17th United States Congress - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

and the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

. It met in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth years of James Monroe

James Monroe

James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...

's presidency

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

was based on the third Census of the United States in 1810

United States Census, 1810

The United States Census of 1810 was the third Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States of which 1,191,362 were slaves....

. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Major events

March 5, 1821: Second inauguration of James Monroe as President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

.

States admitted and Territories organized

July 10, 1821: The United States took possession of its newly-bought Florida Territory
Florida Territory
The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida...

from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

.
August 10, 1821: Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

was admitted as the 24th U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
March 30, 1822: Florida Territory
Florida Territory
The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida...

was formed from lands ceded by Spain

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new states of Missouri.

House of Representatives

For the beginning of this congress, six seats from Massachusetts were reapportioned to the new state of Maine (one seat had already moved during the previous congress), . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Missouri, .

Senate

President: Daniel D. Tompkins
Daniel D. Tompkins
Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:...

(DR)
President pro tempore
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...

: John Gaillard
John Gaillard
John Gaillard was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....

(DR), elected December 3, 1821

House of Representatives

Speaker
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...

: Philip P. Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...

(DR), elected December 4, 1821

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers

Classes of United States Senators

The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...

, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.

Alabama

3. John W. Walker
John Williams Walker
John Williams Walker was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state....

(DR), until December 12, 1822
- William Kelly
  William Kelly (senator)
  William Kelly was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from December 12, 1822 to 1825. He was originally elected to fill the remainder of John Williams Walker's term, who resigned.-Political life:After serving as a U.S...
  
  (DR), from December 12, 1822
2. William R. King
William R. King
William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...

(DR)

Connecticut

3. James Lanman
James Lanman
James Lanman was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.-Early life and education:...

(DR)
1. Elijah Boardman
Elijah Boardman
Elijah Boardman was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born to a noted and politically connected Connecticut family, he served in the United States Army before becoming a noted merchant and businessman. Becoming involved in property and land ownership in Connecticut and Ohio, he founded the...

(DR)

Delaware

2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F)
1. Caesar A. Rodney
Caesar A. Rodney
Caesar Augustus Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as well as a U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, U.S. Attorney...

(DR), January 24, 1822 – January 29, 1823, vacant for remainder of term

Georgia

3. John Elliott
John Elliott (Georgia)
John Elliott was a United States Senator from Georgia, serving from 1819 to 1825.Elliott graduated from Yale University in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law...

(DR)
2. Freeman Walker
Freeman Walker
Freeman Walker was a United States Senator from Georgia. Born in Charles City, Virginia, he attended the common schools and, in 1797, moved to Augusta, Georgia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1803, commencing practice in Augusta...

(DR), until August 6, 1821
- Nicholas Ware
  Nicholas Ware
  Nicholas Ware was a United States Senator from Georgia.Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He received a thorough English education and studied medicine, and studied law in Augusta as...
  
  (DR), from November 10, 1821

Illinois

2. Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse Burgess Thomas was born in Shepherdstown, Virginia . He served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as one of Illinois's first two Senators.- Biography :...

(DR)
3. Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830...

(DR)

Indiana

1. James Noble
James Noble
James Noble was the first U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Indiana.Noble was born near Berryville, Virginia and moved with his parents to Campbell County, Kentucky when he was 10...

(DR)
3. Waller Taylor
Waller Taylor
Waller Taylor was an American military commander and politician.-Biography:Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He studied law and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1800 to 1802.In 1804 he moved to Vincennes, Indiana and practiced law...

(DR)

Kentucky

2. Richard M. Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...

(DR)
3. Isham Talbot
Isham Talbot
Isham Talbot was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Junior moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky...

(DR)

Louisiana

2. Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson (Louisiana)
Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....

(DR)
3. James Brown
James Brown (Senator)
James Brown was a lawyer, U.S. Senator from Louisiana and Minister to France. He was the brother of John Brown, the cousin of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Preston, the brother-in-law of Henry Clay, the uncle of James Brown Clay, Henry Clay, Jr., John Morrison Clay, the great...

(DR)

Maine

2. John Chandler
John Chandler
John Chandler was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812.Chandler was born in Epping, New Hampshire, the brother of...

(DR)
1. John Holmes
John Holmes (U.S. politician)
John Holmes was an American politician. Holmes, a National Republican, served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Maine. Holmes was noted for his involvement in the Treaty of Ghent.-Early life and education:Holmes was born in Kingston,...

(DR)

Maryland

3. Edward Lloyd
Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)
Edward Lloyd V served as the 13th Governor of Maryland from 1809 to 1811, and as a United States Senator from Maryland between 1819 and 1826. He also served as a U.S...

(DR)
1. William Pinkney
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was an American statesman and diplomat, and the seventh U.S. Attorney General.-Biography:Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Pinkney studied medicine and law, becoming a lawyer after his admission to the bar in 1786...

(DR), until February 25, 1822 (died)
- Samuel Smith
  Samuel Smith (Maryland)
  Samuel Smith was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.-Biography:...
  
  (DR), from December 17, 1822

Massachusetts

2. Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer)
Harrison Gray Otis , was a businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists...

(F), until May 30, 1822
- James Lloyd
  James Lloyd (Massachusetts)
  James Lloyd was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States....
  
  (F), from June 5, 1822
1. Elijah H. Mills
Elijah H. Mills
Elijah Hunt Mills was an American politician from Massachusetts.Mills was born in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from Williams College in 1797. Mills studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Northampton, Massachusetts...

(F)

Mississippi

2. Thomas H. Williams
Thomas Hill Williams
Thomas Hill Williams was a senator from Mississippi. Born in North Carolina, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was register of the land office for the Territory of Mississippi in 1805, secretary of the Territory in 1805, and Acting Governor in...

(DR)
1. David Holmes
David Holmes (politician)
David Holmes was the last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of Mississippi.-Career:...

(DR)

Missouri

3. David Barton
David Barton
David Barton is an American evangelical Christian minister, conservative activist and author. He founded WallBuilders, a Texas-based organization with a goal of exposing the claimed US constitutional separation of church and state as a myth...

(DR), from August 10, 1821
1. Thomas H. Benton
Thomas Hart Benton (senator)
Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...

(DR), from August 10, 1821

New Hampshire

2. David L. Morril
David L. Morril
David Lawrence Morril graduated from Dartmouth College and later received his law degree from the University of Vermont. He was an American physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire. He served as a U.S...

(DR)
3. John F. Parrott
John Fabyan Parrott
John Fabyan Parrott was a United States Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire.He was born in Portsmouth to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah Parker. He followed his fathers line of work and began trading in Europe and the Caribbean, something which stopped...

(DR)

New Jersey

2. Mahlon Dickerson
Mahlon Dickerson
Mahlon Dickerson was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren...

(DR)
1. Samuel L. Southard
Samuel L. Southard
Samuel Lewis Southard was a prominent U.S. statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the 10th Governor of New Jersey.-History:...

(DR)

New York

3. Rufus King
Rufus King
Rufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

(F)
1. Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....

(DR)

North Carolina

3. Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina, and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American...

(DR)
2. Montfort Stokes
Montfort Stokes
Montfort Stokes was an American Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832....

