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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-Tennessee" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tennessee"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.14</span> <span>Tennessee</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tennessee-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">7.1.15</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">7.1.16</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-Tennessee_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tennessee_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.14</span> <span>Tennessee</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tennessee_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">7.2.15</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">7.2.16</span> <span>Virginia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Virginia_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-voting_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-voting_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.17</span> <span>Non-voting members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Non-voting_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Changes_in_membership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Changes_in_membership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Changes in membership</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Changes_in_membership-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 Changes in membership subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Changes_in_membership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Senate_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Senate_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Senate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Senate_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-House_of_Representatives_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#House_of_Representatives_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>House of Representatives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-House_of_Representatives_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Committees" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Committees"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Committees</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Committees-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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vevent" style="width:25em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">4th United States Congress</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Congress" title="3rd United States Congress">3rd</a> ←</div><div style="float: right;">→ <a href="/wiki/5th_United_States_Congress" title="5th United States Congress">5th</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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, 1795 – March 3, 1797<hr /></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Members</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap;">30–32 senators<br />105–106 representatives<br />1 non-voting delegates</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;"><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalist</a></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> (F)</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;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a></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_Dayton" title="Jonathan Dayton">Jonathan Dayton</a> (F)</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>: June 8, 1795 – June 26, 1795<br /><b>1st</b>: December 7, 1795 – June 1, 1796<br /><b>2nd</b>: December 5, 1796 – March 3, 1797</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>4th United States Congress</b> was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>. It met at <a href="/wiki/Congress_Hall" title="Congress Hall">Congress Hall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, from March 4, 1795, to March 4, 1797, during the last two years of <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 <a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790 United States census</a>. The Senate had a <a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalist</a> majority, and the House had a <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republican</a> 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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Major events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 17, 1796: <a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Farewell_Address" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington's Farewell Address">Washington's Farewell Address</a> warned against partisan politics and foreign entanglements.</li> <li>November 4 - December 7, 1796: <a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_presidential_election" title="1796 United States presidential election">1796 United States presidential election</a>: Incumbent vice president <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> defeated Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>.</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1795_in_the_United_States" title="1795 in the United States">1795 in the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/1796_in_the_United_States" title="1796 in the United States">1796 in the United States</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1797_in_the_United_States" title="1797 in the United States">1797 in the United States</a></div> <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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major legislation"><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">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_legislation,_1789%E2%80%931901" title="List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901">List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Treaties_ratified">Treaties ratified</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Treaties ratified"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 24, 1795: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Treaty" title="Jay Treaty">Treaty of London</a> ("Jay's Treaty")</li> <li>March 7, 1796: <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Madrid_(1795)" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Madrid (1795)">Treaty of Madrid</a> ("Pinckney's Treaty")</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: States admitted"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 1, 1796: <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> admitted as a state; formerly the <a href="/wiki/Territory_South_of_the_River_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory South of the River Ohio">Territory South of the River Ohio</a>, Sess. 1, ch. 47, 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 - 491 491</a></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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Party summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_(1735-1826),_2nd_president_of_the_United_States,_by_Asher_B._Durand_(1767-1845)-crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_%281735-1826%29%2C_2nd_president_of_the_United_States%2C_by_Asher_B._Durand_%281767-1845%29-crop.jpg/175px-US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_%281735-1826%29%2C_2nd_president_of_the_United_States%2C_by_Asher_B._Durand_%281767-1845%29-crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_%281735-1826%29%2C_2nd_president_of_the_United_States%2C_by_Asher_B._Durand_%281767-1845%29-crop.jpg/263px-US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_%281735-1826%29%2C_2nd_president_of_the_United_States%2C_by_Asher_B._Durand_%281767-1845%29-crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_%281735-1826%29%2C_2nd_president_of_the_United_States%2C_by_Asher_B._Durand_%281767-1845%29-crop.jpg/350px-US_Navy_031029-N-6236G-001_A_painting_of_President_John_Adams_%281735-1826%29%2C_2nd_president_of_the_United_States%2C_by_Asher_B._Durand_%281767-1845%29-crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1585" data-file-height="1993" /></a><figcaption> President of the Senate <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HENRY_TAZEWELL_(1753-1799).