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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.

Major events
in August 1814, Congress convened its third session in the U.S. Patent Office building, located in Blodget's Hotel. • September 10, 1813: War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie • October 5, 1813: War of 1812: Battle of the Thames • March 27, 1814: Creek War: Battle of Horseshoe Bend • July 25, 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Lundy's Lane • August 25, 1814: War of 1812: Burning of Washington • September 11, 1814: War of 1812: Battle of Lake Champlain • September 13, 1814: War of 1812: Bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore • November 7, 1814: War of 1812: Forces under Gen. Andrew Jackson seized Pensacola • November 23, 1814: Vice President Elbridge Gerry died • December 15, 1814: Hartford Convention convened through January 5, 1815, in which New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. Despite radical outcries among Federalists for New England secession and a separate peace with Great Britain, moderates outnumbered them and extreme proposals were not a major focus of the debate. • December 24, 1814: War of 1812: Treaty of Ghent signed • January 8, 1815: War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans ==Major legislation==
Treaties ratified
• February 17, 1815: War of 1812: Senate ratified the Treaty of Ghent, ==Party summary==
Party summary
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. Senate House of Representatives Following the 1810 census, the size of the House was increased to 182 seats from 142. ==Leadership==
Leadership
Senate President: Elbridge Gerry (DR), until November 23, 1814; thereafter vacant. • President pro tempore: William H. Crawford (DR), March 4, 1813 – March 23, 1813 • Joseph B. Varnum (DR), December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814 • John Gaillard (DR), from November 25, 1814 House of Representatives Speaker: Henry Clay (DR), until January 19, 1814 • Langdon Cheves, (DR), from January 19, 1814 ==Members==
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. Senate 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 : 1. Samuel W. Dana (F) : 3. Chauncey Goodrich (F), until May 13, 1813 :: David Daggett (F), from May 13, 1813 Delaware : 1. Outerbridge Horsey (F) : 2. William H. Wells (F), from May 28, 1813 Georgia : 2. William H. Crawford (DR), until March 23, 1813 :: William B. Bulloch (DR), April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813 :: William W. Bibb (DR), from November 6, 1813 : 3. Charles Tait (DR) Kentucky : 2. George M. Bibb (DR), until August 23, 1814 :: George Walker (DR), August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814 :: William T. Barry (DR), from December 16, 1814 : 3. Jesse Bledsoe (DR), until December 24, 1814 :: Isham Talbot (DR), from February 2, 1815 Louisiana : 2. James Brown (DR) : 3. Eligius Fromentin (DR) Maryland : 1. Samuel Smith (DR) : 3. Robert H. Goldsborough (F), from May 21, 1813 Massachusetts : 1. James Lloyd (F), until May 1, 1813 :: Christopher Gore (F), from May 5, 1813 : 2. Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) New Hampshire : 2. Nicholas Gilman (DR), until May 2, 1814 :: Thomas W. Thompson (F), from June 24, 1814 : 3. Charles Cutts (F), April 2, 1813 – June 10, 1813 :: Jeremiah Mason (F), from June 10, 1813 New Jersey : 1. John Lambert (DR) : 2. John Condit (DR) New York : 1. Obadiah German (DR) : 3. Rufus King (F) North Carolina : 2. James Turner (DR) : 3. David Stone (DR), until December 24, 1814 :: Francis Locke Jr. (DR), from sometime thereafter (date unknown) Ohio : 1. Thomas Worthington (DR), until December 1, 1814 :: Joseph Kerr (DR), from December 10, 1814 : 3. Jeremiah Morrow (DR) Pennsylvania : 1. Michael Leib (DR), until February 14, 1814 :: Jonathan Roberts (DR), from February 24, 1814 : 3. Abner Lacock (DR) Rhode Island : 1. William Hunter (F) : 2. Jeremiah B. Howell (DR) South Carolina : 2. John Taylor (DR) : 3. John Gaillard (DR) Tennessee : 1. Joseph Anderson (DR) : 2. George W. Campbell (DR), until February 11, 1814 :: Jesse Wharton (DR), from March 17, 1814 Vermont : 1. Jonathan Robinson (DR) : 3. Dudley Chase (DR) Virginia : 1. Richard Brent (DR), until December 30, 1814 :: James Barbour (DR), from January 2, 1815 : 2. William B. Giles (DR), until March 3, 1815 House of Representatives Connecticut All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Epaphroditus Champion (F) : . John Davenport (F) : . Lyman Law (F) : . Jonathan O. Moseley (F) : . Timothy Pitkin (F) : . Lewis B. Sturges (F) : . Benjamin Tallmadge (F) Delaware Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Thomas Cooper (F) : . Henry M. Ridgely (F) Georgia All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . William Barnett (DR) : . William W. Bibb (DR), until November 6, 1813 :: Alfred Cuthbert (DR), from December 13, 1813 : . John Forsyth (DR) : . Bolling Hall (DR) : . Thomas Telfair (DR) : . George M. Troup (DR) Kentucky : . James Clark (DR) : . Henry Clay (DR), until January 19, 1814 :: Joseph H. Hawkins (DR), from March 29, 1814 : . Richard M. Johnson (DR) : . Joseph Desha (DR) : . Samuel Hopkins (DR) : . Solomon P. Sharp (DR) : . Samuel McKee (DR) : . Stephen Ormsby (DR), from April 20, 1813 : . Thomas Montgomery (DR) : . William P. Duval (DR) Louisiana : . Thomas B. Robertson (DR) Maryland The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Philip Stuart (F) : . Joseph Kent (DR) : . Alexander C. Hanson (F) : . Samuel Ringgold (DR) : . Alexander McKim (DR) : . Nicholas R. Moore (DR) : . Stevenson Archer (DR) : . Robert Wright (DR) : . Charles Goldsborough (F) Massachusetts : . Artemas Ward Jr. (F) : . William Reed (F) : . Timothy Pickering (F) : . William M. Richardson (DR), until April 18, 1814 :: Samuel Dana (DR), from September 22, 1814 : . William Ely (F) : . Samuel Taggart (F) : . William Baylies (F) : . John Reed Jr. (F) : . Laban Wheaton (F) : . Elijah Brigham (F) : . Abijah Bigelow (F) : . Daniel Dewey (F), until February 24, 1814 :: John W. Hulbert (F), from November 2, 1814 : . Nathaniel Ruggles (F) : . Cyrus King (F) : . George Bradbury (F) : . Samuel Davis (F) : . Abiel Wood (DR) : . John Wilson (F) : . James Parker (DR) : . Levi Hubbard (DR) New Hampshire All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Bradbury Cilley (F) : . William Hale (F) : . Samuel Smith (F) : . Roger Vose (F) : . Daniel Webster (F) : . Jeduthun Wilcox (F) New Jersey There were three plural districts, each had two representatives each. : . Lewis Condict (DR) : . Thomas Ward (DR) : . James Schureman (F) : . Richard Stockton (F) : . William Coxe Jr. (F) : . Jacob Hufty (F), until May 20, 1814 :: Thomas Bines (DR), from November 2, 1814 New York There were six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives. : . John Lefferts (DR) : . Ebenezer Sage (DR) : . Egbert Benson (F), until August 2, 1813 :: William Irving (DR), from January 22, 1814 : . Jotham Post Jr. (F) : . Peter Denoyelles (DR) : . Thomas J. Oakley (F) : . Thomas P. Grosvenor (F) : . Jonathan Fisk (DR) : . Abraham J. Hasbrouck (DR) : . Samuel Sherwood (F) : . John Lovett (F) : . Hosea Moffitt (F) : . John W. Taylor (DR) : . Zebulon R. Shipherd (F) : . Elisha I. Winter (F) : . Alexander Boyd (F) : . Jacob Markell (F) : . John M. Bowers (F), from June 21, 1813, until December 20, 1813 :: Isaac Williams Jr. (DR), from January 24, 1814 : . Joel Thompson (F) : . Morris S. Miller (F) : . William S. Smith (F) : . Moss Kent (F) : . James Geddes (F) : . Daniel Avery (DR) : . Oliver C. Comstock (DR) : . Samuel M. Hopkins (F) : . Nathaniel W. Howell (F) North Carolina : . William H. Murfree (DR) : . Willis Alston (DR) : . William Kennedy (DR) : . William Gaston (F) : . William R. King (DR) : . Nathaniel Macon (DR) : . John Culpepper (F) : . Richard Stanford (DR) : . Bartlett Yancey (DR) : . Joseph Pearson (F) : . Peter Forney (DR) : . Israel Pickens (DR) : . Meshack Franklin (DR) Ohio : . John McLean (DR) : . John Alexander (DR) : . William Creighton Jr. (DR), from May 4, 1813 : . James Caldwell (DR) : . James Kilbourne (DR) : . Reasin Beall (DR), from April 20, 1813, until June 7, 1814 :: David Clendenin (DR), from October 11, 1814 Pennsylvania There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four representatives. : . William Anderson (DR) : . John Conard (DR) : . Charles J. Ingersoll (DR) : . Adam Seybert (DR) : . Roger Davis (DR) : . Jonathan Roberts (DR), until February 24, 1814 :: Samuel Henderson (F), from October 11, 1814 : . John Gloninger (F), until August 2, 1813 :: Edward Crouch (DR), from October 12, 1813 : . James Whitehill (DR), until September 1, 1814 :: Amos Slaymaker (F), from October 11, 1814 : . Hugh Glasgow (DR) : . William Crawford (DR) : . Robert Whitehill (DR), until April 8, 1813 :: John Rea (DR), from May 11, 1813 : . Robert Brown (DR) : . Samuel D. Ingham (DR) : . John