16th United States Congress

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16th United States Congress

United States Capitol (1827)
Duration: March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
President of the Senate: Daniel D. Tompkins
President pro tempore: James Barbour
John Gaillard
Speaker of the House: Henry Clay
John W. Taylor
Members: 46 Senators
186 Representatives
3 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Democratic-Republican
House Majority: Democratic-Republican
Sessions
1st: December 6, 1819 – May 15, 1820
2nd: November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1821
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The Sixteenth 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, 1819 to March 3, 1821, during the third and fourth years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

Contents
President pro tempore of the Senate James Barbour
Speaker of the House Henry Clay

[edit] Major events

Main articles: 1819, 1820, and 1821

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#16th United States Congress

[edit] States admitted and territories created

[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.

[edit] Senate

TOTAL members: 46

[edit] House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 186

[edit] Leadership

President of the Senate Daniel D. Tompkins

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[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: 16th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 16th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 1818

[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 1820; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.

See also: Category:United States Senators
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] New York

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Rhode Island

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

[edit] House of Representatives

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] Alabama

[edit] Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] Delaware

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] Illinois

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

[edit] Maryland

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] New York

There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives.

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Pennsylvania

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.

[edit] Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Vermont

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] Virginia

[edit] Non-voting members

[edit] Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.

See also: 16th United States Congress - Membership Changes

[edit] Senate

There were 5 resignations, 2 deaths, 2 vacancies before the Congress, and 4 new seats. The Democratic-Republicans had an 7 seat net gain and the Federalists had a 1 seat net loss.

State Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Georgia
class 2		 Vacant John Forsyth had resigned before the beginning of the Congress. Freeman Walker (DR) Elected November 6, 1819
Kentucky
class 3		 Vacant John J. Crittenden had resigned before the beginning of the Congress. Richard M. Johnson (DR) Elected December 10, 1819
Alabama
class 2		 New seats Alabama was admitted to the Union. John W. Walker (DR) Elected December 14, 1819
Alabama
class 3		 William R. King (DR) Elected December 14, 1819
Maine
class 2		 Maine was admitted to the Union. John Holmes (F) Elected June 13, 1820
Maine
class 1		 John Chandler (DR) Elected June 14, 1820
Maryland
class 1		 Alexander C. Hanson (F) Died April 23, 1819 William Pinkney (DR) Elected December 21, 1819
Virginia
class 2		 John W. Eppes (DR) Resigned December 4, 1819 James Pleasants (DR) Elected December 10, 1819
Massachusetts
class 1		 Prentiss Mellen (F) Resigned May 15, 1820 Elijah H. Mills (F) Elected June 12, 1820
Mississippi
class 1		 Walter Leake (DR) Resigned May 15, 1820 David Holmes (DR) Appointed August 30, 1820
Kentucky
class 2		 William Logan (DR) Resigned May 28, 1820 to run for Governor of Kentucky Isham Talbot (DR) Elected October 19, 1820
Rhode Island
class 2		 James Burrill, Jr. (F) Died December 25, 1820 Nehemiah R. Knight (DR) Elected January 9, 1821
New Jersey
class 1		 James J. Wilson (DR) Resigned January 8, 1821 Samuel L. Southard (DR) Appointed January 26, 1821

[edit] House of Representatives

Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were 13 resignations, 5 deaths, 2 contested elections, and 2 new seats. The Democratic-Republicans had a 3 seat net loss and the Federalists had no net change.

District Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of successor's taking office
New York
1st		 Vacant Contested election. Representative-elect Ebenezer Sage never qualified. James Guyon, Jr. (DR) Seated January 14, 1820
Alabama
At-large		 New seat Alabama was admitted to the Union. John Crowell (DR) Seated December 14, 1819
Maine
At-large		 Maine was admitted to the Union. Joseph Dane (F) Seated December 11, 1820
Delaware
At-large		 Willard Hall (DR) Resigned January 22, 1819 Vacant Not filled in this Congress
New Jersey
At-large		 John Condit (DR) Resigned November 4, 1819 Charles Kinsey (DR) Seated February 16, 1820
Virginia 17th James Pleasants (DR) Resigned December 14, 1819 William S. Archer (F) Seated January 18, 1820
Vermont 1st Orsamus C. Merrill (DR) Contested election, served until January 12, 1820 Rollin C. Mallary (DR) Seated January 13, 1820
Virginia 20th James Johnson (DR) Resigned February 1, 1820 John C. Gray (DR) Seated November 13, 1820
Virginia 10th George F. Strother (DR) Resigned February 10, 1820 Thomas L. Moore (DR) Seated November 13, 1820
Kentucky
6th		 David Walker (DR) Died March 1, 1820 Francis Johnson (DR) Seated November 13, 1820
Massachusetts
14th		 John Holmes (DR) Resigned March 15, 1820 to become U.S. Senator from Maine. Vacant Seat lost to Maine
Massachusetts
1st		 Jonathan Mason (F) Resigned May 15, 1820 Benjamin Gorham (DR) Seated November 27, 1820
Pennsylvania
5th		 David Fullerton (DR) Resigned May 15, 1820 Thomas G. McCullough (F) Seated November 13, 1820
Massachusetts
13th		 Edward Dowse (DR) Resigned May 26, 1820 William Eustis (DR) Seated November 13, 1820
Kentucky
9th		 Tunstall Quarles (DR) Resigned June 15, 1820 Thomas Montgomery (DR) Seated November 13, 1820
Massachusetts
8th		 Zabdiel Sampson (DR) Resigned July 26, 1820 Aaron Hobart (DR) Seated December 18, 1820
Virginia 1st James Pindall (F) Resigned July 26, 1820 Edward B. Jackson (DR) Seated November 13, 1820
Pennsylvania
7th		 Joseph Hiester (DR) Resigned December 1820 Daniel Udree (DR) Seated January 8, 1821
Rhode Island
At-large		 Nathaniel Hazard (DR) Died December 17, 1820 Vacant Not filled in this Congress
North Carolina
4th		 Jesse Slocumb (F) Died December 20, 1820 William S. Blackledge (DR) Seated February 7, 1821
New Jersey
At-large		 John Linn (DR) Died January 5, 1821 Vacant Not filled in this Congress
Virginia 14th William A. Burwell (DR) Died February 16, 1821 Vacant Not filled in this Congress

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] References

  1. ^ "debunk - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000". Houghton Mifflin. http://www.bartleby.com/61/46/D0064600.html. Retrieved on January 11, 2009. 
  • 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. 

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