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/HENRY_TAZEWELL_%281753-1799%29.jpg/175px-HENRY_TAZEWELL_%281753-1799%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/HENRY_TAZEWELL_%281753-1799%29.jpg/263px-HENRY_TAZEWELL_%281753-1799%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/HENRY_TAZEWELL_%281753-1799%29.jpg/350px-HENRY_TAZEWELL_%281753-1799%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="853" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption> President pro tempore <a href="/wiki/Henry_Tazewell" title="Henry Tazewell">Henry Tazewell</a></figcaption></figure> <p>This was the first Congress to have organized political parties. 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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom"> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <th colspan="2">Party<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(shading shows control)</span> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th rowspan="3">Vacant </th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#008000"></td> <td style="background-color:#EA9978"></td> </tr><tr style="vertical-align:bottom"> <th><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic-Republican Party (United States)">Democratic-<br />Republican</a><br />(DR) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federalist Party (United States)">Federalist</a><br />(F) </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:bottom"> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">End of <a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Congress" title="3rd United States Congress">previous congress</a></span> </th><td> 13<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"> 17<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <th>30 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Begin </th><td> 10</td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"> 20</td> <th> 30 </th> <td rowspan="2"> 0</td> </tr> <tr> <th>End</th><td> 11</td><td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"> 21</td><th> 32</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Final voting share</th><th> <span data-sort-value="7001343750000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>34.4% </th><th style="background-color:#F6D6C9"> <span data-sort-value="7001656250000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>65.6% </th><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Beginning of <a href="/wiki/5th_United_States_Congress" title="5th United States Congress">next congress</a></span> </th><td> 9</td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"> 22</td> <th>31 </th> <td>1 </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=4th_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> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom"> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <th colspan="2">Party<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(shading shows control)</span> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th rowspan="3">Vacant </th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#008000"></td> <td style="background-color:#EA9978"></td> </tr><tr style="vertical-align:bottom"> <th><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic-Republican Party (United States)">Democratic-<br />Republican</a><br />(DR) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federalist Party (United States)">Federalist</a><br />(F) </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:bottom"> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">End of <a href="/wiki/3rd_United_States_Congress" title="3rd United States Congress">previous congress</a></span> </th><td style="background-color:#AACC99"> 54<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> 49<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <th>103 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Begin </th><td style="background-color:#AACC99"> 58</td> <td> 46</td> <th> 104 </th> <td> 1</td> </tr> <tr> <th>End</th><td style="background-color:#AACC99"> 59</td><td> 47</td><th> 106</th><td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Final voting share</th><th style="background-color:#AACC99"> <span data-sort-value="7001556603773584905♠" style="display:none"></span>55.7% </th><th> <span data-sort-value="7001443396226415094♠" style="display:none"></span>44.3% </th><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top"> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Beginning of <a href="/wiki/5th_United_States_Congress" title="5th United States Congress">next congress</a></span> </th><td style="background-color:#AACC99"> 57</td> <td> 49</td> <th>106 </th> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=4th_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-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JDayton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/JDayton.jpg/175px-JDayton.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/JDayton.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="258" /></a><figcaption>Speaker of the House<br /><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Dayton" title="Jonathan Dayton">Jonathan Dayton</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_2">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the United States Senate">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> (F)</li> <li><a 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/Henry_Tazewell" title="Henry Tazewell">Henry Tazewell</a> (F), first elected December 7, 1795</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Livermore" title="Samuel Livermore">Samuel Livermore</a> (F), first elected May 6, 1796</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bingham" title="William Bingham">William Bingham</a> (F), first elected February 16, 1797</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=4th_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_Dayton" title="Jonathan Dayton">Jonathan Dayton</a> (F)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <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=4th_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> <dl><dd><i><a href="#House_of_Representatives_3">Skip to House of Representatives</a>, below</i></dd></dl> <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=4th_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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1796; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1798; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1800. </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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ellsworth" title="Oliver Ellsworth">Oliver Ellsworth</a> (F), until March 8, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Hillhouse" title="James Hillhouse">James Hillhouse</a> (F), from March 12, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull_Jr." title="Jonathan Trumbull Jr.">Jonathan Trumbull Jr.