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Representatives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-House_of_Representatives_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Members subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Senate_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Senate_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Senate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Senate_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Connecticut" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Connecticut"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.1</span> <span>Connecticut</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Connecticut-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Delaware" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Delaware"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.2</span> <span>Delaware</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Delaware-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Georgia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Georgia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.3</span> <span>Georgia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Georgia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kentucky" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kentucky"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.4</span> <span>Kentucky</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kentucky-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Maryland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Maryland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.5</span> <span>Maryland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Maryland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Massachusetts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Massachusetts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.6</span> <span>Massachusetts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Massachusetts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Hampshire" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Hampshire"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.7</span> <span>New Hampshire</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Hampshire-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Jersey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Jersey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.8</span> <span>New Jersey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Jersey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_York" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_York"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.9</span> <span>New York</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_York-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-North_Carolina" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#North_Carolina"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.10</span> <span>North Carolina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-North_Carolina-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pennsylvania" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pennsylvania"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.11</span> <span>Pennsylvania</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pennsylvania-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rhode_Island" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rhode_Island"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.12</span> <span>Rhode Island</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rhode_Island-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Carolina" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Carolina"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.13</span> <span>South Carolina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Carolina-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Vermont" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vermont"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.14</span> <span>Vermont</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vermont-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Virginia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Virginia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.15</span> <span>Virginia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Virginia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-House_of_Representatives_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#House_of_Representatives_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>House of Representatives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-House_of_Representatives_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Connecticut_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Connecticut_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>Connecticut</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Connecticut_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Delaware_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Delaware_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.2</span> <span>Delaware</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Delaware_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Georgia_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Georgia_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.3</span> <span>Georgia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Georgia_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kentucky_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kentucky_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.4</span> <span>Kentucky</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kentucky_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Maryland_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Maryland_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.5</span> <span>Maryland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Maryland_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Massachusetts_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Massachusetts_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.6</span> <span>Massachusetts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Massachusetts_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Hampshire_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Hampshire_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.7</span> <span>New Hampshire</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Hampshire_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Jersey_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Jersey_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.8</span> <span>New Jersey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Jersey_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_York_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_York_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.9</span> <span>New York</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_York_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-North_Carolina_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#North_Carolina_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.10</span> <span>North Carolina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-North_Carolina_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pennsylvania_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pennsylvania_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.11</span> <span>Pennsylvania</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pennsylvania_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rhode_Island_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rhode_Island_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.12</span> <span>Rhode Island</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rhode_Island_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Carolina_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Carolina_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.13</span> <span>South Carolina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Carolina_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Vermont_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vermont_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.14</span> <span>Vermont</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vermont_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Virginia_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Virginia_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.15</span> <span>Virginia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Virginia_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Membership_changes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Membership_changes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Membership changes</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Membership_changes-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Membership changes subsection</span> </button> <ul 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href="/wiki/File:Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg/220px-Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg/330px-Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg/440px-Congress_Hall_exterior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="679" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Congress_Hall" title="Congress Hall">Congress Hall</a> (2007)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793<hr /></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Members</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;">26–30 senators<br />65-69 representatives</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate majority</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;">Pro-Administration</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Senate President</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> (P)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">House majority</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;">Pro-Administration</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">House Speaker</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull_Jr." title="Jonathan Trumbull Jr.">Jonathan Trumbull Jr.