THIRTEENTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1813, TO MARCH 3, 1815
FIRST SESSION—May 24, 1813, to August 2, 1813 SECOND SESSION—December 6, 1813, to April 18, 1814 THIRD SESSION—September 19, 1814, to March 3, 1815
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—ELBRIDGE GERRY, 1 of Massachusetts PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—JOSEPH B. VARNUM, 2 of Massachusetts; JOHN GAILLARD, 3 of South Carolina SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—SAMUEL A. OTIS, 4 of Massachusetts; CHARLES CUTTS, 5 of New Hampshire SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—MOUNTJOY BAYLY, of Maryland
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—HENRY CLAY, 6 of Kentucky; LANGDON CHEVES, 7 of South Carolina CLERK OF THE HOUSE—PATRICK MAGRUDER, 8 of Maryland; THOMAS DOUGHERTY, 9 of Kentucky SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS DUNN, of Maryland DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS CLAXTON
CONNECTICUT William H. Wells, 12 Dagsborough KENTUCKY REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS SENATORS Chauncey Goodrich, 10 Hartford Thomas Cooper, Georgetown George M. Bibb, 18 Lexington David Daggett, 11 New Haven Henry M. Ridgely, Dover George Walker, 19 Nicholasville Samuel W. Dana, Middlesex William T. Barry, 20 Lexington GEORGIA Jessie Bledsoe, 21 Lexington REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE SENATORS Isham Talbot, 22 Frankfort Epaphroditus Champion, East 13 William H. Crawford, Lexington REPRESENTATIVES Haddam 14 William B. Bulloch, Savannah James Clark, Winchester John Davenport, Stamford 15 William W. Bibb, Petersburg Henry Clay, 23 Lexington Lyman Law, New London Charles Tait, Elbert Jonathan O. Moseley, East Haddam Joseph H. Hawkins, 24 Lexington Timothy Pitkin, Farmington REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Joseph Desha, Mays Lick Lewis B. Sturges, Fairfield William Barnett, Washington William P. Duval, Bardstown Benjamin Tallmadge, Litchfield William W. Bibb, 16 Petersburg Samuel Hopkins, Henderson Alfred Cuthbert, 17 Eaton Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings DELAWARE John Forsyth, Augusta Samuel McKee, Lancaster Bolling Hall, Milledgeville Thomas Montgomery, Stanford SENATORS Thomas Telfair, Savannah Stephen Ormsby, 25 Louisville Outerbridge Horsey, Wilmington George M. Troup, Dublin Solomon P. Sharp, Russellville
1 Died November 23, 1814; Vice Presidency remained 11 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 20 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George vacant until March 4, 1817. Chauncey Goodrich, and took his seat May 24, 1813. M. Bibb, and took his seat February 2, 1815. 2 Elected December 6, 1813. 12 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 21 Resigned December 24, 1814. In response to personal 3 Elected April 18, 1814; November 25, 1814, upon the A. Baynard in preceding Congress, and took his seat June inquiry, Senate passed resolution January 20, 1815, de- death of Vice President Elbridge Gerry. 10, 1813. claring seat vacant. ( 4 United States Senate Election, Expul- Died April 22, 1814. 13 Resigned March 23, 1813. 5 sion and Censure Cases, 1793–1990, pp. 29–30.) Elected October 11, 1814; Samuel Turner, Jr., the chief 14 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 22 clerk, was appointed on September 19, 1814, to act in Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse liam H. Crawford, and took his seat May 24, 1913. Bledsoe, and took his seat February 2, 1815. the interim. 15 6 Reelected May 24, 1813; resigned from Congress Janu- Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 23 Resigned January 19, 1814, to accept ‘‘special and im- ary 19, 1814. liam H. Crawford, and took his seat December 6, 1813. portant diplomatic mission.’’ 7 Elected January 19, 1814, to fill vacancy caused by 16 Resigned November 6, 1813, having been elected Sen- 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Henry resignation of Henry Clay. ator. Clay, and took his seat March 29, 1814. 8 Reelected May 24, 1813; resigned January 28, 1815, 17 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- 25 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- while resolution was pending to remove him from office liam W. Bibb, and took his seat February 7, 1814. tive-elect John Simpson (January 22, 1813) before the be- and to elect a successor. 18 Resigned August 23, 1814. ginning of the congressional term, and took his seat May 9 Elected January 30, 1815. 19 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 28, 1813. 10 Resigned in May 1813. George M. Bibb, and took his seat October 10, 1814.
