9th United States Congress

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The 9th United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative period lasted from March 4, 1805 to March 4, 1807. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class II ) were elected in 1804 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 1805, 1806 and 1807

  • March 4, 1805: beginning of the legislative period of the 9th Congress. At the same time, President Jefferson is inducted into his second term.
  • June 4, 1805: End of the American-Tripolitan War .
  • June 30, 1805: Michigan Territory is founded .
  • November 7, 1805: The Lewis and Clark expedition arrives in the Pacific Ocean.
  • March 29, 1806: The construction of the first federal trunk road is approved.
  • 1806: Noah Webster publishes his first dictionary ( A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language ).
  • 1806: The Democratic Republican Party defends its majority in both chambers in the congressional elections.

The main laws

During the session of the 9th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

Composition according to parties

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Total: 34 at the end of the legislative period

House of Representatives

  • Democratic Republican Party: 113
  • Federalist Party: 28
  • Others (0
  • Vacant: 1

Total: 142 at the end of the legislative period

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

Public officials

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House of Representatives

Senate members

The following senators represented their respective states in the ninth Congress:

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

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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 ninth 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 All three MPs were state-elected

Vermont four constituencies

Virginia 22 constituencies

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

Web links

Commons : 9th United States Congress  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
  • bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 9 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 9th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)