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7th United States Congress
	; ; 6th ←; → 8th; ;
	; ; United States Capitol (1800);
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803
Senate President	; Aaron Burr (DR)
Senate Pres. pro tem	; Abraham Baldwin (DR); Stephen R. Bradley (DR)
House Speaker	; Nathaniel Macon (DR)
Members	; 34 senators; 107 representatives; 2 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	; Democratic-Republican;
House Majority	; Democratic-Republican;
Sessions
	; Special: March 4, 1801 – March 5, 1801; 1st: December 7, 1801 – May 3, 1802; 2nd: December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803

The Seventh 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, 1801, to March 4, 1803, during the first two years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the 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.

6 Members
- 6.1 Senate
  - 6.1.1 Connecticut
  - 6.1.2 Delaware
  - 6.1.3 Georgia
  - 6.1.4 Kentucky
  - 6.1.5 Maryland
  - 6.1.6 Massachusetts
  - 6.1.7 New Hampshire
  - 6.1.8 New Jersey
  - 6.1.9 New York
  - 6.1.10 North Carolina
  - 6.1.11 Ohio
  - 6.1.12 Pennsylvania
  - 6.1.13 Rhode Island
  - 6.1.14 South Carolina
  - 6.1.15 Tennessee
  - 6.1.16 Vermont
  - 6.1.17 Virginia
- 6.2 House of Representatives
  - 6.2.1 Connecticut
  - 6.2.2 Delaware
  - 6.2.3 Georgia
  - 6.2.4 Kentucky
  - 6.2.5 Maryland
  - 6.2.6 Massachusetts
  - 6.2.7 New Hampshire
  - 6.2.8 New Jersey
  - 6.2.9 New York
  - 6.2.10 North Carolina
  - 6.2.11 Ohio
  - 6.2.12 Pennsylvania
  - 6.2.13 Rhode Island
  - 6.2.14 South Carolina
  - 6.2.15 Tennessee
  - 6.2.16 Vermont
  - 6.2.17 Virginia
  - 6.2.18 Non-voting members

7 Changes in membership
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives

8 Committees
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives
- 8.3 Joint committees

9 Officers
- 9.1 Senate
- 9.2 House of Representatives

10 See also

11 References

12 External links

Major events

March 4, 1801: Presidential inauguration of Thomas Jefferson

May 10, 1801: The pascha of Tripoli declared war on United States by having the flagpole on the consulate chopped down

March 16, 1802: West Point established

February 24, 1803: First time an Act of Congress was declared unconstitutional: U.S. Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison

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

States admitted

United States Capitol with "Brick Oven"

Ohio was admitted as a state, having previously been a portion of the Northwest Territory. The exact date is unclear and in dispute, but it is undisputed that it was during this Congress. The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd U.S. Congress passed legislation retrospectively 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." (Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173) 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." (Sess. 2, ch. 7, 2 Stat. 201) 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.

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.

Senate

Although the Federalists had more Senators during the very brief March 1801 special session, by the time the first regular session met in December 1801, the Democratic-Republicans had gained majority control.

	Party (shading shows control)		Total	Vacant

	Democratic- Republican (DR)	Federalist (F)
End of the previous congress	11	21	32	0

Begin	15	17	32	0
End	18	14	32	2
Final voting share	7001563000000000000♠56.3%	7001438000000000000♠43.8%

Beginning of the next congress	22	9	31	3

House of Representatives

State shares of party representatives

	Party (shading shows control)		Total	Vacant

	Democratic- Republican (DR)	Federalist (F)
End of the previous congress	49	56	105	1

Begin	65	40	105	1
End	64	41	105	3
Final voting share	7001610000000000000♠61.0%	7001390000000000000♠39.0%

Beginning of the next congress	113	26	139	3

Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate
Aaron Burr

President pro tempore of the Senate
Abraham Baldwin

President: Aaron Burr (DR)

President pro tempore: Abraham Baldwin (DR), first elected December 7, 1801
- Stephen R. Bradley (DR), first elected December 14, 1802

House of Representatives

Speaker: Nathaniel Macon, (DR), elected December 7, 1801

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Skip to House of Representatives, below

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, facing re-election in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing re-election in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 1806.

