Sixteenth Congress
| 16th United States Congress | |
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15th ←
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United States Capitol (1827)
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| March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821 | |
| Senate President | Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) |
| Senate Pres. pro tem: |
James Barbour (DR) John Gaillard (DR) |
| House Speaker: |
Henry Clay (DR) John W. Taylor (DR) |
| Members: | 46 Senators 186 Representatives 3 Non-voting members |
| Senate Majority: | Democratic-Republican |
| House Majority: | Democratic-Republican |
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1st: December 6, 1819 – May 15, 1820 2nd: November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
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The Sixteenth 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, 1819, to March 4, 1821, during the third and fourth years of James Monroe'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.
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.
During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Alabama and Maine.
During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to Maine.
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
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 reelection in 1820; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.
(1 Democratic-Republican)
All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(7 Democratic-Republican)
Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(1-1 split)
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