17th United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Seventeenth 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 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second 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: 17th United States Congress - political parties
See also: 17th United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1820

Dates of sessions

March 4 1821 - March 3 1823

  • First session: December 3 1821 - May 8 1822
  • Second session: December 2 1822 - March 3 1823 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 16th Congress
Next congress: 18th Congress

Membership changes

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

Senate
  • replacements: 5
    • Democratic-Republicans: no net change
    • Federalists: no net change
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 6
  • seats of newly admitted states: 2
  • vacancies: 3
  • Total seats with changes: 12
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 13
    • Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain
    • Federalists: 1 seat net loss
  • deaths: 5
  • resignations: 15
  • contested election: 2
  • seats of newly admitted states: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 23

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Alabama
class 3

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John W. Walker
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator John W. Walker resigned December 12 1822.

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Delaware
class 1

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1821 until January 10 1822.

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Delaware
class 1

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Caesar A. Rodney
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Caesar A. Rodney resigned January 29 1823.

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Georgia
class 2

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Freeman Walker
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Freeman Walker resigned August 8 1821.

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Maryland
class 1

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William Pinkney
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator William Pinkney died February 25 1822.

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Massachusetts
class 2

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Harrison Gray Otis
Fed.

Resignation.
Senator Harrison Gray Otis resigned May 30 1822.

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Missouri
class 1

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vacant

New state.
Missouri was admitted to the Union August 10 1821.

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Missouri
class 2

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vacant

New state.
Missouri was admitted to the Union August 10 1821.

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New Jersey
class 1

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Samuel L. Southard
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator Samuel L. Southard resigned March 3 1823.

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Ohio
class 3

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William A. Trimble
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Senator William A. Trimble died December 13 1821.

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Pennsylvania
class 1

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1821 until December 10 1821.

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Tennessee
class 1

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vacant

Vacancy.
vacancy in this class from March 4 1821 until September 26 1821.

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Virginia
class 2

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James Pleasants
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Senator James Pleasants resigned December 15 1822.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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Caesar A. Rodney
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Caesar A. Rodney resigned January 24 1822, elected U.S. Senator.

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William Hendricks
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative William Hendricks resigned July 25 1822

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George Robertson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative George Robertson resigned before Congress assembled.

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Wingfield Bullock
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Wingfield Bullock died October 13 1821, before Congress assembled.

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Ezekiel Whitman
Fed.

Resigned.
Representative Ezekiel Whitman resigned June 1 1822.

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Samuel Smith
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Samuel Smith resigned December 17 1822, before Congress assembled.

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Jeremiah Cosden
Dem.-Rep.

Contested election.
Representative Jeremiah Cosden served until March 19 1822.

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vacant

New state.
Missouri was admitted to the Union August 10 1821.

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Peter Sharpe
Dem.-Rep.

Contested election.
Representative Peter Sharpe never qualified.

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Selah Tuthill
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Selah Tuthill died September 7 1821, before Congress assembled.

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Solomon V. Van Rensselaer
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative Solomon V. Van Rensselaer resigned January 14 1822.

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John C. Wright
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative John C. Wright resigned before Congress assembled.

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William Milnor
Fed.

Resignation.
Representative William Milnor resigned May 8 1822.

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James Duncan
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Duncan resigned before Congress assembled.

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Samuel Moore
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Samuel Moore resigned May 20 1822

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Ludwig Worman
Fed.

Death.
Representative Ludwig Worman died October 17 1822.

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William Cox Ellis
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative William Cox Ellis resigned before Congress assembled.

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Henry Baldwin
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Henry Baldwin resigned May 8 1822.

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William Lowndes
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative William Lowndes resigned May 8 1822.

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James Overstreet
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative James Overstreet died May 24 1822.

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James Blair
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative James Blair resigned May 8 1822.

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Thomas Van Swearingen
Dem.-Rep.

Death.
Representative Thomas Van Swearingen died August 19 1822.

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Hugh Nelson
Dem.-Rep.

Resignation.
Representative Hugh Nelson resigned January 14 1823.

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