The Seventeenth 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, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the first two years of the second 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.
This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.
- Main article: 17th United States Congress
- See also: 17th United States Congress - Membership Changes
- See also: 17th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: United States House elections, 1820
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823
Previous congress: 16th Congress
Next congress: 18th Congress
Members
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 began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.
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.
The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.
Alabama
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Connecticut
- Senate
- House of Representatives (7 seats) [1]
Delaware
- Senate
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [2]
Georgia
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [3]
Illinois
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Indiana
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Kentucky
- Senate
- House of Representatives (10 seats)
- 1: David Trimble (1782-1842), Democratic-Republican
- 2: Samuel H. Woodson (1777-1827), Democratic-Republican
- 3: John T. Johnson (1788-1856), Democratic-Republican
- 4: Thomas Metcalfe (1780-1855), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Anthony New (1747-1833), Democratic-Republican
- 6: Francis Johnson (1776-1842), Democratic-Republican
- 7: George Robertson (1790-1874), Democratic-Republican …resigned before Congress assembled.
- John S. Smith (1792-1854), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1821.
- 8: Wingfield Bullock ( -1821), Democratic-Republican …died October 13, 1821, before Congress assembled.
- James D. Breckinridge ( -1849), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 2, 1822.
- 9: Thomas Montgomery (1779-1828), Democratic-Republican
- 10: Benjamin Hardin (1784-1852), Democratic-Republican
Louisiana
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Maine
- Senate
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- 1: Joseph Dane (1778-1858), Federalist
- 2: Ezekiel Whitman (1776-1866), Federalist …resigned June 1, 1822.
- Mark Harris (1779-1843), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1822.
- 3: Mark L. Hill (1772-1842), Democratic-Republican
- 4: William D. Williamson (1779-1846), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Ebenezer Herrick (1785-1839), Democratic-Republican
- 6: Joshua Cushman (1761-1834), Democratic-Republican
- 7: Enoch Lincoln (1788-1829), Democratic-Republican
Maryland
- Senate
- House of Representatives (9 seats) [4]
- 1: Raphael Neale ( -1833), Federalist
- 2: Joseph Kent (1779-1837), Democratic-Republican
- 3: Henry R. Warfield (1774-1839), Federalist
- 4: John Nelson (1791-1860), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Peter Little (1775-1830), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Samuel Smith (1752-1839), Democratic-Republican …resigned December 17, 1822, before Congress assembled.
- Isaac McKim (1775-1838), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 8, 1823.
- 6: Jeremiah Cosden (1768-1824), Democratic-Republican …contested election, served until March 19, 1822.
- Philip Reed (1760-1829), Democratic-Republican …contested election, seated March 19, 1822.
- 7: Robert Wright (1752-1826), Democratic-Republican
- 8: Thomas Bayly (1775-1829), Federalist
Massachusetts
- Senate
- House of Representatives (20 seats)
- 1: Benjamin Gorham (1775-1855), Democratic-Republican
- 2: Gideon Barstow (1783-1852), Democratic-Republican
- 3: Jeremiah Nelson (1769-1838), Federalist
- 4: Timothy Fuller (1778-1835), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Samuel Lathrop (1772-1846), Federalist
- 6: Samuel C. Allen (1772-1842), Federalist
- 7: Henry W. Dwight (1788-1845), Federalist
- 8: Aaron Hobart (1787-1858), Democratic-Republican
- 9: John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), Federalist
- 10: Francis Baylies (1783-1852), Federalist
- 11: Jonathan Russell (1771-1832), Democratic-Republican
- 12: Lewis Bigelow (1785-1838), Federalist
- 13: William Eustis (1753-1825), Democratic-Republican
Mississippi
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
Missouri
- Senate
- House of Representatives (1 seat)
New Hampshire
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [5]
New Jersey
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats) [6]
New York
- Senate
- House of Representatives (27 seats) [7]
- 1: Peter Sharpe (1777-1842), Democratic-Republican …contested election, never qualified.
- Cadwallader D. Colden (1769-1834), Federalist …contested election, seated December 12, 1821.
