Mar. 4, 1789 Sept. 29, 1789
2 Jan. 4, 1790 Aug. 12, 1790
3 Dec. 6, 1790 Mar. 3, 1791
1 Oct. 24, 1791 May 8, 1792
2 Nov. 5, 1792 Mar. 2, 1793
1 Dec. 2, 1793 June 9, 1794
2 Nov. 3, 1794 Mar. 3, 1795

Dec. 7, 1795 June 1, 1796
2 Dec. 5, 1796 Mar. 3, 1797
1 May 15, 1797 July 10, 1797
2 Nov. 13, 1797 July 16, 1798
3 Dec. 3, 1798 Mar. 3, 1799
1 Dec. 2, 1799 May 14, 1800

Nov. 17, 1800 Mar. 3, 1801

Dec. 7, 1801 | May 3, 1802
2 Dec. 6,1802 Mar. 3, 1803
1 Oct. 17, 1803 Mar. 27, 1804
2 Nov. 5, 1804 Mar. 3, 1805
1 Dec. 2, 1805 Apr. 21, 1806
2 Dec. 1, 1806 Mar. 3, 1807

Oct. 26, 1807 | Apr. 25, 1808

Nov. 7, 1808 Mar. 3, 1809
1 May 22, 1809 June 28, 1809

Nov. 27, 1809 May 1, 1810
3 Dec. 3, 1810 Mar, 3, 1811
1 Nov. 4, 1811 July 6, 1812
2 Nov. 2, 1812 Mar. 3, 1813
1 May 24, 1813 Aug. 2, 1813

Dec. 6,1813 Apr. 18, 1814
3 Sept. 19, 1814 Mar. 2, 1815
1 Dec. 4,1815 Apr. 30, 1816
2 Dec. 2, 1816 Mar. 3, 1817
* Resigned December 19, 1800.
+ Resigned January 28, 1815.

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210 Fred A. Muhlenburg, of Pennsylvania

John Beckley, of Virginia.
221 ....do

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88 .....do

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Jonathan Trumbull, of Connecticut

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190 Fred A. Muhlenburg, of Pennsylvania.

Do. 121 ..do

Do. 177 Jonathan Dayton, of New Jersey.

Do. 89 ..do

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Jonathan Williams Condy, of Pennsylvania.*
246 .do

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91 George Dent, of Maryland, pro tempore

Do. 164 Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts

Do. 107 do

John Holt Oswald, of Pennsylvania. 148 Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina

John Beckley, of Virginia.
88
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163
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119
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141
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93 ..do

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182 Joseph B. Varnum, of Massachusetts

Patrick Magruder, of Maryland.t
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156 .do ...

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245 Henry Clay, of Kentucky

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Do. 134 Langdon Cheves, of South Carolina.

Do. 166 ..do

Thomas Dougherty, of Kentucky. 148 Henry Clay, of Kentucky......

Do. 92 ..do

Do. Resigned January 19, 1814, and Langdon Cheeves, of South Carolina, elected. § Died during recess of Seventeenth Congress

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Thomas Dougherty, of Kentucky.

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Matthew St. Clair Clarke, of Pennsylvania.

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Dec. 1, 1817 Apr. 20, 1818
2 Nov. 16, 1818 Mar. 3, 1819

Dec. 6,1819 May 15, 1820
Nov. 13, 1820 Mar. 3. 1821

Dec. 3, 1821 May 8, 1822
2 Dec. 2,1822 Mar. 3. 1823
1 Dec. 1,1823 May 27, 1824
2 Dec. 6, 1824 Mar. 3, 1825

Dec. 5, 1825 May 22, 1826
2 Dec. 4, 1826 Mar. 3, 1827

Dec. 3, 1827 | May 26, 1828
Dec. 1, 1828 Mar. 3, 1829

Dec. 7, 1829 May 31, 1830
2 Dec. 6, 1830 Mar. 3, 1831

Dec. 3, 1831 July 16, 1832
2 Dec. 3, 1832 Mar. 3, 1833
1 Dec. 2, 1833 June 30, 1834
2 Dec. 1, 1834 Mar. 3, 1835
1 | Dec. 7, 1835 July 4, 1836
2 Dec. 5, 1836 Mar. 3, 1837
1 Sept. 4, 1837 Oct. 16, 1837
2 Dec. 4,1837, July 9, 1838
3 Dec. 3, 1838 Mar. 3, 1839
1 Dec. 2, 1839 July 21, 1840
2 Dec. 7, 1840Mar. 3, 1841
1 May 31, 1841 Sept. 13, 1841
2 Dec. 6, 1841 Aug. 31, 1812
3 Dec. 5, 1842 | Mar. 3, 1843
1 Dec. 4,1843 June 17, 1844
2 Dec. 2, 1844 | Mar. 3, 1845
1 Dec. 1, 1815 Aug. 10, 1846
2 Dec. 7, 1846, Mar. 3, 1847