(DR)

Ohio

1. Benjamin Ruggles
Benjamin Ruggles
Benjamin Ruggles was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Born in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1810. He married in Connecticut in 1812. His first...

(DR)
3. William A. Trimble
William A. Trimble
William Allen Trimble was a National Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States Senate.Born in Woodford, Kentucky the son of James and Jane Allen Trimble, Trimble attended Transylvania College. He briefly practiced law in Highland County, Ohio in 1811-1812...

(DR), until December 13, 1821
- Ethan Allen Brown
  Ethan Allen Brown
  Ethan Allen Brown was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh Governor of Ohio.Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to a Revolutionary War veteran. He moved near Cincinnati, Ohio in 1803. He was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1810 and was re-elected in 1817...
  
  (DR), from January 3, 1822

Pennsylvania

3. Walter Lowrie
Walter Lowrie
Walter Lowrie was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate...

(DR)
1. William Findlay (DR), from December 10, 1821

Rhode Island

2. Nehemiah R. Knight
Nehemiah R. Knight
Nehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; he moved to Providence and was clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1811 and clerk of the circuit...

(DR)
1. James De Wolf
James De Wolf
James DeWolf , nicknamed "Captain Jim", was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, a long-time state legislator and a successful Privateer during the war of 1812.-Biography:...

(DR)

South Carolina

3. John Gaillard
John Gaillard
John Gaillard was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....

(DR)
2. William Smith
William Smith (South Carolina senator)
William Smith was chosen as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. The legislature declined to re-elect him when his term expired in 1823...

(DR)

Tennessee

2. John Williams
John Williams (Tennessee)
John Williams was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman, operating primarily out of Knoxville, Tennessee, in the first part of the 19th century. He represented Tennessee in the United States Senate from 1815 to 1823, when he lost reelection to Andrew Jackson. Williams also served as colonel...

(DR)
1. John H. Eaton (DR)

Vermont

3. William A. Palmer
William A. Palmer
William Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...

(DR)
1. Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour (Vermont)
Horatio Seymour was a United States Senator from Vermont. He was the uncle of Origen S. Seymour and the great-uncle of Origen's son Edward W. Seymour....

(DR)

Virginia

1. James Barbour
James Barbour
James Barbour was an American lawyer, amember and speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, the 18th Governor of Virginia, the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion, a U.S. Senator from 1814–1825, and the United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828.Barbour was a...

(DR)
2. James Pleasants
James Pleasants
James Pleasants, Jr. was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College...

(DR), until December 15, 1822
- John Taylor of Caroline
  John Taylor of Caroline
  John Taylor usually called John Taylor of Caroline was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the United States Senate . He wrote several books on politics and agriculture...
  
  (DR), from December 18, 1822

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

General ticket

General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Noyes Barber

Noyes Barber

Noyes Barber was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Groton. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits...

(DR). Daniel Burrows

Daniel Burrows

Daniel Burrows was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was the uncle of Lorenzo Burrows who was a United States Representative from New York. He was born at Fort Hill, Connecticut where he pursued preparatory studies. He engaged in the manufacture of carriages and wagons at New...

(DR). Henry W. Edwards

Henry W. Edwards

Henry Waggaman Edwards was the 27th and 29th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont Edwards...

(DR). John Russ

John Russ

John Russ was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He completed his preparatory studies and then moved to Hartford, Connecticut where he engaged in mercantile pursuits.Russ was elected to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses...

(DR). Ansel Sterling

Ansel Sterling

Ansel Sterling was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was the brother of Micah Sterling who was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Lyme, Connecticut where he attended the common schools. Later, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1805...

(DR). Ebenezer Stoddard

Ebenezer Stoddard

Ebenezer Stoddard was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Union. He attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803, and was graduated from Brown University in 1807...

(DR). Gideon Tomlinson

Gideon Tomlinson

Gideon Tomlinson was a United States Senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut....

(DR)

Delaware

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

General ticket

General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Louis McLane

Louis McLane

Louis McLane was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator...

(F). Caesar A. Rodney

Caesar A. Rodney

Caesar Augustus Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as well as a U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, U.S. Attorney...

(DR), until January 24, 1822

- Daniel Rodney
  Daniel Rodney
  Daniel Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the National Republican Party, who served as Governor of Delaware, U. S. Representative from Delaware and U.S...
  
  (F), from October 1, 1822

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

General ticket

General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Joel Abbott (DR). Alfred Cuthbert

Alfred Cuthbert

Alfred Cuthbert was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia.-Biography:Cuthbert was born in Savannah, he was instructed by private tutors and graduated from Princeton College in 1803...

(DR). George R. Gilmer

George Rockingham Gilmer

George Rockingham Gilmer was an American statesman and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as the 34th Governor of Georgia, the first from 1829 to 1831 and the second from 1837 to 1839...

(DR). Robert R. Reid

Robert R. Reid

Robert Raymond Reid was the fourth territorial governor of Florida. He was also a Representative from Georgia. He also held several judicial positions....

(DR). Edward F. Tattnall

Edward Fenwick Tattnall

Edward Fenwick Tattnall was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He was the brother of Alfred Cuthbert.-Biography:...

(DR). Wiley Thompson

Wiley Thompson

Wiley Thompson was a United States Representative from Georgia.Born in Amelia County, Virginia, Thompson moved to Elberton, Georgia, and served as a commissioner of the Elbert County Academy in 1808...

(DR)

Illinois

. Daniel P. Cook

Daniel Pope Cook

Daniel Pope Cook was a politician from the U.S. state of Illinois.He was born in Scott County, Kentucky into a branch of the prominent Pope family of Kentucky. He moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, in 1815 and began to practice law...

(DR)

Indiana

. William Hendricks

William Hendricks

William Hendricks was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest...

(DR), until July 25, 1822

- Jonathan Jennings
  Jonathan Jennings
  Jonathan Jennings was the first Governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation...
  
  (DR), from December 2, 1822

Kentucky

. David Trimble

David Trimble (congressman)

David Trimble was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Frederick County, Virginia, in June 1782, Trimble graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1799.He studied law...

(DR). Samuel H. Woodson

Samuel H. Woodson (Kentucky)

Samuel Hughes Woodson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Samuel Hughes Woodson.Born near Charlottesville, Virginia, Woodson completed preparatory studies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced practice in Nicholasville, Kentucky...

(DR). John T. Johnson (DR). Thomas Metcalfe

Thomas Metcalfe (US politician)

Thomas Metcalfe , also known as Thomas Metcalf or as "Stonehammer", was a U.S. Representative, Senator, and the tenth Governor of Kentucky. He was the first gubernatorial candidate in the state's history to be chosen by a nominating convention rather than a caucus...

(DR). Anthony New

Anthony New

Anthony New was an 18th century and 19th century congressman and lawyer from Virginia and Kentucky.-Biography:Born in Gloucester County, Virginia, New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar...

(DR). Francis Johnson

Francis Johnson (congressman)

Francis Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Caroline County, Virginia, Johnson pursued preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced....

(DR). George Robertson

George Robertson (congressman)

George Robertson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life:Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Robertson pursued preparatory studies and attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, until 1806...