</a> (P)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Congresses" title="List of United States Congresses">Sessions</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap;"><b>Special<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b>: March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1791<br /><b>1st</b>: October 24, 1791 – May 8, 1792<br /><b>2nd</b>: November 5, 1792 – March 2, 1793</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congress_Hall_House_Chamber.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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<a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_Washington" title="Presidency of George Washington">presidency</a>. The apportionment of seats in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> was based on the provisions of <a href="/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_3:_Apportionment_of_Representatives_and_taxes" title="Article One of the United States Constitution">Article I, Section 2, Clause 3</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>. Additional House seats were assigned to the two new states of Vermont and Kentucky. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_events">Major events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Major events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/1791_in_the_United_States" title="1791 in the United States">1791 in the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/1792_in_the_United_States" title="1792 in the United States">1792 in the United States</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1793_in_the_United_States" title="1793 in the United States">1793 in the United States</a></div> <ul><li>April 5, 1792: President Washington used the <a href="/wiki/Veto#United_States" title="Veto">veto</a> for the first time, vetoing a bill designed to <a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_apportionment" title="United States congressional apportionment">apportion representatives</a> among U.S. states.</li> <li>April–May, 1792: the House conducted the government's first <a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_hearing#Investigative_hearings" title="United States congressional hearing">investigative hearings</a>, examining Gen. Arthur <a href="/wiki/St._Clair%27s_Defeat" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Clair's Defeat">St. Clair's Defeat</a> in the Battle of the Wabash.</li> <li>October 13, 1792: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C." title="History of Washington, D.C.">Foundation of Washington, D.C.</a>: The cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion, now known as the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a>, was laid.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_legislation">Major legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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Congress</a></div> <ul><li>February 20, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Postal_Service_Act" title="Postal Service Act">Postal Service Act</a>, Sess. 1, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_7" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 7">ch. 7</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-232">232</a>, established the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Department" title="United States Post Office Department">U.S. Post Office</a></li> <li>March 1, 1792: Act relative to the Election of a President and Vice President of the United States, and to <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Succession_Act" title="Presidential Succession Act">Presidential Succession</a>, Sess. 1, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_8" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 8">ch. 8</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-239">239</a>, stated the process for electors and Congress to follow when electing a president and vice president, and established which federal officer would act as president if both the offices of president and vice president became vacant.</li> <li>April 2, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1792" title="Coinage Act of 1792">Coinage Act of 1792</a>, Sess. 1, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_16" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 16">ch. 16</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-246">246</a>, established the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Mint" title="United States Mint">United States Mint</a> and regulated coinage</li> <li>April 14, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Apportionment_Act_of_1792" title="Apportionment Act of 1792">Apportionment Act of 1792</a>, Sess. 1, ch. 23 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-253">253</a>, increased the size of the House of Representatives from 69 seats in the 2nd Congress to 105 in the <a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Congress" title="3rd United States Congress">3rd</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_apportionment" title="United States congressional apportionment">apportioned</a> those seats among the several states according to the <a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790 census</a></li> <li>May 2, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1792#First_Militia_Act_of_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="Militia Act of 1792">First Militia Act of 1792</a>, Sess. 1, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_28" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 28">ch. 28</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-264">264</a>, empowered the president to call out the <a href="/wiki/Militia_(United_States)" title="Militia (United States)">militias</a> of the various <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">states</a> in the event of an invasion or rebellion.</li> <li>May 5, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Debtors%27_Prison_Relief_Act_of_1792" title="Debtors' Prison Relief Act of 1792">Debtors' Prison Relief Act of 1792</a>, Sess. 1, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_29" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 29">ch. 29</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-265">265</a>, established penal regulations and restrictions for persons' gaoled for property debt, tax evasion, and tax resistance.</li> <li>May 8, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1792#Second_Militia_Act_of_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="Militia Act of 1792">Second Militia Act of 1792</a>, Sess. 1, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/1st_Session/Chapter_33" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 33">ch. 33</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-271">271</a>, required that every free able-bodied white male citizen of the various states, between the ages of 18 and 45, enroll in the militia of the state in which they reside.</li> <li>February 12, 1793: <a href="/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1793" title="Fugitive Slave Act of 1793">Fugitive Slave Act of 1793</a>, Sess. 2, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_7" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 7">ch. 7</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-302">302</a></li> <li>March 2, 1793: <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_Act_of_1793" title="Judiciary Act of 1793">Judiciary Act of 1793</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Anti-Injunction_Act_(1793)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Injunction Act (1793)">Anti-Injunction Act</a>), Sess. 2, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_1/2nd_Congress/2nd_Session/Chapter_22" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 22">ch. 22</a>, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-333">333</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="States_admitted">States admitted</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: States admitted"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 4, 1791: <a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> was admitted as the 14th state, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-191">191</a></li> <li>June 1, 1792: <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> was admitted as the 15th state, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-189">189</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitutional_amendments">Constitutional amendments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Constitutional amendments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 15, 1791: The first 10 amendments to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>, collectively known as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">Bill of Rights</a>, were <a href="/wiki/Ratified" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratified">ratified</a> by the requisite number of states (then 11) to become part of the Constitution.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Party_summary">Party summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Party summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.<sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Details on changes are shown below in the "<a href="#Changes_in_membership">Changes in membership</a>" section. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During this congress, two new Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Vermont and Kentucky. </p> <table width="300px" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow"> <li class="gallerycaption"><b>Senate membership</b></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Beginning of the Congress"><img alt="Beginning of the Congress" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg/120px-United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg/180px-United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg/240px-United_States_Beginning_Senate_1790.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Beginning of the Congress</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Senate_1793.