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15th United States Congress

February 15, 2024

The 15th 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 the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1817, to March 4, 1819, during the first two years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

15th United States Congress
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The Old Brick Capitol, the temporary Capitol while the U.S. Capitol was being renovated after the Burning of Washington. (pictured here around 1861 in use as a Civil War prison)
March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819
Members42 senators
185 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic-Republican
Senate PresidentDaniel D. Tompkins (DR)
House majorityDemocratic-Republican
House SpeakerHenry Clay (DR)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1817 – March 6, 1817
1st: December 1, 1817 – April 20, 1818
2nd: November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1819

Letter of December 1818 edit

Two major treaties with the United Kingdom were approved, finalized and signed during the 15th Congress, both the Rush–Bagot Treaty and the Treaty of 1818, both of which pertained to the United States-Canada border, and both of which were overwhelmingly popular in the United States. President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams were credited with the accomplishments. A letter signed by many members of congress expressing "Gratitude, amity and brotherhood with Great Britain" was addressed to British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, British foreign secretary Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and Britain's minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinaire to the United States Charles Bagot. The letter also attacked King Louis XVIII of France for insulting remarks he had made towards American diplomats and about the United States, as well as his refusal to pay reparations owed to the United States from damages incurred during the Quasi-War. The letter was signed in December 1818 by Joel Abbot, Thomas W. Cobb, Zadock Cook, Joel Crawford, John Forsyth, William Terrell, Charles Tait, William Smith, John Gaillard, Henry Middleton, William Lowndes, James Ervin, Joseph Bellinger, Starling Tucker, Eldred Simkins, Elias Earle, Wilson Nesbitt, Stephen Decatur Miller, Montfort Stokes, Nathaniel Macon, Lemuel Sawyer, Joseph Hunter Bryan, Thomas H. Hall, Jesse Slocumb, James Owen, Weldon Nathaniel Edwards, James Stewart, James Strudwick Smith, Thomas Settle, George Mumford, Daniel Munroe Forney, Felix Walker, Lewis Williams, John J. Crittenden, Isham Talbot, David Trimble, Henry Clay, Richard Mentor Johnson, Joseph Desha, Anthony New, David Walker, George Robertson, Richard Clough Anderson Jr., Tunstall Quarles, Thomas Speed, William Hendricks, James Noble, Waller Taylor, John Eaton, John Williams, John Rhea, William Grainger Blount, Francis Jones, Samuel E. Hogg, Thomas Claiborne, George W.L. Marr, George Poindexter, Prentiss Mellen, Harrison Gray Otis, Enoch Lincoln, Jonathan Mason, Nathaniel Silsbee, Jeremiah Nelson, Timothy Fuller, Elijah H. Mills, Samuel Clesson Allen, Henry Shaw, Zabdiel Sampson, Walter Folger Jr., Marcus Morton, Benjamin Adams, Solomon Strong, Nathaniel Ruggles, John Holmes, Ezekiel Whitman, Benjamin Orr, John Wilson, Thomas Rice, Joshua Gage and Albion Parris, all of whom also voted to ratify both of the aforementioned treaties. Several governors also signed the letter, which was entirely symbolic and intended as a gesture of goodwill, including Gabriel Slaughter, William Rabun, John Geddes, John Branch, John Brooks, James Patton Preston and David Holmes. This was significant because the governors and the members of congress were from different regions (both Massachusetts and several southern states were represented), and because signers came from both the Whig Party and the Democratic-Republicans.[1][2][3][4] Many members of congress and Washington DC had a very hostile relationship with France's notoriously combative ambassador Jean-Guillaume, baron Hyde de Neuville, which contributed to the letters contents as per France.[5]

Major events edit

Main articles: 1817 in the United States, 1818 in the United States, and 1819 in the United States

Major legislation edit

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 15th United States Congress

Treaties edit

States admitted and territories created edit

Party summary edit

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 edit

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Mississippi and Illinois.

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic-
Republican
(DR) 		Federalist
(F)
End of previous congress 25 13 38 0
Begin 25 13 38 0
End 28 12 402
Final voting share 70.0% 30.0%
Beginning of next congress 29 9 38 4

House of Representatives edit

During this congress, one House seat was added for each of the new states of Mississippi and Illinois.

