8th United States Congress
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox United States Congress The 8th 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, 1803, to March 4, 1805, during the last two years of Thomas Jefferson's first term in office. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1800 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority. Template:TOClimit
Major events
- April 30, 1803: The Louisiana Purchase was made by the United States from France
- February 16, 1804: In the First Barbary War, Stephen Decatur led a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate Philadelphia
- May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark Expedition departed from Camp Dubois to begin their historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River
- July 11, 1804: Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton
- November 30, 1804: Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
- December 3, 1804: 1804 United States presidential election: Incumbent Thomas Jefferson (DR) beat challenger Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (F)
- March 1, 1805: Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate
Major legislation
Constitutional amendments
- December 9, 1803: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution providing a new procedure for electing the President and Vice President, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification Template:USStat
- June 15, 1804: Twelfth Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states (then 13) to become part of the Constitution
Treaties
- October 20, 1803: Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Territories organized
- March 26, 1804: Territory of Orleans was organized from the portion of the Louisiana Purchase south of the 33rd parallel; the portion north of the 33rd parallel was organized as the District of Louisiana. Template:USStat
- January 11, 1805: Michigan Territory was organized. Template:USStat
- March 3, 1805: Louisiana Territory was organized from the District of Louisiana. Template:USStat
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
Senate
Template:USCongress Party summary
House of Representatives
Following the 1800 census, the size of the House was increased to 142 seats from 108. Template:USCongress Party summary
Leadership
Senate
- President: Aaron Burr (DR)
- President pro tempore: John Brown (DR), October 17, 1803 – February 26, 1804
- Jesse Franklin (DR), March 10, 1804 – November 4, 1804
- Joseph Anderson (DR), January 15, 1805 – December 1, 1805
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Nathaniel Macon (DR)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.
Senate
Template:Main 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 began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1808; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1806. Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
- Template:Party stripe1. Samuel White (F)
- Template:Party stripe2. William H. Wells (F), until November 6, 1804
- Template:Party stripeJames A. Bayard (F), from November 13, 1804
- Template:Party stripe1. Samuel Smith (DR)
- Template:Party stripe3. Robert Wright (DR)
- Template:Party stripe1. John Condit (DR), from September 1, 1803
- Template:Party stripe2. Jonathan Dayton (F)
- Template:Party stripe1. Theodorus Bailey (DR), until January 16, 1804
- Template:Party stripeJohn Armstrong Jr. (DR), February 25, 1804 – June 30, 1804
- Template:Party stripeSamuel L. Mitchill (DR), from November 23, 1804
- Template:Party stripe3. DeWitt Clinton (DR), until November 4, 1803
- Template:Party stripeJohn Armstrong Jr. (DR), December 7, 1803 – February 23, 1804
- Template:Party stripeJohn Smith (DR), from February 23, 1804
- Template:Party stripe2. Jesse Franklin (DR)
- Template:Party stripe3. David Stone (DR)
- Template:Party stripe1. John Smith (DR), from April 1, 1803
- Template:Party stripe3. Thomas Worthington (DR), from April 1, 1803
- Template:Party stripe1. Samuel Maclay (DR)
- Template:Party stripe3. George Logan (DR)
- Template:Party stripe1. Samuel J. Potter (DR), until October 14, 1804
- Template:Party stripeBenjamin Howland (DR), from October 29, 1804
- Template:Party stripe2. Christopher Ellery (DR)
- Template:Party stripe2. Thomas Sumter (DR)
- Template:Party stripe3. Pierce Butler (DR), resigned November 21, 1804
- Template:Party stripeJohn Gaillard (DR), from December 6, 1804
- Template:Party stripe1. Joseph Anderson (DR), from September 22, 1803
- Template:Party stripe2. William Cocke (DR)
- Template:Party stripe1. Stevens Mason (DR), until May 10, 1803
- Template:Party stripeJohn Taylor of Caroline (DR), June 4, 1803 – December 7, 1803
- Template:Party stripeAbraham B. Venable (DR), December 7, 1803 – June 7, 1804
- Template:Party stripeWilliam B. Giles (DR), August 11, 1804 - December 4, 1804
- Template:Party stripeAndrew Moore (DR), from December 4, 1804
- Template:Party stripe2. Wilson C. Nicholas (DR), until May 22, 1804
- Template:Party stripeAndrew Moore (DR), August 11, 1804 – December 4, 1804
- Template:Party stripeWilliam B. Giles (DR), from December 4, 1804
House of Representatives
Template:Main The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers. Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Simeon Baldwin (F), from September 5, 1803
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel W. Dana (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Davenport (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Calvin Goddard (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Roger Griswold (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Cotton Smith (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Benjamin Tallmadge (F)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Bryan (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Peter Early (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Hammond (DR), until February 2, 1805, Vacant thereafter
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Meriwether (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Matthew Lyon (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Boyle (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Matthew Walton (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Sandford (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Fowler (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George M. Bedinger (DR)
The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Campbell (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Walter Bowie (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Plater (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Daniel Hiester (DR), until March 7, 1804
- Template:Party stripeRoger Nelson (DR), from November 6, 1804
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William McCreery (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nicholas R. Moore (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Archer (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph H. Nicholson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Dennis (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Eustis (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob Crowninshield (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Manasseh Cutler (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Dwight (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Taggart (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nahum Mitchell (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Lemuel Williams (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Phanuel Bishop (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Seth Hastings (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Stedman (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomson J. Skinner (DR), until August 10, 1804
- Template:Party stripeSimon Larned (DR), from November 5, 1804
