7th United States Congress | |
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6th ← →
8th | |
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 | |
Members | 34 senators 107 representatives 2 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic-Republican |
Senate President | Aaron Burr (DR) |
House majority | Democratic-Republican |
House Speaker | Nathaniel Macon (DR) |
Sessions | |
Special: March 4, 1801 – March 5, 1801 1st: December 7, 1801 – May 3, 1802 2nd: December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803 |
The 7th 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 4, 1803, during the first two years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1790 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
Although the Federalists had more senators during the very brief March 1801 special session, by the time the first regular session met in December 1801, the Democratic-Republicans had gained majority control.
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
End of previous congress | 11 | 21 | 32 | 0 |
Begin | 14 | 18 | 32 | 0 |
End | 17 | 14 | 31 | 3 |
Final voting share | 54.8% | 45.2% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 22 | 9 | 31 | 3 |
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
End of previous congress | 49 | 56 | 105 | 1 |
Begin | 67 | 36 | 103 | 3 |
End | 38 | 105 | 2 | |
Final voting share | 63.8% | 36.2% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 113 | 26 | 139 | 3 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
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, facing re-election in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1806.
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Due to uncertainty over Ohio's exact admittance date (see "States admitted, above") its two senators were not elected until the next Congress.
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The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
There was 1 death, 8 resignations, and 2 seats added for a new state.
State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [a] |
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Rhode Island (2) |
Ray Greene (F) | Resigned March 5, 1801, after being nominated for a judicial position. His successor was elected. | Christopher Ellery (DR) | Seated May 6, 1801 |
South Carolina (2) |
Charles Pinckney (DR) | Resigned June 6, 1801, after being appointed Minister to Spain. His successor was elected. | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Seated December 15, 1801 |
New Hampshire (2) |
Samuel Livermore (F) | Resigned June 12, 1801. His successor was elected. | Simeon Olcott (F) | Seated June 17, 1801 |
Pennsylvania (3) |
Peter Muhlenberg (DR) | Resigned June 30, 1801. His successor was appointed July 13, 1801, and then elected December 17, 1801. | George Logan (DR) | Seated July 13, 1801 |
Vermont (3) |
Elijah Paine (F) | Resigned September 1, 1801. His successor was elected. | Stephen R. Bradley (DR) | Seated October 15, 1801 |
Maryland (3) |
William Hindman (F) | Resigned November 19, 1801. His successor was elected. | Robert Wright (DR) | Seated November 19, 1801 |
Massachusetts (3) |
Dwight Foster (F) | Resigned March 2, 1803. Not filled this Congress | Vacant | |
New York (3) |
John Armstrong Jr. (DR) | Resigned February 5, 1802. His successor was elected. | DeWitt Clinton (DR) | Seated February 9, 1802 |
New Hampshire (3) |
James Sheafe (F) | Resigned June 14, 1802. His successor was elected. | William Plumer (F) | Seated June 17, 1802 |
South Carolina (3) |
John E. Colhoun (DR) | Died October 26, 1802. His successor was elected. | Pierce Butler (DR) | Seated November 4, 1802 |
Ohio (1) |
New seats | Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802. | Vacant | Not filled this Congress |
Ohio (3) |
Vacant |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [a] |
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Connecticut at-large | Vacant | Elizur Goodrich (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress. | Calvin Goddard (F) | May 14, 1801 |
Connecticut at-large | Vacant | William Edmond (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress. | Benjamin Tallmadge (F) | September 21, 1801 |
Massachusetts 14th | Vacant | Representative-elect
George Thatcher declined to serve. Successor elected June 22, 1801. |
Richard Cutts (DR) | December 7, 1801 [3] |
Massachusetts 4th | Levi Lincoln (DR) | Resigned March 5, 1801, after being appointed US attorney General. | Seth Hastings (F) | January 11, 1802 |
New York 6th | John Bird (F) | Resigned July 25, 1801. | John Peter Van Ness (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
New York 5th | Thomas Tillotson (DR) | Resigned August 10, 1801, upon appointment as NY Secretary of State. | Theodorus Bailey (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
Massachusetts 12th | Silas Lee (F) | Resigned August 20, 1801. | Samuel Thatcher (F) | December 6, 1802 |
South Carolina 4th | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Resigned December 15, 1801, after being elected to the US Senate. | Richard Winn (DR) | January 24, 1802 |
Georgia at-large | Benjamin Taliaferro (DR) | Resigned sometime in 1802. | David Meriwether (DR) | December 6, 1802 |
New Hampshire at-large | Joseph Peirce (F) | Resigned sometime in 1802. | Samuel Hunt (F) | December 6, 1802 |
Maryland 2nd | Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR) | Resigned February 11, 1802. | Walter Bowie (DR) | March 24, 1802 |
Mississippi Territory at-large | Narsworthy Hunter (DR) | Died March 11, 1802. | Thomas M. Green Jr. (DR) | December 6, 1802 |
Georgia at-large | John Milledge (DR) | Resigned May 1802 after being elected Governor. | Peter Early (DR) | January 10, 1803 |
North Carolina 8th | Charles Johnson (DR) | Died July 23, 1802. | Thomas Wynns (DR) | December 7, 1802 |
Ohio at-large | New seat | Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802. | Vacant | Not filled until next Congress |
New York 6th | John Peter Van Ness (DR) | Seat declared forfeited January 17, 1803. | Vacant |
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
7th United States Congress | |
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6th ← →
8th | |
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 | |
Members | 34 senators 107 representatives 2 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic-Republican |
Senate President | Aaron Burr (DR) |
House majority | Democratic-Republican |
House Speaker | Nathaniel Macon (DR) |
Sessions | |
Special: March 4, 1801 – March 5, 1801 1st: December 7, 1801 – May 3, 1802 2nd: December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803 |
The 7th 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 4, 1803, during the first two years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1790 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
Although the Federalists had more senators during the very brief March 1801 special session, by the time the first regular session met in December 1801, the Democratic-Republicans had gained majority control.
