List of United States senators in the 59th Congress

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 59th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1907.

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]

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 1906 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 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1907 (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.)[4]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1909 (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.)[5]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1911 (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.)[6]

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 Tyler Morgan (D-AL) March 4, 1877
3 Orville H. Platt (R-CT)[7] March 4, 1879
4 Eugene Hale (R-ME) March 4, 1881 Former representative
5 William P. Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881 Former representative
6 Nelson Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881 Former representative
7 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) March 4, 1883 Former governor, Former representative
8 Henry M. Teller (D-CO) March 4, 1885 Previously a senator
9 James H. Berry (D-AR)[8] March 20, 1885 Former governor
10 John W. Daniel (D-VA) March 4, 1887 Former representative
11 William B. Bate (D-TN)[9] Former governor
12 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH) March 4, 1891 Former representative (4 years)
13 Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND) Former representative (2 years)
14 Redfield Proctor (R-VT) November 2, 1891 Former governor
15 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) March 4, 1893 Former representative
16 George C. Perkins (R-CA) July 26, 1893 Former governor
17 Julius C. Burrows (R-MI) January 23, 1895 Former representative
18 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY) January 24, 1895
19 Francis E. Warren (R-WY) March 4, 1895 Previously a senator
20 Stephen Elkins (R-WV) Former delegate, former cabinet member
21 Knute Nelson (R-MN) Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
22 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
23 George P. Wetmore (R-RI) Former governor, Rhode Island 36th in population (1890)
24 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in population (1890)
25 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA) Virginia 15th in population (1890)
26 John C. Spooner (R-WI) March 4, 1897 Previously a senator (6 years)
27 Thomas C. Platt (R-NY) Previously a senator (2 months)
28 Joseph Foraker (R-OH) Former governor, Ohio 4th in population (1890)
29 Samuel McEnery (D-LA) Former governor, Louisiana 25th in population (1890)
30 Boies Penrose (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1890)
31 Alexander Clay (D-GA) Georgia 12th in population (1890)
32 Edmund Pettus (D-AL) Alabama 17th in population (1890)
33 Stephen Mallory (D-FL) May 15, 1897 Former representative
34 Hernando Money (D-MS) October 8, 1897 Former representative
35 John Kean (R-NJ) March 4, 1899 Former representative
36 Charles A. Culberson (D-TX) Former governor
37 Chauncey Depew (R-NY) New York 1st in population (1890)
38 Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN) Indiana 8th in population (1890)
39 Nathan B. Scott (R-WV) West Virginia 28th in population (1890)
40 Porter McCumber (R-ND) North Dakota 41st in population (1890)
41 James Taliaferro (D-FL) April 20, 1899
42 Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA) August 22, 1900 Former representative
43 William P. Dillingham (R-VT) October 18, 1900 Former governor
44 Moses Clapp (R-MN) January 23, 1901
45 John H. Mitchell (R-OR)[10] March 4, 1901 Previously a senator (18 years)
46 Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)[8] Previously a senator (12 years)
47 Fred Dubois (D-ID)[8] Previously a senator (6 years)
48 William A. Clark (D-MT)[8] Previously a senator (1 year, 2 months)
49 Anselm J. McLaurin (D-MS) Previously a senator (1 year, 1 month)
50 Joseph W. Bailey (D-TX) Former representative (10 years)
51 Edward W. Carmack (D-TN)[8] Former representative (4 years), Tennessee 13th in population (1890)
52 Robert J. Gamble (R-SD) Former representative (4 years), South Dakota 35th in population (1890)
53 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC) Former representative (2 years), North Carolina 16th in population (1890)
54 Thomas Patterson (D-CO)[8] Former representative (2 years), Colorado 31st in population (1890)
55 Murphy J. Foster (D-LA) Former governor
56 Joseph Burton (R-KS)[11] Kansas 19th in population (1890)
57 Henry E. Burnham (R-NH) New Hampshire 33rd in population (1890)
58 Joseph Millard (R-NE)[8] March 28, 1901
59 Alfred B. Kittredge (R-SD) July 1, 1901
60 John F. Dryden (R-NJ)[8] January 29, 1902
61 Russell A. Alger (R-MI)[12] September 27, 1902
62 Frank Allee (R-DE)[8] March 2, 1903
63 Arthur P. Gorman (R-MD)[13] March 4, 1903 Previously a senator
64 Albert J. Hopkins (R-IL) Former representative (18 years)
65 James B. McCreary (D-KY) Former representative (12 years)
66 Asbury Latimer (D-SC) Former representative (10 years), South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
67 Francis Newlands (D-NV) Former representative (10 years), Nevada 46th in population (1900)
68 Chester Long (R-KS) Former representative (6 years)
69 William J. Stone (D-MO) Former governor, Missouri 5th in population (1900)
70 James P. Clarke (D-AR) Former governor, Arkansas 25th in population (1900)
71 Lee S. Overman (D-NC) North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
72 Levi Ankeny (R-WA) Washington 34th in population (1900)
73 Charles W. Fulton (R-OR) Oregon 36th in population (1900)
74 Reed Smoot (R-UT) Utah 41st in population (1900)
75 Weldon B. Heyburn (R-ID) Idaho 44th in population (1900)
76 Charles Dick (R-OH) March 23, 1904 Former representative
77 Philander C. Knox (R-PA) June 10, 1904
78 Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA) October 12, 1904 Former governor
79 Thomas Carter (R-MT) March 4, 1905 Previously a senator
80 James Hemenway (R-IN) Former representative (10 years)
81 Isidor Rayner (D-MD) Former representative (6 years), Maryland 26th in population (1900)
82 Elmer Burkett (R-NE) Former representative (6 years), Nebraska 27th in population (1900)
83 George Sutherland (R-UT) Former representative (2 years)
84 Morgan Bulkeley (R-CT) Former governor
85 Frank P. Flint (R-CA) California 21st in population (1900)
86 Samuel H. Piles (R-WA) Washington 34th in population (1900)
87 George S. Nixon (R-NV) Nevada 46th in population (1900)
88 William Warner (R-MO) March 18, 1905 Former representative
James B. Frazier (D-TN) March 21, 1905
Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT) May 10, 1905
John M. Gearin (D-OR)[14] December 13, 1905
89 Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI) January 4, 1906 Former representative, Former governor
William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD) June 8, 1906 Former governor, Previously a senator (twice)
Alfred Benson (R-KS)[15] June 11, 1906
90 Henry du Pont (R-DE) June 13, 1906
Frederick Mulkey (R-OR)[8] January 23, 1907
Charles Curtis (R-KS) January 29, 1907 Former representative
William A. Smith (R-MI) February 9, 1907

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. ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  3. ^ 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  4. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1915.
  5. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1917.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1919.
  7. ^ Senator Platt died April 21, 1905.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Retired or defeated after 1906 Election
  9. ^ Senator Bate died March 9, 1905.
  10. ^ Senator Mitchell died December 8, 1905.
  11. ^ Senator Burton resigned June 4, 1906.
  12. ^ Senator Alger died January 24, 1907.
  13. ^ Senator Gorman died June 4, 1906.
  14. ^ Senator Gearin resigned January 23, 1907.
  15. ^ Senator Benson resigned January 23, 1907.
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