6th United States Congress - State Delegations

The Sixth 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 Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4 1799 to March 3 1801, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President John Adams.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist 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 1799 - March 3 1801
*First session: December 2 1799 - May 14 1800, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
*Second session: November 17 1800 - March 3 1801, Washington, D.C. — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: "5th Congress"
Next congress: "7th 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, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1800.

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.

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: James Hillhouse (1754-1832), "Federalist"
*3: Uriah Tracy (1755-1807), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(7 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Jonathan Brace (1754-1837), "Federalist" …resigned in 1800.
*: John Cotton Smith (1765-1845), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated November 17 1800.
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Samuel W. Dana (1760-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: John Davenport (1752-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: William Edmond (1755-1838), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Chauncey Goodrich (1759-1815), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Elizur Goodrich (1761-1849), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Roger Griswold (1762-1812), "Federalist"

Delaware

:Senate
*1: Henry Latimer (1752-1819), "Federalist" …resigned February 28 1801.
*: Samuel White (1770-1809), "Federalist" …appointed to fill vacancy, February 28 1801, subsequently elected.
*2: William H. Wells (1769-1829), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Delaware|AL|A/L: James A. Bayard (1767-1815), "Federalist"

Georgia

:Senate
*3: James Gunn (1753-1801), "Federalist"
*2: Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)" [ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L: James Jones ( -1801), "Federalist" …died January 13 1801.
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L: Benjamin Taliaferro (1750-1821), "Federalist"

Kentucky

:Senate
*2: John Brown (1757-1837), "Republican"
*3: Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Kentucky|1|1 Thomas T. Davis ( -1807), "Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|2|2: John Fowler (1755-1840), "Republican"

Maryland

:Senate
*1: John Eager Howard (1752-1827), "Federalist"
*3: James Lloyd (1745-1820), "Federalist" …resigned December 1 1800.
*: William Hindman (1743-1822), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, December 12 1800.:House of Representatives "(8 seats)"
*ushr|Maryland|1|1: George Dent (1756-1813), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|2|2: John C. Thomas (1764-1836), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|3|3: William Craik (1761-1814), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|4|4: George Baer, Jr. (1763-1834), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|5|5: Samuel Smith (1752-1839), "Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|6|6: Gabriel Christie (1755-1808), "Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|7|7: Joseph H. Nicholson (1770-1817), "Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|8|8: John Dennis (1771-1806), "Federalist"

Massachusetts

:Senate
*1: Benjamin Goodhue (1748-1814), "Federalist" …resigned November 8 1800.
*: Jonathan Mason (1756-1831), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, November 14 1800.
*2: Samuel Dexter (1761-1816), "Federalist" …resigned May 30 1800.
*: Dwight Foster (1757-1823), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, June 6 1800.:House of Representatives "(14 seats)"
*ushr|Massachusetts|1|1: Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|2|2: William Shepard (1737-1817), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|3|3: Samuel Lyman (1749-1802), "Federalist" …resigned November 6 1800.
*: Ebenezer Mattoon (1755-1843), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 2 1801.
*ushr|Massachusetts|4|4: Dwight Foster (1757-1823), "Federalist" …resigned June 6 1800.
*: Levi Lincoln (1749-1820), "Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 6 1801.
*ushr|Massachusetts|5|5: Lemuel Williams (1747-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|6|6: John Reed (1751-1831), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|7|7: Phanuel Bishop (1739-1812), "Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|8|8: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|9|9: Joseph Bradley Varnum (1751-1821), "Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|10|10: Samuel Sewall (1757-1814), "Federalist" …resigned January 10 1800.
*: Nathan Read (1759-1849), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated November 25 1800.
*ushr|Massachusetts|11|11: Bailey Bartlett (1750-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|12|12: Silas Lee (1760-1814), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|13|13: Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|14|14: George Thatcher (1754-1824), "Federalist"

New Hampshire

:Senate
*3: John Langdon (1741-1819), "Republican"
*2: Samuel Livermore (1732-1803), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(4 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Abiel Foster (1735-1806), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Jonathan Freeman (1745-1808), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: William Gordon (1763-1802), "Federalist" …resigned June 12 1800.
*: Samuel Tenney (1748-1816), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 8 1800.
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: James Sheafe (1755-1829), "Federalist"

New Jersey

:Senate
*1: James Schureman (1756-1824), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 4 1799, resigned February 16 1801. [Vacancy caused by resignation of John Rutherfurd, elected February 14 1799.]
*: Aaron Ogden (1756-1839), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, February 28 1801.
*2: Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(5 seats)"
*ushr|New Jersey|1|1: John Condit (1755-1834), "Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|2|2: Aaron Kitchell (1744-1820), "Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|3|3: James Linn (1749-1821), "Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|4|4: James H. Imlay (1764-1823), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Jersey|5|5: Franklin Davenport (1755-1832), "Federalist"

