4th United States Congress - political parties

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The Fourth 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, 1795 to March 3, 1797, during the last 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 Federalist majority, and the House had a Democratic-Republican majority.

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

Main article: 4th United States Congress
See also: 4th United States Congress - Membership Changes
See also: 4th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1794

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

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797

Previous congress: 3rd Congress
Next congress: 5th Congress

[edit] Party summary

This was the first U.S. Congress to have organized political parties. 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.

Senate

TOTAL members: 32
House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 106

[edit] Senate

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

[edit] Democratic-Republican

A-L
M-Z

[edit] Federalist

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] Democratic-Republican

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

[edit] Federalist

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

[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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