10th United States Congress

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The 10th Congress of the United States , consisting of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative period lasted from March 4, 1807 to March 4, 1809. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class III ) were elected in 1806 in the congressional elections. The result was an overwhelming majority for the Democratic-Republican Party in both chambers . The congress met in the American capital Washington, DC At that time the United States consisted of 17 states. President was Thomas Jefferson. The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1800 census .

Important events

See also 1807, 1808 and 1809

  • March 4, 1807: beginning of the legislative period of the 10th Congress
  • May 22, 1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr is charged with high treason. He is acquitted on September 1st.
  • August 17, 1807: Robert Fulton's steamship Clermont sails from New York City on the Hudson River to Albany . With this voyage, commercial steam shipping begins worldwide.
  • January 1, 1808: The import of slaves into the United States is banned.
  • In the presidential election of 1808 , James Madison is elected as the new president. He takes office on March 4, 1809.
  • 1808: The Democratic Republican Party defends its majority in both chambers in the congressional elections.
  • February 3, 1809: Illinois Territory founded .

The main laws

During the session of the 10th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

  • December 22, 1807: Embargo Act of 1807
  • March 1, 1809: Non-Intercourse Act

Composition according to parties

senate

Total: 34 at the end of the legislative period

House of Representatives

  • Democratic Republican Party: 115
  • Federalist Party: 27
  • Others (0
  • Vacant: 0

Total: 142 at the end of the legislative period

There were also three congressional delegates who were not entitled to vote

Public officials

senate

House of Representatives

Senate members

The following senators represented their respective states at the 10th Congress:

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

new York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South carolina

Tennessee

Vermont

Virginia

Members of the House of Representatives

The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 10th Congress:

Connecticut All MPs were state-elected.

Delaware

Georgia All MPs were elected state-wide.

Kentucky Six constituencies

Maryland Eight constituencies. The fifth electoral district had two MPs.

Massachusetts Seventeen constituencies

New Hampshire All MPs were state-elected.

New Jersey All MPs were elected state-wide.

New York Seventeen constituencies

North Carolina Twelve constituencies

Ohio

Pennsylvania Eleven constituencies. The first three constituencies had three MPs, the fourth two. The rest one each.

Rhode Island All MPs were state-elected.

South Carolina Eight constituencies

Tennessee Three constituencies

Vermont four constituencies

Virginia 22 constituencies

Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:

Web links

Commons : 10th United States Congress  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files
  • bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 10 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 10th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)