Eighteenth United States Congress - 1 reference result
The Eighteenth 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 1823 to March 3 1825, during the last two years of the second administration of U.S. President James Monroe.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4 1823 - March 3 1825- First session: December 1 1823 - May 27 1824
- Second session: December 6 1824 - March 3 1825 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 17th Congress
Next congress: 19th Congress
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.
TOTAL members: 48 |
TOTAL members: 213 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- John Gaillard, Democratic-Republican of South Carolina, elected December 1 1823
- House of Representatives
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1823; Events of 1824; Events of 1825
- December 2 1823 – The Monroe Doctrine was pronounced.
- February 9 1825, The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams President of the United States
Major legislation
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.- See also: United States House elections, 1822
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 in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1828; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.- See also: United States Senators
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- ''See also: United States Congressional Delegations by state