1st United States Congress - Membership Changes

The First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed 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.

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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: "Confederation Congress"
Next congress: "2nd Congress"

Membership changes

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.]

New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island, were the last states to ratify the U.S. Constitution, and because of their late ratification, were unable to send full representation at the beginning of this Congress. Five Senators and nine Representatives were subsequently seated from these states during the sessions as noted.

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]