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ebenezer Seaver (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Cutts (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Peleg Wadsworth (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Thatcher (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Phineas Bruce (F)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Silas Betton (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Clifton Clagett (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Hough (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Hunt (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel Tenney (F)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Adam Boyd (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Ebenezer Elmer (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Helms (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Mott (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Sloan (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry Southard (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Smith (DR), until February 23, 1804
- Template:Party stripeSamuel Riker (DR), from November 5, 1804
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joshua Sands (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel L. Mitchill (DR), until November 22, 1804
- Template:Party stripeGeorge Clinton Jr. (DR), from February 14, 1805
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Philip Van Cortlandt (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew McCord (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Isaac Bloom (DR), until April 26, 1803
- Template:Party stripeDaniel C. Verplanck (DR), from October 17, 1803
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Josiah Hasbrouck (DR), from October 17, 1803
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Henry W. Livingston (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Killian K. Van Rensselaer (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George Tibbits (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Beriah Palmer (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Thomas (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Sammons (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Erastus Root (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gaylord Griswold (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Paterson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Oliver Phelps (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Wynns (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Willis Alston (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Kennedy (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Blackledge (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Gillespie (DR), until January 11, 1805; vacant thereafter
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nathaniel Macon (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Samuel D. Purviance (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Stanford (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Marmaduke Williams (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nathaniel Alexander (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Holland (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Winston (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jeremiah Morrow (DR), from October 17, 1803
There were four plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd had three representatives each, the 4th had two representatives.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Clay (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Michael Leib (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Jacob Richards (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Robert Brown (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Frederick Conrad (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Isaac Van Horne (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Isaac Anderson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Hiester (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Whitehill (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Bard (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John A. Hanna (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Andrew Gregg (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Stewart (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Rea (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Findley (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Smilie (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Hoge (DR), until October 15, 1804
- Template:Party stripeJohn Hoge (DR), from November 2, 1804
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. C. Lucas (DR)
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Nehemiah Knight (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Lowndes (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Butler Sr. (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Benjamin Huger (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Wade Hampton (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Richard Winn (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Levi Casey (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Moore (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John B. Earle (DR)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. George W. Campbell (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Dickson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Rhea (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Gideon Olin (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Elliott (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. William Chamberlain (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Martin Chittenden (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John G. Jackson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. James Stephenson (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Smith (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. David Holmes (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Lewis Jr. (F), until March 5, 1804
- Template:Party stripeAndrew Moore (DR), March 5, 1804 – August 11, 1804
- Template:Party stripeAlexander Wilson (DR), from December 4, 1804
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Abram Trigg (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Joseph Lewis Jr. (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Walter Jones (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Philip R. Thompson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Dawson (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Anthony New (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Griffin (F)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John J. Trigg (DR), until May 17, 1804
- Template:Party stripeChristopher H. Clark (DR), from November 5, 1804
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Matthew Clay (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Randolph (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John W. Eppes (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Claiborne (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Peterson Goodwyn (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Edwin Gray (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas Newton Jr. (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. Thomas M. Randolph (DR)
- Template:Party stripeTemplate:Ushr. John Clopton (DR)
Non-voting members
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
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| Ohio
(1)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Smith (DR)
| Seated April 1, 1803
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| Ohio
(3)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Thomas Worthington (DR)
| Seated April 1, 1803
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| New Jersey
(1)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Condit (DR)
| Seated September 1, 1803
|-
| Tennessee
(1)
| Vacant
