Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: Benjamin Pond (1768  October 6, 1814) was a United States Representative from New York., The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of the United States., The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, and only rarely to a third party or as independents. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members in addition to its 435 voting members. These members can, however, sit on congressional committees and introduce legislation. These members represent Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands., Asa Adgate ( November 17 , 1767 -- February 15 , 1832 ) was an iron manufacturer , farmer , and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond ., Subject: asa adgate, Relation: position_held, Options: (A) congress (B) senate (C) united states representative
Output (English): united states representative