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17 unusual facts about 12th United States Congress


Abijah Bigelow

He was reelected to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served from October 8, 1810, to March 3, 1815.

Abner Lacock

Lacock was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Twelfth Congress.

Alexander McKim

McKim was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Congresses, where he served from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1815.

Barzillai Gannett

Gannett was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and served from March 4, 1809, until his resignation in 1812.

Bolling Hall

He was elected as a Republican to the 12th, 13th and 14th United States Congresses serving from March 4, 1811, until March 3, 1817.

Charles Turner, Jr.

He was reelected to the Twelfth Congress and served from June 28, 1809, to March 3, 1813.

Ebenezer Sage

Sage was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 11th, 12th and 13th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1809 to March 4, 1815.

Elijah Brigham

Brigham was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1816.

James Emott

He was elected as a Federalist to the 11th and 12th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1813.

James Milnor

In October 1810, Milnor, a Federalist, was elected to represent the First Congressional District of Pennsylvania, in the Twelfth Congress.

John M. Hyneman

Hyneman was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served until his resignation on August 2, 1813.

Peleg Tallman

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813).

Richard Jackson, Jr.

He was reelected to the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Congresses and served from November 11, 1808, to March 3, 1815.

Thomas Sammons

He was elected as a Federalist to the 11th, and as a Democratic-Republican to the 12th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1813.

Vaccine Act of 1813

The Vaccine Act of 1813 was an Act of the Twelfth Congress of the United States to encourage vaccination against smallpox.

William Blackledge

He ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1808, but served briefly in the state house in 1809 and returned to serve one more term in the 12th United States Congress from 1811 to 1813.

William M. Richardson

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph B. Varnum; and was reelected to the Thirteenth Congress and served from November 4, 1811, to April 18, 1814, when he resigned.