18th United States Congress

1823-1825 U.S. Congress February 2026 February 2026 18th United States Congress 17th 19th USCapitol1827A.gif 220px United States Capitol (1827) United States Congress United States March 4, 1823 March 4, 1825 Senate 48 Democratic-Republican President Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) President pro tempore John Gaillard (DR) House of Representatives 213 representatives3 non-voting delegates Democratic-Republican Speaker Henry Clay (DR) 1st December 1, 1823 May 27, 1824 2nd December 6, 1824 March 3, 1825 The 18th 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, 1823, to March 4, 1825, during the seventh and eighth years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1820 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. 3 Major events 1823 in the United States 1824 in the United States 1825 in the United States August 1823: Arikara War fought between the Arikara nation and the United States, the first American military conflict with the Plains Indians. December 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine: President James Monroe delivered a speech to the Congress, announcing a new policy of forbidding European interference in the Americas and establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts. February 9, 1825: John Quincy Adams elected as President of the United States by the House of Representatives in accordance with the contingent election provision of the Twelfth Amendment, as no candidate had received a majority of the electoral votes cast in the 1824 presidential election. The House was required to choose between Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William Crawford (the top three presidential electoral-vote recipients), with the delegation from each of the 24 states having one vote. Adams was elected on the first ballot by 13 to 7 to 4.https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/36835?ret=True The House of Representatives Elected John Quincy Adams as President: February 09, 1825 Historical Highlights Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. March 8, 20191825 One Hundred And Seventy-five Years Ago February–March 2000 51 1 Schwarz Frederic D. American Heritage http://www.americanheritage.com/content/1825-one-hundred-and-seventy-five-years-ago American Heritage Publishing Rockville, Maryland March 18, 2017 {| class="wikitable" ! | States for Adams ! | States for Jackson ! | States for Crawford |-style="vertical-align:top" | Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Missouri New Hampshire New York Ohio Rhode Island Vermont | Alabama Indiana Mississippi New Jersey Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee | Delaware Georgia North Carolina Virginia |- | |Total: 13 (54%) | |Total: 7 (29%) | |Total: 4 (17%) |} Major legislation List of United States federal legislation#18th United States Congress January 7, 1824: Tariff of 1824, Sess. 1, ch. 4, 4 2 March 3, 1825: Crimes Act of 1825, Sess. 2, ch. 65, 4 115 Party summary 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. The 18th Congress was the final one in which members sat who are identified with the First Party System and the Federalist Party. Senate Affiliation Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic-Republican(DR) Federalist(F) Vacant End of previous Congress 43 4 47 1 Begin 42 3 45 3 End 43 5 48 0 Final voting share 89.6% 10.4% Beginning of next Congress Jacksonian: 25 45 3 Adams Republican: 20 House of Representatives Affiliation Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic-Republican Federalist Vacant Adams-Clay(A-DR) Crawford(C-DR) Jackson(J-DR) Adams-Clay(A-F) Crawford(C-F) Jackson(J-F) End of previous Congress 154 31 185 2 Begin 71 53 64 15 2 7 212 1 End 72 213 0 Final voting share 88.7% 11.3% Beginning of next Congress Jacksonian: 104 213 0 Adams Republican: 109 Leadership thumb|175px|President of the SenateDaniel D. Tompkins Senate President: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) President pro tempore: John Gaillard (DR) House of Representatives Speaker: Henry Clay (DR) Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. Skip to House of Representatives, below Senate List of United States senators in the 18th Congress 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 re-election in 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1824. Alabama Democratic-Republican Party2. William R. King (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. William Kelly (DR) Connecticut Democratic-Republican Party1. Elijah Boardman (DR), until August 18, 1823 Democratic-Republican PartyHenry W. Edwards (DR), from October 8, 1823 Democratic-Republican Party3. James Lanman (DR) Delaware Federalist Party1. Thomas Clayton (F), from January 8, 1824 Federalist Party2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F), from January 7, 1824 Georgia Democratic-Republican Party2. Nicholas Ware (DR), until September 7, 1824 Democratic-Republican PartyThomas W. Cobb (DR), from December 6, 1824 Democratic-Republican Party3. John Elliott (DR) Illinois Democratic-Republican Party2. Jesse B. Thomas (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Ninian Edwards (DR), until March 4, 1824 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn McLean (DR), from November 23, 1824 Indiana Democratic-Republican Party1. James Noble (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Waller Taylor (DR) Kentucky Democratic-Republican Party2. Richard M. Johnson (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Isham Talbot (DR) Louisiana Democratic-Republican Party2. Henry Johnson (DR), until May 27, 1824 Democratic-Republican PartyDominique J. Bouligny (DR), from November 19, 1824 Democratic-Republican Party3. James Brown (DR), until December 10, 1823 