Second United States Congress
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Dates of Sessions
1791-1793
- The first session of this Congress took place in Philadelphia from October 24, 1791 to May 9, 1792.
- The second session took place in Philadelphia from November 5, 1792 to March 2, 1793.
Major Political Events
- Congress passes the Coinage Act establishing the U.S. Mint and regulating coins, April 2, 1792
- Congress passes the Postal Service Act, establishing the Post Office Department, February 20, 1792
- First Presidential veto, by George Washington on April 5, 1792, of the Apportionment Act, fixing the number of Representatives based on the United States Census of 1790.
Officers
Senate
- President of the Senate - John Adams
- President pro tempore -
- Secretary of the Senate - Samuel Allyne Otis
- Senate Sergeant at Arms - James Mathers
- Senate Chaplain - William White
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House - Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
- Clerk of the House - John Beckley
- House Doorkeeper - Gifford Dalley
- House Sergeant at Arms - Joseph Wheaton
- Chaplain of the House - Samuel Blair
Members of the Second United States Congress
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Partisan makeup of the second United States Senate. Red states were represented by two Federalists, blue states by two Anti-Federalists, and purple states by one senator from each party. Anti-Federalist vacancy in Pennsylvania.
Senate
Connecticut
- Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Administration)
- William S. Johnson (Pro-Administration) and then Roger Sherman (Pro-Administration)
Delaware
- Richard Bassett (Anti-Administration)
- George Read (Pro-Administration)
Georgia
- William Few (Anti-Administration)
- James Gunn (Anti-Administration)
Kentucky
- John Brown (Anti-Administration)
- John Edwards (Anti-Administration)
Maryland
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton (Pro-Administration) and then Richard Potts (Pro-Administration)
- John Henry (Pro-Administration)
Massachusetts
- George Cabot (Pro-Administration)
- Caleb Strong (Pro-Administration)
New Hampshire
- John Langdon (Pro-Administration)
- Paine Wingate (Pro-Administration)
New Jersey
- Philemon Dickinson (Pro-Administration)
- John Rutherfurd (Pro-Administration)
New York
- Aaron Burr (Anti-Administration)
- Rufus King (Pro-Administration)
North Carolina
- Benjamin Hawkins (Pro-Administration)
- Samuel Johnston (Pro-Administration)
Pennsylvania
- Robert Morris (Pro-Administration)
- Vacancy
Rhode Island
- Theodore Foster (Pro-Administration)
- Joseph Stanton, Jr. (Anti-Administration)
South Carolina
- Pierce Butler (Anti-Administration)
- Ralph Izard (Pro-Administration)
Vermont
- Stephen R. Bradley (Anti-Administration)
- Moses Robinson (Anti-Administration)
Virginia
- Richard Henry Lee (Anti-Administration) and then John Taylor of Caroline (Anti-Administration)
- James Monroe (Anti-Administration)
House of Representatives
Connecticut
- James Hillhouse, At-Large
- Amasa Learned, At-Large
- Jonathan Sturges, At-Large
- Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., At-Large
- Jeremiah Wadsworth, At-Large
Delaware
- John Vining, At-Large
Georgia
- Abraham Baldwin, At-Large
- Anthony Wayne and then John Milledge, At-Large
- Francis Willis, At-Large
Kentucky
- Alexander D. Orr, At-Large
- Christopher Greenup, At-Large
Maryland
- Philip Key, At-Large
- William Vans Murray, At-Large
- William Pinkney and then John F. Mercer, At-Large
- Joshua Seney and then William Hindman, At-Large
- Upton Sheredine, At-Large
- Samuel Sterett, At-Large
Massachusetts
- Fisher Ames, 1st District
- Benjamin Goodhue, 2nd District
- Elbridge Gerry, 3rd District
- Theodore Sedgwick, 4th District
- Shearjashub Bourne, 5th District
- George Leonard, 6th District
- Artemas Ward, 7th District
- George Thatcher, 8th District
New Hampshire
- Nicholas Gilman, At-Large
- Samuel Livermore, At-Large
- Jeremiah Smith, At-Large
New Jersey
- Elias Boudinot, At-Large
- Abraham Clark, At-Large
- Jonathan Dayton, At-Large
- Aaron Kitchell, At-Large
New York
- Thomas Tredwell, 1st District
- John Laurance, 2nd District
- Egbert Benson, 3rd District
- Cornelius C. Schoonmaker, 4th District
- Peter Silvester, 5th District
- James Gordon, 6th District
North Carolina
- John Baptista Ashe, At-Large
- William B. Grove, At-Large
- Nathaniel Macon, At-Large
- John Steele, At-Large
- Hugh Williamson, At-Large
Pennsylvania
- William Findley, At-Large
- Thomas Fitzsimons, At-Large
- Andrew Gregg, At-Large
- Thomas Hartley, At-Large
- Daniel Hiester, At-Large
- Israel Jacobs, At-Large
- John W. Kittera, At-Large
- Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, At-Large
Rhode Island
- Benjamin Bourne, At-Large
South Carolina
- Robert Barnwell, At-Large
- Daniel Huger, At-Large
- William L. Smith, At-Large
- Thomas Sumter, At-Large
- Thomas T. Tucker, At-Large
Vermont
- Israel Smith, 1st District
- Nathaniel Niles, 2nd District
Virginia
- Alexander White, 1st District
- 2nd District Vacant
- Andrew Moore, 3rd District
- Richard B. Lee, 4th District
- James Madison, 5th District
- Abraham B. Venable, 6th District
- Samuel Griffin, 7th District
- Josiah Parker, 8th District
- William B. Giles, 9th District
- John Page, 10th District
External links
- Acts of 2nd Congress (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=23)
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