11th United States Congress


The 11th 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, 1809 to March 4, 1811, during the first two years of James Madison'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.

Major events

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. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1814; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1810; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1812.

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

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their districts.

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

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives.
There were two plural districts, the 2nd & 6th, each had two representatives.
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.

Changes in membership

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

Senate

There were 8 resignations, 2 deaths, 1 interim appointment, and 1 vacancy from before this Congress.

House of Representatives

Of the voting members, there were 12 resignations, 1 death, and 1 change due to a contested election.

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

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