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="End of the Congress"><img alt="End of the Congress" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/United_States_Senate_1793.svg/120px-United_States_Senate_1793.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/United_States_Senate_1793.svg/180px-United_States_Senate_1793.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/United_States_Senate_1793.svg/240px-United_States_Senate_1793.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">End of the Congress</div> </li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <th colspan="2">Faction <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates faction control)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr style="height:5px"> <td style="background-color:#CCFF66"> </td> <td style="background-color:#00cc22"> </td> <td style="background-color:black"> </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <th><a href="/wiki/Anti-Administration_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Administration Party (United States)">Anti-Administration</a><br />(A) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Pro-Administration_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Administration Party (United States)">Pro-Administration</a><br />(P) </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End of<br /><a href="/wiki/1st_United_States_Congress" title="1st United States Congress">previous Congress</a> </th> <td>8 </td> <td style="background:#00cc22">18 </td> <th>26 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin </th> <td rowspan="3">8 </td> <td style="background:#00cc22">17 </td> <th>25 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">March 4, 1791<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="background:#00cc22">16 </td> <th>24 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">June 13, 1791<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="5" style="background:#00cc22">17 </td> <th>25 </th> <td rowspan="3">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">November 4, 1791<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>10 </td> <th>27 </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">June 18, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>12 </td> <th>29 </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">October 8, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>11 </td> <th>28 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">October 18, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="3">12 </td> <th>29 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">November 30, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="background:#00cc22">16 </td> <th>28 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">January 10, 1793<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#00cc22">17 </td> <th>29 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">February 28, 1793<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>13 </td> <th>30 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Final voting share </th> <td><b>43.3%</b> </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><b>56.7%</b> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Beginning of the<br /><a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Congress" title="3rd United States Congress">next Congress</a> </th> <td>14 </td> <td style="background:#00cc22">16 </td> <th>30 </th> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2ndHouse.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/2ndHouse.svg/350px-2ndHouse.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/2ndHouse.svg/525px-2ndHouse.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/2ndHouse.svg/700px-2ndHouse.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="532" data-file-height="445" /></a><figcaption>Members of the House of Representatives as shared by each state</figcaption></figure> <p>During this congress, two new House seats were added for each of the new states of Vermont and Kentucky. (Sess. 3, ch. 9, 1 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-1-191">191</a>) </p> <table width="300px" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow"> <li class="gallerycaption"><b>House membership</b></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:23-31-5V.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Beginning of the Congress"><img alt="Beginning of the Congress" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/23-31-5V.svg/120px-23-31-5V.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/23-31-5V.svg/180px-23-31-5V.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/23-31-5V.svg/240px-23-31-5V.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Beginning of the Congress</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:28-36-1V.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="End of the Congress"><img alt="End of the Congress" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/28-36-1V.svg/120px-28-36-1V.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/28-36-1V.svg/180px-28-36-1V.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/28-36-1V.svg/240px-28-36-1V.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">End of the Congress</div> </li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <th colspan="2">Faction <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates faction control)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr style="height:5px"> <td style="background-color:#CCFF66"> </td> <td style="background-color:#00cc22"> </td> <td style="background-color:black"> </td></tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <th><a href="/wiki/Anti-Administration_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Administration Party (United States)">Anti-Administration</a><br />(A) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Pro-Administration_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Administration Party (United States)">Pro-Administration</a><br />(P) </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End of<br /><a href="/wiki/1st_United_States_Congress" title="1st United States Congress">previous Congress</a> </th> <td>28 </td> <td style="background:#00cc22">36 </td> <th>64 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin<br />March 4, 1791 </th> <td rowspan="2">25 </td> <td style="background:#00cc22">37 </td> <th>62 </th> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">April 4, 1791<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#00cc22">38 </td> <th>63 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">October 24, 1791<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>l<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="2">28 </td> <th>66 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">November 1791<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>m<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#00cc22">37 </td> <th>65 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">February 6, 1792 <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>29 </td> <th>66 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">March 21, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>o<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="2">28 </td> <th>65 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">April 2, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>p<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="6" style="background:#00cc22">38 </td> <th>66 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">June 1, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>q<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>27 </td> <th>65 </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">November 8, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>r<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>28 </td> <th>66 </th> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">November 9, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>s<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>29 </td> <th>67 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">November 22, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>t<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>30 </td> <th>68 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">December 6, 1792<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>u<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="2">29 </td> <th>67 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">January 30, 1793<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="background:#00cc22">39 </td> <th>68 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Final voting share </th> <td><b>42.6%</b> </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><b>57.4%</b> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Beginning of the<br /><a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Congress" title="3rd United States Congress">next Congress</a> </th> <td style="background:#CCFF66">55 </td> <td>50 </td> <th>105 </th> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Presidential_portrait_of_John_Adams_(by_John_Trumbull,_circa_1792).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Official_Presidential_portrait_of_John_Adams_%28by_John_Trumbull%2C_circa_1792%29.jpg/220px-Official_Presidential_portrait_of_John_Adams_%28by_John_Trumbull%2C_circa_1792%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Official_Presidential_portrait_of_John_Adams_%28by_John_Trumbull%2C_circa_1792%29.jpg/330px-Official_Presidential_portrait_of_John_Adams_%28by_John_Trumbull%2C_circa_1792%29.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President pro tempore</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Richard Henry Lee</a> (P)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Langdon_(politician)" title="John Langdon (politician)">John Langdon</a> (P), elected November 5, 1792</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives_2">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull_Jr." title="Jonathan Trumbull Jr.">Jonathan Trumbull Jr.