</a> (F), until June 10, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Uriah_Tracy" title="Uriah Tracy">Uriah Tracy</a> (F), from October 13, 1796</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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Latimer_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Latimer (senator)">Henry Latimer</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/John_Vining" title="John Vining">John Vining</a> (F)</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=4th_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:#008000;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/James_Jackson_(Georgia_politician)" title="James Jackson (Georgia politician)">James Jackson</a> (DR), until 1795 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_Walton" title="George Walton">George Walton</a> (F), November 16, 1795 – February 20, 1796</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Tattnall_(Senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josiah Tattnall (Senator)">Josiah Tattnall</a> (DR), from February 20, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/James_Gunn_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Gunn (senator)">James Gunn</a> (F)</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=4th_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:#008000;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(Kentucky_politician,_born_1757)" title="John Brown (Kentucky politician, born 1757)">John Brown</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Marshall_(Senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Humphrey Marshall (Senator)">Humphrey Marshall</a> (F)</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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Potts" title="Richard Potts">Richard Potts</a> (F), until October 24, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Eager_Howard" title="John Eager Howard">John Eager Howard</a> (F), from November 30, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Henry (senator)">John Henry</a> (F)</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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/George_Cabot" title="George Cabot">George Cabot</a> (F), until June 9, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Goodhue" title="Benjamin Goodhue">Benjamin Goodhue</a> (F), from June 11, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Strong" title="Caleb Strong">Caleb Strong</a> (F), until June 1, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Sedgwick" title="Theodore Sedgwick">Theodore Sedgwick</a> (F), from June 11, 1796</dd></dl></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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Livermore" title="Samuel Livermore">Samuel Livermore</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/John_Langdon_(politician)" title="John Langdon (politician)">John Langdon</a> (DR)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/John_Rutherfurd" title="John Rutherfurd">John Rutherfurd</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Frelinghuysen_(1753%E2%80%931804)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804)">Frederick Frelinghuysen</a> (F), until November 12, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Stockton_(1764%E2%80%931828)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Stockton (1764–1828)">Richard Stockton</a> (F), from November 12, 1796</dd></dl></dd></dl> <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=4th_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:#008000;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Burr" title="Aaron Burr">Aaron Burr</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Rufus_King" title="Rufus King">Rufus King</a> (F), until May 23, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Laurance" title="John Laurance">John Laurance</a> (F), from November 9, 1796</dd></dl></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 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href="/wiki/James_Ross_(Pennsylvania_congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Ross (Pennsylvania congressman)">James Ross</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/William_Bingham" title="William Bingham">William Bingham</a> (F)</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=4th_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:#EA9978;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Foster" title="Theodore Foster">Theodore Foster</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/William_Bradford_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="William Bradford (Rhode Island politician)">William Bradford</a> (F)</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=4th_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:#008000;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Pierce_Butler_(American_politician)" title="Pierce Butler (American politician)">Pierce Butler</a> (DR), until October 25, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Hunter_(South_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hunter (South Carolina)">John Hunter</a> (DR), from December 8, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Read" title="Jacob Read">Jacob Read</a> (F)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tennessee"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Tennessee" title="List of United States senators from Tennessee">Tennessee</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Tennessee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/William_Cocke" title="William Cocke">William Cocke</a> (DR), from August 2, 1796 (newly admitted state)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/William_Blount" title="William Blount">William Blount</a> (DR), from August 2, 1796 (newly admitted state)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Vermont"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Moses_Robinson" title="Moses Robinson">Moses Robinson</a> (DR), until October 15, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Tichenor" title="Isaac Tichenor">Isaac Tichenor</a> (F), from October 18, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span>3. <a href="/wiki/Elijah_Paine" title="Elijah Paine">Elijah Paine</a> (F)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span>1. <a href="/wiki/Stevens_Thomson_Mason_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)">Stevens Mason</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span>2. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Tazewell" title="Henry Tazewell">Henry Tazewell</a> (DR)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:4th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/4th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/375px-4th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg.png" decoding="async" width="375" height="475" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/4th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/563px-4th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/4th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/750px-4th_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 4th Congress in March 1795. Tennessee's Senators were not seated until August 2, 1796. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0044aa; color:white;"> </span> 2 Democratic-Republicans</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#660080; color:white;"> </span> 1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#aa0000; color:white;"> </span> 2 Federalists</div></figcaption></figure> </td> <td class="col-break"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans,_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives,_January_19,_1796.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans%2C_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives%2C_January_19%2C_1796.png/275px-Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans%2C_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives%2C_January_19%2C_1796.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="324" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans%2C_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives%2C_January_19%2C_1796.png/413px-Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans%2C_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives%2C_January_19%2C_1796.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans%2C_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives%2C_January_19%2C_1796.png/550px-Treasury_Department_statement_showing_the_final_liquidation_of_the_French_loans%2C_presented_to_the_House_of_Representatives%2C_January_19%2C_1796.png 2x" data-file-width="6024" data-file-height="7104" /></a><figcaption>Treasury Department statement showing the final liquidation of the French loans, presented to the House of Representatives, January 19, 1796</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=30" 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:#EA9978;">▌</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/Joshua_Coit" title="Joshua Coit">Joshua Coit</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Chauncey_Goodrich" title="Chauncey Goodrich">Chauncey Goodrich</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Roger_Griswold" title="Roger Griswold">Roger Griswold</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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> (F), until July 1, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Davenport_(Connecticut_congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Davenport (Connecticut congressman)">James Davenport</a> (F), from December 5, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Nathaniel_Smith" title="Nathaniel Smith">Nathaniel Smith</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Zephaniah_Swift" title="Zephaniah Swift">Zephaniah Swift</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Uriah_Tracy" title="Uriah Tracy">Uriah Tracy</a> (F), until October 13, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_W._Dana" title="Samuel W. Dana">Samuel W. Dana</a> (F), from January 3, 1797</dd></dl></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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Delaware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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_Patten_(American_politician)" title="John Patten (American politician)">John Patten</a> (DR)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both representatives were elected statewide on a <a href="/wiki/General_ticket" title="General ticket">general ticket</a>. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="GeorgiaAL !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Georgia's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Baldwin" title="Abraham Baldwin">Abraham Baldwin</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="GeorgiaAL !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Georgia's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Milledge" title="John Milledge">John Milledge</a> (DR)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Kentucky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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> (DR)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/George_Dent" title="George Dent">George Dent</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Gabriel_Duvall" title="Gabriel Duvall">Gabriel Duvall</a> (DR), until March 28, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Sprigg_Jr." title="Richard Sprigg Jr.">Richard Sprigg Jr.</a> (DR), from May 5, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Jeremiah_Crabb" title="Jeremiah Crabb">Jeremiah Crabb</a> (F), until June 1, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Craik_(politician)" title="William Craik (politician)">William Craik</a> (F), from December 5, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Thomas_Sprigg" title="Thomas Sprigg">Thomas Sprigg</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Samuel_Smith_(Maryland_politician)" title="Samuel Smith (Maryland politician)">Samuel Smith</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Gabriel_Christie_(Maryland_politician)" title="Gabriel Christie (Maryland politician)">Gabriel Christie</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland07 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 7th congressional district">7</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Hindman" title="William Hindman">William Hindman</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Maryland08 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 8th congressional district">8</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Vans_Murray" title="William Vans Murray">William Vans Murray</a> (F)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Massachusetts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Theodore_Sedgwick" title="Theodore Sedgwick">Theodore Sedgwick</a> (F), until June, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomson_J._Skinner" title="Thomson J. Skinner">Thomson J. Skinner</a> (DR), from January 27, 1797</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/William_Lyman_(congressman)" title="William Lyman (congressman)">William Lyman</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Samuel_Lyman" title="Samuel Lyman">Samuel Lyman</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Dwight_Foster_(politician,_born_1757)" title="Dwight Foster (politician, born 1757)">Dwight Foster</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Nathaniel_Freeman_Jr." title="Nathaniel Freeman Jr.">Nathaniel Freeman Jr.</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/John_Reed_Sr." title="John Reed Sr.">John Reed Sr.</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/George_Leonard_(Congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Leonard (Congressman)">George Leonard</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Fisher_Ames" title="Fisher Ames">Fisher Ames</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts09 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 9th congressional district">9</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bradley_Varnum" title="Joseph Bradley Varnum">Joseph Bradley Varnum</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts10 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 10th congressional district">10</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Goodhue" title="Benjamin Goodhue">Benjamin Goodhue</a> (F), until June 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Sewall_(congressman)" title="Samuel Sewall (congressman)">Samuel Sewall</a> (F), from December 7, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts11 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 11th congressional district">11</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Theophilus_Bradbury" title="Theophilus Bradbury">Theophilus Bradbury</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts12 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 12th congressional district">12</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Dearborn" title="Henry Dearborn">Henry Dearborn</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts13 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_13th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 13th congressional district">13</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Peleg_Wadsworth" title="Peleg Wadsworth">Peleg Wadsworth</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts14 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 14th congressional district">14</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/George_Thatcher" title="George Thatcher">George Thatcher</a> (F)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=36" 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:#EA9978;">▌</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/Abiel_Foster" title="Abiel Foster">Abiel Foster</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/John_Samuel_Sherburne" class="mw-redirect" title="John Samuel Sherburne">John Sherburne</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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> (F)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=37" 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:#EA9978;">▌</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> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Thomas_Henderson_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="Thomas Henderson (New Jersey politician)">Thomas Henderson</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Isaac_Smith_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="Isaac Smith (New Jersey politician)">Isaac Smith</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Mark_Thomson_(politician)" title="Mark Thomson (politician)">Mark Thomson</a> (F)</dd></dl> <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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: New York"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Jonathan_Nicoll_Havens" title="Jonathan Nicoll Havens">Jonathan N. Havens</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Edward_Livingston" title="Edward Livingston">Edward Livingston</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Philip_Van_Cortlandt" title="Philip Van Cortlandt">Philip Van Cortlandt</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/John_Hathorn" title="John Hathorn">John Hathorn</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Theodorus_Bailey_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theodorus Bailey (senator)">Theodorus Bailey</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Ezekiel_Gilbert" title="Ezekiel Gilbert">Ezekiel Gilbert</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York07 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="New York's 7th congressional district">7</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_E._Van_Alen" class="mw-redirect" title="John E. Van Alen">John E. Van Alen</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York08 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="New York's 8th congressional district">8</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Glen" title="Henry Glen">Henry Glen</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York09 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="New York's 9th congressional district">9</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Williams_(Salem,_NY)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Williams (Salem, NY)">John Williams</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="New York10 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="New York's 10th congressional district">10</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Cooper_(judge)" title="William Cooper (judge)">William Cooper</a> (F)</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <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 href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: North Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina01 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 1st congressional district">1</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/James_Holland_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="James Holland (North Carolina politician)">James Holland</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina02 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 2nd congressional district">2</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Locke_(U.S._Congress)" title="Matthew Locke (U.S. Congress)">Matthew Locke</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina03 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 3rd congressional district">3</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Franklin" title="Jesse Franklin">Jesse Franklin</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Absalom_Tatom" title="Absalom Tatom">Absalom Tatom</a> (DR), until June 1, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Francis_Strudwick" title="William Francis Strudwick">William Strudwick</a> (F), from December 13, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Nathaniel_Macon" title="Nathaniel Macon">Nathaniel Macon</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina06 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/James_Gillespie_(U.S._politician)" title="James Gillespie (U.S. politician)">James Gillespie</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina07 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 7th congressional district">7</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Barry_Grove" title="William Barry Grove">William Barry Grove</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina08 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 8th congressional district">8</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Dempsey_Burges" class="mw-redirect" title="Dempsey Burges">Dempsey Burges</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina09 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 9th congressional district">9</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Blount_(statesman)" title="Thomas Blount (statesman)">Thomas Blount</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="North Carolina10 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 10th congressional district">10</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Bryan_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Nathan Bryan (North Carolina politician)">Nathan Bryan</a> (DR)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Pennsylvania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/John_Swanwick" title="John Swanwick">John Swanwick</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Richard_Thomas_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="Richard Thomas (Pennsylvania politician)">Richard Thomas</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania04 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district">4</a></span>. Vacant until January 18, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Richards_(Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Richards (Pennsylvania)">John Richards</a> (DR), from January 18, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Samuel_Sitgreaves" title="Samuel Sitgreaves">Samuel Sitgreaves</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Daniel_Hiester" title="Daniel Hiester">Daniel Hiester</a> (DR), until July 1, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_Ege" title="George Ege">George Ege</a> (F), from December 8, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Samuel_Maclay" title="Samuel Maclay">Samuel Maclay</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/John_W._Kittera" title="John W. Kittera">John Wilkes Kittera</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Thomas_Hartley" title="Thomas Hartley">Thomas Hartley</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania09 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district">9</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Gregg" title="Andrew Gregg">Andrew Gregg</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania10 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district">10</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/David_Bard" title="David Bard">David Bard</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania11 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district">11</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/William_Findley" title="William Findley">William Findley</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania12 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district">12</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Albert_Gallatin" title="Albert Gallatin">Albert Gallatin</a> (DR)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Rhode Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both representatives were elected statewide on a <a href="/wiki/General_ticket" title="General ticket">general ticket</a>. </p> <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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> (F), until October 13, 1796 <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elisha_Reynolds_Potter" title="Elisha Reynolds Potter">Elisha R. Potter</a> (F), from December 19, 1796</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Francis_Malbone" title="Francis Malbone">Francis Malbone</a> (F)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Wade_Hampton_I" title="Wade Hampton I">Wade Hampton</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Lemuel_Benton" title="Lemuel Benton">Lemuel Benton</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Richard_Winn" title="Richard Winn">Richard Winn</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Robert_Goodloe_Harper" title="Robert Goodloe Harper">Robert Goodloe Harper</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="South Carolina06 !"