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13th United States Congress
13th United States Congress
12th ← → 14th
	The Capitol after the August 1814 burning of Washington, D.C., by the British in the War of 1812 (painting 1814 by George Munger)
March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815
Members	36 senators; 182 representatives; 4 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Democratic-Republican
Senate President	Elbridge Gerry (DR) ; until November 23, 1814 ; Vacant ; from November 23, 1814
House majority	Democratic-Republican
House Speaker	Henry Clay (DR); Langdon Cheves (DR)
Sessions
	1st: May 24, 1813 – August 2, 1813; 2nd: December 6, 1813 – April 18, 1814; 3rd: September 19, 1814 – March 3, 1815

The Thirteenth 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, 1813, to March 4, 1815, during the fifth and sixth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. The first two sessions were held at the Capitol building while the third, convened after the Burning of Washington, took place in the First Patent Building.

Senate President

Elbridge Gerry

Senate Presidents pro tempore

House Speakers

Major events

September 10, 1813: War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie
October 5, 1813: War of 1812: Battle of the Thames
March 27, 1814: Creek War: Battle of Horseshoe Bend
July 25, 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Lundy's Lane
August 25, 1814: War of 1812: Burning of Washington
September 11, 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Lake Champlain
September 13, 1814: War of 1812: Bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore
November 7, 1814: War of 1812: Forces under Gen. Andrew Jackson seized Pensacola
November 23, 1814: Vice President Elbridge Gerry died
December 15, 1814: Hartford Convention convened through January 5, 1815, in which New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. Despite radical outcries among Federalists for New England secession and a separate peace with Great Britain, moderates outnumbered them and extreme proposals were not a major focus of the debate.
December 24, 1814: War of 1812: Treaty of Ghent signed
January 8, 1815: War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans

Major legislation

Treaties ratified

February 17, 1815: War of 1812: Senate ratified the Treaty of Ghent, 8 Stat. 218

Party summary

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.

Senate

	Party (shading shows control)		Total	Vacant

	Democratic- Republican (DR)	Federalist (F)
End of previous congress	30	6	36	0

Begin	27	6	33	3
End	24	11	35	1
Final voting share	68.6%	31.4%

Beginning of next congress	21	12	33	3

House of Representatives

Following the 1810 census, the size of the House was increased to 182 seats from 142.

	Party (shading shows control)		Total	Vacant

	Democratic- Republican (DR)	Federalist (F)
End of previous congress	105	36	141	1

Begin	108	68	176	6
End	115	67	182	0
Final voting share	63.2%	36.8%

Beginning of next congress	131	46	177	5

Leadership

Senate

President: Elbridge Gerry (DR), until November 23, 1814; thereafter vacant.
President pro tempore: William H. Crawford (DR), March 4, 1813 – March 23, 1813
- Joseph B. Varnum (DR), December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814
- John Gaillard (DR), from November 25, 1814

House of Representatives

Speaker: Henry Clay (DR), to January 19, 1814
- Langdon Cheves, (DR), from January 19, 1814

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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 1814; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1818.

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Connecticut

3. Chauncey Goodrich (F), until May 13, 1813
- David Daggett (F), from May 13, 1813
1. Samuel W. Dana (F)

Delaware

1. Outerbridge Horsey (F)
2. William H. Wells (F), from May 28, 1813

Georgia

2. William H. Crawford (DR), until March 23, 1813
- William B. Bulloch (DR), April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813
- William W. Bibb (DR), from November 6, 1813
3. Charles Tait (DR)

Kentucky

2. George M. Bibb (DR), until August 23, 1814
- George Walker (DR), August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814
- William T. Barry (DR), from December 16, 1814
3. Jesse Bledsoe (DR), until December 24, 1814
- Isham Talbot (DR), from February 2, 1815

Louisiana

2. James Brown (DR)
3. Eligius Fromentin (DR)

Maryland

1. Samuel Smith (DR)
3. Robert H. Goldsborough (F), from May 21, 1813

Massachusetts

1. James Lloyd (F), until May 1, 1813
- Christopher Gore (F), from May 5, 1813
2. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR)

New Hampshire

2. Nicholas Gilman (DR), until May 2, 1814
- Thomas W. Thompson (F), from June 24, 1814
3. Charles Cutts (DR), April 2, 1813 – June 10, 1813
- Jeremiah Mason (F), from June 10, 1813

New Jersey

1. John Lambert (DR)
2. John Condit (DR)

New York

1. Obadiah German (DR)
3. Rufus King (F)

North Carolina

2. James Turner (DR)
3. David Stone (DR), until December 24, 1814
- Francis Locke, Jr. (DR^[1]), from sometime thereafter (date unknown) [data missing]

