- 8th United States Congress - State Delegations
The Eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the
United States federal government, consisting of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives . It met inWashington, D.C. fromMarch 4 1803 toMarch 3 1805 , during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. PresidentThomas Jefferson .The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.
:"Main article:
8th United States Congress ":"See also:8th United States Congress - Membership Changes ":"See also:8th United States Congress - political parties ":"See also:United States House elections, 1802 "Dates of sessions
March 4 1803 -March 3 1805
*First session:October 17 1803 -March 27 1804
*Second session:November 5 1804 -March 3 1805 — a lame duck sessionPrevious congress: "7th Congress"
Next congress: "9th 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 with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1808; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last 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 ageneral ticket .]
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L:Simeon Baldwin (1761-1851), "Federalist"
*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: Calvin Goddard (1768-1842), "Federalist"
*ushr|Connecticut|AL|A/L:Roger Griswold (1762-1812), "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" …resignedNovember 6 1804 .
*: James A. Bayard (1767-1815), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy,November 13 1804 .
*1:Samuel White (1770-1809), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Delaware|AL|A/L:Caesar A. Rodney (1772-1824), "Democratic-Republican"Georgia
:Senate
*2:Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), "Democratic-Republican"
*3: James Jackson (1757-1806), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(4 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .]
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L:Joseph Bryan (1773-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L:Peter Early (1773-1817), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L:Samuel Hammond (1757-1842), "Democratic-Republican" …seat declared vacant,February 2 1805 .
*ushr|Georgia|AL|A/L: David Meriwether (1755-1822), "Democratic-Republican"Kentucky
:Senate
*2: John Brown (1757-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*3: John Breckinridge (1760-1806), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(6 seats)"
*ushr|Kentucky|1|1:Matthew Lyon (1749-1822), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|2|2: John Boyle (1774-1835), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|3|3:Matthew Walton ( -1819), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|4|4:Thomas Sandford (1762-1808), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|5|5: John Fowler (1755-1840), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Kentucky|6|6:George M. Bedinger (1756-1843), "Democratic-Republican"Maryland
:Senate
*3: Robert Wright (1752-1826), "Democratic-Republican"
*1: Samuel Smith (1752-1839), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(9 seats)" [ The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.]
*ushr|Maryland|1|1: John Campbell (1765-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|2|2:Walter Bowie (1748-1810), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|3|3:Thomas Plater (1769-1830), "Federalist"
*ushr|Maryland|4|4:Daniel Hiester (1747-1804), "Democratic-Republican" …diedMarch 7 1807 .
*: Roger Nelson (1759-1815), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedNovember 6 1804 .
*ushr|Maryland|5|5: William McCreery (1750-1814), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Maryland|5|5:Nicholas R. Moore (1756-1816), "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:Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), "Federalist" …elected to fill vacancy from preceding CongressMarch 4 1803 .
*1:John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(17 seats)"
*ushr|Massachusetts|1|1:William Eustis (1753-1825), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|2|2:Jacob Crowninshield (1770-1808), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|3|3:Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|4|4:Joseph Bradley Varnum (1750/1751-1821), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|5|5: Thomas Dwight (1758-1819), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|6|6:Samuel Taggart (1754-1825), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|7|7:Nahum Mitchell (1769-1853), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|8|8:Lemuel Williams (1747-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|9|9:Phanuel Bishop (1739-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|10|10:Seth Hastings (1762-1831), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|11|11:William Stedman (1765-1831), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|12|12:Thomson J. Skinner (1752-1809), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedAugust 10 1804 .
*:Simon Larned (1753-1817), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedNovember 5 1804 .
*ushr|Massachusetts|13|13:Ebenezer Seaver (1763-1844), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|14|14:Richard Cutts (1771-1845), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Massachusetts|15|15:Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|16|16:Samuel Thatcher (1776-1872), "Federalist"
*ushr|Massachusetts|17|17:Phineas Bruce (1762-1809), "Federalist" …never qualified due to illnessNew Hampshire
:Senate
*2:Simeon Olcott (1735-1815), "Federalist"
*3:William Plumer (1759-1850), "Federalist" :House of Representatives "(5 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .]
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L:Silas Betton (1768-1822), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L:Clifton Clagett (1762-1829), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: David Hough (1753-1831), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L: Samuel Hunt (1765-1807), "Federalist"
*ushr|New Hampshire|AL|A/L:Samuel Tenney (1748-1816), "Federalist"New Jersey
:Senate
*2:Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824), "Federalist"
*1:John Condit (1755-1834), "Democratic-Republican" …appointed to fill vacancy,September 1 1803 , subsequently elected.:House of Representatives "(6 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .]
