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1st Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Langdon (P-NH) March 4, 1789 Former Governor
2 William Grayson (A-VA) Virginia 1st in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (G) March 12, 1790
3 Richard Henry Lee (A-VA) Alphabetical (L)
4 Tristram Dalton (P-MA) Massachusetts and Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (D)
5 William Maclay (A-PA) Alphabetical (MA)
6 Robert Morris (P-PA) Alphabetical (MO)
7 Caleb Strong (P-MA) Alphabetical (S)
8 Charles Carroll (P-MD) Maryland 4th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (C)
9 John Henry (P-MD) Alphabetical (H)
10 Pierce Butler (P-SC) South Carolina and Connecticut 6th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (B)
11 Oliver Ellsworth (P-CT) Alphabetical (E)
12 Ralph Izard (P-SC) Alphabetical (I)
13 William Samuel Johnson (P-CT) Alphabetical (J)
14 Jonathan Elmer (P-NJ) New Jersey 9th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (E)
15 William Paterson (P-NJ) Alphabetical (P) November 13, 1790
16 William Few (A-GA) Georgia and New Hampshire 10th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (F)
17 James Gunn (A-GA) Alphabetical (G)
18 Paine Wingate (A-NH) Alphabetical (W)
19 Richard Bassett (A-DE) Delaware 12th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (B)
20 George Read (P-DE) Alphabetical (R)
21 Rufus King (P-NY) July 16, 1789 Alphabetical (K)
22 Philip John Schuyler (P-NY) Alphabetical (S)
23 Samuel Johnston (P-NC) November 27, 1789 Former Governor
24 Benjamin Hawkins (P-NC)
John Walker (P-VA) March 31, 1790 November 9, 1790
25 Theodore Foster (P-RI) June 7, 1790 Alphabetical (F)
26 Joseph Stanton IV (A-RI) Alphabetical: (S)
James Monroe (A-VA) November 9, 1790
Philemon Dickinson (P-NJ) November 23, 1790

2nd Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Langdon (P-NH) March 4, 1789 Former Governor
2 Richard Henry Lee (A-VA) Virginia 1st in Population (Constitution) October 8, 1792
3 Robert Morris (P-PA) Massachusetts and Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (M)
4 Caleb Strong (P-MA) Alphabetical (S)
5 Charles Carroll (P-MD) Maryland 4th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (C) November 30, 1792
6 John Henry (P-MD) Alphabetical (H)
7 Pierce Butler (A-SC) South Carolina and Connecticut 6th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (B)
8 Oliver Ellsworth (P-CT) Alphabetical (E)
9 Ralph Izard (P-SC) Alphabetical (I)
10 William Samuel Johnson (P-CT) Alphabetical (J) March 4, 1791
11 William Few (A-GA) Georgia and New Hampshire 10th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (F)
12 James Gunn (A-GA) Alphabetical (G)
13 Paine Wingate (A-NH) Alphabetical (W)
14 Richard Bassett (P-DE) Delaware 12th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (B)
15 George Read (P-DE) Alphabetical (R)
16 Rufus King (P-NY) July 16, 1789
17 Samuel Johnston (P-NC) November 27, 1789 Former Governor
18 Benjamin Hawkins (A-NC)
19 Theodore Foster (P-RI) June 7, 1790 Alphabetical (F)
20 Joseph Stanton IV (A-RI) Alphabetical (S)
21 James Monroe (A-VA) November 9, 1790
22 Philemon Dickinson (P-NJ) November 23, 1790
23 George Cabot (P-MA) March 4, 1791 Massachusetts 2nd in Population (Constitution)
24 Aaron Burr (A-NY) New York 4th in Population (Constitution)
25 John Rutherfurd (P-NJ) New Jersey 9th in Population (Constitution)
Roger Sherman (P-CT) June 13, 1791
26 Moses Robinson (A-VT) October 17, 1791 Former Governor
27 Stephen Row Bradley (A-VT)
28 John Brown (A-KY) June 18, 1792 Former Representative
29 John Edwards (A-KY)
John Taylor (A-VA) October 18, 1792
Richard Potts (P-MD) January 10, 1793
30 Open Seat (PA) N/A

3rd Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Langdon (A-NH) March 4, 1789 Former Governor
2 Robert Morris (P-PA) Massachusetts and Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (M)
3 Caleb Strong (P-MA) Alphabetical (S)
4 John Henry (P-MD) Maryland 4th in Population (Constitution)
5 Pierce Butler (A-SC) South Carolina and Connecticut 6th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (B)
6 Oliver Ellsworth (P-CT) Alphabetical (E)
7 Ralph Izard (P-SC) Alphabetical (I)
8 James Gunn (A-GA) Georgia 10th in Population (Constitution)
9 George Read (P-DE) Delaware 12th in Population (Constitution) September 18, 1793
10 Rufus King (P-NY) July 16, 1789
11 Benjamin Hawkins (A-NC) November 27, 1789
12 Theodore Foster (P-RI) June 7, 1790
13 James Monroe (A-VA) November 9, 1790 May 27, 1794
14 George Cabot (P-MA) March 4, 1791 Massachusetts 2nd in Population (Constitution)
15 Aaron Burr (A-NY) New York 4th in Population (Constitution)
16 John Rutherfurd (P-NJ) New Jersey 9th in Population (Constitution)
17 Roger Sherman (P-CT) June 13, 1791 July 23, 1793
18 Moses Robinson (A-VT) October 17, 1791 Former Governor
19 Stephen Row Bradley (A-VT)
20 John Brown (A-KY) June 18, 1792 Former Representative
21 John Edwards (A-KY)
22 John Taylor (A-VA) October 18, 1792 May 11, 1794
23 Richard Potts (P-MD) January 10, 1793
24 John Vining (P-DE) March 4, 1793 Former Representative (4 years)
25 James Jackson (A-GA) Former Representative (2 years)
26 Alexander Martin (A-NC) Former Governor
27 Frederick Frelinghuysen (P-NJ) New Jersey 9th in Population (1790 Census)
28 Samuel Livermore (P-NH) New Hampshire 10th in Population (1790 Census)
29 William Bradford (P-RI) Rhode Island 14th in Population (1790 Census)
30 Albert Gallatin (A-PA) December 2, 1793 Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1790 Census) February 28, 1794
Stephen Mix Mitchell (P-CT) Connecticut 8th in Population (1790 Census)
James Ross (P-PA) April 24, 1794
Stevens Thomson Mason (A-VA) November 18, 1794
Henry Tazewell (A-VA) December 29, 1794
Henry Latimer (P-DE) February 7, 1795

4th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Langdon (DR-NH) March 4, 1789 Former Governor
2 Caleb Strong (F-MA) Massachusetts 2nd in Population (Constitution) June 1, 1796
3 John Henry (F-MD) Maryland 4th in Population (Constitution)
4 Pierce Butler (DR-SC) South Carolina and Connecticut 6th in Population (Constitution) Alphabetical (B) October 25, 1796
5 Oliver Ellsworth (F-CT) Alphabetical (E) March 8, 1796
6 James Gunn (F-GA) Georgia 10th in Population (Constitution)
7 Rufus King (F-NY) July 16, 1789 May 23, 1796
8 Theodore Foster (F-RI) June 7, 1790
9 George Cabot (F-MA) March 4, 1791 Massachusetts 2nd in Population (Constitution) June 9, 1796
10 Aaron Burr (DR-NY) New York 4th in Population (Constitution)
11 John Rutherfurd (F-NJ) New Jersey 9th in Population (Constitution)
12 Moses Robinson (DR-VT) October 17, 1791 October 15, 1796
13 John Brown (DR-KY) June 18, 1792
14 Richard Potts (F-MD) January 10, 1793 October 24, 1796
15 John Vining (F-DE) March 4, 1793 Former Representative (4 years)
16 James Jackson (DR-GA) Former Representative (2 years) November 16, 1795
17 Alexander Martin (DR-NC) Former Governor
18 Frederick Frelinghuysen (F-NJ) New Jersey 9th in Population (1790 Census) November 12, 1796
19 Samuel Livermore (F-NH) New Hampshire 10th in Population (1790 Census)
20 William Bradford (F-RI) Rhode Island 14th in Population (1790 Census)
21 James Ross (F-PA) April 24, 1794
22 Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA) November 18, 1794
23 Henry Tazewell (DR-VA) December 29, 1794
24 Henry Latimer (F-DE) February 7, 1795
25 Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (F-CT) March 4, 1795 Former Representative (6 years) June 10, 1796
26 Timothy Bloodworth (DR-NC) Former Representative (0 years)
27 William Bingham (F-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1790)
28 Jacob Read (F-SC) South Carolina 7th in Population (1790)
29 Elijah Paine (F-VT) Vermont 11th in Population (1790)
30 Humphrey Marshall (F-KY) Kentucky 13th in Population (1790)
George Walton (F-GA) November 16, 1795 February 20, 1796
Josiah Tattnall (DR-GA) February 20, 1796
Benjamin Goodhue (F-MA) June 11, 1796 Alphabetical (G)
Theodore Sedgwick (F-MA) Alphabetical (S)
31 William Blount (DR-TN) August 2, 1796 Alphabetical (B)
32 William Cocke (DR-TN) Alphabetical (C)
Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
Isaac Tichenor (F-VT) October 18, 1796
John Laurance (F-NY) November 9, 1796
Richard Stockton (F-NJ) November 12, 1796
John Eager Howard (F-MD) November 21, 1796
James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
John Hunter (DR-SC) December 8, 1796

5th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Langdon (DR-NH) March 4, 1789 Former Governor
2 John Henry (F-MD) Maryland 4th in Population (Constitution) December 10, 1797
3 James Gunn (F-GA) Georgia 10th in Population (Constitution)
4 Theodore Foster (F-RI) June 7, 1790
5 John Rutherfurd (F-NJ) March 4, 1791 December 5, 1798
6 John Brown (DR-KY) June 18, 1792
7 John Vining (F-DE) March 4, 1793 Former Representative January 19, 1798
8 Alexander Martin (DR-NC) Former Governor
9 Samuel Livermore (F-NH) New Hampshire 10th in Population (1790)
10 William Bradford (F-RI) Rhode Island 14th in Population (1790) October 1797
11 James Ross (F-PA) April 24, 1794
12 Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA) November 18, 1794
13 Henry Tazewell (DR-VA) December 29, 1794 January 24, 1799
14 Henry Latimer (F-DE) February 7, 1795
15 Timothy Bloodworth (DR-NC) March 4, 1795 Former Representative
16 William Bingham (F-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1790)
17 Jacob Read (F-SC) South Carolina 7th in Population (1790)
18 Elijah Paine (F-VT) Vermont 11th in Population (1790)
19 Humphrey Marshall (F-KY) Kentucky 13th in Population (1790)
20 Josiah Tattnall (DR-GA) February 20, 1796
21 Benjamin Goodhue (F-MA) June 11, 1796 Alphabetical (G)
22 Theodore Sedgwick (F-MA) Alphabetical (S)
23 William Blount (DR-TN) August 2, 1796 Alphabetical (B) July 8, 1797
24 William Cocke (DR-TN) Alphabetical (C) September 26, 1797
25 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
26 Isaac Tichenor (F-VT) October 18, 1796 October 17, 1797
27 John Laurance (F-NY) November 9, 1796
28 Richard Stockton (F-NJ) November 12, 1796
29 John Eager Howard (F-MD) November 21, 1796
30 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
31 John Hunter (DR-SC) December 8, 1796 November 26, 1798
32 Philip John Schuyler (F-NY) March 4, 1797 January 3, 1798
Andrew Jackson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797 Former Representative April 1798
Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN)
Nathaniel Chipman (F-VT) October 17, 1797
Ray Greene (F-RI) November 13, 1797
James Lloyd (F-MD) December 8, 1797
John Sloss Hobart (F-NY) January 11, 1798 April 16, 1798
Joshua Clayton (F-DE) January 19, 1798 August 11, 1798
William North (F-NY) May 5, 1798 August 17, 1798
James Watson (F-NY) August 17, 1798
Daniel Smith (DR-TN) October 6, 1798
Franklin Davenport (F-NJ) December 5, 1798
Charles Pinckney (DR-SC) December 6, 1798
William Hill Wells (F-DE) January 17, 1799

6th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Langdon (DR-NH) March 4, 1789 Former Governor
2 James Gunn (F-GA)
3 Theodore Foster (F-RI) June 7, 1790
4 John Brown (DR-KY) June 18, 1792
5 Samuel Livermore (F-NH) March 4, 1793
6 James Ross (F-PA) April 24, 1794
7 Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA) November 18, 1794
8 Henry Latimer (F-DE) February 7, 1795 February 28, 1801
9 Timothy Bloodworth (DR-NC) March 4, 1795 Former Representative
10 William Bingham (F-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1790)
11 Jacob Read (F-SC) South Carolina 7th in Population (1790)
12 Elijah Paine (F-VT) Vermont 11th in Population (1790)
13 Humphrey Marshall (F-KY) Kentucky 13th in Population (1790)
14 Benjamin Goodhue (F-MA) June 11, 1796 November 8, 1800
15 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
16 John Laurance (F-NY) November 9, 1796 August 1800
17 John Eager Howard (F-MD) November 21, 1796
18 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
19 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
20 Nathaniel Chipman (F-VT) October 17, 1797
21 Ray Greene (F-RI) November 13, 1797
22 James Lloyd (F-MD) December 8, 1797 December 1, 1800
23 James Watson (F-NY) August 17, 1798 March 19, 1800
24 Charles Pinckney (DR-SC) December 6, 1798
25 William Hill Wells (F-DE) January 17, 1799
26 William Cocke (DR-TN) March 4, 1799 Former Senator
27 Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) Former Representative (10 years)
28 Jonathan Dayton (F-NJ) Former Representative (8 years)
29 James Schureman (F-NJ) Former Representative (4 years) February 16, 1801
30 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) Former Representative (2 years) North Carolina 3rd in Population (1790)
31 Samuel Dexter (F-MA) Massachusetts 4th in Population (1790) May 30, 1800
32 Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR-VA) December 5, 1799
Gouverneur Morris (F-NY) April 3, 1800
Dwight Foster (F-MA) June 6, 1800
John Armstrong, Jr. (DR-NY) November 6, 1800
Jonathan Mason (F-MA) November 14, 1800
William Hindman (F-MD) December 12, 1800
Aaron Ogden (F-NJ) February 28, 1801 New Jersey 9th in Population (1790)
Samuel White (F-DE) Delaware 15th in Population (1790)

7th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Theodore Foster (DR-RI) June 7, 1790
2 John Brown (DR-KY) June 18, 1792
3 Samuel Livermore (F-NH) March 4, 1793 June 12, 1801
4 James Ross (F-PA) April 24, 1794
5 Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA) November 18, 1794
6 Elijah Paine (F-VT) March 4, 1795 September 1, 1801
7 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
8 John Eager Howard (F-MD) November 21, 1796
9 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
10 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
11 Nathaniel Chipman (F-VT) October 17, 1797
12 Ray Greene (F-RI) November 13, 1797 March 5, 1801
13 Charles Pinckney (DR-SC) December 6, 1798 June 6, 1801
14 William Hill Wells (F-DE) January 17, 1799
15 William Cocke (DR-TN) March 4, 1799 Former Senator
16 Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) Former Representative (10 years)
17 Jonathan Dayton (F-NJ) Former Representative (8 years)
18 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) Former Representative (2 years)
19 Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR-VA) December 5, 1799
20 Gouverneur Morris (F-NY) April 3, 1800
21 Dwight Foster (F-MA) June 6, 1800 March 2, 1803
22 John Armstrong, Jr. (DR-NY) November 6, 1800 February 5, 1802
23 Jonathan Mason (F-MA) November 14, 1800
24 William Hindman (F-MD) December 12, 1800 November 19, 1801
25 Aaron Ogden (F-NJ) February 28, 1801 New Jersey 9th in Population (1790)
26 Samuel White (F-DE) Delaware 15th in Population (1790)
27 James Jackson (DR-GA) March 4, 1801 Former Senator
28 John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (DR-PA) Former Representative (6 years) June 30, 1801
29 David Stone (DR-NC) Former Representative (2 years) North Carolina 3rd in Population (1790)
30 James Sheafe (F-NH) New Hampshire 10th in Population (1790) June 14, 1802
31 John Ewing Colhoun (DR-SC) South Carolina 7th in Population (1790) October 26, 1802
32 John Breckinridge (DR-KY) Kentucky 13th in Population (1790)
Christopher Ellery (DR-RI) May 6, 1801
Simeon Olcott (F-NH) June 17, 1801
George Logan (DR-PA) July 13, 1801
Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
Robert Wright (DR-MD) November 19, 1801
Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) December 15, 1801
De Witt Clinton (DR-NY) February 9, 1802
William Plumer (F-NH) June 17, 1802
Pierce Butler (DR-SC) November 4, 1802
33 Open Seat (OH) N/A
34 Open Seat (OH)