Democratic-Republican PartyJosiah S. Johnston (DR), from January 15, 1824 Maine Democratic-Republican Party1. John Holmes (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. John Chandler (DR) Maryland Democratic-Republican Party1. Samuel Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Edward Lloyd (DR) Massachusetts Federalist Party1. Elijah H. Mills (F) Federalist Party2. James Lloyd (F) Mississippi Democratic-Republican Party1. David Holmes (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. Thomas H. Williams (DR) Missouri Democratic-Republican Party1. Thomas H. Benton (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. David Barton (DR) New Hampshire Democratic-Republican Party2. Samuel Bell (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John F. Parrott (DR) New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party1. Joseph McIlvaine (DR), from November 12, 1823 Democratic-Republican Party2. Mahlon Dickerson (DR) New York Democratic-Republican Party1. Martin Van Buren (DR) Federalist Party3. Rufus King (F) North Carolina Democratic-Republican Party2. John Branch (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Nathaniel Macon (DR) Ohio Democratic-Republican Party1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Ethan Allen Brown (DR) Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican Party1. William Findlay (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Walter Lowrie (DR) Rhode Island Democratic-Republican Party1. James DeWolf (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. Nehemiah R. Knight (DR) South Carolina Democratic-Republican Party2. Robert Y. Hayne (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John Gaillard (DR) Tennessee Democratic-Republican Party1. John H. Eaton (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. Andrew Jackson (DR) Vermont Democratic-Republican Party1. Horatio Seymour (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. William A. Palmer (DR) Virginia Democratic-Republican Party1. James Barbour (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. John Taylor (DR), until August 21, 1824 Democratic-Republican PartyLittleton W. Tazewell (DR), from December 7, 1824 thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 18th Congress in March 1823. Delaware's senators were not seated until January 1824. #0044aa 2 Democratic-Republicans #660080 1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist #aa0000 2 Federalists House of Representatives List of United States representatives in the 18th Congress The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers. Alabama Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alabama 1 1. Gabriel Moore (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alabama 2 2. John McKee (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alabama 3 3. George W. Owen (DR-J) Connecticut All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Adams)Connecticut AL At-large. Noyes Barber (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Connecticut AL At-large. Samuel A. Foot (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Connecticut AL At-large. Ansel Sterling (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Connecticut AL At-large. Ebenezer Stoddard (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Connecticut AL At-large. Gideon Tomlinson (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Connecticut AL At-large. Lemuel Whitman (DR-A) Delaware Federalist PartyDelaware AL At-large. Louis McLane (F-C) Georgia All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. Joel Abbot (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. George Cary (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. Thomas W. Cobb (DR-C), until December 6, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Richard Henry Wilde (DR-C), from February 7, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. Alfred Cuthbert (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. John Forsyth (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. Edward F. Tattnall (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Georgia AL At-large. Wiley Thompson (DR-C) Illinois Democratic-Republican (Adams)Illinois AL At-large. Daniel P. Cook (DR-A) Indiana Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Indiana 1 1. William Prince (DR-J), until September 8, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Jacob Call (DR-J), from December 23, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Indiana 2 2. Jonathan Jennings (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Indiana 3 3. John Test (DR-J) Kentucky Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 1 1. David Trimble (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 2 2. Thomas Metcalfe (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 3 3. Henry Clay (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 4 4. Robert P. Letcher (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 5 5. John T. Johnson (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 6 6. David White (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 7 7. Thomas P. Moore (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 8 8. Richard A. Buckner (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 9 9. Charles A. Wickliffe (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 10 10. Francis Johnson (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Kentucky 11 11. Philip Thompson (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Kentucky 12 12. Robert P. Henry (DR-J) Louisiana Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Louisiana 1 1. Edward Livingston (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Louisiana 2 2. Henry H. Gurley (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Louisiana 