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The Fourteenth 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 the Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817, during the seventh and eighth years of James Madison's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
Major events Major legislation Proposed, but not enacted Treaties States admitted and 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 During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Indiana. House of Representatives During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Indiana. 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 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1820; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1816; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1818. House of Representatives All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. 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 six plural districts, the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th, 20th & 21st, each had two representatives. - . Henry Crocheron (DR)
- . George Townsend (DR)
- . William Irving (DR)
- . Peter H. Wendover (DR)
- . Jonathan Ward (DR)
- . Abraham H. Schenck (DR)
- . Thomas P. Grosvenor (F)
- . Jonathan Fisk (DR) until March ????, 1815
- . Samuel R. Betts (DR)
- . Erastus Root (DR), from December 26, 1815
- . John Lovett (F)
- . Hosea Moffitt (F)
- . John W. Taylor (DR)
- . Asa Adgate (DR), from December 7, 1815
- . John Savage (DR)
- . John B. Yates (DR)
- . Daniel Cady (F)
- . James Birdsall (DR)
- . Jabez D. Hammond (DR)
- . Thomas R. Gold (F)
- . Westel Willoughby, Jr. (DR), from December 13, 1815
- . Moss Kent (F)
- . Victory Birdseye (DR)
- . Oliver C. Comstock (DR)
- . Enos T. Throop (DR), until June 4, 1816
- . Micah Brooks (DR),
- . Peter B. Porter (DR), until January 23, 1816
There were six plural districts, the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, the 1st had four 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 |- | Tennessee
(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | | | George W. Campbell (DR) | Took seat October 10, 1815 |- | Maryland
(1) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Elected March 4, 1815, but delayed installation | | Robert G. Harper (F) | Took seat January, 1816 |- | Virginia
(2) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Resignation of William B. Giles from previous congress | | Armistead T. Mason (DR) | Took seat January 3, 1816 |- | Tennessee
(2) | | Jesse Wharton (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Successor elected October 10, 1815. Wharton was appointed in previous term to fill remaining term of George W. Campbell. | | John Williams (DR) | Seated October 10, 1815 |- | North Carolina
(3) | Francis Locke | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 5, 1815, having never qualified | | Nathaniel Macon (DR) | Seated December 13, 1815 |- | Kentucky
(2) | | William T. Barry (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 1, 1816 after being appointed to a judicial position | | Martin D. Hardin (F) | Seated November 13, 1816 |- | Massachusetts
(1) | | Christopher Gore (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 30, 1816 | | Eli P. Ashmun (F) | Seated June 12, 1816 |- | South Carolina
(2) | | John Taylor (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November, 1816 | | William Smith (DR) | Seated December 4, 1816 |- | Georgia
(2) | | William W. Bibb (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 9, 1816 after being appointed Governor of Alabama Territory | | George Troup (DR) | Seated November 13, 1816 |- | North Carolina
(2) | | James Turner (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 21, 1816 due to ill health | | Montfort Stokes (DR) | Seated December 4, 1816 |- | Maryland
(1) | | Robert G. Harper (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December, 1816 | | Alexander C. Hanson (F) | Seated December 20, 1816 |- | Indiana
(1) | rowspan=2 | New seats | rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816 | | James Noble (DR) | rowspan=2 | Seated December 11, 1816 |- | Indiana
(3) | | Waller Taylor (DR) |} House of Representatives |- | | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Rep.-elect Benjamin Pond died during previous congress | | Asa Adgate (DR) | December 7, 1815 |- | | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Amos Ellmaker resigned on July 3, 1815, upon State appointment as judge | | James M. Wallace (DR) | December 4, 1815 |- | | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | seat declared vacant by the governor, caused by the acceptance of Henry Clay to sign a commercial convention as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain , but Clay was elected to fill his own vacancy | | Henry Clay (DR) | December 4, 1815 |- | | | William S. Smith | style="font-size:80%" | Credentials for Smith were issued by the Secretary of State of New York, but Smith did not take or claim the seat, contested by Willoughby, Jr. | | Westel Willoughby, Jr. (DR) | December 13, 1815 |- | | | John Adams | style="font-size:80%" | Credentials for Adams were issued by the Secretary of State of New York, but Adams did not take or claim the seat, contested by Root | | Erastus Root (DR) | December 26, 1815 |- | | | Nicholas R. Moore (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1815 before Congress convened | | Samuel Smith (DR) | February 4, 1816 |- | | | Jonathan Fisk (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in March, 1815, upon appointment as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | | James W. Wilkin (DR) | December 4, 1815 |- | | | David Bard (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died March 12, 1815 | | Thomas Burnside (DR) | December 11, 1815 |- | | | Jonathan Williams (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 16, 1815 | | John Sergeant (F) | December 6, 1815 |- | | | Matthew Clay (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 27, 1815 | | John Kerr (DR) | December 5, 1815 |- | | | John Sevier (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 24, 1815 | | William G. Blount (DR) | January 8, 1816 |- | | | Nathaniel Macon (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 13, 1815 after being elected to the U.S. Senate | | Weldon N. Edwards (DR) | February 7, 1816 |- | | | Alexander C. Hanson (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1816 | | George Peter (F) | December 2, 1816 |- | | | John McLean (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in 1816 | | William Henry Harrison (DR) | December 2, 1816 |- | | | Peter B. Porter (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 23, 1816 | | Archibald S. Clarke (DR) | December 2, 1816 |- | | | Elijah Brigham (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Died February 22, 1816 | | Benjamin Adams (F) | Seated December 2, 1816 |- | | | Thomas Burnside (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April, 1816 | | William P. Maclay (DR) | December 3, 1816 |- | | | Richard Stanford (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died April 9, 1816 | | Samuel Dickens (DR) | Seated December 2, 1816 |- | | | William Pinkney (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned April 18, 1816, upon appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia | | Peter Little (DR) | December 2, 1816 |- | | | Daniel Chipman (F) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 5, 1816 | colspan=2 | Vacant until next Congress |- | | | Enos T. Throop (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 4, 1816 | | Daniel Avery (DR) | December 3, 1816 |- | | | Thomas Gholson, Jr. (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 4, 1816 | | Thomas M. Nelson (DR) | December 4, 1816 |- | | | James Clark (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned sometime in August, 1816 | | Thomas Fletcher (DR) | December 2, 1816 |- | | Rufus Easton | style="font-size:80%" | served throughout the first session; Scott presented credentials at the beginning of the second session and was contested by Easton | John Scott | December 2, 1816 |- | | Benjamin Stephenson | style="font-size:80%" | Term ended September 3, 1816 | Nathaniel Pope | December 2, 1816 |- | | | John Clopton (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Died September 11, 1816 | | John Tyler (DR) | December 17, 1816 |- | | | William Mayrant (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned October 21, 1816 | | Stephen D. Miller (DR) | January 2, 1817 |- | | | William R. King (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 4, 1816 | | Charles Hooks (DR) | December 2, 1816 |- | | | Alfred Cuthbert (DR) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 9, 1816 | | Zadock Cook (DR) | January 23, 1817 |- | | rowspan=2 | Jonathan Jennings (Territorial delegate) | rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" | Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816 | rowspan=2 | William Hendricks (DR) | rowspan=2 | December 11, 1816 |- | |- | | John Scott | style="font-size:80%" | His election was contested by his predecessor Easton. On January 13, 1817, the election was declared illegal, but the seat was declared vacant. | colspan=2 | Vacant until next Congress |} Employees Senate House of Representatives References External links
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