8th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Brown (DR-KY) June 18, 1792
2 Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA) November 18, 1794 May 10, 1803
3 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
4 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
5 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
6 William Hill Wells (F-DE) January 17, 1799 November 6, 1804
7 William Cocke (DR-TN) March 4, 1799 Former Senator
8 Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) Former Representative (10 years)
9 Jonathan Dayton (F-NJ) Former Representative (8 years)
10 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) Former Representative (2 years)
11 Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR-VA) December 5, 1799 May 22, 1804
12 Samuel White (F-DE) February 28, 1801
13 James Jackson (DR-GA) March 4, 1801 Former Senator
14 David Stone (DR-NC) Former Representative
15 John Breckinridge (DR-KY)
16 Christopher Ellery (F-RI) May 6, 1801
17 Simeon Olcott (F-NH) June 17, 1801
18 George Logan (DR-PA) July 13, 1801
19 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
20 Robert Wright (DR-MD) November 19, 1801
21 Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) December 15, 1801
22 De Witt Clinton (DR-NY) February 9, 1802 November 4, 1803
23 William Plumer (F-NH) June 17, 1802
24 Pierce Butler (DR-SC) November 4, 1802 November 21, 1804
25 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803 Former Representative (10 years)
26 Theodorus Bailey (DR-NY) Former Representative (7 years) January 16, 1804
27 Israel Smith (DR-VT) Former Representative (5 years)
28 Samuel Maclay (DR-PA) Former Representative (2 years)
29 Timothy Pickering (F-MA) Former Cabinent Member
30 John Quincy Adams (F-MA) Massachusetts 5th in Population (1800)
31 Samuel John Potter (DR-RI) Rhode Island 15th in Population (1800) October 14, 1804
32 John Smith (DR-OH) April 1, 1803 Alphabetical (S)
33 Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) Alphabetical (W)
John Taylor (DR-VA) June 4, 1803 December 7, 1803
34 John Condit (DR-NJ) September 1, 1803
John Armstrong, Jr. (DR-NY) November 10, 1803 June 30, 1804
Abraham Bedford Venable (DR-VA) December 7, 1803 June 7, 1804
John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
Benjamin Howland (DR-RI) October 29, 1804
James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 13, 1804
Samuel Latham Mitchill (DR-NY) November 23, 1804
Andrew Moore (DR-VA) December 4, 1804
John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804

9th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
2 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
3 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
4 Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) March 4, 1799
5 Samuel White (F-DE) February 28, 1801
6 James Jackson (DR-GA) March 4, 1801 Former Senator March 19, 1806
7 David Stone (DR-NC) Former Representative February 17, 1807
8 John Breckinridge (DR-KY) August 7, 1805
9 George Logan (DR-PA) July 13, 1801
10 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
11 Robert Wright (DR-MD) November 19, 1801 November 12, 1806
12 Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) December 15, 1801
13 William Plumer (F-NH) June 17, 1802
14 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803 Former Representative (10 years)
15 Israel Smith (DR-VT) Former Representative (5 years)
16 Samuel Maclay (DR-PA) Former Representative (2 years)
17 Timothy Pickering (F-MA) Former Cabinent Member
18 John Quincy Adams (F-MA)
19 John Smith (DR-OH) April 1, 1803 Alphabetical (S)
20 Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) Alphabetical (W)
21 John Condit (DR-NJ) September 1, 1803
22 John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
23 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
24 Benjamin Howland (DR-RI) October 29, 1804
25 James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 13, 1804
26 Samuel Latham Mitchill (DR-NY) November 23, 1804
27 Andrew Moore (DR-VA) December 4, 1804
28 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
29 Daniel Smith (DR-TN) March 4, 1805 Former Senator
30 Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) Former Representative (8 years)
31 Aaron Kitchell (DR-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
32 James Turner (DR-NC) Former Governor
33 Buckner Thruston (DR-KY) Kentucky 9th in Population (1800)
34 James Fenner (DR-RI) Rhode Island 15th in Population (1800)
John Adair (DR-KY) November 8, 1805 November 18, 1806
John Milledge (DR-GA) June 19, 1806
Henry Clay (DR-KY) November 19, 1806
Philip Reed (DR-MD) November 25, 1806

10th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796 July 19, 1807
2 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796
3 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
4 Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) March 4, 1799 March 4, 1807
5 Samuel White (F-DE) February 28, 1801
6 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
7 Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) December 15, 1801
8 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803 Former Representative (10 years)
9 Israel Smith (DR-VT) Former Representative (5 years) October 1, 1807
10 Samuel Maclay (DR-PA) Former Representative (2 years) January 4, 1809
11 Timothy Pickering (F-MA) Former Cabinent Member
12 John Quincy Adams (F-MA) June 8, 1808
13 John Smith (DR-OH) April 1, 1803 April 25, 1808
14 John Condit (DR-NJ) September 1, 1803
15 John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
16 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
17 Benjamin Howland (DR-RI) October 29, 1804
18 James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 13, 1804
19 Samuel Latham Mitchill (DR-NY) November 23, 1804
20 Andrew Moore (DR-VA) December 4, 1804
21 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
22 Daniel Smith (DR-TN) March 4, 1805 Former Senator
23 Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) Former Representative (8 years)
24 Aaron Kitchell (DR-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
25 James Turner (DR-NC) Former Governor
26 Buckner Thruston (DR-KY) Kentucky 9th in Population (1800)
27 James Fenner (DR-RI) Rhode Island 15th in Population (1800) September 1807
28 John Milledge (DR-GA) June 19, 1806
29 Philip Reed (DR-MD) November 25, 1806
30 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) March 4, 1807 Former Senator
31 Andrew Gregg (DR-PA) Former Representative
32 Edward Tiffin (DR-OH) Former Governor
33 John Pope (DR-KY) Kentucky 9th in Population (1800)
34 Nahum Parker (DR-KY) Rhode Island 11th in Population (1800)
George Jones (DR-GA) August 27, 1807 November 7, 1807
Jonathan Robinson (DR-VT) October 10, 1807
Chauncey Goodrich (F-CT) October 25, 1807
Elisha Mathewson (DR-RI) October 26, 1807
William Harris Crawford (DR-GA) November 7, 1807
James Lloyd (F-MA) June 9, 1808
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (DR-OH) December 12, 1808
Michael Leib (DR-PA) December 12, 1808

11th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 James Hillhouse (F-CT) December 6, 1796 June 10, 1810
2 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
3 Samuel White (F-DE) February 28, 1801 November 4, 1809
4 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
5 Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) December 15, 1801 December 16, 1810
6 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803 Former Representative
7 Timothy Pickering (F-MA)
8 John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
9 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
10 James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 13, 1804
11 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
12 Daniel Smith (DR-TN) March 4, 1805 Former Senator March 31, 1809
13 Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) Former Representative (8 years)
14 Aaron Kitchell (DR-NJ) Former Representative (4 years) March 12, 1809
15 James Turner (DR-NC) Former Governor
16 Buckner Thruston (DR-KY) December 18, 1809
17 John Milledge (DR-GA) June 19, 1806 November 14, 1809
18 Philip Reed (DR-MD) November 25, 1806
19 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) March 4, 1807 Former Senator
20 Andrew Gregg (DR-PA) Former Representative
21 John Pope (DR-KY) Kentucky 9th in Population (1800)
22 Nahum Parker (DR-KY) Rhode Island 11th in Population (1800) June 1, 1810
23 Jonathan Robinson (DR-VT) October 10, 1807
24 Chauncey Goodrich (F-CT) October 25, 1807
25 Elisha Mathewson (DR-RI) October 26, 1807
26 William Harris Crawford (DR-GA) November 7, 1807
27 James Lloyd (F-MA) June 9, 1808
28 Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (DR-OH) December 12, 1808 December 8, 1810
29 Michael Leib (DR-PA) December 12, 1808
30 Richard Brent (DR-VA) March 4, 1809 Former Representative (6 years)
31 John Lambert (DR-NJ) Former Representative (4 years) New Jersey 10th in Population (1800)
32 Francis Malbone (F-RI) Rhode Island 10th in Population (1800) June 4, 1809
33 Obadiah German (DR-NY)
John Condit (DR-NJ) March 21, 1809
Jenkin Whiteside (DR-TN) April 11, 1809
34 Stanley Griswold (F-RI) May 18, 1809 December 11, 1809
Christopher Grant Champlin (DR-RI) June 26, 1809
Charles Tait (DR-GA) November 27, 1809
Alexander Campbell (DR-OH) November 27, 1809
Henry Clay (DR-KY) January 4, 1810
Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
Charles Cutts (DR-NH) June 21, 1810
Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) December 15, 1810
John Taylor (DR-SC) December 31, 1810

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
2 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
3 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803
4 John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
5 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
6 James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 13, 1804
7 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
8 Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) March 4, 1805 Former Representative
9 James Turner (DR-NC)
10 Philip Reed (DR-MD) November 25, 1806
11 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) March 4, 1807 Former Senator
12 Andrew Gregg (DR-PA) Former Representative
13 John Pope (DR-KY)
14 Jonathan Robinson (DR-VT) October 10, 1807
15 Chauncey Goodrich (F-CT) October 25, 1807
16 William Harris Crawford (DR-GA) November 7, 1807
17 James Lloyd (F-MA) June 9, 1808
18 Michael Leib (DR-PA) December 12, 1808
19 Richard Brent (DR-VA) March 4, 1809 Former Representative (6 years)
20 John Lambert (DR-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
21 Obadiah German (DR-NY)
22 John Condit (DR-NJ) March 21, 1809
23 Jenkin Whiteside (DR-TN) April 11, 1809 October 8, 1811
24 Christopher Grant Champlin (DR-RI) June 26, 1809 October 2, 1811
25 Charles Tait (DR-GA) November 27, 1809
26 Alexander Campbell (DR-OH) November 27, 1809
27 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
28 Charles Cutts (DR-NH) June 21, 1810
29 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
30 Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) December 15, 1810
31 John Taylor (DR-SC) December 31, 1810
32 George Mortimer Bibb (DR-KY) March 4, 1811 Kentucky 9th in Population (1800)
33 Jeremiah Brown Howell (DR-RI) Rhode Island 15th in Population (1800)
34 Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR-MA) June 29, 1811
George Washington Campbell (DR-TN) October 8, 1811
William Hunter (F-RI) October 28, 1811
35 Jean Noel Destréhan (DR-LA) September 3, 1812 Alphabetical (D) October 1, 1812
36 Allan Bowie Magruder (DR-LA) Alphabetical (M)
Thomas Posey (DR-LA) October 8, 1812 February 4, 1813
James Brown (DR-LA) February 5, 1813

13th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
2 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803
3 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
4 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
5 Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) March 4, 1805 Former Representative May 2, 1814
6 James Turner (DR-NC)
7 Jonathan Robinson (DR-VT) October 10, 1807
8 Chauncey Goodrich (F-CT) October 25, 1807 May 13, 1813
9 William Harris Crawford (DR-GA) November 7, 1807 March 23, 1813
10 James Lloyd (F-MA) June 9, 1808 May 1, 1813
11 Michael Leib (DR-PA) December 12, 1808 February 14, 1814
12 Richard Brent (DR-VA) March 4, 1809 Former Representative (6 years) December 30, 1814
13 John Lambert (DR-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
14 Obadiah German (DR-NY)
15 John Condit (DR-NJ) March 21, 1809
16 Charles Tait (DR-GA) November 27, 1809
17 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
18 Charles Cutts (DR-NH) June 21, 1810 June 10, 1813
19 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
20 Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) December 15, 1810 December 1, 1814
21 John Taylor (DR-SC) December 31, 1810
22 George Mortimer Bibb (DR-KY) March 4, 1811 Kentucky 9th in Population (1800) August 23, 1814
23 Jeremiah Brown Howell (DR-RI) Rhode Island 15th in Population (1800)
24 Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR-MA) June 29, 1811
25 George Washington Campbell (DR-TN) October 8, 1811 February 11, 1814
26 William Hunter (F-RI) October 28, 1811
27 James Brown (DR-LA) February 5, 1813
28 Rufus King (F-NY) March 4, 1813 Former Senator (6 years)
29 David Stone (DR-NC) Former Senator (5 years) December 24, 1814
30 Jeremiah Morrow (DR-OH) Former Representative (9 years)
31 Abner Lacock (DR-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
32 Jesse Bledsoe (DR-KY) Kentucky 7th in Population (1810) December 24, 1814
33 Dudley Chase (DR-VT) Kentucky 7th in Population (1810)
34 Eligius Fromentin (DR-LA) Louisiana 17th in Population (1810)
William Bellinger Bulloch (DR-GA) April 8, 1813 November 6, 1813
Christopher Gore (F-MA) May 5, 1813
David Daggett (F-MA) May 13, 1813
35 Robert Henry Goldsborough (F-MD) May 21, 1813
36 William Hill Wells (F-DE) May 28, 1813
Jeremiah Mason (F-NH) June 10, 1813
William Wyatt Bibb (DR-GA) November 6, 1813
Jonathan Roberts (DR-PA) February 24, 1814
Jesse Wharton (DR-TN) March 17, 1814
Thomas Weston Thompson (F-NH) June 24, 1814
George Walker (DR-KY) August 30, 1814 December 16, 1814
Joseph Kerr (DR-OH) December 10, 1814
William Taylor Barry (DR-KY) December 16, 1814
Francis Locke (?-NC) December 1814
James Barbour (DR-NC) January 2, 1814
Isham Talbot (DR-KY) February 2, 1814

14th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
2 James Turner (DR-NC) March 4, 1805 November 21, 1816
3 John Condit (DR-NJ) March 21, 1809
4 Charles Tait (DR-GA) November 27, 1809
5 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
6 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
7 John Taylor (DR-SC) December 31, 1810 November 1816
8 Jeremiah Brown Howell (DR-RI) March 4, 1811
9 Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR-MA) June 29, 1811
10 William Hunter (F-RI) October 28, 1811
11 James Brown (DR-LA) February 5, 1813
12 Rufus King (F-NY) March 4, 1813 Former Senator (6 years)
13 Jeremiah Morrow (DR-OH) Former Representative (9 years)
14 Abner Lacock (DR-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
15 Dudley Chase (DR-VT) Kentucky 7th in Population (1810)
16 Eligius Fromentin (DR-LA) Louisiana 17th in Population (1810)
17 Christopher Gore (F-MA) May 5, 1813 May 30, 1816
18 David Daggett (F-MA) May 13, 1813
19 Robert Henry Goldsborough (F-MD) May 21, 1813
20 William Hill Wells (F-DE) May 28, 1813
21 Jeremiah Mason (F-NH) June 10, 1813
22 William Wyatt Bibb (DR-GA) November 6, 1813 November 9, 1816
23 Jonathan Roberts (DR-PA) February 24, 1814
24 Jesse Wharton (DR-TN) March 17, 1814 October 10, 1815
25 Thomas Weston Thompson (F-NH) June 24, 1814
26 William Taylor Barry (DR-KY) December 16, 1814 May 1, 1816
27 Francis Locke (?-NC) December 1814 December 5, 1815
28 James Barbour (DR-NC) January 2, 1814
29 Isham Talbot (DR-KY) February 2, 1814
30 Isaac Tichenor (F-VT) March 4, 1815 Former Senator
31 Nathan Sanford (DR-NY) New York 1st in Population (1810)
32 James Jefferson Wilson (DR-NJ) New Jersey 12th in Population (1810)
33 Benjamin Ruggles (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in Population (1810)
34 George Washington Campbell (DR-TN) October 10, 1815 Former Senator
John Williams (DR-TN)
Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC) December 13, 1815
35 Robert Goodloe Harper (F-MD) January 1816 December 1816
36 Armistead Thomson Mason (DR-VA) January 3, 1816
Eli Porter Ashmun (F-MA) June 12, 1816
George Michael Troup (DR-GA) November 13, 1816 Former Representative
Martin D. Hardin (F-KY)
Montfort Stokes (DR-NC) December 4, 1816 North Carolina 4th in Population (1810)
William Smith (DR-SC) South Carolina 6th in Population (1810)
37 James Noble (DR-IN) December 11, 1816 Alphabetical (N)
38 Waller Taylor (DR-IN) Alphabetical (T)
Alexander Contee Hanson (F-MD) December 20, 1816

