1811-1813 meeting of U.S. legislature
The12th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives . It met inWashington, D.C. from March 4, 1811, to March 4, 1813, during the third and fourth years ofJames Madison 'spresidency . The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1800 United States census . Both chambers had aDemocratic-Republican majority.
States admitted and territories organized [ edit ] Senate PresidentGeorge Clinton Senate President pro temporeWilliam H. Crawford House SpeakerHenry Clay The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership " section.
During this congress, two new Senate seats were added for the new state of Louisiana.
House of Representatives [ edit ] During this congress, one new House seat was added for the new state of Louisiana.
House of Representatives [ edit ] Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Henry Clay Democratic-Republican
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
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 areSenate class numbers , which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1814; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1812
Skip to House of Representatives , below▌ 1.Samuel W. Dana (F)▌ 3.Chauncey Goodrich (F)▌ 1.Outerbridge Horsey (F)▌ 2.James A. Bayard (F)▌ 2.William H. Crawford (DR)▌ 3.Charles Tait (DR)▌ 2.George M. Bibb (DR)▌ 3.John Pope (DR)▌ 2.Jean N. Destréhan (DR), September 3, 1812 – October 1, 1812▌ Thomas Posey (DR), October 8, 1812 – February 4, 1813▌ James Brown (DR), from February 5, 1813▌ 3.Allan B. Magruder (DR), from September 3, 1812▌ 1.Samuel Smith (DR)▌ 3.Philip Reed (DR)▌ 1.James Lloyd (F)▌ 2.Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR), from June 29, 1811▌ 2.Nicholas Gilman (DR)▌ 3.Charles Cutts (F)▌ 1.John Lambert (DR)▌ 2.John Condit (DR)▌ 1.Obadiah German (DR)▌ 3.John Smith (DR)▌ 2.James Turner (DR)▌ 3.Jesse Franklin (DR)▌ 1.Thomas Worthington (DR)▌ 3.Alexander Campbell (DR)▌ 1.Michael Leib (DR)▌ 3.Andrew Gregg (DR)▌ 1.Christopher G. Champlin (F), until October 2, 1811▌ William Hunter (F), from October 28, 1811▌ 2.Jeremiah B. Howell (DR)▌ 2.John Taylor (DR)▌ 3.John Gaillard (DR)▌ 1.Joseph Anderson (DR)▌ 2.Jenkin Whiteside (DR), until October 8, 1811▌ George W. Campbell (DR), from October 8, 1811▌ 1.Jonathan Robinson (DR)▌ 3.Stephen R. Bradley (DR)▌ 1.Richard Brent (DR)▌ 2.William B. Giles (DR)Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 12th Congress in March 1811. Louisiana's senators were not seated until September 3, 1812, and one of them was of unknown party affiliation. 2 Democratic-Republicans
1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist
2 Federalists
House of Representatives [ edit ] The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .
▌ At-large Epaphroditus Champion (F)▌ At-large John Davenport (F)▌ At-large Lyman Law (F)▌ At-large Jonathan O. Moseley (F)▌ At-large Timothy Pitkin (F)▌ At-large Lewis B. Sturges (F)▌ At-large Benjamin Tallmadge (F)▌ At-large Henry M. Ridgely (F)All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .
▌ At-large William W. Bibb (DR)▌ At-large Howell Cobb (DR), until before October, 1812▌ William Barnett (DR), from October 5, 1812▌ At-large Bolling Hall (DR)▌ At-large George M. Troup (DR)▌ 1 Anthony New (DR)▌ 2 Samuel McKee (DR)▌ 3 Stephen Ormsby (DR)▌ 4 Richard M. Johnson (DR)▌ 5 Henry Clay (DR)▌ 6 Joseph Desha (DR)▌ At-large Thomas B. Robertson (DR), from December 23, 1812 (newly admitted state)The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
▌ 1 Philip Stuart (F)▌ 2 Joseph Kent (DR)▌ 3 Philip B. Key (F)▌ 4 Samuel Ringgold (DR)▌ 5 Peter Little (DR)▌ 5 Alexander McKim (DR)▌ 6 John Montgomery (DR), until April 29, 1811▌ Stevenson Archer (DR), from October 26, 1811▌ 7 Robert Wright (DR)▌ 8 Charles Goldsborough (F)▌ 1 Josiah Quincy (F)▌ 2 William Reed (F)▌ 3 Leonard White (F)▌ 4 Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR), until June 29, 1811▌ William M. Richardson (DR), from November 4, 1811▌ 5 William Ely (F)▌ 6 Samuel Taggart (F)▌ 7 Charles Turner Jr. (DR)▌ 8 Isaiah L. Green (DR)▌ 9 Laban Wheaton (F)▌ 10 Elijah Brigham (F)▌ 11 Abijah Bigelow (F)▌ 12 Ezekiel Bacon (DR)▌ 13 Ebenezer Seaver (DR)▌ 14 Richard Cutts (DR)▌ 15 William Widgery (DR)▌ 16 Peleg Tallman (DR)▌ 17 Barzillai Gannett (DR), until sometime in 1812 before April 6 ([data missing )▌ Francis Carr (DR), from April 6, 1812All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .
▌ At-large Josiah Bartlett Jr. (DR)▌ At-large Samuel Dinsmoor (DR)▌ At-large Obed Hall (DR)▌ At-large John A. Harper (DR)▌ At-large George Sullivan (F)All representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .
▌ At-large Adam Boyd (DR)▌ At-large Lewis Condict (DR)▌ At-large Jacob Hufty (DR)▌ At-large George C. Maxwell (DR)▌ At-large James Morgan (DR)▌ At-large Thomas Newbold (DR)There were two plural districts, the 2nd & 6th each had two representatives.
▌ 1 Ebenezer Sage (DR)▌ 2 Samuel L. Mitchill (DR)▌ 2 William Paulding Jr. (DR)▌ 3 Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. (DR)▌ 4 James Emott (F)▌ 5 Thomas B. Cooke (DR)▌ 6 Asa Fitch (F)▌ 6 Robert Le Roy Livingston (F), until May 6, 1812▌ Thomas P. Grosvenor (F) from January 29, 1813▌ 7 Harmanus Bleecker (F)▌ 8 Benjamin Pond (DR)▌ 9 Thomas Sammons (DR)▌ 10 Silas Stow (DR)▌ 11 Thomas R. Gold (F)▌ 12 Arunah Metcalf (DR)▌ 13 Uri Tracy (DR)▌ 14 Daniel Avery (DR)▌ 15 Peter B. Porter (DR)▌ 1 Lemuel Sawyer (DR)▌ 2 Willis Alston (DR)▌ 3 Thomas Blount (DR), until February 7, 1812▌ William Kennedy (DR), from January 30, 1813▌ 4 William Blackledge (DR)▌ 5 William R. King (DR)▌ 6 Nathaniel Macon (DR)▌ 7 Archibald McBryde (F)▌ 8 Richard Stanford (DR)▌ 9 James Cochran (DR)▌ 10 Joseph Pearson (F)▌ 11 Israel Pickens (DR)▌ 12 Meshack Franklin (DR)▌ At-large Jeremiah Morrow (DR)There were four plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd had three representatives each, the 4th had two representatives.
▌ 1 William Anderson (DR)▌ 1 James Milnor (F)▌ 1 Adam Seybert (DR)▌ 2 Robert Brown (DR)▌ 2 Jonathan Roberts (DR)▌ 2 William Rodman (DR)▌ 3 Roger Davis (DR)▌ 3 John M. Hyneman (DR)▌ 3 Joseph Lefever (DR)▌ 4 David Bard (DR)▌ 4 Robert Whitehill (DR)▌ 5 George Smith (DR)▌ 6 William Crawford (DR)▌ 7 William Piper (DR)▌ 8 William Findley (DR)▌ 9 John Smilie (DR), until December 30, 1812, vacant thereafter▌ 10 Aaron Lyle (DR)▌ 11 Abner Lacock (DR)Both representatives were elected statewide on ageneral ticket .