M. Hyneman (DR), until August 2, 1813 :: Daniel Udree (DR), from October 12, 1813 : . William Piper (DR) : . David Bard (DR) : . Jared Irwin (DR) : . Isaac Smith (DR) : . William Findley (DR) : . Aaron Lyle (DR) : . Isaac Griffin (DR), from May 24, 1813 : . Adamson Tannehill (DR) : . Thomas Wilson (DR), from May 14, 1813 Rhode Island Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Richard Jackson Jr. (F) : . Elisha R. Potter (F) South Carolina : . Langdon Cheves (DR) : . William Lowndes (DR) : . Theodore Gourdin (DR) : . John J. Chappell (DR) : . David R. Evans (DR) : . John C. Calhoun (DR) : . Elias Earle (DR) : . Samuel Farrow (DR) : . John Kershaw (DR) Tennessee : . John Rhea (DR) : . John Sevier (DR) : . Thomas K. Harris (DR) : . John H. Bowen (DR) : . Felix Grundy (DR), until July 1814 :: Newton Cannon (DR), from September 16, 1814 : . Parry W. Humphreys (DR) Vermont All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . William C. Bradley (DR) : . Ezra Butler (DR) : . James Fisk (DR) : . Charles Rich (DR) : . Richard Skinner (DR) : . William Strong (DR) Virginia : . John G. Jackson (DR) : . Francis White (F) : . John Smith (DR) : . William McCoy (DR) : . James Breckinridge (F) : . Daniel Sheffey (F) : . Hugh Caperton (F) : . Joseph Lewis Jr. (F) : . John P. Hungerford (DR) : . Aylett Hawes (DR) : . John Dawson (DR), until March 31, 1814 :: Philip P. Barbour (DR), from September 19, 1814 : . John Roane (DR) : . Thomas M. Bayly (F) : . William A. Burwell (DR) : . John Kerr (DR) : . John W. Eppes (DR) : . James Pleasants (DR) : . Thomas Gholson Jr. (DR) : . Peterson Goodwyn (DR) : . James Johnson (DR) : . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : . Hugh Nelson (DR) : . John Clopton (DR) Non-voting delegates : . Shadrach Bond, until August 2, 1813 :: Benjamin Stephenson, from November 14, 1814 : . Jonathan Jennings : . William Lattimore : . Edward Hempstead, until September 17, 1814 :: Rufus Easton, from September 17, 1814 ==Changes in membership==
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate • Replacements: 9 • Democratic-Republicans: 2 seat net loss • Federalists: 2 seat net gain • Deaths: 2 • Resignations: 10 • Interim appointments: 3 • Vacancies: 3 • Total seats with changes: 15 House of Representatives • Replacements: 13 • Democratic-Republicans: 17-seat net gain • Federalists: 2-seat net loss • Deaths: 6 • Resignations: 13 • Contested election: 1 • Vacancies: 4 • Total seats with changes: 19 ==Committees==
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders. SenateArmy Supply Contracts (Select) (Chairman: N/A) • Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Michael Leib) • Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Jeremiah B. Howell) • National University (Chairman: N/A) • Whole House of RepresentativesAccounts (Chairman: Israel Pickens then Nicholas R. Moore then John Kershaw) • Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) • Claims (Chairman: Stevenson Archer then Bartlett Yancey) • Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) • District of Columbia (Chairman: John Dawson) • Elections (Chairman: James Fisk) • Judiciary (Chairman: Charles J. Ingersoll) • Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: Samuel D. Ingham then John J. Chappell) • Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John Rhea) • Public Expenditures (Chairman: James Pleasants then Nathaniel Macon) • Public Lands (Chairman: Samuel McKee) • Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Willis Alston then Lewis Condict then Richard Stanford) • Rules (Select) • Standards of Official ConductWays and Means (Chairman: John W. Eppes) • Whole Joint committeesEnrolled Bills (Chairman: N/A) • The Library (Chairman: N/A) == Employees ==
Employees
Librarian of Congress: Patrick Magruder Senate Chaplain: John Brackenridge (Presbyterian), until September 27, 1814 • Jesse Lee, Methodist, elected September 27, 1814 • Secretary: Samuel A. Otis, until April 22, 1814 • Charles Cutts, elected October 12, 1814 • Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly House of Representatives Chaplain: Jesse Lee (Methodist), until September 27, 1814 • Obadiah B. Brown (Baptist), elected September 27, 1814 • Clerk: Patrick Magruder, until January 30, 1815 • Thomas Dougherty, elected January 30, 1815 • Doorkeeper: Thomas ClaxtonSergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn == See also ==
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