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
Naval Act of 1794 authorizes construction of the first ships that became the U.S. Navy, 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

John Langdon (4 March 1793-2 December 1793)
Ralph Izard (31 May 1794-9 November 1794)
Henry Tazewell (20 February 1795-7 June 1795)

House of Representatives

Members of the Third United States Congress

Senate

Connecticut

Oliver Ellsworth (Pro-Administration)
Roger Sherman (Pro-Administration) and then Stephen M. Mitchell (Pro-Administration)

Delaware

George Read (Pro-Administration) and then Henry Latimer (Pro-Administration)
John Vining (Pro-Administration)

Georgia

James Gunn (Anti-Administration)
James Jackson (Anti-Administration)

Kentucky

John Brown (Anti-Administration)
John Edwards (Anti-Administration)

Maryland

John Henry (Pro-Administration)
Richard Potts (Pro-Administration)

Massachusetts

George Cabot (Pro-Administration)
Caleb Strong (Pro-Administration)

New Hampshire

John Langdon (Anti-Administration)
Samuel Livermore (Pro-Administration)

New Jersey

Frederick Frelinghuysen (Pro-Administration)
John Rutherfurd (Pro-Administration)

New York

Aaron Burr (Anti-Administration)
Rufus King (Pro-Administration)

North Carolina

Benjamin Hawkins (Anti-Administration)
Alexander Martin (Anti-Administration)

Pennsylvania

Robert Morris (Pro-Administration)
Vacant and then James Ross (Pro-Administration)

Rhode Island

William Bradford (Pro-Administration)
Theodore Foster (Pro-Administration)

South Carolina

Pierce Butler (Anti-Administration)
Ralph Izard (Pro-Administration)

Vermont

Stephen R. Bradley (Anti-Administration)
Moses Robinson (Anti-Administration)

Virginia

James Monroe (Anti-Administration) and then Stevens T. Mason (Anti-Administration)
John Taylor of Caroline (Anti-Administration) and then Henry Tazewell (Anti-Administration)

House of Representatives

Connecticut

Joshua Coit (Pro-Administration), At-Large
James Hillhouse (Pro-Administration), At-Large
Amasa Learned, At-Large
Zephaniah Swift (Pro-Administration), At-Large
Uriah Tracy (Pro-Administration), At-Large
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Pro-Administration), At-Large
Jeremiah Wadsworth, At-Large

Delaware

John Patten (Anti-Administration) and then Henry Latimer (Pro-Administration), At-Large

Georgia

Abraham Baldwin (Anti-Administration), At-Large
Thomas P. Carnes, At-Large

Kentucky

Christopher Greenup (Anti-Administration), At-Large
Alexander D. Orr (Anti-Administration), At-Large

Maryland

George Dent (Pro-Administration), 1st District
John F. Mercer (Anti-Administration) and then Gabriel Duvall (Anti-Administration), 2nd District
Uriah Forrest and then Benjamin Edwards, 3rd District
Thomas Sprigg (Anti-Administration), 4th District
Gabriel Christie (Anti-Administration), 5th District
Samuel Smith (Anti-Administration), 5th District
William Hindman (Pro-Administration), 6th District
William Vans Murray (Pro-Administration), 7th District