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic-
Republican
(DR) 		Federalist
(F)
End of previous congress 136 46 182 1
Begin 141 39 180 3
End 144 40 1841
Final voting share 78.3% 21.7%
Beginning of next congress 158 25 183 2

Leadership edit

 
President of the Senate
Daniel D. Tompkins
 
Speaker of the House
Henry Clay

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

Members edit

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 edit

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 in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1820; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1818.

House of Representatives edit

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Changes in membership edit

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

Senate edit

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
Senate changes
State
(class) 		Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[a]
New Hampshire
(3) 		Jeremiah Mason (F) Resigned June 16, 1817 Clement Storer (DR) Seated June 27, 1817
Vermont
(3) 		Dudley Chase (DR) Resigned November 3, 1817, to become Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court James Fisk (DR) Seated November 4, 1817
Louisiana
(2) 		William C. C. Claiborne (DR) Died November 23, 1817 Henry Johnson (DR) Seated January 12, 1818
Mississippi
(1) 		New seats Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817 Walter Leake (DR) Installed December 10, 1817
Mississippi
(2) 		Thomas H. Williams (DR)
Vermont
(3) 		James Fisk (DR) Resigned January 8, 1818, to become Vermont Collector of Customs.
Winner elected October 20, 1818. 		William A. Palmer (DR) Seated October 20, 1818
Tennessee
(1) 		George W. Campbell (DR) Resigned April 20, 1818, to become Ambassador to Russia John Eaton (DR) Seated September 5, 1818
Massachusetts
(1) 		Eli P. Ashmun (F) Resigned May 10, 1818.
Winner elected June 5, 1818. 		Prentiss Mellen (F) Seated June 5, 1818
Georgia
(2) 		George Troup (DR) Resigned September 23, 1818, to run for Governor of Georgia.
Winner elected September 23, 1818. 		John Forsyth (DR) Seated November 23, 1818
Illinois
(2) 		New seats Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818. Jesse B. Thomas (DR) Installed December 3, 1818
Illinois
(3) 		Ninian Edwards (DR)
Georgia
(2) 		John Forsyth (DR) Resigned February 17, 1819, to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Winner was elected in the next Congress. 		Not filled until next Congress
Kentucky
(2) 		John J. Crittenden (DR) Resigned March 3, 1819, to return to private practice.
Winner was elected in the next Congress.

House of Representatives edit

Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[a]
New York 4 Vacant Member-elect Henry B. Lee died before this Congress began James Tallmadge Jr. (DR) Seated June 6, 1817
Missouri Territory at-large Vacant Seat remained vacant from March 4, 1817, to August 4, 1817 John Scott Seated August 4, 1817
Pennsylvania 10 Vacant Member-elect David Scott resigned before this Congress began John Murray (DR) Seated October 14, 1817
North Carolina 7 Vacant Member-elect Alexander McMillan died before this Congress began James Stewart (F) Seated January 5, 1818
South Carolina 6 John C. Calhoun (DR) Resigned November 3, 1817, after being appointed United States Secretary of War Eldred Simkins (DR) Seated January 24, 1818
Mississippi Territory at-large Vacant Seat remained vacant until Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10, 1817 George Poindexter (DR) Seated December 10, 1817
Mississippi at-large
Connecticut at-large Uriel Holmes (F) Resigned sometime in 1818 Sylvester Gilbert (DR) Seated November 16, 1818
North Carolina 11 Daniel Forney (DR) Resigned sometime in 1818 William Davidson (F) Seated December 2, 1818
Alabama Territory at-large Vacant The first delegate from this new territory was not seated until January 29, 1818. John Crowell Seated January 29, 1818
Massachusetts 20 Albion K. Parris (DR Resigned February 3, 1818 Enoch Lincoln (DR) Seated November 4, 1818
Virginia 19 Peterson Goodwyn (DR) Died February 21, 1818 John Pegram (DR) Seated April 21, 1818
Pennsylvania 6 John Ross (DR) Resigned February 24, 1818, to become President Judge of Pennsylvania's 7th Judicial Circuit Thomas J. Rogers (DR) Seated March 3, 1818
Louisiana at-large Thomas B. Robertson (DR) Resigned April 20, 1818 Thomas Butler (DR) Seated November 16, 1818
Pennsylvania 4 Jacob Spangler (DR) Resigned April 20, 1818 Jacob Hostetter (DR) Seated November 16, 1818
Pennsylvania 6 Samuel D. Ingham (DR) Resigned July 6, 1818 Samuel Moore (DR) Seated October 13, 1818
Georgia at-large John Forsyth (DR) Resigned November 23, 1818, after being elected to the U.S. Senate Robert R. Reid (DR) Seated February 18, 1819
Illinois Territory at-large Nathaniel Pope Pope's term ended November 30, 1818, and the seat remained vacant until Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3, 1818 John McLean (DR) Seated December 3, 1818
Illinois at-large
North Carolina 10 George Mumford (DR) Died December 31, 1818 Charles Fisher (DR) Seated February 11, 1819
Vermont at-large Heman Allen (DR) resigned April 20, 1818 Vacant

Committees edit

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

Joint committees edit

Employees edit

Legislative branch agency directors edit

Senate edit

House of Representatives edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References edit

  1. ^ The American Response to Canada Since 1776 by Gordon T. Stewart
  2. ^ John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union by James E. Lewis Jr.
  3. ^ The Undefended Border: The Myth and the Reality by Charles Perry Stacey, Canadian Historical Association, 1967
  4. ^ The American Entente by Robert Balmain Moway pg. 41-45
  5. ^ America in the French mind during the Bourbon Restoration by John deWitt MacBride 1955 pg. 45-46
  • 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.

External links edit

  • Statutes at Large, 1789–1875
  • Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
  • House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
  • U.S. House of Representatives: House History
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
  • Message from President Monroe to the first session of the 15th Congress on December 2, 1817
  • Message from President Monroe to the second session of the 15th Congress on November 17, 1818

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 15th 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 the Old Brick Capitol in Washington D C from March 4 1817 to March 4 1819 during the first two years of James Monroe s presidency The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census Both chambers had a Democratic Republican majority 15th United States Congress14th 16thThe Old Brick Capitol the temporary Capitol while the U S Capitol was being renovated after the Burning of Washington pictured here around 1861 in use as a Civil War prison March 4 1817 March 4 1819Members42 senators185 representatives3 non voting delegatesSenate majorityDemocratic RepublicanSenate PresidentDaniel D Tompkins DR House majorityDemocratic RepublicanHouse SpeakerHenry Clay DR SessionsSpecial March 4 1817 March 6 18171st December 1 1817 April 20 18182nd November 16 1818 March 3 1819 Contents 1 Letter of December 1818 2 Major events 3 Major legislation 4 Treaties 5 States admitted and territories created 6 Party summary 6 1 Senate 6 2 House of Representatives 7 Leadership 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 8 Members 8 1 Senate 8 1 1 Connecticut 8 1 2 Delaware 8 1 3 Georgia 8 1 4 Illinois 8 1 5 Indiana 8 1 6 Kentucky 8 1 7 Louisiana 8 1 8 Maryland 8 1 9 Massachusetts 8 1 10 Mississippi 8 1 11 New Hampshire 8 1 12 New Jersey 8 1 13 New York 8 1 14 North Carolina 8 1 15 Ohio 8 1 16 Pennsylvania 8 1 17 Rhode Island 8 1 18 South Carolina 8 1 19 Tennessee 8 1 20 Vermont 8 1 21 Virginia 8 2 House of Representatives 8 2 1 Connecticut 8 2 2 Delaware 8 2 3 Georgia 8 2 4 Illinois 8 2 5 Indiana 8 2 6 Kentucky 8 2 7 Louisiana 8 2 8 Maryland 8 2 9 Massachusetts 8 2 10 Mississippi 8 2 11 New Hampshire 8 2 12 New Jersey 8 2 13 New York 8 2 14 North Carolina 8 2 15 Ohio 8 2 16 Pennsylvania 8 2 17 Rhode Island 8 2 18 South Carolina 8 2 19 Tennessee 8 2 20 Vermont 8 2 21 Virginia 8 2 22 Non voting members 9 Changes in membership 9 1 Senate 9 2 House of Representatives 10 Committees 10 1 Senate 10 2 House of Representatives 10 3 Joint committees 11 Employees 11 1 Legislative branch agency directors 11 2 Senate 11 3 House of Representatives 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 External linksLetter of December 1818 editTwo major treaties with the United Kingdom were approved finalized and signed during the 15th Congress both the Rush Bagot Treaty and the Treaty of 1818 both of which pertained to the United States Canada border and both of which were overwhelmingly popular in the United States President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams were credited with the accomplishments A letter signed by many members of congress expressing Gratitude amity and brotherhood with Great Britain was addressed to British Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst British foreign secretary Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh and Britain s minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinaire to the United States Charles Bagot The letter also