3 3. William L. Brent (DR-A) Maine Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maine 1 1. William Burleigh (DR-A) Federalist PartyMaine 2 2. Stephen Longfellow (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maine 3 3. Ebenezer Herrick (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maine 4 4. Joshua Cushman (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maine 5 5. Enoch Lincoln (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maine 6 6. Jeremiah O'Brien (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maine 7 7. David Kidder (DR-A) Maryland The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. Federalist PartyMaryland 1 1. Raphael Neale (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maryland 2 2. Joseph Kent (DR-A) Federalist PartyMaryland 3 3. Henry R. Warfield (F-A) Federalist PartyMaryland 4 4. John Lee (F-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Maryland 5 5. Peter Little (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Maryland 5 5. Isaac McKim (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maryland 6 6. George E. Mitchell (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Maryland 7 7. William Hayward Jr. (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Maryland 8 8. John S. Spence (DR-A) Massachusetts Federalist PartyMassachusetts 1 1. Daniel Webster (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Massachusetts 2 2. Benjamin W. Crowninshield (DR-A) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 3 3. Jeremiah Nelson (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Massachusetts 4 4. Timothy Fuller (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Massachusetts 5 5. Jonas Sibley (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Massachusetts 6 6. John Locke (DR-A) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 7 7. Samuel C. Allen (F-A) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 8 8. Samuel Lathrop (F-A) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 9 9. Henry W. Dwight (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Massachusetts 10 10. John Bailey (DR-A), from December 13, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Adams)Massachusetts 11 11. Aaron Hobart (DR-A) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 12 12. Francis Baylies (F-J) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 13 13. John Reed Jr. (F-A) Mississippi Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Mississippi AL At-large. Christopher Rankin (DR-J) Missouri Democratic-Republican (Adams)Missouri AL At-large. John Scott (DR-A) New Hampshire All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Hampshire AL At-large. Ichabod Bartlett (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Hampshire AL At-large. Matthew Harvey (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Hampshire AL At-large. Arthur Livermore (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Hampshire AL At-large. Aaron Matson (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Hampshire AL At-large. William Plumer Jr. (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Hampshire AL At-large. Thomas Whipple Jr. (DR-A) New Jersey All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. George Cassedy (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. Lewis Condict (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. Daniel Garrison (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. George Holcombe (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New Jersey AL At-large. James Matlack (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New Jersey AL At-large. Samuel Swan (DR-J) New York There were three plural districts: the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives. Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 1 1. Silas Wood (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 2 2. Jacob Tyson (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 3 3. Churchill C. Cambreleng (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 3 3. John J. Morgan (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 3 3. Peter Sharpe (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 4 4. Joel Frost (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 5 5. William W. Van Wyck (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)New York 6 6. Hector Craig (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 7 7. Lemuel Jenkins (DR-C) Federalist PartyNew York 8 8. James Strong (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 9 9. James L. Hogeboom (DR-C) Federalist PartyNew York 10 10. Stephen Van Rensselaer (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 11 11. Charles A. Foote (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 12 12. Lewis Eaton (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 13 13. Isaac Williams Jr. (DR-A) Federalist PartyNew York 14 14. Henry R. Storrs (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 15 15. John Herkimer (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 16 16. John W. Cady (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 17 17. John W. Taylor (DR-A) Federalist PartyNew York 18 18. Henry C. Martindale (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 19 19. John Richards (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 20 20. Ela Collins (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 20 20. Egbert Ten Eyck (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 21 21. Lot Clark (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 22 22. Justin Dwinell (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 23 23. Elisha Litchfield (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)New York 24 24. Rowland Day (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 