6th United States Congress - Membership Changes

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1 Dates of sessions
2 Membership changes
- 2.1 Senate
- 2.2 House of Representatives
3 References
4 External links

The Sixth 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President John Adams.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Main article: 6th United States Congress

See also: 6th United States Congress - political parties

See also: 6th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House elections, 1798

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1801

First session: December 2, 1799 - May 14, 1800, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Second session: November 17, 1800 - March 3, 1801, Washington, D.C. — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 5th Congress
Next congress: 7th Congress

[edit] Membership changes

Senate

replacements: 6
- Republican: 1 seat net gain
- Federalist: 1 seat net loss
deaths: 0
resignations: 7
interim appointments: 1
vacancies: 1
Total seats with changes: 8

House of Representatives

replacements: 7
- Republican: 3 seat net gain
- Federalist: 3 seat net loss
deaths: 3
resignations: 6
Total seats with changes: 9

[edit] Senate

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Delaware class 1	Henry Latimer Federalist	Resignation. Senator Henry Latimer resigned February 28, 1801.	Samuel White Federalist	appointed February 28, 1801, subsequently elected.
Maryland class 3	James Lloyd Federalist	Resignation. Senator James Lloyd resigned December 1, 1800.	William Hindman Federalist	elected December 12, 1800
Massachusetts class 1	Benjamin Goodhue Federalist	Resignation. Senator Benjamin Goodhue resigned November 8, 1800.	Jonathan Mason Federalist	elected November 14, 1800
Massachusetts class 2	Samuel Dexter Federalist	Resignation. Senator Samuel Dexter resigned May 30, 1800.	Dwight Foster Federalist	elected June 6, 1800
New Jersey class 1	James Schureman Federalist	Resignation. Senator James Schureman resigned February 16, 1801.	Aaron Ogden Federalist	elected February 28, 1801
New York class 3	John Laurance Federalist	Resignation. Senator John Laurance resigned August 1800.	John Armstrong Republican	elected November 6, 1800
New York class 1	James Watson Federalist	Resignation. Senator James Watson resigned March 19, 1800.	Gouverneur Morris Federalist	elected April 3, 1800
Virginia class 2	vacant	Vacancy. Vacancy in this class from January 24, 1799 until January 3, 1800.	Wilson C. Nicholas Republican	elected December 5, 1799

[edit] House of Representatives

State		Reason for Change		Successor's selection
Connecticut 1st at large	Jonathan Brace Federalist	Resignation. Representative Jonathan Brace resigned 1800.	John Cotton Smith Federalist	seated November 17, 1800
Georgia 1st at large	James Jones Federalist	Death. Representative James Jones died January 13, 1801.	vacant	not filled in this Congress
Massachusetts 3rd	Samuel Lyman Federalist	Resignation. Representative Samuel Lyman resigned November 6, 1800	Ebenezer Mattoon Federalist	seated February 2, 1801
Massachusetts 4th	Dwight Foster Federalist	Resignation. Representative Dwight Foster resigned June 6, 1800, having been elected U.S. Senator.	Levi Lincoln Republican	seated February 6, 1801
Massachusetts 10th	Samuel Sewall Federalist	Resignation. Representative Samuel Sewall resigned January 10, 1800.	Nathan Read Federalist	seated November 25, 1800
New Hampshire 3rd at-large	William Gordon Federalist	Resignation. Representative William Gordon resigned June 12, 1800.	Samuel Tenney Federalist	seated December 8, 1800
New York 1st	Jonathan N. Havens Republican	Death. Representative Jonathan N. Havens died October 25, 1799, before Congress assembled.	John Smith Republican	seated February 27, 1800
Pennsylvania 8th	Thomas Hartley Federalist	Death. Representative Thomas Hartley died December 21, 1800.	John Stewart Republican	seated February 3, 1801
Virginia 13th	John Marshall Federalist	Resignation. Representative John Marshall resigned June 7, 1800.	Littleton W. Tazewell Republican	seated November 26, 1800.

[edit] References

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.