▌ At-large Richard Jackson Jr. (F)▌ At-large Elisha R. Potter (F)▌ 1 Langdon Cheves (DR)▌ 2 William Butler Sr. (DR)▌ 3 David R. Williams (DR)▌ 4 William Lowndes (DR)▌ 5 Richard Winn (DR)▌ 6 John C. Calhoun (DR)▌ 7 Thomas Moore (DR)▌ 8 Elias Earle (DR)▌ 1 John Rhea (DR)▌ 2 John Sevier (DR)▌ 3 Felix Grundy (DR)▌ 1 Samuel Shaw (DR)▌ 2 William Strong (DR)▌ 3 James Fisk (DR)▌ 4 Martin Chittenden (F)▌ 1 Thomas Wilson (F)▌ 2 John Baker (F)▌ 3 John Smith (DR)▌ 4 William McCoy (DR)▌ 5 James Breckinridge (F)▌ 6 Daniel Sheffey (F)▌ 7 Joseph Lewis Jr. (F)▌ 8 John P. Hungerford (DR), until November 29, 1811▌ John Taliaferro (DR), from November 29, 1811▌ 9 Aylett Hawes (DR)▌ 10 John Dawson (DR)▌ 11 John Roane (DR)▌ 12 Burwell Bassett (DR)▌ 13 William A. Burwell (DR)▌ 14 Matthew Clay (DR)▌ 15 John Randolph (DR)▌ 16 James Pleasants (DR)▌ 17 Thomas Gholson Jr. (DR)▌ 18 Peterson Goodwyn (DR)▌ 19 Edwin Gray (DR)▌ 20 Thomas Newton Jr. (DR)▌ 21 Hugh Nelson (DR)▌ 22 John Clopton (DR)Illinois Territory Shadrach Bond , from December 3, 1812Indiana Territory Jonathan Jennings Mississippi Territory George Poindexter Missouri Territory Edward Hempstead , from November 9, 1812Orleans Territory
Changes in membership [ edit ] The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Replacements: 1 Deaths: 0 Resignations: 4 Interim appointments: 1 Seats of newly admitted states: 2 Vacancies:1 Total seats with changes: 6 Senate changes State Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's formal installation[ b] Massachusetts Vacant Legislature elected late. Joseph B. Varnum (DR)June 29, 1811 Rhode Island Christopher G. Champlin (F)Resigned October 2, 1811 William Hunter (F)October 28, 1811 Tennessee Jenkin Whiteside (DR)Resigned October 8, 1811. George W. Campbell (DR)October 8, 1811 Louisiana New seat Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. Allan B. Magruder (DR)September 3, 1812 Louisiana New seat Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812. Jean Noel Destréhan (DR)September 3, 1812 Jean N. Destréhan (DR)Resigned October 1, 1812, without having qualified. Thomas Posey (DR)October 8, 1812 Thomas Posey (DR)Appointee lost election to finish the term. James Brown (DR)February 5, 1813
House of Representatives [ edit ] Replacements: 3 Deaths: 2 Resignations: 5 Contested election: 1 Seats of newly admitted states: 1 Vacancies: 1 Total seats with changes: 10 House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's formal installation[ b] Maryland John Montgomery (DR)Resigned April 29, 1811, to becomeattorney General of Maryland Stevenson Archer (DR)Seated October 26, 1811 Massachusetts Joseph B. Varnum (DR)Resigned June 29, 1811, to become U.S. Senator William M. Richardson (DR)Seated November 4, 1811 Virginia John Hungerford (DR)Lost contested election November 29, 1811 John Taliaferro (DR)Seated November 29, 1811 Massachusetts Barzillai Gannett (DR)Resigned sometime in 1812 before April 6 ([data missing ) Francis Carr (DR)Seated April 6, 1812 North Carolina Thomas Blount (DR)Died February 7, 1812 William Kennedy (DR)Seated January 30, 1813 Orleans Territory Julien de Lallande Poydras had resigned in the previous Congress, and the seat remained vacant until the territory became the state ofLouisiana on April 30, 1812Thomas B. Robertson (DR)Seated April 30, 1812 Louisiana New York Robert Le Roy Livingston (F)Resigned May 6, 1812 Thomas P. Grosvenor (F)Seated January 29, 1813 Georgia Howell Cobb (DR)Resigned sometime before October 1812 ([data missing ) William Barnett (DR)Seated October 5, 1812 Missouri Territory Territory delegate seat established Edward Hempstead Seated November 9, 1812 Illinois Territory Territory delegate seat established Shadrach Bond Seated December 3, 1812 Pennsylvania John Smilie (DR)Died December 30, 1812 Vacant Not filled until next Congress
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
House of Representatives [ edit ] House of Representatives [ edit ] ^ U.S. Vice President George Clinton's term as President of the Senate ended on April 20, 1812 when he died in office, President pro temporeWilliam H. Crawford acted his duties as the President of the Senate. ^a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
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.
