Third United States Congress

Dates of Sessions

1793-1795

• The first session of this Congress took place in Philadelphia from December 2, 1793 to June 9, 1794.
• The second session took place in Philadelphia from November 3, 1794 to March 3, 1795.

Major Political Events

• The first time proceedings of the U.S. Senate opened to the public, February 11, 1794
• Permanent U.S. Navy established, March 27, 1794
• Whiskey Rebellion begins as farmers in the Monongahela Valley of Pennsylvania rebel against the federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks, August 7, 1794
• General Anthony Wayne and U.S. troops rout native forces in the Battle of Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794
• The U.S. and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to clear up some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War, November 19, 1794
• The 11th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed by Congress on March 4, 1794, is ratified, February 7, 1795

Officers

Senate

• President of the Senate - John Adams
• President pro tempore -
  1. John Langdon (4 March 1793-2 December 1793)
  2. Ralph Izard (31 May 1794-9 November 1794)
  3. Henry Tazewell (20 February 1795-7 June 1795)
• Secretary of the Senate - Samuel Allyne Otis
• Senate Sergeant at Arms - James Mathers
• Senate Chaplain - William White

House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House - Frederick Muhlenberg
• Clerk of the House - John Beckley
• House Doorkeeper - Gifford Dalley
• House Sergeant at Arms - Joseph Wheaton
• Chaplain of the House - Ashbel Green