New York

:Senate
*3: John Laurance (1750-1810), "Federalist" …resigned August 1800.
*: John Armstrong (1758-1843), "Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, November 6 1800.
*1: James Watson (1750-1806), "Federalist" …resigned March 19 1800.
*: Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, April 3 1800.:House of Representatives "(10 seats)"
*ushr|New York|1|1: Jonathan N. Havens (1757-1799), "Republican" …died October 25 1799, before Congress assembled.
*: John Smith (1752-1816), "Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated February 27 1800.
*ushr|New York|2|2: Edward Livingston (1764-1836), "Republican"
*ushr|New York|3|3: Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), "Republican"
*ushr|New York|4|4: Lucas C. Elmendorf (1758-1843), "Republican"
*ushr|New York|5|5: Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828), "Republican"
*ushr|New York|6|6: John Bird (1768-1806), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|7|7: John Thompson (1749-1823), "Republican"
*ushr|New York|8|8: Henry Glen (1739-1814), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|9|9: Jonas Platt (1769-1834), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|10|10: William Cooper (1754-1809), "Federalist"

North Carolina

:Senate
*3: Timothy Bloodworth (1736-1814), "Republican"
*2: Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(10 seats)"
*ushr|North Carolina|1|1: Joseph Dickson (1745-1825), "Federalist"
*ushr|North Carolina|2|2: Archibald Henderson (1768-1822), "Federalist"
*ushr|North Carolina|3|3: Robert Williams ( - ), "Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|4|4: Richard Stanford (1767-1816), "Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|5|5: Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837), "Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|6|6: William H. Hill (1767-1809), "Federalist"
*ushr|North Carolina|7|7: William Barry Grove (1764-1818), "Federalist"
*ushr|North Carolina|8|8: David Stone (1770-1818), "Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|9|9: Willis Alston (1769-1837), "Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|10|10: Richard Dobbs Spaight (1758-1802), "Republican"

Pennsylvania

:Senate
*1: James Ross (1762-1847), "Federalist"
*3: William Bingham (1752-1804), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(13 seats)" [ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.]
*ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1: Robert Waln (1765-1836), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2: Michael Leib (1760-1822), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3: Richard Thomas (1744-1832), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4: Robert Brown (1744-1823), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4: John Peter G. Muhlenberg (1746-1807), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5: Joseph Hiester (1752-1832), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6: John A. Hanna (1762-1805), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7: John Wilkes Kittera (1752-1801), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8: Thomas Hartley (1748-1800), "Federalist" …died December 21 1800.
*: John Stewart ( -1820), "Republican" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated February 3 1801.
*ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9: Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10: Henry Woods (1764-1826), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11: John Smilie (1741-1812), "Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|12|12: Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), "Republican"

Rhode Island

:Senate
*1: Theodore Foster (1752-1828), "Federalist"
*2: Ray Greene (1765-1849), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)" [ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L: John Brown (1736-1803), "Federalist"
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L: Christopher G. Champlin (1768-1840), "Federalist"

outh Carolina

:Senate
*3: Jacob Read (1752-1816), "Federalist"
*2: Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(6 seats)"
*ushr|South Carolina|1|1: Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|South Carolina|2|2: John Rutledge, Jr. (1766-1819), "Federalist"
*ushr|South Carolina|3|3: Benjamin Huger (1768-1823), "Federalist"
*ushr|South Carolina|4|4: Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), "Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|5|5: Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825), "Federalist"
*ushr|South Carolina|6|6: Abraham Nott (1768-1830), "Federalist"

Tennessee

:Senate
*1: Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), "Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, December 12 1798. [Vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Jackson in the previous congress.]
*2: William Cocke (1748-1828), "Republican" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Tennessee|AL|A/L: William C. C. Claiborne (1775-1817), "Republican"

Vermont

:Senate
*3: Elijah Paine (1757-1842), "Federalist"
*1: Nathaniel Chipman (1752-1843), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Vermont|1|1: Matthew Lyon (1749-1822), "Republican"
*ushr|Vermont|2|2: Lewis R. Morris (1760-1825), "Federalist"

Virginia

:Senate
*1: Stevens T. Mason (1760-1803), "Republican"
*2: Wilson C. Nicholas (1761-1820), "Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, December 5 1799. [Vacancy caused by the death of Henry Tazewell in the previous congress.] :House of Representatives "(19 seats)"
*ushr|Virginia|1|1: Robert Page (1765-1840), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|2|2: David Holmes (1769-1832), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|3|3: George Jackson (1757-1831), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|4|4: Abram Trigg (1750- ), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|5|5: John J. Trigg (1748-1804), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|6|6: Matthew Clay (1754-1815), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|7|7: John Randolph (1773-1833), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|8|8: Samuel Goode (1756-1822), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|9|9: Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|10|10: Edwin Gray (1743- ), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|11|11: Josiah Parker (1751-1810), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|12|12: Thomas Evans (c1755-1815), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|13|13: John Marshall (1755-1835), "Federalist" …resigned June 7 1800.
*: Littleton W. Tazewell (1774-1860), "Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated November 26 1800.
*ushr|Virginia|14|14: Samuel J. Cabell (1756-1818), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|15|15: John Dawson (1762-1814), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|16|16: Anthony New (1747-1833), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|17|17: Levin Powell (1737-1810), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|18|18: John Nicholas (c1757-1819), "Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|19|19: Henry Lee (1756-1818), "Federalist"

Delegates

:Territory Northwest of the River Ohio [Created a territory July 13 1787.]
*ushr|Northwest Territory|AL|A/L: William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), …resigned March 1800.
*: William McMillan (1764-1804), …elected to fill vacancy, seated November 24 1800.

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://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]