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The 1st United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate
United States Senate

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 and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
, met from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington
George Washington

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's presidency
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
, first at Federal Hall
Federal Hall

Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States of America and the site of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789....
 at 26 Wall Street in New York City
New York City

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 and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
 was based on the provisions of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3
Article One of the United States Constitution

Article One of the United States Constitution describes the powers of the legislature of the Federal government of the United States, known as United States Congress, which includes the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....
 of the United States Constitution
United States Constitution

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. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
 majority.






e were no political parties in this Congress.






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The 1st United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
 and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
, met from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington
George Washington

George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States of the United States of Americas ....
's presidency
President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
, first at Federal Hall
Federal Hall

Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States of America and the site of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789....
 at 26 Wall Street in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...
. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
 was based on the provisions of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3
Article One of the United States Constitution

Article One of the United States Constitution describes the powers of the legislature of the Federal government of the United States, known as United States Congress, which includes the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....
 of the United States Constitution
United States Constitution

The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America; the Federal Government of the United States; and all the State & local governments and Territorial Administrative bodies contained therein....
. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
 majority.

Major events

  • April 1, 1789 — House of Representatives first achieved a quorum and elected its officers
  • April 6, 1789 — Senate first achieved a quorum and elected its officers
  • April 30, 1789 — George Washington
    George Washington

    George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States of the United States of Americas ....
     was inaugurated
    Inauguration

    An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the president of the United States officially takes the oath of office....
     at Federal Hall
    Federal Hall

    Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States of America and the site of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789....
     in New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
  • July 27, 1789 — Department of Foreign Affairs (later renamed the Department of State), was established
  • August 7, 1789 — The War Department
    United States Department of War

    The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States Federal government of the United States's Federal government of the United States#Executive branch responsible for the operation and maintenance of land Military of the United States from 1789 until September 18, 1947,...
     was established
  • September 2, 1789 — The Treasury Department
    United States Department of the Treasury

    The Department of the Treasury is an United States federal executive departments and the treasury of the United States Federal government of the United States....
     was founded
  • September 25, 1789 - the First Congress of the United States proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution
  • January 8, 1790 — President Washington gave the first State of the Union Address
    State of the Union Address

    The State of the Union is an annual address presented before a joint session of Congress and held in the United States House of Representatives chamber at the U.S....
  • March 1, 1790 — The first United States census
    United States Census

    File:Census Bureau seal.svgThe United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate List of United States Congressional districts , U.S....
     was authorized
  • April 10, 1790 — The United States patent system was established
  • April 17, 1790 — Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and Printer , Satire, list of political philosophers, politician, scientist, inventor, activism, statesman, and diplomacy....
     died
  • June 20, 1790 — Compromise of 1790
    Compromise of 1790

    The Compromise of 1790 was the first of three great political compromises made in the United States by the Northern United States and Southern United States states, occurring every thirty years, in an attempt to keep the Union together and prevent civil war....
    : Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton come to an agreement: Madison agrees to not be "strenuous" in opposition for the assumption of state debts by the federal government; Hamilton agrees to support the capital site being above the Potomac.


Major legislation


Session 1

  • June 1, 1789 — An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths
    An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths

    An Act to regulate the Time and Manner of administering certain Oaths was the first law passed by the United States Congress after the ratification of the United States Constitution....
    , ch. 1,
  • July 4, 1789 — Hamilton Tariff
    Hamilton tariff

    The Hamilton Tariff was the second statute ever enacted by the new federal government of the United States. Most of the rates of the tariff were between 5 and 10 percent, depending on the value of the item....
    , ch. 2,
  • July 27, 1789 — The United States Department of State
    United States Department of State

    The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the United States Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States Federal government of the United States, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc....
    , was established, originally named the Department of Foreign Affairs, ch. 4, .
  • August 7, 1789 — The United States Department of War
    United States Department of War

    The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States Federal government of the United States's Federal government of the United States#Executive branch responsible for the operation and maintenance of land Military of the United States from 1789 until September 18, 1947,...
     was established, ch. 7, .
  • September 2, 1789 — The United States Department of the Treasury
    United States Department of the Treasury

    The Department of the Treasury is an United States federal executive departments and the treasury of the United States Federal government of the United States....
     was established, ch. 12,
  • September 24, 1789 — Judiciary Act of 1789
    Judiciary Act of 1789

    The United States Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark statute adopted on September 24, 1789 in the first session of the First United States Congress establishing the United States federal courts....
    , ch. 20, which created:
    • § 1: Supreme Court
      Supreme Court of the United States

      The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
      ,
    • § 3: District courts
      United States district court

      The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both Civil law and Criminal law cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, Equity , and admiralty....
      ,
    • § 4: Circuit courts
      United States circuit court

      The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789....
      ,
    • § 35: District attorney
      District attorney

      In many jurisdictions in the United States, a district attorney is the local public official who represents the government in the Prosecutor of alleged criminals....
      s, and Attorney General
      United States Attorney General

