4th United States Congress - State Delegations

The Fourth 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 1795 to March 3 1797, during the last 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 Federalist majority, and the House had a Democratic-Republican majority.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

Main article: 4th United States Congress
See also: 4th United States Congress - Membership Changes
See also: 4th United States Congress - political parties
See also: United States House elections, 1794

Dates of sessions

March 4 1795 - March 3 1797

  • Special session of the Senate: June 8 1795 - June 26 1795
  • First session: December 7 1795 - June 1 1796
  • Second session: December 5 1796 - March 3 1797 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 3rd Congress
Next congress: 5th Congress

Members

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 Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1796; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1798; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1800.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

Connecticut

Senate
  • 1: Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807), Federalist …resigned March 8 1796,
    James Hillhouse (1754-1832), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, March 12 1796.
  • 3: Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809), Federalist …resigned June 10 1796,
    Uriah Tracy (1755-1807), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, October 18 1796.
House of Representatives (7 seats)

  • : Joshua Coit (1758-1798), Federalist

  • : Chauncey Goodrich (1759-1815), Federalist

  • : Roger Griswold (1762-1812), Federalist

  • : James Hillhouse (1754-1832), Federalist …resigned fall 1796.

    James Davenport (1758-1797), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1796.

  • : Nathaniel Smith (1762-1822), Federalist

  • : Zephaniah Swift (1759-1823), Federalist

  • : Uriah Tracy (1755-1807), Federalist …resigned October 13 1796.

    Samuel W. Dana (1760-1830), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 3 1797.

Delaware

Senate
  • 2: John Vining (1758-1802), Federalist
  • 1: Henry Latimer (1752-1819), Federalist
House of Representatives (1 seat)

  • : John Patten (1746-1800), Democratic-Republican

Georgia

Senate
  • 3: James Gunn (1753-1801), Federalist
  • 2: James Jackson (1757-1806), Democratic-Republican …resigned 1795.
    George Walton (1750-1804), Federalist …appointed to fill vacancy, November 16 1795.
    Josiah Tattnall (1762-1803), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, February 29 1796.
House of Representatives (2 seats)

  • : Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), Democratic-Republican

  • : John Milledge (1757-1818), Democratic-Republican

Kentucky

Senate
  • 2: John Brown (1757-1837), Democratic-Republican
  • 3: Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841), Federalist
House of Representatives (2 seats)

  • : Christopher Greenup (1750-1818), Democratic-Republican

  • : Alexander D. Orr (1761-1835), Democratic-Republican

Maryland

Senate
  • 3: John Henry (1750-1798), Federalist
  • 1: Richard Potts (1753-1808), Federalist …resigned October 24 1796.
    John Eager Howard (1752-1827), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, November 30 1796.
House of Representatives (8 seats)

  • : George Dent (1756-1813), Federalist

  • : Gabriel Duvall (1752-1844), Democratic-Republican …resigned March 28 1796.

    Richard Sprigg, Jr. (c1769-1806), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated May 5 1796.

  • : Jeremiah Crabb (1760-1800), Federalist …resigned 1796.

    William Craik (1761-1814), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 5 1796.

  • : Thomas Sprigg (1747-1809), Democratic-Republican

  • : Samuel Smith (1752-1839), Democratic-Republican

  • : Gabriel Christie (1755-1808), Democratic-Republican

  • : William Hindman (1743-1822), Federalist

  • : William Vans Murray (1760-1803), Federalist

Massachusetts

Senate
  • 2: Caleb Strong (1745-1819), Federalist …resigned June 1 1796.
    Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, June 11 1796.
  • 1: George Cabot (1752-1823), Federalist …resigned June 9 1796.
    Benjamin Goodhue (1748-1814), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, June 11 1796.
House of Representatives (14 seats)

  • : Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813), Federalist …resigned June 11 1796.

    Thomson J. Skinner (1752-1809), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 27 1797.