(DR), until sometime in 1821 before the convening of Congress

- John S. Smith
  John Speed Smith
  John Speed Smith was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Green Clay Smith.Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Smith attended a private school in Mercer County.He studied law....
  
  (DR), from August 6, 1821. Wingfield Bullock
  Wingfield Bullock
  Wingfield Bullock was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Bullock studied law.He moved to Kentucky.He served as member of the Kentucky Senate from Shelby County from 1812 to 1814....
  
  (DR), until October 13, 1821
- James D. Breckinridge
  James D. Breckinridge
  James Douglas Breckinridge was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a member of the Breckinridge family.Born in Woodville, near Louisville, Kentucky, Breckinridge attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia from 1800 to 1803.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced...
  
  (DR), from November 21, 1821. Thomas Montgomery
  Thomas Montgomery
  Thomas Montgomery was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in what is now Nelson County, Virginia, Montgomery received a thorough English training.He studied law....
  
  (DR). Benjamin Hardin
  Benjamin Hardin
  Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky. Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin. He was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and then moved with his parents to Washington County, Kentucky in 1788...
  
  (DR)

Louisiana

. Josiah S. Johnston

Josiah S. Johnston

Josiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...

(DR)

Maine

. Joseph Dane

Joseph Dane

Joseph Dane was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on October 25, 1778. He received his early education in Beverly, attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1799....

(F). Ezekiel Whitman

Ezekiel Whitman

Ezekiel Whitman was a United States Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. He was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts on March 9, 1776. He graduated from Brown University in 1795...

(F), until June 1, 1822

- Mark Harris
  Mark Harris (Maine politician)
  Mark Harris was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts on January 27, 1779. He attended the common schools, then moved to Portland, Maine in 1800....
  
  (DR), from December 2, 1822. Mark L. Hill
  Mark Langdon Hill
  Mark Langdon Hill was United States Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. He was born in Biddeford on June 30, 1772. He attended the public schools, then became a merchant and shipbuilder in Phippsburg...
  
  (DR). William D. Williamson
  William D. Williamson
  William Durkee Williamson was the second Governor of the U.S. state of Maine and one of the first congressmen from Maine in the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party...
  
  (DR). Ebenezer Herrick
  Ebenezer Herrick
  Ebenezer Herrick was a U.S. Representative from Maine, father of Anson Herrick. Born in Lewiston, Maine , Herrick attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Bowdoinham, Maine. He then engaged in mercantile pursuits 1814–1818...
  
  (DR). Joshua Cushman
  Joshua Cushman
  Joshua Cushman was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax, Massachusetts, Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1, 1777, until March 1780. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1787, studied theology, was ordained to the ministry and licensed...
  
  (DR). Enoch Lincoln
  Enoch Lincoln
  Enoch Lincoln was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine, son of Levi Lincoln and brother of Levi Lincoln . Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lincoln graduated from Harvard University in 1807.He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in...
  
  (DR)

Maryland

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.. Raphael Neale

Raphael Neale

Raphael Neale was an American politician. Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, Neale resided in Leonardtown and received a limited education. He was elected as a Federalist to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, and reelected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress, serving...

(F). Joseph Kent

Joseph Kent

Joseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837...

(DR). Henry R. Warfield (F). John Nelson

John Nelson (lawyer)

John Nelson was Attorney General of the United States from 1843 to 1845 under John Tyler.Nelson was born in Frederick, Maryland, the son of politician Roger Nelson. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1811 and was admitted to the bar in 1813, starting practice in Frederick...

(DR). Peter Little

Peter Little

Peter Little was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Petersburg, Pennsylvania, Little attended the common schools. He initially worked as a watchmaker, until he moved to Freedom, Maryland and engaged in agricultural pursuits...

(DR). Samuel Smith

Samuel Smith (Maryland)

Samuel Smith was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.-Biography:...

(DR), until December 17, 1822

- Isaac McKim
  Isaac McKim
  Isaac McKim was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Alexander McKim.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McKim attended the public schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served in the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Samuel Smith...
  
  (DR), from January 4, 1823. Jeremiah Cosden
  Jeremiah Cosden
  Jeremiah Cosden was an American politician. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Seventeenth Congress and served from March 4, 1821, to March 19, 1822, when he was succeeded by Philip Reed, who successfully contested his election. He died...
  
  (DR), until March 19, 1822
- Philip Reed
  Philip Reed
  Philip Reed was a United States Senator representing Maryland from 1806 to 1813.Born near Chestertown, Maryland, in 1760, Reed completed preparatory studies and served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of captain of infantry...
  
  (DR), from March 19, 1822. Robert Wright
  Robert Wright (politician)
  Robert Wright was an American politician.Wright was born at Narborough, near Chestertown, Maryland, attended the common schools, and the Kent Free School of Chestertown. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1773, and commenced practice in Chestertown...
  
  (DR). Thomas Bayly (F)

Massachusetts

. Benjamin Gorham

Benjamin Gorham

Benjamin Gorham was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He pursued preparatory studies, graduated from Harvard University in 1795, and studied...

(DR). Gideon Barstow

Gideon Barstow

Gideon Barstow was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, Barstow attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island from 1799 to 1801. He studied medicine, was admitted to practice and settled in Salem, Massachusetts...

(DR). Jeremiah Nelson

Jeremiah Nelson

Jeremiah Nelson, was a Representative from Massachusetts.Nelson was born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, September 14, 1769 to Solomon and Elizabeth Nelson. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790...

(F). Timothy Fuller

Timothy Fuller

Timothy Fuller was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life and work:Fuller was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts. His father, Timothy, the first settled minister of Princeton, Mass., was third in descent, from Thomas, who emigrated from England in 1638...

(DR). Samuel Lathrop

Samuel Lathrop

Samuel Lathrop was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Lathrop pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College in 1792.He studied law....

(F). Samuel C. Allen

Samuel Clesson Allen

Samuel Clesson Allen was a U.S. politician from Massachusetts during the first third of the 19th century. He began his career as a member of the Federalist Party, but later became a staunch supporter of Democratic presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.Allen was born in Bernardston,...

(F). Henry W. Dwight

Henry W. Dwight

Henry Williams Dwight was a lawyer and politician who became U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Life:Born February 26, 1788 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, his father was also named Henry Williams Dwight and mother was Abigail Welles...

(F). Aaron Hobart

Aaron Hobart

Aaron Hobart was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Abington, Massachusetts, Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Abington...

(DR). John Reed, Jr.

John Reed, Jr.

John Reed, Jr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in...

(F). Francis Baylies

Francis Baylies

Francis Baylies was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, brother of William Baylies.Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Baylies studied law....

(F). Jonathan Russell

Jonathan Russell

Jonathan Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts and diplomat.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Russell graduated from Brown University in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but did not practice...

(DR). Lewis Bigelow

Lewis Bigelow

Lewis Bigelow was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Petersham, Massachusetts, Bigelow was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1803.He studied law....

(F). William Eustis

William Eustis

William Eustis was an early American statesman.He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and studied at the Boston Latin School before he entered Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1772. He studied medicine under Dr. Joseph Warren and helped care for the wounded at the Battle of Bunker...