      The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the government of the United States....
      ,


Session 2

  • March 1, 1790 - Made provisions for the first first Census
  • March 26, 1790 - Naturalization Act of 1790
    Naturalization Act of 1790

    The original United States Naturalization Law of March 26, 1790 provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship....
    , ch. 3,
  • April 10, 1790 - Patent Act of 1790
    Patent Act of 1790

    The Patent Act of 1790 was the United States' first patent statute. It was entitled An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts, and passed on April 10, 1790....
    , ch. 7,
  • May 26, 1790 - Southwest Territory
    Southwest Territory

    The Southwest Territory, formally known as the Territory South of the River Ohio, was a historic, organized territory of the United States corresponding to modern-day Tennessee....
     was created from a portion of North Carolina: Southwest Ordinance, ch. 14, .
  • May 31, 1790 - Copyright Act of 1790
    Copyright Act of 1790

    The Copyright Act of 1790 was the first federal government of the United States copyright act of Parliament to be instituted in the United States, though most of the U....
    , ch. 15,
  • July 6, 1790 - Residence Act
    Residence Act

    The Residence Act of 1790, officially titled An Act for Establishing the Temporary and Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States, is a United States federal law that settled the question of locating the capital of the United States, selecting a site along the Potomac River....
    , ch. 28, , established 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, founded on July 16, 1790....
     as the seat of government
    Seat of government

    The seat of government is defined by Brewer's Politics as "the building, complex of buildings or city from which a government exercises its authority"....
     of the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    .
  • July 22, 1790 - Indian Intercourse Act of 1790
    Indian Intercourse Act

    The Indian Intercourse Acts were several acts passed by the United States Congress regulating commerce between Native Americans in the United States and non-Indians and restricting travel by non-Indians onto Indian land....
    , ch. 33, , regulated commerce with the Indian
    Native Americans in the United States

    Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
     tribes.


Session 3

  • February 25, 1791 - First Bank of the United States
    First Bank of the United States

    The First Bank of the United States was a bank chartered by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791. The charter was for 20 years. The Bank was created to handle the financial needs and requirements of the central government of the newly formed United States, which had previously been thirteen individual colonies with their own ban...
    , ch. 10,
  • March 3, 1791 - Whiskey Act
    Whiskey Act

    The Whiskey Act was a U.S. federal law passed by the First United States Congress on March 3, 1791, upon the recommendations of Alexander Hamilton, then United States Secretary of the Treasury....
    , ch. 15, , which triggered the Whiskey Rebellion
    Whiskey Rebellion

    The Whiskey Rebellion, less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a popular uprising that had its beginnings in 1791 and culminated in an insurrection in 1794 in the locality of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the Monongahela River....


Constitutional amendments

  • September 25, 1789 - Twelve proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution
    United States Constitution

    The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America; the Federal Government of the United States; and all the State & local governments and Territorial Administrative bodies contained therein....
     were passed and sent to the states for ratification. . Ten were ratified as "The Bill of Rights
    United States Bill of Rights

    In the United States, the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of constitutional amendments, and came into effect on December 15, 1791, when they had been United_States_Constitution...
    ," and one was ratified two centuries later as the 27th Amendment
    Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

    The Twenty-seventh Amendment is the most recent Article Five of the United States Constitution to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, more than 202 years after its initial submission in 1789....
    .


States admitted

  • November 21, 1789 - North Carolina
    North Carolina

    North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
     ratified the United States Constitution
    United States Constitution

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     and became the 12th U.S. state
    U.S. state

    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
  • May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island
    Rhode Island

    Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
     ratified the United States Constitution
    United States Constitution

    The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America; the Federal Government of the United States; and all the State & local governments and Territorial Administrative bodies contained therein....
     and became the 13th U.S. state
    U.S. state

    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....


Party summary

Bustjohn Adams
Muhlenberg
John Langdon
There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.

Details on changes are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

Party Total 
     
Pro-Administration
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
 Anti-Administration
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
 Vacant
Begin (1789-03-04) 14 7 21 1
1789-07-16 15 22 0
1789-11-27 17 24 0
1790-03-12 6 23 1
1790-03-31 18 24 0
1790-06-07 19 7 26 0
1790-11-09 18 8
Latest voting share 69.2% 30.8% 
 
Beginning of the next Congress
2nd United States Congress

The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's President of the United States....
 15 13 28 2


House of Representatives

Affiliation Party Total 
     
Pro-Administration
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
 Anti-Administration
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
 Vacant
Begin (March 4, 1789) 34 25 59 0
1790-03-19 26 60
1790-03-24 27 61
1790-04-06 28 62
1790-04-19 35 63
1790-06-16 36 64
1790-06-01 27 63 1
1790-08-14 35 62 2
1790-12-07 28 63 1
1790-12-17 36 64
Latest voting share 56.25% 43.75% 
 
Beginning of the next Congress
2nd United States Congress

The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's President of the United States....
 39 29 68 1


