3rd United States Congress - Membership Changes

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Membership changes
- 2.1 Senate
- 2.2 House of Representatives
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

The Third 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, 1793 to March 3, 1795, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President George Washington.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. The Senate had a Pro-Administration majority, and the House had an Anti-Administration majority.

Main article: 3rd United States Congress

See also: 3rd United States Congress - political parties

See also: 3rd United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House elections, 1792

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1795

Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1793
First session: December 2, 1793 - June 9, 1794
Second session: November 3, 1794 - March 3, 1795 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 2nd Congress
Next congress: 4th Congress

[edit] Membership changes

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]

Senate

replacements: 3
- Anti-Administration: 1 seat net loss
- Pro-Administration: 1 seat net gain
deaths: 1
resignations: 3
contested elections: 1
Total seats with changes: 5

House of Representatives

replacements: 5
- Anti-Administration: 1 seat net loss
- Pro-Administration: 1 seat net gain
deaths: 2
resignations: 3
contested elections: 1
Total seats with changes: 5

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Connecticut class 3	Roger Sherman Pro-Adm.	Death. Senator Roger Sherman died on July 23, 1793.	Stephen M. Mitchell Pro-Adm.	elected December 2, 1793
Delaware class 1	George Read Pro-Adm.	Resignation. Senator George Read resigned on September 18, 1793.	Henry Latimer Pro-Adm.	appointed February 7, 1795 ^[2]
Pennsylvania class 1	Albert Gallatin Anti-Adm.	Contested election. credentials of Albert Gallatin were contested, he served until February 28, 1794, when the seat was declared vacant.	James Ross Pro-Adm.	elected April 24, 1794
Virginia class 1	James Monroe Anti-Adm.	Resignation. Senator James Monroe resigned May 11, 1794, to become Minster to France.	Stevens T. Mason Anti-Adm.	elected November 18, 1794
Virginia class 2	John Taylor Anti-Adm.	Resignation. Senator John Taylor resigned May 11, 1794.	Henry Tazewell Anti-Adm.	elected November 18, 1794

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Delaware at-large	John Patten Anti-Adm.	Contested election. Representative John Patten served until February 14, 1794.	Henry Latimer Pro-Adm.	seated February 14, 1794
Delaware at-large	Henry Latimer Pro-Adm.	Resignation. Representative Henry Latimer resigned February 7, 1795, having been elected U.S. Senator.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Maryland 2nd	John Francis Mercer Anti-Adm.	Resignation. Representative John Francis Mercer resigned April 13, 1794.	Gabriel Duvall Anti-Adm.	seated November 11, 1794
Maryland 3rd	Uriah Forrest Pro-Adm.	Resignation. Representative Uriah Forrest resigned November 8, 1794.	Benjamin Edwards Pro-Adm.	seated January 2, 1795
New Jersey 2nd at-large	Abraham Clark Pro-Adm.	Death. Representative Abraham Clark died September 15, 1794.	Aaron Kitchell Anti-Adm.	seated January 29, 1795
South Carolina 3rd	Alexander Gillon Anti-Adm.	Death. Representative Alexander Gillon died October 6, 1794.	Robert Goodloe Harper Pro-Adm.	seated February 9, 1795

[edit] Notes

^ Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress.
^ Kensey Johns was appointed on March 19, 1794, but not permitted to qualify. Vacancy from September 18, 1793 until February 7, 1795.

[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.