5th United States Congress (thing) by vivaldi

5th CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1797-1799)

Lasted from May 15, 1797 to March 3, 1799

Comprised of three sessions of Congress:

First Session: May 15, 1797 to July 10, 1797 (57 days, held in Philadelphia)
Second Session: November 13, 1797 to July 16, 1798 (246 days, held in Philadelphia)
Third Session: December 3, 1798 to March 3, 1799 (91 days, held in Philadelphia)

Congressional Profile:

Total House Membership: 106 Representatives
House Party Divisions: 57 Federalists, 49 Jeffersonian Republicans

Speakers of the House:

Clerk of the House:

Jonathan W. Condy

Doorkeeper:

Thomas Claxton

Sergeant at Arms:

Joseph Wheaton

Chaplain of the House:

Rev. Ashbel Green - Presbyterian

Chaplain of the Senate:

Rev. Bishop White

THE UNITED STATES SENATE

Thomas Jefferson, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate.

Connecticut

HILLHOUSE, James (1754-1832 ) - (Federalist), House 1791-1796, Senate 1796-1810
TRACY, Uriah (1755-1807 ) - (Federalist), House 1793-1796, Senate 1797-1807, died 1807

Delaware

CLAYTON, Joshua (1744-1798 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1798-1798, died in office
LATIMER, Henry (1752-1819 ) - (Federalist), surgeon, Senate 1795-1801
VINING, John (1758-1802 ) - (Pro-Administration), House 1789-1793, Senate 1793-1798
WELLS, William Hill (1769-1829 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1799-1804, took over for dead Clayton

Georgia

GUNN, James (1753-1801 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1789-1801
TATTNALL, Josiah (1762-1803 ) - (Democratic Republican), brigadier general, Senate 1796-1799, governor

Kentucky

BROWN, John (1757-1837 ) - (Anti-Administration), lawyer, Senate 1792-1805
MARSHALL, Humphrey (1760-1841 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1795-1801

Massachusetts

GOODHUE, Benjamin (1748-1814 ) - (Federalist), House 1789-1795, Senate 1796-1800, resigned 1800
SEDGWICK, Theodore (1746-1813 ) - (Federalist), President pro tempore, House 1789-1796 & 1799-1801, Speaker of the House, judge

Maryland

HENRY, John (1750-1798 ) - (Pro-Administration), Senate 1789-1797
HOWARD, John Eager (1752-1827 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1796-1803
LLOYD, James (1745-1820 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1797-1800

North Carolina

BLOODWORTH, Timothy (1736-1814 ) - (Democratic Republican), House 1790-1791, Senate 1795-1801
MARTIN, Alexander (1740-1807 ) - (Anti-Administration), lawyer, governor, Senate 1793-1799

New Hampshire

LANGDON, John (1741-1819 ) - (Democratic Republican), served in The 2nd Congress as first President pro tempore, later Governor of New Hampshire, declined nomination for Vice President in 1812.
LIVERMORE, Samuel (1732-1803 ) - (Federalist), served in The 2nd Congress as first President pro tempore, later Governor of New Hampshire, declined nomination for Vice President in 1812.

New Jersey

DAVENPORT, Franklin (1755-1832 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1798-1799
RUTHERFURD, John (1760-1840 ) - (Pro-Administration), Senate 1791-1798
STOCKTON, Richard (1764-1828 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1796-1799

New York

HOBART, John Sloss (1738-1805 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1798-1798
LAURANCE, John (1750-1810 ) - (Federalist), attorney,House 1889-1893, judge, Senate 1796-1800
NORTH, William (1755-1836 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1798
SCHUYLER, Philip John (1733-1804 ) - (Pro-Administration), Revolutionary War general, Senate 1789-1791 & 1797-1798.
WATSON, James (1750-1806 ) - (Federalist), army officer, lawyer, Senate 1798-1800

Pennsylvania

BINGHAM, William (1752-1804 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1795-1801, city of Binghamton, New York is named in his honor.
ROSS, James (1762-1847 ) - (Federalist), lawyer, Senate 1794-1803, Ross County, Ohio is named for him.

Rhode Island

BRADFORD, William (1729-1808 ) - (Pro-Administration), physician, lawyer, President pro tempore, Senate 1793-1797.
FOSTER, Theodore (1752-1828 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1790-1803
GREENE, Ray (1765-1849 ) - (Federalist), replaced Bradford

South Carolina

HUNTER, John (1732/?1760-1802 ) - (Democratic Republican), Senate 1796-1798
PINCKNEY, Charles (1757-1824 ) - (Democratic Republican), governer, Senate 1798-1801, House 1818-1820, fought against the Missouri Compromise
READ, Jacob (1752-1816 ) - (Federalist), lawyer, Senate 1795-1801

Tennessee

ANDERSON, Joseph (1757-1837 ) - (Democratic Republican), lawyer, judge, Senate 1797-1815, replaced Blount
BLOUNT, William (1749-1800 ) - (Democratic Republican), Senate 1796-1797 (expelled for devising a plan to incite indians to attack Spanish Florida)
COCKE, William (1748-1828 ) - (Democratic Republican), lawyer, judge, Senate 1796-1797 & 1799-1805
JACKSON, Andrew (1767-1845 ) - (Democratic Republican), Senate 1797-1798, later President
SMITH, Daniel (1748-1818 ) - (Democratic Republican), army colonel, Senate 1798-1799 & 1805-1809.

Virginia

MASON, Stevens Thomson (1760-1803 ) - (Democratic Republican), army colonel, Senate 1794-1803
TAZEWELL, Henry (1753-1799 ) - (Anti-Administration), lawyer, army captain, Senate 1794-1799

Vermont

CHIPMAN, Nathaniel (1752-1843 ) - (Federalist), attorney, judge, Senate 1798-1804
PAINE, Elijah (1757-1842 ) - (Federalist), lawyer, Senate 1795-1801, judge.
TICHENOR, Isaac (1754-1838 ) - (Federalist), Senate 1796-1789 & 1815-1821, governor and jurist in between.

THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Connecticut

ALLEN, John (1763-1812 ) - (Federalist)
BRACE, Jonathan (1754-1837 ) - (Federalist)
COIT, Joshua (1758-1798 ) - (Federalist)
DANA, Samuel Whittlesey (1760-1830 ) - (Federalist)
DAVENPORT, James (1758-1797 ) - (Federalist)
EDMOND, William (1755-1838 ) - (Federalist)
GOODRICH, Chauncey (1759-1815 ) - (Federalist)
GRISWOLD, Roger (1762-1812 ) - (Federalist)
SMITH, Nathaniel (1762-1822 ) - (Federalist)