Dec. 6, 1847 Aug. 14, 1848
2 Dec. 4, 1848 Mar. 3. 1849

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141 Henry Clay, of Kentucky
108 .do
162 do *
111 John W. Taylor, of New York
157 Philip P. Barbour, of Virginia
92

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178 Henry Clay, of Kentucky
88

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169 John W. Taylor, of New York
90

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175 Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia

93 .do
176

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88 .do
225 .do
91

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211

93 John Bell, of Tennessee.
211 James K. Polk, of Tennessee.
89 ..do
43 ..do
218 ..do
91

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233 Robert M. T. Hunter, of Virginia
87

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106 | John White, of Kentucky
269 .do
89

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196 John W. Jones, of Virginia

92 .do
253 John W. Davis, of Indiana

87 ..do 254 Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts 90 .do

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Walter S. Franklin, of Pennsylvania.

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Hugh A. Garland, of Virginia.

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Matthew St. Clair Clarke, of Pennsylvania.

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Caleb J. McNulty, of Ohio. I
Benjamin B. French, of New Hampshire.

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Thomas Jefferson Campbell, of Tennessee.

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1 Dec. 3, 1849 Sept. 30, 1850 302 Howell Cobb, of Georgia

Richard M. Young, of Illinois. 2 Dec. 2, 1850 | Mar. 3, 1831 92 ..do.

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275 Linn Boyd, of Kentucky.

John W. Forney, of Pennsylvania. Dec. 6, 1852 Mar. 3, 1853 88 .do.

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1 Dec. 5, 1853 Aug. 7, 1854 216 .do.

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2 Dec. 4. 1834 Mar. 3, 1855 90 ..do

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1 Dec. 3, 1855 | Aug. 18, 1856 260 Nathaniel P. Banks, of Massachusetts

William Callom, of Tennessee.
2 Aug. 21, 1856 Aug. 30, 1856 10
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3 Dec. 1, 1856 Mar. 3, 1857 93
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1 Dec. 7, 1857 June 14, 1858 189 James L. Orr, of South Carolina.

James C. Allen, of Ilinois.
2 Dec. 6, 1858 Mar. 3, 1859 88 .do.

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1 Dec. 5, 1859 June 25, 1860 202 William Pennington, of New Jersey

Jolin W. Forney, of Pennsylvania. 2 Dec. 1860 Mar. 2, 1861 93 ..do.

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1 July 4,1861 Aug. 6, 1861 34 Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania.

Emerson Etheridge, of Tennessee.
2 Dec. 2, 1861 July 17, 1862 228 .do.

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3 Dec. 1, 1862 Mar. 3, 1863 91
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1 Dec. 7, 1863 July 4, 1864 209 Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana.

Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania.
2 Dec. 5, 1864 Mar. 3, 1865 90
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1 Dec. 4, 1865 July 28, 1866

237

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2 Dec. 3, 1806 Mar. 3, 1867 92

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|| 1 Mar. 4, 1867 Dec. 2, 1867 56

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2 Dec. 2, 1867 Nov, 10, 1863 239

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3 Dee. 7, 1868, Mar. 3, 1869 87
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1 Mar. 4, 1809 Apr. 10, 1869 37 James G. Blaine, of Maine

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3 Dec. 5, 1870 Mar. 3, 1871 90

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1 Mar. 4, 1871 Apr. 20, 1871 47

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2 Dec. 4. 1871 June 10, 1872 190

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3 Dec. 2, 1872 Mar. 3. 1873 91
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1 Dee. 1,1873 June 23, 1874 204

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2 Dec. 7, 1874 Mar. 3, 1875 87

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Michael C. Kerr, of Indiana
1 Dec. 6, 1873 Aug. 15, 1876 254 Samuel S. Cox, of New York **

{pro tempore.

George M. Adams, of Kentucky.
Milton Savler, of Ohio **
2 Dec. 4, 1876 Mar. 3, 1877 90 Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvaniatt.
1 Oct. 15, 1877 Dec. 3. 1877

50 .do..
2 Dec. 3, 1877 June 20, 1878 200

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3 Dec. 2, 1878 Mar. 3, 1879

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* Resigner October 20, 1820, by letter, and John W. Taylor, of New York, elected November 15, 1820.
+ Resigned June 2, 1834, and John Bell, of Tennessee, elected.