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
End of previous congress | 11 | 21 | 32 | 0 |
Begin | 14 | 18 | 32 | 0 |
End | 17 | 14 | 31 | 3 |
Final voting share | 54.8% | 45.2% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 22 | 9 | 31 | 3 |
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
End of previous congress | 49 | 56 | 105 | 1 |
Begin | 67 | 36 | 103 | 3 |
End | 38 | 105 | 2 | |
Final voting share | 63.8% | 36.2% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 113 | 26 | 139 | 3 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
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, facing re-election in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1806.
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Due to uncertainty over Ohio's exact admittance date (see "States admitted, above") its two senators were not elected until the next Congress.
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The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
There was 1 death, 8 resignations, and 2 seats added for a new state.
State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [a] |
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Rhode Island (2) |
Ray Greene (F) | Resigned March 5, 1801, after being nominated for a judicial position. His successor was elected. | Christopher Ellery (DR) | Seated May 6, 1801 |
South Carolina (2) |
Charles Pinckney (DR) | Resigned June 6, 1801, after being appointed Minister to Spain. His successor was elected. | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Seated December 15, 1801 |
New Hampshire (2) |
Samuel Livermore (F) | Resigned June 12, 1801. His successor was elected. | Simeon Olcott (F) | Seated June 17, 1801 |
Pennsylvania (3) |
Peter Muhlenberg (DR) | Resigned June 30, 1801. His successor was appointed July 13, 1801, and then elected December 17, 1801. | George Logan (DR) | Seated July 13, 1801 |
Vermont (3) |
Elijah Paine (F) | Resigned September 1, 1801. His successor was elected. | Stephen R. Bradley (DR) | Seated October 15, 1801 |
Maryland (3) |
William Hindman (F) | Resigned November 19, 1801. His successor was elected. | Robert Wright (DR) | Seated November 19, 1801 |
Massachusetts (3) |
Dwight Foster (F) | Resigned March 2, 1803. Not filled this Congress | Vacant | |
New York (3) |
John Armstrong Jr. (DR) | Resigned February 5, 1802. His successor was elected. | DeWitt Clinton (DR) | Seated February 9, 1802 |
New Hampshire (3) |
James Sheafe (F) | Resigned June 14, 1802. His successor was elected. | William Plumer (F) | Seated June 17, 1802 |
South Carolina (3) |
John E. Colhoun (DR) | Died October 26, 1802. His successor was elected. | Pierce Butler (DR) | Seated November 4, 1802 |
Ohio (1) |
New seats | Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802. | Vacant | Not filled this Congress |
Ohio (3) |
Vacant |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [a] |
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Connecticut at-large | Vacant | Elizur Goodrich (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress. | Calvin Goddard (F) | May 14, 1801 |
Connecticut at-large | Vacant | William Edmond (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress. | Benjamin Tallmadge (F) | September 21, 1801 |
Massachusetts 14th | Vacant | Representative-elect
George Thatcher declined to serve. Successor elected June 22, 1801. |
Richard Cutts (DR) | December 7, 1801 [3] |
Massachusetts 4th | Levi Lincoln (DR) | Resigned March 5, 1801, after being appointed US attorney General. | Seth Hastings (F) | January 11, 1802 |
New York 6th | John Bird (F) | Resigned July 25, 1801. | John Peter Van Ness (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
New York 5th | Thomas Tillotson (DR) | Resigned August 10, 1801, upon appointment as NY Secretary of State. | Theodorus Bailey (DR) | December 7, 1801 |
Massachusetts 12th | Silas Lee (F) | Resigned August 20, 1801. | Samuel Thatcher (F) | December 6, 1802 |
South Carolina 4th | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Resigned December 15, 1801, after being elected to the US Senate. | Richard Winn (DR) | January 24, 1802 |
Georgia at-large | Benjamin Taliaferro (DR) | Resigned sometime in 1802. | David Meriwether (DR) | December 6, 1802 |
New Hampshire at-large | Joseph Peirce (F) | Resigned sometime in 1802. | Samuel Hunt (F) | December 6, 1802 |
Maryland 2nd | Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR) | Resigned February 11, 1802. | Walter Bowie (DR) | March 24, 1802 |
Mississippi Territory at-large | Narsworthy Hunter (DR) | Died March 11, 1802. | Thomas M. Green Jr. (DR) | December 6, 1802 |
Georgia at-large | John Milledge (DR) | Resigned May 1802 after being elected Governor. | Peter Early (DR) | January 10, 1803 |
North Carolina 8th | Charles Johnson (DR) | Died July 23, 1802. | Thomas Wynns (DR) | December 7, 1802 |
Ohio at-large | New seat | Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802. | Vacant | Not filled until next Congress |
New York 6th | John Peter Van Ness (DR) | Seat declared forfeited January 17, 1803. | Vacant |
Lists of committees and their party leaders.