1st United States Congress - State Delegations

The First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Federal Hall, 26 Wall Street in New York, New York and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from March 4 1789 to March 3 1791, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President George Washington.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the provisions of the United States Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

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Dates of sessions

March 4 1789 - March 3 1791
*First session: March 4 1789 - September 29 1789 New York, New York
*Second session: January 4 1790 - August 12 1790 New York, New York
*Third session: December 6 1790 - March 3 1791 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: "Continental Congress"
Next congress: "2nd Congress"

Members

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, 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.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise "at-large," are preceded by an "A/L," 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.

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. [cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.]

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Connecticut

:Senate
*1: Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807), "Pro-Administration"
*3: William S. Johnson (1727-1819), "Pro-Administration" :House of Representatives "(5 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Benjamin Huntington (1736-1800), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Roger Sherman (1721-1793), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Jonathan Sturges (1740-1819), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804), "Pro-Administration"

Delaware

:Senate
*2: Richard Bassett (1745-1815), "Anti-Administration"
*1: George Read (1733-1798), "Pro-Administration" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Delaware|AL|A/L: John Vining (1758-1802), "Pro-Administration"

Georgia

:Senate
*2: William Few (1748-1828), "Anti-Administration"
*3: James Gunn (1753-1801), "Anti-Administration" :House of Representatives "(3 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Georgia|1|1: James Jackson (1757-1806), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Georgia|2|2: Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Georgia|3|3: George Mathews (1739-1812), "Anti-Administration"

Maryland

:Senate
*3: John Henry (1750-1798), "Pro-Administration"
*1: Charles Carroll (1737-1832), "Pro-Administration" :House of Representatives "(6 seats)" [ All representatives elected statewide from individual districts.]
*ushr|Maryland|1|1: Michael Jenifer Stone (1747-1812), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Maryland|2|2: Joshua Seney (1756-1798), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Maryland|3|3: Benjamin Contee (1755-1815), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Maryland|4|4: William Smith (1728-1814), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Maryland|5|5: George Gale (1756-1815), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Maryland|6|6: Daniel Carroll (1730-1796), "Pro-Administration"

Massachusetts

:Senate
*1: Tristram Dalton (1738-1817), "Pro-Administration"
*2: Caleb Strong (1745-1819), "Pro-Administration" :House of Representatives "(8 seats)"
*ushr|Massachusetts|1|1: Fisher Ames (1758-1808), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Massachusetts|2|2: Benjamin Goodhue (1748-1814), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Massachusetts|3|3: Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Massachusetts|4|4: Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Massachusetts|5|5: George Partridge (1740-1828), "Pro-Administration" …resigned August 14 1790.
*ushr|Massachusetts|6|6: George Thatcher (1754-1824), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Massachusetts|7|7: George Leonard (1729-1819), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Massachusetts|8|8: Jonathan Grout (1737-1807), "Anti-Administration"

New Hampshire

:Senate
*3: John Langdon (1741-1819), "Pro-Administration"
*2: Paine Wingate (1739-1838), "Anti-Administration" :House of Representatives "(3 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Abiel Foster (1735-1806), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Samuel Livermore (1732-1803), "Anti-Administration"

New Jersey

:Senate
*1: Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817), "Pro-Administration"
*2: William Paterson (1745-1806), "Pro-Administration" ...resigned November 13 1790.
*: Philemon Dickinson (1739-1809), "Pro-Administration" ...elected to fill vacancy, November 13 1790.:House of Representatives "(4 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: Elias Boudinot (1740-1821), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: James Schureman (1756-1824), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817), "Pro-Administration"

New York

:Senate
*3: Rufus King (1755-1827), "Pro-Administration" …elected July 16 1789.
*1: Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), "Pro-Administration" …elected July 15 1789.:House of Representatives "(6 seats)"
*ushr|New York|1|1: William Floyd (1734-1821), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|New York|2|2: John Laurance (1750-1810), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New York|3|3: Egbert Benson (1746-1833), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|New York|4|4: John Hathorn (1749-1825), "Anti-Administration" …seated April 23 1789.
*ushr|New York|5|5: Peter Silvester (1734-1808), "Pro-Administration" …seated April 22 1789.
*ushr|New York|6|6: Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738-1810), "Anti-Administration" …seated May 9 1789.

