February 1, 1820. |
John C. Gray Dem.-Rep. |
November 13, 1820 | ||
[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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