Ohio

1. Thomas Worthington (DR), until December 1, 1814
- Joseph Kerr (DR), from December 10, 1814
3. Jeremiah Morrow (DR)

Pennsylvania

1. Michael Leib (DR), until February 14, 1814
- Jonathan Roberts (DR), from February 24, 1814
3. Abner Lacock (DR)

Rhode Island

2. Jeremiah B. Howell (DR)
1. William Hunter (F)

South Carolina

3. John Gaillard (DR)
2. John Taylor (DR)

Tennessee

1. Joseph Anderson (DR)
2. George W. Campbell (DR), until February 11, 1814
- Jesse Wharton (DR), from March 17, 1814

Vermont

1. Jonathan Robinson (DR)
3. Dudley Chase (DR)

Virginia

2. William B. Giles (DR), until March 3, 1815
1. Richard Brent (DR), until December 30, 1814
- James Barbour (DR), from January 2, 1815

House of Representatives

Connecticut

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(7 Federalists)

Delaware

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Federalists)

At-large. Thomas Cooper (F)
At-large. Henry M. Ridgely (F)

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(6 Democratic-Republicans)

At-large. William Barnett (DR)
At-large. William W. Bibb (DR), until November 6, 1813
- Alfred Cuthbert (DR), from December 13, 1813
At-large. John Forsyth (DR)
At-large. Bolling Hall (DR)
At-large. Thomas Telfair (DR)
At-large. George Troup (DR)

Kentucky

(10 Democratic-Republicans)

1. James Clark (DR)
2. Henry Clay (DR), until January 19, 1814
- Joseph H. Hawkins (DR), from March 29, 1814
3. Richard M. Johnson (DR)
4. Joseph Desha (DR)
5. Samuel Hopkins (DR)
6. Solomon P. Sharp (DR)
7. Samuel McKee (DR)
8. Stephen Ormsby (DR), from April 20, 1813
9. Thomas Montgomery (DR)
10. William P. Duval (DR)

Louisiana

(1 Democratic-Republican)

At-large. Thomas B. Robertson (DR)

Maryland

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
(6-3 Democratic-Republican)

Massachusetts

(16-4 Democratic-Republican)

1. Artemas Ward, Jr. (F)
2. William Reed (F)
3. Timothy Pickering (F)
4. William M. Richardson (DR), until April 18, 1814
- Samuel Dana (DR), from September 22, 1814
5. William Ely (F)
6. Samuel Taggart (F)
7. William Baylies (F)
8. John Reed, Jr. (F)
9. Laban Wheaton (F)
10. Elijah Brigham (F)
11. Abijah Bigelow (F)
12. Daniel Dewey (F), until February 24, 1814
- John W. Hulbert (F), from November 2, 1814
13. Nathaniel Ruggles (F)
14. Cyrus King (F)
15. George Bradbury (F)
16. Samuel Davis (politician) (F)
17. Abiel Wood (DR)
18. John Wilson (F)
19. James Parker (DR)
20. Levi Hubbard (DR)

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(6 Democratic-Republicans)

New Jersey

There were three plural districts, each had two representatives each.
(4-2 Democratic-Republican)

1. Lewis Condict (DR)
1. Thomas Ward (DR)
2. James Schureman (F)
2. Richard Stockton (F)
3. William Coxe, Jr. (F)
3. Jacob Hufty (F), until May 20, 1814
- Thomas Bines (DR), from November 2, 1814

New York

There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives.
(18-8 Democratic-Republican)

1. John Lefferts (DR)
1. Ebenezer Sage (DR)
2. Egbert Benson (F), until August 2, 1813
- William Irving (DR), from January 22, 1814
2. Jotham Post, Jr. (F)
3. Peter Denoyelles (DR)
4. Thomas J. Oakley (F)
5. Thomas P. Grosvenor (F)
6. Jonathan Fisk (DR)
7. Abraham J. Hasbrouck (DR)
8. Samuel Sherwood (F)
9. John Lovett (F)
10. Hosea Moffitt (F)
11. John W. Taylor (DR)
12. Zebulon R. Shipherd (F)
12. Elisha I. Winter (F)
13. Alexander Boyd (F)
14. Jacob Markell (F)
15. vacant to June 21, 1813
- John M. Bowers (F), from June 21 to December 20, 1813
- Isaac Williams, Jr. (DR), from January 24, 1814
15. Joel Thompson (F)
16. Morris S. Miller (F)
17. William S. Smith (F)
18. Moss Kent (F)
19. James Geddes (F)
20. Daniel Avery (DR)
20. Oliver C. Comstock (DR)
21. Samuel M. Hopkins (F)
21. Nathaniel W. Howell (F)

