4th United States Congress

• September 17, 1796: George Washington's Farewell Address warned against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. • November 4 - December 7, 1796: 1796 United States presidential election: Incumbent vice president John Adams defeated Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. ==Major legislation==

• June 24, 1795: Treaty of London ("Jay's Treaty") • March 7, 1796: Treaty of Madrid ("Pinckney's Treaty") == States admitted ==

• June 1, 1796: Tennessee admitted as a state; formerly the Territory South of the River Ohio, Sess. 1, ch. 47, ==Party summary==

This was the first Congress to have organized political parties. Details on changes are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. Senate House of Representatives ==Leadership==

Senate • President: John Adams (F) • President pro tempore: • Henry Tazewell (F), first elected December 7, 1795 • Samuel Livermore (F), first elected May 6, 1796 • William Bingham (F), first elected February 16, 1797 House of Representatives • Speaker: Jonathan Dayton (F) ==Members==

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :Skip to House of Representatives, below 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 re-election in 1796; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1798; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1800. ==== Connecticut ==== : 1. Oliver Ellsworth (F), until March 8, 1796 :: James Hillhouse (F), from May 12, 1796 : 3. Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (F), until June 10, 1796 :: Uriah Tracy (F), from October 13, 1796 ==== Delaware ==== : 1. Henry Latimer (F) : 2. John Vining (F) ==== Georgia ==== : 2. James Jackson (DR), until October 31, 1795 :: George Walton (F), November 16, 1795 – February 20, 1796 :: Josiah Tattnall (DR), from February 20, 1796 : 3. James Gunn (F) ==== Kentucky ==== : 2. John Brown (DR) : 3. Humphrey Marshall (F) ==== Maryland ==== : 1. Richard Potts (F), until October 24, 1796 :: John Eager Howard (F), from November 30, 1796 : 3. John Henry (F) ==== Massachusetts ==== : 1. George Cabot (F), until June 9, 1796 :: Benjamin Goodhue (F), from June 11, 1796 : 2. Caleb Strong (F), until June 1, 1796 :: Theodore Sedgwick (F), from June 11, 1796 ==== New Hampshire ==== : 2. Samuel Livermore (F) : 3. John Langdon (DR) ==== New Jersey ==== : 1. John Rutherfurd (F) : 2. Frederick Frelinghuysen (F), until November 12, 1796 :: Richard Stockton (F), from November 12, 1796 ==== New York ==== : 1. Aaron Burr (DR) : 3. Rufus King (F), until May 23, 1796 :: John Laurance (F), from November 9, 1796 ==== North Carolina ==== : 2. Alexander Martin (DR) : 3. Timothy Bloodworth (DR) ==== Pennsylvania ==== : 1. James Ross (F) : 3. William Bingham (F) ==== Rhode Island ==== : 1. Theodore Foster (F) : 2. William Bradford (F) ==== South Carolina ==== : 2. Pierce Butler (DR), until October 25, 1796 :: John Hunter (DR), from December 8, 1796 : 3. Jacob Read (F) ==== Tennessee ==== : 1. William Cocke (DR), from August 2, 1796 (newly admitted state) : 2. William Blount (DR), from August 2, 1796 (newly admitted state) ==== Vermont ==== : 1. Moses Robinson (DR), until October 15, 1796 :: Isaac Tichenor (F), from October 18, 1796 : 3. Elijah Paine (F) ==== Virginia ==== : 1. Stevens Mason (DR) : 2. Henry Tazewell (DR) House of Representatives ==== Connecticut ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Joshua Coit (F) : . Chauncey Goodrich (F) : . Roger Griswold (F) : . James Hillhouse (F), until July 1, 1796 :: James Davenport (F), from December 5, 1796 : . Nathaniel Smith (F) : . Zephaniah Swift (F) : . Uriah Tracy (F), until October 13, 1796 :: Samuel W. Dana (F), from January 3, 1797 ==== Delaware ==== : . John Patten (DR) ==== Georgia ==== Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Abraham Baldwin (DR) : . John Milledge (DR) ==== Kentucky ==== : . Christopher Greenup (DR) : . Alexander D. Orr (DR) ==== Maryland ==== : . George Dent (F) : . Gabriel Duvall (DR), until March 28, 1796 :: Richard Sprigg Jr. (DR), from May 5, 1796 : . Jeremiah Crabb (F), until June 1, 1796 :: William Craik (F), from December 5, 1796 : . Thomas Sprigg (DR) : . Samuel Smith (DR) : . Gabriel Christie (DR) : . William Hindman (F) : . William Vans Murray (F) ==== Massachusetts ==== : . Theodore Sedgwick (F), until June, 1796 :: Thomson J. Skinner (DR), from January 27, 1797 : . William Lyman (DR) : . Samuel Lyman (F) : . Dwight Foster (F) : . Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (F) : . John Reed Sr. (F) : . George Leonard (F) : . Fisher Ames (F) : . Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) : . Benjamin Goodhue (F), until June 1796 :: Samuel Sewall (F), from December 7, 1796 : . Theophilus Bradbury (F) : . Henry Dearborn (DR) : . Peleg Wadsworth (F) : . George Thatcher (F) ==== New Hampshire ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Abiel Foster (F) : . Nicholas Gilman (F) : . John Sherburne (DR) : . Jeremiah Smith (F) ==== New Jersey ==== All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Jonathan Dayton (F) : . Thomas Henderson (F) : . Aaron Kitchell (DR) : . Isaac Smith (F) : . Mark Thomson (F) ==== New York ==== : . Jonathan N. Havens (DR) : . Edward Livingston (DR) : . Philip Van Cortlandt (DR) : . John Hathorn (DR) : . Theodorus Bailey (DR) : . Ezekiel Gilbert (F) : . John E. Van Alen (F) : . Henry Glen (F) : . John Williams (DR) : . William Cooper (F) ==== North Carolina ==== : . James Holland (DR) : . Matthew Locke (DR) : . Jesse Franklin (DR) : . Absalom Tatom (DR), until June 1, 1796 :: William Strudwick (F), from December 13, 1796 : . Nathaniel Macon (DR) : . James Gillespie (DR) : . William Barry Grove (F) : . Dempsey Burges (DR) : . Thomas Blount (DR) : . Nathan Bryan (DR) ==== Pennsylvania ==== The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . John Swanwick (DR) : . Frederick Muhlenberg (DR) : . Richard Thomas (F) : . Vacant until January 18, 1796 :: John Richards (DR), from January 18, 1796 : . Samuel Sitgreaves (F) : . Daniel Hiester (DR), until July 1, 1796 :: George Ege (F), from December 8, 1796 : . Samuel Maclay (DR) : . John Wilkes Kittera (F) : . Thomas Hartley (F) : . Andrew Gregg (DR) : . David Bard (DR) : . William Findley (DR) : . Albert Gallatin (DR) ==== Rhode Island ==== Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Benjamin Bourne (F), until October 13, 1796 :: Elisha R. Potter (F), from December 19, 1796 : . Francis Malbone (F) ==== South Carolina ==== : . William L. Smith (F) : . Wade Hampton (DR) : . Lemuel Benton (DR) : . Richard Winn (DR) : . Robert Goodloe Harper (F) : . Samuel Earle (DR) ==== Tennessee ==== : . Andrew Jackson (DR), from December 5, 1796 (newly admitted state) ==== Vermont ==== : . Israel Smith (DR) : . Daniel Buck (F) ==== Virginia ==== : . Robert Rutherford (DR) : . Andrew Moore (DR) : . George Jackson (DR) : . Francis Preston (DR) : . George Hancock (F) : . Isaac Coles (DR) : . Abraham B. Venable (DR) : . Thomas Claiborne (DR) : . William B. Giles (DR) : . Carter B. Harrison (DR) : . Josiah Parker (F) : . John Page (DR) : . John Clopton (DR) : . Samuel J. Cabell (DR) : . James Madison (DR) : . Anthony New (DR) : . Richard Brent (DR) : . John Nicholas (DR) : . John Heath (DR) Non-voting members : ("Southwest Territory," later "Tennessee") James White (DR), until June 1, 1796 == Changes in membership ==

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress Senate There were 10 resignations, 2 new seats, and 1 election to replace an appointee. There was a 1-seat gain for both the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. House of Representatives There were 9 resignations, 1 death of a Representative-elect, and 1 new seat. There was a 1-seat gain for both the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. ==Committees==

Lists of committees and their party leaders. Senate • Whole House of Representatives • Claims (Chairman: Uriah Tracy then Dwight Foster) • Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Benjamin Goodhue then John Swanwick) • Elections (Chairman: Abraham B. Venable) • Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Nicholas Gilman) • Rules (Select) • Ways and Means (Chairman: William Loughton Smith) • Whole Joint committees • Enrolled Bills (Chairman: N/A then Richard Stockton) ==Officers==

• Architect of the Capitol: William Thornton Senate • Chaplain: William White, Episcopalian • Doorkeeper: James Mathers • Secretary: Samuel A. Otis House of Representatives • Chaplain: Ashbel Green, Presbyterian • Clerk: John Beckley • Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton • Sergeant at Arms: Joseph Wheaton == See also ==