(DR)

Mississippi

. Christopher Rankin

Christopher Rankin

Christopher Rankin was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Rankin attended preparatory studies at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and graduated in 1808. He then moved to Georgia where he taught a village school and studied law at the same...

(DR)

Missouri

. John Scott (DR), from August 10, 1821

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

General ticket

General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Josiah Butler

Josiah Butler

Josiah Butler was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Pelham, New Hampshire. He attended the Londonderry and Atkinson academies and was instructed by private tutors. Later, he graduated from Harvard University in 1803. Upon graduation, he taught school in Virginia...

(DR). Matthew Harvey

Matthew Harvey

Matthew Harvey was a was a lawyer, politician, and long-serving United States federal judge from Hopkinton, New Hampshire....

(DR). Aaron Matson

Aaron Matson

Aaron Matson was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He moved to Cheshire County, New Hampshire, where he was the county judge of probate....

(DR). William Plumer, Jr.

William Plumer, Jr.

William Plumer, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, son of William Plumer.Born in Epping, Plumer attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1809, and started his career as a lawyer in private practice...

(DR). Nathaniel Upham

Nathaniel Upham

Nathaniel Upham was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire. He pursued classical studies and attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter in 1793...

(DR). Thomas Whipple, Jr.

Thomas Whipple, Jr.

Thomas Whipple, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Whipple completed preparatory studies, moving to Warren, New Hampshire, in 1811. He studied medicine in Haverhill and Hanover, New Hampshire, and was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1814...

(DR)

New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

General ticket

General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Ephraim Bateman

Ephraim Bateman

Ephraim Bateman represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815-1823....

(DR). George Cassedy

George Cassedy

George Cassedy was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Cassedy attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Hackensack....

(DR). Lewis Condict

Lewis Condict

Lewis Condict was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Morristown, he attended the common schools, was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1794, and commenced practice in Morristown...

(DR). George Holcombe

George Holcombe

George Holcombe was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in West Amwell George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 4, 1828) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in West Amwell George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 4, 1828) was a United States Representative from New...

(DR). James Matlack

James Matlack

James Matlack a Representative from New Jersey; born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., January 11, 1775; attended the common schools; interested in various business enterprises; owned slaves; justice of the peace in 1803, 1808, 1813, 1816, and 1820; surrogate in 1815; chairman of the township...

(DR). Samuel Swan

Samuel Swan

Samuel Swan , was a five-term U.S. Congressman and medical doctor....

(DR)

New York

There were five plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th & 20th each had two representatives.. Cadwallader D. Colden

Cadwallader D. Colden

Cadwallader David Colden was an American politician.-Life:...

(F), from December 12, 1821. Silas Wood

Silas Wood

Silas Wood was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Hills, near Huntington, New York, Wood pursued classical studies....

(F). Churchill C. Cambreleng

Churchill C. Cambreleng

Churchill Caldom Cambreleng was an American politician from New York.-Life:...

(DR). John J. Morgan

John J. Morgan

John Jordan Morgan was an American politician from New York-Life:Morgan attended the public schools....

(DR). Jeremiah H. Pierson

Jeremiah H. Pierson

Jeremiah Halsey Pierson was an American politician from New York.-Life:...

(DR). William W. Van Wyck

William W. Van Wyck

William William Van Wyck was an American politician from New York.-Life:Born near Fishkill, New York, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....

(DR). Walter Patterson

Walter Patterson (US politician)

Walter Patterson was an American politician from New York.-Life:Patterson was born in Columbia County, New York, where he completed preparatory studies. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1818, and was Supervisor of the Town of Ancram in 1821 and 1823...

(F). Selah Tuthill

Selah Tuthill

Selah Tuthill was an American politician from New York.-Life:Tuthill attended public and private schools....

(DR), until September 7, 1821

- Charles Borland, Jr.
  Charles Borland, Jr.
  Charles Borland, Jr. was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR), from December 3, 1821. Charles H. Ruggles
  Charles H. Ruggles
  Charles Herman Ruggles was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S...
  
  (F). Richard McCarty
  Richard McCarty (US politician)
  Richard McCarty was a United States Representative from New York.McCarty was born in Coeymans, New York, where he attended the common schools...
  
  (DR). Solomon Van Rensselaer
  Solomon Van Rensselaer
  Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer was a United States Representative from the state of New York, a lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812, and postmaster of Albany. He was the son of Gen...
  
  (F), until January 14, 1822
- Stephen Van Rensselaer (F), from March 12, 1822. John D. Dickinson
  John D. Dickinson
  John Dean Dickinson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Dickinson completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1785.He moved to Lansingburgh, New York, in 1790....
  
  (F). John W. Taylor
  John W. Taylor (politician)
  John W. Taylor was an early 19th century U.S. politician from New York.-Life:He was born in 1784 in that part of the Town of Ballston, then in Albany County, New York, which was, upon the creation of Saratoga County in 1791, split off to form the Town of Charlton...
  
  (DR). Nathaniel Pitcher
  Nathaniel Pitcher
  Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828....
  
  (DR). Reuben H. Walworth
  Reuben H. Walworth
  Reuben Hyde Walworth was an American lawyer and politician...
  
  (DR). John Gebhard
  John Gebhard
  John Gebhard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR). Alfred Conkling
  Alfred Conkling
  Alfred Conkling was a lawyer, statesman and United States federal judge from New York.-Early life, education, and career:...
  
  (DR). Samuel Campbell (DR). James Hawkes
  James Hawkes (congressman)
  James Hawkes was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR). Joseph Kirkland
  Joseph Kirkland (congressman)
  Joseph Kirkland was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was born in Newent Society, in that part of the Town of Norwich which was later separated as the Town of Lisbon, in New London County, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1790...
  
  (F). Thomas H. Hubbard (DR). Micah Sterling
  Micah Sterling
  Micah Sterling was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Sterling graduated from Yale College in 1804...
  
  (F). Elisha Litchfield
  Elisha Litchfield
  Elisha Litchfield was an American merchant and politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR). William B. Rochester
  William B. Rochester
  William Beatty Rochester was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR). David Woodcock
  David Woodcock
  David Woodcock was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR). Elijah Spencer
  Elijah Spencer
  Elijah Spencer was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR). Albert H. Tracy
  Albert H. Tracy
  Albert Haller Tracy was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
  
  (DR)

North Carolina

. Lemuel Sawyer

Lemuel Sawyer

Lemuel Sawyer was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Camden County, near Elizabeth City, North Carolina; attended Flatbush Academy, Long Island, New York, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1799; attended the University of...

(DR). Hutchins G. Burton

Hutchins Gordon Burton

Hutchins Gordon Burton was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827. Some sources indicate that he was not affiliated with any party at the time, although he was associated, according to other sources, with the Federalist Party and later with the National Republican...

(DR). Thomas H. Hall

Thomas H. Hall

Thomas H. Hall was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Virginia, in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, North Carolina; elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses ;...

(DR). William S. Blackledge

William Salter Blackledge

William Salter Blackledge was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1821 and 1823.Born in Pitt County, North Carolina the son of William Blackledge, who would himself become a Congressman from North Carolina, Blackledge moved to Craven County, North Carolina at an early age, eventually...

