7th United States Congress - State Delegations

The Seventh 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 in Washington, D.C. from March 4 1801 to March 3 1803, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

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 Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.

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

:"Main article: 7th United States Congress":"See also: 7th United States Congress - Membership Changes":"See also: 7th United States Congress - political parties":"See also: United States House elections, 1800"

Dates of sessions

March 4 1801 - March 3 1803
*Special session of the Senate: March 4 1801 - March 5 1801
*First session: December 7 1801 - May 3 1802
*Second session: December 6 1802 - March 3 1803 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: "6th Congress"
Next congress: "8th 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1806.

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: Samuel W. Dana (1760-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: John Davenport (1752-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Elizur Goodrich (1761-1849), "Federalist" …resigned before Congress assembled.
*: Calvin Goddard (1768-1842), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1801.
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Roger Griswold (1762-1812), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Elias Perkins (1767-1845), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: John Cotton Smith (1765-1845), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L: Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835), "Federalist"

Delaware

:Senate
*2: William H. Wells (1769-1829), "Federalist"
*1: Samuel White (1770-1809), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Delaware|AL|A/L: James A. Bayard (1767-1815), "Federalist"

Georgia

:Senate
*2: Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), "Democratic-Republican"
*3: James Jackson (1757-1806), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)" [ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L: John Milledge (1757-1818), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned May 1802.
*: Peter Early (1773-1817), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 10 1803.
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L: Benjamin Taliaferro (1750-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned in 1802.
*: David Meriwether (1755-1822), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6 1802.

Kentucky

:Senate
*2: John Brown (1757-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*3: John Breckinridge (1760-1806), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Kentucky|1|1: Thomas T. Davis ( -1807), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|2|2: John Fowler (1755-1840), "Democratic-Republican"

Maryland

:Senate
*1: John Eager Howard (1752-1827), "Federalist"
*3: William Hindman (1743-1822), "Federalist" …appointed to fill vacancy in class.
*: Robert Wright (1752-1826), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, November 19 1801.:House of Representatives "(8 seats)"
*ushr|Maryland|1|1: John Campbell (1765-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|2|2: Richard Sprigg, Jr. (1769c-1806), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned February 12 1802.
*: Walter Bowie (1748-1810), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 24 1802.
*ushr|Maryland|3|3: Thomas Plater (1769-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|4|4: Daniel Hiester (1747-1804), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|5|5: Samuel Smith (1752-1839), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|6|6: John Archer (1741-1810), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|7|7: Joseph H. Nicholson (1770-1817), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|8|8: John Dennis (1771-1806), "Federalist"

Massachusetts

:Senate
*2: Dwight Foster (1757-1823), "Federalist" …resigned March 2 1803.
*1: Jonathan Mason (1756-1831), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(14 seats)"
*ushr|Massachusetts|1|1: John Bacon (1738-1820), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|2|2: William Shepard (1737-1817), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|3|3: Ebenezer Mattoon (1755-1843), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|4|4: Levi Lincoln, Sr. (1749-1820), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned March 5 1801, before Congress assembled.
*: Seth Hastings (1762-1831), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 11 1802.
*ushr|Massachusetts|5|5: Lemuel Williams (1747-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|6|6: Josiah Smith (1738-1803), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|7|7: Phanuel Bishop (1739-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|8|8: William Eustis (1753-1825), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|9|9: Joseph Bradley Varnum (1751-1821), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|10|10: Nathan Read (1759-1849), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|11|11: Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|12|12: Silas Lee (1760-1814), "Federalist" …resigned August 20 1801.
*: Samuel Thatcher (1776-1872), "Federalist" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6 1802.
*ushr|Massachusetts|13|13: Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|14|14: Richard Cutts (1771-1845), "Democratic-Republican"

New Hampshire

:Senate
*2: Samuel Livermore (1732-1803), "Federalist" …resigned June 19 1801.
*: Simeon Olcott (1735-1815), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, June 17 1801.
*3: James Sheafe (1755-1829), "Federalist" …resigned June 14 1802.
*: William Plumer (1759-1850), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy, June 17 1802.: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: Joseph Peirce (1748-1812), "Federalist" …resigned in 1802.
*: Samuel Hunt (1765-1807), "Federalist" ...elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6 1802.
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Samuel Tenney (1748-1816), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: George B. Upham (1768-1848), "Federalist"

New Jersey

:Senate
*2: Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824), "Federalist"
*1: Aaron Ogden (1756-1839), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(5 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: John Condit (1755-1834), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: William Helms ( -1813), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: James Mott (1739-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: Henry Southard (1747-1842), "Democratic-Republican"

New York

:Senate
*1: Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), "Federalist"
*3: John Armstrong, Jr. (1758-1843), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned February 5 1802.
*: DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, February 9 1802.:House of Representatives "(10 seats)"
*ushr|New York|1|1: John Smith (1752-1816), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|2|2: Samuel L. Mitchill (1764-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|3|3: Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|4|4: Lucas C. Elmendorf (1758-1843), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|5|5: Thomas Tillotson (1750-1832), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned August 10 1801, before Congress assembled.
*: Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1801.
*ushr|New York|6|6: John Bird (1768-1806), "Federalist" …resigned July 25 1801, before Congress assembled.
*: John P. Van Ness (1770-1846), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1801, forfeited January 13 1803.
*ushr|New York|7|7: David Thomas (1762-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|8|8: Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763-1845), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|9|9: Benjamin Walker (1753-1818), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|10|10: Thomas Morris (1771-1849), "Federalist"