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LOUISIANA NEW HAMPSHIRE Thomas J. Oakley, Poughkeepsie SENATORS Jotham Post, Jr., New York City SENATORS Ebenezer Sage, Sag Harbor Nicholas Gilman, 33 Exeter James Brown, New Orleans Samuel Sherwood, Delhi Thomas W. Thompson, 34 Concord Eligius Fromentin, New Orleans Zebulon R. Shipherd, Granville Charles Cutts, 35 Portsmouth William S. Smith, Lebanon REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Jeremiah Mason, 36 Portsmouth Thomas B. Robertson, New Orleans John W. Taylor, Ballston Spa REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Joel Thompson, Smyrna Bradbury Cilley, Nottingham Elisha J. Winter, Peru MARYLAND William Hale, Dover SENATORS Samuel Smith, Peterboro NORTH CAROLINA Samuel Smith, Baltimore Roger Vose, Walpole SENATORS 26 Daniel Webster, Portsmouth Robert H. Goldsborough, Easton James Turner, Warrenton Jeduthun Wilcox, Orford REPRESENTATIVES David Stone, 43 Raleigh Stevenson Archer, Bel Air NEW JERSEY Francis Locke, 44 Salisbury REPRESENTATIVES Charles Goldsborough, Cambridge SENATORS Alexander C. Hanson, Rockville John Lambert, Lambertville Willis Alston, Greenville Joseph Kent, Bladensburg John Condit, Orange John Culpepper, Allenton Alexander McKim, Baltimore Peter Forney, Lincolnton REPRESENTATIVES Nicholas R. Moore, Ruxton Meshack Franklin, Scullcamp Samuel Ringgold, Hagerstown Lewis Condict, Morristown William Gaston, New Bern Philip Stuart, Port Tobacco William Coxe, Burlington William Kennedy, Washington 37 Robert Wright, Queenstown Jacob Hufty, Salem William R. King, Wilmington 38 Thomas Bines, Pennsville Nathaniel Macon, Warrenton MASSACHUSETTS James Schureman, New Brunswick William H. Murfree, Murfreesburg Richard Stockton, Princeton SENATORS Joseph Pearson, Salisbury Thomas Ward, Newark Israel Pickens, Morgantown 27 James Lloyd, Boston Richard Stanford, Hawfields 28 Christopher Gore, Boston NEW YORK Bartlett Yancy, Caswell Joseph B. Varnum, Dracut SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Obadiah German, Norwich OHIO William Baylies, Bridgewater Rufus King, New York City SENATORS Abijah Bigelow, Leominster REPRESENTATIVES Thomas Worthington, 45 Chillicothe George Bradbury, Portland Daniel Avery, Aurora Joseph Kerr, 46 Chillicothe Elijah Brigham, Westboro Egbert Benson, 39 New York City Jeremiah Morrow, Montgomery 29 40 William M. Richardson, Groton William Irving, New York City REPRESENTATIVES Samuel Dana, 30 Groton John M. Bowers, 41 Cooperstown 42 John Alexander, Xenia Samuel Davis, Bath Isaac Williams, Jr., Cooperstown 47 31 Reasin Beall, Wooster Daniel Dewey, Williamstown Alexander Boyd, Middleburg 48 32 David Clendenin, Youngstown John W. Hulbert, Pittsfield Oliver C. Comstock, Trumansburg James Caldwell, St. Clairsville William Ely, Springfield Peter Denoyelles, Haverstraw Duncan MacArthur, 49 Chillicothe Levi Hubbard, Paris Jonathan Fisk, Newburgh William Creighton, Jr., 50 Chillicothe Cyrus King, Saco James Geddes, Onondaga James Kilbourne, Worthington James Parker, Gardiner Thomas P. Grosvenor, Hudson John McLean, Lebanon Timothy Pickering, Wendham Abraham J. Hasbrouck, Kingston John Reed, Yarmouth Samuel M. Hopkins, New York City PENNSYLVANIA William Reed, Marblehead Nathaniel W. Howell, Canadaigua SENATORS Nathaniel Ruggles, Boston Moss Kent, Leraysville Samuel Taggart, Colerain John Lefferts, Brooklyn Michael Leib, 51 Philadelphia Artemas Ward, Jr., Boston John Lovett, Albany Jonathan Roberts, 52 Norristown Leban Wheaton, Easton Jacob Markell, Manheim Abner Lacock, Beavertown John Wilson, Belfast Morris S. Miller, Utica REPRESENTATIVES Abiel Wood, Wiscasset Hosea Moffitt, Nassau William Anderson, Chester