Dismissed January 18, 1815, and Benjamin B. French, of New Hampshire, elected.
s appointed April 17, 1850.
il March 30 adjourneil to July 3; July 20 adjourned to November 21.

July 25 adjourned to September 21: September 21 adjourned to October 16; October 16 adjourned to November 10.

S. S. Cox appointed February 17, May 12, and June 19; Milton Sayler appointed June 4.
# Samuel J. Randall, elected December 4, 1876.
*** Theodore M. Pomeroy, elected March 3, 1869; served but one day.

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Mar. 18, 1879 July 1, 1879
Dec. 1, 1879 June 16, 1880
Dec. 6,1880 Mar. 3, 1881

Dec. 5, 1881 Aug. 8,1882
2 Dec. 4, 1882 Mar. 3, 183

Dec. 3, 1883 July 7, 1884
2 Dec. 1, 1884 Mar. 3, 1885

Dec. 7, 1885 Aug. 5, 1886
2 Dec. 6, 1886 | Mar. 3, 1887

Dec. 5, 1887 Oct. 20, 1888
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2 Dec. 3, 1488 Mar. 3, 1889

Dec. 2, 1889 Oct. 1, 1890

Dec. 1, 1890 Mar. 3, 1891 1 Dec. 7, 1891 Aug. 5, 1892

Dec. 5, 1892 Mar. 3, 1893

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Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania.

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John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky

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Thomas B. Reed, of Maine

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Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia

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88
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George M. Adams, of Kentucky.

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Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania.

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John B. Clark, of Missouri.

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Edward McPherson, of Pennsylvania.

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James Kerr, of Pennsylvania.

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2n....

1st 1st. Mar. 4, 1789 Sept. 29, 1789 210 days .. *Sept.13,1788
Ist 2nd . Jan. 4, 1790 Aug. 12, 1790 221 days Sept. 29, 1789

1st. Oct. 24, 1791 May 8, 1792 | 197 days .. Mar. 2, 1791
2nd. 2nd. Nov. 5,1792 Mar. 2, 1793 119 days May 5, 1792
3d 2nd . Nov. 3, 1794 Mar. 3, 1795 121 days .. May 30, 1794
5th
1st.. May 15, 1797 July 10, 1797 57 days ..

Mar. 25, 1797-Adams Relations with Franco.
5th 2nd Nov. 13, 1797 July 16, 1798 246 days .. July 1, 1797
6th 2nd ., Nov. 17, 1800 Mar. 3, 1801

107 days

May 13, 1800 8th ....' 1st.. Oct. 17, 1803 Mar. 27, 1804

163 days.

July 16, 1803–Jefferson... Cession of Louisiana by Spain to Franco.
8th 2nd Nov. 5, 1804 Mar. 3. 1805 119 days .. Mar. 26, 1804
10th 1st.. Oct. 26, 1807 Apr. 25, 1808 | 182 days

July 30, 1807–Jefferson... Relations with Great Britain.
10th 2nd Nov. 7, 1808 Mar. 3, 1809 117 days .. Apr. 22, 1808
11th 1st.. May 22, 1809 June 28, 1809

38 days Jan. 30, 1809
lith 2nd Nov. 27, 1809 May 1, 1810 156 days .. June 24, 1809
12th 1st.. Nov. 4, 1811 July 6, 1812 | 245 days

July 24, 1811-Madison Relations with Great Britain.
12th 2nd. Yor. 2, 1812 Mar. 3, 1813 122 days .. July 6,1812
13th Ist. May 24, 1813 Aug. 2, 1813 71 days .. Feb. 27, 1813
13th 2nd Dec. 6,1813 Apr. 18, 1814 134 days

July 27, 1813
13th 3d Sept. 19, 1814 Mar. 2, 1815 166 days

Aug. 8, 1814-Madison.... War with Great Britain.
15th 2nd . Nov. 16, 1818 Mar. 3, 1819 108 days.. Apr. 8, 1818
16th 2nd Nov. 13, 1820 Mar. 3, 1821

111 days

May 13, 1820 25th ... 1st.. Sept. 4, 1837 | Oct. 16, 1837

43 days

May 15, 1837–Van Buren. Suspension of specie payments. *The first session of the First Congress under the Constitation was convened by resolution of the Continental Congress, adopted September 13, 1788. SEE DIGEST, ANTE, P. 246.