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FOURTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1795, TO MARCH 3, 1797

FIRST SESSION—December 7, 1795, to June 1, 1796 SECOND SESSION—December 5, 1796, to March 3, 1797 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—June 8, 1795, to June 26, 1795

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE —, of PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—, 1 of ; , 2 of ; , 3 of SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—SAMUEL A. OTIS, of Massachusetts DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE—JAMES MATHERS, of

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—, 4 of CLERK OF THE HOUSE—JOHN BECKLEY, 5 of Virginia SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—JOSEPH WHEATON, of DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS CLAXTON

CONNECTICUT 17 18 SENATORS SENATORS 6 REPRESENTATIVES 7 James Jackson 14 8 Jonathan Trumbull 15 Gabriel Christie 9 Josiah Tattnall 16 Jeremiah Crabb 19 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE 20 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE William Craik Joshua Coit 21 Gabriel Duvall Richard Sprigg, Jr. 22 George Dent James Hillhouse 10 James Davenport 11 KENTUCKY Nathaniel Smith SENATORS Samuel Smith Zephaniah Swift John Brown Thomas Sprigg 12 Uriah Tracy Humphrey Marshall William Vans Murray Samuel Whittlesey Dana 13 REPRESENTATIVES Christopher Greenup MASSACHUSETTS SENATORS Alexander D. Orr John Vining SENATORS Henry Latimer 23 REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS 24 John Patten John Henry 25

1 Elected December 7, 1795. 11 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 18 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rich- 2 Elected May 6, 1796. Hillhouse, and took his seat December 5, 1796. ard Potts, and took his seat December 27, 1796. 3 Elected February 16, 1797. 12 Resigned, effective October 13, 1796, having been 19 Resigned in 1796. 4 Elected December 7, 1795. elected Senator. 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jere- 5 Reelected December 7, 1795. 13 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Uriah miah Crabb, and took his seat December 5, 1796. 6 Resigned March 8, 1796. Tracy, and took his seat January 3, 1797. 21 Resigned March 28, 1796, having been elected judge 7 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Oliver 14 of the Supreme Court of Maryland. Resigned in 1795. 22 Ellsworth, and took his seat December 6, 1796. 15 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Gabriel 8 Resigned June 10, 1796. Duvall, and took his seat May 5, 1796. 9 James Jackson, and took his seat December 18, 1795. 23 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jona- 16 Resigned June 1, 1796. than Trumbull, and took his seat December 6, 1796. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Caleb 10 Resigned in the fall of 1796, having been elected Sen- Jackson, and took his seat April 12, 1796. Strong, and took his seat December 21, 1796. ator. 17 Resigned October 24, 1796. 25 Resigned June 9, 1796.

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MASSACHUSETTS—Continued William Cooper Benjamin Bourne 42 Ezekiel Gilbert Elisha R. Potter 43 SENATORS—Continued Henry Glen 26 John Hathorn REPRESENTATIVES Jonathan N. Havens SENATORS 44 John E. Van Alen 45 Philip Van Cortlandt John Hunter John Williams Dwight Foster REPRESENTATIVES Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. Lemuel Benton Benjamin Goodhue 27 SENATORS Samuel Earle 28 Wade Hampton George Leonard Timothy Bloodworth William L. Smith William Lyman REPRESENTATIVES Richard Winn John Reed Thomas Blount Nathan Bryan Theodore Sedgwick 29 TENNESSEE 46 Thomson J. Skinner 30 Dempsey Burges George Thacher SENATORS Joseph B. Varnum 31 James Gillespie 47 William Cocke 48 James Holland REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Matthew Locke NEW HAMPSHIRE 49 Andrew Jackson SENATORS Absalom Tatom 36 John Langdon William F. Strudwick 37 Samuel Livermore SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE PENNSYLVANIA 50 Abiel Foster SENATORS 51 James Ross John S. Sherburne William Bingham REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES Daniel Buck 38 52 NEW JERSEY SENATORS VIRGINIA SENATORS 32 Frederick Frelinghuysen Henry Tazewell Richard Stockton 33 39 40 Stevens T. Mason REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE George Ege John Wilkes Kittera REPRESENTATIVES Jonathan Dayton Richard Brent Thomas Henderson John Richards 41 Samuel J. Cabell Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg Thomas Claiborne Isaac Smith 53 Mark Thomson Isaac Coles Richard Thomas NEW YORK William B. Giles George Hancock SENATORS RHODE ISLAND Carter B. Harrison 34 SENATORS John Heath 35 George Jackson William Bradford REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Andrew Moore Theodorus Bailey

26 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George 35 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rufus 42 Resigned in 1796, before the commencement of the Cabot, and took his seat December 6, 1796. King, and took his seat December 8, 1796. Fifth Congress, to which he had been reelected. 27 Resigned in June 1796, having been elected Senator. 36 Resigned June 1, 1796. 43 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ben- 28 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ben- 37 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of jamin Bourn, and took his seat December 19, 1796. jamin Goodhue, and took his seat December 7, 1796. Absalom Tatom, and took his seat December 13, 1796. 44 Resigned October 25, 1796. 29 38 Resigned in June 1796, having been elected Senator. Election of David Bard investigated on account of in- 45 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Pierce 30 formality in time of making return; committee reported Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Theo- Butler, and took his seat January 27, 1797. dore Sedgwick, and took his seat January 27, 1797. that Mr. Bard was entitled to the seat and the House 46 31 Election contested by petition from sundry citizens agreed to the report. Admitted as a State into the Union June 1, 1796, of Massachusetts; Committee on Elections reported favor- 39 Resigned July 1, 1796. formerly known as ‘‘Territory South of the River Ohio.’’ ably for him, and added ‘‘that the attempt to deprive him 40 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Daniel 47 Took his seat December 5, 1796; term to expire, as of his seat was rather the act of malevolence than a desire Hiester, and took his seat December 8, 1796. determined by lot, March 3, 1799. to promote the public good.’’ On January 25, 1797, these 41 Presented a memorial on December 10, 1795, claiming 48 Took his seat December 5, 1796; term to expire, as words were stricken out and expressions of compliment election, the governor having declined to issue a certificate determined by lot, March 3, 1797. to the sitting Member were substituted, and the report to either candidate; the committee of election reported 49 Took his seat December 5, 1796. was agreed to. that James Morris had been duly elected, but having died 50 Resigned October 15, 1796. 32 Resigned November 12, 1796. subsequent to the election, the seat had become vacant; 51 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Moses 33 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Fred- this report was recommitted and subsequently a resolution Robinson, and took his seat December 6, 1796. erick Frelinghuysen, and took his seat December 6, 1796. was reported that John Richards was entitled to the seat, 52 34 Election unsuccessfully contested by . Resigned May 23, 1796, having been appointed min- which was adopted by the House on January 18, 1796, 53 ister to . and Mr. Richards took his seat the same day. Election unsuccessfully contested by . FOURTH CONGRESS 53

John Nicholas Abraham B. Venable TERRITORY SOUTH OF THE John Page RIVER OHIO 54 Francis Preston DELEGATE Robert Rutherford James White 55

54 Granted statehood June 1, 1796, and became the State of Tennessee. 55 Served until June 1, 1796, when the Territory South of the River Ohio was granted statehood as the State of Tennessee.