(DR). Charles Hooks

Charles Hooks

Charles Hooks was a United States Representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, North Carolina, February 20, 1768; when he was two years old his parents moved to Duplin County, North Carolina and settled on a plantation near Kenansville; became a planter; member of the State house of...

(DR). Weldon N. Edwards

Weldon Nathaniel Edwards

Weldon Nathaniel Edwards was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Gaston, North Carolina, January 25, 1788; attended Warrenton Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced practice in Warrenton, North Carolina; member of the State house of...

(DR). Archibald McNeill

Archibald McNeill

Archibald McNeill was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Moore County, North Carolina; member of the State house of commons in 1808 and 1809; served in the State senate 1811-1813, 1820, and 1821; elected to the Seventeenth Congress ; elected to the Nineteenth Congress ;...

(F). Josiah Crudup

Josiah Crudup

Josiah Crudup was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1821 and 1823.Born in Wakelon, North Carolina in Wake County, Crudup attended a private school in Louisburg, North Carolina and then Columbian College in Washington, DC...

(DR). Romulus M. Saunders

Romulus Mitchell Saunders

Romulus Mitchell Saunders was an American politician from North Carolina.Saunders was born near Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. He was the son of William Saunders and Hannah Mitchell Saunders, attended Hyco and Caswell Academies and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

(DR). John Long

John Long (NC politician)

John Long was a North Carolina politician who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.Long also served one term in the North Carolina House of Commons and one term in the North Carolina Senate....

(DR). Henry W. Connor

Henry William Connor

Henry William Connor was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Courthouse, Prince George County, Virginia, August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1812; served as aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen...

(DR). Felix Walker

Felix Walker (American politician)

Felix Walker was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1817 and 1823.Walker was born near the Potomac River in what was then Hampshire County, Virginia, now part of West Virginia...

(DR). Lewis Williams

Lewis Williams

For the Welsh rugby union player see Lewis Williams Lewis Williams was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1815 and 1842....

(DR)

Ohio

. Thomas R. Ross

Thomas R. Ross

Thomas Randolph Ross was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Ross completed preparatory studies....

(DR). John W. Campbell

John Wilson Campbell

John Wilson Campbell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and a United States federal judge.Born near Miller's Iron Works, Augusta County, Virginia, Campbell attended the common schools.He taught school....

(DR). Levi Barber

Levi Barber

Levi Barber was a surveyor, court administrator, banker, and legislator.Levi Barber was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, the son of David Barber and Sarah Lawrence. Levi moved to Ohio where he was a surveyor in the employ of the federal government...

(DR). David Chambers

David Chambers (congressman)

David Chambers was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Chambers was tutored by his father. He served as a confidential express rider for President George Washington during the Whisky Insurrection in 1794...

(DR), from October 9, 1821. Joseph Vance

Joseph Vance

Joseph Vance was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.Vance was born in Catfish , Pennsylvania...

(DR). John Sloane

John Sloane

John Sloane was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and later the Treasurer of the United States.Born in York, Pennsylvania, Sloane moved to Ohio in early youth.He completed preparatory studies....

(DR)

Pennsylvania

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.. Samuel Edwards

Samuel Edwards

Samuel "Faith" Edwards was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Edwards was born in Chester Township, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1806 and commenced practice in Chester...

(F). Joseph Hemphill

Joseph Hemphill

Joseph Hemphill was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Hemphill was born in Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in West...

(F). William Milnor

William Milnor

William Milnor was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia....

(F), until May 8, 1822

- Thomas Forrest
  Thomas Forrest
  Thomas Forrest was an American politician. He was member of the 16th Session of the United States Congress, and first chairman of the United States House Committee on Agriculture. He fought in the Continental Army as an artillery officer during the American Revolutionary War.-Career:Forrest was...
  
  (F), from October 8, 1822. John Sergeant
  John Sergeant (politician)
  John Sergeant was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. He was born in Philadelphia to Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Margaret Spencer...
  
  (F). William Darlington
  William Darlington
  William Darlington was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Darlington was born in Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He attended Friends School at Birmingham and spent his youth on a farm...
  
  (DR). Samuel Gross
  Samuel Gross (politician)
  Samuel Gross was an American farmer and politician who served as Representative from Pennsylvania.Born in Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he engaged in agricultural pursuits...
  
  (DR). James Buchanan
  James Buchanan
  James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
  
  (F). John Phillips
  John Phillips (politician)
  John Phillips was a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from March 1821 to March 1823.Philips, who was born in Chester County, served only a single term in the Seventeenth Congress...
  
  (F). James S. Mitchell
  James S. Mitchell
  James S. Mitchell was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Mitchell was born near Rossville, Pennsylvania, in 1784...
  
  (DR). John Findlay (DR), from October 9, 1821. James McSherry
  James McSherry (Pennsylvania)
  James McSherry , was a politician from Littlestown, Pennsylvania.He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . He fought in the War of 1812 in the defense of Baltimore, Maryland. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate , and was a delegate to the Pennsylvania State Constitutional...
  
  (F). Samuel Moore
  Samuel Moore (congressman)
  Samuel Moore was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Moore was born in Deerfield, New Jersey . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791 then worked as an instructor at the university from 1792 to 1794...
  
  (DR), until May 20, 1822
- Samuel D. Ingham
  Samuel D. Ingham
  Samuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...
  
  (DR), from October 8, 1822. Thomas J. Rogers
  Thomas Jones Rogers
  Thomas Jones Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas J. Rogers was born in Waterford, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who settled in Easton, Pennsylvania...
  
  (DR). Ludwig Worman
  Ludwig Worman
  Ludwig Worman was a Federalist member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Worman was born in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania. He learned the tanning business. He moved to Earl Township, Pennsylvania, in 1784 and established a tannery.Worman was elected as a Federalist...
  
  (F), until October 17, 1822
- Daniel Udree
  Daniel Udree
  Daniel Udree was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
  
  (DR), from October 17, 1822. John Tod
  John Tod
  John Tod was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Tod was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Yale College. He moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and taught school while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and...
  
  (DR). John Brown
  John Brown (Pennsylvania)
  John Brown was an American mill owner and statesman from Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress from 1821 to 1825. He moved to North Carolina in 1827, and died in Buncombe County on October 12, 1845. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North...
  
  (DR). George Denison
  George Denison
  George Denison was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Denison was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wilkes-Barre Academy...
  
  (DR). Thomas Murray, Jr.
  Thomas Murray, Jr.
  Thomas Murray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas Murray was born near Potts Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1813...
  
  (DR), from October 9, 1821. George Plumer
  George Plumer
  George Plumer was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Plumer was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
  
  (DR). Thomas Patterson (DR). Andrew Stewart
  Andrew Stewart (1791-1872)
  Andrew Stewart was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Andrew Stewart was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Union Literary Society at Washington College...
  
  (DR). Henry Baldwin
  Henry Baldwin (judge)
  Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 18, 1830, to April 21, 1844.-Biography:...
  
  (DR), until May 8, 1822
- Walter Forward
  Walter Forward
  Walter Forward was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward.-Biography:...
  