North Carolina

:Senate
*2: Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*3: David Stone (1770-1818), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(10 seats)"
*ushr|North Carolina|1|1: James Holland (1754-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|2|2: Archibald Henderson (1768-1822), "Federalist"
*ushr|North Carolina|3|3: Robert Williams ( - ), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|4|4: Richard Stanford (1767-1816), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|5|5: Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837), "Democratic-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: Charles Johnson ( -1802), "Democratic-Republican" …died July 23 1802.
*: Thomas Wynns (1764-1825), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1802.
*ushr|North Carolina|9|9: Willis Alston (1769-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|10|10: John Stanly (1774-1834), "Federalist"

Ohio

:Senate
*1: vacant [ The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd U.S. Congress passed legislation designating the date of the first meeting of the Ohio state legislature, March 1, 1803, as that date. However, on April 30, 1802 the 7th U.S. Congress had passed an act "authorizing the inhabitants of Ohio to form a Constitution and state government, and admission of Ohio into the Union." On February 19, 1803 the same Congress passed an act "providing for the execution of the laws of the United States in the State of Ohio." The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress states that Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802, and counts its seats as vacant from that date.]
*3: vacant :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Ohio|AL|A/L:

Pennsylvania

:Senate
*1: James Ross (1762-1847), "Federalist"
*3: John Peter G. Muhlenberg (1746-1807), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned June 30 1801.
*: George Logan (1753-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …appointed to fill vacancy, July 13 1801, subsequently elected.:House of Representatives "(13 seats)" [ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.]
*ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1: William Jones (1760-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2: Michael Leib (1760-1822), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3: Joseph Hemphill (1770-1842), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4: Robert Brown (1744-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4: Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5: Joseph Hiester (1752-1832), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6: John A. Hanna (1762-1805), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7: Thomas Boude (1752-1822), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8: John Stewart ( -1820), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9: Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10: Henry Woods (1764-1826), "Federalist"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11: John Smilie (1741-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|12|12: William Hoge (1762-1814), "Democratic-Republican"

Rhode Island

:Senate
*1: Theodore Foster (1752-1828), "Democratic-Republican"
*2: Ray Greene (1765-1849), "Federalist" …resigned March 5 1801.
*: Christopher Ellery (1768-1840), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, May 6 1801.:House of Representatives "(2 seats)" [ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.]
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L: Joseph Stanton, Jr. (1739-1807), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L: Thomas Tillinghast (1742-1821), "Democratic-Republican"

outh Carolina

:Senate
*2: Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned in 1801.
*: Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, December 15 1801.
*3: John Ewing Colhoun (1749-1802), "Democratic-Republican" …died October 26 1802.
*: Pierce Butler (1744-1822), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, November 4 1802.:House of Representatives "(6 seats)"
*ushr|South Carolina|1|1: Thomas Lowndes (1766-1843), "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), "Democratic-Republican" …resigned December 15 1801.
*: Richard Winn (1750-1818), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 24 1803.
*ushr|South Carolina|5|5: William Butler, Sr. (1759-1821), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|6|6: Thomas Moore (1759-1822), "Democratic-Republican"

Tennessee

:Senate
*1: Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*2: William Cocke (1748-1828), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Tennessee|AL|A/L: William Dickson (1770-1816), "Democratic-Republican"

Vermont

:Senate
*3: Elijah Paine (1757-1842), "Federalist" …resigned September 1 1801.
*: Stephen R. Bradley (1754-1830), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, October 15 1801.
*1: Nathaniel Chipman (1752-1843), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(2 seats)"
*ushr|Vermont|1|1: Israel Smith (1759-1810), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Vermont|2|2: Lewis R. Morris (1760-1825), "Federalist"

Virginia

:Senate
*1: Stevens T. Mason (1760-1803), "Democratic-Republican"
*2: Wilson C. Nicholas (1761-1820), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(19 seats)"
*ushr|Virginia|1|1: John Smith (1750-1836), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|2|2: David Holmes (1769-1832), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|3|3: George Jackson (1757-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|4|4: Abram Trigg (1750- ), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|5|5: John J. Trigg (1748-1804), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|6|6: Matthew Clay (1754-1815), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|7|7: John Randolph (1773-1833), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|8|8: Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|9|9: William B. Giles (1762-1830), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|10|10: Edwin Gray (1743- ), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|11|11: Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|12|12: John Stratton (1769-1804), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|13|13: John Clopton (1756-1816), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|14|14: Samuel J. Cabell (1756-1818), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|15|15: John Dawson (1762-1814), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|16|16: Anthony New (1747-1833), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|17|17: Richard Brent (1757-1814), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|18|18: Philip R. Thompson (1766-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|19|19: John Taliaferro (1768-1852), "Democratic-Republican"

Delegates

:Mississippi Territory
*ushr|Mississippi Territory|AL|A/L: Thomas M. Green Jr. (1758-1813), most likely Democratic-Republican
*: Narsworthy Hunter ( -1802), :Northwest Territory
*ushr|Northwest Territory|AL|A/L: Paul Fearing (1762-1822), "Federalist"

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]