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The 13th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1813, to March 4, 1815, during the fifth and sixth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. The first two sessions were held at the Capitol building while the third, convened after the Burning of Washington, took place in the First Patent Building.
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| 13th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
12th ← → 14th | |
The Capitol after the August 1814 burning of Washington, D.C., by the British in the War of 1812 (painting 1814 by George Munger) | |
March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 | |
| Members | 36 senators 182 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic-Republican |
| Senate President | Elbridge Gerry (DR)[a] (until November 23, 1814) Vacant (from November 23, 1814) |
| House majority | Democratic-Republican |
| House Speaker | Henry Clay (DR) Langdon Cheves (DR) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: May 24, 1813 – August 2, 1813 2nd: December 6, 1813 – April 18, 1814 3rd: September 19, 1814 – March 3, 1815 | |
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
| End of previous congress | 30 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Begin | 27 | 6 | 33 | 3 |
| End | 25 | 10 | 35 | 1 |
| Final voting share | 71.4% | 28.6% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 21 | 12 | 33 | 3 |
Following the 1810 census, the size of the House was increased to 182 seats from 142.
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic- Republican (DR) |
Federalist (F) | |||
| End of previous congress | 105 | 36 | 141 | 1 |
| Begin | 108 | 68 | 176 | 6 |
| End | 115 | 67 | 182 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 63.2% | 36.8% | ||
| Beginning of next congress | 131 | 46 | 177 | 5 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
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 1814; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1818.
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
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 2 Democratic-Republicans
1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist
2 Federalists
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The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire (3) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect a Senator. Successor was appointed April 2, 1813 to continue the term. |
Charles Cutts (DR) | Appointed April 2, 1813 |
| Maryland (3) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect a Senator. Successor was elected late May 21, 1813 to finish the term. |
Robert H. Goldsborough (F) | Seated May 21, 1813 |
| Delaware (2) |
Vacant | James A. Bayard (F) resigned at the end of the previous Congress. Successor elected May 28, 1813 to finish the term. |
William H. Wells (F) | Seated May 28, 1813 |
| Georgia (2) |
William H. Crawford (DR) | Resigned March 23, 1813. Successor appointed April 8, 1813, to continue the term. |
William Bulloch (DR) | Seated April 8, 1813 |
| Connecticut (3) |
Chauncey Goodrich (F) | Resigned May 1813 to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Successor elected May 13, 1813, to finish the term. |
David Daggett (F) | Seated May 13, 1813 |
| Massachusetts (1) |
James Lloyd (F) | Resigned May 1, 1813. Successor elected May 5, 1813. |
Christopher Gore (F) | Seated May 5, 1813 |
| New Hampshire (3) |
Charles Cutts (DR) | Interim appointee was not elected. Successor elected June 10, 1813. |
Jeremiah Mason (F) | Seated June 10, 1813 |
| Georgia (2) |
William Bulloch (DR) | Interim appointee was not elected to finish the term. Successor elected November 6, 1813 to finish the term. |
William W. Bibb (DR) | Seated November 6, 1813 |
| Tennessee (2) |
George W. Campbell (DR) | Resigned February 11, 1814 after being appointed US Secretary of the Treasury. Successor appointed March 17, 1814, to continue the term. |
Jesse Wharton (DR) | Seated March 17, 1814 |
| Pennsylvania (1) |
Michael Leib (DR) | Resigned February 14, 1814 after becoming Postmaster of Philadelphia. Successor elected February 24, 1814, to finish term. |
Jonathan Roberts (DR) | Seated February 24, 1814 |
| New Hampshire (2) |
Nicholas Gilman (DR) | Died May 2, 1814. Successor elected June 24, 1814, to finish the term. |
Thomas W. Thompson (F) | Seated June 24, 1814 |
| Kentucky (2) |
