6th United States Congress
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The Sixth 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 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.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- First session: December 2, 1799 - May 14, 1800 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Second session: November 17, 1800 - March 3, 1801 Washington, DC — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 5th Congress
Next congress: 7th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1799; Events of 1800; Events of 1801
- November 17, 1800 - The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C.
- January 20, 1801 - John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the United States
- French Revolutionary Wars (1797-1802) of the Second Coalition
[edit] Major legislation
- July 4, 1800 - Indiana Territory was created from a portion of the Northwest Territory
- February 13, 1801 - Judiciary Act of 1801, ch. 4, 2 Stat. 89
[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL members: 32 |
TOTAL members: 106 |
[edit] Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Samuel Livermore, Federalist of New Hampshire, elected December 2, 1799
- Uriah Tracy, Federalist of Connecticut, elected May 14, 1800
- John E. Howard, Federalist of Maryland, elected November 21, 1800
- James Hillhouse, Federalist of Connecticut, elected February 28, 1801
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Theodore Sedgwick, Federalist of Massachusetts, elected December 2, 1799
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 6th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 6th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1798
[edit] Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1800.
- See also: U.S. Senators
- See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state
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[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: U.S. Representatives
- See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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[edit] Officers
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[edit] Notes
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ the 4th district was a plural district with two representatives
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
[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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