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The Seventh 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, 1801 to March 3, 1803, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
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 Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.
- Main article: 7th United States Congress
- See also: 7th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 7th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1800
[edit] Dates of sessions
March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803
Previous congress: 6th Congress
Next congress: 8th Congress
[edit] Membership changes
- Senate
- replacements: 5
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 8
- interim appointments: 1
- vacancies: 1
- Total seats with changes: 10
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- House of Representatives
- replacements: 8
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 9
- forfeiture: 1
- vacancy: 1
- Total seats with changes: 11
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[edit] Senate
| State |
Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Change |
Successor |
Successor's selection |
Maryland
class 3 |
|
vacant |
Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4, 1801 until March 5, 1801. |
|
William Hindman
Fed. |
appointed, seated
March 5, 1801 |
Maryland
class 3 |
|
William Hindman
Fed. |
Interim appointment.
Robert Wright was elected to fill vacancy. |
|
Robert Wright
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
November 19, 1801 |
Massachusetts
class 2 |
|
Dwight Foster
Fed. |
Resignation.
Senator Dwight Foster resigned March 2, 1803. |
|
vacant |
not filled in this Congress |
New Hampshire
class 2 |
|
Samuel Livermore
Fed. |
Resignation.
Senator Samuel Livermore resigned June 19, 1801. |
|
Simeon Olcott
Fed. |
elected
June 17, 1801 |
New Hampshire
class 3 |
|
James Sheafe
Fed. |
Resignation.
Senator James Sheafe resigned June 14, 1802. |
|
William Plumer
Fed. |
elected
June 17, 1802 |
New York
class 2 |
|
John Armstrong, Jr.
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator John Armstrong, Jr. resigned February 5, 1802. |
|
DeWitt Clinton
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
February 9, 1802 |
Pennsylvania
class 3 |
|
John Peter G. Muhlenberg
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator Peter G. Muhlenberg resigned February 16, 1801. |
|
George Logan
Dem.-Rep. |
appointed
July 13, 1801, subsequently elected. |
Rhode Island
class 2 |
|
Ray Greene
Fed. |
Resignation.
Senator Ray Greene resigned March 5, 1801. |
|
Christopher Ellery
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
May 6, 1801 |
South Carolina
class 2 |
|
Charles Pinckney
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Senator Charles Pinckney resigned 1801. |
|
Thomas Sumter
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
December 15, 1801 |
South Carolina
class 3 |
|
John Ewing Colhoun
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Senator John Ewing Colhoun died October 26, 1802. |
|
Pierce Butler
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
November 4, 1802 |
Vermont
class 3 |
|
Elijah Paine
Fed. |
Resignation.
Senator Elijah Paine resigned September 1, 1801. |
|
Stephen R. Bradley
Dem.-Rep. |
elected
October 15, 1801 |
[edit] House of Representatives
| State |
Outgoing Representative |
Reason for Change |
Successor |
Successor's selection |
Connecticut
3rd at large |
|
vacant |
Vacancy.
Representative-elect Elizur Goodrich resigned March 3, 1801. |
|
Calvin Goddard
Fed. |
seated
December 7, 1801 |
Georgia
1st at large |
|
John Milledge
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative John Milledge resigned May 1802 |
|
Peter Early
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
January 10, 1803 |
Georgia
2nd at large |
|
Benjamin Taliaferro
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative Benjamin Taliaferro resigned 1802 |
|
David Meriwether
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
December 6, 1802 |
Maryland
2nd |
|
Richard Sprigg, Jr.
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative Richard Sprigg, Jr. resigned February 12, 1802 |
|
Walter Bowie
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
March 24, 1802 |
Massachusetts
4th |
|
Levi Lincoln
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative Levi Lincoln resigned June 6, 1800, having been appointed U.S. Attorney General. |
|
Seth Hastings
Fed. |
seated
January 11, 1802 |
Massachusetts
12th |
|
Silas Lee
Fed. |
Resignation.
Representative Silas Lee resigned August 20, 1801. |
|
Samuel Thatcher
Fed. |
seated
December 6, 1802 |
New Hampshire
2nd at-large |
|
Joseph Peirce
Fed. |
Resignation.
Representative Joseph Peirce resigned 1802. |
|
Samuel Hunt
Fed. |
seated
December 6, 1802 |
New York
5th |
|
Thomas Tillotson
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative Thomas Tillotson resigned August 10, 1801, before Congress assembled, having been appointed Secretary of State of New York. |
|
Theodorus Bailey
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
December 7, 1801 |
New York
6th |
|
John Bird
Fed. |
Resignation.
Representative John Bird resigned July 25, 1801, before Congress assembled |
|
John P. Van Ness
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
December 7, 1801 |
New York
6th |
|
John P. Van Ness
Fed. |
Forfeiture.
Representative John P. Van Ness forfeited his seat January 13, 1803, having exercised the office of major of militia in the District of Columbia. |
|
vacant |
not filled in this Congress |
North Carolina
8th |
|
Charles Johnson
Dem.-Rep. |
Death.
Representative Charles Johnson died July 23, 1802. |
|
Thomas Wynns
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
December 7, 1802 |
South Carolina
6th |
|
Thomas Sumter
Dem.-Rep. |
Resignation.
Representative Thomas Sumter resigned December 15, 1801, having been elected U.S. Senator. |
|
Richard Winn
Dem.-Rep. |
seated
January 24, 1803. |
[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
- 1st Federal Congress Project [1]
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [2]
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [4]
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [5]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [6]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [7]