Leadership


Senate

  • President: John Adams
    John Adams

    John Adams was an Politics of the United States and the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , after being the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States for two terms....
     (Pro-Administration
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 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 and the highest-ranking senator. The United States Constitution states the Vice President of the United States serves ex officio as President of the Senate, and is the highest-ranking official of the Senate even though he or she only votes in the cas...
    : John Langdon
    John Langdon

    John Langdon was a politician from New Hampshire and one of the first two United States Senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the American Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress....
     (Pro-Administration
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


House of Representatives

  • Speaker
    Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

    The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The current Speaker is Nancy Pelosi, a Democratic Party representing California's 8th congressional district....
    : Frederick Muhlenberg
    Frederick Muhlenberg

    Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg , was an United States minister of religion and Politics of the United States who was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
     (Pro-Administration
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


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 US Senators, each currently including 33 or 34 Senators , are a means used by the United States Senate for describing the schedules of Senate seats' elections, and of the expiration of the terms of office of the Senators holding the respective seats....
, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, all Senators were newly elected, and Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1790; Class 2 meant their term ended with the next Congress, requiring reelection in 1792; and Class 3 meant their term lasted through the next two Congresses, requiring reelection in 1794.
Connecticut
List of United States Senators from Connecticut

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Connecticut.United States Senate are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3....
 
  • 1. Oliver Ellsworth
    Oliver Ellsworth

    Oliver Ellsworth , an United States lawyer and politician, was a revolutionary against Kingdom of Great Britain rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, and third Chief Justice of the United States....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 3. William S. Johnson
    William Samuel Johnson

    William Samuel Johnson was an early American statesman who was notable for signing the United States Constitution, for representing Connecticut in the United States Senate, and for serving as president of Columbia University....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


Delaware
List of United States Senators from Delaware

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Delaware.United States Senate are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3....
 
  • 2. Richard Bassett
    Richard Bassett

    Richard Bassett was an United States lawyer and politician from Dover, Delaware, in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Revolution, a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, and a member of the United States Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Governor of Delaware, and as United St...
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    )
  • 1. George Read
    George Read (signer)

    George Read was an United States lawyer and politician from New Castle, Delaware, in New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence , a Continental Congress, a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, Governor of Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party , who served as United States Senate and...
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


Georgia
List of United States Senators from Georgia

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Georgia.Georgia ratification the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788....
 
  • 2. William Few
    William Few

    William Few, Jr. was an Politics of the United States and a Founding Fathers of the United States of the United States. Few represented the U.S....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    )
  • 3. James Gunn
    James Gunn (senator)

    James Gunn was a delegate to the Continental Congress and U.S. Senator for Georgia .Gunn was born in Virginia to John and Mary Gunn. After being educated to the law, he moved and began the practice of law in Savannah, Georgia....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    )


Maryland
List of United States Senators from Maryland

This is a List of United States Senators from Maryland. Maryland ratified the Constitution of the United States on April 28, 1788, becoming the seventh state to do so....
 
  • 3. John Henry
    John Henry (senator)

    John Henry was a Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born near Vienna, Maryland in Dorchester County, Maryland....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 1. Charles Carroll
    Charles Carroll of Carrollton

    Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland was a delegate to the Continental Congress and later United States United States Senate for Maryland. He was the only Catholicism signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


Massachusetts
List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Massachusetts.United States Senate are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3....
 
  • 1. Tristram Dalton
    Tristram Dalton

    Tristram Dalton was an United States politician who served as a United States Senate from Massachusetts....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 2. Caleb Strong
    Caleb Strong

    Caleb Strong was Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served as the governor of Massachusetts between 1800 and 1807, and again from 1812 until 1816....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


New Hampshire
List of United States Senators from New Hampshire

New Hampshire ratification the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788....
 
  • 3. John Langdon
    John Langdon

    John Langdon was a politician from New Hampshire and one of the first two United States Senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the American Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 2. Paine Wingate
    Paine Wingate

    Paine Wingate was an United States preacher, farmer, and statesman from Stratham, New Hampshire. He served New Hampshire in the Continental Congress and both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    )


New Jersey
List of United States Senators from New Jersey

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from New Jersey.United States Senate are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3....
 
  • 1. Jonathan Elmer
    Jonathan Elmer

    Jonathan Elmer was an United States politician, of the Pro-Administration Party.Elmer was born in Cedarville, New Jersey in 1745. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1769 after studying medicine....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 2. William Paterson (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), until November 13, 1790
  • Philemon Dickinson
    Philemon Dickinson

    Philemon Dickinson was an United States lawyer and politician from Trenton, New Jersey, New Jersey. As a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia, he was one of the most effective militia officers of the American Revolutionary War....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), November 13, 1790 – End

New York
List of United States Senators from New York

This is a list of the United States Senators who have represented the State of New York. New York ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788....
 