Members of the Third United States Congress

• Fisher Ames (Representative), Federalist, MA
• James Armstrong (Representative), -, PA
• Theodorus Bailey (Representative), -, NY
• Abraham Baldwin (Representative), -, GA
• John Beatty (Representative), -, NJ
• Lemuel Benton (Representative), Republican, SC
• Thomas Blount (Representative), Republican, NC
• Elias Boudinot (Representative), -, NJ
• Benjamin Bourne (Representative), Federalist, RI
• Shearjashub Bourne (Representative), -, MA
• William Bradford (Senator), Pro-Administration, RI
• Stephen Row Bradley (Senator), Anti-Administration, VT
• John Brown (Senator), Anti-Administration, KY
• Aaron Burr (Senator), Anti-Administration, NY
• Pierce Butler (Senator), Anti-Administration, SC
• George Cabot (Senator), Pro-Administration, MA
• Lambert Cadwalader (Representative), -, NJ
• Thomas Petters Carnes (Representative), -, GA
• Gabriel Christie (Representative), Republican, MD
• Thomas Claiborne (Representative), Republican, VA
• Abraham Clark (Representative), -, NJ
• David Cobb (Representative), -, MA
• Peleg Coffin, Jr. (Representative), -, MA
• Joshua Coit (Representative), Federalist, CT
• Isaac Coles (Representative), Republican, VA
• William Johnson Dawson (Representative), -, NC
• Jonathan Dayton (Representative), Federalist, NJ
• Henry Dearborn (Representative), Republican, MA
• George Dent (Representative), Federalist, MD
• Samuel Dexter (Representative), Federalist, MA
• Gabriel Duvall (Representative), Republican, MD
• Benjamin Edwards (Representative), -, MD
• John Edwards (Senator), Anti-Administration, KY
• Oliver Ellsworth (Senator), Pro-Administration, CT
• William Findley (Representative), Republican, PA
• Thomas Fitzsimons (Representative), -, PA
• Uriah Forrest (Representative), -, MD
• Dwight Foster (Representative), Federalist, MA
• Theodore Foster (Senator), Pro-Administration, RI
• Frederick Frelinghuysen (Senator), Pro-Administration, NJ
• Ezekiel Gilbert (Representative), Federalist, NY
• William Branch Giles (Representative), Republican, VA
• James Gillespie (Representative), Republican, NC
• Alexander Gillon (Representative), -, SC
• Nicholas Gilman (Representative), Republican, NH
• Henry Glen (Representative), Federalist, NY
• Benjamin Goodhue (Representative), Federalist, MA
• James Gordon (Representative), -, NY
• Christopher Greenup (Representative), Republican, KY
• Andrew Gregg (Representative), Republican, PA
• Samuel Griffin (Representative), -, VA
• William Barry Grove (Representative), Federalist, NC
• James Gunn (Senator), Anti-Administration, GA
• George Hancock (Representative), -, VA
• Robert Goodloe Harper (Representative), -, SC
• Carter Bassett Harrison (Representative), -, VA
• Thomas Hartley (Representative), Federalist, PA
• Benjamin Hawkins (Senator), Anti-Administration, NC
• John Heath (Representative), Republican, VA
• John Henry (Senator), Pro-Administration, MD
• Daniel Hiester (Representative), Republican, PA
• James Hillhouse (Representative), -, CT
• William Hindman (Representative), Federalist, MD
• Samuel Holten (Representative), -, MA
• John Hunter (Representative), Republican, SC
• William Irvine (Representative), -, PA
• Ralph Izard (Senator), Pro-Administration, SC
• James Jackson (Senator), Anti-Administration, GA
• Rufus King (Senator), Pro-Administration, NY
• Aaron Kitchell (Representative), Republican, NJ
• John Wilkes Kittera (Representative), Federalist, PA
• John Langdon (Senator), Anti-Administration, NH
• Henry Latimer (Representative and Senator), Federalist, DE
• Amasa Learned (Representative), -, CT
• Richard Bland Lee (Representative), -, VA
• Samuel Livermore (Senator), Pro-Administration, NH
• Matthew Locke (Representative), Republican, NC
• William Lyman (Representative), Republican, MA
• Nathaniel Macon (Representative), Republican, NC
• James Madison (Representative), Republican, VA
• Francis Malbone (Representative), Federalist, RI
• Alexander Martin (Senator), Anti-Administration, NC
• Stevens Thomson Mason (Senator), Republican, VA
• Joseph McDowell (Representative), -, NC
• Alexander Mebane (Representative), -, NC
• John Francis Mercer (Representative), -, MD
• Stephen Mix Mitchell (Senator), Pro-Administration, CT
• James Monroe (Senator), Anti-Administration, VA
• William Montgomery (Representative), -, PA
• Andrew Moore (Representative), Republican, VA
• Robert Morris (Senator), Pro-Administration, PA
• Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (Representative, Speaker of the House), Anti-Administration, PA
• John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (Representative), -, PA
• William Vans Murray (Representative), Federalist, MD
• Joseph Neville (Representative), -, VA
• Anthony New (Representative), Republican, VA
• John Nicholas (Representative), Republican, VA
• Nathaniel Niles (Representative), -, VT
• Alexander Dalrymple Orr (Representative), Republican, KY
• John Page (Representative), Republican, VA
• Josiah Parker (Representative), Federalist, VA
• John Patten (Representative), Republican, DE
• Andrew Pickens (Representative), -, SC
• Richard Potts (Senator), Pro-Administration, MD
• Francis Preston (Representative), Republican, VA
• George Read (Senator), Pro-Administration, DE
• Moses Robinson (Senator), Anti-Administration, VT
• James Ross (Senator), Pro-Administration, PA
• Robert Rutherford (Representative), Republican, VA
• John Rutherfurd (Senator), Pro-Administration, NJ
• Thomas Scott (Representative), -, PA
• Theodore Sedgwick (Representative), Federalist, MA
• John Samuel Sherburne (Representative), Republican, NH
• Roger Sherman (Senator), Pro-Administration, CT
• John Smilie (Representative), Republican, PA
• Israel Smith (Representative), Republican, VT
• Jeremiah Smith (Representative), Federalist, NH
• Samuel Smith (Representative), Republican, MD
• William Loughton Smith (Representative), Federalist, SC
• Thomas Sprigg (Representative), Republican, MD
• Caleb Strong (Senator), Pro-Administration, MA
• Zephaniah Swift (Representative), Federalist, CT
• Silas Talbot (Representative), -, NY
• John Taylor (Senator), Anti-Administration, VA
• Henry Tazewell (Senator), Anti-Administration, VA
• George Thatcher (Representative), Federalist, MA
• Uriah Tracy (Representative), Federalist, CT
• Thomas Tredwell (Representative), -, NY
• Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Representative), -, CT
• John Evert Van Alen (Representative), Federalist, NY
• Philip Van Cortlandt (Representative), Republican, NY
• Peter Van Gaasbeck (Representative), -, NY
• Abraham Bedford Venable (Representative), Republican, VA
• John Vining (Senator), Pro-Administration, DE
• Jeremiah Wadsworth (Representative), -, CT
• Peleg Wadsworth (Representative), Federalist, MA
• Francis Walker (Representative), -, VA
• Artemas Ward (Representative), -, MA
• John Watts (Representative), -, NY
• James White (Delegate), -, Southwest Territory
• Benjamin Williams (Representative), -, NC
• Paine Wingate (Representative), -, NH
• Richard Winn (Representative), Republican, SC
• Joseph Winston (Representative), Republican, NC