25 25. Samuel Lawrence (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 26 26. Dudley Marvin (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 26 26. Robert S. Rose (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 27 27. Moses Hayden (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 28 28. William B. Rochester (DR-A), until April 23, 1823 Democratic-Republican (Adams)William Woods (DR-A), from November 3, 1823 Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 29 29. Isaac Wilson (DR-A), until January 7, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Adams)Parmenio Adams (DR-A), from January 7, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Adams)New York 30 30. Albert H. Tracy (DR-A) North Carolina Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 1 1. Alfred M. Gatlin (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 2 2. Hutchins G. Burton (DR-C), until March 23, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Crawford)George Outlaw (DR-C), from January 19, 1825 Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 3 3. Thomas H. Hall (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 4 4. Richard D. Spaight Jr. (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 5 5. Charles Hooks (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 6 6. Weldon N. Edwards (DR-C) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 7 7. John Culpepper (F-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 8 8. Willie P. Mangum (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 9 9. Romulus M. Saunders (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 10 10. John Long (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 11 11. Henry W. Connor (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)North Carolina 12 12. Robert B. Vance (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)North Carolina 13 13. Lewis Williams (DR-C) Ohio Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Ohio 1 1. James W. Gazlay (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Ohio 2 2. Thomas R. Ross (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 3 3. William McLean (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 4 4. Joseph Vance (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Ohio 5 5. John W. Campbell (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 6 6. Duncan McArthur (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 7 7. Samuel F. Vinton (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Ohio 8 8. William Wilson (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 9 9. Philemon Beecher (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 10 10. John Patterson (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 11 11. John C. Wright (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 12 12. John Sloane (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 13 13. Elisha Whittlesey (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Ohio 14 14. Mordecai Bartley (DR-A) Pennsylvania There were six plural districts: the 7th, 8th, 11th, and 16th had two representatives each, the 4th and 9th had three representatives each. Federalist PartyPennsylvania 1 1. Samuel Breck (F-A) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 2 2. Joseph Hemphill (F-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 3 3. Daniel H. Miller (DR-J) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 4 4. James Buchanan (F-J) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 4 4. Samuel Edwards (F-J) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 4 4. Isaac Wayne (F-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 5 5. Philip S. Markley (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 6 6. Robert Harris (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 7 7. Daniel Udree (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 7 7. Henry Wilson (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 8 8. Samuel D. Ingham (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 8 8. Thomas J. Rogers (DR-J), until April 20, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)George Wolf (DR-J), from December 9, 1824 Federalist PartyPennsylvania 9 9. William Cox Ellis (F-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 9 9. George Kremer (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 9 9. Samuel McKean (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 10 10. James S. Mitchell (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 11 11. John Findlay (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 11 11. James Wilson (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 12 12. John Brown (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 13 13. John Tod (DR-J), until ????, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Alexander Thomson (DR-J), from December 6, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 14 14. Andrew Stewart (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 15 15. Thomas Patterson (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 16 16. James Allison Jr. (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 16 16. Walter Forward (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 17 17. George Plumer (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Pennsylvania 18 18. Patrick Farrelly (DR-J) Rhode Island All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Adams)Rhode Island AL At-large. Job Durfee (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Rhode Island AL At-large. Samuel Eddy (DR-A) South Carolina Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 1 1. Joel R. Poinsett (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 2 2. James Hamilton Jr. (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 