7th United States Congress
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The Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1801 - March 5, 1801
- First session: December 7, 1801 - May 3, 1802
- Second session: December 6, 1802 - March 3, 1803 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 6th Congress
Next congress: 8th Congress
[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL members: 34 |
TOTAL members: 107 |
[edit] Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Abraham Baldwin, Democratic-Republican of Georgia, first elected December 7, 1801
- Stephen R. Bradley, Democratic-Republican of Vermont, first elected December 14, 1802
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Nathaniel Macon, Democratic-Republican of North Carolina, elected December 7, 1801
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1801; Events of 1802; Events of 1803
- March 4, 1801 – Thomas Jefferson became President of the United States
- March 16, 1802 - West Point was established.
- February 24, 1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court, Marbury v. Madison decision established judicial review
- French Revolutionary Wars (1797-1802) of the Second Coalition
[edit] Major legislation
- April 29, 1802 - Judiciary Act of 1802, ch. 31, 2 Stat. 156
- April 30, 1802 - Enabling Act of 1802, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173
- November 29, 1802 - Ohio was admitted as a state to the Union. It was formerly a portion of the Northwest Territory
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 7th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 7th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1800
[edit] Senate
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 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1806.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
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[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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[edit] Officers
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd U.S. Congress passed legislation designating the date of the first meeting of the Ohio state legislature, March 1, 1803, as that date. However, on April 30, 1802 the 7th U.S. Congress had passed an act "authorizing the inhabitants of Ohio to form a Constitution and state government, and admission of Ohio into the Union." On February 19, 1803 the same Congress passed an act "providing for the execution of the laws of the United States in the State of Ohio." The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress states that Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802, and counts its seats as vacant from that date.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ see note 1 above
- ^ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] 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