26 Elected for term beginning March 4, 1813, and took 35 Appointed to fill vacancy in term commencing March 43 Resigned December 24, 1814. his seat May 27, 1813; vacancy in this class from March 4, 1813, there having been no election, and took his seat 44 Chosen to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David 4, 1813, to May 12, 1813. May 24, 1813. Stone, but did not qualify. 27 Resigned May 1, 1813. 36 Elected to fill vacancy in term commencing March 45 Resigned December 1, 1814. 28 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 4, 1813, and took his seat June 21, 1813. 46 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thom- James Lloyd, and took his seat May 28, 1813; subse- 37 Died May 20, 1814. as Worthington, and took his seat December 30, 1814. quently elected. 38 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Jacob Hufty, 47 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 29 and took his seat November 2, 1814. tive-elect John S. Edwards (February 22, 1813, before the Resigned April 18, 1814. 39 30 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- Resigned August 2, 1813. beginning of the congressional term), and took his seat 40 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Egbert June 8, 1813; resigned June 7, 1814. liam M. Richardson, and took his seat September 22, 1814. 48 31 Benson, and took his seat January 22, 1814. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Reasin Resigned February 24, 1814, having been appointed 41 Presented credentials as a Member-elect to fill va- Beall, and took his seat December 22, 1814. justice of supreme judicial court of Massachusetts. cancy caused by death of Representative-elect William 49 Resigned April 5, 1813, before Congress assembled. 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Daniel Dowse (February 18, 1813, before the beginning of the 50 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dun- Dewey, and took his seat September 26, 1814. congressional term), and took his seat June 21, 1813; can McArthur, and took his seat June 15, 1813. 33 Died May 2, 1814. served until December 20, 1813; succeeded by Isaac Wil- 51 Resigned February 14, 1814, to become postmaster 34 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Nicholas liams, Jr., who contested his election. of Philadelphia. Gilman, and took his seat September 19, 1814. 42 Successfully contested the election of John M. Bowers, 52 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Mi- and took his seat January 24, 1814. chael Leib, and took his seat February 28, 1814. THIRTEENTH CONGRESS 79
David Bard, Frankstown John J. Chappell, Columbia William A. Burwell, Rocky Mount Robert Brown, Weaversville Langdon Cheves, Charleston Hugh Caperton, Union John Conard, Germantown Elias Earle, Centerville John Clopton, Tunstall William Crawford, Gettysburg David R. Evans, Winnsboro John Dawson 74 Roger Davis, Charlestown Samuel Farrow, Spartanburg Philip P. Barbour, 75 Orange William Findley, Youngstown Theodore Gourdin, Pineville John W. Eppes, Charles City Hugh Glasgow, York John Kershaw, Camden Thomas Gholson, Jr., Brunswick John Gloninger, 53 Lebanon William Lowndes, Jacksonboro Peterson Goodwyn, Petersburg Edward Crouch, 54 Paxtang Aylett Hawes, Woodville Isaac Griffin, 55 New Geneva TENNESSEE John P. Hungerford, 76 Leedstown Jonathan Roberts, 56 Norristown SENATORS John G. Jackson, Clarksburg Samuel Henderson, 57 Norristown Joseph Anderson, Jacksonboro James Johnson, Suffolk Charles J. Ingersoll, Philadelphia George W. Campbell, 65 Nashville John Kerr, Mountpleasant Samuel D. Ingham, New Hope Jesse Wharton, 66 Nashville Joseph Lewis, Jr., Upperville Jared Irwin, Sunbury REPRESENTATIVES