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.
Calvin Willey was an American politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.
The 1812 and 1813 United States House of Representatives elections were held at various dates in different states between April 1812 and August 1813 as James Madison was re-elected president.
The 1810 and 1811 United States House of Representatives elections were held at various dates in different states between April 1810 and August 1811 during President James Madison's first term.
Samuel Whittlesey Dana was an American lawyer and politician from Middletown, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Lyman Law, son of Richard Law and father of John Law, was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born New London, Connecticut. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in New London.
John Tod was an American judge and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1823 to 1824. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1815 to 1818 including as Speaker from 1815 to 1816 and as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813 including two terms as Speaker.
The 1810 and 1811 United States Senate elections were elections that had the Democratic-Republican Party maintain their majority in the United States Senate. The minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats that, had they won all of the elections, they would still not have reached a majority.
Connecticut elected its members September 21, 1812.
Kentucky elected its members August 6, 1810.
Maryland held its elections October 1, 1810.
A special election was held in Connecticut's at-large congressional district on September 17, 1810 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel W. Dana (F) in May, 1810 after being elected to the Senate.
South Carolina elected its member October 8–9, 1810.
Massachusetts held its elections November 5, 1810. Massachusetts law required a majority for election. This was not met in the 15th district necessitating a second election on April 1, 1811.
The 1810 United States elections occurred in the middle of Democratic-Republican President James Madison's first term, during the First Party System. Members of the 12th United States Congress were chosen in this election. During the 12th Congress, Louisiana joined the union. Democratic-Republicans continued to control both chambers of Congress.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1810, in 13 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
The 1810 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on April 9, 1810.
The 2022 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the Connecticut State Senate. Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives.
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