</a> (P)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_3">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_senators" title="Classes of United States senators">Senate class numbers</a>, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_1796" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate elections, 1796">re-election in 1796</a>; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate elections, 1792">re-election in 1792</a>; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, facing <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_1794" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate elections, 1794">re-election in 1794</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Connecticut"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Connecticut" title="List of United States senators from Connecticut">Connecticut</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Connecticut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ellsworth" title="Oliver Ellsworth">Oliver Ellsworth</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/William_Samuel_Johnson" title="William Samuel Johnson">William S. Johnson</a> (P), until March 4, 1791 <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sherman" title="Roger Sherman">Roger Sherman</a> (P), from June 13, 1791</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Delaware"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Delaware" title="List of United States senators from Delaware">Delaware</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Delaware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/George_Read_(U.S._statesman)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Read (U.S. statesman)">George Read</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bassett_(Delaware_politician)" title="Richard Bassett (Delaware politician)">Richard Bassett</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Georgia"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Georgia" title="List of United States senators from Georgia">Georgia</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/William_Few" title="William Few">William Few</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/James_Gunn_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Gunn (senator)">James Gunn</a> (A)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kentucky"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Kentucky</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Kentucky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(Kentucky_politician,_born_1757)" title="John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757)">John Brown</a> (A), from June 18, 1792</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/John_Edwards_(Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Edwards (Kentucky)">John Edwards</a> (A), from June 18, 1792</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Maryland"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Maryland" title="List of United States senators from Maryland">Maryland</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll</a> (P), until November 30, 1792 <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Potts" title="Richard Potts">Richard Potts</a> (P), from February 4, 1793</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Henry (senator)">John Henry</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Massachusetts"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Massachusetts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/George_Cabot" title="George Cabot">George Cabot</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Strong" title="Caleb Strong">Caleb Strong</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Hampshire"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_Hampshire" title="List of United States senators from New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: New Hampshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Paine_Wingate" title="Paine Wingate">Paine Wingate</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/John_Langdon_(politician)" title="John Langdon (politician)">John Langdon</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Jersey"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_Jersey" title="List of United States senators from New Jersey">New Jersey</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: New Jersey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/John_Rutherfurd" title="John Rutherfurd">John Rutherfurd</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Philemon_Dickinson" title="Philemon Dickinson">Philemon Dickinson</a> (P)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_York"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">New York</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: New York"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Burr" title="Aaron Burr">Aaron Burr</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Rufus_King" title="Rufus King">Rufus King</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="North_Carolina"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_North_Carolina" title="List of United States senators from North Carolina">North Carolina</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: North Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Johnston" title="Samuel Johnston">Samuel Johnston</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Hawkins" title="Benjamin Hawkins">Benjamin Hawkins</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pennsylvania"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Pennsylvania" title="List of United States senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Pennsylvania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Albert_Gallatin" title="Albert Gallatin">Albert Gallatin</a> (A), from February 28, 1793 (not formally installed until next Congress)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Morris_(merchant)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Morris (merchant)">Robert Morris</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rhode_Island"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Rhode_Island" title="List of United States senators from Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Rhode Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Foster" title="Theodore Foster">Theodore Foster</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stanton_Jr." title="Joseph Stanton Jr.">Joseph Stanton Jr.</a> (A)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="South_Carolina"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_South_Carolina" title="List of United States senators from South Carolina">South Carolina</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Pierce_Butler_(American_politician)" title="Pierce Butler (American politician)">Pierce Butler</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Izard" title="Ralph Izard">Ralph Izard</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vermont"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Vermont" title="List of United States senators from Vermont">Vermont</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Vermont"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Moses_Robinson" title="Moses Robinson">Moses Robinson</a> (A), from October 17, 1791</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_R._Bradley" title="Stephen R. Bradley">Stephen R. Bradley</a> (A), from October 17, 1791</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Virginia"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Virginia" title="List of United States senators from Virginia">Virginia</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Richard Henry Lee</a> (A), until October 8, 1792 <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_of_Caroline" title="John Taylor of Caroline">John Taylor of Caroline</a> (A), from December 12, 1792</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a> (A)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/375px-2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg.png" decoding="async" width="375" height="475" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/563px-2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/750px-2nd_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="429" data-file-height="543" /></a><figcaption>Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 2nd Congress in March 1791. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/File:Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg/220px-Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg/330px-Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg/440px-Charles_Willson_Peale_-_Richard_Henry_Lee_-_NPG.74.5_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1672" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>President pro tempore <a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Richard Henry Lee</a></figcaption></figure> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives_3">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their districts. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Connecticut_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Connecticut" title="List of United States representatives from Connecticut">Connecticut</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Connecticut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All representatives were elected statewide on a <a href="/wiki/General_ticket" title="General ticket">general ticket</a>. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/James_Hillhouse" title="James Hillhouse">James Hillhouse</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Amasa_Learned" title="Amasa Learned">Amasa Learned</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Sturges" title="Jonathan Sturges">Jonathan Sturges</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull_Jr." title="Jonathan Trumbull Jr.">Jonathan Trumbull Jr.</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Wadsworth" title="Jeremiah Wadsworth">Jeremiah Wadsworth</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Delaware_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Delaware" title="List of United States representatives from Delaware">Delaware</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Delaware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="DelawareAL !"