  • 3. Vacant, Until July 15, 1789
  • Rufus King
    Rufus King

    Rufus King was an United States lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), July 16, 1789 – End


  • 1. Philip Schuyler
    Philip Schuyler

    Philip John Schuyler was a general in the American Revolutionary War and a United States Senate from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip Jeremiah Schuyler....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )

North Carolina
List of United States Senators from North Carolina

North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789.Class 2 seat Class 3 seat ...
 
  • 3. Vacant, until November 25, 1789
  • Benjamin Hawkins
    Benjamin Hawkins

    Benjamin Hawkins , usually known as Colonel Hawkins, was an United States farmer, statesman, and Indian agent from North Carolina. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senate, as well as a long term diplomat and agent to the Creek ....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), November 27, 1789 – End


  • 2. Vacant, until November 25, 1789
  • Samuel Johnston
    Samuel Johnston

    Samuel Johnston was an United States planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate, and was List of Governors of North Carolina....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), November 27, 1789 – End

Pennsylvania
List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Pennsylvania.United States Senate are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3....
 
  • 1. William Maclay (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    )
  • 3. Robert Morris
    Robert Morris (merchant)

    Robert Morris , Jr. was a British-born English-American merchant, and a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


Rhode Island
List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

Rhode Island ratification the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790....
 
  • 1. Vacant, until June 6, 1790
  • Theodore Foster
    Theodore Foster

    Theodore Foster was an United States politician. He was a member of the United States Federalist Party and, later, United States National Republican Party Parties....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), June 7, 1790 – End


  • 2. Vacant, until June 6, 1790
  • Joseph Stanton, Jr.
    Joseph Stanton, Jr.

    Joseph Stanton, Jr. was an United States politician of the Anti-Federalist Party faction.Stanton was born in Charlestown, Rhode Island in 1739....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    ), June 7, 1790 – End

South Carolina
List of United States Senators from South Carolina

South Carolina ratification the United States Constitution on May 23, 1788. Its United States Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the Union ....
 
  • 2. Pierce Butler
    Pierce Butler

    Pierce Butler was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers of the United States. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress and the United States Senate....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )
  • 3. Ralph Izard
    Ralph Izard

    Ralph Izard was a United States of America politician. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate of the United States Senate in 1794....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    )


Virginia
List of United States Senators from Virginia

Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union , but Senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1863....
 
  • 1. William Grayson
    William Grayson

    William Grayson was a soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Virginia. He was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, and belonged to the Anti-Federalist Party faction....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    ), until March 12, 1790
  • John Walker
    John Walker (politician)

    John Walker was a public official from Virginia.Walker was born in Virginia, the son of Dr. Thomas Walker . He received private education before attending the College of William and Mary, which he graduated from in 1764....
     (P
    Pro-Administration Party (United States)

    Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
    ), March 31, 1790 – November 9, 1790
  • James Monroe
    James Monroe

    James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    ), November 9, 1790 – End


  • 2. Richard Henry Lee
    Richard Henry Lee

    Richard Henry Lee was an United States statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain....
     (A
    Anti-Administration Party (United States)

    Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
    )


House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the 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....
 or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
Connecticut
List of United States Representatives from Connecticut

This is an incomplete list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut in roughly chronological order....
 
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....
. . Benjamin Huntington
Benjamin Huntington

Benjamin Huntington was an United States lawyer, jurist and politician from Norwich, Connecticut. He served in the Revolutionary War with the rank of General....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman

Roger Sherman was an early United States lawyer and politician. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the United States Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Jonathan Sturges
Jonathan Sturges

Jonathan Sturges was an United States lawyer and jurist from Fairfield, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut as a delegate to the Continental Congress and in the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. was an United States politician who served as the second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Connecticut, the second son of Jonathan Trumbull and his wife Faith Robinson, daughter of Rev....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Jeremiah Wadsworth
Jeremiah Wadsworth

Jeremiah Wadsworth was an United States sea captain, merchant, and statesman from Hartford, Connecticut who profited from his position as a government official charged with supplying the Continental Army....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)

Delaware
List of United States Representatives from Delaware

United States House of Representatives are elected by popular vote for a two year term, beginning the first week of January. Delaware elections have been held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November of the year noted since 1831....
 
. John Vining
John M. Vining

John Middleton "Jack" Vining was an United States lawyer and politician from Dover, Delaware, in Kent County, Delaware, Delaware. He was a Continental Congress, and a member of the Federalist Party , who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as United States House of Representatives and United States Senate....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)

Georgia
List of United States Representatives from Georgia

This is a complete List of United States Representatives from Georgia.Note: * designates those Congresses in which representatives were elected from the state at large, rather than by district....
 
. James Jackson
James Jackson (politician)

James "Left Eye" Jackson was an early Georgia politician of the Democratic-Republican Party . He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 until 1791....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Abraham Baldwin
Abraham Baldwin

Abraham Baldwin was an Politics of the United States, Patriot , and Founding Fathers of the United States from the U.S. state of Georgia . Baldwin was a Georgia representative in the Continental Congress and served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate after the adoption of the United States Constitution....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . George Mathews
George Mathews (Georgia)

George Mathews was an United States planter, merchant, and pioneer from Virginia and western Georgia . He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War then settled in Georgia....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)

Maryland
List of United States Representatives from Maryland

The following is a List of United States Congressional Representatives from the state of Maryland....
 
