13th United States Congress

1813–1815 meeting of U.S. legislature February 2026 February 2013 January 2025 13th United States Congress 12th 14th US Capitol 1814c.jpg 220px The Capitol after the August 1814 burning of Washington, D.C., by the British in the War of 1812 (painting 1814 by George Munger) United States Congress United States March 4, 1813 March 4, 1815 Senate 36 Democratic-Republican President Elbridge Gerry (DR)U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry's term as President of the Senate ended on November 23, 1814, when he died in office, President pro tempore John Gaillard acted his duties as the President of the Senate on the last four months of Congress.(until November 23, 1814)Vacant (from November 23, 1814) President pro tempore William H. Crawford (DR)Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR)John Gaillard (DR) House of Representatives 182 representatives4 non-voting delegates Democratic-Republican Speaker Henry Clay (DR)Langdon Cheves (DR) 1st May 24, 1813 August 2, 1813 2nd December 6, 1813 April 18, 1814 3rd September 19, 1814 March 3, 1815 The 13th 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, 1813, to March 4, 1815, during the fifth and sixth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. The first two sessions were held at the Capitol building while the third, convened after the Burning of Washington, took place in the First Patent Building. 2 center center Senate President Elbridge-gerry-painting.jpg 175 Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry center center Senate presidents pro tempore WilliamHCrawford.jpg 167 William H. Crawford William H. Crawford Portrait Painting of Joseph Bradley Varnum.jpg 175 Joseph B. Varnum Joseph B. Varnum John Gaillard G000005.jpg 155 Joseph B. Varnum John Gaillard center center House speakers Henry Clay.JPG 167 Henry Clay Henry Clay Portrait of Langdon Cheves.jpg 175 Langdon Cheves Langdon Cheves Major events thumb|After the Burning of Washington in August 1814, Congress convened its third session in the U.S. Patent Office building, located in Blodget's Hotel. 1813 1814 1815 September 10, 1813: War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie October 5, 1813: War of 1812: Battle of the Thames March 27, 1814: Creek War: Battle of Horseshoe Bend July 25, 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Lundy's Lane August 25, 1814: War of 1812: Burning of Washington September 11, 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Lake Champlain September 13, 1814: War of 1812: Bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore November 7, 1814: War of 1812: Forces under Gen. Andrew Jackson seized Pensacola November 23, 1814: Vice President Elbridge Gerry died December 15, 1814: Hartford Convention convened through January 5, 1815, in which New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. Despite radical outcries among Federalists for New England secession and a separate peace with Great Britain, moderates outnumbered them and extreme proposals were not a major focus of the debate. December 24, 1814: War of 1812: Treaty of Ghent signed January 8, 1815: War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans Major legislation List of United States federal legislation#13th United States Congress Treaties ratified February 17, 1815: War of 1812: Senate ratified the Treaty of Ghent, 8 218 Party summary The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. Senate 13 Democratic-Republican DR 30 27 25 21 Federalist F 6 6 10 12 0 3 1 3 House of Representatives Following the 1810 census, the size of the House was increased to 182 seats from 142. 13 Democratic-Republican DR 105 108 115 131 Federalist F 36 68 67 46 1 6 0 5 Leadership Senate President: Elbridge Gerry (DR), until November 23, 1814; thereafter vacant. President pro tempore: William H. Crawford (DR), March 4, 1813 – March 23, 1813 Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR), December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814 John Gaillard (DR), from November 25, 1814 House of Representatives Speaker: Henry Clay (DR), until January 19, 1814 Langdon Cheves, (DR), from January 19, 1814 Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. Senate List of United States senators in the 13th 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1814; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1818. Connecticut Federalist Party1. Samuel W. Dana (F) Federalist Party3. Chauncey Goodrich (F), until May 13, 1813 Federalist PartyDavid Daggett (F), from May 13, 1813 Delaware Federalist Party1. Outerbridge Horsey (F) Federalist Party2. William H. Wells (F), from May 28, 1813 Georgia Democratic-Republican Party2. William H. Crawford (DR), until March 23, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam B. Bulloch (DR), April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam W. Bibb (DR), from November 6, 1813 Democratic-Republican Party3. Charles Tait (DR) Kentucky Democratic-Republican Party2. George M. Bibb (DR), until August 23, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyGeorge Walker (DR), August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam T. Barry (DR), from December 16, 1814 Democratic-Republican Party3. Jesse Bledsoe (DR), until December 24, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyIsham Talbot (DR), from February 2, 1815 Louisiana Democratic-Republican Party2. James Brown (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Eligius Fromentin (DR) Maryland Democratic-Republican Party1. Samuel Smith (DR) Federalist Party3. Robert H. Goldsborough (F), from May 21, 1813 Massachusetts Federalist Party1. James Lloyd (F), until May 1, 1813 Federalist PartyChristopher Gore (F), from May 5, 1813 Democratic-Republican Party2. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) New Hampshire Democratic-Republican Party2. Nicholas Gilman (DR), until May 2, 1814 Federalist PartyThomas W. Thompson (F), from June 24, 1814 Federalist Party3. Charles Cutts (F), April 2, 1813 – June 10, 1813 Federalist PartyJeremiah Mason (F), from June 10, 1813 New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party1. John Lambert (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. John Condit (DR) New York Democratic-Republican Party1. Obadiah German (DR) Federalist Party3. Rufus King (F) North Carolina Democratic-Republican Party2. James Turner (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. David Stone (DR), until December 24, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyFrancis Locke Jr. (DR Guide to US Elections CQ Press II Sixth Washington, D.C. 2010 1421 978-1-60426-536-1), from sometime thereafter (date unknown) February 2020 Ohio Democratic-Republican Party1. Thomas Worthington (DR), until December 1, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph Kerr (DR), from December 10, 1814 Democratic-Republican Party3. Jeremiah Morrow (DR) Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican Party1. Michael Leib (DR), until February 14, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyJonathan Roberts (DR), from February 24, 1814 Democratic-Republican Party3. Abner Lacock (DR) Rhode Island Federalist Party1. William Hunter (F) Democratic-Republican Party2. Jeremiah B. Howell (DR) South Carolina Democratic-Republican Party2. John Taylor (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John Gaillard (DR) Tennessee Democratic-Republican Party1. Joseph Anderson (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. George W. Campbell (DR), until February 11, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyJesse Wharton (DR), from March 17, 1814 Vermont Democratic-Republican Party1. Jonathan Robinson (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Dudley Chase (DR) Virginia Democratic-Republican Party1. Richard Brent (DR), until December 30, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyJames Barbour (DR), from January 2, 1815 Democratic-Republican Party2. William Branch Giles (DR), until March 3, 1815 thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 13th Congress in March 1813. #0044aa 2 Democratic-Republicans #660080 1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist #aa0000 2 Federalists House of Representatives List of United States representatives in the 13th Congress Connecticut All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Epaphroditus Champion (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. John Davenport (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Lyman Law (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Jonathan O. Moseley (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Timothy Pitkin (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Lewis B. Sturges (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Benjamin Tallmadge (F) Delaware Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Federalist PartyDelaware AL At-large. Thomas Cooper (F) Federalist PartyDelaware AL At-large. Henry M. Ridgely (F) Georgia All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. William Barnett (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. William W. Bibb (DR), until November 6, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyAlfred Cuthbert (DR), from December 13, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. John Forsyth (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Bolling Hall (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Thomas Telfair (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. George Troup (DR) Kentucky Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 1 1. James Clark (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 2 2. Henry Clay (DR), until January 19, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph H. Hawkins (DR), from March 29, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 3 3. Richard Mentor Johnson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 4 4. Joseph Desha (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 5 5. Samuel Hopkins (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 6 6. Solomon P. Sharp (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 7 7. Samuel McKee (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 8 8. Stephen Ormsby (DR), from April 20, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 9 9. Thomas Montgomery (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 10 10. William Pope Duval (DR) Louisiana Democratic-Republican PartyLouisiana AL At-large. Thomas B. Robertson (DR) Maryland The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. Federalist PartyMaryland 1 1. Philip Stuart (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 2 2. Joseph Kent (DR) Federalist PartyMaryland 3 3. Alexander C. Hanson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 4 4. Samuel Ringgold (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 5 5. Alexander McKim (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 5 5. Nicholas R. Moore (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 6 6. Stevenson Archer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 7 7. Robert Wright (DR) Federalist PartyMaryland 8 8. Charles Goldsborough (F) Massachusetts Federalist PartyMassachusetts 1 1. Artemas Ward Jr. (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 2 2. William Reed (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 3 3. Timothy Pickering (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 4 