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L: Adam Boyd (1746-1835), "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: James Sloan ( -1811), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New Jersey|AL|A/L:Henry Southard (1747-1842), "Democratic-Republican"New York
:Senate
*3:DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedNovember 4 1803 .
*:John Armstrong, Jr. (1758-1843), "Democratic-Republican" …appointed to fill vacancy,November 10 1803 .
*: John Smith (1752-1816), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy,February 4 1804 .
*1: Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedJanuary 16 1804 .
*:John Armstrong, Jr. (1758-1843), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedFebruary 25 1804 , resignedJune 30 1804 .
*: Samuel L. Mitchill (1764-1831), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy,November 9 1804 .:House of Representatives "(17 seats)"
*ushr|New York|1|1: John Smith (1752-1816), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedFebruary 23 1804 .
*:Samuel Riker (1743-1823), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedNovember 5 1804 .
*ushr|New York|2|2:Joshua Sands (1757-1835), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|3|3: Samuel L. Mitchill (1764-1831), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedNovember 22 1804 .
*: George Clinton (1771-1809), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedFebruary 14 1805 .
*ushr|New York|4|4:Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|5|5:Andrew McCord (1754c-1808), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|6|6:Isaac Bloom (c1747-1803), "Democratic-Republican" …diedApril 23 1803 , before Congress assembled.
*:Daniel C. Verplanck (1762-1834), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedOctober 17 1803 .
*ushr|New York|7|7:Josiah Hasbrouck (1755-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedOctober 17 1803 . [Vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect John Cantine, before the beginning of the term..]
*ushr|New York|8|8:Henry W. Livingston (1768-1810), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|9|9: Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763-1845), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|10|10:George Tibbits (1763-1849), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|11|11:Beriah Palmer (1740-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|12|12: David Thomas (1762-1831), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|13|13:Thomas Sammons (1762-1838), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|14|14:Erastus Root (1773-1846), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|15|15:Gaylord Griswold (1767-1809), "Federalist"
*ushr|New York|16|16: John Paterson (1744-1808), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|New York|17|17:Oliver Phelps (1749-1809), "Democratic-Republican"North Carolina
:Senate
*2:Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*3:David Stone (1770-1818), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(12 seats)"
*ushr|North Carolina|1|1:Thomas Wynns (1764-1825), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|2|2:Willis Alston (1769-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|3|3: William Kennedy (1768-1834), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|4|4:William Blackledge ( -1828), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|5|5:James Gillespie (c1747-1805), "Democratic-Republican" …diedJanuary 10 1805 .
*ushr|North Carolina|6|6:Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|7|7:Samuel D. Purviance (1774-1806), "Federalist"
*ushr|North Carolina|8|8:Richard Stanford (1767-1816), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|9|9:Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|10|10:Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|11|11:James Holland (1754-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|North Carolina|12|12:Joseph Winston (1746-1815), "Democratic-Republican"Ohio
:Senate
*1: John Smith (1735-1824), "Democratic-Republican" …newly admitted state, electedApril 1 1803 .
*3: Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), "Democratic-Republican" …newly admitted state, electedApril 1 1803 .:House of Representatives "(1 seat)"
*ushr|Ohio|AL|A/L:Jeremiah Morrow (1771-1852), "Democratic-Republican" …newly admitted state, seatedOctober 17 1803 .Pennsylvania
:Senate
*3:George Logan (1753-1821), "Democratic-Republican"
*1:Samuel Maclay (1741-1811), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(18 seats)" [There were four plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd had three representatives each, the 4th had two representatives.]
*ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1:Joseph Clay (1769-1811), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1:Michael Leib (1760-1822), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1:Jacob Richards (1773-1816), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2: Robert Brown (1744-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2:Frederick Conrad (1759-1827), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2:Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3: Isaac Anderson (1760-1838), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3:Joseph Hiester (1752-1832), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3:John Whitehill (1729-1815), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4:David Bard (1744-1815), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4:John A. Hanna (1762-1805), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5:Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6: John Stewart ( -1820), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7: John Rea (1755-1829), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8:William Findley (1742-1821), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9:John Smilie (1741-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10:William Hoge (1762-1814), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedOctober 15 1804 .
*:John Hoge (1760-1824), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedNovember 27 1804 .
*ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11: John B. C. Lucas (1758-1842), "Democratic-Republican"Rhode Island
:Senate
*2:Christopher Ellery (1768-1840), "Democratic-Republican"
*1:Samuel J. Potter (1753-1804), "Democratic-Republican" …diedOctober 14 1804 .