><a href="/wiki/Delaware%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Delaware's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_M._Vining" class="mw-redirect" title="John M. Vining">John Vining</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Georgia_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Georgia" title="List of United States representatives from Georgia">Georgia</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All representatives were elected statewide from individual districts. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Georgia01 !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Georgia's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Wayne" title="Anthony Wayne">Anthony Wayne</a> (A), until March 21, 1792 (seat declared vacant) <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Milledge" title="John Milledge">John Milledge</a> (A), from November 22, 1792</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Georgia02 !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Georgia's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Baldwin" title="Abraham Baldwin">Abraham Baldwin</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Georgia03 !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Georgia's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Francis_Willis_(Representative)" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Willis (Representative)">Francis Willis</a> (A)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kentucky_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Kentucky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Kentucky01 !"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Greenup" title="Christopher Greenup">Christopher Greenup</a> (A), from November 9, 1792</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Kentucky02 !"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Alexander_D._Orr" title="Alexander D. Orr">Alexander D. Orr</a> (A), from November 8, 1792</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Maryland_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Maryland" title="List of United States representatives from Maryland">Maryland</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All representatives were elected statewide from individual districts. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland01 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Philip_Key_(U.S._politician)" title="Philip Key (U.S. politician)">Philip Key</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland02 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Seney" title="Joshua Seney">Joshua Seney</a> (A), until December 6, 1792 <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Hindman" title="William Hindman">William Hindman</a> (P), from January 30, 1793</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland03 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Pinkney" title="William Pinkney">William Pinkney</a> (P), until November 9, 1791 <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Francis_Mercer" title="John Francis Mercer">John F. Mercer</a> (A), from February 6, 1792</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland04 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Sterett" title="Samuel Sterett">Samuel Sterett</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland05 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Vans_Murray" title="William Vans Murray">William Vans Murray</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland06 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Upton_Sheredine" title="Upton Sheredine">Upton Sheredine</a> (A)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Massachusetts_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States representatives from Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Massachusetts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts01 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Fisher_Ames" title="Fisher Ames">Fisher Ames</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts02 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Goodhue" title="Benjamin Goodhue">Benjamin Goodhue</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts03 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Elbridge_Gerry" title="Elbridge Gerry">Elbridge Gerry</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts04 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Sedgwick" title="Theodore Sedgwick">Theodore Sedgwick</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts05 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Shearjashub_Bourne" title="Shearjashub Bourne">Shearjashub Bourne</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts06 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/George_Leonard_(Congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Leonard (Congressman)">George Leonard</a> (P), from April 2, 1792 (late election)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts07 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 7th congressional district">7</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Artemas_Ward" title="Artemas Ward">Artemas Ward</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts08 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 8th congressional district">8</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/George_Thatcher" title="George Thatcher">George Thatcher</a> (P), from April 4, 1791 (late election)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Hampshire_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_Hampshire" title="List of United States representatives from New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: New Hampshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All representatives were elected statewide on a <a href="/wiki/General_ticket" title="General ticket">general ticket</a>. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New HampshireAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Hampshire's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Gilman" title="Nicholas Gilman">Nicholas Gilman</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New HampshireAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Hampshire's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Livermore" title="Samuel Livermore">Samuel Livermore</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New HampshireAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Hampshire's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Smith_(lawyer)" title="Jeremiah Smith (lawyer)">Jeremiah Smith</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Jersey_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_Jersey" title="List of United States representatives from New Jersey">New Jersey</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: New Jersey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All representatives were elected statewide on a <a href="/wiki/General_ticket" title="General ticket">general ticket</a>. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New JerseyAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Elias_Boudinot" title="Elias Boudinot">Elias Boudinot</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New JerseyAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Clark" title="Abraham Clark">Abraham Clark</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New JerseyAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Dayton" title="Jonathan Dayton">Jonathan Dayton</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New JerseyAL !"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="New Jersey's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Kitchell" title="Aaron Kitchell">Aaron Kitchell</a> (A)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_York_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">New York</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: New York"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York01 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="New York's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tredwell" title="Thomas Tredwell">Thomas Tredwell</a> (A), from October 24, 1791</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York02 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="New York's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Laurance" title="John Laurance">John Laurance</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York03 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="New York's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Egbert_Benson" title="Egbert Benson">Egbert Benson</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York04 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="New York's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_C._Schoonmaker" title="Cornelius C. Schoonmaker">Cornelius C. Schoonmaker</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York05 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="New York's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Silvester_(1734%E2%80%931808)" title="Peter Silvester (1734–1808)">Peter Silvester</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York06 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="New York's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/James_Gordon_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Gordon (New York)">James Gordon</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="North_Carolina_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_North_Carolina" title="List of United States representatives from North Carolina">North Carolina</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Baptista_Ashe_(delegate)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Baptista Ashe (delegate)">John Baptista Ashe</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina04 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Williamson" title="Hugh Williamson">Hugh Williamson</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina05 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Barry_Grove" title="William Barry Grove">William Barry Grove</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pennsylvania_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Pennsylvania" title="List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Pennsylvania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania01 