15th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
2 Charles Tait (DR-GA) November 27, 1809
3 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
4 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
5 William Hunter (F-RI) October 28, 1811
6 Rufus King (F-NY) March 4, 1813 Former Senator (6 years)
7 Jeremiah Morrow (DR-OH) Former Representative (9 years)
8 Abner Lacock (DR-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
9 Dudley Chase (DR-VT) Kentucky 7th in Population (1810) November 3, 1817
10 Eligius Fromentin (DR-LA) Louisiana 17th in Population (1810)
11 David Daggett (F-MA) May 13, 1813
12 Robert Henry Goldsborough (F-MD) May 21, 1813
13 Jeremiah Mason (F-NH) June 10, 1813 June 16, 1817
14 Jonathan Roberts (DR-PA) February 24, 1814
15 James Barbour (DR-NC) January 2, 1814
16 Isham Talbot (DR-KY) February 2, 1814
17 Isaac Tichenor (F-VT) March 4, 1815 Former Senator
18 Nathan Sanford (DR-NY) New York 1st in Population (1810)
19 James Jefferson Wilson (DR-NJ) New Jersey 12th in Population (1810)
20 Benjamin Ruggles (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in Population (1810)
21 George Washington Campbell (DR-TN) October 10, 1815 Former Senator April 20, 1818
22 John Williams (DR-TN)
23 Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC) December 13, 1815
24 Eli Porter Ashmun (F-MA) June 12, 1816 May 10, 1818
25 George Michael Troup (DR-GA) November 13, 1816 September 23, 1818
26 Montfort Stokes (DR-NC) December 4, 1816 North Carolina 4th in Population (1810)
27 William Smith (DR-SC) South Carolina 6th in Population (1810)
28 James Noble (DR-IN) December 11, 1816 Alphabetical (N)
29 Waller Taylor (DR-IN) Alphabetical (T)
30 Alexander Contee Hanson (F-MD) December 20, 1816
31 John Wayles Eppes (DR-VA) March 4, 1817 Former Representative (10 years)
32 Harrison Gray Otis (F-MA) Former Representative (4 years)
33 Nicholas Van Dyke (F-DE) Former Representative (3 years, 4 Months)
34 William Charles Cole Claiborne (DR-LA) Former Representative (3 years, 3 Months) November 23, 1817
35 Mahlon Dickerson (DR-NJ) Former Governor
36 John Jordan Crittenden (DR-KY) Kentucky 7th in Population (1810)
37 David Lawrence Morril (DR-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1810)
38 James Burrill, Jr. (F-RI) Rhode Island 16th in Population (1810)
Clement Storer (DR-NH) June 27, 1817
James Fisk (DR-VT) November 4, 1817 January 8, 1818
39 Walter Leake (DR-MS) December 10, 1817 Alphabetical (L)
40 Thomas Hill Williams (DR-MS) Alphabetical (W)
Henry Johnson (DR-LA) January 12, 1818
Prentiss Mellen (F-MA) June 5, 1818
John Henry Eaton (DR-TN) September 5, 1818
William Adams Palmer (DR-VT) October 20, 1818
John Forsyth (DR-GA) November 23, 1818 February 17, 1819
41 Jesse Burgess Thomas (DR-IL) December 3, 1818 Former Delagate
42 Ninian Edwards (DR-IL)

16th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
2 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
3 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
4 William Hunter (F-RI) October 28, 1811
5 Rufus King (F-NY) March 4, 1813
6 Jonathan Roberts (DR-PA) February 24, 1814
7 James Barbour (DR-NC) January 2, 1814
8 Isaac Tichenor (F-VT) March 4, 1815 Former Senator
9 Nathan Sanford (DR-NY) New York 1st in Population (1810)
10 James Jefferson Wilson (DR-NJ) New Jersey 12th in Population (1810) January 8, 1821
11 Benjamin Ruggles (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in Population (1810)
12 John Williams (DR-TN) October 10, 1815
13 Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC) December 13, 1815
14 Montfort Stokes (DR-NC) December 4, 1816 North Carolina 4th in Population (1810)
15 William Smith (DR-SC) South Carolina 6th in Population (1810)
16 James Noble (DR-IN) December 11, 1816 Alphabetical (N)
17 Waller Taylor (DR-IN) Alphabetical (T)
18 Alexander Contee Hanson (F-MD) December 20, 1816 April 23, 1819
19 John Wayles Eppes (DR-VA) March 4, 1817 Former Representative (10 years) December 4, 1819
20 Harrison Gray Otis (F-MA) Former Representative (4 years)
21 Nicholas Van Dyke (F-DE) Former Representative (3 years)
22 Mahlon Dickerson (DR-NJ) Former Governor
23 David Lawrence Morril (DR-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1810)
24 James Burrill, Jr. (F-RI) Rhode Island 16th in Population (1810) December 25, 1820
25 Walter Leake (DR-MS) December 10, 1817 Alphabetical (L) May 15, 1820
26 Thomas Hill Williams (DR-MS) Alphabetical (W)
27 Henry Johnson (DR-LA) January 12, 1818
28 Prentiss Mellen (F-MA) June 5, 1818 May 15, 1820
29 John Henry Eaton (DR-TN) September 5, 1818
30 William Adams Palmer (DR-VT) October 20, 1818
31 Jesse Burgess Thomas (DR-IL) December 3, 1818 Former Delagate
32 Ninian Edwards (DR-IL)
33 James Brown (DR-LA) March 4, 1819 Former Senator
34 Edward Lloyd (DR-MD) Former Representative (2 years, 3 months)
35 John Fabyan Parrott (DR-NH) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
36 Walter Lowrie (DR-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in Population (1810)
37 William Logan (DR-KY) Kentucky 7th in Population (1810) May 28, 1820
38 James Lanman (DR-CT) Georgia 11th in Population (1810)
39 John Elliott (DR-GA) Georgia 11th in Population (1810)
40 William Allen Trimble (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in Population (1810)
41 Freeman Walker (DR-GA) November 6, 1819
42 Richard Mentor Johnson (DR-KY) December 10, 1819
James Pleasants (DR-VA) December 10, 1819 Former Representative (8 years)
43 William Rufus de Vane King (DR-AL) Former Representative (5 years)
44 John Williams Walker (DR-AL)
William Pinkney (DR-MD) December 21, 1819
Elijah Hunt Mills (F-MA) June 12, 1820
45 John Holmes (DR-ME) June 13, 1820
46 John Chandler (DR-ME) June 14, 1820
David Holmes (DR-MS) August 30, 1820
Isham Talbot (DR-KY) October 19, 1820
Nehemiah Rice Knight (DR-RI) January 9, 1821
Samuel Lewis Southard (DR-NJ) January 26, 1821

17th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
2 Rufus King (F-NY) March 4, 1813
3 James Barbour (DR-NC) January 2, 1814
4 Benjamin Ruggles (DR-OH) March 4, 1815
5 John Williams (DR-TN) October 10, 1815
6 Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC) December 13, 1815
7 Montfort Stokes (DR-NC) December 4, 1816 North Carolina 4th in Population (1810)
8 William Smith (DR-SC) South Carolina 6th in Population (1810)
9 James Noble (DR-IN) December 11, 1816 Alphabetical (N)
10 Waller Taylor (DR-IN) Alphabetical (T)
11 Harrison Gray Otis (F-MA) March 4, 1817 Former Representative (4 years) May 30, 1822
12 Nicholas Van Dyke (F-DE) Former Representative (3 years)
13 Mahlon Dickerson (DR-NJ) Former Governor
14 David Lawrence Morril (DR-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1810)
15 Thomas Hill Williams (DR-MS) December 10, 1817
16 Henry Johnson (DR-LA) January 12, 1818
17 John Henry Eaton (DR-TN) September 5, 1818
18 William Adams Palmer (DR-VT) October 20, 1818
19 Jesse Burgess Thomas (DR-IL) December 3, 1818 Former Delagate
20 Ninian Edwards (DR-IL)
21 James Brown (DR-LA) March 4, 1819 Former Senator
22 Edward Lloyd (DR-MD) Former Representative (2 years, 3 months)
23 John Fabyan Parrott (DR-NH) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
24 Walter Lowrie (DR-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in Population (1810)
25 James Lanman (DR-CT) Georgia 11th in Population (1810)
26 John Elliott (DR-GA) Georgia 11th in Population (1810)
27 William Allen Trimble (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in Population (1810) December 13, 1821
28 Freeman Walker (DR-GA) November 6, 1819 August 6, 1821
29 Richard Mentor Johnson (DR-KY) December 10, 1819
30 James Pleasants (DR-VA) December 14, 1819 Former Representative (8 years) December 15, 1822
31 William Rufus de Vane King (DR-AL) Former Representative (5 years)
32 John Williams Walker (DR-AL) February 25, 1822
33 William Pinkney (DR-MD) December 21, 1819 December 12, 1822
34 Elijah Hunt Mills (F-MA) June 12, 1820
35 John Holmes (DR-ME) June 13, 1820
36 John Chandler (DR-ME) June 14, 1820
37 David Holmes (DR-MS) August 30, 1820
38 Isham Talbot (DR-KY) October 19, 1820
39 Nehemiah Rice Knight (DR-RI) January 9, 1821
40 Samuel Lewis Southard (DR-NJ) January 26, 1821
41 Martin Van Buren (DR-NY) March 4, 1821 New York 1st in Population (1810)
42 Elijah Boardman (DR-CT) Connecticut 9th in Population (1810)
43 Horatio Seymour (DR-VT) Vermont 15th in Population (1810)
44 James De Wolf (DR-RI) Rhode Island 17th in Population (1810)
45 David Barton (DR-MO) August 10, 1821 Alphabetical (Ba)
46 Thomas Hart Benton (DR-MO) Alphabetical (Be)
Nicholas Ware (DR-GA) November 10, 1821
47 William Findlay (DR-PA) December 10, 1821
Ethan Allen Brown (DR-OH) January 3, 1822
48 Caesar Augustus Rodney (DR-DE) January 24, 1822 January 29, 1823
James Lloyd (F-MA) June 5, 1822
William Kelly (DR-AL) December 12, 1822
Samuel Smith (DR-MD) December 17, 1822
John Taylor (DR-MD) December 18, 1822

18th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Gaillard (CDR-SC) December 6, 1804
2 Rufus King (AF-NY) March 4, 1813
3 James Barbour (CDR-NC) January 2, 1814
4 Benjamin Ruggles (CDR-OH) March 4, 1815
5 Nathaniel Macon (CDR-NC) December 13, 1815
6 James Noble (CDR-IN) December 11, 1816 Alphabetical (N)
7 Waller Taylor (ADR-IN) Alphabetical (T)
8 Nicholas Van Dyke (AF-DE) March 4, 1817 Former Representative
9 Mahlon Dickerson (CDR-NJ)
10 Thomas Hill Williams (JDR-MS) December 10, 1817
11 Henry Johnson (ADR-LA) January 12, 1818 May 27, 1824
12 John Henry Eaton (JDR-TN) September 5, 1818
13 William Adams Palmer (ADR-VT) October 20, 1818
14 Jesse Burgess Thomas (CDR-IL) December 3, 1818 Former Delagate
15 Ninian Edwards (ADR-IL) March 4, 1824
16 James Brown (ADR-LA) March 4, 1819 Former Senator December 10, 1823
17 Edward Lloyd (CDR-MD) Former Representative (2 years, 3 months)
18 John Fabyan Parrott (ADR-NH) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
19 Walter Lowrie (CDR-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in Population (1810)
20 James Lanman (CDR-CT) Georgia 11th in Population (1810)
21 John Elliott (CDR-GA) Georgia 11th in Population (1810)
22 Richard Mentor Johnson (JDR-KY) December 10, 1819
23 William Rufus de Vane King (JDR-AL) December 14, 1819
24 Elijah Hunt Mills (AF-MA) June 12, 1820
25 John Holmes (CDR-ME) June 13, 1820
26 John Chandler (CDR-ME) June 14, 1820
27 David Holmes (JDR-MS) August 30, 1820
28 Isham Talbot (ADR-KY) October 19, 1820
29 Nehemiah Rice Knight (CDR-RI) January 9, 1821
30 Martin Van Buren (CDR-NY) March 4, 1821 New York 1st in Population (1810)
31 Elijah Boardman (JDR-CT) Connecticut 9th in Population (1810) August 18, 1823
32 Horatio Seymour (ADR-VT) Vermont 15th in Population (1810)
33 James De Wolf (CDR-RI) Rhode Island 17th in Population (1810)
34 David Barton (ADR-MO) August 10, 1821 Alphabetical (Ba)
35 Thomas Hart Benton (JDR-MO) Alphabetical (Be)
36 Nicholas Ware (CDR-GA) November 10, 1821 September 7, 1824
37 William Findlay (JDR-PA) December 10, 1821
38 Ethan Allen Brown (ADR-OH) January 3, 1822
39 James Lloyd (AF-MA) June 5, 1822
40 William Kelly (JDR-AL) December 12, 1822
41 Samuel Smith (CDR-MD) December 17, 1822
42 John Taylor (CDR-MD) December 18, 1822 August 21, 1824
43 Andrew Jackson (JDR-TN) March 4, 1823 Former Senator
44 John Branch (CDR-NC) Former Governor North Carolina 4th in Population (1820)
45 Samuel Bell (ADR-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
46 Robert Young Hayne (JDR-SC)
Henry Waggaman Edwards (JDR-CT) October 8, 1823
47 Joseph McIlvaine (JDR-NJ) November 12, 1823
48 Thomas Clayton (AF-DE) January 8, 1824
Josiah Stoddard Johnston (ADR-LA) January 15, 1824
Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (ADR-LA) November 19, 1824
John McLean (CDR-IL) November 23, 1824
Thomas Willis Cobb (CDR-GA) December 6, 1824
Littleton Waller Tazewell (JDR-VA) December 7, 1824

19th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 John Gaillard (J-SC) December 6, 1804 February 26, 1826
2 James Barbour (J-NC) January 2, 1814 March 7, 1825
3 Benjamin Ruggles (A-OH) March 4, 1815
4 Nathaniel Macon (J-NC) December 13, 1815
5 James Noble (A-IN) December 11, 1816
6 Nicholas Van Dyke (A-DE) March 4, 1817 Former Representative May 21, 1826
7 Mahlon Dickerson (J-NJ)
8 Thomas Hill Williams (J-MS) December 10, 1817
9 John Henry Eaton (J-TN) September 5, 1818
10 Jesse Burgess Thomas (A-IL) December 3, 1818
11 Edward Lloyd (J-MD) March 4, 1819 January 14, 1826
12 Richard Mentor Johnson (J-KY) December 10, 1819
13 William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) December 14, 1819
14 Elijah Hunt Mills (A-MA) June 12, 1820
15 John Holmes (A-ME) June 13, 1820
16 John Chandler (J-ME) June 14, 1820
17 David Holmes (J-MS) August 30, 1820 September 25, 1825
18 Nehemiah Rice Knight (A-RI) January 9, 1821
19 Martin Van Buren (J-NY) March 4, 1821 New York 1st in Population (1810)
20 Horatio Seymour (A-VT) Vermont 15th in Population (1810)
21 James De Wolf (A-RI) Rhode Island 17th in Population (1810) October 31, 1825
22 David Barton (A-MO) August 10, 1821 Alphabetical (Ba)
23 Thomas Hart Benton (J-MO) Alphabetical (Be)
24 William Findlay (J-PA) December 10, 1821
25 James Lloyd (A-MA) June 5, 1822 May 23, 1826
26 Samuel Smith (J-MD) December 17, 1822
27 Andrew Jackson (J-TN) March 4, 1823 Former Senator October 14, 1825
28 John Branch (J-NC) Former Governor North Carolina 4th in Population (1820)
29 Samuel Bell (A-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
30 Robert Young Hayne (J-SC)
31 Henry Waggaman Edwards (J-CT) October 8, 1823
32 Joseph McIlvaine (A-NJ) November 12, 1823 August 19, 1826
33 Thomas Clayton (A-DE) January 8, 1824
34 Josiah Stoddard Johnston (A-LA) January 15, 1824
35 Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (A-LA) November 19, 1824
36 Thomas Willis Cobb (J-GA) December 6, 1824
37 Littleton Waller Tazewell (J-VA) December 7, 1824
38 Dudley Chase (A-VT) March 4, 1825 Former Senator
39 William Hendricks (A-IN) Former Representative (5 years)
40 William Henry Harrison (A-OH) Former Representative (2 years, 3 months)
41 John Rowan (J-OH) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
42 William Marks (A-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1820)
43 John Macpherson Berrien (J-GA) Georgia 11th in Population (1820)
44 Henry H. Chambers (J-AL) Alabama 19th in Population (1820) January 24, 1826
45 Elias Kent Kane (J-IL) Illinois 24th in Population (1820)
46 Levi Woodbury (J-NH) March 16, 1825
47 Calvin Willey (A-CT) May 4, 1825
Powhatan Ellis (J-CT) September 28, 1825 January 28, 1826
Hugh Lawson White (J-TN) October 28, 1825
Asher Robbins (A-RI) October 31, 1825
John Randolph (J-VA) December 26, 1825
48 Nathan Sanford (A-NY) January 14, 1826
Ezekiel Forman Chambers (A-MD) January 24, 1826
Thomas Buck Reed (J-MS) January 28, 1826
Israel Pickens (J-AL) February 17, 1826 November 27, 1826
William Harper (J-SC) March 8, 1826 November 29, 1826
Nathaniel Silsbee (A-MA) May 31, 1826
Daniel Rodney (A-DE) November 8, 1826 January 12, 1827
Ephraim Bateman (A-NJ) November 10, 1826
John McKinley (J-NJ) November 27, 1826
William Smith (J-SC) November 29, 1826
Henry Moore Ridgely (J-DE) January 12, 1827

20th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Benjamin Ruggles (A-OH) March 4, 1815
2 Nathaniel Macon (J-NC) December 13, 1815 November 14, 1828
3 James Noble (A-IN) December 11, 1816
4 Mahlon Dickerson (J-NJ) March 4, 1817
5 Thomas Hill Williams (J-MS) December 10, 1817
6 John Henry Eaton (J-TN) September 5, 1818
7 Jesse Burgess Thomas (A-IL) December 3, 1818
8 Richard Mentor Johnson (J-KY) December 10, 1819
9 William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) December 14, 1819
10 John Chandler (J-ME) June 14, 1820
11 Nehemiah Rice Knight (A-RI) January 9, 1821
12 Martin Van Buren (J-NY) March 4, 1821 New York 1st in Population (1810) December 20, 1828
13 Horatio Seymour (A-VT) Vermont 15th in Population (1810)
14 David Barton (A-MO) August 10, 1821 Alphabetical (Ba)
15 Thomas Hart Benton (J-MO) Alphabetical (Be)
16 Samuel Smith (J-MD) December 17, 1822
17 John Branch (J-NC) March 4, 1823 Former Governor North Carolina 4th in Population (1820)
18 Samuel Bell (A-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
19 Robert Young Hayne (J-SC)
20 Josiah Stoddard Johnston (A-LA) January 15, 1824
21 Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (A-LA) November 19, 1824
22 Thomas Willis Cobb (J-GA) December 6, 1824 November 7, 1828
23 Littleton Waller Tazewell (J-VA) December 7, 1824
24 Dudley Chase (A-VT) March 4, 1825 Former Senator
25 William Hendricks (A-IN) Former Representative (5 years)
26 William Henry Harrison (A-OH) Former Representative (2 years, 3 months) May 20, 1828
27 John Rowan (J-OH) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
28 William Marks (A-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1820)
29 John Macpherson Berrien (J-GA) Georgia 11th in Population (1820)
30 Elias Kent Kane (J-IL) Illinois 24th in Population (1820)
31 Levi Woodbury (J-NH) March 16, 1825
32 Calvin Willey (A-CT) May 4, 1825
33 Hugh Lawson White (J-TN) October 28, 1825
34 Asher Robbins (A-RI) October 31, 1825
35 Nathan Sanford (A-NY) January 14, 1826
36 Ezekiel Forman Chambers (A-MD) January 24, 1826
37 Nathaniel Silsbee (A-MA) May 31, 1826
38 Ephraim Bateman (A-NJ) November 10, 1826 January 12, 1829
39 John McKinley (J-NJ) November 27, 1826
40 William Smith (J-SC) November 29, 1826
41 Henry Moore Ridgely (J-DE) January 12, 1827
42 Powhatan Ellis (J-MS) March 4, 1827 Former Senator
43 Louis McLane (J-DE) Former Representative (10 years)
44 John Tyler (J-VA) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
45 Samuel Augustus Foot (A-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 0 months)
46 Albion Keith Parris (J-ME) Former Representative (2 years) August 26, 1828
47 Isaac Dutton Barnard (J-PA)
48 Daniel Webster (A-MA) December 17, 1827
Oliver Hillhouse Prince (J-GA) November 7, 1828
Jacob Burnet (A-OH) December 10, 1828
James Iredell (J-NC) December 15, 1828
John Holmes (A-ME) January 15, 1829 Former Senator
Charles Edward Dudley (J-NY)

21st Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Benjamin Ruggles (A-OH) March 4, 1815
2 James Noble (A-IN) December 11, 1816 February 26, 1831
3 Mahlon Dickerson (J-NJ) March 4, 1817
4 John Henry Eaton (J-TN) September 5, 1818 March 9, 1829
5 William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) December 14, 1819
6 Nehemiah Rice Knight (A-RI) January 9, 1821
7 Horatio Seymour (A-VT) March 4, 1821
8 David Barton (A-MO) August 10, 1821 Alphabetical (Ba)
9 Thomas Hart Benton (J-MO) Alphabetical (Be)
10 Samuel Smith (J-MD) December 17, 1822
11 John Branch (J-NC) March 4, 1823 Former Governor North Carolina 4th in Population (1820) March 9, 1829
12 Samuel Bell (A-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
13 Robert Young Hayne (J-SC)
14 Josiah Stoddard Johnston (A-LA) January 15, 1824
15 Littleton Waller Tazewell (J-VA) December 7, 1824
16 Dudley Chase (A-VT) March 4, 1825 Former Senator
17 William Hendricks (A-IN) Former Representative (5 years)
18 John Rowan (J-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
19 William Marks (A-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1820)
20 John Macpherson Berrien (J-GA) Georgia 11th in Population (1820) March 9, 1829
21 Elias Kent Kane (J-IL) Illinois 24th in Population (1820)
22 Levi Woodbury (J-NH) March 16, 1825
23 Calvin Willey (A-CT) May 4, 1825
24 Hugh Lawson White (J-TN) October 28, 1825
25 Asher Robbins (A-RI) October 31, 1825
26 Nathan Sanford (A-NY) January 14, 1826
27 Ezekiel Forman Chambers (A-MD) January 24, 1826
28 Nathaniel Silsbee (A-MA) May 31, 1826
29 John McKinley (J-NJ) November 27, 1826
30 William Smith (J-SC) November 29, 1826
31 Powhatan Ellis (J-MS) March 4, 1827 Former Senator
32 Louis McLane (J-DE) Former Representative (10 years) April 16, 1829
33 John Tyler (J-VA) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
34 Samuel Augustus Foot (A-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 0 months)
35 Isaac Dutton Barnard (J-PA)
36 Daniel Webster (A-MA) December 17, 1827
37 Jacob Burnet (A-OH) December 10, 1828
38 James Iredell (J-NC) December 15, 1828
39 John Holmes (A-ME) January 15, 1829 Former Senator
40 Charles Edward Dudley (J-NY)
41 George Mortimer Bibb (J-KY) March 4, 1829 Former Senator (3 years)
42 George Michael Troup (J-GA) Former Senator (1 year, 10 months)
43 Thomas Buck Reed (J-MS) Former Senator (1 year, 1 month) November 26, 1829
44 John McLean (J-IL) Former Senator (0 years) October 14, 1830
45 Edward Livingston (J-LA) Former Representative (12 years)
46 Peleg Sprague (A-ME) Former Representative (4 years)
47 Theodore Frelinghuysen (A-NJ) New Jersey 13th in Population (1820)
48 John Middleton Clayton (A-DE) Delaware 22nd in Population (1820)
Felix Grundy (J-TN) October 19, 1829
John Forsyth (J-GA) November 9, 1829
Bedford Brown (J-NC) November 9, 1829
Robert Huntington Adams (J-MS) January 6, 1830 July 2, 1830
Arnold Naudain (A-DE) January 13, 1830
George Poindexter (A-MS) October 15, 1830
David Jewett Baker (J-IL) November 12, 1830 December 11, 1830
John McCracken Robinson (J-IL) December 11, 1830

22nd Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Benjamin Ruggles (A-OH) March 4, 1815
2 Mahlon Dickerson (J-NJ) March 4, 1817
3 William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) December 14, 1819
4 Nehemiah Rice Knight (A-RI) January 9, 1821
5 Horatio Seymour (A-VT) March 4, 1821
6 Thomas Hart Benton (J-MO) August 10, 1821
7 Samuel Smith (J-MD) December 17, 1822
8 Samuel Bell (A-NH) March 4, 1823 Former Governor
9 Robert Young Hayne (N-SC) December 13, 1832
10 Josiah Stoddard Johnston (A-LA) January 15, 1824
11 Littleton Waller Tazewell (J-VA) December 7, 1824 July 16, 1832
12 William Hendricks (A-IN) March 4, 1825 Former Representative
13 Elias Kent Kane (J-IL)
14 Hugh Lawson White (J-TN) October 28, 1825
15 Asher Robbins (A-RI) October 31, 1825
16 Ezekiel Forman Chambers (A-MD) January 24, 1826
17 Nathaniel Silsbee (A-MA) May 31, 1826
18 Powhatan Ellis (J-MS) March 4, 1827 Former Senator July 16, 1832
19 John Tyler (J-VA) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
20 Samuel Augustus Foot (A-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 0 months)
21 Isaac Dutton Barnard (J-PA) December 6, 1831
22 Daniel Webster (A-MA) December 17, 1827
23 John Holmes (A-ME) January 15, 1829 Former Senator
24 Charles Edward Dudley (J-NY)
25 George Mortimer Bibb (J-KY) March 4, 1829 Former Senator (3 years)
26 George Michael Troup (J-GA) Former Senator (1 year)
27 Edward Livingston (J-LA) Former Representative (12 years) May 24, 1831
28 Peleg Sprague (A-ME) Former Representative (4 years)
29 Theodore Frelinghuysen (A-NJ) New Jersey 13th in Population (1820)
30 John Middleton Clayton (A-DE) Delaware 22nd in Population (1820)
31 Felix Grundy (J-TN) October 19, 1829
32 John Forsyth (J-GA) November 9, 1829
33 Bedford Brown (J-NC) December 9, 1829
34 Arnold Naudain (A-DE) January 13, 1830
35 George Poindexter (A-MS) October 15, 1830
36 John McCracken Robinson (J-IL) December 11, 1830
37 Gideon Tomlinson (A-CT) March 4, 1831 Former Representative (8 years) Connecticut 14th in Population (1820)
38 Gabriel Moore (J-AL) Alabama 19th in Population (1820)
39 Willie Person Mangum (J-NC) Former Representative (3 years)
40 Stephen Decatur Miller (N-SC) Former Representative (2 years) March 2, 1833
41 William Learned Marcy (J-NY) New York 1st in Population (1820) January 1, 1833
42 William Wilkins (J-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1820)
43 Thomas Ewing (A-OH) Ohio 5th in Population (1820)
44 Isaac Hill (J-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
45 Samuel Prentiss (A-VT) Vermont 16th in Population (1820)
46 Alexander Buckner (J-MO) Missouri 24th in Population (1820)
47 Robert Hanna (A-IN) August 19, 1831 January 3, 1832
48 Henry Clay (A-KY) November 10, 1831
George Augustus Waggaman (A-LA) November 15, 1831
George Mifflin Dallas (J-PA) December 13, 1831
John Tipton (J-IN) January 3, 1832
John Black (J-MS) November 12, 1832
William Cabell Rives (J-VA) December 10, 1832
John Caldwell Calhoun (N-SC) December 29, 1832
Silas Wright, Jr. (J-NY) January 4, 1833

23rd Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) December 14, 1819
2 Nehemiah Rice Knight (A-RI) January 9, 1821
3 Thomas Hart Benton (J-MO) August 10, 1821
4 Samuel Bell (A-NH) March 4, 1823
5 Josiah Stoddard Johnston (A-LA) January 15, 1824 May 19, 1833
6 William Hendricks (A-IN) March 4, 1825 Former Representative
7 Elias Kent Kane (J-IL)
8 Hugh Lawson White (J-TN) October 28, 1825
9 Asher Robbins (A-RI) October 31, 1825
10 Ezekiel Forman Chambers (A-MD) January 24, 1826 December 20, 1834
11 Nathaniel Silsbee (A-MA) May 31, 1826
12 John Tyler (A-VA) March 4, 1827
13 Daniel Webster (A-MA) December 17, 1827
14 George Mortimer Bibb (J-KY) March 4, 1829 Former Senator (3 years)
15 George Michael Troup (J-GA) Former Senator (1 year) November 8, 1833
16 Peleg Sprague (A-ME) Former Representative January 1, 1835
17 Theodore Frelinghuysen (A-NJ) New Jersey 13th in Population (1820)
18 John Middleton Clayton (A-DE) Delaware 22nd in Population (1820)
19 Felix Grundy (J-TN) October 19, 1829
20 John Forsyth (J-GA) November 9, 1829 June 27, 1834
21 Bedford Brown (J-NC) December 9, 1829
22 Arnold Naudain (A-DE) January 13, 1830
23 George Poindexter (A-MS) October 15, 1830
24 John McCracken Robinson (J-IL) December 11, 1830
25 Gideon Tomlinson (A-CT) March 4, 1831 Former Representative (8 years) Connecticut 14th in Population (1820)
26 Gabriel Moore (A-AL) Alabama 19th in Population (1820)
27 Willie Person Mangum (A-NC) Former Representative (3 years)
28 William Wilkins (J-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1820) June 30, 1834
29 Thomas Ewing (A-OH) Ohio 5th in Population (1820)
30 Isaac Hill (J-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
31 Samuel Prentiss (A-VT) Vermont 16th in Population (1820)
32 Alexander Buckner (J-MO) Missouri 24th in Population (1820) June 6, 1833
33 Henry Clay (A-KY) November 10, 1831
34 George Augustus Waggaman (A-LA) November 15, 1831
35 John Tipton (J-IN) January 3, 1832
36 John Black (A-MS) November 12, 1832
37 William Cabell Rives (J-VA) December 10, 1832 February 22, 1834
38 John Caldwell Calhoun (N-SC) December 29, 1832
39 Silas Wright, Jr. (J-NY) January 4, 1833
40 Samuel Lewis Southard (A-NJ) March 4, 1833 Former Senator
41 Joseph Kent (A-MD) Former Representative (10 years)
42 Samuel McKean (J-PA) Former Representative (6 years)
43 Benjamin Swift (A-VT) Former Representative (4 years)
44 Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (J-NY) New York 1st in Population (1830)
45 Thomas Morris (J-OH) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
46 Ether Shepley (J-ME) Maine 12th in Population (1830)
47 Nathan Smith (A-CT) Connecticut 16th in Population (1830)
Lewis Fields Linn (J-MO) October 25, 1833
John Pendleton King (J-GA) November 21, 1833
48 William Campbell Preston (N-SC) November 26, 1833
Alexander Porter (A-LA) December 19, 1833
Benjamin Watkins Leigh (A-VA) February 26, 1834
James Buchanan (J-PA) December 6, 1834
Alfred Cuthbert (J-GA) January 12, 1835
Robert Henry Goldsborough (A-MD) January 13, 1835
John Ruggles (J-ME) January 20, 1835

