8th 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 Eighth 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, 1803 to March 3, 1805, during the last 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 Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Main article: 8th United States Congress

See also: 8th United States Congress - political parties

See also: 8th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House elections, 1802

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1805

First session: October 17, 1803 - March 27, 1804
Second session: November 5, 1804 - March 3, 1805 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 7th Congress
Next congress: 9th Congress

[edit] Membership changes

Ohio was newly admitted as a state and is first represented in this Congress.

Senate

replacements: 7
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
deaths: 2
resignations: 7
seats of newly admitted states: 2
Total seats with changes: 12

House of Representatives

replacements: 7
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change
deaths: 5
resignations: 5
contested elections: 1
seats of newly admitted states: 1
Total seats with changes: 12

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Delaware class 2	William H. Wells Fed.	Resignation. Senator William H. Wells resigned November 6, 1804.	James A. Bayard Fed.	elected November 13, 1804
New Jersey class 1	vacant	Vacancy. Vacancy in this class from March 4, 1803 until August 31, 1803.	John Condit Dem.-Rep.	appointed September 1, 1803
New York class 1	Theodorus Bailey Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Theodorus Bailey resigned January 16, 1804.	John Armstrong, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	elected February 25, 1804
New York class 1	John Armstrong, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator John Armstrong, Jr. resigned June 30, 1804.	Samuel L. Mitchill Dem.-Rep.	elected November 9, 1804
New York class 3	DeWitt Clinton Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator DeWitt Clinton resigned November 4, 1803.	John Armstrong, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	appointed November 10, 1803
New York class 3	John Armstrong, Jr. Dem.-Rep.	Interim appointment. John Smith was elected to fill seat of Senator DeWitt Clinton.	John Smith Dem.-Rep.	elected February 4, 1804
Ohio class 1	new state	New state admission. Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802.	John Smith Dem.-Rep.	elected April 1, 1803
Ohio class 3	new state	New state admission. Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802.	Thomas Worthington Dem.-Rep.	elected April 1, 1803
Rhode Island class 1	Samuel J. Potter Dem.-Rep.	Death. Senator Samuel J. Potter died October 14, 1804.	Benjamin Howland Dem.-Rep.	elected October 29, 1804.
South Carolina class 3	Pierce Butler Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Pierce Butler resigned November 21, 1804.	John Gaillard Dem.-Rep.	elected December 6, 1804
Virginia class 1	Stevens T. Mason Dem.-Rep.	Death. Senator Stevens T. Mason died May 10, 1803.	John Taylor Dem.-Rep.	appointed, seated October 17, 1803.
Virginia class 1	John Taylor Dem.-Rep.	Interim appointment. Abraham B. Venable was elected to fill seat of Senator Stevens T. Mason.	Abraham B. Venable Dem.-Rep.	elected December 7, 1803
Virginia class 1	Abraham B. Venable Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Abraham B. Venable resigned June 7, 1804.	William B. Giles Dem.-Rep.	appointed August 11, 1804
Virginia class 1	William B. Giles Dem.-Rep.	Interim appointment. Abraham B. Venable was elected to fill seat of Stevens T. Mason.	Andrew Moore Dem.-Rep.	elected, seated December 17, 1804
Virginia class 2	Wilson C. Nicholas Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Senator Wilson C. Nicholas resigned May 22, 1804.	Andrew Moore Dem.-Rep.	appointed August 11, 1804
Virginia class 2	Andrew Moore Dem.-Rep.	Interim appointment. William B. Giles was elected to fill seat of Wilson C. Nicholas.	William B. Giles Dem.-Rep.	elected, seated December 17, 1804

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Georgia 3rd at large	Samuel Hammond Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. seat declared vacant, February 2, 1805, having been appointed governor of Upper Louisiana Territory.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Maryland 4th	Daniel Hiester Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative Daniel Hiester died March 7, 1807	Roger Nelson Dem.-Rep.	seated November 6, 1804
Massachusetts 12th	Thomson J. Skinner Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Thomson J. Skinner resigned August 10, 1804.	Simon Larned Dem.-Rep.	seated November 5, 1804
New York 1st	John Smith Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative John Smith resigned February 23, 1804, having been elected Senator.	Samuel Riker Dem.-Rep.	seated November 5, 1804
New York 3rd	Samuel L. Mitchill Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Samuel L. Mitchill resigned November 22, 1804, having been elected Senator.	George Clinton Dem.-Rep.	seated February 14, 1805
New York 6th	Isaac Bloom Fed.	Death. Representative Isaac Bloom died April 23, 1803, before Congress assembled.	Daniel C. Verplanck Dem.-Rep.	seated October 17, 1803
North Carolina 5th	James Gillespie Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative James Gillespie died January 10, 1805.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Ohio at large	new state	New state admission. Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802.	Jeremiah Morrow Dem.-Rep.	seated October 17, 1803
Pennsylvania 10th	William Hoge Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative William Hoge resigned October 15, 1804.	John Hoge Dem.-Rep.	seated November 27, 1804.
Virginia 5th	Thomas Lewis, Jr. Fed.	Contested election. Representative Thomas Lewis, Jr. served until March 5, 1804.	Andrew Moore Dem.-Rep.	seated March 5, 1804.
Virginia 5th	Andrew Moore Dem.-Rep.	Resignation. Representative Andrew Moore resigned November 6, 1804, having been elected Senator.	Alexander Wilson Dem.-Rep.	seated December 4, 1804.
Virginia 13th	John J. Trigg Dem.-Rep.	Death. Representative John J. Trigg died June 28, 1804.	Christopher Clark Dem.-Rep.	seated November 5, 1804.

[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.