North Carolina

:Senate
*3: Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1818), "Pro-Administration" …elected November 27 1789.
*2: Samuel Johnston (1733-1816), "Pro-Administration" …elected November 27 1789.:House of Representatives "(5 seats)"
*ushr|North Carolina|1|1: John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), "Anti-Administration" ...seated March 24 1790.
*ushr|North Carolina|2|2: Hugh Williamson (1735-1819), "Anti-Administration" ...seated March 19 1790.
*ushr|North Carolina|3|3: Timothy Bloodworth (1736-1814), "Anti-Administration" ...seated April 6 1790.
*ushr|North Carolina|4|4: John Steele (1764-1815), "Pro-Administration" ...seated April 19 1790.
*ushr|North Carolina|5|5: John Sevier (1745-1815), "Pro-Administration" ...seated June 16 1790.

Pennsylvania

:Senate
*1: William Maclay (1737-1804), "Anti-Administration"
*3: Robert Morris (1734-1806), "Pro-Administration" :House of Representatives "(8 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: George Clymer (1739-1813), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: Thomas Fitzsimons (1741-1811), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: Thomas Hartley (1748-1800), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: Daniel Hiester (1747-1804), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (1746-1807), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: John Peter G. Muhlenberg (1746-1807), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: Thomas Scott (1739-1796), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|AL|A/L: Henry Wynkoop (1737-1816), "Pro-Administration"

Rhode Island

:Senate
*1: Theodore Foster (1752-1828), "Pro-Administration" …elected June 7 1790.
*2: Joseph Stanton, Jr. (1739-1807), "Anti-Administration" …elected June 7 1790.:House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L: Benjamin Bourne (1755-1808), "Pro-Administration" ...seated December 17 1790.

outh Carolina

:Senate
*2: Pierce Butler (1744-1822), "Pro-Administration"
*3: Ralph Izard (1742-1804), "Pro-Administration" :House of Representatives "(5 seats)"
*ushr|South Carolina|1|1: William L. Smith (1758-1812), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|South Carolina|2|2: Aedanus Burke (1743-1802), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|South Carolina|3|3: Daniel Huger (1742-1799), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|South Carolina|4|4: Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|South Carolina|5|5: Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828), "Anti-Administration"

Virginia

:Senate
*1: William Grayson (1740-1790), "Anti-Administration" ...died March 12 1790.
*: John Walker (1744-1809), "Pro-Administration" …appointed to fill vacancy, March 31 1790.
*: James Monroe (1758-1831), "Anti-Administration" …elected to fill vacancy, November 9 1790.
*2: Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), "Anti-Administration" :House of Representatives "(10 seats)"
*ushr|Virginia|1|1: Alexander White (1738-1804), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|2|2: John Brown (1757-1837), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|3|3: Andrew Moore (1752-1821), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|4|4: Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827), "Pro-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|5|5: James Madison (1751-1836), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|6|6: Isaac Coles (1747-1813), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|7|7: John Page (1743-1808), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|8|8: Josiah Parker (1751-1810), "Anti-Administration"
*ushr|Virginia|9|9: Theodorick Bland (1742-1790), "Anti-Administration" …died June 1 1790.
*: William B. Giles (1762-1830), "Anti-Administration" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1790.
*ushr|Virginia|10|10: Samuel Griffin (1746-1810), "Pro-Administration"

Notes

References

*cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =
*cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =

External links

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/ 1st Federal Congress Project]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html Statutes at Large, 1789-1875]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsjlink.html Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhjlink.html#anchor2 House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress]
* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html U.S. House of Representatives: House History]
* [http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists]