List of United States senators in the 56th Congress

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 56th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1901.

Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1900 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1901 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.)[5]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1903 (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.)[6]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1905 (CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.)[7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 William B. Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former representative
2 John P. Jones (R-NV)
3 Francis Cockrell (D-MO) March 4, 1875
4 George F. Hoar (R-MA) March 4, 1877 Former representative
5 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
6 George G. Vest (D-MO) March 4, 1879 Missouri 5th in population (1870)
7 Orville H. Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in population (1870)
8 Eugene Hale (R-ME) March 4, 1881 Former representative (10 years)
9 Joseph Hawley (R-CT) Former representative (5 years)
10 William P. Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881 Former representative
11 Nelson Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881
12 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) March 4, 1883
13 Henry M. Teller (D-CO) March 4, 1885 Previously a senator
14 James K. Jones (D-AR)
15 James H. Berry (D-AR) March 20, 1885
16 William M. Stewart (R-NV) March 4, 1887 Previously a senator
17 John W. Daniel (D-VA) Former representative
18 William B. Bate (D-TN) Former governor, Tennessee 12th in population (1880)
19 Cushman Davis (R-MN)[8] Former governor, Minnesota 26th in population (1880)
20 Samuel Pasco (D-FL)[9] May 19, 1887
21 James McMillan (R-MI) March 4, 1889 Michigan 9th in population (1880)
22 Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)[10] Colorado 35th in population (1880)
23 William E. Chandler (R-NH)[10] June 18, 1889
24 Richard F. Pettigrew (SR-SD)[10] November 2, 1889 Former delegate
25 George L. Shoup (R-ID)[10] December 18, 1890 Former governor
26 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH) March 4, 1891 Former representative (4 years)
27 Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND) Former representative (2 years)
28 James H. Kyle (R-SD)
29 Redfield Proctor (R-VT) November 2, 1891 Former governor
30 Donelson Caffery (D-LA)[10] December 31, 1892
31 William Lindsay (D-KY)[10] February 15, 1893
32 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) March 4, 1893 Former representative
33 George C. Perkins (R-CA) July 26, 1893 Former governor
34 Julius C. Burrows (R-MI) January 23, 1895 Former representative (3 times)
35 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY) January 24, 1895 Former representative
36 Jeter C. Pritchard (R-NC)
37 William J. Sewell (R-NJ) March 4, 1895 Previously a senator (6 years)
38 Francis E. Warren (R-WY) Previously a senator (3 years)
39 Horace Chilton (D-TX)[10] Previously a senator (2 years)
40 Thomas Carter (R-MT) Former delegate, former representative
41 Stephen Elkins (R-WV) Former delegate, former cabinet member
42 John H. Gear (R-IA)[10] Former governor, Iowa 10th in population (1890)
43 Knute Nelson (R-MN) Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
44 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
45 George P. Wetmore (R-RI) Former governor, Rhode Island 36th in population (1890)
46 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in population (1890)
47 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA) Virginia 15th in population (1890)
48 Marion Butler (PP-NC)[10] North Carolina 16th in population (1890)
49 Lucien Baker (R-KS)[10] Kansas 19th in population (1890)
50 John M. Thurston (R-NE)[10] Nebraska 26th in population (1890)
51 George McBride (R-OR)[10] Oregon 38th in population (1890)
52 Richard Kenney (D-DE)[10] January 19, 1897
53 John C. Spooner (R-WI) March 4, 1897 Previously a senator (6 years)
54 Thomas C. Platt (R-NY) Previously a senator (2 months)
55 William E. Mason (R-IL) Former representative (4 years)
56 William A. Harris (PP-KS) Former representative (2 years), Kansas 19th in population (1890)
57 George L. Wellington (R-MD) Former representative (2 years), Maryland 27th in population (1890)
58 Joseph Rawlins (D-UT) Former delegate
59 Joseph Foraker (R-OH) Former governor, Ohio 4th in population (1890)
60 Samuel McEnery (D-LA) Former governor, Louisiana 25th in population (1890)
61 Boies Penrose (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1890)
62 Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN) Indiana 8th in population (1890)
63 William Deboe (R-KY) Kentucky 11th in population (1890)
64 Alexander Clay (D-GA) Georgia 12th in population (1890)
65 Edmund Pettus (D-AL) Alabama 17th in population (1890)
66 George Turner (SR-WA) Washington 34th in population (1890)
67 Henry Heitfeld (PP-ID) Idaho 43rd in population (1890)
68 Mark Hanna (R-OH) March 6, 1897
69 Stephen Mallory (D-FL) May 15, 1897
70 John L. McLaurin (D-SC) June 1, 1897
71 Thomas B. Turley (D-TN)[10] July 20, 1897
72 Hernando Money (D-MS) October 8, 1897
73 William V. Sullivan (D-MS)[10] May 31, 1898
74 Joseph Simon (R-OR) October 8, 1898
75 Jonathan Ross (R-VT)[11] January 11, 1899
76 Louis McComas (R-MD) March 4, 1899 Former representative (8 years)
77 John Kean (R-NJ) Former representative (4 years)
78 Charles A. Culberson (D-TX) Former governor
79 Chauncey Depew (R-NY) New York 1st in population (1890)
80 Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN) Indiana 8th in population (1890)
81 Joseph Quarles (R-WI) Wisconsin 14th in population (1890)
82 Nathan B. Scott (R-WV) West Virginia 28th in population (1890)
83 Addison Foster (R-WA) Washington 34th in population (1890)
84 Porter McCumber (R-ND) North Dakota 41st in population (1890)
85 William A. Clark (D-MT) Montana 44th in population (1890)
86 Monroe Hayward (R-NE)[12] March 8, 1899
87 James Taliaferro (D-FL) April 20, 1899
William V. Allen (PP-NE) December 13, 1899
88 Thomas R. Bard (R-CA) February 7, 1900
Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA) August 22, 1900 Former representative
William P. Dillingham (R-VT) October 18, 1900
Charles A. Towne (R-MN) December 5, 1900 Former representative
89 Matthew Quay (R-PA) January 16, 1901 Previously a senator
Moses Clapp (R-MN) January 23, 1901 Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
90 Thomas Kearns (R-UT) Utah 40th in population (1890)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ^ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
  3. ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
  4. ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  5. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1901.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1903.
  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1905.
  8. ^ Senator Davis died November 27, 1900.
  9. ^ Senator Pasco resigned April 18, 1899.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Retired or defeated after 1900 Election
  11. ^ Senator Ross resigned October 18, 1900.
  12. ^ Senator Hayward died December 5, 1899.
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