16th United States Congress
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The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President James Monroe.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- First session: December 6, 1819 - May 15, 1820
- Second session: November 13, 1820 - March 3, 1821 — a lame duck session
Previous: 15th Congress • Next: 17th Congress
[edit] Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL members: 46 |
TOTAL members: 186 |
[edit] Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- James Barbour, Democratic-Republican of Virginia, elected December 6, 1819
- John Gaillard, Democratic-Republican of South Carolina, elected January 25, 1820
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Henry Clay, Democratic-Republican of Kentucky, elected December 6, 1819, resigned October 28, 1820
- John W. Taylor, Democratic-Republican of New York, elected November 15, 1820
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1819; Events of 1820; Events of 1821
[edit] Major legislation
- March 6, 1820 — Missouri Compromise, Sess. 1, ch. 22, 3 Stat. 545
- April 24, 1820 — Land Act of 1820, Sess. 1, ch. 51, 3 Stat. 566
[edit] States admitted and Territories created
- December 14, 1819 — Alabama was admitted as a state into the Union.
- March 15, 1820 — Maine was admitted as a state into the Union. It was formerly part of Massachusetts
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 16th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 16th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1818
[edit] Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1820; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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[edit] Officers
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[edit] Notes
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives.
- ^ There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.
- ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] External links
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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