9th United States Congress


The 9th 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, 1805, to March 4, 1807, during the fifth and sixth 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 a Democratic-Republican majority.
scouted the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest.

Major events

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

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, 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.

[List of [United States Senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]]

The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by their district numbers

[List of [United States Representatives from Connecticut|Connecticut]]

All 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 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.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

[List of [federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch|Legislative branch agency]] directors