24th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) December 14, 1819
2 Nehemiah Rice Knight (A-RI) January 9, 1821
3 Thomas Hart Benton (J-MO) August 10, 1821
4 William Hendricks (A-IN) March 4, 1825 Former Representative
5 Elias Kent Kane (J-IL) December 12, 1835
6 Hugh Lawson White (J-TN) October 28, 1825
7 Asher Robbins (A-RI) October 31, 1825
8 John Tyler (A-VA) March 4, 1827 February 29, 1836
9 Daniel Webster (A-MA) December 17, 1827
10 John Middleton Clayton (A-DE) March 4, 1829 December 29, 1836
11 Felix Grundy (J-TN) October 19, 1829
12 Bedford Brown (J-NC) December 9, 1829
13 Arnold Naudain (A-DE) January 13, 1830 June 16, 1836
14 John McCracken Robinson (J-IL) December 11, 1830
15 Gideon Tomlinson (A-CT) March 4, 1831 Former Representative (8 years) Connecticut 14th in Population (1820)
16 Gabriel Moore (A-AL) Alabama 19th in Population (1820)
17 Willie Person Mangum (A-NC) Former Representative (3 years) November 26, 1836
18 Thomas Ewing (A-OH) Ohio 5th in Population (1820)
19 Isaac Hill (J-NH) New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820) May 30, 1836
20 Samuel Prentiss (A-VT) Vermont 16th in Population (1820)
21 Henry Clay (A-KY) November 10, 1831
22 John Tipton (J-IN) January 3, 1832
23 John Black (A-MS) November 12, 1832
24 John Caldwell Calhoun (N-SC) December 29, 1832
25 Silas Wright, Jr. (J-NY) January 4, 1833
26 Samuel Lewis Southard (A-NJ) March 4, 1833 Former Senator
27 Joseph Kent (A-MD) Former Representative (10 years)
28 Samuel McKean (J-PA) Former Representative (6 years)
29 Benjamin Swift (A-VT) Former Representative (4 years)
30 Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (J-NY) New York 1st in Population (1830)
31 Thomas Morris (J-OH) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
32 Ether Shepley (J-ME) Maine 12th in Population (1830) March 3, 1836
33 Nathan Smith (A-CT) Connecticut 16th in Population (1830) December 6, 1835
34 Lewis Fields Linn (J-MO) October 25, 1833
35 John Pendleton King (J-GA) November 21, 1833
36 William Campbell Preston (N-SC) November 26, 1833
37 Alexander Porter (A-LA) December 19, 1833 January 5, 1837
38 Benjamin Watkins Leigh (A-VA) February 26, 1834 July 4, 1836
39 James Buchanan (J-PA) December 6, 1834
40 Alfred Cuthbert (J-GA) January 12, 1835
41 Robert Henry Goldsborough (A-MD) January 13, 1835 October 5, 1836
42 John Ruggles (J-ME) January 20, 1835
43 John Jordan Crittenden (A-KY) March 4, 1835 Former Senator
44 John Davis (A-MA) Former Representative (8 years)
45 Henry Hubbard (J-NH) Former Representative (6 years)
46 Garret Dorset Wall (J-NJ) New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
47 Robert John Walker (J-MS) Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
John Milton Niles (J-CT) December 21, 1835
William Lee Davidson Ewing (J-IL) December 30, 1835
48 Robert Carter Nicholas (J-LA) January 13, 1836
William Cabell Rives (J-IL) March 4, 1836
John Page (J-VA) June 8, 1836
Richard Henry Bayard (A-DE) June 17, 1836
49 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (J-AR) September 18, 1836 Former Delegate
50 William Savin Fulton (J-AR)
Robert Strange (J-NC) December 5, 1836
Judah Dana (J-ME) December 7, 1836
Richard Elliott Parker (J-VA) December 12, 1836
John Selby Spence (A-MD) December 31, 1836
Thomas Clayton (A-DE) January 9, 1837
Alexander Mouton (J-LA) January 12, 1837
51 Lucius Lyon (J-MI) January 26, 1837 Former Delagate
52 John Norvell (J-MI)

25th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) December 14, 1819
2 Nehemiah Rice Knight (W-RI) January 9, 1821
3 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
4 Hugh Lawson White (W-TN) October 28, 1825
5 Asher Robbins (W-RI) October 31, 1825
6 Daniel Webster (W-MA) December 17, 1827
7 Felix Grundy (D-TN) October 19, 1829 July 4, 1838
8 Bedford Brown (D-NC) December 9, 1829
9 John McCracken Robinson (D-IL) December 11, 1830
10 Samuel Prentiss (W-VT) March 4, 1831
11 Henry Clay (W-KY) November 10, 1831
12 John Tipton (D-IN) January 3, 1832
13 John Black (W-MS) November 12, 1832 January 22, 1838
14 John Caldwell Calhoun (D-SC) December 29, 1832
15 Silas Wright, Jr. (D-NY) January 4, 1833
16 Samuel Lewis Southard (W-NJ) March 4, 1833 Former Senator
17 Joseph Kent (W-MD) Former Representative (10 years) November 24, 1837
18 Samuel McKean (D-PA) Former Representative (6 years)
19 Benjamin Swift (W-VT) Former Representative (4 years)
20 Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (D-NY) New York 1st in Population (1830)
21 Thomas Morris (D-OH) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
22 Lewis Fields Linn (D-MO) October 25, 1833
23 John Pendleton King (D-GA) November 21, 1833 November 1, 1837
24 William Campbell Preston (W-SC) November 26, 1833
25 James Buchanan (D-PA) December 6, 1834
26 Alfred Cuthbert (D-GA) January 12, 1835
27 John Ruggles (D-ME) January 20, 1835
28 John Jordan Crittenden (W-KY) March 4, 1835 Former Senator
29 John Davis (W-MA) Former Representative (8 years)
30 Henry Hubbard (D-NH) Former Representative (6 years)
31 Garret Dorset Wall (D-NJ) New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
32 Robert John Walker (D-MS) Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
33 John Milton Niles (D-CT) December 21, 1835
34 Robert Carter Nicholas (D-LA) January 13, 1836
35 William Cabell Rives (D-IL) March 4, 1836
36 Richard Henry Bayard (W-DE) June 17, 1836
37 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D-AR) September 18, 1836 Former Delegate
38 William Savin Fulton (D-AR)
39 Robert Strange (D-NC) December 5, 1836
40 Richard Elliott Parker (D-VA) December 12, 1836 March 13, 1837
41 John Selby Spence (W-MD) December 31, 1836
42 Thomas Clayton (W-DE) January 9, 1837
43 Alexander Mouton (D-LA) January 12, 1837
44 Lucius Lyon (D-MI) January 26, 1837 Former Delagate
45 John Norvell (D-MI)
46 John McKinley (D-AL) March 4, 1837 Former Senator April 22, 1837
47 Franklin Pierce (D-NH) Former Representative (4 years)
48 William Allen (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
49 Oliver Hampton Smith (W-IN) Indiana 13th in Population (1830)
50 Reuel Williams (D-ME) Maine 12th in Population (1830)
51 Perry Smith (D-CT) Connecticut 16th in Population (1830)
52 Richard Montgomery Young (D-IL) Illinois 20th in Population (1830)
William Henry Roane (D-VA) March 14, 1837
Clement Comer Clay (D-AL) June 19, 1837
Wilson Lumpkin (D-GA) November 22, 1837
William Duhurst Merrick (W-MD) January 4, 1838
James Fisher Trotter (D-MS) January 22, 1838 June 10, 1838
Ephraim Hubbard Foster (D-TN) September 17, 1838
Thomas Hickman Williams (D-MS) November 12, 1838

26th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) December 14, 1819
2 Nehemiah Rice Knight (W-RI) January 9, 1821
3 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
4 Hugh Lawson White (W-TN) October 28, 1825 January 13, 1840
5 Daniel Webster (W-MA) December 17, 1827 February 22, 1841
6 Bedford Brown (D-NC) December 9, 1829 November 16, 1840
7 John McCracken Robinson (D-IL) December 11, 1830
8 Samuel Prentiss (W-VT) March 4, 1831
9 Henry Clay (W-KY) November 10, 1831
10 John Caldwell Calhoun (D-SC) December 29, 1832
11 Silas Wright, Jr. (D-NY) January 4, 1833
12 Samuel Lewis Southard (W-NJ) March 4, 1833 Former Senator
13 Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (W-NY)
14 Lewis Fields Linn (D-MO) October 25, 1833
15 William Campbell Preston (W-SC) November 26, 1833
16 James Buchanan (D-PA) December 6, 1834
17 Alfred Cuthbert (D-GA) January 12, 1835
18 John Ruggles (D-ME) January 20, 1835
19 John Jordan Crittenden (W-KY) March 4, 1835 Former Senator
20 John Davis (W-MA) Former Representative (8 years) January 5, 1841
21 Henry Hubbard (D-NH) Former Representative (6 years)
22 Garret Dorset Wall (D-NJ) New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
23 Robert John Walker (D-MS) Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
24 Robert Carter Nicholas (D-LA) January 13, 1836
25 William Cabell Rives (W-VA) March 4, 1836
26 Richard Henry Bayard (W-DE) June 17, 1836 September 19, 1839
27 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D-AR) September 18, 1836 Former Delegate
28 William Savin Fulton (D-AR)
29 Robert Strange (D-NC) December 5, 1836 November 16, 1840
30 John Selby Spence (W-MD) December 31, 1836 October 24, 1840
31 Thomas Clayton (W-DE) January 9, 1837
32 Alexander Mouton (D-LA) January 12, 1837
33 John Norvell (D-MI) January 26, 1837
34 Franklin Pierce (D-NH) March 4, 1837 Former Representative (4 years)
35 William Allen (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
36 Oliver Hampton Smith (W-IN) Indiana 13th in Population (1830)
37 Reuel Williams (D-ME) Maine 12th in Population (1830)
38 Perry Smith (D-CT) Connecticut 16th in Population (1830)
39 Richard Montgomery Young (D-IL) Illinois 20th in Population (1830)
40 William Henry Roane (D-VA) March 14, 1837
41 Clement Comer Clay (D-AL) June 19, 1837
42 Wilson Lumpkin (D-GA) November 22, 1837
43 William Duhurst Merrick (W-MD) January 4, 1838
44 Albert Smith White (W-IN) March 4, 1839 Former Representative
45 Benjamin Tappan (D-OH) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
46 Thaddeus Betts (W-CT) Connecticut 16th in Population (1830) April 7, 1840
47 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) Vermont 17th in Population (1830)
48 John Henderson (W-MS) Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
49 Nathan Fellows Dixon (W-RI) Rhode Island 23rd in Population (1830)
50 Felix Grundy (D-TN) December 14, 1839 December 19, 1840
51 Daniel Sturgeon (D-PA) January 14, 1840
52 Augustus Seymour Porter (W-MI) January 20, 1840
Alexander Outlaw Anderson (D-TN) February 26, 1840
Jabez Williams Huntington (W-CT) May 4, 1840
Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840 Former Senator
William Alexander Graham (W-NC)
Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (D-TN) December 25, 1840
John Leeds Kerr (W-MD) January 5, 1841
Isaac Chapman Bates (W-MA) January 13, 1841
Rufus Choate (W-MA) February 23, 1841

27th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) December 14, 1819
2 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
3 Samuel Prentiss (W-VT) March 4, 1831 April 11, 1842
4 Henry Clay (W-KY) November 10, 1831 March 31, 1842
5 John Caldwell Calhoun (D-SC) December 29, 1832
6 Silas Wright, Jr. (D-NY) January 4, 1833
7 Samuel Lewis Southard (W-NJ) March 4, 1833 Former Senator June 26, 1842
8 Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (W-NY)
9 Lewis Fields Linn (D-MO) October 25, 1833
10 William Campbell Preston (W-SC) November 26, 1833 November 29, 1842
11 James Buchanan (D-PA) December 6, 1834
12 Alfred Cuthbert (D-GA) January 12, 1835
13 Robert John Walker (D-MS) March 4, 1835
14 William Cabell Rives (W-VA) March 4, 1836
15 Richard Henry Bayard (W-DE) June 17, 1836
16 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D-AR) September 18, 1836 Former Delegate
17 William Savin Fulton (D-AR)
18 Thomas Clayton (W-DE) January 9, 1837
19 Alexander Mouton (D-LA) January 12, 1837 March 1, 1842
20 Franklin Pierce (D-NH) March 4, 1837 Former Representative (4 years) February 28, 1842
21 William Allen (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
22 Oliver Hampton Smith (W-IN) Indiana 13th in Population (1830)
23 Reuel Williams (D-ME) Maine 12th in Population (1830) February 15, 1843
24 Perry Smith (D-CT) Connecticut 16th in Population (1830)
25 Richard Montgomery Young (D-IL) Illinois 20th in Population (1830)
26 Clement Comer Clay (D-AL) June 19, 1837 November 15, 1841
27 William Duhurst Merrick (W-MD) January 4, 1838
28 Albert Smith White (W-IN) March 4, 1839 Former Representative
29 Benjamin Tappan (D-OH) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
30 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) Vermont 17th in Population (1830)
31 John Henderson (W-MS) Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
32 Nathan Fellows Dixon (W-RI) Rhode Island 23rd in Population (1830) January 29, 1842
33 Daniel Sturgeon (D-PA) January 14, 1840
34 Augustus Seymour Porter (W-MI) January 20, 1840
35 Jabez Williams Huntington (W-CT) May 4, 1840
36 Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840 Former Senator
37 William Alexander Graham (W-NC)
38 Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (D-TN) December 25, 1840 February 7, 1842
39 John Leeds Kerr (W-MD) January 5, 1841
40 Isaac Chapman Bates (W-MA) January 13, 1841
41 Rufus Choate (W-MA) February 23, 1841
42 Levi Woodbury (D-NH) March 4, 1841 Former Senator (5 years)
43 John Macpherson Berrien (W-GA) Former Senator (4 years)
44 William Segar Archer (W-VA) Former Representative (15 years)
45 George Evans (W-ME) Former Representative (11 years)
46 William Woodbridge (W-MI) Former Delegate (1 year)
47 James Turner Morehead (W-KY) Former Governor
48 Jacob Welsh Miller (W-NJ) New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
49 Alexander Barrow (W-LA) Louisiana 19th in Population (1830)
50 Samuel McRoberts (D-IL) Illinois 20th in Population (1830)
51 James Fowler Simmons (W-RI) Rhode Island 23rd in Population (1830)
Arthur Pendleton Bagby (D-AL) November 24, 1841
William Sprague (W-RI) February 18, 1842
Leonard Wilcox (D-NH) March 1, 1842
John Jordan Crittenden (W-KY) March 31, 1842
Charles Magill Conrad (W-LA) April 14, 1842
Samuel Chandler Crafts (W-VT) April 23, 1842
William Lewis Dayton (W-NJ) July 2, 1842
George McDuffie (D-SC) December 23, 1842
52 Open Seat (TN) N/A

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) December 14, 1819 April 15, 1844
2 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
3 Silas Wright, Jr. (D-NY) January 4, 1833 November 26, 1844
4 Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (W-NY) March 4, 1833 November 26, 1844
5 Lewis Fields Linn (D-MO) October 25, 1833 October 3, 1843
6 James Buchanan (D-PA) December 6, 1834
7 Robert John Walker (D-MS) March 4, 1835
8 William Cabell Rives (W-VA) March 4, 1836
9 Richard Henry Bayard (W-DE) June 17, 1836
10 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D-AR) September 18, 1836 Former Delegate
11 William Savin Fulton (D-AR) August 15, 1844
12 Thomas Clayton (W-DE) January 9, 1837
13 William Allen (D-OH) March 4, 1837
14 William Duhurst Merrick (W-MD) January 4, 1838
15 Albert Smith White (W-IN) March 4, 1839 Former Representative
16 Benjamin Tappan (D-OH) Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
17 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) Vermont 17th in Population (1830)
18 John Henderson (W-MS) Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
19 Daniel Sturgeon (D-PA) January 14, 1840
20 Augustus Seymour Porter (W-MI) January 20, 1840
21 Jabez Williams Huntington (W-CT) May 4, 1840
22 Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840
23 Isaac Chapman Bates (W-MA) January 13, 1841
24 Rufus Choate (W-MA) February 23, 1841
25 Levi Woodbury (D-NH) March 4, 1841 Former Senator (5 years)
26 John Macpherson Berrien (W-GA) Former Senator (4 years)
27 William Segar Archer (W-VA) Former Representative (15 years)
28 George Evans (W-ME) Former Representative (11 years)
29 William Woodbridge (W-MI) Former Delegate (1 year)
30 James Turner Morehead (W-KY) Former Governor
31 Jacob Welsh Miller (W-NJ) New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
32 Alexander Barrow (W-LA) Louisiana 19th in Population (1830)
33 Samuel McRoberts (D-IL) Illinois 20th in Population (1830) March 27, 1843
34 James Fowler Simmons (W-RI) Rhode Island 23rd in Population (1830)
35 Arthur Pendleton Bagby (D-AL) November 24, 1841
36 William Sprague (W-RI) February 18, 1842 January 17, 1844
37 John Jordan Crittenden (W-KY) March 31, 1842
38 William Lewis Dayton (W-NJ) July 2, 1842
39 George McDuffie (D-SC) December 23, 1842
40 John Milton Niles (D-CT) March 4, 1843 Former Senator
41 James Alfred Pearce (W-MD) Former Representative (6 years) Maryland 15th in Population (1840)
42 Charles Gordon Atherton (D-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1840)
43 Edward Allen Hannegan (D-IN) Former Representative (4 years)
44 Walter Terry Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years)
45 William Henry Haywood, Jr. (D-NC) North Carolina 7th in Population (1840)
46 Daniel Elliott Huger (D-SC) South Carolina 11th in Population (1840)
47 Sidney Breese (D-IL) Illinois 14th in Population (1840)
48 William Upham (W-VT) Vermont 21st in Population (1840)
David Rice Atchison (D-MO) October 14, 1843
49 Ephraim Hubbard Foster (W-TN) October 17, 1843 Former Senator
50 Spencer Jarnagin (W-TN)
51 John Fairfield (D-ME) October 17, 1843 Former Representative
James Semple (D-IL)
John Brown Francis (LO-RI) January 25, 1844
52 Henry Johnson (D-LA) February 12, 1844
Dixon Hall Lewis (D-AL) April 22, 1844
Chester Ashley (D-AR) November 8, 1844
Henry Allen Foster (D-NY) November 30, 1843 Former Representative January 27, 1845
Daniel Stevens Dickinson (D-NY)
John Adams Dix (D-NY) January 27, 1845
53 Open Seat (FL) N/A
54 Open Seat (FL)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
2 James Buchanan (D-PA) December 6, 1834 March 5, 1845
3 Robert John Walker (D-MS) March 4, 1835 March 5, 1845
4 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D-AR) September 18, 1836
5 Thomas Clayton (W-DE) January 9, 1837
6 William Allen (D-OH) March 4, 1837
7 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) March 4, 1839
8 Daniel Sturgeon (D-PA) January 14, 1840
9 Jabez Williams Huntington (W-CT) May 4, 1840
10 Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840
11 Isaac Chapman Bates (W-MA) January 13, 1841 March 16, 1845
12 Levi Woodbury (D-NH) March 4, 1841 Former Senator (5 years) November 20, 1845
13 John Macpherson Berrien (W-GA) Former Senator (4 years)
14 William Segar Archer (W-VA) Former Representative (15 years)
15 George Evans (W-ME) Former Representative (11 years)
16 William Woodbridge (W-MI) Former Delegate (1 year)
17 James Turner Morehead (W-KY) Former Governor
18 Jacob Welsh Miller (W-NJ) New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
19 Alexander Barrow (W-LA) Louisiana 19th in Population (1830) December 29, 1846
20 James Fowler Simmons (W-RI) Rhode Island 23rd in Population (1830)
21 Arthur Pendleton Bagby (D-AL) November 24, 1841
22 John Jordan Crittenden (W-KY) March 31, 1842
23 William Lewis Dayton (W-NJ) July 2, 1842
24 George McDuffie (D-SC) December 23, 1842 August 17, 1846
25 John Milton Niles (D-CT) March 4, 1843 Former Senator
26 James Alfred Pearce (W-MD) Former Representative (6 years) Maryland 15th in Population (1840)
27 Charles Gordon Atherton (D-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1840)
28 Edward Allen Hannegan (D-IN) Former Representative (4 years)
29 Walter Terry Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years)
30 William Henry Haywood, Jr. (D-NC) North Carolina 7th in Population (1840) July 25, 1846
31 Sidney Breese (D-IL) Illinois 14th in Population (1840)
32 William Upham (W-VT) Vermont 21st in Population (1840)
33 David Rice Atchison (D-MO) October 14, 1843
34 Spencer Jarnagin (W-TN) October 17, 1843
35 John Fairfield (D-ME) December 4, 1843 Former Representative
36 James Semple (D-IL)
37 Henry Johnson (D-LA) February 12, 1844
38 Dixon Hall Lewis (D-AL) April 22, 1844
39 Chester Ashley (D-AR) November 8, 1844
40 Daniel Stevens Dickinson (D-NY) November 30, 1843
41 John Adams Dix (D-NY) January 27, 1845
42 Daniel Webster (W-MA) March 4, 1845 Former Senator (13 years)
43 John Middleton Clayton (W-DE) Former Senator (7 years)
44 Thomas Corwin (W-OH) Former Representative (9 years)
45 Jesse Speight (D-MS) Former Representative (8 years)
46 Hopkins Lacy Turney (D-TN) Former Representative (6 years)
47 Lewis Cass (D-MI) Former Cabinet Member
48 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) Indiana 10th in Population (1840)
49 Reverdy Johnson (W-MD) Maryland 15th in Population (1840)
50 Albert Collins Greene (W-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
Simon Cameron (D-PA) March 13, 1845
John Davis (W-MA) March 24, 1845
51 David Levy Yulee (D-FL) March 24, 1845 Former Delegate
52 James Diament Westcott, Jr. (D-FL)
Joseph Williams Chalmers (D-MS) November 3, 1845
53 John Caldwell Calhoun (D-SC) November 26, 1845
Benning Wentworth Jenness (D-NH) December 1, 1845 June 13, 1846
54 Isaac Samuels Pennybacker (D-VA) December 3, 1845 January 12, 1847
55 Samuel Houston (D-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
56 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX)
Joseph Cilley (L-NH) June 13, 1846
George Edmund Badger (W-NC) November 25, 1846
Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846
James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847 Former Representative
Pierre Soulé (D-LA)
57 Open Seat (IA) N/A
58 Open Seat (IA)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
2 Ambrose Hundley Sevier (D-AR) September 18, 1836 March 15, 1848
3 William Allen (D-OH) March 4, 1837
4 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) March 4, 1839
5 Daniel Sturgeon (D-PA) January 14, 1840
6 Jabez Williams Huntington (W-CT) May 4, 1840 November 1, 1847
7 Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840
8 John Macpherson Berrien (W-GA) March 4, 1841 Former Senator
9 Jacob Welsh Miller (W-NJ)
10 Arthur Pendleton Bagby (D-AL) November 24, 1841 June 16, 1848
11 John Jordan Crittenden (W-KY) March 31, 1842 June 12, 1848
12 William Lewis Dayton (W-NJ) July 2, 1842
13 John Milton Niles (D-CT) March 4, 1843 Former Senator
14 James Alfred Pearce (W-MD) Former Representative (6 years) Maryland 15th in Population (1840)
15 Charles Gordon Atherton (D-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1840)
16 Edward Allen Hannegan (D-IN) Former Representative (4 years)
17 Walter Terry Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years) February 4, 1848
18 Sidney Breese (D-IL) Illinois 14th in Population (1840)
19 William Upham (W-VT) Vermont 21st in Population (1840)
20 David Rice Atchison (D-MO) October 14, 1843
21 John Fairfield (D-ME) December 4, 1843 December 24, 1847
22 Henry Johnson (D-LA) February 12, 1844
23 Dixon Hall Lewis (D-AL) April 22, 1844 October 25, 1848
24 Chester Ashley (D-AR) November 8, 1844 April 29, 1848
25 Daniel Stevens Dickinson (D-NY) November 30, 1843
26 John Adams Dix (D-NY) January 27, 1845
27 Daniel Webster (W-MA) March 4, 1845 Former Senator (13 years)
28 John Middleton Clayton (W-DE) Former Senator (7 years) February 23, 1849
29 Thomas Corwin (W-OH) Former Representative (9 years)
30 Jesse Speight (D-MS) Former Representative (8 years) May 1, 1847
31 Hopkins Lacy Turney (D-TN) Former Representative (6 years)
32 Lewis Cass (D-MI) Former Cabinet Member May 29, 1848
33 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) Indiana 10th in Population (1840)
34 Reverdy Johnson (W-MD) Maryland 15th in Population (1840)
35 Albert Collins Greene (W-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
36 Simon Cameron (D-PA) March 13, 1845
37 John Davis (W-MA) March 24, 1845
38 David Levy Yulee (D-FL) March 24, 1845 Former Delegate
39 James Diament Westcott, Jr. (D-FL)
40 John Caldwell Calhoun (D-SC) November 26, 1845
41 Samuel Houston (D-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
42 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX)
43 George Edmund Badger (W-NC) November 25, 1846
44 Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846
45 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
46 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years) Virginia 4th in Population (1840)
47 Joseph Rogers Underwood (W-KY) Kentucky 6th in Population (1840)
48 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
49 John Parker Hale (ID-NH) Former Representative (2 years)
50 Alpheus Felch (D-MI) Former Governor
51 James Ware Bradbury (D-ME) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
52 Henry Stuart Foote (D-MS) Mississippi 17th in Population (1840)
53 Solomon Weathersbee Downs (D-LA) Louisiana 19th in Population (1840)
54 John Hopkins Clarke (W-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
55 Presley Spruance (W-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
Jefferson Davis (D-MS) August 27, 1847
Roger Sherman Baldwin (W-CT) November 11, 1847
56 John Bell (W-TN) November 22, 1847
Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor (D-ME) January 5, 1848 June 7, 1848
Herschel Vespasian Johnson (W-GA) February 4, 1848
Solon Borland (D-AR) March 30, 1848
William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
Hannibal Hamlin (D-ME) June 8, 1848 Former Representative/Delegate (4 years) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
57 Henry Dodge (D-WI) Wisconsin 29th in Population (1840)
Thomas Fitzgerald (D-MI) Michigan 23rd in Population (1840)
58 Isaac Pigeon Walker (D-WI) Wisconsin 29th in Population (1840)
Thomas Metcalfe (W-KY) June 23, 1848
William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) July 1, 1848
Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) November 25, 1848
59 Augustus Caesar Dodge (D-IA) December 7, 1848 Former Delegate (6 years)
60 George Wallace Jones (D-IA) Former Delegate (3 years)
John Wales (W-DE) February 3, 1849
Pierre Soulé (D-LA) March 3, 1849

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) August 10, 1821
2 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) March 4, 1839
3 Daniel Sturgeon (D-PA) January 14, 1840
4 Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840
5 John Macpherson Berrien (W-GA) March 4, 1841 Former Senator
6 Jacob Welsh Miller (W-NJ)
7 William Lewis Dayton (W-NJ) July 2, 1842
8 James Alfred Pearce (W-MD) March 4, 1843 Former Representative
9 William Upham (W-VT)
10 David Rice Atchison (D-MO) October 14, 1843
11 Daniel Stevens Dickinson (D-NY) November 30, 1843
12 Daniel Webster (W-MA) March 4, 1845 Former Senator July 22, 1850
13 Thomas Corwin (W-OH) Former Representative (9 years) July 20, 1850
14 Hopkins Lacy Turney (D-TN) Former Representative (6 years)
15 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) Indiana 10th in Population (1840)
16 Reverdy Johnson (W-MD) Maryland 15th in Population (1840) March 7, 1849
17 Albert Collins Greene (W-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
18 John Davis (W-MA) March 24, 1845
19 David Levy Yulee (D-FL) July 1, 1845
20 John Caldwell Calhoun (D-SC) November 26, 1845 March 31, 1850
21 Samuel Houston (D-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
22 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX)
23 George Edmund Badger (W-NC) November 25, 1846
24 Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846
25 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
26 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years) Virginia 4th in Population (1840)
27 Joseph Rogers Underwood (W-KY) Kentucky 6th in Population (1840)
28 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
29 John Parker Hale (FS-NH) Former Representative (2 years)
30 Alpheus Felch (D-MI) Former Governor
31 James Ware Bradbury (D-ME) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
32 Henry Stuart Foote (D-MS) Mississippi 17th in Population (1840)
33 Solomon Weathersbee Downs (D-LA) Louisiana 19th in Population (1840)
34 John Hopkins Clarke (W-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
35 Presley Spruance (W-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
36 Jefferson Davis (D-MS) August 27, 1847
37 Roger Sherman Baldwin (W-CT) November 11, 1847
38 John Bell (W-TN) November 22, 1847
39 Solon Borland (D-AR) March 30, 1848
40 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
41 Hannibal Hamlin (D-ME) June 8, 1848 Former Representative/Delegate (4 years) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
42 Henry Dodge (D-WI) Wisconsin 29th in Population (1840)
43 Isaac Pigeon Walker (D-WI)
44 William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) July 1, 1848
45 Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) November 25, 1848 November 30, 1849
46 Augustus Caesar Dodge (D-IA) December 7, 1848 Former Delegate (6 years)
47 George Wallace Jones (D-IA) Former Delegate (3 years)
48 John Wales (W-DE) February 3, 1849
49 Pierre Soulé (D-LA) March 3, 1849
50 Henry Clay (W-KY) March 4, 1849 Former Senator (10 years)
51 Lewis Cass (D-MI) Former Senator (3 years)
52 Truman Smith (W-CT) Former Representative (8 years)
53 William Crosby Dawson (W-GA) Former Representative (5 years)
54 James Cooper (W-PA) Former Representative (4 years) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1840)
55 Moses Norris, Jr. (D-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1840)
56 William Henry Seward (W-NY) Former Governor New York 1st in Population (1840)
57 James Whitcomb (D-IN) Indiana 10th in Population (1840)
58 Salmon Portland Chase (FS-OH) Ohio 3rd in Population (1840)
59 Jackson Morton (W-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
60 James Shields (D-IL) October 27, 1849
Jeremiah Clemens (D-AL) November 30, 1849
David Stewart (W-MD) December 6, 1849 January 12, 1850
Thomas George Pratt (W-MD) January 12, 1850
Franklin Harper Elmore (D-SC) April 11, 1850 May 29, 1850
Robert Woodward Barnwell (D-SC) June 4, 1850 December 8, 1850
Thomas Ewing (W-OH) July 20, 1850
Robert Charles Winthrop (D-MA) July 30, 1850 February 1, 1851
61 William McKendree Gwin (D-CA) September 10, 1850 Former Representative
62 John Charles Frémont (D-CA)
Robert Barnwell Rhett (D-SC) December 18, 1850
Robert Rantoul, Jr. (W-MA) Feburary 1, 1851

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Willie Person Mangum (W-NC) November 25, 1840
2 John Macpherson Berrien (W-GA) March 4, 1841 Former Senator May 28, 1852
3 Jacob Welsh Miller (W-NJ)
4 James Alfred Pearce (W-MD) March 4, 1843 Former Representative
5 William Upham (W-VT) January 14, 1853
6 David Rice Atchison (D-MO) October 14, 1843
7 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) March 4, 1845
8 John Davis (W-MA) March 24, 1845
9 Samuel Houston (D-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
10 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX)
11 George Edmund Badger (W-NC) November 25, 1846
12 Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846
13 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
14 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years) Virginia 4th in Population (1840)
15 Joseph Rogers Underwood (W-KY) Kentucky 6th in Population (1840)
16 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
17 John Parker Hale (ID-NH) Former Representative (2 years)
18 Alpheus Felch (D-MI) Former Governor
19 James Ware Bradbury (D-ME) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
20 Henry Stuart Foote (D-MS) Mississippi 17th in Population (1840) January 8, 1852
21 Solomon Weathersbee Downs (D-LA) Louisiana 19th in Population (1840)
22 John Hopkins Clarke (W-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
23 Presley Spruance (W-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
24 Jefferson Davis (D-MS) August 27, 1847 September 23, 1851
25 John Bell (W-TN) November 22, 1847
26 Solon Borland (D-AR) March 30, 1848
27 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
28 Hannibal Hamlin (D-ME) June 8, 1848 Former Representative/Delegate (4 years) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
29 Henry Dodge (D-WI) Wisconsin 29th in Population (1840)
30 Isaac Pigeon Walker (D-WI)
31 William Rufus de Vane King (D-AL) July 1, 1848 December 20, 1852
32 Augustus Caesar Dodge (D-IA) December 7, 1848 Former Delegate (6 years)
33 George Wallace Jones (D-IA) Former Delegate (3 years)
34 Pierre Soulé (D-LA) March 3, 1849
35 Henry Clay (W-KY) March 4, 1849 Former Senator (10 years) June 29, 1852
36 Lewis Cass (D-MI) Former Senator (3 years)
37 Truman Smith (W-CT) Former Representative (8 years)
38 William Crosby Dawson (W-GA) Former Representative (5 years)
39 James Cooper (W-PA) Former Representative (4 years) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1840)
40 Moses Norris, Jr. (D-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1840)
41 William Henry Seward (W-NY) Former Governor New York 1st in Population (1840)
42 James Whitcomb (D-IN) Indiana 10th in Population (1840) October 4, 1852
43 Salmon Portland Chase (FS-OH) Ohio 3rd in Population (1840)
44 Jackson Morton (W-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
45 James Shields (D-IL) October 27, 1849
46 Jeremiah Clemens (D-AL) November 30, 1849
47 Thomas George Pratt (W-MD) January 12, 1850
48 William McKendree Gwin (D-CA) September 10, 1850
49 Robert Barnwell Rhett (D-SC) December 18, 1850 May 7, 1852
50 Richard Brodhead (D-PA) March 4, 1851 Former Representative (6 years)
51 Solomon Foot (W-VT) Former Representative (4 years)
52 Hamilton Fish (W-NY) Former Representative (2 years)
53 James Chamberlain Jones (W-TN) Former Governor
54 Henry Sheffie Geyer (W-MO) Missouri 16th in Population (1840)
55 Robert Field Stockton (D-NJ) New Jersey 18th in Population (1840) January 10, 1853
56 Charles Tillinghast James (D-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
57 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
58 Stephen Russell Mallory (D-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
59 Benjamin Franklin Wade (W-OH) March 15, 1851
60 Charles Sumner (FS-MA) April 24, 1851
John Jones McRae (D-MS) December 1, 1851 March 17, 1852
61 John B. Weller (D-CA) January 30, 1852
Walker Brooke (W-MS) February 18, 1852
Stephen Adams (D-MS) March 17, 1852
William Ford De Saussure (D-SC) May 10, 1852
62 Isaac Toucey (D-CT) May 12, 1852
Robert Milledge Charlton (D-GA) May 31, 1852
David Meriweather (D-KY) July 6, 1852 August 31, 1852
Archibald Dixon (W-KY) September 1, 1852
Charles William Cathcart (D-IN) December 6, 1852 January 18, 1853
Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) January 14, 1853
Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) January 17, 1853
John Pettit (D-IN) January 18, 1853

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 James Alfred Pearce (W-MD) March 4, 1843
2 David Rice Atchison (D-MO) October 14, 1843
3 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) March 4, 1845
4 Samuel Houston (D-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
5 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX)
6 George Edmund Badger (W-NC) November 25, 1846
7 Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846
8 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
9 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years)
10 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
11 John Bell (W-TN) November 22, 1847
12 Solon Borland (D-AR) March 30, 1848 April 11, 1853
13 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
14 Hannibal Hamlin (D-ME) June 8, 1848 Former Representative/Delegate (4 years) Maine 13th in Population (1840)
15 Henry Dodge (D-WI) Wisconsin 29th in Population (1840)
16 Isaac Pigeon Walker (D-WI)
17 Augustus Caesar Dodge (D-IA) December 7, 1848 Former Delegate (6 years) February 22, 1855
18 George Wallace Jones (D-IA) Former Delegate (3 years)
19 Pierre Soulé (D-LA) March 3, 1849 April 11, 1853
20 Lewis Cass (D-MI) March 4, 1849 Former Senator
21 Truman Smith (W-CT) Former Representative (8 years) May 24, 1854
22 William Crosby Dawson (W-GA) Former Representative (5 years)
23 James Cooper (W-PA) Former Representative (4 years) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1840)
24 Moses Norris, Jr. (D-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1840) January 11, 1855
25 William Henry Seward (W-NY) Former Governor
26 Salmon Portland Chase (FS-OH) Ohio 3rd in Population (1840)
27 Jackson Morton (W-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
28 James Shields (D-IL) October 27, 1849
29 Thomas George Pratt (W-MD) January 12, 1850
30 William McKendree Gwin (D-CA) September 10, 1850
31 Richard Brodhead (D-PA) March 4, 1851 Former Representative (6 years)
32 Solomon Foot (W-VT) Former Representative (4 years)
33 Hamilton Fish (W-NY) Former Representative (2 years)
34 James Chamberlain Jones (W-TN) Former Governor
35 Henry Sheffie Geyer (W-MO) Missouri 16th in Population (1840)
36 Charles Tillinghast James (D-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
37 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
38 Stephen Russell Mallory (D-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
39 Benjamin Franklin Wade (W-OH) March 15, 1851
40 Charles Sumner (FS-MA) April 24, 1851
41 John B. Weller (D-CA) January 30, 1852
42 Stephen Adams (D-MS) March 17, 1852
43 Isaac Toucey (D-CT) May 12, 1852
44 Archibald Dixon (W-KY) September 1, 1852
45 Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) January 14, 1853
46 Samuel Shethar Phelps (W-VT) January 17, 1853 March 16, 1854
47 John Pettit (D-IN) January 18, 1853
48 John Middleton Clayton (W-DE) March 4, 1853 Former Senator (11 years)
49 Charles Gordon Atherton (D-NH) Former Senator (6 years) November 15, 1853
50 Edward Everett (W-MA) Former Representative (10 years) June 1, 1854
51 Robert Augustus Toombs (W-GA) Former Representative (8 years)
52 William Wright (D-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
53 Charles Edward Stuart (D-MI) Former Representative (3 years)
54 John Burton Thompson (W-KY) Former Representative (2 years)
55 Josiah James Evans (D-SC) South Carolina 14th in Population (1850)
56 Judah Philip Benjamin (W-LA) Louisiana 18th in Population (1850)
57 John Renshaw Thomson (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
Robert Ward Johnson (D-AR) July 6, 1853
58 Philip Allen (D-RI) July 20, 1853
Jared Warner Williams (D-NH) November 29, 1853 Former Representative July 15, 1854
59 Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. (D-AL)
John Slidell (D-LA) December 5, 1853
60 Albert Gallatin Brown (D-MS) January 7, 1854
61 William Pitt Fessenden (W-ME) February 10, 1854
Francis Gillette (FS-CT) May 24, 1854
Julius Rockwell (W-MA) June 3, 1854 January 31, 1855
Lawrence Brainerd (FS-VT) October 14, 1854
62 David Settle Reid (D-NC) December 6, 1854
John Sullivan Wells (D-NH) January 16, 1855
Henry Wilson (FS-MA) January 31, 1855

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 James Alfred Pearce (O-MD) March 4, 1843
2 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) March 4, 1845
3 Samuel Houston (A-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
4 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX)
5 Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846
6 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
7 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years)
8 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
9 John Bell (O-TN) November 22, 1847
10 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
11 Hannibal Hamlin (D-ME) June 8, 1848 Maine 13th in Population (1840) January 7, 1857
12 Henry Dodge (D-WI) Wisconsin 29th in Population (1840)
13 George Wallace Jones (D-IA) December 7, 1848
14 Lewis Cass (D-MI) March 4, 1849 Former Senator
15 William Henry Seward (O-NY)
16 Thomas George Pratt (O-MD) January 12, 1850
17 William McKendree Gwin (D-CA) September 10, 1850
18 Richard Brodhead (D-PA) March 4, 1851 Former Representative (6 years)
19 Solomon Foot (O-VT) Former Representative (4 years)
20 Hamilton Fish (O-NY) Former Representative (2 years)
21 James Chamberlain Jones (O-TN) Former Governor
22 Henry Sheffie Geyer (O-MO) Missouri 16th in Population (1840)
23 Charles Tillinghast James (D-RI) Rhode Island 24th in Population (1840)
24 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
25 Stephen Russell Mallory (D-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
26 Benjamin Franklin Wade (O-OH) March 15, 1851
27 Charles Sumner (O-MA) April 24, 1851
28 John B. Weller (D-CA) January 30, 1852
29 Stephen Adams (D-MS) March 17, 1852
30 Isaac Toucey (D-CT) May 12, 1852
31 Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) January 14, 1853
32 John Middleton Clayton (O-DE) March 4, 1853 Former Senator November 9, 1856
33 Robert Augustus Toombs (D-GA) Former Representative (8 years)
34 William Wright (D-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
35 Charles Edward Stuart (D-MI) Former Representative (3 years)
36 John Burton Thompson (O-KY) Former Representative (2 years)
37 Josiah James Evans (D-SC) South Carolina 14th in Population (1850)
38 Judah Philip Benjamin (O-LA) Louisiana 18th in Population (1850)
39 John Renshaw Thomson (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
40 Robert Ward Johnson (D-AR) July 6, 1853
41 Philip Allen (D-RI) July 20, 1853
42 Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. (D-AL) November 29, 1853
43 John Slidell (D-LA) December 5, 1853
44 Albert Gallatin Brown (D-MS) January 7, 1854
45 William Pitt Fessenden (O-ME) February 10, 1854
46 David Settle Reid (D-NC) December 6, 1854
47 Henry Wilson (O-MA) January 31, 1855
48 John Jordan Crittenden (O-KY) March 4, 1855 Former Senator (14 years)
49 David Levy Yulee (D-FL) Former Senator (5 years)
50 Jacob Collamer (O-VT) Former Representative (6 years)
51 Charles Durkee (O-WI) Former Representative (4 years)
52 Alfred Iverson, Sr. (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years) Georgia 9th in Population (1850)
53 Asa Biggs (D-NC) North Carolina 10th in Population (1850)
54 George Ellis Pugh (D-OH) Ohio 3rd in Population (1850)
55 Lyman Trumbull (D-IL) Illinois 11th in Population (1850)
56 Lafayette Sabine Foster (O-CT) Connecticut 21st in Population (1850)
57 James Bell (O-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1850)
58 John Parker Hale (O-NH) July 30, 1855
59 James Harlan (O-IA) December 31, 1855
60 William Bigler (D-PA) January 14, 1856
Joseph Parsons Comegys (O-DE) November 19, 1856 January 14, 1857
61 James Stephen Green (D-MO) January 12, 1857
Martin Waltham Bates (O-DE) January 14, 1857
Amos Nourse (O-ME) January 16, 1857
62 Graham Newell Fitch (D-IN) February 4, 1857

