9th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (1800)
March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807
Members34 senators
142 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic-Republican
Senate PresidentGeorge Clinton (DR)
House majorityDemocratic-Republican
House SpeakerNathaniel Macon (DR)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1805
1st: December 2, 1805 – April 21, 1806
2nd: December 1, 1806 – March 4, 1807

The 9th 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, 1805, to March 4, 1807, during the fifth and sixth years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1800 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition scouted the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest.

Major events

Main articles: 1805 in the United States, 1806 in the United States, and 1807 in the United States

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 9th United States Congress

Territories organized

Senate President George Clinton
Senate President pro tempore
Samuel Smith (DR)
House Speaker
Nathaniel Macon (DR)

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

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic-
Republican
(DR) 		Federalist
(F)
End of previous congress 25 9 34 0
Begin 26 7 33 1
End
Final voting share 78.8% 21.2%
Beginning of next congress 28 6 34 0

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control) 		Total Vacant
Democratic-
Republican
(DR) 		Federalist
(F)
End of previous congress 102 39 141 1
Begin 113 26 139 3
End 112 28 1402
Final voting share 80.0% 20.0%
Beginning of next congress 115 25 140 2

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

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

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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.

House of Representatives

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

Changes in membership

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

Senate

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]
North Carolina
(2) 		Vacant Montfort Stokes (DR) was elected in 1804 but declined the position.
Successor elected December 22, 1805. 		James Turner (DR) Seated December 22, 1805
Kentucky
(3) 		John Breckinridge (DR) Resigned August 7, 1805, after being appointed United States Attorney General.
Successor elected November 8, 1805, to finish the term ending March 4, 1807. 		John Adair (DR) Seated November 8, 1805
Georgia
(3) 		James Jackson (DR) Died March 19, 1806.
Winner elected June 19, 1806, to finish the term ending March 4, 1807. 		John Milledge (DR) Seated June 19, 1806
Maryland
(3) 		Robert Wright (DR) Resigned November 12, 1806, after being elected Governor of Maryland.
Successor elected November 25, 1806, to finish the term ending March 4, 1807 (as well as to the next term). 		Philip Reed (DR) Seated November 25, 1806
Kentucky
(3) 		John Adair (DR) Resigned November 18, 1806, after losing the election to the next term.
Successor elected November 19, 1806, despite being younger than the constitutional age minimum. 		Henry Clay (DR) Seated November 19, 1806
North Carolina
(3) 		David Stone (DR) Resigned February 17, 1807.
Vacant for remainder of Congress. 		Vacant

House of Representatives

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]
Connecticut
at-large 		Vacant Calvin Goddard (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress Timothy Pitkin (F) Seated September 16, 1805
Connecticut
at-large 		Vacant Roger Griswold (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress Lewis B. Sturges (F) Seated September 16, 1805
Pennsylvania
11th 		Vacant John B. C. Lucas (DR) resigned before the beginning of this Congress Samuel Smith (DR) Seated November 7, 1805
Pennsylvania
4th 		John A. Hanna (DR) Died July 23, 1805 Robert Whitehill (DR) Seated November 7, 1805
North Carolina
10th 		Nathaniel Alexander (DR) Resigned November, 1805 after being elected Governor of North Carolina Evan S. Alexander (DR) Seated February 24, 1806
Indiana Territory Vacant Territory elected delegate to Congress for first time Benjamin Parke Elected December 12, 1805
Georgia
at-large 		Cowles Mead (DR) Lost contested election December 24, 1805 Thomas Spalding (DR) Seated December 24, 1805
Georgia
at-large 		Joseph Bryan (DR) Resigned sometime in 1806 Dennis Smelt (DR) September 1, 1806
Georgia
at-large 		Thomas Spalding (DR) Resigned sometime in 1806 William W. Bibb (DR) Seated January 26, 1807
Pennsylvania
1st 		Michael Leib (DR) Resigned February 14, 1806 John Porter (DR) Seated December 8, 1806
Maryland
7th 		Joseph H. Nicholson (DR) Resigned March 1, 1806 Edward Lloyd (DR) Seated December 3, 1806
Virginia
13th 		Christopher H. Clark (DR) Resigned July 1, 1806 William A. Burwell (DR) December 1, 1806
Connecticut
at-large 		John Cotton Smith (F) Resigned sometime in August, 1806 Theodore Dwight (F) December 1, 1806
Territory of Orleans Vacant Territory elected delegate to Congress for first time Daniel Clark Elected December 1, 1806
Pennsylvania
3rd 		Christian Lower (DR) Resigned December 19, 1806 Vacant Not filled for remainder of term
South Carolina
6th 		Levi Casey (DR) Died February 3, 1807 Vacant Not filled for remainder of term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

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

References

External links

United States congresses (and year convened)
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