| Failure to elect
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Joseph Anderson (DR)
| Elected September 22, 1803
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| Virginia
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Stevens T. Mason (DR)
| Died May 10, 1803
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Taylor (DR)
| Appointed June 4, 1803
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| New York
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | DeWitt Clinton (DR)
| Resigned November 4, 1803, to become Mayor of New York City
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Armstrong Jr. (DR)
| Appointed December 7, 1803
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| Virginia
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Taylor (DR)
| Successor elected December 7, 1803
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Abraham B. Venable (DR)
| Elected December 7, 1803
|-
| New York
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Theodorus Bailey (DR)
| Resigned January 16, 1804, to become Postmaster of New York City
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Armstrong Jr. (DR)
| Seated February 25, 1804
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| New York
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Armstrong Jr. (DR)
| Successor elected February 23, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Smith (DR)
| Elected February 23, 1804
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| Virginia
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Wilson C. Nicholas (DR)
| Resigned May 22, 1804, to become Collector of Port of Norfolk
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Andrew Moore (DR)
| Appointed August 11, 1804
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| Virginia
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Abraham B. Venable (DR)
| Resigned June 7, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | William B. Giles (DR)
| Appointed August 11, 1804
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| New York
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Armstrong Jr. (DR)
| Resigned June 30, 1804, after being appointed Minister to France
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Samuel Latham Mitchill (DR)
| Seated November 23, 1804
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| Rhode Island
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Samuel J. Potter (DR)
| Died October 14, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Benjamin Howland (DR)
| Seated October 29, 1804
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| Delaware
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Federalist | William H. Wells (F)
| Resigned November 6, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Federalist | James A. Bayard (F)
| Seated November 13, 1804
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| South Carolina
(3)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Pierce Butler (DR)
| Resigned November 21, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Gaillard (DR)
| Seated December 6, 1804
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| Virginia
(1)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | William B. Giles (DR)
| Successor elected December 4, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Andrew Moore (DR)
| Elected December 4, 1804
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| Virginia
(2)
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Andrew Moore (DR)
| Successor elected December 4, 1804
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | William B. Giles (DR)
| Elected December 4, 1804
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House of Representatives
Template:Main Template:Ordinal US Congress change |- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | John Cantine (DR) was elected, but resigned before the Congress began. | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Josiah Hasbrouck (DR) | October 17, 1803
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| nowrap | Incumbent Elias Perkins (F) elected but chose not to serve.
Successor elected September 5, 1803.
| Template:Party shading/Federalist | Simeon Baldwin (F)
| October 17, 1803
|- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | Seat vacant following Ohio's admission to Union until special election held on June 21, 1803. | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Jeremiah Morrow (DR) | October 17, 1803
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Isaac Bloom (DR) | Died April 26, 1803 | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Daniel C. Verplanck (DR) | October 17, 1803
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Smith (DR) | Resigned February 23, 1804, after being elected to U.S. Senate | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Samuel Riker (DR) | November 5, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Federalist | Thomas Lewis Jr. (F) | Lost contested election March 5, 1804 | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Andrew Moore (DR) | March 5, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Daniel Hiester (DR) | Died March 7, 1804 | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Roger Nelson (DR) | November 6, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John J. Trigg (DR) | Died May 17, 1804 | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Christopher H. Clark (DR) | November 5, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Thomson J. Skinner (DR) | Resigned August 10, 1804 | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Simon Larned (DR) | November 5, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Andrew Moore (DR) | Resigned August 11, 1804, after being appointed to U.S. Senate | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Alexander Wilson (DR) | December 4, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | William Hoge (DR) | Resigned October 15, 1804 | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Hoge (DR) | November 2, 1804
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Samuel L. Mitchill (DR) | Resigned November 22, 1804, after being elected to U.S. Senate | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | George Clinton Jr. (DR) | February 14, 1805
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | James Gillespie (DR) | Died January 11, 1805 | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of term
|- | Template:Ushr | Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Samuel Hammond (DR) | Resigned February 2, 1805, after becoming Civil and Military Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of term
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Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
Senate
House of Representatives
- Claims (Chairman: John C. Smith then Samuel W. Dana)
- Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Samuel L. Mitchill)
- Elections (Chairman: William Findley)
- Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Samuel Tenney)
- Rules (Select)
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Ways and Means (Chairman: John Randolph)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Enrolled Bills (Chairman: N/A)
Officers
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Benjamin H. Latrobe, appointed March 6, 1803
- Librarian of Congress: John J. Beckley
Senate
- Secretary: Samuel A. Otis
- Sergeant at Arms: James Mathers
- Chaplain: Edward Gantt, Episcopalian, until November 7, 1804
- Alexander T. McCormick, Episcopalian, elected November 7, 1804
House of Representatives
- Clerk: John Beckley
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Wheaton
- Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton
- Chaplain: William Parkinson, Baptist, until November 5, 1804
- The Rev. James Laurie, Presbyterian, elected November 5, 1804
- Reading Clerks: Template:Dm
See also
- 1802 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1804 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)