  (DR), from October 8, 1822. Patrick Farrelly
  Patrick Farrelly
  Patrick Farrelly was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Patrick Farrelly was born in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the bar July 11, 1803, and commenced practice in Meadville, Pennsylvania...
  
  (DR)

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket

General ticket

General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...

.. Job Durfee

Job Durfee

Job Durfee was a politician and jurist from Rhode Island. Born at Tiverton, he graduated from Brown University in 1813 and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiverton...

(DR). Samuel Eddy

Samuel Eddy

Samuel Eddy was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Born in Johnston, Rhode Island, near Providence, Eddy completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Brown University in 1787. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1790 and practiced a short time in Providence...

(DR)

South Carolina

. Joel R. Poinsett

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Joel Roberts Poinsett was a physician, botanist and American statesman. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico , a U.S...

(DR). William Lowndes (DR), until October 27, 1822

- James Hamilton, Jr. (DR), from December 13, 1822. Thomas R. Mitchell
  Thomas R. Mitchell
  Thomas Rothmaler Mitchell was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Georgetown, South Carolina, in May 1783, Mitchell graduated from Harvard University in 1802, where he studied law....
  
  (DR). James Overstreet
  James Overstreet
  James Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Barnwell Court House, Barnwell District, South Carolina, Overstreet attended the common schools.He studied law....
  
  (DR), until May 24, 1822
- Andrew R. Govan
  Andrew R. Govan
  Andrew Robison Govan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Govan pursued classical studies at a private school in Willington, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1813.He served as member of...
  
  (DR), from December 4, 1822. Starling Tucker
  Starling Tucker
  Starling Tucker was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Halifax County, North Carolina, Tucker moved to Mountain Shoals , South Carolina. He received a limited education....
  
  (DR). George McDuffie
  George McDuffie
  George McDuffie was the 55th Governor of South Carolina and a member of the United States Senate.Born of modest means in Columbia County, Georgia, McDuffie's extraordinary intellect was noticed while clerking at a store in Augusta, Georgia...
  
  (DR). John Wilson (DR). Joseph Gist
  Joseph Gist
  Joseph Gist was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near the mouth of Fair Forest Creek, Union District, South Carolina, Gist moved to Charleston with his parents in 1788.He attended the common schools....
  
  (DR). James Blair
  James Blair (South Carolina)
  James Blair was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, South Carolina to Sarah Douglass and William Blair...
  
  (DR), until May 8, 1822
- John Carter (DR), from December 11, 1822

Tennessee

. John Rhea

John Rhea

John Rhea was an American soldier and politician of the early 19th century who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Rhea County, Tennessee is named for him.-Early years:...

(DR). John Cocke

John Alexander Cocke

John Alexander Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Virginia in 1772. He moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended the public schools...

(DR). Francis Jones

Francis Jones (American politician)

Francis Jones was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He received a limited schooling, and he studied law. He was admitted to bar, and he commenced practice in Winchester, Tennessee. He was elected Solicitor General of the third Tennessee...

(DR). Robert Allen

Robert Allen (Tennessee)

Robert Allen was an American merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 until 1827.-Biography:...

(DR). Newton Cannon

Newton Cannon

Newton Cannon was an American politician who was a member of the Tennessee State Senate from 1811 to 1812 and 1829 to 1830, the U.S. House of Representatives from 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to 1823, and Governor of the U.S...

(DR). Vacant

Vermont

. Rollin C. Mallary (DR). Phineas White

Phineas White

Phineas White was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire in 1797. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced practice in Pomfret, Vermont...

(DR). Charles Rich

Charles Rich

Charles Rich was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Warwick, Massachusetts. He received a limited schooling and moved to Shoreham, Vermont in 1787....

(DR). Elias Keyes

Elias Keyes

Elias Keyes was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and later studied law. He moved to Stockbridge, Vermont in 1785....

(DR). Samuel C. Crafts

Samuel C. Crafts

Samuel Chandler Crafts was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, he graduated from Harvard College in 1790 and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury...

(DR). John Mattocks

John Mattocks

John Mattocks was an American Whig politician.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 4, 1777; moved with his parents to Tinmouth, Vermont, in 1778; pursued an academic course; studied law in Middlebury and Fairfield; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in Danville; moved...

(DR)

Virginia

. Edward B. Jackson

Edward B. Jackson

Edward Brake Jackson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of George Jackson and brother of John G...

(DR). Thomas Van Swearingen

Thomas Van Swearingen

Thomas Van Swearingen was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia , Van Swearingen attended the common schools.He served as member of the State house of delegates 1814-1816....

(F), until August 19, 1822

- James Stephenson
  James Stephenson (congressman)
  James Stephenson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Stephenson moved to Martinsburg, Virginia .Volunteer rifleman under General St...
  
  (F), from October 28, 1822. Jared Williams (DR). William McCoy
  William McCoy (congressman)
  William McCoy was an 18th and 19th century politician from Virginia.Born near Warrenton, Virginia, McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829 and 1830...
  
  (DR). John Floyd
  John Floyd (Virginia politician)
  John Floyd was a Virginia politician and soldier. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 25th Governor of Virginia....
  
  (DR). Alexander Smyth
  Alexander Smyth
  Alexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:...
  
  (DR). William Smith
  William Smith (congressman)
  William Smith was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Smith completed preparatory studies and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782...
  
  (DR). Charles F. Mercer
  Charles F. Mercer
  Charles Fenton Mercer was a nineteenth century politician, U.S. Congressman, and lawyer from Loudoun County, Virginia....
  
  (F). William Lee Ball
  William Lee Ball
  William Lee Ball was a nineteenth century politician from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Lancaster County, Virginia, Ball received a liberal schooling as a child. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1805 to 1806 and again from 1810 to 1814...
  
  (DR). Thomas L. Moore (DR). Philip P. Barbour
  Philip Pendleton Barbour
  Philip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
  
  (DR). Robert S. Garnett
  Robert S. Garnett (congressman)
  Robert Selden Garnett was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the brother of James M. Garnett and the first cousin of Charles F. Mercer....
  
  (DR). Burwell Bassett
  Burwell Bassett
  Burwell Bassett, Jr. was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805.-Biography:...
  
  (DR). Jabez Leftwich
  Jabez Leftwich
  Jabez Leftwich was an American politician who served the state of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1821 and 1825. He was born in Bedford County, Virginia near Liberty on September 22, 1765. Between 1801 and 1809, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...
  
  (DR). George Tucker (DR). John Randolph
  John Randolph of Roanoke
  John Randolph , known as John Randolph of Roanoke, was a planter and a Congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives , the Senate , and also as Minister to Russia...
  
  (DR). William S. Archer
  William S. Archer
  William Segar Archer was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1847. He was the nephew of Joseph Eggleston....
  
  (DR). Mark Alexander
  Mark Alexander (politician)
  Mark Alexander, politician was a nineteenth-century lawyer from Virginia.Born on a plantation near Boydton, Virginia, Alexander attended the public schools as a child and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1811. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in...
  
  (DR). James Jones (DR). Arthur Smith (DR). Thomas Newton, Jr.
  Thomas Newton, Jr.
  Thomas Newton, Jr. was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801 to March 9, 1830.-External links:*...
  
