11th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Eleventh 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 1809 to March 3 1811, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President James Madison.

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: 11th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 11th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1808

Dates of sessions

March 4 1809 - March 3 1811

  • Special session of the Senate: March 4 1809 - March 7 1809
  • First session: May 22 1809 - June 28 1809
  • Second session: November 27 1809 - May 1 1810
  • Third session: December 3 1810 - March 3 1811 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 10th Congress
Next congress: 12th Congress

Membership changes

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

Senate
  • replacements: 9
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 8
  • interim appointments: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 12
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 11
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 1
  • resignations: 12
  • contested election: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 14

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Connecticut
class 1

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James Hillhouse
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator James Hillhouse resigned June 10 1810

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Delaware
class 1

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Samuel White
Fed.

Death.
Senator Samuel White died November 4 1809.

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Georgia
class 3

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John Milledge
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator John Milledge resigned November 14 1809.

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Kentucky
class 2

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Buckner Thruston
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Buckner Thruston resigned December 18 1809.

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New Hampshire
class 3

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Nahum Parker
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Nahum Parker resigned June 1 1810.

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New Jersey
class 2

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Aaron Kitchell
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Aaron Kitchell resigned March 12 1809.

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Ohio
class 1

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Return J. Meigs, Jr.
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Return J. Meigs, Jr. resigned May 1 1810.

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Ohio
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1809 until June 2 1809.

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Ohio
class 3

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Stanley Griswold
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
Alexander Campbell was elected to fill seat of Senator Edward Tiffin from preceding Congress.

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Rhode Island
class 1

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Francis Malbone
Fed.

Death.
Senator Francis Malbone died June 4 1809.

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South Carolina
class 2

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Thomas Sumter
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Thomas Sumter resigned December 16 1810.

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Tennessee
class 1

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1809 until May 22 1809.

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Tennessee
class 2

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Daniel Smith
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Daniel Smith resigned March 31 1809.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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Samuel W. Dana
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Samuel W. Dana resigned May 1810.

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Benjamin Howard
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Benjamin Howard resigned April 10 1810.

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Roger Nelson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Roger Nelson resigned May 14 1810.

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John Brown
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Brown resigned in 1810, before the commencement of the 12th Congress.

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William Baylies
Fed.

Contested election.
Representative William Baylies served until June 28 1809.

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Jabez Upham
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Jabez Upham resigned in 1810.

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William Stedman
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative William Stedman resigned July 16 1810.

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James Cox
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative James Cox died September 12 1810.

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William Denning
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative William Denning resigned before qualifying.

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Benjamin Say
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Benjamin Say resigned June 1809.

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Robert Marion
Dem.-Rep..

Resignation.
Representative Robert Marion resigned December 4 1810.

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John Taylor
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Taylor resigned December 30 1810.

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John G. Jackson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John G. Jackson resigned September 28 1810.

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Wilson C. Nicholas
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Wilson C. Nicholas resigned November 27 1809.

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