*:Benjamin Howland (1755-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy,October 29 1804 .:House of Representatives "(2 seats)" [ Both representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .]
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L:Nehemiah Knight (1746-1808), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Rhode Island|AL|A/L:Joseph Stanton, Jr. (1739-1807), "Democratic-Republican"outh Carolina
:Senate
*2:Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), "Democratic-Republican"
*3:Pierce Butler (1744-1822), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedNovember 21 1804 .
*:John Gaillard (1765-1826), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy,December 6 1804 .:House of Representatives "(8 seats)"
*ushr|South Carolina|1|1: Thomas Lowndes (1766-1843), "Federalist"
*ushr|South Carolina|2|2: William Butler, Sr. (1759-1821), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|3|3: Benjamin Huger (1768-1823), "Federalist"
*ushr|South Carolina|4|4: Wade Hampton (1752-1835), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|5|5:Richard Winn (1750-1818), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|6|6: Levi Casey (1752c-1807), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|7|7: Thomas Moore (1759-1822), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|South Carolina|8|8:John B. Earle (1766-1863), "Democratic-Republican"Tennessee
:Senate
*1:Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*2:William Cocke (1748-1828), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(3 seats)" [ All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .]
*ushr|Tennessee|AL|A/L:George W. Campbell (1769-1848), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Tennessee|AL|A/L: William Dickson (1770-1816), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Tennessee|AL|A/L:John Rhea (1753-1832), "Democratic-Republican"Vermont
:Senate
*3:Stephen R. Bradley (1754-1830), "Democratic-Republican"
*1:Israel Smith (1759-1810), "Democratic-Republican" :House of Representatives "(4 seats)"
*ushr|Vermont|1|1:Gideon Olin (1743-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Vermont|2|2: James Elliott (1775-1839), "Federalist"
*ushr|Vermont|3|3: William Chamberlain (1755-1828), "Federalist"
*ushr|Vermont|4|4:Martin Chittenden (1763-1840), "Federalist"Virginia
:Senate
*1: Stevens T. Mason (1760-1803), "Democratic-Republican" …diedMay 10 1803 .
*: John Taylor (1753-1824), "Democratic-Republican" …appointed to fill vacancy, seatedOctober 17 1803 .
*:Abraham B. Venable (1758-1811), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy,December 7 1803 , resignedJune 7 1804 .
*: William B. Giles (1762-1830), "Democratic-Republican" …appointed to fill vacancy,August 11 1804 .
*:Andrew Moore (1752-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedDecember 17 1804 .
*2: Wilson C. Nicholas (1761-1820), "Democratic-Republican" …resignedMay 22 1804 .
*:Andrew Moore (1752-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …appointed to fill vacancy,August 11 1804 .
*: William B. Giles (1762-1830), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedDecember 17 1804 .:House of Representatives "(22 seats)"
*ushr|Virginia|1|1:John G. Jackson (1777-1825), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|2|2: James Stephenson (1764-1833), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|3|3: John Smith (1750-1836), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|4|4: David Holmes (1769-1832), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|5|5:Thomas Lewis, Jr. ( - ), "Federalist" ...contested election, served untilMarch 5 1804 .
*:Andrew Moore (1752-1821), "Democratic-Republican" …contested election, seatedMarch 5 1804 , resignedNovember 6 1804 .
*: Alexander Wilson ( - ), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedDecember 4 1804 .
*ushr|Virginia|6|6:Abram Trigg (1750- ), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|7|7:Joseph Lewis, Jr. (1772-1834), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|8|8: Walter Jones (1745-1815), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|9|9:Philip R. Thompson (1766-1837), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|10|10: John Dawson (1762-1814), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|11|11:Anthony New (1747-1833), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|12|12:Thomas Griffin (1773-1837), "Federalist"
*ushr|Virginia|13|13:John J. Trigg (1748-1804), "Democratic-Republican" …diedJune 28 1804 .
*:Christopher H. Clark (1767-1828), "Democratic-Republican" …elected to fill vacancy, seatedNovember 5 1804 .
*ushr|Virginia|14|14:Matthew Clay (1754-1815), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|15|15: John Randolph (1773-1833), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|16|16: John W. Eppes (1773-1823), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|17|17: Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|18|18:Peterson Goodwyn (1745-1818), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|19|19:Edwin Gray (1743- ), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|20|20:Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|21|21: Thomas M. Randolph (1768-1828), "Democratic-Republican"
*ushr|Virginia|22|22:John Clopton (1756-1816), "Democratic-Republican"Delegates
:Mississippi Territory
*ushr|Mississippi Territory|AL|A/L:William Lattimore (1774-1843)Notes
References
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* [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]
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