Connecticut

1. James Hillhouse (F)

3. Uriah Tracy (F)

Delaware

2. William H. Wells (F)

1. Samuel White (F)

Georgia

2. Abraham Baldwin (DR)

3. James Jackson (DR)

Kentucky

2. John Brown (DR)

3. John Breckinridge (DR)

Maryland

1. John Eager Howard (F)

3. William Hindman (F), until November 19, 1801
- Robert Wright (DR), from November 19, 1801

Massachusetts

1. Jonathan Mason (F)

2. Dwight Foster (F)

New Hampshire

2. Samuel Livermore (F), until June 12, 1801
- Simeon Olcott (F), from June 17, 1801

3. James Sheafe (F), until June 14, 1802
- William Plumer (F), from June 17, 1802

New Jersey

1. Aaron Ogden (F)

2. Jonathan Dayton (F)

New York

1. Gouverneur Morris (F)

3. John Armstrong Jr. (DR), until February 5, 1802
- DeWitt Clinton (DR), from February 9, 1802

North Carolina

2. Jesse Franklin (DR)

3. David Stone (DR)

Ohio

Regardless of the uncertainty over Ohio's exact admittance date (see "States admitted, above") its two Senators were not elected until the next Congress.

1: Vacant (newly admitted state)

3: Vacant (newly admitted state)

Pennsylvania

1. James Ross (F)

3. Peter Muhlenberg (DR), until June 30, 1801
- George Logan (DR), from July 13, 1801

Rhode Island

1. Theodore Foster (DR)

2. Ray Greene (F), until March 5, 1801
- Christopher Ellery (DR), from May 6, 1801

South Carolina

2. Charles Pinckney (DR), until June 6, 1801
- Thomas Sumter (DR), from December 15, 1801

3. John E. Colhoun (DR), until October 26, 1802
- Pierce Butler (DR), from November 4, 1802

Tennessee

1. Joseph Anderson (DR)

2. William Cocke (DR)

Vermont

1. Nathaniel Chipman (F)

3. Elijah Paine (F), until September 1, 1801
- Stephen R. Bradley (DR), from October 15, 1801

Virginia

1. Stevens T. Mason (DR)

2. Wilson C. Nicholas (DR)

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 "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Samuel W. Dana (F)

At-large. John Davenport (F)

At-large. Calvin Goddard (F), from May 14, 1801

At-large. Roger Griswold (F)

At-large. Elias Perkins (F)

At-large. John Cotton Smith (F)

At-large. Benjamin Tallmadge (F), from September 21, 1801

Delaware

At-large. James A. Bayard (F)

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. John Milledge (DR), until May 1802
- Peter Early (DR), from January 10, 1803

At-large. Benjamin Taliaferro (DR), until May 1802
- David Meriwether (DR), from December 6, 1802

Kentucky

1. Thomas T. Davis (DR)

2. John Fowler (DR)

Maryland

1. John Campbell (F)

2. Richard Sprigg, Jr. (DR), until February 11, 1802
- Walter Bowie (DR), from March 24, 1802

3. Thomas Plater (F)

4. Daniel Hiester (DR)

5. Samuel Smith (DR)

6. John Archer (DR)

7. Joseph H. Nicholson (DR)

8. John Dennis (F)

Massachusetts

1. John Bacon (DR)

2. William Shepard (F)

3. Ebenezer Mattoon (F)

4. Levi Lincoln Sr. (DR), until March 5, 1801
- Seth Hastings (F), from January 11, 1802

5. Lemuel Williams (F)

6. Josiah Smith (DR)

7. Phanuel Bishop (DR)

8. William Eustis (DR)

9. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR)

10. Nathan Read (F)

11. Manasseh Cutler (F)

12. Silas Lee (F), until August 20, 1801
- Samuel Thatcher (F), from December 6, 1802

13. Peleg Wadsworth (F)

14. Richard Cutts (DR)

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Abiel Foster (F)

At-large. Joseph Peirce (F), until 1802
- Samuel Hunt (F), from December 6, 1802

At-large. Samuel Tenney (F)

At-large. George B. Upham (F)

New Jersey

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. John Condit (DR)

At-large. Ebenezer Elmer (DR)

At-large. William Helms (DR)

At-large. James Mott (DR)

At-large. Henry Southard (DR)

