10th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Tenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1807 to March 3 1809, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

See also: 10th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 10th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1806

Dates of sessions

March 4 1807 - March 3 1809

  • First session: October 26 1807 - April 25 1808
  • Second session: November 7 1808 - March 3 1809 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 9th Congress
Next congress: 11th Congress

Membership changes

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate
  • replacements: 4
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 6
  • interim appointments: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 8
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 7
    • Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net loss
    • Federalists: 1 seat net gain
  • deaths: 4
  • resignations: 5
  • contested election: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 10

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Connecticut
class 3

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Uriah Tracy
Fed.

Death.
Senator Uriah Tracy died July 19 1807.

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Georgia
class 2

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Abraham Baldwin
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Abraham Baldwin died March 4 1807.

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Georgia
class 2

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George Jones
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
William H. Crawford was elected March 19 1806.

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Massachusetts
class 1

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John Quincy Adams
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator John Quincy Adams resigned June 8 1808.

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Ohio
class 1

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John Smith
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator John Smith resigned April 8 1808.

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Ohio
class 3

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Edward Tiffin
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Edward Tiffin resigned March 3 1809.

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Pennsylvania
class 1

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Samuel Maclay
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Samuel Maclay resigned about January 4 1809.

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Rhode Island
class 2

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James Fenner
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator James Fenner resigned September 1808.

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Vermont
class 1

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Israel Smith
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Israel Smith resigned about October 1 1807.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

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James M. Broom
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative James M. Broom resigned before Congress assembled.

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Jacob Crowninshield
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Jacob Crowninshield died April 15 1808.

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Barnabas Bidwell
Dem.-Rep..

Resignation.
Representative Barnabas Bidwell resigned July 13 1807, before Congress assembled.

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Ezra Darby
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Ezra Darby died January 28 1808.

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David Thomas
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative David Thomas resigned May 1 1808.

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John Culpepper
Fed.

Contested election.
seat declared vacant January 2 1808.

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Joseph Clay
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Joseph Clay resigned 1808.

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Nehemiah Knight
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Nehemiah Knight died June 13 1808.

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James Witherell
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Witherell resigned May 1 1808.

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John Claiborne
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative John Claiborne died October 9 1808.

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