SECOND CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1791, TO MARCH 3, 1793
FIRST SESSION—October 24, 1791, to May 8, 1792 SECOND SESSION—November 5, 1792, to March 2, 1793 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—March 4, 1791, for one day only
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—JOHN ADAMS, of Massachusetts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—RICHARD HENRY LEE, 1 of Virginia; JOHN LANGDON, 2 of New Hampshire SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—SAMUEL A. OTIS, of Massachusetts DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE—JAMES MATHERS, of New York
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JONATHAN TRUMBULL, 3 of Conneticut CLERK OF THE HOUSE—JOHN BECKLEY, 4 of Virginia SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—JOSEPH WHEATON, of Rhode Island DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—GIFFORD DALLEY
CONNECTICUT James Gunn William Pinkney 16 17 REPRESENTATIVES John Francis Mercer SENATORS William Vans Murray Oliver Ellsworth Abraham Baldwin Joshua Seney 18 William S. Johnson 5 Francis Willis William Hindman 19 Roger Sherman 6 Anthony Wayne 7 Upton Sheridine John Milledge 8 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Samuel Sterett James Hillhouse KENTUCKY 9 MASSACHUSETTS Amasa Learned SENATORS Jonathan Sturges SENATORS Jonathan Trumbull John Edwards 10 Caleb Strong George Cabot Jeremiah Wadsworth John Brown 11 REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES DELAWARE Fisher Ames Alexander D. Orr 12 Shearjashub Bourne SENATORS Christopher Greenup 13 Elbridge Gerry Richard Bassett Benjamin Goodhue George Read MARYLAND George Leonard REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS Theodore Sedgwick George Thacher John Vining John Henry Artemas Ward Charles Carroll of Carrollton 14 GEORGIA Richard Potts 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS William Few Philip Key John Langdon
1 Elected April 18, 1792. 8 Elected to fill vacancy caused by declaring the seat 14 Resigned November 30, 1792. 2 Elected November 5, 1792, and March 1, 1793. of Anthony Wayne vacant, and took his seat November 15 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 3 Elected October 24, 1791. 22, 1792. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and took his seat February 4 Reelected October 24, 1791. 9 Formed from a portion of the territory of the State 4, 1793. 5 Resigned March 4, 1791. of Virginia; admitted as a State into the Union June 1, 16 Resigned in November, 1791, the question of ineligi- 6 1792. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William 10 bility owing to his residence being raised. S. Johnson, and took his seat October 24, 1791. Vacancy Took his seat November 5, 1792; term to expire, as 17 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- determined by lot, March 3, 1795. in this class from March 4 to June 13, 1791. 11 liam Pinkney, and took his seat February 6, 1792. 7 Took his seat November 5, 1792; term to expire, as 18 Served until March 21, 1792; election contested by determined by lot, March 3, 1793. Resigned May 1, 1792. 19 James Jackson, and, by separate resolutions, it was deter- 12 Took his seat November 8, 1792. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joshua mined that neither was entitled to the seat. 13 Took his seat November 9, 1792. Seney, and took his seat January 30, 1793.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE—Continued Samuel Johnston Daniel Huger REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS—Continued William L. Smith John Baptista Ashe Thomas Sumter Paine Wingate William Barry Grove Thomas Tudor Tucker REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Nathaniel Macon John Steele Nicholas Gilman 22 Samuel Livermore Hugh Williamson VERMONT Jeremiah Smith PENNSYLVANIA SENATORS NEW JERSEY SENATORS Moses Robinson 23 24 SENATORS Robert Morris Stephen R. Bradley 21 Philemon Dickinson Vacant REPRESENTATIVES John Rutherfurd REPRESENTATIVES 25 REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE William Findley Nathaniel Niles Thomas Fitzsimons Israel Smith 26 Elias Boudinot Andrew Gregg Abraham Clark Thomas Hartley Jonathan Dayton Daniel Hiester VIRGINIA Aaron Kitchell Israel Jacobs John W. Kittera SENATORS NEW YORK Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg Richard Henry Lee 27 SENATORS John Taylor 28 Rufus King RHODE ISLAND James Monroe Aaron Burr SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Theodore Foster REPRESENTATIVES Egbert Benson Joseph Stanton, Jr. John Brown 29 James Gordon REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE William B. Giles John Laurance Benjamin Bourne Samuel Griffin Cornelius C. Schoonmaker Richard Bland Lee Peter Silvester SOUTH CAROLINA James Madison Thomas Tredwell 20 SENATORS Andrew Moore Pierce Butler John Page NORTH CAROLINA Ralph Izard Josiah Parker SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Abraham B. Venable Benjamin Hawkins Robert Barnwell Alexander White
20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 22 Formed from a portion of the territory of the State 26 Took his seat October 31, 1791. tive-elect James Townsend (May 24, 1790, before the com- of New York; admitted as a State into the Union March 27 Resigned October 8, 1792. mencement of the congressional term), and took his seat 4, 1791. 28 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rich- October 24, 1791. 23 Took his seat October 31, 1791; term to expire, as ard Henry Lee, and took his seat December 12, 1792. 21 Credentials of Albert Gallatin were presented Feb- determined by lot, March 3, 1797. 29 Served until June 1, 1792, when the district in which ruary 28, 1793, and ordered placed in the files; no further 24 Took his seat November 4, 1791; term to expire, as he resided was admitted into the Union as the State of action taken during the Congress. determined by lot, March 3, 1795. Kentucky; subsequently elected a Senator from the new 25 Took his seat October 31, 1791. State.