TWELFTH CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1811, TO MARCH 3, 1813 FIRST SESSION—November 4, 1811, to July 6, 1812 SECOND SESSION—November 2, 1812, to March 3, 1813 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—GEORGE CLINTON, 1 of New York PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, 2 of Georgia SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—SAMUEL A. OTIS, of Massachusetts SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—JAMES MATHERS, 3 of New York; MOUNTJOY BAYLY, 4 of Maryland SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—HENRY CLAY, 5 of Kentucky CLERK OF THE HOUSE—PATRICK MAGRUDER, 6 of Maryland SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS DUNN, of Maryland DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—THOMAS CLAXTON CONNECTICUT Howell Cobb, 8 Louisville MARYLAND 9 SENATORS William Barnett, Washington Chauncey Goodrich, Hartford Bolling Hall, Milledgeville SENATORS George M. Troup, Dublin Samuel W. Dana, Middlesex Samuel Smith, Baltimore REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Philip Reed, Chestertown Epaphroditus Champion, East KENTUCKY Haddam SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES John Davenport, Stamford John Pope, Springfield John Brown, 16 Centerville Lyman Law, New London George M. Bibb, Lexington Jonathan O. Moseley, East Haddam Charles Goldsborough, Cambridge REPRESENTATIVES Timothy Pitkin, Farmington Joseph Kent, Bladensburg Lewis B. Sturges, Fairfield Henry Clay, Lexington Benjamin Tallmadge, Litchfield Joseph Desha, Mays Lick Philip B. Key, Rockville Richard M. Johnson, Great Crossings Peter Little, Baltimore DELAWARE Samuel McKee, Lancaster Alexander McKim, Baltimore SENATORS Anthony New, Elkton John Montgomery, 17 Bel Air James A. Bayard, 7 Wilmington Stephen Ormsby, Louisville Outerbridge Horsey, Wilmington Stevenson Archer, 18 Bel Air REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE LOUISIANA 10 Samuel Ringgold, Hagerstown Henry M. Ridgely, Dover Philip Stuart, Port Tobacco SENATORS Robert Wright, 19 Queenstown GEORGIA Allan B. Magruder, 11 Opelousas 12 SENATORS John N. Destre´han, Destrehan 13 William H. Crawford, Lexington Thomas Posey, Attakapas MASSACHUSETTS 14 Charles Tait, Elbert James Brown, New Orleans REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE SENATORS William W. Bibb, Petersburg Thomas B. Robertson, 15 New Orleans James Lloyd, Boston 1 Died April 20, 1812; Vice Presidency remained vacant 9 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Howell 14 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John until March 4, 1813. Cobb, and took his seat November 27, 1812. N. Destre´han, and took his seat February 5, 1813. 2 Elected March 24, 1812. 10 Admitted as a State into the Union April 30, 1812; 15 Took his seat December 23, 1812. 3 Died September 2, 1811. formerly known as ‘‘Territory of Orleans.’’ 16 Resigned 1810, before Congress assembled to become 4 Elected November 6, 1811. 11 Took his seat November 18, 1812; term to expire, as clerk of the court for Queen Anne’s County. 5 Elected November 4, 1811. determined by lot, March 3, 1813. 17 Resigned April 29, 1811, before Congress assembled. 6 Reelected November 4, 1811. 12 Resigned October 1, 1812, never having qualified. 18 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John 7 Resigned March 3, 1813. 13 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Montgomery, and took his seat November 4, 1811. 8 Sworn in on November 4, 1811, but resigned prior John N. Destre´han, and took his seat December 7, 1812; 19 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- to a special at-large election on October 5, 1812. term to expire, as determined by lot, March 3, 1817. resentative-elect John Brown in preceding Congress. [ 74 ] TWELFTH CONGRESS 75 Joseph B. Varnum, 20 Dracut Samuel L. Mitchill, New York City Robert Whitehill, Camp Hill REPRESENTATIVES William Paulding, Jr., New York City Ezekiel Bacon, Pittsfield Benjamin Pond, Schroon RHODE ISLAND Abijah Bigelow, Leominster Peter B. Porter, Buffalo SENATORS Elijah Brigham, Westboro Ebenezer Sage, Sag Harbor Christopher G. Champlin, 31 Newport Richard Cutts, Pepperelboro Thomas Sammons, Johnstown William Hunter, 32 Newport William Ely, Springfield Silas Stow, Lowville Jeremiah B. Howell, Providence 21 Uri Tracy, Oxford Barzillai Gannett, Gardiner REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Francis Carr, 22 Orrington Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr., Peekskill Isaiah L. Green, Barnstable Richard Jackson, Jr., Providence Josiah Quincy, Boston NORTH CAROLINA Elisha R. Potter, Kingston William Reed, Marblehead SENATORS SOUTH CAROLINA Ebenezer Seaver, Roxbury James Turner, Warrenton Samuel Taggart, Colerain Jesse Franklin SENATORS Peleg Tallman, Bath REPRESENTATIVES John Gaillard, Charleston Charles Turner, Jr., Scituate John Taylor, Columbia 23 Willis Alston, Greenville Joseph B. Varnum, Dracut REPRESENTATIVES William M. Richardson, 24 Groton William Blackledge, Spring Hill 27 William Butler, Saluda Laban Wheaton, Easton Thomas Blount, Tarboro 28 John C. Calhoun, Willington Leonard White, Haverhill William Kennedy, Washington Langdon Cheves, Charleston William Widgery, Portland James Cochran, Roxboro Meshack Franklin, Scullcamp Elias Earle, Centerville NEW HAMPSHIRE William