7th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Seventh 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 1801 to March 3 1803, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.

See also: 7th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 7th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1800

Dates of sessions

March 4 1801 - March 3 1803

  • Special session of the Senate: March 4 1801 - March 5 1801
  • First session: December 7 1801 - May 3 1802
  • Second session: December 6 1802 - March 3 1803 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 6th Congress
Next congress: 8th Congress

Membership changes

Senate
  • replacements: 5
    • Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
    • Federalists: 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 1
  • resignations: 8
  • interim appointments: 1
  • vacancies: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 10
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 8
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 1
  • resignations: 9
  • forfeiture: 1
  • vacancy: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 11

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Maryland
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1801 until March 5 1801.

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Maryland
class 3

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William Hindman
Fed.

Interim appointment.
Robert Wright was elected to fill vacancy.

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Massachusetts
class 2

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Dwight Foster
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Dwight Foster resigned March 2 1803.

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New Hampshire
class 2

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Samuel Livermore
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Samuel Livermore resigned June 19 1801.

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New Hampshire
class 3

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James Sheafe
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator James Sheafe resigned June 14 1802.

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New York
class 2

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John Armstrong, Jr.
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator John Armstrong, Jr. resigned February 5 1802.

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Pennsylvania
class 3

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John Peter G. Muhlenberg
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Peter G. Muhlenberg resigned February 16 1801.

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Rhode Island
class 2

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Ray Greene
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Ray Greene resigned March 5 1801.

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South Carolina
class 2

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Charles Pinckney
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Charles Pinckney resigned 1801.

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South Carolina
class 3

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John Ewing Colhoun
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator John Ewing Colhoun died October 26 1802.

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Vermont
class 3

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Elijah Paine
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Elijah Paine resigned September 1 1801.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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vacant

Vacancy.
Representative-elect Elizur Goodrich resigned March 3 1801.

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John Milledge
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Milledge resigned May 1802

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Benjamin Taliaferro
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Benjamin Taliaferro resigned 1802

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Richard Sprigg, Jr.
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Richard Sprigg, Jr. resigned February 12 1802

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Levi Lincoln
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Levi Lincoln resigned June 6 1800, having been appointed U.S. Attorney General.

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Silas Lee
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Silas Lee resigned August 20 1801.

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Joseph Peirce
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Joseph Peirce resigned 1802.

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Thomas Tillotson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Thomas Tillotson resigned August 10 1801, before Congress assembled, having been appointed Secretary of State of New York.

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John Bird
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative John Bird resigned July 25 1801, before Congress assembled

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John P. Van Ness
Fed.

Forfeiture.
Representative John P. Van Ness forfeited his seat January 13 1803, having exercised the office of major of militia in the District of Columbia.

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Charles Johnson
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Charles Johnson died July 23 1802.

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Thomas Sumter
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Thomas Sumter resigned December 15 1801, having been elected U.S. Senator.

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