16th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Sixteenth 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 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President James Monroe.

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: 15th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 16th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1818

Dates of sessions

March 4 1819 - March 3 1821

  • First session: December 6 1819 - May 15 1820
  • Second session: November 13 1820 - March 3 1821 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 15th Congress
Next congress: 17th Congress

Membership changes

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate
  • replacements: 5
    • Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
    • Federalists: 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 5
  • vacancies: 3
  • seats of newly admitted states: 4
  • Total seats with changes: 14
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 14
    • Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
    • Federalists: 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 5
  • resignations: 13
  • contested election: 2
  • seats of newly admitted states: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 22

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Alabama
class 2

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vacant

New state.
Alabama was admitted to the Union December 14 1819.

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Alabama
class 3

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vacant

New state.
Alabama was admitted to the Union December 14 1819.

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Georgia
class 2

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1819 until November 6 1819.

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Kentucky
class 2

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William Logan
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Caesar A. Rodney resigned May 28 1820.

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Kentucky
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1819 until December 10 1819.

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Maine
class 1

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vacant

New state.
Maine was admitted to the Union March 15 1820.

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Maine
class 2

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vacant

New state.
Maine was admitted to the Union March 15 1820.

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Maryland
class 1

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Alexander C. Hanson
Fed.

Death.
Senator Alexander C. Hanson died April 23 1819.

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Maryland
class 3

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1819 until December 21 1819.

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Massachusetts
class 1

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Prentiss Mellen
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Prentiss Mellen resigned May 15 1820.

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Mississippi
class 1

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Walter Leake
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Walter Leake resigned May 15 1820.

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New Jersey
class 1

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James J. Wilson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator James J. Wilson resigned January 8 1821.

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Rhode Island
class 2

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James Burrill, Jr.
Fed.

Death.
Senator James Burrill, Jr. died December 25 1820.

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Virginia
class 2

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John W. Eppes
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator John W. Eppes resigned December 4 1819.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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vacant

New state.
Alabama was admitted to the Union December 14 1819.

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Willard Hall
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Willard Hall resigned January 22 1819

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David Walker
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative David Walker died March 1 1820.

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Tunstall Quarles
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Tunstall Quarles resigned June 15 1820.

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vacant

New state.
Maine was admitted to the Union March 15 1820.

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Jonathan Mason
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Jonathan Mason resigned May 15 1820.

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Zabdiel Sampson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Zabdiel Sampson resigned July 26 1820.

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Edward Dowse
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Edward Dowse resigned May 26 1820.

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John Holmes
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Holmes March 15 1820, to become U.S. Senator from Maine.

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John Condit
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John Condit resigned November 4 1819.

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John Linn
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative John Linn died January 5 1821.

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Ebenezer Sage
Dem.-Rep.

Contested election.
Representative Ebenezer Sage never qualified.

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Jesse Slocumb
Fed.

Death.
Representative Jesse Slocumb died December 20 1821.

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David Fullerton
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative David Fullerton resigned May 15 1820.

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Joseph Hiester
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Joseph Hiester resigned December 1820.

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Nathaniel Hazard
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Nathaniel Hazard died December 17 1820.

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Orsamus C. Merrill
Dem.-Rep.

Contested election.
Representative Orsamus C. Merrill served until January 12 1820.

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James Pindall
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative James Pindall resigned July 26 1820.

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George F. Strother
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative George F. Strother resigned February 10 1820.

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William A. Burwell
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative William A. Burwell February 16 1821.

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James Pleasants
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Pleasants resigned December 14 1819.

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James Johnson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Johnson resigned February 1 1820.

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