George M. Bibb (DR) | Resigned August 23, 1814. Successor appointed August 30, 1814, to continue the term. |
George Walker (DR) | Seated August 30, 1814 |
| Ohio (1) |
Thomas Worthington (DR) | Resigned December 1, 1814 after being elected Governor. Successor elected December 10, 1814, to finish the term ending. |
Joseph Kerr (DR) | Seated December 10, 1814 |
| Kentucky (2) |
George Walker (DR) | Interim appointee was not elected to finish term. Successor elected December 16, 1814 to finish term. |
William T. Barry (DR) | Seated December 16, 1814 |
| North Carolina (3) |
David Stone (DR) | Resigned December 24, 1814. Successor elected December 24, 1814, to finish the term, but failed to qualify. |
Francis Locke Jr. | Never seated for failing to qualify |
| Kentucky (3) |
Jesse Bledsoe (DR) | Resigned December 24, 1814. Successor elected February 2, 1815, to finish the term. |
Isham Talbot (DR) | Seated February 2, 1815 |
| Virginia (1) |
Richard Brent (DR) | Died December 30, 1814. Winner elected January 2, 1815, to finish term, having already won election to the next term. |
James Barbour (DR) | Seated January 2, 1815 |
| Virginia (2) |
William B. Giles (DR) | Resigned March 3, 1815. Successor was not elected until the next Congress. |
Vacant for remainder of this Congress. | |
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 8th |
Vacant | Rep.-elect John Simpson died before this Congress began | Stephen Ormsby (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |
| Ohio 6th |
Vacant | Rep.-elect John Stark Edwards died before this Congress began | Reasin Beall (DR) | Seated June 8, 1813 |
| Pennsylvania 15th |
Vacant | Rep.-elect Abner Lacock resigned before commencement of Congress after being elected US Senator | Thomas Wilson (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |
| Pennsylvania 13th |
Vacant | Rep.-elect John Smilie died before this Congress began | Isaac Griffin (DR) | Seated May 24, 1813 |
| New York 15th |
Vacant | Rep-elect William Dowse died on February 18, 1813 | John M. Bowers (F) | Seated June 21, 1813 |
| Ohio 3rd |
Vacant | Duncan McArthur Resigned April 5, 1813, having not qualified | William Creighton Jr. (DR) | Seated June 15, 1813 |
| Pennsylvania 5th |
Robert Whitehill (DR) | Died April 8, 1813 | John Rea (DR) | Seated May 28, 1813 |
| New York 2nd |
Egbert Benson (F) | Resigned August 2, 1813 | William Irving (DR) | Seated January 22, 1814 |
| Pennsylvania 3rd |
John Gloninger (F) | Resigned August 2, 1813 | Edward Crouch (DR) | Seated December 6, 1813 |
| Pennsylvania 7th |
John M. Hyneman (DR) | Resigned August 2, 1813 | Daniel Udree (DR) | Seated December 6, 1813 |
| Illinois Territory at-large |
Shadrach Bond | Until August 2, 1813 | Benjamin Stephenson | Seated November 14, 1814 |
| Georgia at-large |
William W. Bibb (DR) | Resigned November 6, 1813, after being elected to US Senate | Alfred Cuthbert (DR) | Seated February 7, 1814 |
| New York 15th |
John M. Bowers (F) | Contested election, Bowers ousted on December 20, 1813 | Isaac Williams Jr. (DR) | Seated January 24, 1814 |
| Tennessee 5th |
Felix Grundy (DR) | Resigned in July 1814 | Newton Cannon (DR) | Seated October 15, 1814 |
| Kentucky 2nd |
Henry Clay (DR) | Resigned January 19, 1814 | Joseph H. Hawkins (DR) | Seated March 29, 1814 |
| Massachusetts 12th |
Daniel Dewey (F) | Resigned February 24, 1814, after being appointed Associate Judge of Massachusetts Supreme Court | John W. Hulbert (F) | Seated September 26, 1814 |
| Pennsylvania 2nd |
Jonathan Roberts (DR) | Resigned February 24, 1814, after being elected US Senator | Samuel Henderson (F) | Seated November 29, 1814 |
| Virginia 11th |
John Dawson (DR) | Died March 31, 1814 | Philip P. Barbour (DR) | Seated September 19, 1814 |
| Massachusetts 4th |
William M. Richardson (DR) | Resigned April 18, 1814 | Samuel Dana (DR) | Seated September 22, 1814 |
| New Jersey 3rd |
Jacob Hufty (F) | Died May 20, 1814 | Thomas Bines (DR) | Seated November 2, 1814 |
| Ohio 6th |
Reasin Beall (DR) | Resigned June 7, 1814 | David Clendenin (DR) | Seated December 22, 1814 |
| Pennsylvania 3rd |
James Whitehill (DR) | Resigned September 1, 1814 | Amos Slaymaker (F) | Seated December 12, 1814 |
| Missouri Territory at-large |
Edward Hempstead | Until September 17, 1814 | Rufus Easton | Seated November 16, 1814 |
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
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