North Carolina

(10-3 Democratic-Republican)

Ohio

(6 Democratic-Republicans)

1. John McLean (DR)
2. John Alexander (DR)
3. William Creighton, Jr. (DR), from May 4, 1813
4. James Caldwell (DR)
5. James Kilbourne (DR)
6. Reasin Beall (DR), April 20, 1813 – June 7, 1814
- David Clendenin (DR), from October 11, 1814

Pennsylvania

There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives.
(22-1 Democratic-Republican)

1. William Anderson (DR)
1. John Conard (DR)
1. Charles J. Ingersoll (DR)
1. Adam Seybert (DR)
2. Roger Davis (DR)
2. Jonathan Roberts (DR), until February 24, 1814
- Samuel Henderson (F), from October 11, 1814
3. John Gloninger (F), until August 2, 1813
- Edward Crouch (DR), from October 12, 1813
3. James Whitehill (DR), until September 1, 1814
- Amos Slaymaker (F), from October 11, 1814
4. Hugh Glasgow (DR)
5. William Crawford (DR)
5. Robert Whitehill (DR), until April 8, 1813
- John Rea (DR), from May 11, 1813
6. Robert Brown (DR)
6. Samuel D. Ingham (DR)
7. John M. Hyneman (DR), until May 24, 1813
- Daniel Udree (DR), from October 12, 1813
8. William Piper (DR)
9. David Bard (DR)
10. Jared Irwin (DR)
10. Isaac Smith (DR)
11. William Findley (DR)
12. Aaron Lyle (DR)
13. Isaac Griffin (DR), from May 24, 1813
14. Adamson Tannehill (DR)
15. Thomas Wilson (DR), from May 14, 1813

Rhode Island

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Federalists)

At-large. Richard Jackson, Jr. (F)
At-large. Elisha R. Potter (F)

South Carolina

(9 Democratic-Republicans)

Tennessee

(6 Democratic-Republicans)

1. John Rhea (DR)
2. John Sevier (DR)
3. Thomas K. Harris (DR)
4. John H. Bowen (DR)
5. Felix Grundy (DR), until ????, 1814
- Newton Cannon (DR), from September 16, 1814
6. Parry W. Humphreys (DR)

Vermont

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(6 Democratic-Republicans)

Virginia

(17-6 Democratic-Republican)

1. John G. Jackson (DR)
2. Francis White (F)
3. John Smith (DR)
4. William McCoy (DR)
5. James Breckinridge (F)
6. Daniel Sheffey (F)
7. Hugh Caperton (F)
8. Joseph Lewis, Jr. (F)
9. John P. Hungerford (DR)
10. Aylett Hawes (DR)
11. John Dawson (DR), until March 31, 1814
- Philip P. Barbour (DR), from September 19, 1814
12. John Roane (DR)
13. Thomas M. Bayly (F)
14. William A. Burwell (DR)
15. John Kerr (DR)
16. John W. Eppes (DR)
17. James Pleasants (DR)
18. Thomas Gholson, Jr. (DR)
19. Peterson Goodwyn (DR)
20. James Johnson (DR)
21. Thomas Newton, Jr. (DR)
22. Hugh Nelson (DR)
23. John Clopton (DR)

Non-voting delegates

(no representation)

Illinois Territory. Shadrach Bond, until August 2, 1813
- Benjamin Stephenson, from November 14, 1814
Indiana Territory. Jonathan Jennings
Mississippi Territory. William Lattimore
Missouri Territory. Edward Hempstead, until September 17, 1814
- Rufus Easton, from September 17, 1814

Changes in membership

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

Senate

replacements: 9
- Democratic-Republicans: 2 seat net loss
- Federalists: 2 seat net gain
deaths: 2
resignations: 10
interim appointments: 3
vacancies: 3
Total seats with changes: 15

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House of Representatives

replacements: 13
- Democratic-Republicans: 17-seat net gain
- Federalists: 2-seat net loss
deaths: 6
resignations: 13
contested election: 1
vacancies: 4
Total seats with changes: 19