attacked King Louis XVIII of France for insulting remarks he had made towards American diplomats and about the United States as well as his refusal to pay reparations owed to the United States from damages incurred during the Quasi War The letter was signed in December 1818 by Joel Abbot Thomas W Cobb Zadock Cook Joel Crawford John Forsyth William Terrell Charles Tait William Smith John Gaillard Henry Middleton William Lowndes James Ervin Joseph Bellinger Starling Tucker Eldred Simkins Elias Earle Wilson Nesbitt Stephen Decatur Miller Montfort Stokes Nathaniel Macon Lemuel Sawyer Joseph Hunter Bryan Thomas H Hall Jesse Slocumb James Owen Weldon Nathaniel Edwards James Stewart James Strudwick Smith Thomas Settle George Mumford Daniel Munroe Forney Felix Walker Lewis Williams John J Crittenden Isham Talbot David Trimble Henry Clay Richard Mentor Johnson Joseph Desha Anthony New David Walker George Robertson Richard Clough Anderson Jr Tunstall Quarles Thomas Speed William Hendricks James Noble Waller Taylor John Eaton John Williams John Rhea William Grainger Blount Francis Jones Samuel E Hogg Thomas Claiborne George W L Marr George Poindexter Prentiss Mellen Harrison Gray Otis Enoch Lincoln Jonathan Mason Nathaniel Silsbee Jeremiah Nelson Timothy Fuller Elijah H Mills Samuel Clesson Allen Henry Shaw Zabdiel Sampson Walter Folger Jr Marcus Morton Benjamin Adams Solomon Strong Nathaniel Ruggles John Holmes Ezekiel Whitman Benjamin Orr John Wilson Thomas Rice Joshua Gage and Albion Parris all of whom also voted to ratify both of the aforementioned treaties Several governors also signed the letter which was entirely symbolic and intended as a gesture of goodwill including Gabriel Slaughter William Rabun John Geddes John Branch John Brooks James Patton Preston and David Holmes This was significant because the governors and the members of congress were from different regions both Massachusetts and several southern states were represented and because signers came from both the Whig Party and the Democratic Republicans 1 2 3 4 Many members of congress and Washington DC had a very hostile relationship with France s notoriously combative ambassador Jean Guillaume baron Hyde de Neuville which contributed to the letters contents as per France 5 Major events editMain articles 1817 in the United States 1818 in the United States and 1819 in the United States March 4 1817 James Monroe became President of the United States July 4 1817 Construction on the Erie Canal began November 20 1817 The first Seminole War began in Florida January 2 1819 The Panic of 1819 the first major financial crisis in the United States began February 2 1819 Dartmouth College v Woodward Supreme Court allowed Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution Major legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation 15th United States Congress April 4 1818 Flag Act of 1818 Sess 1 ch 34 3 Stat 415Treaties editApril 29 1817 Rush Bagot Treaty signed between the U S and the United Kingdom October 20 1818 Treaty of 1818 between the U S and the United Kingdom established the northern boundary as the 49th parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains also creating the Northwest Angle February 22 1819 Adams Onis Treaty Spain ceded Florida to the United StatesStates admitted and territories created editDecember 10 1817 Mississippi admitted as the 20th state December 3 1818 Illinois admitted as the 21st state March 2 1819 Arkansas Territory was created 3 Stat 493 it was formerly part of the Missouri TerritoryParty summary editThe 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 edit During this congress two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Mississippi and Illinois Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic Republican DR Federalist F End of previous congress25 13 38 0Begin25 13 38 0End2812402Final voting share70 0 30 0 Beginning of next congress29 9 38 4House of Representatives edit During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Mississippi and Illinois Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic Republican DR Federalist F End of previous congress136 46 182 1Begin141 39 180 3End144401841Final voting share78 3 21 7 Beginning of next congress158 25 183 2Leadership edit nbsp President of the SenateDaniel D Tompkins nbsp Speaker of the HouseHenry Clay Senate edit President Daniel D Tompkins DR President pro tempore John Gaillard DR elected March 4 1817 James Barbour DR elected February 15 1819House of Representatives edit Speaker Henry Clay DR Members editThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district Skip to House of Representatives belowSenate edit 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 in the last Congress requiring re election in 1820 Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress requiring re election in 1822 and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress requiring re election in 1818 Connecticut edit 1 Samuel W Dana F 3 David Daggett F Delaware edit 1 Outerbridge Horsey F 2 Nicholas Van Dyke F Georgia edit 2 George Troup DR until September 23 1818 John Forsyth DR November 23 1818 February 17 1819 dd 3 Charles Tait DR Illinois edit 2 Jesse B Thomas DR from December 3 1818 newly admitted state 3 Ninian Edwards DR from December 3 1818 newly admitted state Indiana edit 1 James Noble DR 3 Waller Taylor DR Kentucky edit 2 John J Crittenden DR until March 3 1819 3 Isham Talbot DR Louisiana edit 2 William C C Claiborne DR died November 23 1817 Henry Johnson DR from January 12 1818 dd 3 Eligius Fromentin DR Maryland edit 1 Alexander C Hanson F 3 Robert H Goldsborough F Massachusetts edit 1 Eli P Ashmun F until May 10 1818 Prentiss Mellen F from June 5 1818 dd 2 Harrison Gray Otis F Mississippi edit 1 Walter Leake DR from December 10 1817 newly admitted state 2 Thomas H Williams DR from December 10 1817 newly admitted state New Hampshire edit 2 David L Morril DR 3 Jeremiah Mason F until June 16 1817 Clement Storer DR from June 27 1817 dd New Jersey edit 1 James J Wilson DR 2 Mahlon Dickerson DR New York edit 1 Nathan Sanford DR 3 Rufus King F North Carolina edit 2 Montfort Stokes DR 3 Nathaniel Macon DR Ohio edit 1 Benjamin Ruggles DR 3 Jeremiah Morrow DR Pennsylvania edit 1 Jonathan Roberts DR 3 Abner Lacock DR Rhode Island edit 1 William Hunter F 2 James Burrill Jr F South Carolina edit 2 William Smith DR 3 John Gaillard DR Tennessee edit 1 George W Campbell DR until April 20 1818 John H Eaton DR from September 5 1818 dd 2 John Williams DR Vermont edit 1 Isaac Tichenor F 3 Dudley Chase DR until November 3 1817 James Fisk DR November 4 1817 January 8 1818 William A Palmer DR from October 20 1818 dd Virginia edit 1 James Barbour DR 2 John W Eppes DR nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 15th Congress in March 1817 The senators from Illinois and Mississippi were not seated until later in the Congress 2 Democratic Republicans 1 Democratic Republican and 1 Federalist 2 Federalists House of Representatives edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Connecticut edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Uriel Holmes F until 1818 Sylvester Gilbert DR from November 16 1818 dd At large Ebenezer Huntington F At large Jonathan O Moseley F At large Timothy Pitkin F At large Samuel B Sherwood F At large Nathaniel Terry F At large Thomas S Williams F Delaware edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Willard Hall DR At large Louis McLane F Georgia edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Joel Abbot DR At large Thomas W Cobb DR At large Zadock Cook DR At large Joel Crawford DR At large John Forsyth DR until November 23 1818 Robert R Reid DR from February 18 1819 dd At large William Terrell DR Illinois edit At large John McLean DR from December 3 1818 newly admitted state Indiana edit At large William Hendricks DR Kentucky edit 1 David Trimble DR 2 Henry Clay DR 3 Richard M Johnson DR 4 Joseph Desha DR 5 Anthony New DR 6 David Walker DR 7 George Robertson DR 8 Richard C Anderson Jr DR 9 Tunstal Quarles DR 10 Thomas Speed DR Louisiana edit At large Thomas B Robertson DR until April 20 1818 Thomas Butler DR from November 16 1818 dd Maryland edit The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives 1 Philip Stuart F 2 John C Herbert F 3 George Peter F 4 Samuel Ringgold DR 5 Peter Little DR 5 Samuel Smith DR 6 Philip Reed DR 7 Thomas Culbreth DR 8 Thomas Bayly F Massachusetts edit 1 Jonathan Mason F 2 Nathaniel Silsbee DR 3 Jeremiah Nelson F 4 Timothy Fuller DR 5 Elijah H Mills F 6 Samuel C Allen F 7 Henry Shaw DR 8 Zabdiel Sampson DR 9 Walter Folger Jr DR 10 Marcus Morton DR 11 Benjamin Adams F 12 Solomon Strong F 13 Nathaniel Ruggles F 14 John Holmes DR 15 Ezekiel Whitman F 16 Benjamin Orr F 17 John Wilson F 18 Thomas Rice F 19 Joshua Gage DR 20 Albion K Parris DR until February 3 1818 Enoch Lincoln DR from November 4 1818 dd Mississippi edit At large George Poindexter DR from December 10 1817New Hampshire edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Josiah Butler DR At large Clifton Clagett DR At large Salma Hale DR At large Arthur Livermore DR At large John F Parrott DR At large Nathaniel Upham DR New Jersey edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Ephraim Bateman DR At large Benjamin Bennet DR At large Joseph Bloomfield DR At large Charles Kinsey DR At large John Linn DR At large Henry Southard DR New York edit There were six plural districts the 1st 2nd 12th 15th 20th amp 21st each had two representatives 1 Tredwell Scudder DR 1 George Townsend DR 2 William Irving DR 2 Peter H Wendover DR 3 Caleb Tompkins DR 4 James Tallmadge Jr DR from December 1 1817 5 Philip J Schuyler F 6 James W Wilkin DR 7 Josiah Hasbrouck DR 8 Dorrance Kirtland DR 9 Rensselaer Westerlo F 10 John P Cushman F 11 John W Taylor DR 12 John Palmer DR 12 John Savage DR 13 Thomas Lawyer DR 14 John Herkimer DR 15 John R Drake DR 15 Isaac Williams Jr DR 16 Henry R Storrs F 17 Thomas H Hubbard DR 18 David A Ogden F 19 James Porter DR 20 Oliver C Comstock DR 20 Daniel Cruger DR 21 Benjamin Ellicott DR 21 John C Spencer DR North Carolina edit 1 Lemuel Sawyer DR 2 Joseph H Bryan DR 3 Thomas H Hall DR 4 Jesse Slocumb F 5 James Owen DR 6 Weldon N Edwards DR 7 James Stewart F from January 5 1818 8 James S Smith DR 9 Thomas Settle DR 10 George Mumford DR until December 31 1818 Charles Fisher DR from February 11 1819 dd 11 Daniel M Forney DR until 1818 William Davidson F from December 2 1818 dd 12 Felix Walker DR 13 Lewis Williams DR Ohio edit 1 William Henry Harrison DR 2 John W Campbell DR 3 Levi Barber DR 4 Samuel Herrick DR 5 Philemon Beecher F 6 Peter Hitchcock DR Pennsylvania edit There were six plural districts the 2nd 3rd 5th 6th amp 10th had two representatives each the 1st had four representatives 1 William Anderson DR 1 Joseph Hopkinson F 1 John Sergeant F 1 Adam Seybert DR 2 Isaac Darlington F 2 Levi Pawling F 3 James M Wallace DR 3 John Whiteside DR 4 Jacob Spangler DR until April 20 1818 Jacob Hostetter DR from November 16 1818 dd 5 Andrew Boden DR 5 William Maclay DR 6 Samuel D Ingham DR until July 6 1818 Samuel Moore DR from October 13 1818 dd 6 John Ross DR until February 24 1818 Thomas J Rogers DR from March 3 1818 dd 7 Joseph Hiester DR 8 Alexander Ogle DR 9 William P Maclay DR 10 John Murray DR from October 14 1817 10 William Wilson DR 11 David Marchand DR 12 Thomas Patterson DR 13 Christian Tarr DR 14 Henry Baldwin DR 15 Robert Moore DR Rhode Island edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large John L Boss Jr F At large James B Mason F South Carolina edit 1 Henry Middleton DR 2 William Lowndes DR 3 James Ervin DR 4 Joseph Bellinger DR 5 Starling Tucker DR 6 John C Calhoun DR until November 3 1817 Eldred Simkins DR from January 24 1818 dd 7 Elias Earle DR 8 Wilson Nesbitt DR 9 Stephen D Miller DR Tennessee edit 1 John Rhea DR 2 William G Blount DR 3 Francis Jones DR 4 Samuel Hogg DR 5 Thomas Claiborne DR 6 George W L Marr DR Vermont edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Heman Allen DR until April 20 1818 vacant thereafter At large Samuel C Crafts DR At large William Hunter DR At large Orsamus C Merrill DR At large Charles Rich DR At large Mark Richards DR Virginia edit 1 James Pindall F 2 Edward Colston F 3 Henry St George Tucker DR 4 William McCoy DR 5 John Floyd DR 6 Alexander Smyth DR 7 Ballard Smith DR 8 Charles F Mercer F 9 William Lee Ball DR 10 George F Strother DR 11 Philip P Barbour DR 12 Robert S Garnett DR 13 Burwell Bassett DR 14 William A Burwell DR 15 William J Lewis DR 16 Archibald Austin DR 17 James Pleasants DR 18 Thomas M Nelson DR 19 Peterson Goodwyn DR until February 21 1818 John Pegram DR from April 21 1818 dd 20 James Johnson DR 21 Thomas Newton Jr DR 22 Hugh Nelson DR 23 John Tyler DR Non voting members edit Alabama Territory