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The Tenth 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, 1807 to March 3, 1809, during the seventh and eighth years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had an overwhelming Democratic-Republican majority.
Major events Major legislation Territories organized 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 Leadership Senate House of Representatives Members This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, 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 Senators' terms ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1808; Class 2 Senators' terms began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1810; and Class 3 Senators' terms began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1812. House of Representatives The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. There were four plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd had three representatives each, the 4th had two representatives. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Non-voting members Changes in membership The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Senate There were 5 resignations, 2 deaths, and 1 interim appointment. Neither party had a net change. |- | Georgia
(2) | | Abraham Baldwin (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 4, 1807 | | George Jones (DR) | Appointed August 27, 1807 |- | Connecticut
(3) | | Uriah Tracy (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 19, 1807 | | Chauncey Goodrich (F) | Seated October 25, 1807 |- | Rhode Island
(2) | | James Fenner (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September, 1807 to become Governor of Rhode Island | | Elisha Mathewson (DR) | Seated October 26, 1807 |- | Vermont
(1) | | Israel Smith (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 1, 1807 to become Governor of Vermont | | Jonathan Robinson (DR) | Seated October 10, 1807 |- | Georgia
(2) | | George Jones (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected November 7, 1807 | | William H. Crawford (DR) | Seated November 7, 1807 |- | Ohio
(1) | | John Smith (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 25, 1808 | | Return J. Meigs, Jr. (DR) | Seated December 12, 1808 |- | Massachusetts
(1) | | John Quincy Adams (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 8, 1808 | | James Lloyd (F) | Seated June 9, 1808 |- | Pennsylvania
(1) | | Samuel Maclay (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 4, 1809 | | Michael Leib (DR) | Seated January 9, 1809 |} House of Representatives Of the voting members, there were 4 resignations, 4 deaths, and 2 vacancies from the beginning of this Congress. Democratic-Republicans had no net change and Federalists picked up 2 seats. |- | | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Levi Casey (DR) died before the end of the preceding Congress | | Joseph Calhoun (DR) | Seated June 2, 1807 |- | | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | James M. Broom (F) resigned before the beginning of this Congress | | Nicholas Van Dyke (F) | Seated October 6, 1807 |- | | | Barnabas Bidwell (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned July 13, 1807 after becoming Attorney General of Massachusetts | | Ezekiel Bacon (DR) | Seated September 16, 1807 |- | | | John Culpepper (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Seat declared vacant January 2, 1808 | | John Culpepper (F) | Seated February 23, 1808 |- | | | Ezra Darby (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died January 27, 1808 | | Adam Boyd (DR) | Seated March 8, 1808 |- | | Benjamin Parke
| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 1, 1808 | Jesse B. Thomas | October 22, 1808 |- | | | Joseph Clay (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned March 28, 1808 | | Benjamin Say (DR) | Seated November 16, 1808 |- | | | Jacob Crowninshield (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 15, 1808 | | Joseph Story (DR) | Seated May 23, 1808 |- | | | David Thomas (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 1, 1808 after becoming New York State Treasurer | | Nathan Wilson (DR) | November 7, 1808 |- | | | James Witherell (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 1, 1808 after becoming judge of Supreme Court for Michigan Territory | | Samuel Shaw (DR) | Seated September 6, 1808 |- | | | Nehemiah Knight (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 13, 1808 | | Richard Jackson, Jr. (F) | Seated November 11, 1808 |- | | | John Claiborne (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died October 9, 1808 | | Thomas Gholson, Jr. (DR) | Seated November 7, 1808 |} Employees Senate House of Representatives References External links
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