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Fitzsimons" title="Thomas Fitzsimons">Thomas Fitzsimons</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania02 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Muhlenberg" title="Frederick Muhlenberg">Frederick Muhlenberg</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania03 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Israel_Jacobs" title="Israel Jacobs">Israel Jacobs</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania04 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hiester" title="Daniel Hiester">Daniel Hiester</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania05 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Wilkes_Kittera" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wilkes Kittera">John Wilkes Kittera</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania06 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Gregg" title="Andrew Gregg">Andrew Gregg</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania07 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district">7</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hartley" title="Thomas Hartley">Thomas Hartley</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania08 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district">8</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Findley" title="William Findley">William Findley</a> (A)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rhode_Island_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Rhode_Island" title="List of United States representatives from Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Rhode Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Rhode IslandAL !"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Rhode Island's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Bourne" title="Benjamin Bourne">Benjamin Bourne</a> (P)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="South_Carolina_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_South_Carolina" title="List of United States representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="South Carolina01 !"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Loughton_Smith" title="William Loughton Smith">William L. Smith</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="South Carolina02 !"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Barnwell" title="Robert Barnwell">Robert Barnwell</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="South Carolina03 !"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Huger" title="Daniel Huger">Daniel Huger</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="South Carolina04 !"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Sumter" title="Thomas Sumter">Thomas Sumter</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="South Carolina05 !"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tudor_Tucker" title="Thomas Tudor Tucker">Thomas Tudor Tucker</a> (A)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vermont_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Vermont" title="List of United States representatives from Vermont">Vermont</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Vermont"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Vermont01 !"><a href="/wiki/Vermont%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Vermont's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Israel_Smith" title="Israel Smith">Israel Smith</a> (A), from October 31, 1791</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Vermont02 !"><a href="/wiki/Vermont%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Vermont's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Niles_(politician)" title="Nathaniel Niles (politician)">Nathaniel Niles</a> (A), from October 31, 1791</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Virginia_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Virginia" title="List of United States representatives from Virginia">Virginia</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia01 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Alexander_White_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander White (Virginia)">Alexander White</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia02 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(Kentucky_politician,_born_1757)" title="John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757)">John Brown</a> (A), until June 1, 1792 (when his district became Kentucky) <dl><dd>Vacant thereafter</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia03 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Moore_(politician)" title="Andrew Moore (politician)">Andrew Moore</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia04 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bland_Lee_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Bland Lee I">Richard Bland Lee</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia05 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 5th congressional district">5</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia06 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Abraham_B._Venable" title="Abraham B. Venable">Abraham B. Venable</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia07 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 7th congressional district">7</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Page_(Virginia_politician)" title="John Page (Virginia politician)">John Page</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#00cc22;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia08 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 8th congressional district">8</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Parker" title="Josiah Parker">Josiah Parker</a> (P)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia09 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 9th congressional district">9</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Branch_Giles" title="William Branch Giles">William B. Giles</a> (A)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#CCFF66;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia10 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 10th congressional district">10</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Griffin" title="Samuel Griffin">Samuel Griffin</a> (A)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JonathanTrumbull.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/JonathanTrumbull.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="240" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>Speaker <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull_Jr." title="Jonathan Trumbull Jr.">Jonathan Trumbull Jr.</a></figcaption></figure> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership_changes">Membership changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Membership changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.<sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> were newly admitted as states and are first represented in this Congress. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_4">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were three resignations, one contested election, and four new seats of admitted states, resulting in a four-seat net gain of the Anti-Administration Senators. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_United_States_Senate" title="List of special elections to the United States Senate">List of special elections to the United States Senate</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Senate changes </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th scope="col">State<br />(class) </th> <th scope="col">Vacated by </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="date">Reason for change </th> <th scope="col">Successor </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="date"><span class="nowrap">Date of successor's</span><br /><span class="nowrap">formal installation<sup id="cite_ref-SuccessorInstallation_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuccessorInstallation-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Pennsylvania" title="List of United States senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br />(1) </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>Legislature failed to elect senator.<br />Successor <a href="/wiki/1793_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1793 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">elected</a> February 28, 1793. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Gallatin" title="Albert Gallatin">Albert Gallatin</a> (A) </td> <td>December 2, 1793 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Connecticut" title="List of United States senators from Connecticut">Connecticut</a><br />(3) </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/William_Samuel_Johnson" title="William Samuel Johnson">William S. Johnson</a> (P) </td> <td>Resigned March 4, 1791.<br />Successor <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut,_1791" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1791">elected</a> June 13, 1791. </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sherman" title="Roger Sherman">Roger Sherman</a> (P) </td> <td>June 13, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Vermont" title="List of United States senators from Vermont">Vermont</a><br />(3) </td> <td rowspan="2">New seat </td> <td rowspan="2">Vermont was admitted to the Union March 4, 1791.<br />Winners <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Vermont,_1791" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate elections in Vermont, 1791">elected</a> October 17, 1791. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_R._Bradley" title="Stephen R. Bradley">Stephen R. Bradley</a> (A) </td> <td>November 4, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Vermont" title="List of United States senators from Vermont">Vermont</a><br />(1) </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Moses_Robinson" title="Moses Robinson">Moses Robinson</a> (A) </td> <td>November 4, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Kentucky</a><br />(3) </td> <td rowspan="2">New seat </td> <td rowspan="2">Kentucky was admitted to the Union June 1, 1792.