3 3. Robert B. Campbell (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 4 4. Andrew R. Govan (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 5 5. George McDuffie (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 6 6. John Wilson (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 7 7. Joseph Gist (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 8 8. John Carter (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)South Carolina 9 9. Starling Tucker (DR-J) Tennessee Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 1 1. John Blair (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 2 2. John Cocke (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 3 3. James I. Standifer (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 4 4. Jacob C. Isacks (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 5 5. Robert Allen (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 6 6. James T. Sandford (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 7 7. Samuel Houston (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 8 8. James B. Reynolds (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Tennessee 9 9. Adam R. Alexander (DR-J) Vermont All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican (Adams)Vermont AL At-large. Rollin C. Mallary (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Vermont AL At-large. William C. Bradley (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Vermont AL At-large. Charles Rich (DR-A), until October 15, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Adams)Henry Olin (DR-A), from December 13, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Adams)Vermont AL At-large. Daniel A. A. Buck (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Adams)Vermont AL At-large. Samuel C. Crafts (DR-A) Virginia Democratic-Republican (Adams)Virginia 1 1. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR-A) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 2 2. Arthur Smith (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 3 3. William S. Archer (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 4 4. Mark Alexander (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 5 5. John Randolph (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 6 6. George Tucker (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 7 7. Jabez Leftwich (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 8 8. Burwell Bassett (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 9 9. Andrew Stevenson (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 10 10. William C. Rives (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 11 11. Philip P. Barbour (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 12 12. Robert S. Garnett (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 13 13. William Lee Ball (DR-C), until February 29, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Crawford)John Taliaferro (DR-C), from March 24, 1824 Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 14 14. Charles F. Mercer (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 15 15. John S. Barbour (DR-C) Federalist PartyVirginia 16 16. James Stephenson (F-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 17 17. Jared Williams (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Jackson)Virginia 18 18. Joseph Johnson (DR-J) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 19 19. William McCoy (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 20 20. John Floyd (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 21 21. William Smith (DR-C) Democratic-Republican (Crawford)Virginia 22 22. Alexander Smyth (DR-C) Non-voting members Arkansas Territory AL Arkansas Territory. Henry W. Conway Florida Territory AL Florida Territory. Richard K. Call Michigan Territory AL Michigan Territory. Gabriel Richard thumb|175px|Speaker of the House Henry Clay Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate Deaths: 3 Resignations: 3 Vacancy: 2 Total seats with changes: 8 List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate |- | New Jersey(1) | Vacant | Samuel L. Southard resigned at end of previous Congress.Successor elected November 12, 1823. | | Joseph McIlvaine (DR) | November 12, 1823 |- | Delaware(2) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect.Incumbent was re-elected late January 7, 1824. | | Nicholas Van Dyke (F) | January 7, 1824 |- | Delaware(1) | Vacant | Caesar A. Rodney resigned in previous term.Successor elected January 8, 1824. | | Thomas Clayton (F) | January 8, 1824 |- | Connecticut(1) | | Elijah Boardman (DR) | Died August 18, 1823.Successor appointed October 8, 1823, and later elected May 5, 1824. | | Henry W. Edwards (DR) | October 8, 1823 |- | Louisiana(3) | | James Brown (DR) | Resigned December 10, 1823, after being appointed Minister to France.Successor appointed January 15, 1824. | | Josiah S. Johnston (DR) | January 15, 1824 |- | Illinois(3) | | Ninian Edwards (DR) | Resigned March 4, 1824, after being appointed Minister to Mexico.Successor elected November, 1824. | | John McLean (DR) | November 23, 1824 |- | Louisiana(2) | | Henry Johnson (DR) | Resigned May 27, 1824, to run for Governor of Louisiana.Successor elected November 19, 1824. | | Dominique J. Bouligny (DR) | November 19, 1824 |- | Virginia(2) | | John Taylor (DR) | Died August 21, 1824.Successor elected December 7, 1824. | | Littleton W. Tazewell (DR) | December 7, 1824 |- | Georgia(2) | | Nicholas Ware (DR) | Died September 7, 1824.Successor elected December 6, 1824. | | Thomas W. Cobb (DR) | December 6, 1824 House of Representatives Deaths: 3 Resignations: 5 Contested election: 2 Total seats with changes: 10 List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House |- | Massachusetts 10 T | Vacant | John