7th 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 References
4 External links

The Seventh 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, 1801 to March 3, 1803, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.

Main article: 7th United States Congress

See also: 7th United States Congress - political parties

See also: 7th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House elections, 1800

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803

Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1801 - March 5, 1801
First session: December 7, 1801 - May 3, 1802
Second session: December 6, 1802 - March 3, 1803 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 6th Congress
Next congress: 8th Congress

[edit] Membership changes

Senate

replacements: 5
- Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
- Federalists: 1 seat net loss
deaths: 1
resignations: 8
interim appointments: 1
vacancies: 1
Total seats with changes: 10

House of Representatives

replacements: 8
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
deaths: 1
resignations: 9
forfeiture: 1
vacancy: 1
Total seats with changes: 11

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Maryland class 3	vacant	Vacancy. vacancy in this class from March 4, 1801 until March 5, 1801.	William Hindman Fed.	appointed, seated March 5, 1801
Maryland class 3	William Hindman Fed.	Interim appointment. Robert Wright was elected to fill vacancy.	Robert Wright Dem.-Rep.	elected November 19, 1801
Massachusetts class 2	Dwight Foster Fed.	Resignation. Senator Dwight Foster resigned March 2, 1803.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
New Hampshire class 2	Samuel Livermore Fed.	Resignation. Senator Samuel Livermore resigned June 19, 1801.	Simeon Olcott Fed.	elected June 17, 1801
New Hampshire class 3	James Sheafe Fed.	Resignation. Senator James Sheafe resigned June 14, 1802.	William Plumer Fed.	elected June 17, 1802
New York class 2	John Armstrong, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator John Armstrong, Jr. resigned February 5, 1802.	DeWitt Clinton Dem.-Rep.	elected February 9, 1802
Pennsylvania class 3	John Peter G. Muhlenberg Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Peter G. Muhlenberg resigned February 16, 1801.	George Logan Dem.-Rep.	appointed July 13, 1801, subsequently elected.
Rhode Island class 2	Ray Greene Fed.	Resignation. Senator Ray Greene resigned March 5, 1801.	Christopher Ellery Dem.-Rep.	elected May 6, 1801
South Carolina class 2	Charles Pinckney Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Charles Pinckney resigned 1801.	Thomas Sumter Dem.-Rep.	elected December 15, 1801
South Carolina class 3	John Ewing Colhoun Dem.-Rep.	Death. Senator John Ewing Colhoun died October 26, 1802.	Pierce Butler Dem.-Rep.	elected November 4, 1802
Vermont class 3	Elijah Paine Fed.	Resignation. Senator Elijah Paine resigned September 1, 1801.	Stephen R. Bradley Dem.-Rep.	elected October 15, 1801

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Connecticut 3rd at large	vacant	Vacancy. Representative-elect Elizur Goodrich resigned March 3, 1801.	Calvin Goddard Fed.	seated December 7, 1801
Georgia 1st at large	John Milledge Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative John Milledge resigned May 1802	Peter Early Dem.-Rep.	seated January 10, 1803
Georgia 2nd at large	Benjamin Taliaferro Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Benjamin Taliaferro resigned 1802	David Meriwether Dem.-Rep.	seated December 6, 1802
Maryland 2nd	Richard Sprigg, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Richard Sprigg, Jr. resigned February 12, 1802	Walter Bowie Dem.-Rep.	seated March 24, 1802
Massachusetts 4th	Levi Lincoln Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Levi Lincoln resigned June 6, 1800, having been appointed U.S. Attorney General.	Seth Hastings Fed.	seated January 11, 1802
Massachusetts 12th	Silas Lee Fed.	Resignation. Representative Silas Lee resigned August 20, 1801.	Samuel Thatcher Fed.	seated December 6, 1802
New Hampshire 2nd at-large	Joseph Peirce Fed.	Resignation. Representative Joseph Peirce resigned 1802.	Samuel Hunt Fed.	seated December 6, 1802
New York 5th	Thomas Tillotson Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomas Tillotson resigned August 10, 1801, before Congress assembled, having been appointed Secretary of State of New York.	Theodorus Bailey Dem.-Rep.	seated December 7, 1801
New York 6th	John Bird Fed.	Resignation. Representative John Bird resigned July 25, 1801, before Congress assembled	John P. Van Ness Dem.-Rep.	seated December 7, 1801
New York 6th	John P. Van Ness Fed.	Forfeiture. Representative John P. Van Ness forfeited his seat January 13, 1803, having exercised the office of major of militia in the District of Columbia.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
North Carolina 8th	Charles Johnson Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative Charles Johnson died July 23, 1802.	Thomas Wynns Dem.-Rep.	seated December 7, 1802
South Carolina 6th	Thomas Sumter Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomas Sumter resigned December 15, 1801, having been elected U.S. Senator.	Richard Winn Dem.-Rep.	seated January 24, 1803.

[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.