<br />Winners <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Kentucky,_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate elections in Kentucky, 1792">elected</a> June 18, 1792. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/John_Edwards_(Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Edwards (Kentucky)">John Edwards</a> (A) </td> <td>June 18, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">Kentucky</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(Kentucky_politician,_born_1757)" title="John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757)">John Brown</a> (A) </td> <td>June 18, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Virginia" title="List of United States senators from Virginia">Virginia</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Richard Henry Lee</a> (A) </td> <td>Resigned October 8, 1792.<br />Successor <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia,_1792" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Virginia, 1792">elected</a> October 18, 1792. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_of_Caroline" title="John Taylor of Caroline">John Taylor</a> (A) </td> <td>October 18, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Maryland" title="List of United States senators from Maryland">Maryland</a><br />(1) </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll</a> (P) </td> <td>Resigned November 30, 1792.<br />Successor <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland,_1793" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Maryland, 1793">elected</a> January 10, 1793. </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Potts" title="Richard Potts">Richard Potts</a> (P) </td> <td>January 10, 1793 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives_4">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were 3 resignations, 1 vacancy of a member-elect, 1 contested election, 2 late elections, and 4 new seats of admitted states, resulting in a 3-seat net gain of the Anti-Administration members and a 1-seat net gain of the Pro-Administration members. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives">List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>House changes </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th scope="col">District </th> <th scope="col">Vacated by </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="date">Reason for change </th> <th scope="col">Successor </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="date"><span class="nowrap">Date of successor's</span><br /><span class="nowrap">formal installation<sup id="cite_ref-SuccessorInstallation_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuccessorInstallation-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>w<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts08 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 8th congressional district">Massachusetts 8th</a></span> </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>Due to failure to reach a majority, four ballots were needed to elect. Incumbent was elected late April 4, 1791. </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/George_Thatcher" title="George Thatcher">George Thatcher</a> (P) </td> <td>April 4, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="New York01 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="New York's 1st congressional district">New York 1st</a></span> </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>Representative-elect James Townsend died on May 24, 1790, before Congress assembled. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tredwell" title="Thomas Tredwell">Thomas Tredwell</a> (A) </td> <td>October 24, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Vermont01 !"><a href="/wiki/Vermont%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Vermont's 1st congressional district">Vermont 1st</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">New seat </td> <td rowspan="2">Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Israel_Smith" title="Israel Smith">Israel Smith</a> (A) </td> <td>October 24, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Vermont02 !"><a href="/wiki/Vermont%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Vermont's 2nd congressional district">Vermont 2nd</a></span> </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Niles_(politician)" title="Nathaniel Niles (politician)">Nathaniel Niles</a> (A) </td> <td>October 24, 1791 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Maryland03 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 3rd congressional district">Maryland 3rd</a></span> </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/William_Pinkney" title="William Pinkney">William Pinkney</a> (P) </td> <td>Resigned November 1791 </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/John_Francis_Mercer" title="John Francis Mercer">John Francis Mercer</a> (A) </td> <td>February 6, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts06 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 6th congressional district">Massachusetts 6th</a></span> </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>Due to failure to reach a majority, eight ballots were needed to elect. Incumbent was elected late April 2, 1792. </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/George_Leonard_(Congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Leonard (Congressman)">George Leonard</a> (P) </td> <td>April 2, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Virginia02 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 2nd congressional district">Virginia 2nd</a></span> </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(Kentucky_politician,_born_1757)" title="John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757)">John Brown</a> (A) </td> <td>Resigned June 1, 1792, to become U.S. Senator from Kentucky. </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>Seat went with <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Representatives_from_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Kentucky02 !"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 2nd congressional district">Kentucky 2nd</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">New seat </td> <td rowspan="2">Kentucky was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792. </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_D._Orr" title="Alexander D. Orr">Alexander D. Orr</a> (A) </td> <td>November 8, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Kentucky01 !"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Kentucky's 1st congressional district">Kentucky 1st</a></span> </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Greenup" title="Christopher Greenup">Christopher Greenup</a> (A) </td> <td>November 9, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Georgia01 !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Georgia's 1st congressional district">Georgia 1st</a></span> </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Wayne" title="Anthony Wayne">Anthony Wayne</a> (A) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Wayne" title="Anthony Wayne">Anthony Wayne</a> served until March 21, 1792, when seat declared vacant because the election was contested </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/John_Milledge" title="John Milledge">John Milledge</a> (A) </td> <td>November 22, 1792 </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap=""><span data-sort-value="Maryland02 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 2nd congressional district">Maryland 2nd</a></span> </td> <td style="background:#CCFF66"><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Seney" title="Joshua Seney">Joshua Seney</a> (A) </td> <td>Resigned December 6, 1792. </td> <td style="background:#00cc22"><a href="/wiki/William_Hindman" title="William Hindman">William Hindman</a> (P) </td> <td>January 30, 1793 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Committees">Committees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Committees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lists of committees and their party leaders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_5">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_the_whole" title="Committee of the whole">Whole</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives_5">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Elections" title="United States House Committee on Elections">Elections</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Livermore" title="Samuel Livermore">Samuel Livermore</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Rules" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Select Committee on Rules">Rules</a> (Select)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_the_Whole_(United_States_House_of_Representatives)" title="Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives)">Whole</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_committees">Joint committees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Joint committees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress_Joint_Committee_on_Enrolled_Bills" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills">Enrolled Bills</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/John_Rutherfurd" title="John Rutherfurd">John Rutherfurd</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Employees">Employees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Employees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_6">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Secretary of the United States Senate">Secretary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Allyne_Otis" title="Samuel Allyne Otis">Samuel A. Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate">Doorkeeper</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Mathers_(Sergeant_at_Arms)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Mathers (Sergeant at Arms)">James Mathers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Chaplain of the United States Senate">Chaplain</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_White_(Bishop_of_Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)">William White</a> (<a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Church in the United States of America"><i>Episcopalian</i></a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives_6">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clerk_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Clerk of the United States House of Representatives">Clerk</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_J._Beckley" title="John J. Beckley">John Beckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives">Sergeant at Arms</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Wheaton" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Wheaton">Joseph Wheaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doorkeeper_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives">Doorkeeper</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gifford_Dalley" title="Gifford Dalley">Gifford Dalley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives">Chaplain</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Blair_(chaplain)" title="Samuel Blair (chaplain)">Samuel Blair</a> <a href="/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism"><i>Presbyterian</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashbel_Green" title="Ashbel Green">Ashbel Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism"><i>Presbyterian</i></a>, elected November 5, 1792</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_Clerk_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives">Reading Clerks</a>: <span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_elections" title="1790 United States elections">1790 United States elections</a> (elections leading to this Congress) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1790%E2%80%9391_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1790–91 United States Senate elections">1790–91 United States Senate elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790%E2%80%9391_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections">1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_United_States_elections" title="1792 United States elections">1792 United States elections</a> (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1792_United_States_presidential_election" title="1792 United States presidential election">1792 United States presidential election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792%E2%80%9393_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1792–93 United States Senate elections">1792–93 United States Senate elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792%E2%80%9393_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections">1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="#Connecticut">Connecticut</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Sherman" title="Roger Sherman">Roger Sherman</a> was elected to fill the vacancy created when <a href="/wiki/William_Samuel_Johnson" title="William Samuel Johnson">William Samuel Johnson</a> resigned.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="#Vermont">Vermont</a>: the state was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, and elected two Senators.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="#Kentucky">Kentucky</a>: the state was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, and elected two Senators.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="#Virginia">Virginia</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Richard Henry Lee</a> resigned.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="#Virginia">Virginia</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_of_Caroline" title="John Taylor of Caroline">John Taylor</a> was elected to fill the vacancy created when <a href="/wiki/Richard_Henry_Lee" title="Richard Henry Lee">Richard Henry Lee</a> resigned.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="#Maryland">Maryland</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton" title="Charles Carroll of Carrollton">Charles Carroll</a> resigned.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a 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href="/wiki/George_Thatcher" title="George Thatcher">George Thatcher</a> was seated late after three runoff elections.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <span data-sort-value="New York01 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="New York's 1st congressional district">New York's 1st district</a></span>, Representative-elect <a href="/wiki/James_Townsend_(New_York_politician)" title="James Townsend (New York politician)">James Townsend</a> died before the Congress began, and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tredwell" title="Thomas Tredwell">Thomas Tredwell</a> was elected to fill the seat. 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href="/wiki/23rd_United_States_Congress" title="23rd United States Congress">23 (1833)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_United_States_Congress" title="24th United States Congress">24 (1835)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_United_States_Congress" title="25th United States Congress">25 (1837)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_United_States_Congress" title="26th United States Congress">26 (1839)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_United_States_Congress" title="27th United States Congress">27 (1841)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_United_States_Congress" title="28th United States Congress">28 (1843)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_United_States_Congress" title="29th United States Congress">29 (1845)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_United_States_Congress" title="30th United States Congress">30 (1847)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/31st_United_States_Congress" title="31st United States Congress">31 (1849)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_United_States_Congress" title="32nd United States Congress">32 (1851)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_United_States_Congress" title="33rd United States Congress">33 (1853)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_United_States_Congress" title="34th United States Congress">34 (1855)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_United_States_Congress" title="35th United States Congress">35 (1857)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_United_States_Congress" title="36th United States Congress">36 (1859)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_United_States_Congress" title="37th United States Congress">37 (1861)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_United_States_Congress" title="38th United States Congress">38 (1863)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_United_States_Congress" title="39th United States Congress">39 (1865)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_United_States_Congress" title="40th United States Congress">40 (1867)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td 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Congress">49 (1885)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_United_States_Congress" title="50th United States Congress">50 (1887)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/51st_United_States_Congress" title="51st United States Congress">51 (1889)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_United_States_Congress" title="52nd United States Congress">52 (1891)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_United_States_Congress" title="53rd United States Congress">53 (1893)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_United_States_Congress" title="54th United States Congress">54 (1895)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_United_States_Congress" title="55th United States Congress">55 (1897)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_United_States_Congress" title="56th United States Congress">56 (1899)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_United_States_Congress" title="57th United States Congress">57 (1901)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_United_States_Congress" title="58th United States Congress">58 (1903)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_United_States_Congress" title="59th United States Congress">59 (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_United_States_Congress" title="60th United States Congress">60 (1907)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/61st_United_States_Congress" title="61st United States Congress">61 (1909)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_United_States_Congress" title="62nd United States Congress">62 (1911)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_United_States_Congress" title="63rd United States Congress">63 (1913)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_United_States_Congress" title="64th United States Congress">64 (1915)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_United_States_Congress" title="65th United States Congress">65 (1917)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_United_States_Congress" title="66th United States Congress">66 (1919)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_United_States_Congress" title="67th United States Congress">67 (1921)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_United_States_Congress" title="68th United States Congress">68 (1923)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_United_States_Congress" title="69th United States Congress">69 (1925)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_United_States_Congress" title="70th United States Congress">70 (1927)</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/71st_United_States_Congress" title="71st United States Congress">71 (1929)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72nd_United_States_Congress" title="72nd United States Congress">72 (1931)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_United_States_Congress" title="73rd United States Congress">73 (1933)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_United_States_Congress" title="74th United States Congress">74 (1935)</a></li> <li><a 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