. Michael J. Stone
Michael J. Stone

Michael Jenifer Stone was an United States planter and statesman from Charles County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the United States House of Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Joshua Seney
Joshua Seney

Joshua Seney was an United States farmer and lawyer from Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He represented the state of Maryland in the Continental Congress, and the United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 2 of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Benjamin Contee
Benjamin Contee

Benjamin Contee was an United States Episcopal Church in the United States of America priest and statesman from Maryland. He was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Confederation Congress, and member of the first United States House of Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . William Smith
William Smith (Maryland)

William Smith was an United States politician and representative of the Maryland's 4th congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . George Gale
George Gale (congressman)

George Gale was an United States politician and representative of the Maryland's 5th congressional district of Maryland.Gale was born in Maryland in 1756....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Daniel Carroll
Daniel Carroll

Daniel Carroll was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of the United States. He was a prominent member of one of America's great colonial families that included his cousin Charles Carroll of Carrollton who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and his brother John Carroll who was the first Cath...
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

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)

Massachusetts
List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts

This is an incomplete 'list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts' in alphabetical order.align=center |: #A #B #C #D #E #F #G #H #I #J #K #L #M #N #O #P #Q #R #S #T #U #V #W |}...
 
. Fisher Ames
Fisher Ames

Fisher Ames was a United States House of Representatives in the United States Congress from the United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts District 1 of Massachusetts....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Benjamin Goodhue
Benjamin Goodhue

Benjamin Goodhue was a United States House of Representatives and a United States Senate from Massachusetts.Goodhue was born in Salem, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard College in 1766....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry

Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an United States statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States of America, serving under James Madison, from March 4, 1813 until his death a year and a half later....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Theodore Sedgwick
Theodore Sedgwick

Theodore Sedgwick , a Delegate, a Representative, and a United States Senate from Massachusetts and the fifth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, was born in West Hartford, Connecticut....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . George Partridge
George Partridge

George Partridge was an United States teacher. He represented Massachusetts as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a Representative in the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
), until August 14, 1790
Vacant, August 15, 1790 – End


. George Thatcher
George Thatcher

George Thatcher was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from the Maine district of Massachusetts. His name sometimes appears as George Thacher ...
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . George Leonard
George Leonard

George Leonard was an United States lawyer, jurist, and politician from Norton, Massachusetts. Besides service on state court benches and in both houses of the state legislature, he represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Jonathan Grout
Jonathan Grout

Jonathan Grout was a United States Representative from Massachusetts for the First United States Congress. He represented the area of Bristol County, Massachusetts....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)

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....
. . Abiel Foster
Abiel Foster

Abiel Foster was an United States clergyman and statesman from Canterbury, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Nicholas Gilman
Nicholas Gilman

Nicholas Gilman, Jr. was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the U.S....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Samuel Livermore
Samuel Livermore

Samuel Livermore was a United States of America politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1793 to 1801 and served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate of the United States Senate in 1796 and again in 1799....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)

New Jersey
List of United States Representatives from New Jersey

Previous MembersCurrent members, listed by districtKeyNotes ...
 
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....
. . Elias Boudinot
Elias Boudinot

Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States House of Representatives for New Jersey....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Lambert Cadwalader
Lambert Cadwalader

Lambert Cadwalader was an United States merchant and leader in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He fought in the American Revolutionary War, then represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . James Schureman
James Schureman

James Schureman was an United States merchant and statesman from New Brunswick, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress as well as the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Thomas Sinnickson
Thomas Sinnickson (merchant)

Thomas Sinnickson was an United States merchant and statesman from Salem, New Jersey. He represented in the United States House of Representatives in 1789 ? 1791 and again in 1797 ? 1799....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)

New York
List of United States Representatives from New York

This is an incomplete 'list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York' in alphabetical order.align=center |: #A #B #C #D #E #F #G #H #I #J #K #L #M #N #O #P #Q #R #S #T #U #V #W #Y #Z |}...
 
. William Floyd
William Floyd

William Floyd , was a signer of the United States United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York.He was born in Brookhaven, New York, Long Island, Province of New York into a family of Welsh origin and took over the family farm when his father died....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . John Laurance
John Laurance

John Laurance was an United States lawyer, statesman, and speculator from New York.John Laurance was born in 1750 near Falmouth, Cornwall, England....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Egbert Benson
Egbert Benson

Egbert Benson was a lawyer, jurist and politician from Red Hook, New York. He represented New York in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives; and served as the first Attorney General of the State of New York and Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . John Hathorn
John Hathorn

John Hathorn was an United States politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Peter Silvester
Peter Silvester

Peter Silvester was an United States politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He is also the grandfather of New York Representative Peter Henry Silvester....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Jeremiah Van Rensselaer
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer was a United States House of Representatives from New York to the United States Congress. He was the father of Solomon Van Rensselaer and cousin of Killian Van Rensselaer, who were also Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)
North Carolina
List of United States Representatives from North Carolina

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state , see United States Congressional Delegations from North Carolina....
 