  • : William Lyman (1755-1811), Democratic-Republican

  • : Samuel Lyman (1749-1802), Federalist

  • : Dwight Foster (1757-1823), Federalist

  • : Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. (1766-1800), Federalist

  • : John Reed, Sr. (1751-1831), Federalist

  • : George Leonard (1729-1819), Federalist

  • : Fisher Ames (1758-1808), Federalist

  • : Joseph Bradley Varnum (1751-1821), Democratic-Republican

  • : Benjamin Goodhue (1748-1814), Federalist …resigned June 11 1796.

    Samuel Sewall (1757-1814), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 7 1797.

  • : Theophilus Bradbury (1739-1803), Federalist

  • : Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), Democratic-Republican

  • : Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829), Federalist

  • : George Thatcher (1754-1824), Federalist

New Hampshire

Senate
  • 3: John Langdon (1741-1819), Democratic-Republican
  • 2: Samuel Livermore (1732-1803), Federalist
House of Representatives (4 seats)

  • : Abiel Foster (1735-1806), Federalist

  • : Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814), Federalist

  • : John S. Sherburne (1757-1830), Democratic-Republican

  • : Jeremiah Smith (1759-1842), Federalist

New Jersey

Senate
  • 1: John Rutherfurd (1760-1840), Federalist
  • 2: Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804), Federalist …resigned November 12 1796.
    Richard Stockton (1764-1828), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, November 12 1796.
House of Representatives (5 seats)

  • : Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824), Federalist

  • : Thomas Henderson (1743-1824), Federalist

  • : Aaron Kitchell (1744-1820), Federalist

  • : Isaac Smith (1740-1807), Federalist

  • : Mark Thomson (1739-1803), Federalist

New York

Senate
  • 3: Rufus King (1755-1827), Federalist …resigned May 23 1796.
    John Laurance (1750-1810), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, November 9 1796.
  • 1: Aaron Burr (1756-1836), Democratic-Republican
House of Representatives (10 seats)

  • : Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Democratic-Republican

  • : Jonathan N. Havens (1757-1799), Democratic-Republican

  • : Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), Democratic-Republican

  • : John Hathorn (1749-1825), Democratic-Republican

  • : Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828), Democratic-Republican

  • : Ezekiel Gilbert (1756-1841), Federalist

  • : John E. Van Alen (1749-1807), Federalist

  • : Henry Glen (1739-1814), Federalist

  • : John Williams (1752-1806), Federalist

  • : William Cooper (1754-1809), Federalist

North Carolina

Senate
  • 2: Alexander Martin (1740-1807), Democratic-Republican
  • 3: Timothy Bloodworth (1736-1814), Democratic-Republican
House of Representatives (10 seats)

  • : James Holland (1754-1823), Democratic-Republican

  • : Matthew Locke (1730-1801), Democratic-Republican

  • : Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), Democratic-Republican

  • : Absalom Tatom (1742-1802), Democratic-Republican …resigned June 1 1796,

    William F. Strudwick (c1765-1812), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 13 1796.

  • : Nathaniel Macon (1757-1837), Democratic-Republican

  • : James Gillespie (c1747-1805), Democratic-Republican

  • : William Barry Grove (1764-1818), Federalist

  • : Dempsey Burges (1751-1800), Democratic-Republican

  • : Thomas Blount (1759-1812), Democratic-Republican

  • : Nathan Bryan (1748-1798), Democratic-Republican

Pennsylvania

Senate
  • 1: James Ross (1762-1847), Federalist
  • 3: William Bingham (1752-1804), Federalist
House of Representatives (13 seats)

  • : John Swanwick (1760-1798), Democratic-Republican

  • : Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (1750-1801), Democratic-Republican

  • : Richard Thomas (1744-1832), Federalist

  • : John Richards (1753-1822), Democratic-Republican …contested election, seated January 18 1796.