4. William M. Richardson (DR), until April 18, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartySamuel Dana (DR), from September 22, 1814 Federalist PartyMassachusetts 5 5. William Ely (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 6 6. Samuel Taggart (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 7 7. William Baylies (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 8 8. John Reed Jr. (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 9 9. Laban Wheaton (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 10 10. Elijah Brigham (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 11 11. Abijah Bigelow (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 12 12. Daniel Dewey (F), until February 24, 1814 Federalist PartyJohn W. Hulbert (F), from November 2, 1814 Federalist PartyMassachusetts 13 13. Nathaniel Ruggles (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 14 14. Cyrus King (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 15 15. George Bradbury (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 16 16. Samuel Davis (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 17 17. Abiel Wood (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 18 18. John Wilson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 19 19. James Parker (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 20 20. Levi Hubbard (DR) New Hampshire All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Bradbury Cilley (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. William Hale (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Samuel Smith (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Roger Vose (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Daniel Webster (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Jeduthun Wilcox (F) New Jersey There were three plural districts, each had two representatives each. Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey 1 1. Lewis Condict (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey 1 1. Thomas Ward (DR) Federalist PartyNew Jersey 2 2. James Schureman (F) Federalist PartyNew Jersey 2 2. Richard Stockton (F) Federalist PartyNew Jersey 3 3. William Coxe Jr. (F) Federalist PartyNew Jersey 3 3. Jacob Hufty (F), until May 20, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyThomas Bines (DR), from November 2, 1814 New York There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives. Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 1 1. John Lefferts (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 1 1. Ebenezer Sage (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 2 2. Egbert Benson (F), until August 2, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Irving (DR), from January 22, 1814 Federalist PartyNew York 2 2. Jotham Post Jr. (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 3 3. Peter Denoyelles (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 4 4. Thomas J. Oakley (F) Federalist PartyNew York 5 5. Thomas P. Grosvenor (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 6 6. Jonathan Fisk (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 7 7. Abraham J. Hasbrouck (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 8 8. Samuel Sherwood (F) Federalist PartyNew York 9 9. John Lovett (F) Federalist PartyNew York 10 10. Hosea Moffitt (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 11 11. John W. Taylor (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 12 12. Zebulon R. Shipherd (F) Federalist PartyNew York 12 12. Elisha I. Winter (F) Federalist PartyNew York 13 13. Alexander Boyd (F) Federalist PartyNew York 14 14. Jacob Markell (F) Federalist PartyNew York 15 15. John M. Bowers (F), from June 21, 1813, until December 20, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyIsaac Williams Jr. (DR), from January 24, 1814 Federalist PartyNew York 15 15. Joel Thompson (F) Federalist PartyNew York 16 16. Morris S. Miller (F) Federalist PartyNew York 17 17. William Stephens Smith (F) Federalist PartyNew York 18 18. Moss Kent (F) Federalist PartyNew York 19 19. James Geddes (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 20 20. Daniel Avery (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 20 20. Oliver C. Comstock (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 21 21. Samuel M. Hopkins (F) Federalist PartyNew York 21 21. Nathaniel W. Howell (F) North Carolina Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 1 1. William H. Murfree (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 2 2. Willis Alston (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 3 3. William Kennedy (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 4 4. William Gaston (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 5 5. William R. King (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 6 6. Nathaniel Macon (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 7 7. John Culpepper (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 8 8. Richard Stanford (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 9 9. Bartlett Yancey (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 10 10. Joseph Pearson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 11 11. Peter Forney (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 12 12. Israel Pickens (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 13 13. Meshack Franklin (DR) Ohio Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 1 1. John McLean (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 2 2. John Alexander (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 3 3. William Creighton Jr. (DR), from May 4, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 4 4. James Caldwell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 5 5. James Kilbourne (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 6 6. Reasin Beall (DR), from April 20, 1813, until June 7, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyDavid Clendenin (DR), from October 11, 1814 Pennsylvania There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives. Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. William Anderson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. John Conard (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. Charles Jared Ingersoll (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. Adam Seybert (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 2 2. Roger Davis (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 2 2. Jonathan Roberts (DR), until February 24, 1814 Federalist PartySamuel Henderson (F), from October 11, 1814 Federalist PartyPennsylvania 3 3. John Gloninger (F), until August 2, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyEdward Crouch (DR), from October 12, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 3 3. James Whitehill (DR), until September 1, 1814 Federalist PartyAmos Slaymaker (F), from October 11, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 4 4. Hugh Glasgow (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 5 5. William Crawford (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 5 5. Robert Whitehill (DR), until April 8, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Rea (DR), from May 11, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 6 6. Robert Brown (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 6 6. Samuel D. Ingham (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 7 7. John M. Hyneman (DR), until August 2, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyDaniel Udree (DR), from October 12, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 8 8. William Piper (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 9 9. David Bard (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 10 10. Jared Irwin (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 10 10. Isaac Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 11 11. William Findley (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 12 12. Aaron Lyle (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 13 13. Isaac Griffin (DR), from May 24, 1813 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 14 14. Adamson Tannehill (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 15 15. Thomas Wilson (DR), from May 14, 1813 Rhode Island Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Federalist PartyRhode Island AL At-large. Richard Jackson Jr. (F) Federalist PartyRhode Island AL At-large. Elisha Reynolds Potter (F) South Carolina Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 1 1. Langdon Cheves (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 2 2. William Lowndes (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 3 3. Theodore Gourdin (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 4 4. John J. Chappell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 5 5. David R. Evans (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 6 6. John C. Calhoun (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 7 7. Elias Earle (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 8 8. Samuel Farrow (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 9 9. John Kershaw (DR) Tennessee Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 1 1. John Rhea (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 2 2. John Sevier (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 3 3. Thomas K. Harris (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 4 4. John H. Bowen (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 5 5. Felix Grundy (DR), until July 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyNewton Cannon (DR), from September 16, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 6 6. Parry Wayne Humphreys (DR) Vermont All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyVermont AL At-large. William C. Bradley (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont AL At-large. Ezra Butler (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont AL At-large. James Fisk (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont AL At-large. Charles Rich (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont AL At-large. Richard Skinner (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont AL At-large. William Strong (DR) Virginia Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 1 1. John G. Jackson (DR) Federalist PartyVirginia 2 2. Francis White (F) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 3 3. John Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 4 4. William McCoy (DR) Federalist PartyVirginia 5 5. James Breckinridge (F) Federalist PartyVirginia 6 6. Daniel Sheffey (F) Federalist PartyVirginia 7 7. Hugh Caperton (F) Federalist PartyVirginia 8 8. Joseph Lewis Jr. (F) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 9 9. John Hungerford (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 10 10. Aylett Hawes (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 11 11. John Dawson (DR), until March 31, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyPhilip P. Barbour (DR), from September 19, 1814 Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 12 12. John Roane (DR) Federalist PartyVirginia 13 13. Thomas M. Bayly (F) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 14 14. William A. Burwell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 15 15. John Kerr (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 16 16. John Wayles Eppes (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 17 17. James Pleasants (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 18 18. Thomas Gholson Jr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 19 19. Peterson Goodwyn (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 20 20. James Johnson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 21 21. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 22 22. Hugh Nelson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 23 23. John Clopton (DR) Non-voting delegates Illinois Territory AL Illinois Territory. Shadrach Bond, until August 2, 1813 Benjamin Stephenson, from November 14, 1814 Indiana Territory AL Indiana Territory. Jonathan Jennings Mississippi Territory AL Mississippi Territory. William Lattimore Missouri Territory AL Missouri Territory. Edward Hempstead, until September 17, 1814 Rufus Easton, from September 17, 1814 Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate Replacements: 9 Democratic-Republicans: 2 seat net loss Federalists: 2 seat net gain Deaths: 2 Resignations: 10 Interim appointments: 3 Vacancies: 3 Total seats with changes: 15 List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate |- | New Hampshire(3) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect a Senator.Successor was appointed April 2, 1813 to continue the term. | | Charles Cutts (DR) | Appointed April 2, 1813 |- | Maryland(3) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect a Senator.Successor was elected late May 21, 1813 to finish the term. | | Robert Henry Goldsborough (F) | Seated May 21, 1813 |- | Delaware(2) | Vacant | James A. Bayard (F) resigned at the end of the previous Congress.Successor elected May 28, 1813 to finish the term. | | William H. Wells (F) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | Georgia(2) | | William H. Crawford (DR) | Resigned March 23, 1813.Successor appointed April 8, 1813, to continue the term. | | William B. Bulloch (DR) | Seated April 8, 1813 |- | Connecticut(3) | | Chauncey Goodrich (F) | Resigned May 1813 to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.Successor elected May 13, 1813, to finish the term. | | David Daggett (F) | Seated May 13, 1813 |- | Massachusetts(1) | | James Lloyd (F) | Resigned May 1, 1813.Successor elected May 5, 1813. | | Christopher Gore (F) | Seated May 5, 1813 |- | New Hampshire(3) | | Charles Cutts (DR) | Interim appointee was not elected.Successor elected June 10, 1813. | | Jeremiah Mason (F) | Seated June 10, 1813 |- | Georgia(2) | | William B. Bulloch (DR) | Interim appointee was not elected to finish the term.Successor elected November 6, 1813 to finish the term. | | William W. Bibb (DR) | Seated November 6, 1813 |- | Tennessee(2) | | George W. Campbell (DR) | Resigned February 11, 1814 after being appointed US Secretary of the Treasury.Successor appointed March 17, 1814, to continue the term. | | Jesse Wharton (DR) | Seated March 17, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania(1) | | Michael Leib (DR) | Resigned February 14, 1814 after becoming Postmaster of Philadelphia.Successor elected February 24, 1814, to finish term. | | Jonathan Roberts (DR) | Seated February 24, 1814 |- | New Hampshire(2) | | Nicholas Gilman (DR) | Died May 2, 1814.Successor elected June 24, 1814, to finish the term. | | Thomas W. Thompson (F) | Seated June 24, 1814 |- | Kentucky(2) | | George M. Bibb (DR) | Resigned August 23, 1814.Successor appointed August 30, 1814, to continue the term. | | George Walker (DR) | Seated August 30, 1814 |- | Ohio(1) | | Thomas Worthington (DR) | Resigned December 1, 1814 after being elected Governor.Successor elected December 10, 1814, to finish the term ending. | | Joseph Kerr (DR) | Seated December 10, 1814 |- | Kentucky(2) | | George Walker (DR) | Interim appointee was not elected to finish term.Successor elected December 16, 1814 to finish term. | | William T. Barry (DR) | Seated December 16, 1814 |- | North Carolina(3) | | David Stone (DR) | Resigned December 24, 1814.Successor elected December 24, 1814, to finish the term, but failed to qualify. | | Francis Locke Jr. | Never seated for failing to qualify |- | Kentucky(3) | | Jesse Bledsoe (DR) | Resigned December 24, 1814.Successor elected February 2, 1815, to finish the term. | | Isham Talbot (DR) | Seated February 2, 1815 |- | Virginia(1) | | Richard Brent (DR) | Died December 30, 1814.Winner elected January 2, 1815, to finish term, having already won election to the next term. | | James Barbour (DR) | Seated January 2, 1815 |- | Virginia(2) | | William Branch Giles (DR) | Resigned March 3, 1815.Successor was not elected until the next Congress. | colspan=2 | Vacant for remainder of this Congress. |} House of Representatives Replacements: 13 Democratic-Republicans: 17-seat net gain Federalists: 2-seat net loss Deaths: 6 Resignations: 13 Contested election: 1 Vacancies: 4 Total seats with changes: 19 List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House |- | Kentucky 8 Kentucky8th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John Simpson died before this Congress began | | Stephen Ormsby (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | Ohio 6 Ohio6th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John Stark Edwards died before this Congress began | | Reasin Beall (DR) | Seated June 8, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania 15 Pennsylvania15th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Abner Lacock resigned before commencement of Congress after being elected US Senator | | Thomas Wilson (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania 13 Pennsylvania13th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John Smilie died before this Congress began | | Isaac Griffin (DR) | Seated May 24, 