. Vacant, until March 23, 1790
John Baptista Ashe
John Baptista Ashe (delegate)

John Baptista Ashe was an United States planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. He was born in Rocky Point township of Pender County, North Carolina in 1748, the son of Samuel Ashe ....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
), March 23, 1790 – End


. Vacant, until March 18, 1790
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson

Hugh Williamson was an Politics of the United States. He is best known for representing North Carolina at the Philadelphia Convention.Williamson was a scholar of international renown....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
), March 19, 1790 – End


. Vacant, until April 5, 1790
Timothy Bloodworth
Timothy Bloodworth

Timothy Bloodworth was an United States teacher and statesman from North Carolina.He was born in North Carolina in 1736 and spent most of his life before the American Revolutionary War as a teacher....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
), April 6, 1790 – End


. Vacant, until April 18, 1790
John Steele (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
), April 19, 1790 – End


. Vacant, until June 15, 1790
John Sevier
John Sevier

John Sevier served four years as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years as List of Governors of Tennessee, and as a United States House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1811 until his death....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
), June 16, 1790 – End

Pennsylvania
List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania

Previous...
 
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....
. . George Clymer
George Clymer

George Clymer was an Politics of the United States and Founding Fathers of the United States. He was one of the first Patriot to advocate complete independence from Kingdom of Great Britain....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Thomas Fitzsimons
Thomas Fitzsimons

Thomas Fitzsimons was an United States merchant and statesman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Philadelphia Convention, and the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Thomas Hartley
Thomas Hartley

Thomas Hartley was an United States lawyer, soldier, and politician from York, Pennsylvania. In the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Hartley commanded the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Continental Army....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Daniel Hiester
Daniel Hiester

Daniel Hiester was an American political and military leader from the Revolutionary War period to the early 19th Century. Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, he was a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg

Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg , was an United States minister of religion and Politics of the United States who was the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Peter Muhlenberg
Peter Muhlenberg

John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was a clergyman, a soldier and a politician of the Thirteen Colonies, American Revolution, and Post-Revolutionary eras in Pennsylvania....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Thomas Scott
Thomas Scott (politician)

Thomas Scott was an United States lawyer and politician who was born in Chester County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.As he grew up and matured, he opted law as his subject of study which led to his role in the fledgling United States....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Henry Wynkoop
Henry Wynkoop

Henry Wynkoop was a member of the Continental Congress and later a United States Representative for the state of Pennsylvania during the First United States Congress, 1789 to 1791....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)

Rhode Island
List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island

Past membersCurrent members*: Patrick J. Kennedy *: Jim Langevin Sources...
 
. Vacant, until December 16, 1790
Benjamin Bourne
Benjamin Bourne

Benjamin Bourne was an United States jurist and politician from Bristol, Rhode Island. He represented Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives and served as a judge in both the federal district and federal appellate courts....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
), December 17, 1790 – End

South Carolina
List of United States Representatives from South Carolina

*Henry E. Brown, Jr. - - South Carolina's 1st congressional district*Addison G. Wilson - - South Carolina's 2nd congressional district*J. Gresham Barrett - - South Carolina's 3rd congressional district...
 
. William L. Smith
William L. Smith

William Loughton Smith was an United States lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 until 1797 and served as the United States Ambassador to Portugal 1797?1801....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Aedanus Burke
Aedanus Burke

Aedanus Burke was a soldier, judge, and United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Galway, Ireland, he attended the theological college at St....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Daniel Huger
Daniel Huger

Daniel Huger was an United States planter and statesman from Berkeley County, South Carolina. His grandfather was Daniel Huger Sr , a French people Huguenot who was born in Loudun, France and settled in Charleston, South Carolina....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . Thomas Sumter
Thomas Sumter

Thomas Sumter was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States. Sumter was born in Virginia in 1734....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Thomas Tudor Tucker
Thomas Tudor Tucker

Thomas Tudor Tucker was an United States physician and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)

Virginia
List of United States Representatives from Virginia

This is a list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in alphabetical order.ABCD...
 