  • : Samuel Sitgreaves (1764-1827), Federalist

  • : Daniel Hiester (1747-1804), Democratic-Republican …resigned July 1 1796.

    George Ege (1748-1829), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 8 1796.

  • : Samuel Maclay (1741-1811), Democratic-Republican

  • : John Wilkes Kittera (1752-1801), Federalist

  • : Thomas Hartley (1748-1800), Federalist

  • : Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), Democratic-Republican

  • : David Bard (1744-1815), Democratic-Republican

  • : William Findley (1742-1821), Democratic-Republican

  • : Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), Democratic-Republican

Rhode Island

Senate
  • 1: Theodore Foster (1752-1828), Federalist
  • 2: William Bradford (1729-1808), Federalist
House of Representatives (2 seats)

  • : Benjamin Bourne (1755-1808), Federalist …resigned 1796, before commencement of 5th Congress.

    Elisha R. Potter (1764-1835), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 19 1796.

  • : Francis Malbone (1759-1809), Federalist

South Carolina

Senate
  • 2: Pierce Butler (1744-1822), Democratic-Republican …resigned October 25 1796.
    John Hunter (1732/1760-1802), Democratic-Republican …elected to fill vacancy, December 8 1796.
  • 3: Jacob Read (1752-1816), Federalist
House of Representatives (6 seats)

  • : William L. Smith (1758-1812), Federalist

  • : Wade Hampton (1752-1835), Democratic-Republican

  • : Lemuel Benton (1754-1818), Democratic-Republican

  • : Richard Winn (1750-1818), Democratic-Republican

  • : Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825), Federalist

  • : Samuel Earle (1760-1833), Democratic-Republican

Tennessee

Senate
  • 2: William Blount (1749-1800), Democratic-Republican …newly admitted state, elected August 2 1796.
  • 1: William Cocke (1748-1828), Democratic-Republican …newly admitted state, elected August 2 1796.
House of Representatives (1 seat)

  • : Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Democratic-Republican …newly admitted state, seated December 5 1796.

Vermont

Senate
  • 1: Moses Robinson (1741-1813), Democratic-Republican …resigned October 15 1796.
    Isaac Tichenor (1754-1838), Federalist …elected to fill vacancy, October 18 1796.
  • 3: Elijah Paine (1757-1842), Federalist
House of Representatives (2 seats)

  • : Israel Smith (1759-1810), Democratic-Republican

  • : Daniel Buck (1753-1816), Federalist

Virginia

Senate
  • 2: Henry Tazewell (1753-1799), Democratic-Republican
  • 1: Stevens T. Mason (1760-1803), Democratic-Republican
House of Representatives (19 seats)

  • : Robert Rutherford (1728-1803), Democratic-Republican

  • : Andrew Moore (1752-1821), Democratic-Republican

  • : George Jackson (1757-1831), Democratic-Republican

  • : Francis Preston (1765-1836), Democratic-Republican

  • : George Hancock (1754-1820), Federalist

  • : Isaac Coles (1747-1813), Democratic-Republican

  • : Abraham B. Venable (1758-1811), Democratic-Republican

  • : Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812), Democratic-Republican

  • : William B. Giles (1762-1830), Democratic-Republican

  • : Carter B. Harrison (c1756-1808), Democratic-Republican

  • : Josiah Parker (1751-1810), Federalist

  • : John Page (1743-1808), Democratic-Republican

  • : John Clopton (1756-1816), Democratic-Republican

  • : Samuel J. Cabell (1756-1818), Democratic-Republican

  • : James Madison (1751-1836), Democratic-Republican

  • : Anthony New (1747-1833), Democratic-Republican

  • : Richard Brent (1757-1814), Democratic-Republican

  • : John Nicholas (c1757-1819), Democratic-Republican

  • : John Heath (1758-1810), Democratic-Republican

Delegates

Southwest Territory

  • : James White (1749-1809), Democratic-Republican …served until statehood granted, June 1 1796.


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