17th United States Congress

1821-1823 U.S. Congress February 2026 17th United States Congress 16th 18th USCapitol1827A.gif 220px United States Capitol (1827) United States Congress United States March 4, 1821 March 4, 1823 Senate 48 Democratic-Republican President Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) President pro tempore John Gaillard (DR) House of Representatives 187 representatives3 non-voting delegates Democratic-Republican Speaker Philip P. Barbour (DR) 1st December 3, 1821 May 8, 1822 2nd December 2, 1822 March 3, 1823 The 17th 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. While its term was officially March 4, 1821, to March 4, 1823, during the fifth and sixth years of James Monroe's presidency, its first session began on December 3, 1821, ending on May 8, 1822, and its second session began on December 2, 1822, to March 3, 1823. 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 members William Smith, John Gaillard, Joseph Gist, John Wilson, George McDuffie, Starling Tucker, James Overstreet, Thomas R. Mitchell, William Lowndes, Joel Roberts Poinsett, and James Blair were described as being "outspokenly pro-British" in their outlook. All of whom signed a "letter of brotherhood and solidarity" addressed to British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool and the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh in 1822. The same letter harshly condemned the actions of France and specifically those of King Louis XVIII.Letter: Erskine College, [Due West, South Carolina], to John K. Gaillard, Double Branches, Anderson District, [South Carolina] by W. A. Thomson, 1849 2 Major events 1821 in the United States 1822 in the United States 1823 in the United States March 5, 1821: Second inauguration of James Monroe as President of the United States.President James Monroe, 1821 http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/jmonroe1821.cfm Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies https://web.archive.org/web/20090120211516/http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/chronology/jmonroe1821.cfm 20 January 2009 January 23, 2009 July 10, 1821: In accordance with the terms of the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty, sovereignty over Spanish Florida is officially transferred to the United States from Spain. December 3–4, 1821: The election for the House speakership takes 12 ballots. Major legislation List of United States federal legislation#17th United States Congress States admitted and territories organized August 10, 1821: Missouri was admitted as the 24th U.S. state March 30, 1822: Florida Territory was formed from the lands ceded by Spain known by the name East and West Florida 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 During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Missouri. 17 Democratic-Republican DR 38 39 43 42 Federalist F 8 4 4 3 0 3 1 3 House of Representatives For the beginning of this congress, six seats from Massachusetts were reapportioned to the new state of Maine (one seat had already moved during the previous congress), 3 555. During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Missouri, 3 547. 17 Democratic-Republican DR 159 150 154 188 Federalist F 24 31 31 24 3 5 2 1 Leadership thumb|right|175px|President of the SenateDaniel D. Tompkins Senate President: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) President pro tempore: John Gaillard (DR), elected December 3, 1821 House of Representatives Speaker: Philip P. Barbour (DR), elected December 4, 1821, on the 12th ballot 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 17th 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 reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1824. Alabama Democratic-Republican Party2. William R. King (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John W. Walker (DR), until December 12, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Kelly (DR), from December 12, 1822 Connecticut Democratic-Republican Party1. Elijah Boardman (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. James Lanman (DR) Delaware Democratic-Republican Party1. Caesar A. Rodney (DR), January 24, 1822 – January 29, 1823, vacant for remainder of term Federalist Party2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F) Georgia Democratic-Republican Party2. Freeman Walker (DR), until August 6, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyNicholas Ware (DR), from November 10, 1821 Democratic-Republican Party3. John Elliott (DR) Illinois Democratic-Republican Party2. Jesse B. Thomas (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Ninian Edwards (DR) 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) Democratic-Republican Party3. James Brown (DR) Maine Democratic-Republican Party1. John Holmes (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. John Chandler (DR) Maryland Democratic-Republican Party1. William Pinkney (DR), until February 25, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartySamuel Smith (DR), from December 17, 1822 Democratic-Republican Party3. Edward Lloyd (DR) Massachusetts Federalist Party1. Elijah H. Mills (F) Federalist Party2. Harrison Gray Otis (F), until May 30, 1822 Federalist PartyJames Lloyd (F), from June 5, 1822 Mississippi Democratic-Republican Party1. David Holmes (DR) Democratic-Republican Party2. Thomas H. Williams (DR) Missouri Democratic-Republican Party1. Thomas H. Benton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state) Democratic-Republican Party3. David Barton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state) New Hampshire Democratic-Republican Party2. David L. Morril (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John F. Parrott (DR) New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party1. Samuel L. Southard (DR) 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. Montfort Stokes (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. Nathaniel Macon (DR) Ohio Democratic-Republican Party1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. William A. Trimble (DR), until December 13, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyEthan Allen Brown (DR), from January 3, 1822 Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican Party1. William Findlay (DR), from December 10, 1821 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. William Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican Party3. John Gaillard (DR) Tennessee Democratic-Republican Party1. John H. Eaton (DR), from September 27, 1821EATON, John Henry, (1790-1856) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000024 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress June 9, 2015 Democratic-Republican Party2. John Williams (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. James Pleasants (DR), until December 15, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Taylor of Caroline (DR), from December 18, 1822 thumb|375px|Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 17th Congress in March 1821. Missouri's senators were not seated until August 10, 1821. #0044aa 2 Democratic-Republicans #660080 1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist #aa0000 2 Federalists House of Representatives List of United States representatives in the 17th Congress The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers. Alabama Democratic-Republican PartyAlabama AL At-large. Gabriel Moore (DR) Connecticut All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Noyes Barber (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Daniel Burrows (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Henry W. Edwards (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. John Russ (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Ansel Sterling (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Ebenezer Stoddard (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyConnecticut AL At-large. Gideon Tomlinson (DR) Delaware Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Federalist PartyDelaware AL At-large. Louis McLane (F) Democratic-Republican PartyDelaware AL At-large. Caesar A. Rodney (DR), until January 24, 1822 Federalist PartyDaniel Rodney (F), from October 1, 1822 Georgia All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Joel Abbot (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Alfred Cuthbert (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. George R. Gilmer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Robert R. Reid (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Edward F. Tattnall (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyGeorgia AL At-large. Wiley Thompson (DR) Illinois Democratic-Republican PartyIllinois AL At-large. Daniel P. Cook (DR) Indiana Democratic-Republican PartyIndiana AL At-large. William Hendricks (DR), until July 25, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyJonathan Jennings (DR), from December 2, 1822 Kentucky Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 1 1. David Trimble (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 2 2. Samuel H. Woodson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 3 3. John T. Johnson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 4 4. Thomas Metcalfe (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 5 5. Anthony New (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 6 6. Francis Johnson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 7 7. George Robertson (DR), until sometime in 1821 before the convening of Congress Democratic-Republican PartyJohn S. Smith (DR), from August 6, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 8 8. Wingfield Bullock (DR), until October 13, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyJames D. Breckinridge (DR), from November 21, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 9 9. Thomas Montgomery (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyKentucky 10 10. Benjamin Hardin (DR) Louisiana Democratic-Republican PartyLouisiana AL At-large. Josiah S. Johnston (DR) Maine Federalist PartyMaine 1 1. Joseph Dane (F) Federalist PartyMaine 2 2. Ezekiel Whitman (F), until June 1, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyMark Harris (DR), from December 2, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyMaine 3 3. Mark L. Hill (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaine 4 4. William D. Williamson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaine 5 5. Ebenezer Herrick (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaine 6 6. Joshua Cushman (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaine 7 7. Enoch Lincoln (DR) Maryland The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. Federalist PartyMaryland 1 1. Raphael Neale (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 2 2. Joseph Kent (DR) Federalist PartyMaryland 3 3. Henry R. Warfield (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 4 4. John Nelson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 5 5. Peter Little (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 5 5. Samuel Smith (DR), until December 17, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyIsaac McKim (DR), from January 4, 1823 Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 6 6. Jeremiah Cosden (DR), until March 19, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyPhilip Reed (DR), from March 19, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyMaryland 7 7. Robert Wright (DR) Federalist PartyMaryland 8 8. Thomas Bayly (F) Massachusetts Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 1 1. Benjamin Gorham (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 2 2. Gideon Barstow (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 3 3. Jeremiah Nelson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 4 4. Timothy Fuller (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 5 5. Samuel Lathrop (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 6 6. Samuel C. Allen (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 7 7. Henry W. Dwight (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 8 8. Aaron Hobart (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 9 9. John Reed Jr. (F) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 10 10. Francis Baylies (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 11 11. Jonathan Russell (DR) Federalist PartyMassachusetts 12 12. Lewis Bigelow (F) Democratic-Republican PartyMassachusetts 13 13. William Eustis (DR) Mississippi Democratic-Republican PartyMississippi AL At-large. Christopher Rankin (DR) Missouri Democratic-Republican PartyMissouri AL At-large. John Scott (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state) New Hampshire All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Josiah Butler (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Matthew Harvey (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Aaron Matson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. William Plumer Jr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Nathaniel Upham (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Hampshire AL At-large. Thomas Whipple Jr. (DR) New Jersey All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Ephraim Bateman (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. George Cassedy (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Lewis Condict (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. George Holcombe (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. James Matlack (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew Jersey AL At-large. Samuel Swan (DR) New York There were five plural districts: the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th & 20th each had two representatives. Federalist PartyNew York 1 1. Cadwallader D. Colden (F), from December 12, 1821 Federalist PartyNew York 1 1. Silas Wood (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 2 2. Churchill C. Cambreleng (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 2 2. John J. Morgan (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 3 3. Jeremiah H. Pierson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 4 4. William W. Van Wyck (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 5 5. Walter Patterson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 6 6. Selah Tuthill (DR), until September 7, 1821 Selah Tuthill (DR) was elected in NY 6 A late in April 1821 and died September 7, 1821 before Congress convened. It is unclear if/when he received his credentials. Democratic-Republican PartyCharles Borland Jr. (DR), from December 3, 1821 Federalist PartyNew York 7 7. Charles H. Ruggles (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 8 8. Richard McCarty (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 9 9. Solomon Van Rensselaer (F), until January 14, 1822 Federalist PartyStephen Van Rensselaer (F), from March 12, 1822 Federalist PartyNew York 10 10. John D. Dickinson (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 11 11. John W. Taylor (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 12 12. Nathaniel Pitcher (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 12 12. Reuben H. Walworth (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 13 13. John Gebhard (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 14 14. Alfred Conkling (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 15 15. Samuel Campbell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 15 15. James Hawkes (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 16 16. Joseph Kirkland (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 17 17. Thomas H. Hubbard (DR) Federalist PartyNew York 18 18. Micah Sterling (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 19 19. Elisha Litchfield (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 20 20. William B. Rochester (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 20 20. David Woodcock (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 21 21. Elijah Spencer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNew York 22 22. Albert H. Tracy (DR) North Carolina Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 1 1. Lemuel Sawyer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 2 2. Hutchins G. Burton (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 3 3. Thomas H. Hall (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 4 4. William S. Blackledge (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 5 5. Charles Hooks (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 6 6. Weldon N. Edwards (DR) Federalist PartyNorth Carolina 7 7. Archibald McNeill (F) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 8 8. Josiah Crudup (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 9 9. Romulus M. Saunders (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 10 10. John Long (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 11 11. Henry W. Connor (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 12 12. Felix Walker (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyNorth Carolina 13 13. Lewis Williams (DR) Ohio Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 1 1. Thomas R. Ross (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 2 2. John W. Campbell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 3 3. Levi Barber (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 4 4. David Chambers (DR), from October 9, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 5 5. Joseph Vance (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyOhio 6 6. John Sloane (DR) Pennsylvania There were six plural districts: the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, and the 1st had four representatives. Federalist PartyPennsylvania 1 1. Samuel Edwards (F) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 1 1. Joseph Hemphill (F) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 1 1. William Milnor (F), until May 8, 1822 Federalist PartyThomas Forrest (F), from October 8, 1822 Federalist PartyPennsylvania 1 1. John Sergeant (F) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 2 2. William Darlington (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 2 2. Samuel Gross (DR) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 3 3. James Buchanan (F) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 3 3. John Phillips (F) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 4 4. James S. Mitchell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 5 5. John Findlay (DR), from October 9, 1821 Federalist PartyPennsylvania 5 5. James McSherry (F) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 6 6. Samuel Moore (DR), until May 20, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartySamuel D. Ingham (DR), from October 8, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 6 6. Thomas J. Rogers (DR) Federalist PartyPennsylvania 7 7. Ludwig Worman (F), until October 17, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyDaniel Udree (DR), from October 17, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 8 8. John Tod (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 9 9. John Brown (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 10 10. George Denison (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 10 10. Thomas Murray Jr. (DR), from October 9, 1821 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 11 11. George Plumer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 12 12. Thomas Patterson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 13 13. Andrew Stewart (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 14 14. Henry Baldwin (DR), until May 8, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyWalter Forward (DR), from October 8, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyPennsylvania 15 15. Patrick Farrelly (DR) Rhode Island Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Democratic-Republican PartyRhode Island AL At-large. Job Durfee (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyRhode Island AL At-large. Samuel Eddy (DR) South Carolina Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 1 1. Joel R. Poinsett (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 2 2. William Lowndes (DR), until May 8, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyJames Hamilton Jr. (DR), from December 13, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 3 3. Thomas R. Mitchell (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 4 4. James Overstreet (DR), until May 24, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyAndrew R. Govan (DR), from December 4, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 5 5. Starling Tucker (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 6 6. George McDuffie (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 7 7. John Wilson (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 8 8. Joseph Gist (DR) Democratic-Republican PartySouth Carolina 9 9. James Blair (DR), until May 8, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Carter (DR), from December 11, 1822 Tennessee Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 1 1. John Rhea (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 2 2. John Cocke (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 3 3. Francis Jones (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 4 4. Robert Allen (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyTennessee 5 5. Newton Cannon (DR) Tennessee 6 6. Vacant Vermont Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 1 1. Rollin C. Mallary (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 2 2. Phineas White (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 3 3. Charles Rich (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 4 4. Elias Keyes (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 5 5. Samuel C. Crafts (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVermont 6 6. John Mattocks (DR) Virginia Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 1 1. Edward B. Jackson (DR) Federalist PartyVirginia 2 2. Thomas Van Swearingen (F), until August 19, 1822 Federalist PartyJames Stephenson (F), from October 28, 1822 Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 3 3. Jared Williams (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 4 4. William McCoy (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 5 5. John Floyd (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 6 6. Alexander Smyth (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 7 7. William Smith (DR) Federalist PartyVirginia 8 8. Charles F. Mercer (F) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 9 9. William Lee Ball (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 10 10. Thomas L. Moore (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 11 11. Philip P. Barbour (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 12 12. Robert S. Garnett (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 13 13. Burwell Bassett (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 14 14. Jabez Leftwich (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 15 15. George Tucker (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 16 16. John Randolph (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 17 17. William S. Archer (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 18 18. Mark Alexander (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 19 19. James Jones (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 20 20. Arthur Smith (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 21 21. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 22 22. Hugh Nelson (DR), until January 14, 1823, vacant thereafter Democratic-Republican PartyVirginia 23 23. Andrew Stevenson (DR) Non-voting members Arkansas Territory AL Arkansas Territory. James W. Bates Florida Territory AL Florida Territory. Joseph M. Hernández, from September 30, 1822 Michigan Territory AL Michigan Territory. Solomon Sibley Missouri Territory AL Missouri Territory. Vacant until statehood thumb|right|175px|Speaker of the HousePhilip P. Barbour Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate List of special elections to the United States Senate Replacements: 5 Democratic-Republicans: no net change Federalists: no net change Deaths: 2 Resignations: 6 Seats of newly admitted states: 2 Vacancies: 3 Total seats with changes: 12 Senate |- | Tennessee(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Legislature failed to re-elect John Eaton (DR). Late election held. | | John Eaton (DR) | Elected September 27, 1821 |- | Pennsylvania(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress | | William Findlay (DR) | Elected December 10, 1821 |- | Delaware(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress | | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) | Elected January 24, 1822 |- | Georgia(2) | | Freeman Walker (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 6, 1821 | | Nicholas Ware (DR) | Elected November 10, 1821 |- | Missouri(1) | rowspan=2 | New seats | rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Missouri was admitted to the Union. | | Thomas Hart Benton (DR) | Elected August 10, 1821 |- | Missouri(3) | | David Barton (DR) | Elected August 10, 1821 |- | Ohio(3) | | William A. Trimble (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died December 13, 1821 | | Ethan Allen Brown (DR) | Elected January 3, 1822 |- | Maryland(1) | | William Pinkney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 25, 1822 | | Samuel Smith (DR) | Elected December 17, 1822 |- | Massachusetts(2) | | Harrison Gray Otis (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 30, 1822, to run for Mayor of Boston | | James Lloyd (F) | Elected June 5, 1822 |- | Alabama(3) | | John W. Walker (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 12, 1822, due to failing health | | William Kelly (DR) | Elected December 12, 1822 |- | Virginia(2) | | James Pleasants (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 15, 1822, after being elected Governor of Virginia | | John Taylor (DR) | Elected December 18, 1822 |- | Delaware(1) | | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 29, 1823, to accept a diplomatic appointment | Vacant | Not filled in this Congress |} House of Representatives Replacements: 13 Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain Federalists: 1 seat net loss Deaths: 5 Resignations: 15 Contested election: 2 Seats of newly admitted states: 1 Total seats with changes: 23 List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House |- | Tennessee 6 Tennessee6th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep. Henry Hunter Bryan was re-elected but did not take his seat | Vacant | |- | Ohio 4 Ohio4th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John C. Wright resigned his seat in the next Congress on March 3, 1821 | | David Chambers (DR) | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | Pennsylvania 5 Pennsylvania5th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect James Duncan resigned before Congress met | | John Findlay (DR) | Seated December 12, 1821 |- | Pennsylvania 10 Pennsylvania10th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect William Cox Ellis resigned before Congress met | | Thomas Murray Jr. (DR) | Seated December 12, 1821 |- | New York 1 New York1st | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Credentials for Peter Sharpe were issued by the Secretary of State of New York, but Sharpe never claimed or took the seat, Sharpe's election was contested by Colden, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 | | Cadwallader D. Colden (F) | Seated December 12, 1821 |- | Kentucky 7 Kentucky7th | | George Robertson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | resigned before Congress met | | John S. Smith (DR) | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | nowrap | Missouri Territory AL Missouri Territoryat-large | rowspan=2 | Vacant | rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821 | rowspan=2 | John Scott (DR) | rowspan=2 | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | Missouri AL Missouriat-large |- | New York 6 New York6th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Selah Tuthill (DR) was elected after the Congress term had already begun, and died on September 7, 1821, before Congress met. It is uncertain whether credentials were ever issued for Tuthill. | | Charles Borland Jr. (DR) | Seated December 3, 1821 |- | Kentucky 8 Kentucky8th | | Wingfield Bullock (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 13, 1821, before Congress met | | James D. Breckinridge (DR) | Seated January 2, 1822 |- | New York 9 New York9th | | Solomon Van Rensselaer (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 14, 1822, upon appointment as Postmaster of Albany | | Stephen Van Rensselaer (F) | Seated March 12, 1822 |- | Delaware AL Delawareat-large | | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on January 24, 1822, after being elected to the US Senate | | Daniel Rodney (F) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | Maryland 6 Maryland6th | | Jeremiah Cosden (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Cosden's election was contested by Reed | | Philip Reed (DR) | Seated March 19, 1822 |- | Pennsylvania 1 Pennsylvania1st | | William Milnor (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822, to run for Mayor of Philadelphia | | Thomas Forrest (F) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | Pennsylvania 14 Pennsylvania14th | | Henry Baldwin (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822 | | Walter Forward (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | South Carolina 9 South Carolina9th | | James Blair (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822 | | John Carter (DR) | Seated December 11, 1822 |- | South Carolina 2 South Carolina2nd | | William Lowndes (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 8, 1822 | | James Hamilton Jr. (DR) | Seated January 6, 1823 |- | Pennsylvania 6 Pennsylvania6th | | Samuel Moore (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on May 20, 1822 | | Samuel D. Ingham (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | South Carolina 4 South Carolina4th | | James Overstreet (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 24, 1822 | | Andrew R. Govan (DR) | Seated December 4, 1822 |- | Maine 2 Maine2nd | | Ezekiel Whitman (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on June 1, 1822, after becoming a judge of a Court of Common Pleas in Maine | | Mark Harris (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | Indiana AL Indianaat-large | | William Hendricks (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on July 25, 1822, after his election as Governor of Indiana | | Jonathan Jennings (DR) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | Virginia 2 Virginia2nd | | Thomas Van Swearingen (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died on August 19, 1822 | | James Stephenson (F) | Seated December 2, 1822 |- | Florida Territory AL Florida Territoryat-large | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Florida Territory was organized on March 30, 1822 | Joseph M. Hernández | Seated January 3, 1823 |- | Pennsylvania 7 Pennsylvania7th | | Ludwig Worman (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 17, 1822 | | Daniel Udree (DR) | Seated December 23, 1822 |- | Maryland 5 Maryland5th | | Samuel Smith (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on December 17, 1822, after his election to the US Senate | | Isaac McKim (DR) | Seated January 8, 1823 |- | Virginia 22 Virginia22nd | | Hugh Nelson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned on January 14, 1823, upon appointment as Minister to Spain | Vacant | |} Committees Lists of committees and their party leaders. Senate Amendments to the Constitution (Select) Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: James Lanman then Nathaniel Macon) Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Mahlon Dickerson) Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) District of Columbia (Chairman: James Barbour) Engrossed Bills (Chairman: James Lanman) Finance (Chairman: John Holmes then Walter Lowrie) Foreign Relations (Chairman: Rufus King then James Barbour) Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry Johnson) Judiciary (Chairman: William Smith) Military Affairs (Chairman: John Williams) Militia (Chairman: James Noble) National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) Naval Affairs (Chairman: James Pleasants) Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Montfort Stokes) Public Lands (Chairman: Jesse B. Thomas) Roads and Canals (Select) Tariff Regulation (Select) Whole House of Representatives Accountability of Public Moneys (Select) Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) Agriculture (Chairman: Josiah Butler) Arkansas Territorial Limits (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: George Denison) Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Silas Wood) Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Albert H. Tracy) Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Starling Tucker) Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Hugh Nelson) Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Jonathan Russell) Indian Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Metcalfe) Judiciary (Chairman: John Sergeant then Hugh Nelson) Manufactures (Chairman: John Tod) Military Affairs (Chairman: William Eustis) Naval Affairs (Chairman: Timothy Fuller) Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: John Rhea) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Francis Johnson) Private Land Claims (Chairman: Samuel Campbell) Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas Montgomery) Public Lands (Chairman: Christopher Rankin) Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas R. Ross) Rules (Select) Standards of Official Conduct Ways and Means (Chairman: Samuel Smith) 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: William Ryland (Methodist), until December 9, 1822 Charles P. McIlvaine (Episcopalian), elected December 9, 1822 Secretary: Charles Cutts Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly House of Representatives Chaplain: John Nicholson Campbell (Presbyterian), until December 10, 1821 Jared Sparks (Unitarian), elected December 10, 1821 John Brackenridge (Presbyterian), elected December 5, 1822 Clerk: Thomas Dougherty (died) Matthew St. Clair Clarke, elected December 3, 1822 Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch, elected December 4, 1821 Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn See also 1820 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) 1820 United States presidential election 1820–21 United States Senate elections 1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections 1822 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) 1822–23 United States Senate elections 1822–23 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References Bibliography Martis Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress Macmillan Publishing Company 1989 New York Martis Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts Macmillan Publishing Company 1982 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 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101057772202;view=1up;seq=5 Congressional Directory for the 17th Congress, 2nd Session