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 6th congressional district">6</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Earle" title="Samuel Earle">Samuel Earle</a> (DR)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tennessee_2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Tennessee" title="List of United States representatives from Tennessee">Tennessee</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Tennessee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="TennesseeAL !"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Tennessee's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> (DR), from December 5, 1796 (newly admitted state)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Vermont"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/Daniel_Buck" title="Daniel Buck">Daniel Buck</a> (F)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Robert_Rutherford_(congressman)" title="Robert Rutherford (congressman)">Robert Rutherford</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Andrew_Moore_(politician)" title="Andrew Moore (politician)">Andrew Moore</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/George_Jackson_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Jackson (Virginia)">George Jackson</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Francis_Preston" title="Francis Preston">Francis Preston</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</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/George_Hancock_(Virginia_politician)" title="George Hancock (Virginia politician)">George Hancock</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Isaac_Coles" title="Isaac Coles">Isaac Coles</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Abraham_B._Venable" title="Abraham B. Venable">Abraham B. Venable</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Thomas_Claiborne_(1749%E2%80%931812)" title="Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812)">Thomas Claiborne</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</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/Carter_Bassett_Harrison" title="Carter Bassett Harrison">Carter B. Harrison</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#EA9978;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia11 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 11th congressional district">11</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Parker" title="Josiah Parker">Josiah Parker</a> (F)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia12 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 12th congressional district">12</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Page_(Virginia_politician)" title="John Page (Virginia politician)">John Page</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia13 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_13th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 13th congressional district">13</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Clopton" title="John Clopton">John Clopton</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia14 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 14th congressional district">14</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Jordan_Cabell" title="Samuel Jordan Cabell">Samuel J. Cabell</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia15 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_15th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 15th congressional district">15</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia16 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 16th congressional district">16</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Anthony_New" title="Anthony New">Anthony New</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia17 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_17th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 17th congressional district">17</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Brent_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Brent (Virginia)">Richard Brent</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia18 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_18th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 18th congressional district">18</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Nicholas_(congressman)" title="John Nicholas (congressman)">John Nicholas</a> (DR)</dd> <dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Virginia19 !"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_19th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 19th congressional district">19</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/John_Heath_(politician)" title="John Heath (politician)">John Heath</a> (DR)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Non-voting_members">Non-voting members</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Non-voting members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><span style="color:#008000;">▌</span><span data-sort-value="Southwest TerritoryAL !"><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Territory%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Southwest Territory's at-large congressional district">Territory South of the River Ohio</a></span> ("Southwest Territory," later "Tennessee") <a href="/wiki/James_White_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="James White (North Carolina politician)">James White</a> (DR), until June 1, 1796</dd></dl> </td> <td class="col-break"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:4thHouse.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/4thHouse.svg/350px-4thHouse.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/4thHouse.svg/525px-4thHouse.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/4thHouse.svg/700px-4thHouse.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="532" data-file-height="445" /></a><figcaption>States' share of House of Representatives seats by party</figcaption></figure> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changes_in_membership">Changes in membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Changes in membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The count below reflects changes from the beginning of 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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were 10 resignations, 2 new seats, and 1 election to replace an appointee. There was a 1-seat gain for both the <a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalists</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republicans</a>. </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_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuccessorInstallation-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Georgia" title="List of United States senators from Georgia">Georgia</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/James_Jackson_(Georgia_politician)" title="James Jackson (Georgia politician)">James Jackson</a> (DR) </td> <td>Resigned sometime in 1795 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/George_Walton" title="George Walton">George Walton</a> (F) </td> <td>Appointed November 16, 1795 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Georgia" title="List of United States senators from Georgia">Georgia</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/George_Walton" title="George Walton">George Walton</a> (F) </td> <td>Interim appointment expired February 20, 1796, with an election </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Tattnall_(Senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josiah Tattnall (Senator)">Josiah Tattnall</a> (DR) </td> <td>Elected February 20, 1796 </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 />(1) </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ellsworth" title="Oliver Ellsworth">Oliver Ellsworth</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned March 8, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/James_Hillhouse" title="James Hillhouse">James Hillhouse</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected March 12, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">New