- 1: Silas Wood (1769-1847), Democratic-Republican
- 2: Churchill C. Cambreleng (1786-1862), Democratic-Republican
- 2: John J. Morgan (1770-1849), Democratic-Republican
- 3: Jeremiah H. Pierson (1766-1855), Democratic-Republican
- 4: William W. Van Wyck (1777-1840), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Walter Patterson ( - ), Federalist
- 6: Selah Tuthill (1771-1821), Democratic-Republican …died September 7, 1821, before Congress assembled.
- Charles Borland, Jr. (1786-1852), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1821.
- 7: Charles H. Ruggles (1789-1865), Federalist
- 8: Richard McCarty (1780-1844), Democratic-Republican
- 9: Solomon Van Rensselaer (1774-1852), Federalist …resigned January 14, 1822.
- Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated March 12, 1822.
- 10: John D. Dickinson (1767-1841), Federalist
- 11: John W. Taylor (1784-1854), Democratic-Republican
- 12: Nathaniel Pitcher (1777-1836), Democratic-Republican
- 12: Reuben H. Walworth (1788-1867), Democratic-Republican
- 13: John Gebhard (1782-1854), Federalist
- 14: Alfred Conkling (1789-1874), Democratic-Republican
- 15: Samuel Campbell (1773-1853), Democratic-Republican
- 15: James Hawkes (1776-1865), Democratic-Republican
- 16: Joseph Kirkland (1770-1844), Federalist
- 17: Thomas H. Hubbard (1781-1857), Democratic-Republican
- 18: Micah Sterling (1784-1844), Federalist
- 19: Elisha Litchfield (1785-1859), Democratic-Republican
- 20: William B. Rochester (1789-1838), Democratic-Republican
- 20: David Woodcock (1785-1835), Democratic-Republican
- 21: Elijah Spencer (1775-1852), Democratic-Republican
- 22: Albert H. Tracy (1793-1859), Democratic-Republican
North Carolina
- Senate
- House of Representatives (13 seats)
- 1: Lemuel Sawyer (1777-1852), Democratic-Republican
- 2: Hutchins G. Burton (1782-1836), Democratic-Republican
- 3: Thomas H. Hall (1773-1853), Democratic-Republican
- 4: William S. Blackledge (1793-1857), Democratic-Republican
- 5: Charles Hooks (1768-1843), Democratic-Republican
- 6: Weldon N. Edwards (1788-1873), Democratic-Republican
- 7: Archibald McNeill (??-1849), Federalist
- 8: Josiah Crudup (1791-1872), Democratic-Republican
- 9: Romulus M. Saunders (1791-1867), Democratic-Republican
- 10: John Long (1785-1857), Democratic-Republican
- 11: Henry W. Connor (1793-1866), Democratic-Republican
- 12: Felix Walker (1753-1828), Democratic-Republican
- 13: Lewis Williams (1782-1842), Democratic-Republican
Ohio
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
- 1: Thomas R. Ross (1788-1869), Democratic-Republican
- 2: John W. Campbell (1782-1833), Democratic-Republican
- 3: Levi Barber (1777-1833), Democratic-Republican
- 4: John C. Wright (1783-1861), Democratic-Republican …resigned before Congress assembled.
- David Chambers (1780-1864), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1821.
- 5: Joseph Vance (1786-1852), Democratic-Republican …sometimes named John Vance, probably in error.
- 6: John Sloane (1779-1856), Democratic-Republican
Pennsylvania
- Senate
- House of Representatives (23 seats) [8]
- 1: Samuel Edwards (1785-1850), Federalist
- 1: Joseph Hemphill (1770-1842), Federalist
- 1: William Milnor (1769-1848), Federalist …resigned May 8, 1822.
- Thomas Forrest (1747-1825), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1822.
- 1: John Sergeant (1779-1852), Federalist
- 2: William Darlington (1782-1863), Democratic-Republican
- 2: Samuel Gross (1776-1839), Democratic-Republican
- 3: James Buchanan (1791-1868), Federalist
- 3: John Phillips ( - ), Federalist
- 4: James S. Mitchell (1784-1844), Democratic-Republican
- 5: James Duncan (1756-1844), Democratic-Republican …resigned before Congress assembled.
- John Findlay (1766-1838), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 12, 1821.
- 5: James McSherry (1776-1849), Federalist
- 6: Samuel Moore (1774-1861), Democratic-Republican …resigned May 20, 1822.
- Samuel D. Ingham (1779-1860), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1822.
- 6: Thomas J. Rogers (1781-1832), Democratic-Republican
- 7: Ludwig Worman (1761-1822), Federalist …died October 17, 1822.
- Daniel Udree (1751-1828), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 23, 1822.
- 8: John Tod (1779-1830), Democratic-Republican
- 9: John Brown (1772-1845), Democratic-Republican
- 10: George Denison (1790-1831), Democratic-Republican
- 10: William Cox Ellis (1787-1871), Democratic-Republican …resigned before Congress assembled.
- Thomas Murray, Jr. (1770-1823), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 12, 1821.
- 11: George Plumer (1762-1843), Democratic-Republican
- 12: Thomas Patterson (1764-1841), Democratic-Republican
- 13: Andrew Stewart (1791-1872), Democratic-Republican
- 14: Henry Baldwin (1780-1844), Democratic-Republican …resigned May 8, 1822.
- Walter Forward (1786-1852), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1822.
- 15: Patrick Farrelly (1770-1826), Democratic-Republican
Rhode Island
- Senate
- House of Representatives (2 seats) [9]
South Carolina
- Senate
- House of Representatives (9 seats)
- 1: Joel R. Poinsett (1779-1851), Democratic-Republican
- 2: William Lowndes (1782-1822), Democratic-Republican …resigned May 8, 1822.
- James Hamilton, Jr. (1786-1857), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 6, 1823.
- 3: Thomas R. Mitchell (1783-1837), Democratic-Republican
- 4: James Overstreet (1773-1822), Democratic-Republican …died May 24, 1822.
- Andrew R. Govan (1794-1841), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1822.
- 5: Starling Tucker (1770-1834), Democratic-Republican
- 6: George McDuffie (1790-1851), Democratic-Republican
- 7: John Wilson (1773-1828), Democratic-Republican
- 8: Joseph Gist (1775-1836), Democratic-Republican
- 9: James Blair (1790c-1834), Democratic-Republican …resigned May 8, 1822.
- John Carter (1792-1850), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 11, 1822.
Tennessee
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
Vermont
- Senate
- House of Representatives (6 seats)
Virginia
- Senate
- House of Representatives (23 seats)
- 1: Edward B. Jackson (1793-1826), Democratic-Republican
- 2: Thomas Van Swearingen (1784-1822), Federalist …died August 19, 1822.
- James Stephenson (1764-1833), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 2, 1822.
- 3: Jared Williams (1766-1831), Democratic-Republican
- 4: William McCoy ( -1864), Democratic-Republican
- 5: John Floyd (1783-1837), Democratic-Republican
- 6: Alexander Smyth (1765-1830), Democratic-Republican
- 7: William Smith ( - ), Democratic-Republican
- 8: Charles F. Mercer (1778-1858), Federalist
- 9: William Lee Ball (1781-1824), Democratic-Republican
- 10: Thomas L. Moore ( -1862), Democratic-Republican
- 11: Philip P. Barbour (1783-1841), Democratic-Republican
- 12: Robert S. Garnett (1789-1840), Democratic-Republican
- 13: Burwell Bassett (1764-1841), Democratic-Republican
- 14: Jabez Leftwich (1765-1855), Democratic-Republican
- 15: George Tucker (1775-1861), Democratic-Republican
- 16: John Randolph (1773-1833), Democratic-Republican
- 17: William S. Archer (1789-1855), Democratic-Republican
- 18: Mark Alexander (1792-1883), Democratic-Republican
- 19: James Jones (1772-1848), Democratic-Republican
- 20: Arthur Smith (1785-1853), Democratic-Republican
- 21: Thomas Newton, Jr. (1768-1847), Democratic-Republican
- 22: Hugh Nelson (1768-1836), Democratic-Republican …resigned January 14, 1823.
- 23: Andrew Stevenson (1784-1857), Democratic-Republican
Delegates
- Arkansas Territory
- Florida Territory
- Michigan Territory
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.
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.
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