New York

1. John Smith (DR)

2. Samuel L. Mitchill (DR)

3. Philip Van Cortlandt (DR)

4. Lucas Elmendorf (DR)

5. Thomas Tillotson (DR), until August 10, 1801
- Theodorus Bailey (DR), from December 7, 1801

6. John Bird (F), until July 25, 1801
- John P. Van Ness (DR), December 7, 1801 – January 17, 1803; vacant thereafter

7. David Thomas (DR)

8. Killian K. Van Rensselaer (F)

9. Benjamin Walker (F)

10. Thomas Morris (F)

North Carolina

1. James Holland (DR)

2. Archibald Henderson (F)

3. Robert Williams (DR)

4. Richard Stanford (DR)

5. Nathaniel Macon (DR)

6. William H. Hill (F)

7. William Barry Grove (F)

8. Charles Johnson (DR), until July 23, 1802
- Thomas Wynns (DR), from December 7, 1802

9. Willis Alston (DR)

10. John Stanly (F)

Ohio

At-large. vacant^[1] (newly admitted state)

Pennsylvania

1. William Jones (DR)

2. Michael Leib (DR)

3. Joseph Hemphill (F)

4A:^[2]Robert Brown (DR)

4B:^[2]Isaac Van Horne (DR)

5. Joseph Hiester (DR)

6. John A. Hanna (DR)

7. Thomas Boude (F)

8. John Stewart (DR)

9. Andrew Gregg (DR)

10. Henry Woods (F)

11. John Smilie (DR)

12. William Hoge (DR)

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR)

At-large. Thomas Tillinghast (DR)

South Carolina

1. Thomas Lowndes (F)

2. John Rutledge, Jr. (F)

3. Benjamin Huger (F)

4. Thomas Sumter (DR), until December 15, 1801
- Richard Winn (DR), from January 24, 1803

5. William Butler Sr. (DR)

6. Thomas Moore (DR)

Tennessee

At-large. William Dickson (DR)

Vermont

1. Israel Smith (DR)

2. Lewis R. Morris (F)

Virginia

1. John Smith (DR)

2. David Holmes (DR)

3. George Jackson (DR)

4. Abram Trigg (DR)

5. John J. Trigg (DR)

6. Matthew Clay (DR)

7. John Randolph (DR)

8. Thomas Claiborne (DR)

9. William B. Giles (DR)

10. Edwin Gray (DR)

11. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR)

12. John Stratton (F)

13. John Clopton (DR)

14. Samuel J. Cabell (DR)

15. John Dawson (DR)

16. Anthony New (DR)

17. Richard Brent (DR)

18. Philip R. Thompson (DR)

19. John Taliaferro (DR)

Non-voting members

Mississippi Territory. Narsworthy Hunter, until March 11, 1802
- Thomas M. Green Jr. (DR), from December 6, 1802

Northwest Territory. Paul Fearing (F)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

There was 1 death, 8 resignations, and 2 seats added for a new state.

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Rhode Island (2)	Ray Greene (F)	Resigned March 5, 1801, after being nominated for a judicial position. His successor was elected.	Christopher Ellery (DR)	Seated May 6, 1801
South Carolina (2)	Charles Pinckney (DR)	Resigned June 6, 1801, after being appointed Minister to Spain. His successor was elected.	Thomas Sumter (DR)	Seated December 15, 1801
New Hampshire (2)	Samuel Livermore (F)	Resigned June 12, 1801. His successor was elected.	Simeon Olcott (F)	Seated June 17, 1801
Pennsylvania (3)	Peter Muhlenberg (DR)	Resigned June 30, 1801. His successor was appointed July 13, 1801, and then elected December 17, 1801.	George Logan (DR)	Seated July 13, 1801
Vermont (3)	Elijah Paine (F)	Resigned September 1, 1801. His successor was elected.	Stephen R. Bradley (DR)	Seated October 15, 1801
Maryland (3)	William Hindman (F)	Resigned November 19, 1801. His successor was elected.	Robert Wright (DR)	Seated November 19, 1801
New York (3)	John Armstrong Jr. (DR)	Resigned February 5, 1802. His successor was elected.	DeWitt Clinton (DR)	Seated February 9, 1802
New Hampshire (3)	James Sheafe (F)	Resigned June 14, 1802. His successor was elected.	William Plumer (F)	Seated June 17, 1802
South Carolina (3)	John E. Colhoun (DR)	Died October 26, 1802. His successor was elected.	Pierce Butler (DR)	Seated November 4, 1802
Ohio (1)	New seats	Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802.	Vacant	Not filled this Congress
Ohio (3)	New seats	Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802.	Vacant	Not filled this Congress