  (DR). Hugh Nelson
  Hugh Nelson (congressman)
  Hugh Nelson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas Nelson, Jr..Born in Yorktown, Virginia, Nelson completed preparatory studies....
  
  (DR), until January 14, 1823, vacant thereafter. Andrew Stevenson
  Andrew Stevenson
  Andrew Stevenson was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois...
  
  (DR)

Non-voting members

. James W. Bates

James Woodson Bates

James Woodson Bates was an American lawyer and statesman from Sebastian County, Arkansas. He represented the Arkansas Territory as a delegate to the U.S. Congress. He served in 1828 as a judge of the superior court of the territory...

. Joseph M. Hernández

Joseph Marion Hernández

José Mariano Hernández or Joseph Marion Hernández was an American politician, plantation owner, and soldier. He was the first from the Florida Territory and the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Congress. He served from September 1822 to March 1823. He was a member of the Whig...

, from September 30, 1822. Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley was a United States politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory.-Early life: 1769–1815:...

. Vacant until statehood

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

replacements: 5
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists
  Federalist Party (United States)
  The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
  
  : no net change
deaths: 2
resignations: 6
seats of newly admitted states: 2
vacancies: 3
Total seats with changes: 12

Caesar A. Rodney

Freeman Walker

Freeman Walker was a United States Senator from Georgia. Born in Charles City, Virginia, he attended the common schools and, in 1797, moved to Augusta, Georgia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1803, commencing practice in Augusta...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 6, 1821
| | Nicholas Ware

Nicholas Ware

Nicholas Ware was a United States Senator from Georgia.Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He received a thorough English education and studied medicine, and studied law in Augusta as...

Thomas Hart Benton (senator)

Thomas Hart Benton , nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms...

David Barton

David Barton is an American evangelical Christian minister, conservative activist and author. He founded WallBuilders, a Texas-based organization with a goal of exposing the claimed US constitutional separation of church and state as a myth...

William A. Trimble

William Allen Trimble was a National Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States Senate.Born in Woodford, Kentucky the son of James and Jane Allen Trimble, Trimble attended Transylvania College. He briefly practiced law in Highland County, Ohio in 1811-1812...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died December 13, 1821
| | Ethan Allen Brown

Ethan Allen Brown

Ethan Allen Brown was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh Governor of Ohio.Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to a Revolutionary War veteran. He moved near Cincinnati, Ohio in 1803. He was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1810 and was re-elected in 1817...

William Pinkney

William Pinkney was an American statesman and diplomat, and the seventh U.S. Attorney General.-Biography:Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Pinkney studied medicine and law, becoming a lawyer after his admission to the bar in 1786...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died February 25, 1822
| | Samuel Smith

Samuel Smith (Maryland)

Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer)

Harrison Gray Otis , was a businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists...

(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 30, 1822 to run for Mayor of Boston
| | James Lloyd

James Lloyd (Massachusetts)

James Lloyd was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States....

John Williams Walker

John Williams Walker was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state....

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 12, 1822 due to failing health
| | William Kelly

William Kelly (senator)

William Kelly was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from December 12, 1822 to 1825. He was originally elected to fill the remainder of John Williams Walker's term, who resigned.-Political life:After serving as a U.S...

James Pleasants

James Pleasants, Jr. was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822 and was the 22nd Governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825. Pleasants was born at “Cold Comfort,” in Powhatan County, Virginia, October 24, 1769. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the College...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 15, 1822 after being elected Governor of Virginia

Governor of Virginia

The governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The position is currently held by Republican Bob McDonnell, who was inaugurated on January 16, 2010, as the 71st governor of Virginia....

| | John Taylor

John Taylor of Caroline

John Taylor usually called John Taylor of Caroline was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the United States Senate . He wrote several books on politics and agriculture...

Caesar A. Rodney

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 29, 1823 to accept a diplomatic appointment
| Vacant
| Not filled in this Congress
|}

House of Representatives

replacements: 13
- Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
- Federalists
  Federalist Party (United States)
  The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
  
  : 1 seat net loss
deaths: 5
resignations: 15
contested election: 2
seats of newly admitted states: 1
Total seats with changes: 23

Henry Hunter Bryan

Henry Hunter Bryan was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...

John C. Wright (congressman)

John Crafts Wright was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a journalist. He was the brother-in-law of Benjamin Tappan, U.S...

resigned his seat in the next Congress on March 3, 1821
| | David Chambers

David Chambers (congressman)

James Duncan (Pennsylvania)

James Duncan was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Duncan born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Princeton College. He served as the first prothonotary of Adams County, Pennsylvania...

William Cox Ellis

William Cox Ellis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Cox Ellis was born in Fort Muncy, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from the Friends’ School near Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, in 1803...

resigned before Congress met
| | Thomas Murray, Jr.

Thomas Murray, Jr.

Thomas Murray was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Thomas Murray was born near Potts Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1813...

Peter Sharpe

Peter Sharpe was an American politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.-Life:...

were issued by the Secretary of State of New York

Secretary of State of New York

The Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...

, but Sharpe never claimed or took the seat, Sharpe's election was contested by Colden, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821

The 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1821, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 17th United States Congress....

| | Cadwallader D. Colden

Cadwallader D. Colden

Cadwallader David Colden was an American politician.-Life:...

(F)
| Seated December 12, 1821
|-
|
| | George Robertson

George Robertson (congressman)

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | resigned before Congress met
| | John S. Smith

John Speed Smith

John Speed Smith was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Green Clay Smith.Born near Nicholasville, Kentucky, Smith attended a private school in Mercer County.He studied law....

John Scott (Missouri politician)

John Scott was a Delegate and a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Hanover County, Virginia, Scott moved with his parents to Indiana Territory in 1802.He was graduated from Princeton College in 1805.He studied law....

Selah Tuthill

Selah Tuthill was an American politician from New York.-Life:Tuthill attended public and private schools....

(DR) was elected after the Congress term had already begun, and died on September 7, 1821, before Congress met
| | Charles Borland, Jr.

Charles Borland, Jr.

Charles Borland, Jr. was an American politician from New York.-Life:...

(DR)
| Seated December 3, 1821
|-
|
| | Wingfield Bullock

Wingfield Bullock

Wingfield Bullock was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Bullock studied law.He moved to Kentucky.He served as member of the Kentucky Senate from Shelby County from 1812 to 1814....

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 13, 1821, before Congress met
| | James D. Breckinridge

James D. Breckinridge

James Douglas Breckinridge was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a member of the Breckinridge family.Born in Woodville, near Louisville, Kentucky, Breckinridge attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia from 1800 to 1803.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced...

(DR)
| Seated January 2, 1822
|-
|
| | Solomon Van Rensselaer

Solomon Van Rensselaer

Solomon Van Vechten Van Rensselaer was a United States Representative from the state of New York, a lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812, and postmaster of Albany. He was the son of Gen...

(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 14, 1822, upon appointment as Postmaster of Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

Caesar A. Rodney

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on January 24, 1822, after being elected to the US Senate
| | Daniel Rodney

Daniel Rodney

Daniel Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the National Republican Party, who served as Governor of Delaware, U. S. Representative from Delaware and U.S...