1813 |- | New York 15 New York15th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect William Dowse died on February 18, 1813 | | John M. Bowers (F) | Seated June 21, 1813 |- | Ohio 3 Ohio3rd | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Duncan McArthur Resigned April 5, 1813, having not qualified | | William Creighton Jr. (DR) | Seated June 15, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania 5 Pennsylvania5th | | Robert Whitehill (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 8, 1813 | | John Rea (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | New York 2 New York2nd | | Egbert Benson (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1813 | | William Irving (DR) | Seated January 22, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania 3 Pennsylvania3rd | | John Gloninger (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1813 | | Edward Crouch (DR) | Seated December 6, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania 7 Pennsylvania7th | | John M. Hyneman (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1813 | | Daniel Udree (DR) | Seated December 6, 1813 |- | Illinois Territory AL Illinois Territoryat-large | Shadrach Bond | style="font-size:80%" | Until August 2, 1813 | Benjamin Stephenson | Seated November 14, 1814 |- | Georgia AL Georgiaat-large | | William W. Bibb (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 6, 1813, after being elected to US Senate | | Alfred Cuthbert (DR) | Seated February 7, 1814 |- | New York 15 New York15th | | John M. Bowers (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Contested election, Bowers ousted on December 20, 1813 | | Isaac Williams Jr. (DR) | Seated January 24, 1814 |- | Tennessee 5 Tennessee5th | | Felix Grundy (DR) | style="font-size:80%" |Resigned in July 1814 | | Newton Cannon (DR) | Seated October 15, 1814 |- | Kentucky 2 Kentucky2nd | | Henry Clay (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 19, 1814 | | Joseph H. Hawkins (DR) | Seated March 29, 1814 |- | Massachusetts 12 Massachusetts12th | | Daniel Dewey (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 24, 1814, after being appointed Associate Judge of Massachusetts Supreme Court | | John W. Hulbert (F) | Seated September 26, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania 2 Pennsylvania2nd | | Jonathan Roberts (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 24, 1814, after being elected US Senator | | Samuel Henderson (F) | Seated November 29, 1814 |- | Virginia 11 Virginia11th | | John Dawson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 31, 1814 | | Philip P. Barbour (DR) | Seated September 19, 1814 |- | Massachusetts 4 Massachusetts4th | | William M. Richardson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 18, 1814 | | Samuel Dana (DR) | Seated September 22, 1814 |- | New Jersey 3 New Jersey3rd | | Jacob Hufty (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 20, 1814 | | Thomas Bines (DR) | Seated November 2, 1814 |- | Ohio 6 Ohio6th | | Reasin Beall (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 7, 1814 | | David Clendenin (DR) | Seated December 22, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania 3 Pennsylvania3rd | | James Whitehill (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 1, 1814 | | Amos Slaymaker (F) | Seated December 12, 1814 |- | Missouri Territory AL Missouri Territoryat-large | Edward Hempstead | style="font-size:80%" | Until September 17, 1814 | Rufus Easton | Seated November 16, 1814 |} Committees Lists of committees and their party leaders. Senate Army Supply Contracts (Select) (Chairman: N/A) Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Michael Leib) Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Jeremiah B. Howell) National University (Chairman: N/A) Whole House of Representatives Accounts (Chairman: Israel Pickens then Nicholas R. Moore then John Kershaw) Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) Claims (Chairman: Stevenson Archer then Bartlett Yancey) Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) District of Columbia (Chairman: John Dawson) Elections (Chairman: James Fisk) Judiciary (Chairman: Charles J. Ingersoll) Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham then John J. Chappell) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John Rhea) Public Expenditures (Chairman: James Pleasants then Nathaniel Macon) Public Lands (Chairman: Samuel McKee) Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Willis Alston then Lewis Condict then Richard Stanford) Rules (Select) Standards of Official Conduct Ways and Means (Chairman: John W. Eppes) Whole Joint committees Enrolled Bills (Chairman: N/A) The Library (Chairman: N/A) Employees Librarian of Congress: Patrick Magruder Senate Chaplain: John Brackenridge (Presbyterian), until September 27, 1814 Jesse Lee, Methodist, elected September 27, 1814 Secretary: Samuel Allyne Otis, until April 22, 1814 Charles Cutts, elected October 12, 1814 Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly House of Representatives Chaplain: Jesse Lee (Methodist), until September 27, 1814 Obadiah B. Brown (Baptist), elected September 27, 1814 Clerk: Patrick Magruder, until January 30, 1815 Thomas Dougherty, elected January 30, 1815 Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn See also 1812 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) 1812 United States presidential election 1812–13 United States Senate elections 1812–13 United States House of Representatives elections 1814 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) 1814–15 United States Senate elections 1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References 30em 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