10th United States Congress
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The Tenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809, during the last 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
- First session: October 26, 1807 - April 25, 1808
- Second session: November 7, 1808 - March 3, 1809 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 9th Congress
Next congress: 11th Congress
[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, elected April 16, 1808
- Stephen R. Bradley, Democratic-Republican of Vermont, elected December 28, 1808
- John Milledge, Democratic-Republican of Georgia, elected January 30, 1809
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Joseph Bradley Varnum, Democratic-Republican of Massachusetts, elected October 26, 1807
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1807; Events of 1808; Events of 1809
- May 22, 1807 - Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr was indicted for treason—he was acquitted September 1, 1807
- August 17, 1807 - The Clermont, Robert Fulton's first American steamboat, left New York City—inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world
- January 1, 1808 - The importation of slaves into the United States was banned
- Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)
- Russo–Turkish War (1806–1812)
[edit] Major legislation
- December 22, 1807 - Embargo Act of 1807, ch. 5, 2 Stat. 451
- March 1, 1809 - Illinois Territory was organized from a portion of Indiana Territory
- March 1, 1809 - Non-Intercourse Act, ch. 24, 2 Stat. 528
[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: 10th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 10th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1806
[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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1808; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1812.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States 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: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States 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.
- ^ Both 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
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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