2nd United States Congress - political parties

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The Second 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 from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President George Washington.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the United States Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by political party.

Main article: 2nd United States Congress
See also: 2nd United States Congress - Membership Changes
See also: 2nd United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1790

The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1791 - March 3, 1793

Previous congress: 1st Congress
Next congress: 3rd Congress

[edit] Party summary

There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record. [1]

The count below identifies 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.

Senate

TOTAL members: 30

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 69

[edit] Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.

[edit] Anti-Administration

A-L
M-Z

[edit] Pro-Administration

A-L
M-Z

[edit] House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.

[edit] Anti-Administration

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Pro-Administration

A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 

[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. 

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