York</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Rufus_King" title="Rufus King">Rufus King</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned May 23, 1796, having been appointed <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_England" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to England">Minister to England</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/John_Laurance" title="John Laurance">John Laurance</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected November 9, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Strong" title="Caleb Strong">Caleb Strong</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned June 1, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Sedgwick" title="Theodore Sedgwick">Theodore Sedgwick</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected June 11, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br />(1) </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/George_Cabot" title="George Cabot">George Cabot</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned June 9, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Goodhue" title="Benjamin Goodhue">Benjamin Goodhue</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected June 11, 1796 </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-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull_Jr." title="Jonathan Trumbull Jr.">Jonathan Trumbull Jr.</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned June 10, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Uriah_Tracy" title="Uriah Tracy">Uriah Tracy</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected October 13, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Tennessee" title="List of United States senators from Tennessee">Tennessee</a><br />(1) </td> <td rowspan="2">New seat </td> <td rowspan="2">Tennessee was admitted to the Union </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/William_Cocke" title="William Cocke">William Cocke</a> (DR) </td> <td rowspan="2">Elected August 2, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Tennessee" title="List of United States senators from Tennessee">Tennessee</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/William_Blount" title="William Blount">William Blount</a> (DR) </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-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Moses_Robinson" title="Moses Robinson">Moses Robinson</a> (DR) </td> <td>Resigned October 15, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Tichenor" title="Isaac Tichenor">Isaac Tichenor</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected October 18, 1796 </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-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Potts" title="Richard Potts">Richard Potts</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned October 24, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/John_Eager_Howard" title="John Eager Howard">John E. Howard</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected November 30, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_South_Carolina" title="List of United States senators from South Carolina">South Carolina</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Pierce_Butler_(American_politician)" title="Pierce Butler (American politician)">Pierce Butler</a> (DR) </td> <td>Resigned October 25, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/John_Hunter_(South_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hunter (South Carolina)">John Hunter</a> (DR) </td> <td>Elected December 8, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_Jersey" title="List of United States senators from New Jersey">New Jersey</a><br />(2) </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Frelinghuysen_(1753%E2%80%931804)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804)">Frederick Frelinghuysen</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned November 12, 1796 </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Stockton_(1764%E2%80%931828)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Stockton (1764–1828)">Richard Stockton</a> (F) </td> <td>Elected November 12, 1796 </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=4th_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> <p>There were 9 resignations, 1 death of a Representative-elect, and 1 new seat. There was a 1-seat gain for both the <a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalists</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democratic-Republicans</a>. </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_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SuccessorInstallation-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania04 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district">Pennsylvania 4</a></span> </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>Election was contested and then the apparent winner, <a href="/wiki/James_Morris_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="James Morris (Pennsylvania politician)">James Morris</a>, died July 10, 1795.<br />The House then declared the seat won by the challenger. </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/John_Richards_(Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Richards (Pennsylvania)">John Richards</a> (DR) </td> <td>Seated January 18, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Maryland03 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 3rd congressional district">Maryland 3</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Crabb" title="Jeremiah Crabb">Jeremiah Crabb</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned sometime in 1796. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/William_Craik_(politician)" title="William Craik (politician)">William Craik</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated December 5, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Rhode IslandAL !"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Rhode Island's at-large congressional district">Rhode Island at-large</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Bourne" title="Benjamin Bourne">Benjamin Bourne</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned sometime in 1796. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Elisha_Reynolds_Potter" title="Elisha Reynolds Potter">Elisha Potter</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated December 19, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts01 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 1st congressional district">Massachusetts 1</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Sedgwick" title="Theodore Sedgwick">Theodore Sedgwick</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned sometime in June, 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator. </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Thomson_J._Skinner" title="Thomson J. Skinner">Thomson Skinner</a> (DR) </td> <td>Seated January 27, 1797 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Maryland02 !"><a href="/wiki/Maryland%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Maryland's 2nd congressional district">Maryland 2</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Duvall" title="Gabriel Duvall">Gabriel Duvall</a> (DR) </td> <td>Resigned March 28, 1796, having been elected judge of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Maryland" title="Supreme Court of Maryland">Supreme Court of Maryland</a>. </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Sprigg_Jr." title="Richard Sprigg Jr.">Richard Sprigg Jr.</a> (DR) </td> <td>Seated May 5, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="North Carolina04 !"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="North Carolina's 4th congressional district">North Carolina 4</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Absalom_Tatom" title="Absalom Tatom">Absalom Tatom</a> (DR) </td> <td>Resigned June 1, 1796. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/William_Francis_Strudwick" title="William Francis Strudwick">William Strudwick</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated December 13, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Massachusetts10 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 10th congressional district">Massachusetts 10</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Goodhue" title="Benjamin Goodhue">Benjamin Goodhue</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned sometime in June 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Sewall_(congressman)" title="Samuel Sewall (congressman)">Samuel Sewall</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated December 7, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">Connecticut at-large</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/James_Hillhouse" title="James Hillhouse">James Hillhouse</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned July 1, 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/James_Davenport_(Connecticut_congressman)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Davenport (Connecticut congressman)">James Davenport</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated December 5, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Southwest TerritoryAL !"><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Territory%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Southwest Territory's at-large congressional district">Territory South of the River Ohio</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_White_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="James White (North Carolina politician)">James White</a> </td> <td>Served until June 1, 1796, when Tennessee was admitted to the Union. </td> <td colspan="2">District eliminated </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="TennesseeAL !"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Tennessee's at-large congressional district">Tennessee at-large</a></span> </td> <td>New seat </td> <td>Tennessee was admitted to the Union June 1, 1796. Seat remained vacant until December 5, 1796. </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> (DR) </td> <td>Seated December 5, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Pennsylvania05 !"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district">Pennsylvania 5</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#AACC99"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hiester" title="Daniel Hiester">Daniel Hiester</a> (DR) </td> <td>Resigned July 1, 1796. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/George_Ege" title="George Ege">George Ege</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated December 8, 1796 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="ConnecticutAL !"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Connecticut's at-large congressional district">Connecticut at-large</a></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Uriah_Tracy" title="Uriah Tracy">Uriah Tracy</a> (F) </td> <td>Resigned October 13, 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator. </td> <td style="background-color:#F6D6C9"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_W._Dana" title="Samuel W. Dana">Samuel Dana</a> (F) </td> <td>Seated January 3, 1797 </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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=50" 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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=51" 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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=52" 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_Claims" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Committee on Claims">Claims</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/Uriah_Tracy" title="Uriah Tracy">Uriah Tracy</a> then <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Foster_(politician,_born_1757)" title="Dwight Foster (politician, born 1757)">Dwight Foster</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Commerce" title="United States House Committee on Commerce">Commerce and Manufactures</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Goodhue" title="Benjamin Goodhue">Benjamin Goodhue</a> then <a href="/wiki/John_Swanwick" title="John Swanwick">John Swanwick</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Elections" title="United States House Committee on Elections">Elections</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/Abraham_B._Venable" title="Abraham B. Venable">Abraham B. Venable</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Revisal_and_Unfinished_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business">Revisal and Unfinished Business</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Gilman" title="Nicholas Gilman">Nicholas Gilman</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/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ways_and_Means" title="United States House Committee on Ways and Means">Ways and Means</a> (Chairman: <a href="/wiki/William_Loughton_Smith" title="William Loughton Smith">William Loughton Smith</a>)</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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=53" 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: N/A then <a href="/wiki/Richard_Stockton_(U.S._senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Stockton (U.S. senator)">Richard Stockton</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officers">Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architect_of_the_Capitol" title="Architect of the Capitol">Architect of the Capitol</a>: <a href="/wiki/William_Thornton" title="William Thornton">William Thornton</a></li></ul> <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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><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> <li><a href="/wiki/Doorkeeper_of_the_United_States_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Doorkeeper 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/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></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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives">Chaplain</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ashbel_Green" title="Ashbel Green">Ashbel Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism"><i>Presbyterian</i></a></li> <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/Doorkeeper_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives">Doorkeeper</a>: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Claxton_(doorkeeper)" title="Thomas Claxton (doorkeeper)">Thomas Claxton</a></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> <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></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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1794_United_States_elections" title="1794 United States elections">1794 United States elections</a> (elections leading to this Congress) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1794%E2%80%9395_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1794–95 United States Senate elections">1794–95 United States Senate elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794%E2%80%9395_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections">1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_elections" title="1796 United States elections">1796 United States elections</a> (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_presidential_election" title="1796 United States presidential election">1796 United States presidential election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796%E2%80%9397_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1796–97 United States Senate elections">1796–97 United States Senate elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796%E2%80%9397_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections">1796–97 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=4th_United_States_Congress&action=edit&section=58" 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 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