8th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Eighth 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 1803 to March 3 1805, during the last 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 Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

See also: 8th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 8th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1802

Dates of sessions

March 4 1803 - March 3 1805

  • First session: October 17 1803 - March 27 1804
  • Second session: November 5 1804 - March 3 1805 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 7th Congress
Next congress: 9th Congress

Membership changes

Ohio was newly admitted as a state and is first represented in this Congress.

Senate
  • replacements: 7
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 7
  • seats of newly admitted states: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 12
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 7
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 5
  • resignations: 5
  • contested elections: 1
  • seats of newly admitted states: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 12

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Delaware
class 2

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William H. Wells
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator William H. Wells resigned November 6 1804.

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New Jersey
class 1

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vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in this class from March 4 1803 until August 31 1803.

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New York
class 1

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Theodorus Bailey
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Theodorus Bailey resigned January 16 1804.

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New York
class 1

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John Armstrong, Jr.
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator John Armstrong, Jr. resigned June 30 1804.

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New York
class 3

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DeWitt Clinton
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator DeWitt Clinton resigned November 4 1803.

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New York
class 3

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John Armstrong, Jr.
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
John Smith was elected to fill seat of Senator DeWitt Clinton.

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Ohio
class 1

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new state

New state admission.
Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29 1802.

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Ohio
class 3

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new state

New state admission.
Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29 1802.

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Rhode Island
class 1

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Samuel J. Potter
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Samuel J. Potter died October 14 1804.

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South Carolina
class 3

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Pierce Butler
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Pierce Butler resigned November 21 1804.

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Virginia
class 1

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Stevens T. Mason
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Stevens T. Mason died May 10 1803.

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Virginia
class 1

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John Taylor
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
Abraham B. Venable was elected to fill seat of Senator Stevens T. Mason.

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Virginia
class 1

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Abraham B. Venable
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Abraham B. Venable resigned June 7 1804.

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Virginia
class 1

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William B. Giles
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
Abraham B. Venable was elected to fill seat of Stevens T. Mason.

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Virginia
class 2

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Wilson C. Nicholas
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Wilson C. Nicholas resigned May 22 1804.

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Virginia
class 2

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Andrew Moore
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
William B. Giles was elected to fill seat of Wilson C. Nicholas.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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Samuel Hammond
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
seat declared vacant, February 2 1805, having been appointed governor of Upper Louisiana Territory.

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Daniel Hiester
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Daniel Hiester died March 7 1807

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Thomson J. Skinner
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Thomson J. Skinner resigned August 10 1804.

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John Smith
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Smith resigned February 23 1804, having been elected Senator.

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Samuel L. Mitchill
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Samuel L. Mitchill resigned November 22 1804, having been elected Senator.

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Isaac Bloom
Fed.

Death.
Representative Isaac Bloom died April 23 1803, before Congress assembled.

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James Gillespie
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative James Gillespie died January 10 1805.

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new state

New state admission.
Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29 1802.

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William Hoge
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative William Hoge resigned October 15 1804.

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Thomas Lewis, Jr.
Fed.

Contested election.
Representative Thomas Lewis, Jr. served until March 5 1804.

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Andrew Moore
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Andrew Moore resigned November 6 1804, having been elected Senator.

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John J. Trigg
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative John J. Trigg died June 28 1804.

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