4th United States Congress
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The Fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President George Washington.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. The Senate had a Federalist majority, and the House had a Democratic-Republican majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: June 8, 1795 - June 26, 1795
- First session: December 7, 1795 - June 1, 1796
- Second session: December 5, 1796 - March 3, 1797 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 3rd Congress
Next congress: 5th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1795; Events of 1796; Events of 1797
- August 3, 1795 - The signing of the Treaty of Greenville ended the Northwest Indian War
- October 27, 1795 - The United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Madrid, which established the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the United States.
- September 17, 1796 - U.S. President George Washington issued his Farewell Address, which warned against partisan politics and foreign entanglements.
- November 4, 1796 - The Treaty of Tripoli, between the United States and Tripoli was signed at Tripoli
- French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1797) of the First Coalition
[edit] Major legislation
- June 1, 1796 - Tennessee was admitted as a state to the Union. It was formerly the Southwest Territory
[edit] Party summary
Tennessee was newly admitted to the union and first represented as a state in this Congress.
This was the first U.S. Congress to have organized political parties. The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
TOTAL members: 32 |
TOTAL members: 106 |
[edit] Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Henry Tazewell, Federalist of Virginia, first elected December 7, 1795
- Samuel Livermore, Federalist of New Hampshire, first elected May 6, 1796
- William Bingham, Federalist of Pennsylvania, first elected February 16, 1797
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Jonathan Dayton, Federalist of New Jersey, elected December 7, 1795
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 4th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 4th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1794
[edit] 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 1796; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1798; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1800.
- See also: U.S. Senators
- See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state
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[edit] House of Representatives
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.
- See also: U.S. Representatives
- See also: U.S. Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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[edit] Officers
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[edit] Notes
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
- ^ the 4th district was a plural district with two representatives
- ^ all representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [2]
- House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress [3]
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [4]
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [5]
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [6]
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