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|- | Kentucky
8th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John Simpson died before this Congress began | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Stephen Ormsby (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | Ohio
6th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John Stark Edwards died before this Congress began | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Reasin Beall (DR) | Seated June 8, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania
15th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Abner Lacock resigned before commencement of Congress after being elected US Senator | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Wilson (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania
13th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect John Smilie died before this Congress began | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Isaac Griffin (DR) | Seated May 24, 1813 |- | New York
15th | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep-elect William Dowse died on February 18, 1813 | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | John M. Bowers (F) | Seated June 21, 1813 |- | Ohio
3rd | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Duncan McArthur Resigned April 5, 1813, having not qualified | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Creighton, Jr. (DR) | Seated June 15, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania
5th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Robert Whitehill (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 8, 1813 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Rea (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |- | New York
2nd | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Egbert Benson (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1813 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William Irving (DR) | Seated January 22, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania
3rd | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | John Gloninger (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1813 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Edward Crouch (DR) | Seated December 6, 1813 |- | Pennsylvania
7th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John M. Hyneman (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 2, 1813 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Daniel Udree (DR) | Seated December 6, 1813 |- | Illinois Territory
At-large | Shadrach Bond | style="font-size:80%" | Until August 2, 1813 | Benjamin Stephenson | Seated November 14, 1814 |- | Georgia
At-large | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William W. Bibb (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 6, 1813, after being elected to US Senate | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Alfred Cuthbert (DR) | Seated February 7, 1814 |- | New York
15th | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | John M. Bowers (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Contested election, Bowers ousted on December 20, 1813 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Isaac Williams, Jr. (DR) | Seated January 24, 1814 |- | Tennessee
5th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Felix Grundy (DR) | style="font-size:80%" |Resigned sometime in 1814 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Newton Cannon (DR) | Seated October 15, 1814 |- | Kentucky
2nd | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Henry Clay (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 19, 1814 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Joseph H. Hawkins (DR) | Seated March 29, 1814 |- | Massachusetts
12th | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Daniel Dewey (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 24, 1814, after being appointed Associate Judge of Massachusetts Supreme Court | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | John W. Hulbert (F) | Seated September 26, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania
2nd | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Jonathan Roberts (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 24, 1814, after being elected US Senator | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Samuel Henderson (F) | Seated November 29, 1814 |- | Virginia
11th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | John Dawson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 31, 1814 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Philip Barbour (DR) | Seated September 19, 1814 |- | Massachusetts
4th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | William M. Richardson (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 18, 1814 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Samuel Dana (DR) | Seated September 22, 1814 |- | New Jersey
3rd | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Jacob Hufty (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 20, 1814 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Thomas Bines (DR) | Seated November 2, 1814 |- | Ohio
6th | style="background-color:#AACC99" | Reasin Beall (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 7, 1814 | style="background-color:#AACC99" | David Clendenin (DR) | Seated December 22, 1814 |- | Pennsylvania
3rd | style="background-color:#AACC99" | James Whitehill (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 1, 1814 | style="background-color:#F6D6C9" | Amos Slaymaker (F) | Seated December 12, 1814 |- | Missouri Territory
At-large | Edward Hempstead | style="font-size:80%" | Until September 17, 1814 | Rufus Easton | Seated November 16, 1814 |}

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Enrolled Bills

Employees

Senate

Chaplain: John Brackenridge (Presbyterian)
- Jesse Lee, Methodist, elected September 27, 1814
Secretary: Samuel A. Otis
- Charles Cutts, elected October 11, 1814
Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly

House of Representatives

Chaplain: Jesse Lee (Methodist), elected May 24, 1813
- Obadiah B. Brown (Baptist), elected September 19, 1814
Clerk: Patrick Magruder, elected May 24, 1813, resigned January 28, 1815
- Thomas Dougherty, elected January 30, 1815
Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton, elected May 24, 1813
Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn, elected May 24, 1813

References

^ Guide to US Elections. Vol. II (Sixth ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2010. p. 1421. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1.

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.

External links

[1] Guide to US Elections. Vol. II (Sixth ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2010. p. 1421. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1.

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13th United States Congress
12th ← → 14th
The Capitol after the August 1814 burning of Washington, D.C., by the British in the War of 1812 (painting 1814 by George Munger)
March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815
Members	36 senators 182 representatives 4 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Democratic-Republican
Senate President	Elbridge Gerry (DR) until November 23, 1814 Vacant from November 23, 1814
House majority	Democratic-Republican
House Speaker	Henry Clay (DR) Langdon Cheves (DR)
Sessions
1st: May 24, 1813 – August 2, 1813 2nd: December 6, 1813 – April 18, 1814 3rd: September 19, 1814 – March 3, 1815

Revision as of 02:54, 14 June 2017

Major events

Major legislation

Treaties ratified

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

House of Representatives

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Non-voting delegates

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

External links

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