# 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 1800 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.

## Major events

* March 4, 1809: James Madison became President of the United States
* October 27, 1810: Annexation of West Florida from Spain

## Major legislation

* May 1, 1810: Macon's Bill Number 2, ch. 39, 2 Stat. 605

## Constitutional amendments

* May 1, 1810: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution that would strip United States citizenship from any citizen who accepted a title of nobility from a foreign country, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification 2 Stat. 613
** This amendment, commonly known as the Titles of Nobility Amendment, has not been ratified and is still pending before the states.

## Party summary

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

| | Party (shading shows control) | Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant |
| | Democratic- Republican (DR) | Federalist (F) | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous congress | 28 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Begin | 26 | 7 | 33 | 1 |
| End | 26 | 8 | 34 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 76.5% | 23.5% | | |
| Beginning of next congress | 28 | 6 | 34 | 0 |

### House of Representatives

| | Party (shading shows control) | Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant |
| | Democratic- Republican (DR) | Federalist (F) | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous congress | 115 | 27 | 142 | 0 |
| Begin | 93 | 49 | 142 | 0 |
| End | 93 | 48 | 141 | 1 |
| Final voting share | 66.0% | 34.0% | | |
| Beginning of next congress | 106 | 36 | 142 | 0 |

## Leadership
### Senate

* President: George Clinton (DR)
* President pro tempore: John Milledge (DR)
** Andrew Gregg (DR), from June 26, 1809
** John Gaillard (DR), from February 28, 1810
** John Pope (DR), from February 23, 1811

### House of Representatives

* Speaker: Joseph B. Varnum (DR)

## Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
    Skip to House of Representatives, below

### 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.

### House of Representatives

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

## 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

* Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: N/A)
* Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Nicholas Gilman)
* National University (Chairman: N/A)
* Whole

### House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Nicholas R. Moore then William Milnor then Nicholas R. Moore)
* Arms Exports (Select)
* Claims (Chairman: Richard M. Johnson then Erastus Root)
* Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.)
* District of Columbia (Chairman: John Love then Archibald Van Horne)
* Elections (Chairman: William Findley)
* Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John Rhea)
* Public Lands (Chairman: Jeremiah Morrow)
* Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Henry Southard)
* Rules (Select)
* Standards of Official Conduct
* Ways and Means (Chairman: John W. Eppes)
* Whole

### Joint committees

* Enrolled Bills (Chairman: James Turner)
* The Library (Chairman: N/A)

## Employees
### Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Benjamin Latrobe
* Librarian of Congress: Patrick Magruder

### Senate

* Chaplain: James J. Wilmer (Episcopalian), until December 5, 1809
** Obadiah B. Brown (Baptist), from December 5, 1809
** Walter D. Addison (Episcopalian), from December 12, 1810
* Secretary: Samuel A. Otis
* Sergeant at Arms: James Mathers

### House of Representatives

* Chaplain: Robert Elliott, Baptist, until May 27, 1809
** Jesse Lee, Methodist, from May 27, 1809
* Clerk: Patrick Magruder
* Doorkeeper: Thomas Claxton
* Reading Clerks: [data missing]
* Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn