11th United States Congress

1809-1811 meeting of U.S. legislature February 2026 February 2026 11th United States Congress 10th 12th USCapitol1800.jpg 220px United States Capitol (1800) United States Congress United States March 4, 1809 March 4, 1811 Senate 34 Democratic-Republican President George Clinton (DR) President pro tempore John Milledge (DR)Andrew Gregg (DR)John Gaillard (DR)John Pope (DR) House of Representatives 142 representatives3 non-voting delegates Democratic-Republican Speaker Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) SpecialSpecial session of the Senate. March 4, 1809 March 7, 1809 1st May 22, 1809 June 28, 1809 2nd November 27, 1809 May 1, 1810 3rd December 3, 1810 March 3, 1811 The 11th 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, 1809, to March 4, 1811, during the first two years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1800 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. 3 Major events 1809 in the United States 1810 in the United States 1811 in the United States March 4, 1809: James Madison became President of the United States October 27, 1810: Annexation of West Florida from Spain Major legislation List of United States federal legislation#11th United States Congress May 1, 1810: Macon's Bill Number 2, ch. 39, 2 605 Constitutional amendments List of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution May 1, 1810: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution that would strip United States citizenship from any citizen who accepted a title of nobility from a foreign country, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification 2 613 This amendment, commonly known as the Titles of Nobility Amendment, has not been ratified and is still pending before the states. 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 11 Democratic-Republican DR 28 26 26 28 Federalist F 6 7 8 6 0 1 0 0 House of Representatives 11 Democratic-Republican DR 115 93 93 106 Federalist F 27 49 48 36 0 0 1 0 Leadership thumb|right|175px|President of the Senate George Clinton (as painted in 1814) Senate President: George Clinton (DR) President pro tempore: John Milledge (DR) Andrew Gregg (DR), from June 26, 1809 John Gaillard (DR), from February 28, 1810 John Pope (DR), from February 23, 1811 House of Representatives Speaker: Joseph Bradley Varnum (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 11th 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 with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1814; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1812. Connecticut Federalist Party1. James Hillhouse (F), until June 10, 1810 Federalist PartySamuel W. Dana (F), from December 4, 1810 Federalist Party3. Chauncey Goodrich (F) Delaware Federalist Party1. Samuel White (F), until November 4, 1809 Federalist PartyOuterbridge Horsey (F), from January 12, 1810 Federalist Party2. James A. Bayard (F) Georgia Democratic-Republican Party2. William H. Crawford (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John Milledge (DR), until November 14, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyCharles Tait (DR), from November 27, 1809 Kentucky Democratic-Republican Party2. Buckner Thruston (DR), until December 18, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyHenry Clay (DR), from November 4, 1810 Democratic-Republican Party3. John Pope (DR) Maryland Democratic-Republican Party1. Samuel Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Philip Reed (DR) Massachusetts Federalist Party1. James Lloyd (F) Federalist Party2. Timothy Pickering (F) New Hampshire Democratic-Republican Party2. Nicholas Gilman (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Nahum Parker (DR), until June 1, 1810 Federalist PartyCharles Cutts (F), from June 21, 1810 New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party1. John Lambert (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. Aaron Kitchell (DR), until March 12, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Condit (DR), from March 21, 1809 New York Democratic-Republican Party1. Obadiah German (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John Smith (DR) North Carolina Democratic-Republican Party2. James Turner (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Jesse Franklin (DR) Ohio Democratic-Republican Party1. Return J. Meigs Jr. (DR), until December 10, 1810, or before Democratic-Republican PartyThomas Worthington (DR), from December 15, 1810 Democratic-Republican Party3. Stanley Griswold (DR), May 18, 1809 – December 11, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyAlexander Campbell (DR), from December 11, 1809 Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican Party1. Michael Leib (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Andrew Gregg (DR) Rhode Island Federalist Party1. Francis Malbone (F), until June 4, 1809 Federalist PartyChristopher G. Champlin (F), from June 26, 1809 Democratic-Republican Party2. Elisha Mathewson (DR) South Carolina Democratic-Republican Party2. Thomas Sumter (DR), until December 16, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Taylor (DR), from December 31, 1810 Democratic-Republican Party3. John Gaillard (DR) Tennessee Democratic-Republican Party1. Joseph Anderson (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. Daniel Smith (DR), until March 31, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyJenkin Whiteside (DR), from April 11, 1809 Vermont Democratic-Republican Party1. Jonathan Robinson (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Stephen R. Bradley (DR) Virginia Democratic-Republican Party1. Richard Brent (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. William B. Giles (DR) thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 11th Congress in March 1809. #0044aa 2 Democratic-Republicans #660080 1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist #aa0000 2 Federalists House of Representatives List of United States representatives in the 11th Congress The names of representatives are preceded by their districts. Connecticut All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Epaphroditus Champion (F) Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Samuel W. Dana (F), until May 10, 1810 Federalist PartyEbenezer Huntington (F), from October 11, 1810 Federalist PartyConnecticut AL At-large. John Davenport (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 Federalist PartyDelaware AL At-large. Nicholas Van Dyke (F) Georgia Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. William W. Bibb (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Howell Cobb (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Dennis Smelt (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. George Troup (DR) Kentucky Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 1 1. Matthew Lyon (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 2 2. Samuel McKee (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 3 3. Henry Crist (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 4 4. Richard Mentor Johnson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 5 5. Benjamin Howard (DR), until April 10, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam T. Barry (DR), from August 8, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 6 6. Joseph Desha (DR) Maryland The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. Federalist PartyMaryland 1 1. John Campbell (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 2 2. Archibald Van Horne (DR) Federalist PartyMaryland 3 3. Philip Barton Key (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 4 4. Roger Nelson (DR), until May 14, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartySamuel Ringgold (DR), from October 15, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 5 5. Alexander McKim (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 5 5. Nicholas R. Moore (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 6 6. John Montgomery (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 7 7. John Brown (DR), until sometime in 1810 (February 2020) Democratic-Republican PartyRobert Wright (DR), from November 29, 1810 Federalist PartyMaryland 8 8. Charles Goldsborough (F) Massachusetts Federalist PartyMassachusetts 1 1. Josiah Quincy III (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 2 2. Benjamin Pickman Jr. (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 3 3. Edward St. Loe Livermore (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 4 4. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 5 5. William Ely (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 6 6. Samuel Taggart (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 7 7. William Baylies (F), until June 28, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyCharles Turner Jr. (DR), from June 28, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 8 8. Gideon Gardner (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 9 9. Laban Wheaton (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 10 10. Jabez Upham (F), until sometime in 1810 (February 2020) Federalist PartyJoseph Allen (F), from October 8, 1810 Federalist PartyMassachusetts 11 11. William Stedman (F), until July 16, 1810 Federalist PartyAbijah Bigelow (F), from October 8, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 12 12. Ezekiel Bacon (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 13 13. Ebenezer Seaver (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 14 14. Richard Cutts (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 15 15. Ezekiel Whitman (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 16 16. Orchard Cook (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 17 17. Barzillai Gannett (DR) New Hampshire Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Daniel Blaisdell (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. John C. Chamberlain (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. William Hale (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Nathaniel Appleton Haven (F) Federalist PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. James Wilson (F) New Jersey Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Adam Boyd (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. James Cox (DR), until September 12, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn A. Scudder (DR), from October 31, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. William Helms (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Jacob Hufty (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Thomas Newbold (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Henry Southard (DR) New York There were two plural districts, the 2nd & 6th, each had two representatives. Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 1 1. Ebenezer Sage (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 2 2. William Denning (DR), until sometime before late April 1810Denning never took his seat, and eventually resigned. Apparently he did not send a letter of resignation to the House, but communicated his resignation either to the Governor of New York or the Secretary of State of New York. Almost all old State records were destroyed by a fire which broke out at the New York State Capitol during the 1911 United States Senate election in New York, so that the exact date is possibly no longer to ascertain. Certain is that he resigned in time to have the vacancy filled at the annual State election in late April 1810 when the regular congressional elections were held. Democratic-Republican PartySamuel L. Mitchill (DR), from December 4, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 2 2. Gurdon S. Mumford (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 3 3. Jonathan Fisk (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 4 4. James Emott (F) Federalist PartyNew York 5 5. Barent Gardenier (F) Federalist PartyNew York 6 6. Herman Knickerbocker (F) Federalist PartyNew York 6 6. Robert Le Roy Livingston (F) Federalist PartyNew York 7 7. Killian K. Van Rensselaer (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 8 8. John Thompson (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 9 9. Thomas Sammons (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 10 10. John Nicholson (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 11 11. Thomas R. Gold (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 12 12. Erastus Root (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 