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The 'Fourteenth 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 the old Brick Capitol in Washington, DC from March 4 1815 to March 3 1817, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Madison.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
March 4 1815 - March 3 1817
★ First session: December 4 1815 - April 30 1816
★ Second session: December 2 1816 - March 3 1817 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''13th Congress''
Next congress: ''15th Congress''
Indiana was newly admitted to the union and first represented as a state in this 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.
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ vacant
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ John Gaillard, ''Democratic-Republican'' of South Carolina, first elected December 4 1815
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ Langdon Cheves, ''Democratic-Republican'' of South Carolina, elected January 19 1814
:''Main article: Events of 1815; Events of 1816; Events of 1817''
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 14th Congress
★ April 10 1816 - Second Bank of the United States, ch. 94,
★ December 11 1816 Indiana was admitted as a state into the Union.
★ March 3 1817 Alabama Territory was created from a portion of the Mississippi Territory
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
:''See also: 14th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 14th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1814''
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 with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1820; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1818.
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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: 14th United States Congress - Membership Changes''
1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
4. The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
6. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
7. There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives.
8. There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.
9. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
10. 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
Old Brick Capitol (about 1861)
The 'Fourteenth 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 the old Brick Capitol in Washington, DC from March 4 1815 to March 3 1817, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Madison.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
| Contents |
| Dates of sessions |
| Party summary |
| Leadership |
| Major events |
| Major legislation |
| Members |
| Senate |
| House of Representatives |
| Delegates |
| Changes in membership |
| Officers |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Dates of sessions
March 4 1815 - March 3 1817
★ First session: December 4 1815 - April 30 1816
★ Second session: December 2 1816 - March 3 1817 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''13th Congress''
Next congress: ''15th Congress''
Party summary
Indiana was newly admitted to the union and first represented as a state in this 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.
| :'Senate' ★ Democratic-Republican '' (DR) '': 26 ''(majority)'' ★ Federalist ''(F)'': 12'TOTAL members: 38' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic-Republican '' (DR) '': 119 ''(majority)'' ★ Federalist ''(F)'': 64'TOTAL members: 183' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ vacant
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ John Gaillard, ''Democratic-Republican'' of South Carolina, first elected December 4 1815
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ Langdon Cheves, ''Democratic-Republican'' of South Carolina, elected January 19 1814
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1815; Events of 1816; Events of 1817''
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 14th Congress
★ April 10 1816 - Second Bank of the United States, ch. 94,
★ December 11 1816 Indiana was admitted as a state into the Union.
★ March 3 1817 Alabama Territory was created from a portion of the Mississippi Territory
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: 14th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 14th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1814''
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 with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1820; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1818.
:''See also:
:''See also:
| :'Connecticut' ★ 1: Samuel W. Dana ''(F)'' ★ 3: David Daggett ''(F)'' :'Delaware' ★ 1: Outerbridge Horsey ''(F)'' ★ 2: William H. Wells ''(F)'' :'Georgia' ★ 3: Charles Tait ''(DR)'' ★ 2: William W. Bibb ''(DR)'' ★ : George M. Troup ''(DR)'' :'Indiana' ★ 1: James Noble ''(DR)'' ★ 3: Waller Taylor ''(DR)'' :'Kentucky' ★ 2: William T. Barry ''(DR)'' ★ : Martin D. Hardin ''(F)'' ★ 3: Isham Talbot ''(DR)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 2: James Brown ''(DR)'' ★ 3: Eligius Fromentin ''(DR)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: Robert H. Goldsborough ''(F)'' ★ 1: Robert G. Harper ''(F)'' ★ : Alexander C. Hanson ''(F)'' | :'Massachusetts' ★ 2: Joseph Bradley Varnum ''(DR)'' ★ 1: Christopher Gore ''(F)'' ★ : Eli P. Ashmun ''(F)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 3: Jeremiah Mason ''(F)'' ★ 2: Thomas W. Thompson ''(F)'' :'New Jersey' ★ 2: John Condit ''(DR)'' ★ 1: James J. Wilson ''(DR)'' :'New York' ★ 3: Rufus King ''(F)'' ★ 1: Nathan Sanford ''(DR)'' :'North Carolina' ★ 2: James Turner ''(DR)'' ★ : Montfort Stokes ''(DR)'' ★ 3: Francis Locke ''(DR)'' ★ : Nathaniel Macon ''(DR)'' :'Ohio' ★ 3: Jeremiah Morrow ''(DR)'' ★ 1: Benjamin Ruggles ''(DR)'' | :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: Abner Lacock ''(DR)'' ★ 1: Jonathan Roberts ''(DR)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 2: Jeremiah B. Howell ''(DR)'' ★ 1: William Hunter ''(F)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 3: John Gaillard ''(DR)'' ★ 2: John Taylor ''(DR)'' ★ : William Smith ''(DR)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 2: Jesse Wharton ''(DR)'' ★ : John Williams ''(DR)'' ★ 1: George W. Campbell ''(DR)'' :'Vermont' ★ 3: Dudley Chase ''(DR)'' ★ 1: Isaac Tichenor ''(F)'' :'Virginia' ★ 1: James Barbour ''(DR)'' ★ 2: Armistead T. Mason ''(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: 14th United States Congress - Membership Changes''
| :'Senate' ★ replacements: 6 ★ ★ Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net loss ★ ★ Federalists: 1 seat net gain ★ deaths: 0 ★ resignations: 7 ★ interim appointment: 1 ★ seats of newly admitted states 2 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 12' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 15 ★ ★ Democratic-Republicans: no net change ★ ★ Federalists: no net change ★ deaths: 9 ★ resignations: 16 ★ contested election: 2 ★ seats of newly admitted states: 1 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 27' |
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. John Glendie, ''Presbyterian'', elected December 8 1815 ★ ★ The Rev. Sereno E. Dwight, ''Congregationalist'', elected December 16 1816:'Other' ★ Architect of the Capitol: ★ ★ Benjamin H. Latrobe, appointed March 6 1803 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ Thomas Dougherty of Kentucky, elected December 4 1815 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ Thomas Dunn of Maryland, elected December 4 1815 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Thomas Claxton, elected December 4 1815 ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. Spencer H. Cone, ''Baptist'', elected December 4 1815 ★ ★ The Rev. Burgess Allison, ''Baptist'', elected December 2 1816 |
Notes
1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
4. The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
6. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
7. There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives.
8. There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.
9. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
10. 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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