3rd United States Congress - Membership Changes

The Third 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from March 4 1793 to March 3 1795, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President George Washington.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. The Senate had a Pro-Administration majority, and the House had an Anti-Administration majority.

See also: 3rd United States Congress - political parties
See also: 3rd United States Congress - State Delegations
See also: United States House elections, 1792

Dates of sessions

March 4 1793 - March 3 1795

  • Special session of the Senate: March 4 1793
  • First session: December 2 1793 - June 9 1794
  • Second session: November 3 1794 - March 3 1795 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 2nd Congress
Next congress: 4th Congress

Membership changes

There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.

Senate
  • replacements: 3
    • Anti-Administration: 1 seat net loss
    • Pro-Administration: 1 seat net gain
  • deaths: 1
  • resignations: 3
  • contested elections: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 5
House of Representatives
  • replacements: 5
    • Anti-Administration: 1 seat net loss
    • Pro-Administration: 1 seat net gain
  • deaths: 2
  • resignations: 3
  • contested elections: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 5

Senate

State

Outgoing Senator

Reason for Change

Successor

Connecticut
class 3

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Roger Sherman
Pro-Adm.

Death.
Senator Roger Sherman died on July 23 1793.

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Delaware
class 1

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George Read
Pro-Adm.

Resignation.
Senator George Read resigned on September 18 1793.

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Pennsylvania
class 1

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Albert Gallatin
Anti-Adm.

Contested election.
credentials of Albert Gallatin were contested, he served until February 28 1794, when the seat was declared vacant.

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Virginia
class 1

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James Monroe
Anti-Adm.

Resignation.
Senator James Monroe resigned May 11 1794, to become Minster to France.

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Virginia
class 2

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John Taylor
Anti-Adm.

Resignation.
Senator John Taylor resigned May 11 1794.

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House of Representatives

State

Outgoing Representative

Reason for Change

Successor

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John Patten
Anti-Adm.

Contested election.
Representative John Patten served until February 14 1794.

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Henry Latimer
Pro-Adm.

Resignation.
Representative Henry Latimer resigned February 7 1795, having been elected U.S. Senator.

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John Francis Mercer
Anti-Adm.

Resignation.
Representative John Francis Mercer resigned April 13 1794.

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Uriah Forrest
Pro-Adm.

Resignation.
Representative Uriah Forrest resigned November 8 1794.

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Abraham Clark
Pro-Adm.

Death.
Representative Abraham Clark died September 15 1794.

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Alexander Gillon
Anti-Adm.

Death.
Representative Alexander Gillon died October 6 1794.

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