9th United States Congress
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The Ninth 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, 1805 to March 3, 1807, during the first 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.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1805
- First session: December 2, 1805 - April 21, 1806
- Second session: December 1, 1806 - March 3, 1807 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 8th Congress
Next congress: 10th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1805; Events of 1806; Events of 1807
- June 1, 1805 - War ended between Tripoli and the United States.
- October 21, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar - British naval fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet.
- December 2, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz - Napoleon decisively defeated a joint Russo-Austrian force.
- September 23, 1806 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached St. Louis, Missouri, and ended a successful exploration of the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest
- February 19, 1807 - In Alabama, former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for conspiracy and acquitted.
- Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815)
- Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812
[edit] Major legislation
- June 30, 1805 Michigan Territory was formed from a portion of the Indiana Territory
- March 29, 1806 - Cumberland Road, ch. 19, 2 Stat. 357
- March 2, 1807 - Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, ch. 22, 2 Stat. 426
[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: 34 |
TOTAL members: 142 |
[edit] Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Samuel Smith, Democratic-Republican of Maryland, first elected December 2, 1805
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Nathaniel Macon, Democratic-Republican of North Carolina, elected December 2, 1805
[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: 9th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 9th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1804
[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 1808; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1806.
- 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
- ^ the 5th district was a plural district with two representatives
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ the 2nd and 3rd district was one area with two representatives elected at-large from both
- ^ there were four plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd had three representatives each, the 4th had 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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