. Alexander White
Alexander White (Virginia)

Alexander White was an United States planter, lawyer, and politician from Frederick County, Virginia. He was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788 that ratified the United States Constitution and represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1793....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . John Brown
John Brown (Kentucky)

File:Senator John Brown Kentucky.jpgJohn Brown was an United States lawyer and statesman heavily involved with creating the State of Kentucky....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Andrew Moore
Andrew Moore

Andrew Moore was an United States lawyer and politician from Lexington, Virginia. He rose to the rank of captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, seeing action at Battles of Saratoga....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Richard Bland Lee (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
) . James Madison
James Madison

James Madison was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Isaac Coles
Isaac Coles

Isaac Coles was an United States planter and statesman from Virginia.Coles was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1747. He was educated at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . John Page (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Josiah Parker
Josiah Parker

Josiah Parker was an United States politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in the First United States Congress through Sixth United States Congresses....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
) . Theodorick Bland
Theodorick Bland (congressman)

Theodorick Bland was a physician, soldier, and statesman from Prince George County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives....
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
), until June 1, 1790
William B. Giles
William Branch Giles

William Branch Giles was an United States statesman, long-term United States Senate from Virginia, and List of Governors of Virginia. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1790 to 1798, and again from 1801 to 1803; in between, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and was an Electoral College for Jefferso...
 (A
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
), December 7, 1790 – End


. Samuel Griffin
Samuel Griffin

Samuel Griffin was a lawyer and politician from Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives.He was born in Richmond County, Virginia....
 (P
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)

Changes in membership

There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.

New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, and Rhode Island
Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
, were the last states to ratify the U.S. Constitution
United States Constitution

The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America; the Federal Government of the United States; and all the State & local governments and Territorial Administrative bodies contained therein....
, and because of their late ratification, were unable to send full representation at the beginning of this Congress. Five Senators
United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
 and nine Representatives
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
 were subsequently seated from these states during the sessions as noted.

Senate

There was 1 resignation, 1 death, 1 replacement of a temporary appointee, and 5 new seats. The Anti-Administration Senators picked up a 1 seat net gain and the Pro-Administration Senators picked up 4 seats.

State Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
New York
List of United States Senators from New York

This is a list of the United States Senators who have represented the State of New York. New York ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788....
 (class 3)		 New seats State legislature failed to pick Senator until after Congress began. Rufus King
Rufus King

Rufus King was an United States lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Elected July 16, 1789
North Carolina
List of United States Senators from North Carolina

North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789.Class 2 seat Class 3 seat ...
 (class 3)		 North Carolina ratified the constitution on November 21, 1789. Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins

Benjamin Hawkins , usually known as Colonel Hawkins, was an United States farmer, statesman, and Indian agent from North Carolina. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senate, as well as a long term diplomat and agent to the Creek ....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Elected November 27, 1789
North Carolina
List of United States Senators from North Carolina

North Carolina ratified the Constitution on November 21, 1789.Class 2 seat Class 3 seat ...
 (class 2)		 Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston

Samuel Johnston was an United States planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate, and was List of Governors of North Carolina....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)
Virginia
List of United States Senators from Virginia

Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union , but Senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1863....

(class 1)		 William Grayson
William Grayson

William Grayson was a soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Virginia. He was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, and belonged to the Anti-Federalist Party faction....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 Died March 12, 1790. John Walker
John Walker (politician)

John Walker was a public official from Virginia.Walker was born in Virginia, the son of Dr. Thomas Walker . He received private education before attending the College of William and Mary, which he graduated from in 1764....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Appointed March 31, 1790
Rhode Island
List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

Rhode Island ratification the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790....
 (class 1)		 New seats Rhode Island ratified the constitution on May 29, 1790. Theodore Foster
Theodore Foster

Theodore Foster was an United States politician. He was a member of the United States Federalist Party and, later, United States National Republican Party Parties....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Elected June 7, 1790
Rhode Island
List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

Rhode Island ratification the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790....
 (class 2)		 Joseph Stanton, Jr.
Joseph Stanton, Jr.

Joseph Stanton, Jr. was an United States politician of the Anti-Federalist Party faction.Stanton was born in Charlestown, Rhode Island in 1739....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)
Virginia
List of United States Senators from Virginia

Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union , but Senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1863....

(class 1)		 John Walker
John Walker (politician)

John Walker was a public official from Virginia.Walker was born in Virginia, the son of Dr. Thomas Walker . He received private education before attending the College of William and Mary, which he graduated from in 1764....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 James Monroe
James Monroe

James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
 was elected to the seat of Senator William Grayson
William Grayson

William Grayson was a soldier, lawyer, and statesman from Virginia. He was one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, and belonged to the Anti-Federalist Party faction....
.		 James Monroe
James Monroe

James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 Elected November 9, 1790
New Jersey
List of United States Senators from New Jersey

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from New Jersey.United States Senate are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3....
 (class 2)		 William Paterson (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Resigned November 13, 1790,
having been elected Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey

The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The current holder of that office is Jon Corzine, who re-assumed executive powers on May 7, 2007 from acting Gov....
.		 Philemon Dickinson
Philemon Dickinson

Philemon Dickinson was an United States lawyer and politician from Trenton, New Jersey, New Jersey. As a brigadier general of the New Jersey militia, he was one of the most effective militia officers of the American Revolutionary War....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Elected November 23, 1790


House of Representatives

There was 1 resignation, 1 death, and 6 new seats. Anti-Administration members picked up 3 seats and Pro-Administration members picked up 2 seats.

District Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of successor's taking office
New seat North Carolina ratified the constitution on November 21, 1789. John Baptista Ashe
John Baptista Ashe (delegate)

John Baptista Ashe was an United States planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. He was born in Rocky Point township of Pender County, North Carolina in 1748, the son of Samuel Ashe ....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 March 24, 1790
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson

Hugh Williamson was an Politics of the United States. He is best known for representing North Carolina at the Philadelphia Convention.Williamson was a scholar of international renown....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 March 19, 1790
Timothy Bloodworth
Timothy Bloodworth

Timothy Bloodworth was an United States teacher and statesman from North Carolina.He was born in North Carolina in 1736 and spent most of his life before the American Revolutionary War as a teacher....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 April 6, 1790
John Steele
John Steele (US Congressman)

John Steele was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina between 1790 and 1793.Born in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1764, Steele attended Clio's Nursery and the English School, both near his hometown....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 April 19, 1790
John Sevier
John Sevier

John Sevier served four years as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years as List of Governors of Tennessee, and as a United States House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1811 until his death....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 June 16, 1790
New seat Rhode Island ratified the constitution on May 29, 1790. Benjamin Bourne
Benjamin Bourne

Benjamin Bourne was an United States jurist and politician from Bristol, Rhode Island. He represented Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives and served as a judge in both the federal district and federal appellate courts....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 December 17, 1790
Theodorick Bland
Theodorick Bland (congressman)

Theodorick Bland was a physician, soldier, and statesman from Prince George County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives....
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 Died June 1, 1790. William B. Giles
William Branch Giles

William Branch Giles was an United States statesman, long-term United States Senate from Virginia, and List of Governors of Virginia. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1790 to 1798, and again from 1801 to 1803; in between, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and was an Electoral College for Jefferso...
 (Anti-Adm.
Anti-Administration Party (United States)

Anti-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the opponents of the policies of U.S. President George Washington. This was not an actual political party....
)		 December 7, 1790
George Partridge
George Partridge

George Partridge was an United States teacher. He represented Massachusetts as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a Representative in the United States House of Representatives....
 (Pro-Adm.
Pro-Administration Party (United States)

Pro-Administration "Party" is a term used by historians to describe the supporters of the policies of George Washington administration ? especially United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton financial policies ? prior to the formation of the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party Parties....
)		 Resigned August 14, 1790. Remained vacant until next Congress
2nd United States Congress

The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's President of the United States....


Officers


Senate

  • Secretary
    Secretary of the United States Senate

    The Secretary of the Senate, an elected officer of the United States Senate, supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body....
    : Samuel A. Otis
    Samuel Allyne Otis

    Samuel A. Otis , a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 24, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in 1759; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston; member of the state house of representatives in 1776; member of the Board of War in 1776; collector of clothing for the Continental Army in 1777; membe...
     of Massachusetts
    Massachusetts

    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
    , elected April 8, 1789
  • Doorkeeper
    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....
    : James Mathers
    James Mathers

    James Mathers was the first Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate....
     of New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
    , elected April 7, 1789
  • 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. The Chaplain is appointed by majority vote of the members of the Senate....
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    • Samuel Provoost
      Samuel Provoost

      Samuel Provoost was the third Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as well as the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York....
      , Episcopalian, elected April 25, 1789
    • William White
      William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)

      The Most Reverend William White was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America , the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania ...
      , Episcopalian, elected December 9, 1790


House of Representatives

  • Clerk
    Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

    The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives whose primary role is acting as the House's chief record-keeper....
    : John J. Beckley
    John J. Beckley

    John James Beckley American political campaign manager and the first Librarian of Congress of the United States Congress, from 1802 to 1807. He is credited with being the first political campaign manager in the United States, and for setting the standards for the First Party System....
     of Virginia
    Virginia

    The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
  • 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 public administration responsibilities....
    : Joseph Wheaton
    Joseph Wheaton

    Joseph Wheaton was an elected United States House of Representatives officer from 1789 to 1809. He served as the House Sergeant at Arms for the First United States Congress, through Tenth United States Congresses....
     of Rhode Island
    Rhode Island

    Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
  • 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....
    : Gifford Dalley
    Gifford Dalley

    Gifford Dalley was a United States House of Representatives officer from 1789 to 1795. He served as the House Doorkeeper for the First United States Congress, Second United States Congress, and Third United States Congresses....
  • Chaplain
    Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives

    The election of William Linn as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain....
    :
    • William Linn
      William Linn

      The Reverend William Linn was the second President of Rutgers University , serving in a pro tempore capacity from 1791 to 1795. He was also the first Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives....
      , Presbyterian
      Presbyterianism

      Presbyterianism is a group of Christian congregations adhering to the Calvinism theological tradition within Protestantism. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Bible and the necessity of Divine grace through faith in Christ....
      , elected May 1, 1789
    • Samuel Blair, Presbyterian
      Presbyterianism

      Presbyterianism is a group of Christian congregations adhering to the Calvinism theological tradition within Protestantism. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Bible and the necessity of Divine grace through faith in Christ....
      , elected January 4, 1790


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