Third United States Congress
Dates of Sessions
1793-1795
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
House of Representatives
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