William McCoy, Franklin Aaron Lyle, West Middletown John H. Bowen, Gallatin Hugh Nelson, Milton William Piper, Bloodyrun Felix Grundy, 67 Nashville Thomas Newton, Jr., Norfolk Adam Seybert, Philadelphia Newton Cannon, 68 Harpeth James Pleasants, Goochland Isaac Smith, Jersey Shore Thomas K. Harris, 69 Sparta John Roane, Uppowac Adamson Tannehill, Pittsburgh Parry W. Humphreys Daniel Sheffey, Wythe John M. Hyneman, 58 Reading John Rhea, Sullivan John Smith, Winchester Daniel Udree, 59 Reading John Sevier, Knoxville Francis White, Romney James Whitehill, 60 Strasburg Amos Slaymaker, 61 Lancaster VERMONT ILLINOIS TERRITORY Robert Whitehill, 62 Camp Hill SENATORS John Rea, 63 Chambersburg Jonathan Robinson, Bennington DELEGATE Thomas Wilson, 64 Erie Dudley Chase, Randolph Shadrack Bond, 77 Kaskaskia REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Benjamin Stephenson, 78 Edwardsville RHODE ISLAND William C. Bradley, Westminster SENATORS Ezra Butler, Waterbury INDIANA TERRITORY Jeremiah B. Howell, Providence James Fisk, Barre DELEGATE Charles Rich, Shoreham William Hunter, Newport Jonathan Jennings, Charlestown REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Richard Skinner, Manchester William Strong, Hartford Richard Jackson, Jr., Providence MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY Elisha R. Potter, Kingston VIRGINIA DELEGATE SENATORS SOUTH CAROLINA William Lattimore, Liberty William B. Giles, 70 Lodore SENATORS Richard Brent, 71 Aquia John Gaillard, Charleston James Barbour, 72 Barboursville TERRITORY OF MISSOURI John Taylor, Columbia REPRESENTATIVES DELEGATE REPRESENTATIVES Thomas M. Bayly, 73 Drummondtown Edward Hempstead, 79 St. Louis John C. Calhoun, Willington James Breckinridge, Fincastle Rufus Easton, 80 St. Louis
53 Resigned August 2, 1813. 61 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James 70 Resigned March 3, 1815. 54 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Whitehill, and took his seat December 12, 1814. 71 Died December 30, 1814. Gloninger, and took his seat December 6, 1813. 62 Died April 8, 1813. 72 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Richard 55 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representa- 63 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Robert Brent, and took his seat January 11, 1815. tive-elect John Smilie in preceding Congress, and took Whitehill, and took his seat May 28, 1813. 73 Election unsuccessfully contested by Burwell Bassett. his seat May 24, 1813. 64 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- 74 Died March 31, 1814. 75 56 Resigned February 24, 1814, having been elected Sen- resentative-elect Abner Lacock in preceding Congress, and Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John Daw- took his seat May 28, 1813. son, and took his seat September 19, 1814. ator. 65 76 57 Resigned February 11, 1814. Election unsuccessfully contested by John Taliaferro. Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jona- 66 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of 77 Served during the first session. than Roberts, and took his seat November 29, 1814. George W. Campbell, and took his seat April 9, 1814. 78 Presented credentials, and took his seat November 58 Resigned August 2, 1813. 67 Resigned in 1814. 14, 1814. 59 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 68 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Felix 79 Served during the first and second sessions. M. Hyneman; took his seat December 6, 1813. Grundy, and took his seat October 15, 1814. 80 Presented credentials and took his seat November 16, 60 Resigned September 1, 1814. 69 Election unsuccessfully contested by William Kelly. 1814.