Bailey was declared not entitled to seat in previous election.Bailey was then re-elected. | | John Bailey (A-DR) | Seated December 13, 1824. |- | New York 28 T | | William B. Rochester (A-DR) | Resigned April 21, 1823.New member elected. | | William Woods (A-DR) | Seated November 3, 1823. |- | Pennsylvania 13 T | | John Tod (J-DR) | Resigned sometime in 1824.New member elected. | | Alexander Thomson (J-DR) | Seated December 6, 1824. |- | New York 29 T | | Isaac Wilson (A-DR) | Lost contested election January 7, 1824.New member seated. | | Parmenio Adams (A-DR) | Seated January 7, 1824. |- | Virginia 13 T | | William Lee Ball (C-DR) | Died February 29, 1824.New member elected. | | John Taliaferro (C-DR) | Seated March 24, 1824. |- | North Carolina 2 T | | Hutchins G. Burton (C-DR) | Resigned March 23, 1824, when elected Governor of North Carolina.New member elected. | | George Outlaw (C-DR) | Seated January 19, 1825. |- | Pennsylvania 8 T | | Thomas J. Rogers (J-DR) | Resigned April 20, 1824.New member elected. | | George Wolf (J-DR) | Seated December 9, 1824. |- | Indiana 1 T | | William Prince (J-DR) | Died September 8, 1824.New member elected. | | Jacob Call (J-DR) | Seated December 23, 1824. |- | Vermont 3 T | | Charles Rich (A-DR) | Died October 15, 1824.New member elected. | | Henry Olin (A-DR) | Seated December 13, 1824. |- | Georgia AL T | | Thomas W. Cobb (C-DR) | Resigned December 6, 1824, when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected. | | Richard H. Wilde (C-DR) | Seated February 7, 1825. |} Committees Lists of committees and their party leaders. Senate Amendments to the Constitution (Select) Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Horatio Seymour) Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made (Select) Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Mahlon Dickerson) Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) District of Columbia (Chairman: Edward Lloyd) Engrossed Bills (Chairman: James Lanman) Finance (Chairman: Samuel Smith) Foreign Relations (Chairman: James Barbour) Indian Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Hart Benton) Judiciary (Chairman: Martin Van Buren) Marquis de La Fayette (Select) Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas (Select) Military Affairs (Chairman: Andrew Jackson) Militia (Chairman: John Chandler) National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) Naval Affairs (Chairman: James Lloyd) Peale's Portrait of Washington (Select) Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James Lanman) Public Lands (Chairman: David Barton) Roads and Canals (Select) (Chairman: James Brown then Ethan Allen Brown) Tariff Regulation (Select) Whole House of Representatives Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) Agriculture (Chairman: Stephen Van Rensselaer) Arms Contracts (Select) Banking Memorials (Select) Claims (Chairman: Lewis Williams) Commerce (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) District of Columbia (Chairman: Joseph Kent) Elections (Chairman: John Sloane) Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Samuel Edwards) Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: William Van Wyck) Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Silas Wood) Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Weldon N. Edwards) Expenditures in the War Department Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Jeremiah Nelson) Foreign Affairs (Chairman: John Forsyth) Indian Affairs (Chairman: John Cocke) Judiciary (Chairman: Daniel Webster) Manufactures (Chairman: John Tod then Walter Forward) Military Affairs (Chairman: James Hamilton Jr.) Naval Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin W. Crowninshield) Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: Peter Little) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John T. Johnson) Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas W. Cobb then Duncan McArthur) Public Lands (Chairman: Christopher Rankin) Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas C. Ross then Samuel Lathrop) Standards of Official Conduct Ways and Means (Chairman: Louis McLane) Whole Joint committees Enrolled Bills The Library Employees Legislative branch agency directors Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch Librarian of Congress: George Watterston Senate Chaplain: Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopalian), until December 10, 1823 William Staughton (Baptist), elected December 10, 1823 Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopalian), elected December 14, 1824 Secretary: Charles Cutts Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly House of Representatives Chaplain: John Brackenridge (Presbyterian), until December 8, 1823 Henry B. Bascom (Methodist), elected December 8, 1823 Reuben Post (Presbyterian), elected December 9, 1824 Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn, elected December 1, 1823, died John O. Dunn, elected December 6, 1824 See also 1822 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) 1822–23 United States Senate elections 1822–23 United States House of Representatives elections 1824 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) 1824 United States presidential election 1824–25 United States Senate elections 1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References Notes Bibliography The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress Martis Kenneth C. 1989 Macmillan Publishing Company New York The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts Martis Kenneth C. 1982 Macmillan Publishing Company New York External links Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress U.S. House of Representatives: House History U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists