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The 'Eighteenth 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 1823 to March 3 1825, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Monroe.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
March 4 1823 - March 3 1825
★ First session: December 1 1823 - May 27 1824
★ Second session: December 6 1824 - March 3 1825 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''17th Congress''
Next congress: ''19th Congress''
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.
:''Main article: Events of 1823; Events of 1824; Events of 1825''
★ December 2 1823 – The Monroe Doctrine was pronounced.
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 18th Congress
★ February 9 1825, The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams President of the United States
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ Daniel D. Tompkins, ''Democratic-Republican'' of New York
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ John Gaillard, ''Democratic-Republican'' of South Carolina, elected December 1 1823
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ Henry Clay, ''Democratic-Republican'' of Kentucky, elected December 1 1823
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
:''See also: 18th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 18th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1822''
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 reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.
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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:
:''See also:
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
:''See also: 18th United States Congress - Membership Changes''
1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
4. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
6. There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.
7. There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.
8. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
9. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
★ 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
United States Capitol (1827)
The 'Eighteenth 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 1823 to March 3 1825, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Monroe.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
| Contents |
| Dates of sessions |
| Party summary |
| Major events |
| Major legislation |
| Leadership |
| Members |
| Senate |
| House of Representatives |
| Delegates |
| Changes in membership |
| Officers |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Dates of sessions
March 4 1823 - March 3 1825
★ First session: December 1 1823 - May 27 1824
★ Second session: December 6 1824 - March 3 1825 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''17th Congress''
Next congress: ''19th Congress''
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' ★ Democratic-Republican '' (DR) '': 43 ''(majority)'' ★ ★ Crawford Democratic-Republican '' (C-DR) '': 20 ★ ★ Jackson Democratic-Republican '' (J-DR) '': 11 ★ ★ Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican '' (A-DR) '': 12 ★ Federalist ''(F)'': 5 ★ ★ Adams-Clay Federalist '' (A-F) '': 5'TOTAL members: 48' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic-Republican '' (DR) '': 189 ''(majority)'' ★ ★ Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican '' (A-DR) '': 72 ★ ★ Jackson Democratic-Republican '' (J-DR) '': 64 ★ ★ Crawford Democratic-Republican '' (C-DR) '': 53 ★ Federalist ''(F)'': 24 ★ ★ Adams-Clay Federalist '' (A-F) '': 15 ★ ★ Jackson Federalist '' (J-F) '': 7 ★ ★ Crawford Federalist '' (C-F) '': 2'TOTAL members: 213' |
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1823; Events of 1824; Events of 1825''
★ December 2 1823 – The Monroe Doctrine was pronounced.
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 18th Congress
★ February 9 1825, The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams President of the United States
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ Daniel D. Tompkins, ''Democratic-Republican'' of New York
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ John Gaillard, ''Democratic-Republican'' of South Carolina, elected December 1 1823
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ Henry Clay, ''Democratic-Republican'' of Kentucky, elected December 1 1823
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: 18th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 18th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1822''
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.
:''See also:
:''See also:
| :'Alabama' ★ 2: William R. King ''(J-DR)'' ★ 3: William Kelly ''(J-DR)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 3: James Lanman ''(C-DR)'' ★ 1: Elijah Boardman ''(J-DR)'' ★ : Henry W. Edwards ''(J-DR)'' :'Delaware' ★ 2: Nicholas Van Dyke ''(A-F)'' ★ 1: Thomas Clayton ''(A-F)'' :'Georgia' ★ 3: John Elliott ''(C-DR)'' ★ 2: Nicholas Ware ''(C-DR)'' ★ : Thomas W. Cobb ''(C-DR)'' :'Illinois' ★ 2: Jesse B. Thomas ''(C-DR)'' ★ 3: Ninian Edwards ''(A-DR)'' ★ : John McLean ''(C-DR)'' :'Indiana' ★ 1: James Noble ''(C-DR)'' ★ 3: Waller Taylor ''(A-DR)'' :'Kentucky' ★ 2: Richard M. Johnson ''(J-DR)'' ★ 3: Isham Talbot ''(A-DR)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 2: Henry Johnson ''(A-DR)'' ★ : Dominique J. Bouligny ''(A-DR)'' ★ 3: James Brown ''(A-DR)'' ★ : Josiah S. Johnston ''(A-DR)'' | :'Maine' ★ 2: John Chandler ''(C-DR)'' ★ 1: John Holmes ''(C-DR)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: Edward Lloyd ''(C-DR)'' ★ 1: Samuel Smith ''(C-DR)'' :'Massachusetts' ★ 1: Elijah H. Mills ''(A-F)'' ★ 2: James Lloyd ''(A-F)'' :'Mississippi' ★ 2: Thomas H. Williams ''(J-DR)'' ★ 1: David Holmes ''(J-DR)'' :'Missouri' ★ 3: David Barton ''(A-DR)'' ★ 1: Thomas H. Benton ''(J-DR)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 3: John F. Parrott ''(A-DR)'' ★ 2: Samuel Bell ''(A-DR)'' :'New Jersey' ★ 2: Mahlon Dickerson ''(C-DR)'' ★ 1: Joseph McIlvaine ''(A-DR)'' :'New York' ★ 3: Rufus King ''(A-F)'' ★ 1: Martin Van Buren ''(C-DR)'' | :'North Carolina' ★ 3: Nathaniel Macon ''(C-DR)'' ★ 2: John Branch ''(C-DR)'' :'Ohio' ★ 1: Benjamin Ruggles ''(C-DR)'' ★ 3: Ethan Allen Brown ''(A-DR)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: Walter Lowrie ''(C-DR)'' ★ 1: William Findlay ''(J-DR)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 2: Nehemiah R. Knight ''(C-DR)'' ★ 1: James De Wolf ''(C-DR)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 3: John Gaillard ''(C-DR)'' ★ 2: Robert Y. Hayne ''(J-DR)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 1: John H. Eaton ''(J-DR)'' ★ 2: Andrew Jackson ''(J-DR)'' :'Vermont' ★ 3: William A. Palmer ''(A-DR)'' ★ 1: Horatio Seymour ''(A-DR)'' :'Virginia' ★ 1: James Barbour ''(C-DR)'' ★ 2: John Taylor ''(C-DR)'' ★ : Littleton W. Tazewell ''(J-DR)'' |  President ''pro tempore'' John Gaillard |
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:
:''See also:
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
:''See also: 18th United States Congress - Membership Changes''
| :'Senate' ★ deaths: 3 ★ resignations: 3 ★ vacancy: 2 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 8' | :'House of Representatives' ★ deaths: 3 ★ resignations: 5 ★ contested election: 2 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 10' |
Officers
| :'Senate' ★ Secretary of the Senate: ★ ★ Charles Cutts of New Hampshire, elected October 11 1814 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: ★ ★ Mountjoy Bayly of New Hampshire, elected November 6 1811 ★ Chaplain of the Senate ★ ★ The Rev. William Staughton, ''Baptist'', elected December 10 1823 ★ ★ The Rev. Charles P. McIlvaine, ''Episcopalian'', elected December 14 1824:'Other' ★ Architect of the Capitol: ★ ★ Charles Bulfinch, appointed January 8 1818 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ Matthew St. Claire Clarke of Pennsylvania, elected December 1 1823 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ Thomas Dunn of Maryland, elected December 1 1823, died in office. ★ ★ John O. Dunn of District of Columbia, elected December 6 1824 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Benjamin Birch of Maryland, elected December 1 1823 ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. Henry B. Bascom, ''Methodist'', elected December 1 1823 ★ ★ The Rev. Reuben Post, ''Presbyterian'', elected December 6 1824 |
Notes
1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
4. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
6. There were three plural districts, the 20th & 26th had two representatives each, the 3rd had three representatives.
7. There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.
8. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
9. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
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
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