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First United States Congress
Dates of Sessions
1789-1791
Major Political Events
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Senate and House of Representatives of eleven States first convene in New York, March 4, 1789.
- House first meets with quorum of members to elect first Speaker, April 1, 1789
- Senate first meets with quorum of members to elect first President pro tempore and tally results of Presidential election
- Inauguration of George Washington, first President of the United States, April 30, 1789
- Foreign Affairs (State) Department Established, July 27, 1789
- War (Defense) Department Established, August 7, 1789
- Adopts provisions of the Northwest Ordinance under the U.S. Constitution, August 7, 1789
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Treasury Department Established, September 2, 1789
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Judiciary Act established Office of Attorney General, the composition of Supreme Court, and the entire Judiciary system, September 24, 1789
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North Carolina ratifies Constitution, November 21, 1789
- Makes provisions for the first U.S. Census, March 1, 1790
- Accepts the cession of claims on western territory (which was to become the state of Tennessee) by North Carolina on April 2, 1790
- Passes first legislation regulating Patents, April 10, 1790
- Organizes the Southwest Territory out of territory ceded by North Carolina, May 26, 1790
- Passes first copyright legislation, May 31, 1790
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Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ratifies Constitution, May 29, 1790
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Kentucky admitted to Union, February 4, 1791, effective June 1, 1792
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Vermont admitted to Union, February 18, 1791, effective March 4, 1791
Officers
Senate
House of Representatives
Members of the First United States Congress
Senate
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Richard Bassett, Anti-Federalist, DE
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Pierce Butler, Federalist, SC
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Federalist, MD
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Tristram Dalton, Federalist, MA
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Philemon Dickinson, Federalist, NJ
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Oliver Ellsworth, Federalist, CT
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Jonathan Elmer, Federalist, NJ
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William Few, Anti-Federalist, GA
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Theodore Foster, Federalist, RI
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William Grayson, Anti-Federalist, VA
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James Gunn, Anti-Federalist, GA
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Benjamin Hawkins, Federalist, NC
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John Henry, Federalist, MD
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Ralph Izard, Federalist, SC
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William Samuel Johnson, Federalist, CT
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Samuel Johnston, Federalist, NC
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Rufus King, Federalist, NY
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John Langdon, Federalist, NH
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Richard Henry Lee, Anti-Federalist, VA
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William Maclay, Anti-Federalist, PA
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James Monroe, Anti-Federalist, VA
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Robert Morris, Federalist, PA
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William Paterson, Federalist, NJ
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George Read, Federalist, DE
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Philip Schuyler, Federalist, NY
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Joseph Stanton, Jr., Anti-Federalist, RI
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Caleb Strong, Federalist, MA
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John Walker, Federalist, VA
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Paine Wingate, Anti-Federalist, NH
House of Representatives
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Fisher Ames, Federalist, MA
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John Baptista Ashe, -, NC
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Abraham Baldwin, -, GA
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Egbert Benson, Federalist, NY
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Theodorick Bland, -, VA
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Timothy Bloodworth, -, NC
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Elias Boudinot, -, NJ
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Benjamin Bourne, Federalist, RI
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John Brown, Anti-Federalist,VA
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Aedanus Burke, -, SC
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Lambert Cadwalader, Federalist, NJ
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Daniel Carroll, -, MD
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George Clymer, -, PA
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Isaac Coles, Anti-Federalist, VA
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Benjamin Contee, -, MD
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Thomas Fitzsimons, -, PA
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William Floyd, -, NY
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Abiel Foster, Federalist, NH
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George Gale, -, MD
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Elbridge Gerry, -, MA
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William Branch Giles, Anti-Federalist, VA
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Nicholas Gilman, Anti-Federalist, NH
- Benjamin Goodhue , Federalist, MA
- Samuel Griffin , -, VA
- Jonathan Grout , -, MA
- Thomas Hartley , Federalist, PA
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John Hathorn, Anti-Federalist, NY
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Daniel Hiester, Anti-Federalist, PA
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Daniel Huger, -, SC
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Benjamin Huntington, -, CT
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James Jackson, Anti-Federalist, GA
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John Laurance, -, NY
- Richard Bland Lee , -, VA
- George Leonard , Federalist, MA
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Samuel Livermore, Federalist, NH
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James Madison, Anti-Federalist, VA
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George Mathews, -, GA
- Andrew Moore , Anti-Federalist, VA
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Frederick Muhlenberg (Speaker of the House), Federalist, PA
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, -, PA
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John Page, Anti-Federalist, VA
- Josiah Parker , Federalist, VA
- George Partridge , -, MA
- James Schureman , Federalist, NJ
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Thomas Scott, -, PA
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Theodore Sedgwick, Federalist, MA
- Joshua Seney , -, MD
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John Sevier, Anti-Federalist, NC
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Roger Sherman, -, CT
- Peter Silvester ), -, NY
- Thomas Sinnickson , Federalist, NJ
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William Smith, -, MD
- William Loughton Smith , Federalist, SC
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John Steele, -, NC
- Michael Jenifer Stone , -, MD
- Jonathan Sturges , -, CT
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Thomas Sumter, Anti-Federalist, SC
- George Thatcher , Federalist, MA
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Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., -, CT
- Thomas Tudor Tucker , -, SC
- Jeremiah Van Rensselaer , -, NY
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John Vining, -, DE
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Jeremiah Wadsworth, -, CT
- Alexander White , -, VA
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Hugh Williamson, Federalist, NC
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Henry Wynkoop, -, PA
External Links
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First Federal Congress Project http://www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/ at GWU
Last updated: 02-19-2005 00:05:20
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55
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