John Crowell from January 29 1818 Illinois Territory Nathaniel Pope until November 30 1818 vacant thereafter Mississippi Territory Vacant until statehood December 10 1817 Missouri Territory John Scott from August 4 1817Changes in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate edit See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation a New Hampshire 3 Jeremiah Mason F Resigned June 16 1817 Clement Storer DR Seated June 27 1817Vermont 3 Dudley Chase DR Resigned November 3 1817 to become Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court James Fisk DR Seated November 4 1817Louisiana 2 William C C Claiborne DR Died November 23 1817 Henry Johnson DR Seated January 12 1818Mississippi 1 New seats Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10 1817 Walter Leake DR Installed December 10 1817Mississippi 2 Thomas H Williams DR Vermont 3 James Fisk DR Resigned January 8 1818 to become Vermont Collector of Customs Winner elected October 20 1818 William A Palmer DR Seated October 20 1818Tennessee 1 George W Campbell DR Resigned April 20 1818 to become Ambassador to Russia John Eaton DR Seated September 5 1818Massachusetts 1 Eli P Ashmun F Resigned May 10 1818 Winner elected June 5 1818 Prentiss Mellen F Seated June 5 1818Georgia 2 George Troup DR Resigned September 23 1818 to run for Governor of Georgia Winner elected September 23 1818 John Forsyth DR Seated November 23 1818Illinois 2 New seats Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3 1818 Jesse B Thomas DR Installed December 3 1818Illinois 3 Ninian Edwards DR Georgia 2 John Forsyth DR Resigned February 17 1819 to become U S Minister to Spain Winner was elected in the next Congress Not filled until next CongressKentucky 2 John J Crittenden DR Resigned March 3 1819 to return to private practice Winner was elected in the next Congress House of Representatives edit Main article List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation a New York 4 Vacant Member elect Henry B Lee died before this Congress began James Tallmadge Jr DR Seated June 6 1817Missouri Territory at large Vacant Seat remained vacant from March 4 1817 to August 4 1817 John Scott Seated August 4 1817Pennsylvania 10 Vacant Member elect David Scott resigned before this Congress began John Murray DR Seated October 14 1817North Carolina 7 Vacant Member elect Alexander McMillan died before this Congress began James Stewart F Seated January 5 1818South Carolina 6 John C Calhoun DR Resigned November 3 1817 after being appointed United States Secretary of War Eldred Simkins DR Seated January 24 1818Mississippi Territory at large Vacant Seat remained vacant until Mississippi was admitted to the Union December 10 1817 George Poindexter DR Seated December 10 1817Mississippi at largeConnecticut at large Uriel Holmes F Resigned sometime in 1818 Sylvester Gilbert DR Seated November 16 1818North Carolina 11 Daniel Forney DR Resigned sometime in 1818 William Davidson F Seated December 2 1818Alabama Territory at large Vacant The first delegate from this new territory was not seated until January 29 1818 John Crowell Seated January 29 1818Massachusetts 20 Albion K Parris DR Resigned February 3 1818 Enoch Lincoln DR Seated November 4 1818Virginia 19 Peterson Goodwyn DR Died February 21 1818 John Pegram DR Seated April 21 1818Pennsylvania 6 John Ross DR Resigned February 24 1818 to become President Judge of Pennsylvania s 7th Judicial Circuit Thomas J Rogers DR Seated March 3 1818Louisiana at large Thomas B Robertson DR Resigned April 20 1818 Thomas Butler DR Seated November 16 1818Pennsylvania 4 Jacob Spangler DR Resigned April 20 1818 Jacob Hostetter DR Seated November 16 1818Pennsylvania 6 Samuel D Ingham DR Resigned July 6 1818 Samuel Moore DR Seated October 13 1818Georgia at large John Forsyth DR Resigned November 23 1818 after being elected to the U S Senate Robert R Reid DR Seated February 18 1819Illinois Territory at large Nathaniel Pope Pope s term ended November 30 1818 and the seat remained vacant until Illinois was admitted to the Union December 3 1818 John McLean DR Seated December 3 1818Illinois at largeNorth Carolina 10 George Mumford DR Died December 31 1818 Charles Fisher DR Seated February 11 1819Vermont at large Heman Allen DR resigned April 20 1818 VacantCommittees editLists of committees and their party leaders Senate edit Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman Abner Lacock Claims Chairman Jonathan Roberts then Robert Henry Goldsborough Commerce and Manufactures Chairman Nathan Sanford District of Columbia Chairman Robert Henry Goldsborough Engrossed Bills Chairman John J Crittenden Finance Chairman George W Campbell then John Wayles Eppes Foreign Relations Chairman James Barbour then Nathaniel Macon Indian Title to Certain Lands Select Judiciary Chairman John J Crittenden then James Burrill Jr Military Affairs Chairman George M Troup then John Williams Militia Chairman Clement Storer then Benjamin Ruggles Mississippi s Admission to the Union Select Naval Affairs Chairman Charles Tait then Nathan Sanford Pensions Chairman James Noble then Abner Lacock Post Office and Post Roads Chairman James J Wilson then Montfort Stokes Public Lands Chairman Jeremiah Morrow Seminole War Select Slave Trade Select WholeHouse of Representatives edit Accounts Chairman Peter Little Alabama s Admission to the Union Select Arkansas Territory Select Bank of the United States Select Claims Chairman Lewis Williams Commerce and Manufactures Chairman Thomas Newton Jr District of Columbia Chairman John C Herbert Elections Chairman John W Taylor Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman James Pleasants Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Samuel D Ingham Expenditures in the State Department Chairman John Forsyth Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman William Lowndes Expenditures in the War Department Chairman Richard M Johnson Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman Henry S Tucker Judiciary Chairman Hugh Nelson Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims Chairman John Rhea Private Land Claims Chairman Samuel Herrick then George Robertson Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Samuel D Ingham then Arthur Livermore Public Expenditures Chairman Joseph Desha Public Lands Chairman Thomas B Robertson then George Poindexter Revisal and Unfinished Business Chairman John Savage then John W Taylor Rules Select Standards of Official Conduct Ways and Means Chairman William Lowndes then Samuel Smith WholeJoint committees edit Enrolled Bills The Library Chairman N A Employees editLegislative branch agency directors edit Architect of the Capitol Benjamin H Latrobe resigned November 20 1817 Charles Bulfinch appointed January 8 1818 Librarian of Congress George WatterstonSenate edit Chaplain Sereno Edwards Dwight Congregationalist until December 9 1817 William D Hawley Episcopalian elected December 9 1817 John Clark Presbyterian elected November 19 1818 Secretary Charles Cutts Sergeant at Arms Mountjoy BaylyHouse of Representatives edit Chaplain Burgiss Allison Baptist Clerk Thomas Dougherty Doorkeeper Thomas Claxton Reading Clerks data missing Sergeant at Arms Thomas DunnSee also edit1816 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1816 United States presidential election 1816 17 United States Senate elections 1816 17 United States House of Representatives elections 1818 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1818 19 United States Senate elections 1818 19 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes edit a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References edit The American Response to Canada Since 1776 by Gordon T Stewart John Quincy Adams Policymaker for the Union by James E Lewis Jr The Undefended Border The Myth and the Reality by Charles Perry Stacey Canadian Historical Association 1967 The American Entente by Robert Balmain Moway pg 41 45 America in the French mind during the Bourbon Restoration by John deWitt MacBride 1955 pg 45 46 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 External links editStatutes 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 Message from President Monroe to the first session of the 15th Congress on December 2 1817 Message from President Monroe to the second session of the 15th Congress on November 17 1818 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 15th United States Congress amp oldid 1190147907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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