House of Representatives

replacements: 8
- Democratic-Republicans: no net change
- Federalists: no net change

deaths: 1

resignations: 9

forfeiture: 1

vacancy: 1

Total seats with changes: 11

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Connecticut At-large	Vacant	Elizur Goodrich (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress.	Calvin Goddard (F)	May 14, 1801
Massachusetts 4th	Levi Lincoln (DR)	Resigned March 5, 1801, after being appointed US Attorney General.	Seth Hastings (F)	January 11, 1802
New York 6th	John Bird (F)	Resigned July 25, 1801.	John Peter Van Ness (DR)	December 7, 1801
New York 5th	Thomas Tillotson (DR)	Resigned August 10, 1801, upon appointment as NY Secretary of State.	Theodorus Bailey (DR)	December 7, 1801
Massachusetts 12th	Silas Lee (F)	Resigned August 20, 1801.	Samuel Thatcher (F)	December 6, 1802
South Carolina 4th	Thomas Sumter (DR)	Resigned December 15, 1801, after being elected to the US Senate.	Richard Winn (DR)	January 24, 1803
Georgia At-large	Benjamin Taliaferro (DR)	Resigned sometime in 1802.	David Meriwether (DR)	December 6, 1802
New Hampshire At-large	Joseph Peirce (F)	Resigned sometime in 1802.	Samuel Hunt (F)	December 6, 1802
Maryland 2nd	Richard Sprigg, Jr. (DR)	Resigned February 11, 1802.	Walter Bowie (DR)	March 24, 1802
Mississippi Territory At-large	Narsworthy Hunter	Died March 11, 1802.	Thomas M. Green, Jr.	December 6, 1802
Georgia At-large	John Milledge (DR)	Resigned May 1802 after being elected Governor.	Peter Early (DR)	January 10, 1803
North Carolina 8th	Charles Johnson (DR)	Died July 23, 1802.	Thomas Wynns (DR)	December 7, 1802
Ohio At-large	New seat	Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802.	Vacant	Not filled until next Congress
New York 6th	John Peter Van Ness (DR)	Seat declared forfeited January 17, 1803.	Vacant	Not filled until next Congress

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

Whole

House of Representatives

Claims

Commerce and Manufactures

Elections

Revisal and Unfinished Business

Rules (Select)

Standards of Official Conduct

Ways and Means

Whole

Joint committees

Enrolled Bills

Officers

Architect of the Capitol: William Thornton

Librarian of Congress: John J. Beckley

Senate

Chaplain: Thomas J. Claggett (Episcopalian)
- Edward Gantt (Episcopalian), elected December 9, 1801

Secretary: Samuel A. Otis

Doorkeeper: James Mathers

House of Representatives

Chaplain: William Parkinson (Baptist)

Clerk: John Beckley

Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton

Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing.]

Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Wheaton

References

^ The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd U.S. Congress passed legislation retrospectively 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." (Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173) 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." (Sess. 2, ch. 7, 2 Stat. 201) 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.

^ ^a^b Pennsylvania's 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

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

[Ohio-1] The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd U.S. Congress passed legislation retrospectively 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." (Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173) 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." (Sess. 2, ch. 7, 2 Stat. 201) 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.

[Pennsylvania-2] Pennsylvania's 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.

7th United States Congress
6th ← → 8th
United States Capitol (1800)
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803
Senate President	Aaron Burr (DR)
Senate Pres. pro tem	Abraham Baldwin (DR) Stephen R. Bradley (DR)
House Speaker	Nathaniel Macon (DR)
Members	34 senators 107 representatives 2 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Democratic-Republican
House Majority	Democratic-Republican
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1801 – March 5, 1801 1st: December 7, 1801 – May 3, 1802 2nd: December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803

7th United States Congress

Contents

Major events

Major legislation

States admitted

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

House of Representatives

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Non-voting members

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Officers

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

External links

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