R. King, Wilmington William Lowndes, Jacksonboro SENATORS Nathaniel Macon, Warrenton Thomas Moore, Prices Store David R. Williams, Society Hill Nicholas Gilman, Exeter Archibald McBryde, Carthage Richard Winn, Winnsboro Charles Cutts, Portsmouth Joseph Pearson, Salisbury Israel Pickens, Morgantown REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE Lemuel Sawyer, Elizabeth City TENNESSEE Josiah Bartlett, Jr., Stratham Richard Stanford, Hawfields SENATORS Samuel Dinsmoor, Keene Obed Hall, Bartlett Joseph Anderson, Winnsboro OHIO 33 John A. Harper, Meredith Bridge Jenkin Whiteside, Knoxville SENATORS 34 George Sullivan, Exeter George W. Campbell, Nashville Alexander Campbell, Ripley REPRESENTATIVES NEW JERSEY Thomas Worthington, Chillicothe Felix Grundy, Nashville SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE John Sevier, Knoxville John Lambert, Lambertville Jeremiah Morrow, Montgomery John Rhea, Sullivan John Condit, Orange REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE PENNSYLVANIA VERMONT Adam Boyd, Hackensack SENATORS SENATORS Lewis Condict, Morristown Andrew Gregg, Pennvalley Stephen R. Bradley, Westminster Jacob Hufty, Salem Michael Leib, Philadelphia Jonathan Robinson, Bennington REPRESENTATIVES George C. Maxwell, Raritan REPRESENTATIVES James Morgan, South Amboy William Anderson, Chester Martin Chittenden, Williston Thomas Newbold David Bard, Frankstown James Fisk, Barre Robert Brown, Weaversville NEW YORK Samuel Shaw, Castleton William Crawford, Gettysburg William Strong, Hartford SENATORS Roger Davis, Charlestown John Smith, Mastic William Findley, Youngstown VIRGINIA Obadiah German, Norwich John M. Hyneman, Reading SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Abner Lacock, 29 Beavertown William B. Giles, Lodore Daniel Avery, Aurora Joseph Lefever, Paradise Richard Brent, Aquia Harmanus Bleecker, Albany Aaron Lyle, West Middletown Thomas B. Cooke, Catskill James Milnor, Philadelphia REPRESENTATIVES James Emott, Albany William Piper, Bloodyrun Burwell Bassett, Williamsburg Asa Fitch, Salem Jonathan Roberts, Norristown James Breckinridge, Fincastle Thomas R. Gold, Whitestown William Rodman, Bristol William A. Burwell, Rocky Mount Robert Le Roy Livingston, 25 Hudson Adam Seybert, Philadelphia Matthew Clay, Halifax Thomas P. Grosvenor, 26 Hudson John Smilie, 30 Fayette John Clopton, Tunstall Arunah Metcalf, Otsego George Smith John Dawson 20 Elected to fill vacancy in the term beginning March 24 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph 30 Died December 30, 1812, before the commencement 4, 1811, caused by failure of legislature to elect, and took B. Varnum, and took his seat January 22, 1812. of the Thirteenth Congress, to which he had been re- his seat June 29, 1811; vacancy in this class from March 25 Resigned May 6, 1812. elected. 4, 1811, to June 7, 1811. 26 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert 31 Resigned October 2, 1811. 21 Resigned in 1812, never having qualified. Le Roy Livingston, and took his seat January 29, 1813. 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Chris- 27 22 Died February 7, 1812. Elected to fill vacancy caused by failure of Barzillai 28 topher G. Champlin, and took his seat November 25, 1811. Gannett to qualify; took his seat June 3, 1812. Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas 33 Resigned October 8, 1811. 23 Blount, and took his seat January 30, 1813. 34 Resigned June 29, 1811, before Congress assembled, 29 Reelected to the Thirteenth Congress, but resigned, Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jenkin having been elected Senator. having been elected Senator. Whiteside, and took his seat November 4, 1811. 76 Biographical Directory VIRGINIA—Continued John Randolph, Charlotte MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY John Roane, Uppowac REPRESENTATIVES—Continued Daniel Sheffey, Wythe DELEGATE Thomas Gholson, Jr., Brunswick John Smith, Winchester George Poindexter, Woodville Peterson Goodwyn, Petersburg Thomas Wilson, Morgantown Edwin Gray TERRITORY OF MISSOURI 39 Aylett Hawes, Woodville 37 35 ILLINOIS TERRITORY John P. Hungerford, Leedstown DELEGATE John Taliaferro, 36 Fredericksburg DELEGATE Edward Hempstead, 40 St. Louis John Baker, Shepherdstown Shadrack Bond, 38 Kaskaskia Joseph Lewis, Jr., Upperville William McCoy, Franklin INDIANA TERRITORY TERRITORY OF ORLEANS 41 Hugh Nelson, Milton Thomas Newton, Jr., Norfolk DELEGATE DELEGATE James Pleasants, Goochland Jonathan Jennings, Charlestown Vacant 42 35 Served until November 29, 1811; succeeded by John ceded to the United States by the State of Virginia, and 40 Took his seat January 4, 1813. Taliaferro, who contested his election. granted a Delegate in Congress. 41 Granted statehood April 30, 1812, as the State of Lou- 36 Successfully contested the election of John P. 38 Took his seat December 3, 1812. isiana. Hungerford, and took his seat December 2, 1811. 39 Formed by the act approved June 4, 1812, from lands 42 Allen B. Magruder and Elegius Fromentin, agents, 37 Formed by act approved February 3, 1809, from a ceded by France to the United States by the treaty signed were accorded the privilege of the floor March 6, 1812. portion of Indiana Territory and from lands originally in Paris on April 30, 1803, theretofore known as the ‘‘Dis- trict of Louisiana,’’ and granted a delegate in Congress. .