13 13. Uri Tracy (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 14 14. Vincent Mathews (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 15 15. Peter Buell Porter (DR) North Carolina Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 1 1. Lemuel Sawyer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 2 2. Willis Alston (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 3 3. William Kennedy (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 4 4. John Stanly (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 5 5. Thomas Kenan (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 6 6. Nathaniel Macon (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 7 7. Archibald McBryde (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 8 8. Richard Stanford (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 9 9. James Cochran (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 10 10. Joseph Pearson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 11 11. James Holland (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 12 12. Meshack Franklin (DR) Ohio Democratic-Republican PartyOhio AL At-large. Jeremiah Morrow (DR) Pennsylvania There were four plural districts: the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd had three representatives each, and the 4th had two representatives. Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. William Anderson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. John Porter (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 1 1. Benjamin Say (DR), until sometime in June 1809 (February 2020) Democratic-Republican PartyAdam Seybert (DR), from October 10, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 2 2. Robert Brown (DR) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 2 2. William Milnor (F) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 2 2. John Ross (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 3 3. Daniel Hiester (DR) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 3 3. Robert Jenkins (F) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 3 3. Matthias Richards (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 4 4. David Bard (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 4 4. Robert Whitehill (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 5 5. George Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 6 6. William Crawford (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 7 7. John Rea (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 8 8. William Findley (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 9 9. John Smilie (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 10 10. Aaron Lyle (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 11 11. Samuel Smith (DR) 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. Robert Marion (DR), until December 4, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyLangdon Cheves (DR), from December 31, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 2 2. William Butler Sr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 3 3. Robert Witherspoon (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 4 4. John Taylor (DR), until December 30, 1810, vacant thereafter Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 5 5. Richard Winn (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 6 6. Joseph Calhoun (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 7 7. Thomas Moore (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 8 8. Lemuel J. Alston (DR) Tennessee Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 1 1. John Rhea (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 2 2. Robert Weakley (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 3 3. Pleasant Moorman Miller (DR) Vermont Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 1 1. Samuel Shaw (DR) Federalist PartyVermont 2 2. Jonathan H. Hubbard (F) Federalist PartyVermont 3 3. William Chamberlain (F) Federalist PartyVermont 4 4. Martin Chittenden (F) Virginia Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 1 1. John G. Jackson (DR), until September 28, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam McKinley (DR), from December 21, 1810 Federalist PartyVirginia 2 2. James Stephenson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 3 3. John Smith (DR) Federalist PartyVirginia 4 4. Jacob Swoope (F) Federalist PartyVirginia 5 5. James Breckinridge (F) Federalist PartyVirginia 6 6. Daniel Sheffey (F) Federalist PartyVirginia 7 7. Joseph Lewis Jr. (F) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 8 8. Walter Jones (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 9 9. John Love (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 10 10. John Dawson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 11 11. John Roane (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 12 12. Burwell Bassett (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 13 13. William A. Burwell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 14 14. Matthew Clay (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 15 15. John Randolph (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 16 16. John W. Eppes (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 17 17. Thomas Gholson Jr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 18 18. Peterson Goodwyn (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 19 19. Edwin Gray (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 20 20. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 21 21. Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR), until November 27, 1809 Democratic-Republican PartyDavid S. Garland (DR), from January 17, 1810 Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 22 22. John Clopton (DR) Non-voting members Indiana Territory AL Indiana Territory. Jonathan Jennings, from November 27, 1809 Mississippi Territory AL Mississippi Territory. George Poindexter Orleans Territory AL Orleans Territory. Julien de Lallande Poydras thumb|175px|Speaker of the HouseJoseph Bradley Varnum Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate There were 8 resignations, 2 deaths, 1 interim appointment, and 1 vacancy from before this Congress. List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate top |- | Ohio(3) | Vacant | Edward Tiffin (DR) resigned at the end of the previous Congress.Successor was appointed to continue the term. | | Stanley Griswold (DR) | Seated May 18, 1809 |- | New Jersey(2) | | Aaron Kitchell (DR) | Resigned March 12, 1809.Successor was appointed to continue the term and subsequently elected to finish the term. | | John Condit (DR) | Seated March 21, 1809 |- | Tennessee(2) | | Daniel Smith (DR) | Resigned March 31, 1809.Successor was elected April 11, 1809, to finish the term. | | Jenkin Whiteside (DR) | Seated April 11, 1809 |- | Rhode Island(1) | | Francis Malbone (F) | Died June 4, 1809.Successor was elected to finish the term. | | Christopher G. Champlin (F) | Seated June 26, 1809 |- | Delaware(1) | | Samuel White (F) | Died November 4, 1809.Successor was appointed to continue the term and subsequently elected to finish the term. | | Outerbridge Horsey (F) | Seated January 12, 1810 |- | Georgia(3) | | John Milledge (DR) | Resigned November 14, 1809.Successor was elected to finish the term. | | Charles Tait (DR) | Seated November 27, 1809 |- | Ohio(3) | | Stanley Griswold (DR) | Appointee was not elected to finish the term.Successor elected December 11, 1809. | | Alexander Campbell (DR) | Seated December 11, 1809 |- | Kentucky(2) | | Buckner Thruston (DR) | Appointed judge of the US District Court of the District of Columbia December 18, 1809 | | Henry Clay (DR) | Seated November 4, 1810 |- | New Hampshire(3) | | Nahum Parker (DR) | Resigned June 1, 1810 | | Charles Cutts (F) | Seated June 21, 1810 |- | Connecticut(1) | | James Hillhouse (F) | Resigned June 10, 1810 | | Samuel W. Dana (F) | Seated December 4, 1810 |- | Ohio(1) | | Return J. Meigs Jr. (DR) | Resigned on or before December 10, 1810, to become Governor of Ohio | | Thomas Worthington (DR) | Seated December 15, 1810 |- | South Carolina(2) | | Thomas Sumter (DR) | Resigned December 16, 1810 | | John Taylor (DR) | Seated December 31, 1810 |} House of Representatives Of the voting members, there were 12 resignations, 1 death, and 1 change due to a contested election. List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House |- | Indiana Territory AL Indiana Territory | Vacant | failure to elect | Jonathan Jennings | Seated November 27, 1809 |- | Pennsylvania 1 Pennsylvania1st | | Benjamin Say (DR) | Resigned June, 1809 | | Adam Seybert (DR) | Seated October 10, 1809 |- | Massachusetts 7 Massachusetts7th | | William Baylies (F) | Lost contested election June 28, 1809 | | Charles Turner Jr. (DR) | June 28, 1809 |- | Virginia 21 Virginia21st | | Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR) | Resigned November 27, 1809 | | David S. Garland (DR) | Seated January 17, 1810 |- | Maryland 7 Maryland7th | | John Brown (DR) | Resigned sometime in 1810 | | Robert Wright (DR) | Seated November 29, 1810 |- | Massachusetts 10 Massachusetts10th | | Jabez Upham (F) | Resigned sometime in 1810 | | Joseph Allen (F) | October 8, 1810 |- | New York 2 New York2nd | | William Denning (DR) | Resigned sometime in 1810 | | Samuel L. Mitchill (DR) | December 4, 1810 |- | Kentucky 5 Kentucky5th | | Benjamin Howard (DR) | Resigned April 10, 1810, after becoming Governor of Louisiana Territory | | William T. Barry (DR) | Seated August 8, 1810 |- | Connecticut AL Connecticutat-large | | Samuel W. Dana (F) | Resigned May 10, 1810, after being elected to US Senate | | Ebenezer Huntington (F) | October 11, 1810 |- | Maryland 4 Maryland4th | | Roger Nelson (DR) | Resigned May 14, 1810 | | Samuel Ringgold (DR) | Seated October 15, 1810 |- | Massachusetts 11 Massachusetts11th | | William Stedman (F) | Resigned July 16, 1810 | | Abijah Bigelow (F) | October 8, 1810 |- | New Jersey AL New Jerseyat-large | | James Cox (DR) | Died September 12, 1810 | | John A. Scudder (DR) | Seated October 31, 1810 |- | Virginia 1 Virginia1st | | John G. Jackson (DR) | Resigned September 28, 1810 | | William McKinley (DR) | Seated December 21, 1810 |- | South Carolina 1 South Carolina1st | | Robert Marion (DR) | Resigned December 4, 1810 | | Langdon Cheves (DR) | Seated December 31, 1810 |- | South Carolina 4 South Carolina4th | | John Taylor (DR) | Resigned December 30, 1810, after becoming US Senator | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of term |} Committees Lists of committees and their party leaders. Senate Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: N/A) Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Nicholas Gilman) National University (Chairman: N/A) Whole House of Representatives Accounts (Chairman: Nicholas R. Moore then William Milnor then Nicholas R. Moore) Arms Exports (Select) Claims (Chairman: Richard M. Johnson then Erastus Root) Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) District of Columbia (Chairman: John Love then Archibald Van Horne) Elections (Chairman: William Findley) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John Rhea) Public Lands (Chairman: Jeremiah Morrow) Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Henry Southard) Rules (Select) Standards of Official Conduct Ways and Means (Chairman: John W. Eppes) Whole Joint committees Enrolled Bills (Chairman: James Turner) The Library (Chairman: N/A) Employees Legislative branch agency directors Architect of the Capitol: Benjamin Latrobe Librarian of Congress: Patrick Magruder Senate Chaplain: James J. Wilmer (Episcopalian), until December 5, 1809 Obadiah B. Brown (Baptist), from December 5, 1809 Walter D. Addison (Episcopalian), from December 12, 1810 Secretary: Samuel A. Otis Sergeant at Arms: James Mathers House of Representatives Chaplain: Robert Elliott, Baptist, until May 27, 1809 Jesse Lee, Methodist, from May 27, 1809 Clerk: Patrick Magruder Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn See also 1808 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) 1808 United States presidential election 1808–09 United States Senate elections 1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections 1810 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) 1810–11 United States Senate elections 1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References 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