The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1791, to March 4, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. Additional House seats were assigned to the two new states of Vermont and Kentucky. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority.
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old, a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The 1827 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 6, 1827, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
The 1826–27 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1826 and 1827, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
Isaac R. Nicholson was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from the establishment of a new seat on the court in 1828 until the court was abolished in favor of a new structure in 1833. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1819-1827 including as the 7th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving from 1826 to 1827. He also served in the Mississippi Senate. In the 1830s he returned to the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Beverly R. Grayson was an American public official and state legislator in Mississippi. He served as a clerk of the territorial supreme court until 1808, and represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 4th Mississippi Legislature, serving from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821.
The 1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature was a legislative term in the United States composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives that met in two sessions in 1892 and 1894.
The 1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature was convened in two sessions: a regular session that lasted from January 2, 1900 to March 12, 1900, and a special session that lasted from January 7, 1902, to March 5, 1902.
The 1st Mississippi Legislature met between October 6, 1817 and February 6, 1818, first in Washington and then in Natchez, Mississippi.
The 2nd Mississippi Legislature first met on January 4, 1819, in Natchez, Mississippi. It adjourned in February 1819.
The 3rd Mississippi Legislature met from January 3 to February 12, 1820, in Natchez, Mississippi.
The 4th Mississippi Legislature met from January 1, 1821, to February 12, 1821, in Natchez, Mississippi.
The 5th Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia, Mississippi in two sessions: first from November 5, 1821, to November 24, 1821, and then a special session from June 3, 1822, to June 30, 1822.
The 6th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, between December 23, 1822, and January 21, 1823.
The 7th Mississippi Legislature met between December 22, 1823, and January 22, 1824, in Jackson, Mississippi. The Senate adjourned on January 22, 1824, and the House adjourned on January 23, 1824. Some elections were held in August 1823.
The 8th Mississippi Legislature met from January 3, 1825 to February 4, 1825 in Jackson, Mississippi.
The 9th Mississippi Legislature met from January 2, 1826 to January 31, 1826, in Jackson, Mississippi. It was composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives. Some senators and all representatives were elected in August 1825.
The 11th Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, from January 7, 1828, to February 16, 1828.
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