13th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Thirteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1813 to March 3 1815, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Madison.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

See also: 13th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 13th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1812

Dates of sessions

March 4 1813 - March 3 1815

  • First session: May 24 1813 - August 2 1813
  • Second session: December 6 1813 - April 18 1814
  • Third session: September 19 1814 - March 3 1815 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 12th Congress
Next congress: 14th Congress

Membership changes

Senate
  • replacements: 9
    • Democratic-Republicans: 2 seat net loss
    • Federalists: 2 seat net gain
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 10
  • interim appointments: 3
  • vacancies: 3
  • Total seats with changes: 15
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 13
    • Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
    • Federalists: 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 7
  • resignations: 12
  • contested election: 1
  • vacancies: 4
  • Total seats with changes: 19

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Connecticut
class 3

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Chauncey Goodrich
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Chauncey Goodrich resigned May 12 1813.

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Delaware
class 2

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Vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in this class from March 4 1813 until May 28 1813.

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Georgia
class 2

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William H. Crawford
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator William H. Crawford resigned March 23 1813.

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Georgia
class 2

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William B. Bulloch
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
William W. Bibb was elected November 6 1813.

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Kentucky
class 2

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George M. Bibb
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator George M. Bibb resigned August 23 1814.

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Kentucky
class 2

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George Walker
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
William T. Barry was elected December 16 1814.

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Kentucky
class 3

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Jesse Bledsoe
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Jesse Bledsoe resigned December 24 1814.

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Maryland
class 3

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Vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in this class from March 4 1813 until May 21 1813.

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Massachusetts
class 1

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James Lloyd
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator James Lloyd resigned May 1 1813.

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New Hampshire
class 2

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Nicholas Gilman
Dem.-Rep.

Died.
Senator Nicholas Gilman died May 2 1814.

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New Hampshire
class 3

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Vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy in this class from March 4 1813 until March 4 1813.

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New Hampshire
class 3

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Charles Cutts
Dem.-Rep.

Interim appointment.
Jeremiah Mason was elected June 10 1813.

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North Carolina
class 3

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David Stone
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator David Stone resigned December 24 1814.

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Ohio
class 1

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Thomas Worthington
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Thomas Worthington resigned December 1 1814.

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Pennsylvania
class 1

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Michael Leib
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Michael Leib resigned February 14 1814.

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Tennessee
class 2

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George W. Campbell
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator George W. Campbell resigned February 11 1814.

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Virginia
class 1

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Richard Brent
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator Richard Brent died December 30 1814.

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Virginia
class 2

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William B. Giles
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator William B. Giles resigned March 3 1815.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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William W. Bibb
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative William W. Bibb resigned November 6 1813.

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Henry Clay
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Henry Clay resigned January 19 1814.

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John Simpson
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative-elect John Simpson died January 22 1813, before Congress assembled.

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William M. Richardson
Dem.-Rep..

Resignation.
Representative William M. Richardson resigned April 18 1814.

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Daniel Dewey
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Daniel Dewey resigned February 24 1814.

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Jacob Hufty
Fed.

Death.
Representative Jacob Hufty died May 20 1814.

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Egbert Benson
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Egbert Benson resigned August 2 1813.

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William Dowse
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative-elect William Dowse died February 18 1813, before Congress assembled.

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John M. Bowers
Dem.-Rep.

Contested election.
Representative John M. Bowers served until December 20 1813.

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Duncan MacArthur
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Duncan MacArthur resigned April 5 1813, before Congress assembled.

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John S. Edwards
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative-elect John S. Edwards died February 22 1813, before Congress assembled.

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Reasin Beall
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Reasin Beall resigned June 7 1814.

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Jonathan Roberts
Dem.-Rep.

Resigned.
Representative Jonathan Roberts resigned February 24 1814.

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John Gloninger
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative John Gloninger resigned August 2 1813.

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James Whitehill
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Whitehill resigned September 1 1814.

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Robert Whitehill
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Robert Whitehill died April 8 1813.

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John M. Hyneman
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John M. Hyneman resigned August 2 1813.

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Vacant

Vacancy.
Vacancy from March 4 1813 until May 24 1813.

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Abner Lacock
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative-elect Abner Lacock resigned before Congress assembled.

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Felix Grundy
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Felix Grundy resigned in 1814.

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John Dawson
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative John Dawson died March 31 1814.

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