(F)
| Seated December 2, 1822
|-
|
| | Jeremiah Cosden

Jeremiah Cosden

Jeremiah Cosden was an American politician. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Seventeenth Congress and served from March 4, 1821, to March 19, 1822, when he was succeeded by Philip Reed, who successfully contested his election. He died...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Cosden's election was contested by Reed
| | Philip Reed

Philip Reed

Philip Reed was a United States Senator representing Maryland from 1806 to 1813.Born near Chestertown, Maryland, in 1760, Reed completed preparatory studies and served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of captain of infantry...

(DR)
| Seated March 19, 1822
|-
|
| | William Milnor

William Milnor

William Milnor was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia....

(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822, to run for Mayor of Philadelphia
| | Thomas Forrest

Thomas Forrest

Thomas Forrest was an American politician. He was member of the 16th Session of the United States Congress, and first chairman of the United States House Committee on Agriculture. He fought in the Continental Army as an artillery officer during the American Revolutionary War.-Career:Forrest was...

(F)
| Seated December 2, 1822
|-
|
| | Henry Baldwin

Henry Baldwin (judge)

Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 18, 1830, to April 21, 1844.-Biography:...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822
| | Walter Forward

Walter Forward

Walter Forward was an American lawyer and politician. He was the brother of Chauncey Forward.-Biography:...

(DR)
| Seated December 2, 1822
|-
|
| | James Blair

James Blair (South Carolina)

James Blair was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, South Carolina to Sarah Douglass and William Blair...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822
| | John Carter

John Carter (South Carolina)

John Carter was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born on the Black River, near Camden, Sumter District, South Carolina, Carter was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1811.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Camden, South...

Samuel Moore (congressman)

Samuel Moore was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Samuel Moore was born in Deerfield, New Jersey . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791 then worked as an instructor at the university from 1792 to 1794...

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 20, 1822
| | Samuel D. Ingham

Samuel D. Ingham

Samuel Delucenna Ingham was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Andrew Jackson.-Early life and education:...

(DR)
| Seated December 2, 1822
|-
|
| | James Overstreet

James Overstreet

James Overstreet was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born near Barnwell Court House, Barnwell District, South Carolina, Overstreet attended the common schools.He studied law....

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died May 24, 1822
| | Andrew R. Govan

Andrew R. Govan

Andrew Robison Govan was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Orange Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, Govan pursued classical studies at a private school in Willington, South Carolina, and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1813.He served as member of...

(DR)
| Seated December 4, 1822
|-
|
| | Ezekiel Whitman

Ezekiel Whitman

Ezekiel Whitman was a United States Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. He was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts on March 9, 1776. He graduated from Brown University in 1795...

(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on June 1, 1822, after becoming a judge of a Court of Common Pleas in Maine
| | Mark Harris

Mark Harris (Maine politician)

Mark Harris was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts on January 27, 1779. He attended the common schools, then moved to Portland, Maine in 1800....

(DR)
| Seated December 2, 1822
|-
|
| | William Hendricks

William Hendricks

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on July 25, 1822, after his election as Governor of Indiana

Governor of Indiana

The Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term, and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state government. The governor also shares power with other statewide...

| | Jonathan Jennings

Jonathan Jennings

Jonathan Jennings was the first Governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington, New Jersey, he studied law with his brother before immigrating to Indiana in 1806 where he took part in land speculation...

(DR)
| Seated December 2, 1822
|-
|
| | Thomas Van Swearingen

Thomas Van Swearingen

(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died on August 19, 1822
| | James Stephenson

James Stephenson (congressman)

James Stephenson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Stephenson moved to Martinsburg, Virginia .Volunteer rifleman under General St...

Joseph Marion Hernández

Ludwig Worman

Ludwig Worman was a Federalist member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Worman was born in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania. He learned the tanning business. He moved to Earl Township, Pennsylvania, in 1784 and established a tannery.Worman was elected as a Federalist...

(F)
| style="font-size:80%" | Died October 17, 1822
| | Daniel Udree

Daniel Udree

Daniel Udree was a Democratic-Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....

(DR)
| Seated December 23, 1822
|-
|
| | Samuel Smith

Samuel Smith (Maryland)

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on December 17, 1822, after his election to the US Senate
| | Isaac McKim

Isaac McKim

Isaac McKim was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Alexander McKim.Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McKim attended the public schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served in the War of 1812 as aide-de-camp to General Samuel Smith...

(DR)
| Seated January 8, 1823
|-
|
| | Hugh Nelson

Hugh Nelson (congressman)

Hugh Nelson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas Nelson, Jr..Born in Yorktown, Virginia, Nelson completed preparatory studies....

(DR)
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on January 14, 1823, upon appointment as Minister to Spain

United States Ambassador to Spain

-Ambassadors:*John Jay**Appointed: September 29, 1779**Title: Minister Plenipotentiary**Presented credentials:**Terminated mission: ~May 20, 1782*William Carmichael**Appointed: April 20, 1790**Title: Chargé d'Affaires...

| Vacant
|
|}

Senate

Chaplain
Chaplain of the United States Senate
The Chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for Senators, their staffs, and their families. The Chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate...

: William Ryland
William Ryland
William Ryland was a Methodist clergyman who served several terms as Chaplain of the Senate.- Early years :William Ryland was born in Ireland in 1770. He came to the United States at the age of 18 and settled in Harford County, Maryland. For a time, he engaged in business in Baltimore; on May...

(Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...

) elected November 17, 1820
- Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopalian) elected December 9, 1822
Secretary
Secretary of the United States Senate
The Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...

: Charles Cutts
Charles Cutts
Charles Cutts was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Portsmouth, he graduated from Harvard University in 1789, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795, and practiced...
Sergeant at Arms
Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is the law enforcer for the United States Senate. One of the chief roles of the Sergeant is to hold the gavel used at every session...

: Mountjoy Bayly of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

House of Representatives

Chaplain
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
The election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...

: Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks was an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard University from 1849 to 1853.-Biography:...

(Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....

), elected December 3, 1821
- John Brackenridge
  John Brackenridge (clergyman)
  John Brackenridge, D.D. was a Presbyterian clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives and Chaplain of the United States Senate .-Early years:...
  
  (Presbyterian
  Presbyterianism
  Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
  
  ), elected December 2, 1822
Clerk
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House....

: Thomas Dougherty
Thomas Dougherty
Thomas Dougherty is an American diplomat. He is the current United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso.-Biography:Thomas Dougherty is from Casper, Wyoming. He graduated from Brown University and joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1989. He was nominated to be the ambassador to Burkina Faso by...

of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

(died)
- Matthew St. Clair Clarke
  Matthew St. Clair Clarke
  Matthew St. Clair Clarke was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for seven terms Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.-Life:...
  
  of Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania
  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
  
  , elected December 3, 1822
Doorkeeper
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
An appointed officer of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1995, the Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was chosen by a resolution at the opening of each United States Congress. The Office of the Doorkeeper was based on precedent from the Continental...

: Benjamin Birch of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, elected December 4, 1821
Sergeant at Arms
Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms is an officer of the House with law enforcement, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the chamber...

: Thomas Dunn of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

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