9th United States Congress
The 9th 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, 1805, to March 4, 1807, during the fifth and sixth years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
scouted the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest.
Major events
- June 1, 1805: First Barbary War ends.
- November 7, 1805: Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean.
- September 23, 1806: Lewis and Clark Expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, thereby ending the exploration of the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest.
- February 19, 1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr was tried for conspiracy and acquitted.
Major legislation
- March 29, 1806 - Cumberland Road, ch. 19,
- February 24, 1807 - Seventh Circuit Act of 1807, ch. 16,
- March 2, 1807 - Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, ch. 22,
- March 3, 1807 - Insurrection Act, ch. 39,
Territories organized
- June 30, 1805 Michigan Territory was formed from a portion of the Indiana Territory
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
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
- President: George Clinton
- President pro tempore: Samuel Smith
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Nathaniel Macon
Members
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.[List of [United States Senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]]
- 1. James Hillhouse
- 3. Uriah Tracy
Delaware">List of United States Senators from Delaware">Delaware
- 1. Samuel White
- 2. James A. Bayard
Georgia">List of United States Senators from Georgia">Georgia
- 2. Abraham Baldwin
- 3. James Jackson, until March 19, 1806
- * John Milledge, from June 19, 1806
Kentucky">List of United States Senators from Kentucky">Kentucky
- 2. Buckner Thruston
- 3. John Breckinridge, until August 7, 1805
- * John Adair, November 8, 1805 – November 18, 1806
- * Henry Clay, from November 19, 1806
Maryland">List of United States Senators from Maryland">Maryland
- 1. Samuel Smith
- 3. Robert Wright, until November 12, 1806
- * Philip Reed, from November 25, 1806
Massachusetts">List of United States Senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- 1. John Quincy Adams
- 2. Timothy Pickering
New Hampshire">List of United States Senators from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- 2. Nicholas Gilman
- 3. William Plumer
New Jersey">List of United States Senators from New Jersey">New Jersey
- 1. John Condit
- 2. Aaron Kitchell
New York">List of United States Senators from New York">New York
- 1. Samuel L. Mitchill
- 3. John Smith
North Carolina">List of United States Senators from North Carolina">North Carolina
- 2. James Turner, from December 22, 1805
- 3. David Stone, until February 17, 1807
Ohio">List of United States Senators from Ohio">Ohio
- 1. John Smith
- 3. Thomas Worthington
Pennsylvania">List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- 1. Samuel Maclay
- 3. George Logan
Rhode Island">List of United States Senators from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- 1. Benjamin Howland
- 2. James Fenner
South Carolina">List of United States Senators from South Carolina">South Carolina
- 2. Thomas Sumter
- 3. John Gaillard
Tennessee">List of United States Senators from Tennessee">Tennessee
- 1. Joseph Anderson
- 2. Daniel Smith
Vermont">List of United States Senators from Vermont">Vermont
- 1. Israel Smith
- 3. Stephen R. Bradley
Virginia">List of United States Senators from Virginia">Virginia
- 1. Andrew Moore
- 2. William B. Giles
House of Representatives
[List of [United States Representatives from Connecticut|Connecticut]]
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.- . Samuel W. Dana
- . John Davenport
- . Jonathan O. Moseley
- . Timothy Pitkin, seated September 16, 1805
- . John Cotton Smith, until August 1806
- * Theodore Dwight, seated December 1, 1806
- . Lewis B. Sturges, seated September 16, 1805
- . Benjamin Tallmadge
Delaware">List of United States Representatives from Delaware">Delaware
- . James M. Broom
Georgia">List of United States Representatives from Georgia">Georgia
- . Joseph Bryan, until 1806
- * Dennis Smelt, from September 1, 1806
- . Peter Early
- . David Meriwether
- . Cowles Mead, until December 24, 1805
- * Thomas Spalding, December 24, 1805 – 1806
- * William W. Bibb, from January 26, 1807
Kentucky">List of United States Representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky
- . Matthew Lyon
- . John Boyle
- . Matthew Walton
- . Thomas Sandford
- . John Fowler
- . George M. Bedinger
Maryland">List of United States Representatives from Maryland">Maryland
- . John Campbell
- . Leonard Covington
- . Patrick Magruder
- . Roger Nelson
- . William McCreery
- . Nicholas R. Moore
- . John Archer
- . Joseph H. Nicholson, until March 1, 1806
- * Edward Lloyd, from December 3, 1806
- . Charles Goldsborough
Massachusetts">List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts">Massachusetts
- . Josiah Quincy
- . Jacob Crowninshield
- . Jeremiah Nelson
- . Joseph Bradley Varnum
- . William Ely
- . Samuel Taggart
- . Joseph Barker
- . Isaiah L. Green
- . Phanuel Bishop
- . Seth Hastings
- . William Stedman
- . Barnabas Bidwell
- . Ebenezer Seaver
- . Richard Cutts
- . Peleg Wadsworth
- . Orchard Cook
- . John Chandler
New Hampshire">List of United States Representatives from New Hampshire">New Hampshire
- . Silas Betton
- . Caleb Ellis
- . David Hough
- . Samuel Tenney
- . Thomas W. Thompson
New Jersey">List of United States Representatives from New Jersey">New Jersey
- . Ezra Darby
- . Ebenezer Elmer
- . William Helms
- . John Lambert
- . James Sloan
- . Henry Southard
New York">List of United States Representatives from New York">New York
- . Eliphalet Wickes
- . and. Joint district with two seats.
- *Gurdon S. Mumford
- *George Clinton
- . Philip Van Cortlandt
- . John Blake, Jr.
- . Daniel C. Verplanck
- . Martin G. Schuneman
- . Henry W. Livingston
- . Killian K. Van Rensselaer
- . Josiah Masters
- . Peter Sailly
- . David Thomas
- . Thomas Sammons
- . John Russell
- . Nathan Williams
- . Uri Tracy
- . Silas Halsey
North Carolina">List of United States Representatives from North Carolina">North Carolina
- . Thomas Wynns
- . Willis Alston
- . Thomas Blount
- . William Blackledge
- . Thomas Kenan
- . Nathaniel Macon
- . Duncan McFarlan
- . Richard Stanford
- . Marmaduke Williams
- . Nathaniel Alexander, until November 1805
- * Evan S. Alexander, from February 24, 1806
- . James Holland
- . Joseph Winston
Ohio">List of United States Representatives from Ohio">Ohio
- . Jeremiah Morrow
Pennsylvania">List of United States Representatives from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania
- . Joseph Clay
- . Michael Leib, until February 14, 1806
- * John Porter, from December 8, 1806
- . Jacob Richards
- . Robert Brown
- . Frederick Conrad
- . John Pugh
- . Isaac Anderson
- . Christian Lower, until December 19, 1806, vacant thereafter
- . John Whitehill
- . David Bard
- . John A. Hanna, until July 23, 1805
- * Robert Whitehill, from November 7, 1805
- . Andrew Gregg
- . James Kelly
- . John Rea
- . William Findley
- . John Smilie
- . John Hamilton
- . Samuel Smith, seated November 7, 1805
Rhode Island">List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island">Rhode Island
- . Nehemiah Knight
- . Joseph Stanton, Jr.
South Carolina">List of United States Representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina
- . Robert Marion
- . William Butler, Sr.
- . David R. Williams
- . O'Brien Smith
- . Richard Winn
- . Levi Casey, until February 3, 1807, vacant thereafter
- . Thomas Moore
- . Elias Earle
Tennessee">List of United States Representatives from Tennessee">Tennessee
- . John Rhea
- . George W. Campbell
- . William Dickson
Vermont">List of United States Representatives from Vermont">Vermont
- . Gideon Olin
- . James Elliott
- . James Fisk
- . Martin Chittenden
Virginia">List of United States Representatives from Virginia">Virginia
- . John G. Jackson
- . John Morrow
- . John Smith
- . David Holmes
- . Alexander Wilson
- . Abram Trigg
- . Joseph Lewis, Jr.
- . Walter Jones
- . Philip R. Thompson
- . John Dawson
- . James M. Garnett
- . Burwell Bassett
- . Christopher Clark, until July 1, 1806
- * William A. Burwell, from December 1, 1806
- . Matthew Clay
- . John Randolph
- . John W. Eppes
- . John Claiborne
- . Peterson Goodwyn
- . Edwin Gray
- . Thomas Newton, Jr.
- . Thomas M. Randolph
- . John Clopton
Non-voting members
- . Benjamin Parke, seated December 12, 1805
- . William Lattimore
- . Daniel Clark, seated December 1, 1806
Changes in membership
Senate
House of Representatives
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.Senate
- Army Regulations
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Accounts
- Claims
- Commerce and Manufactures
- Elections
- Public Lands
- Revisal and Unfinished Business
- Rules
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Ways and Means
- Whole
Joint committees
- Enrolled Bills
- The Library
Employees
[List of [federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch|Legislative branch agency]] directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Benjamin Latrobe
- Librarian of Congress: John J. Beckley
Senate
- Chaplain: Alexander T. McCormick, Episcopalian, elected November 7, 1804
- * Edward Gantt, Episcopalian, elected December 4, 1805
- * John J. Sayrs, Episcopalian, elected December 3, 1806
- Secretary: Samuel A. Otis
- Sergeant at Arms: James Mathers
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: James Laurie, Presbyterian, elected December 2, 1805
- * Robert Elliot, Presbyterian, elected December 1, 1806
- Clerk: John Beckley
- Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton
- Reading Clerks:
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Wheaton