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 James Alfred Pearce (D-MD) March 4, 1843
2 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) March 4, 1845
3 Samuel Houston (A-TX) February 21, 1846 Former Representative
4 Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX) July 29, 1857
5 Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) December 4, 1846 May 25, 1857
6 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
7 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years)
8 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
9 John Bell (A-TN) November 22, 1847
10 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
11 George Wallace Jones (D-IA) December 7, 1848
12 William Henry Seward (R-NY) March 4, 1849
13 William McKendree Gwin (D-CA) September 10, 1850
14 Solomon Foot (R-VT) March 4, 1851 Former Representative
15 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
16 Stephen Russell Mallory (D-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840)
17 Benjamin Franklin Wade (R-OH) March 15, 1851
18 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
19 Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) January 14, 1853
20 Robert Augustus Toombs (D-GA) March 4, 1853 Former Representative (8 years)
21 William Wright (D-NJ) Former Representative (4 years)
22 Charles Edward Stuart (D-MI) Former Representative (3 years)
23 John Burton Thompson (A-KY) Former Representative (2 years)
24 Josiah James Evans (D-SC) South Carolina 14th in Population (1850) May 6, 1858
25 Judah Philip Benjamin (D-LA) Louisiana 18th in Population (1850)
26 John Renshaw Thomson (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
27 Robert Ward Johnson (D-AR) July 6, 1853
28 Philip Allen (D-RI) July 20, 1853
29 Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. (D-AL) November 29, 1853
30 John Slidell (D-LA) December 5, 1853
31 Albert Gallatin Brown (D-MS) January 7, 1854
32 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) February 10, 1854
33 David Settle Reid (D-NC) December 6, 1854
34 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
35 John Jordan Crittenden (A-KY) March 4, 1855 Former Senator (14 years)
36 David Levy Yulee (D-FL) Former Senator (5 years)
37 Jacob Collamer (R-VT) Former Representative (6 years)
38 Charles Durkee (R-WI) Former Representative (4 years)
39 Alfred Iverson, Sr. (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years) Georgia 9th in Population (1850)
40 Asa Biggs (D-NC) North Carolina 10th in Population (1850) May 5, 1858
41 George Ellis Pugh (D-OH) Ohio 3rd in Population (1850)
42 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) Illinois 11th in Population (1850)
43 Lafayette Sabine Foster (R-CT) Connecticut 21st in Population (1850)
44 James Bell (R-NH) New Hampshire 22nd in Population (1850) May 26, 1857
45 John Parker Hale (R-NH) July 30, 1855
46 James Harlan (R-IA) December 31, 1855
47 William Bigler (D-PA) January 14, 1856
48 James Stephen Green (D-MO) January 12, 1857
49 Martin Waltham Bates (O-DE) January 14, 1857
50 Graham Newell Fitch (D-IN) February 4, 1857
51 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1857 Former Senator (8 years)
52 James Fowler Simmons (R-RI) Former Senator (6 years)
53 Jefferson Davis (D-MS) Former Senator (4 years)
54 Simon Cameron (R-PA) Former Senator (3 years)
55 Preston King (R-NY) Former Representative (8 years)
56 James Dixon (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years)
57 Trusten Polk (D-MO) Missouri 13th in Population (1850)
58 Anthony Kennedy (A-MD) Maryland 17th in Population (1850)
59 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) Michigan 20th in Population (1850)
60 James Rood Doolittle (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
61 David Colbreth Broderick (D-CA) California 29th in Population (1850)
Daniel Clark (R-NH) June 27, 1857
62 Andrew Johnson (D-TN) October 8, 1857
James Pinckney Henderson (D-TX) November 9, 1857 June 4, 1858
James Henry Hammond (D-SC) December 7, 1857
Thomas Lanier Clingman (D-NC) May 7, 1858
63 James Shields (D-MN) May 11, 1858 Former Senator
64 Henry Mower Rice (D-MN) Former Delegate
Arthur Peronneau Hayne (D-SC) December 2, 1858
Matthias Ward (D-TX) September 27, 1858
James Chesnut, Jr. (D-SC) December 3, 1858
65 Joseph Lane (D-OR) February 14, 1859 Former Delegate
66 Delazon Smith (D-OR)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 James Alfred Pearce (D-MD) March 4, 1843
2 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) March 4, 1845
3 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847
4 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years)
5 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years)
6 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848
7 William Henry Seward (R-NY) March 4, 1849
8 William McKendree Gwin (D-CA) September 10, 1850
9 Solomon Foot (R-VT) March 4, 1851 Former Representative
10 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) Delaware 26th in Population (1840)
11 Stephen Russell Mallory (D-FL) Florida 27th in Population (1840) January 21, 1861
12 Benjamin Franklin Wade (R-OH) March 15, 1851
13 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
14 Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) January 14, 1853 January 21, 1861
15 Robert Augustus Toombs (D-GA) March 4, 1853 Former Representative February 4, 1861
16 Judah Philip Benjamin (D-LA) Louisiana 18th in Population (1850) February 4, 1861
17 John Renshaw Thomson (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
18 Robert Ward Johnson (D-AR) July 6, 1853
19 Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. (D-AL) November 29, 1853 January 21, 1861
20 John Slidell (D-LA) December 5, 1853 February 4, 1861
21 Albert Gallatin Brown (D-MS) January 7, 1854 January 12, 1861
22 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) February 10, 1854
23 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
24 John Jordan Crittenden (A-KY) March 4, 1855 Former Senator (14 years)
25 David Levy Yulee (D-FL) Former Senator (5 years) January 21, 1861
26 Jacob Collamer (R-VT) Former Representative (6 years)
27 Charles Durkee (R-WI) Former Representative (4 years)
28 Alfred Iverson, Sr. (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years) January 28, 1861
29 George Ellis Pugh (D-OH) Ohio 3rd in Population (1850)
30 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) Illinois 11th in Population (1850)
31 Lafayette Sabine Foster (R-CT) Connecticut 21st in Population (1850)
32 John Parker Hale (R-NH) July 30, 1855
33 James Harlan (R-IA) December 31, 1855
34 William Bigler (D-PA) January 14, 1856
35 James Stephen Green (D-MO) January 12, 1857
36 Graham Newell Fitch (D-IN) February 4, 1857
37 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1857 Former Senator (8 years) January 17, 1861
38 James Fowler Simmons (R-RI) Former Senator (6 years)
39 Jefferson Davis (D-MS) Former Senator (4 years) January 21, 1861
40 Simon Cameron (R-PA) Former Senator (3 years)
41 Preston King (R-NY) Former Representative (8 years)
42 James Dixon (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years)
43 Trusten Polk (D-MO) Missouri 13th in Population (1850)
44 Anthony Kennedy (A-MD) Maryland 17th in Population (1850)
45 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) Michigan 20th in Population (1850)
46 James Rood Doolittle (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
47 David Colbreth Broderick (D-CA) California 29th in Population (1850) September 16, 1859
48 Daniel Clark (R-NH) June 27, 1857
49 Andrew Johnson (D-TN) October 8, 1857
50 James Henry Hammond (D-SC) December 7, 1857 November 11, 1860
51 Thomas Lanier Clingman (D-NC) May 7, 1858
52 Henry Mower Rice (D-MN) May 11, 1858
53 Matthias Ward (D-TX) September 27, 1858 December 5, 1859
54 James Chesnut, Jr. (D-SC) December 3, 1858 November 10, 1860
55 Joseph Lane (D-OR) February 14, 1859 Former Delegate
56 Delazon Smith (D-OR) April 3, 1859
57 Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson (D-TN) March 4, 1859 Former Senator
58 Kinsley Scott Bingham (R-MI) Former Representative
59 Lazarus Whitehead Powell (D-KY) Former Governor Kentucky 8th in Population (1850)
60 Thomas Bragg (D-NC) North Carolina 10th in Population (1850)
61 James Wilson Grimes (R-IA) Iowa 27th in Population (1850)
62 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) Rhode Island 28th in Population (1850)
63 John Conover Ten Eyck (R-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
64 John Hemphill (D-TX) Texas 25th in Population (1850)
65 Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D-DE) Delaware 30th in Population (1850)
66 Morton Smith Wilkinson (R-MN) Minnesota 33rd in Population (1850)
Henry Peter Haun (D-CA) November 3, 1859 March 4, 1860
Louis Trezevant Wigfall (D-TX) December 5, 1859
Milton Slocum Latham (D-CA) January 11, 1860
Edward Dickinson Baker (R-OR) October 2, 1860
Lot Myrick Morrill (R-ME) January 17, 1861
67 Open Seat (KS) N/A
68 Open Seat (KS)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 James Alfred Pearce (D-MD) March 4, 1843 December 20, 1862
2 Jesse David Bright (D-IN) March 4, 1845 February 5, 1862
3 James Murray Mason (D-VA) January 21, 1847 March 28, 1861
4 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (D-VA) March 4, 1847 Former Representative (8 years) March 28, 1861
5 Stephen Arnold Douglas (D-IL) Former Representative (4 years) June 3, 1861
6 William King Sebastian (D-AR) May 12, 1848 July 11, 1861
7 Solomon Foot (R-VT) March 4, 1851 Former Representative
8 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE)
9 Benjamin Franklin Wade (R-OH) March 15, 1851
10 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
11 John Renshaw Thomson (D-NJ) March 4, 1853 September 12, 1862
12 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) February 10, 1854
13 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
14 Jacob Collamer (R-VT) March 4, 1855 Former Representative
15 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) Illinois 11th in Population (1850)
16 Lafayette Sabine Foster (R-CT) Connecticut 21st in Population (1850)
17 John Parker Hale (R-NH) July 30, 1855
18 James Harlan (R-IA) December 31, 1855
19 James Fowler Simmons (R-RI) March 4, 1857 Former Senator (6 years) September 5, 1862
20 Simon Cameron (R-PA) Former Senator (3 years) March 4, 1861
21 Preston King (R-NY) Former Representative (8 years)
22 James Dixon (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years)
23 Trusten Polk (D-MO) Missouri 13th in Population (1850) January 10, 1862
24 Anthony Kennedy (U-MD) Maryland 17th in Population (1850)
25 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) Michigan 20th in Population (1850)
26 James Rood Doolittle (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
27 Daniel Clark (R-NH) June 27, 1857
28 Andrew Johnson (D-TN) October 8, 1857 March 4, 1862
29 Thomas Lanier Clingman (D-NC) May 7, 1858 March 28, 1861
30 Henry Mower Rice (D-MN) May 11, 1858
31 Kinsley Scott Bingham (R-MI) March 4, 1859 Former Representative October 5, 1861
32 Lazarus Whitehead Powell (D-KY) Former Governor Kentucky 8th in Population (1850)
33 Thomas Bragg (D-NC) North Carolina 10th in Population (1850) March 6, 1861
34 James Wilson Grimes (R-IA) Iowa 27th in Population (1850)
35 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) Rhode Island 28th in Population (1850)
36 John Conover Ten Eyck (R-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
37 John Hemphill (D-TX) Texas 25th in Population (1850) July 11, 1861
38 Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D-DE) Delaware 30th in Population (1850)
39 Morton Smith Wilkinson (R-MN) Minnesota 33rd in Population (1850)
40 Louis Trezevant Wigfall (D-TX) December 5, 1859 March 23, 1861
41 Milton Slocum Latham (D-CA) January 11, 1860
42 Edward Dickinson Baker (R-OR) October 2, 1860 October 21, 1861
43 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-ME) January 17, 1861
44 Salmon Portland Chase (R-OH) March 4, 1861 Former Senator March 6, 1861
45 John Cabell Breckinridge (D-KY) Former Representative (4 years) December 4, 1861
46 Henry Smith Lane (R-IN) Former Representative (2 years, 7 months)
47 James Alexander McDougall (D-CA) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
48 Ira Harris (R-NY) New York 1st in Population (1850)
49 Edgar Cowan (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1850)
50 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
51 Charles Burton Mitchel (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1850) July 11, 1861
52 James Willis Nesmith (D-OR) Oregon 33rd in Population (1850)
David Wilmot (R-PA) March 14, 1861
53 Waldo Porter Johnson (D-MO) March 17, 1861 January 10, 1862
John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
54 James Henry Lane (R-KS) April 4, 1861 Former Representative
55 Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (R-KS)
Orville Hickman Browning (R-IL) June 26, 1861 January 12, 1863
John Snyder Carlile (U-VA) July 9, 1861 Former Representative
Waitman Thomas Willey (U-VA)
Benjamin Stark (D-OR) October 29, 1861 September 12, 1862
Garrett Davis (U-KY) December 10, 1861
Jacob Merritt Howard (R-MI) January 17, 1862 Former Representative
John Brooks Henderson (U-MO) Alphabetical (H)
Robert Wilson (U-MO) Alphabetical (W)
Joseph Albert Wright (U-IN) February 24, 1862 January 14, 1863
Benjamin Franklin Harding (D-OR) September 12, 1862
Richard Stockton Field (R-NJ) November 21, 1862 January 14, 1863
Samuel Greene Arnold (R-RI) December 1, 1862
Thomas Holliday Hicks (U-MD) December 29, 1862
David Turpie (D-IN) January 14, 1863 Indiana 7th in Population (1850)
James Walter Wall (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
William Alexander Richardson (D-IL) January 30, 1863
56 Open Seat (TN) N/A
57 Open Seat (GA)
58 Open Seat (GA)
59 Open Seat (AL)
60 Open Seat (AL)
61 Open Seat (SC)
62 Open Seat (SC)
63 Open Seat (MS)
64 Open Seat (MS)
65 Open Seat (LA)
66 Open Seat (LA)
67 Open Seat (FL)
68 Open Seat (FL)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Solomon Foot (R-VT) March 4, 1851 Former Representative
2 James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) January 29, 1864
3 Benjamin Franklin Wade (R-OH) March 15, 1851
4 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
5 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) February 10, 1854 July 1, 1864
6 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
7 Jacob Collamer (R-VT) March 4, 1855 Former Representative
8 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) Illinois 11th in Population (1850)
9 Lafayette Sabine Foster (R-CT) Connecticut 21st in Population (1850)
10 John Parker Hale (R-NH) July 30, 1855
11 James Harlan (R-IA) December 31, 1855
12 James Dixon (R-CT) March 4, 1857 Former Representative
13 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) Michigan 20th in Population (1850)
14 James Rood Doolittle (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
15 Daniel Clark (R-NH) June 27, 1857
16 Lazarus Whitehead Powell (D-KY) March 4, 1859 Former Governor Kentucky 8th in Population (1850)
17 James Wilson Grimes (R-IA) Iowa 27th in Population (1850)
18 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) Rhode Island 28th in Population (1850)
19 John Conover Ten Eyck (R-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1850)
20 Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D-DE) Delaware 30th in Population (1850)
21 Morton Smith Wilkinson (R-MN) Minnesota 33rd in Population (1850)
22 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-ME) January 17, 1861
23 Henry Smith Lane (R-IN) March 4, 1861 Former Representative (2 years, 7 months)
24 James Alexander McDougall (D-CA) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
25 Ira Harris (R-NY) New York 1st in Population (1850)
26 Edgar Cowan (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1850)
27 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
28 James Willis Nesmith (D-OR) Oregon 33rd in Population (1850)
29 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
30 James Henry Lane (R-KS) April 4, 1861 Former Representative
31 Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (R-KS)
32 John Snyder Carlile (U-VA) July 9, 1861
33 Garrett Davis (U-KY) December 10, 1861
34 Jacob Merritt Howard (R-MI) January 17, 1862 Former Representative
35 John Brooks Henderson (U-MO) Alphabetical (H)
36 Robert Wilson (U-MO) Alphabetical (W) November 13, 1863
37 Benjamin Franklin Harding (D-OR) September 12, 1862
38 Thomas Holliday Hicks (U-MD) December 29, 1862 February 14, 1865
39 William Alexander Richardson (D-IL) January 30, 1863
40 Reverdy Johnson (U-MD) March 4, 1863 Former Senator
41 Alexander Ramsey (R-MN) Former Representative (4 years) Former Governor
42 Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D-IN) Indiana 5th in Population (1860)
43 William Wright (D-NJ) New Jersey 21st in Population (1860)
44 Edwin Denison Morgan (R-NY) Former Governor New York 1st in Population (1860)
45 William Sprague (R-RI) Rhode Island 29th in Population (1860)
46 Charles Rollin Buckalew (D-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1860)
47 Lemuel Jackson Bowden (U-VA) Virginia 7th in Population (1860) January 2, 1864
48 John Conness (R-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
49 Waitman Thomas Willey (UU-WV) August 4, 1863 Former Senator
50 Peter Godwin Van Winkle (UU-WV)
Benjamin Gratz Brown (UU-MO) November 13, 1863
George Read Riddle (D-DE) February 2, 1864
Nathan Allen Farwell (R-ME) October 27, 1864
51 James Warren Nye (R-NV) February 1, 1865 Alphabetical (N)
52 William Morris Stewart (R-NV) Alphabetical (S)
53 Open Seat (TN) N/A
54 Open Seat (TN)
55 Open Seat (GA)
56 Open Seat (GA)
57 Open Seat (NC)
58 Open Seat (NC)
59 Open Seat (AL)
60 Open Seat (AL)
61 Open Seat (MS)
62 Open Seat (MS)
63 Open Seat (LA)
64 Open Seat (LA)
65 Open Seat (SC)
66 Open Seat (SC)
67 Open Seat (TX)
68 Open Seat (TX)
69 Open Seat (AR)
70 Open Seat (AR)
71 Open Seat (FL)
72 Open Seat (FL)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Solomon Foot (R-VT) March 4, 1851 March 28, 1866
2 Benjamin Franklin Wade (R-OH) March 15, 1851
3 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
4 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
5 Jacob Collamer (R-VT) March 4, 1855 Former Representative November 9, 1865
6 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) Illinois 11th in Population (1850)
7 Lafayette Sabine Foster (R-CT) Connecticut 21st in Population (1850)
8 James Harlan (R-IA) December 31, 1855 May 15, 1865
9 James Dixon (R-CT) March 4, 1857 Former Representative
10 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) Michigan 20th in Population (1850)
11 James Rood Doolittle (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
12 Daniel Clark (R-NH) June 27, 1857 July 27, 1866
13 James Wilson Grimes (R-IA) March 4, 1859 Former Governor Iowa 27th in Population (1850)
14 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) Rhode Island 28th in Population (1850)
15 Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D-DE)
16 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-ME) January 17, 1861
17 Henry Smith Lane (R-IN) March 4, 1861 Former Representative (2 years, 7 months)
18 James Alexander McDougall (D-CA) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
19 Ira Harris (R-NY) New York 1st in Population (1850)
20 Edgar Cowan (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1850)
21 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
22 James Willis Nesmith (D-OR) Oregon 33rd in Population (1850)
23 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
24 James Henry Lane (R-KS) April 4, 1861 Former Representative July 11, 1866
25 Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (R-KS)
26 Garrett Davis (U-KY) December 10, 1861
27 Jacob Merritt Howard (R-MI) January 17, 1862 Former Representative
28 John Brooks Henderson (U-MO)
29 Reverdy Johnson (U-MD) March 4, 1863 Former Senator
30 Alexander Ramsey (R-MN) Former Representative (4 years) Former Governor
31 Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D-IN) Indiana 5th in Population (1860)
32 William Wright (D-NJ) New Jersey 21st in Population (1860) November 1, 1866
33 Edwin Denison Morgan (R-NY) Former Governor New York 1st in Population (1860)
34 William Sprague (R-RI) Rhode Island 29th in Population (1860)
35 Charles Rollin Buckalew (D-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1860)
36 John Conness (R-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
37 Waitman Thomas Willey (UU-WV) August 4, 1863 Former Senator
38 Peter Godwin Van Winkle (UU-WV)
39 Benjamin Gratz Brown (UU-MO) November 13, 1863
40 George Read Riddle (D-DE) February 2, 1864
41 James Warren Nye (R-NV) February 1, 1865 Alphabetical (N)
42 William Morris Stewart (R-NV) Alphabetical (S)
43 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) March 3, 1865 Former Senator
44 Richard Yates (R-IL) Former Representative (4 years) Former Governor
45 Aaron Harrison Cragin (R-NH)
46 James Guthrie (D-KY) Kentucky 9th in Population (1860)
47 Daniel Sheldon Norton (R-KY) Minnesota 31st in Population (1860)
48 George Henry Williams (R-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
49 John Angel James Creswell (UU-MD) March 9, 1865
50 John Potter Stockton (D-NJ) March 15, 1865 March 27, 1866
Luke Potter Poland (R-VT) November 21, 1865
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (R-IA) January 13, 1866
George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
Edmund Gibson Ross (R-KS) July 19, 1866
51 Joseph Smith Fowler (UU-TN) July 24, 1866 Alphabetical (F)
52 David Trotter Patterson (U-TN) Alphabetical (P)
George Gilman Fogg (R-NH) August 31, 1866
Alexander Gilmore Cattell (R-NJ) September 19, 1866
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) November 12, 1866
53 John Milton Thayer (R-NE) March 1, 1867 Alphabetical (Th)
54 Thomas Weston Tipton (R-NE) Alphabetical (Ti)
55 Open Seat (VA) N/A
56 Open Seat (VA)
57 Open Seat (GA)
58 Open Seat (GA)
59 Open Seat (NC)
60 Open Seat (NC)
61 Open Seat (AL)
62 Open Seat (AL)
63 Open Seat (MS)
64 Open Seat (MS)
65 Open Seat (LA)
66 Open Seat (LA)
67 Open Seat (SC)
68 Open Seat (SC)
69 Open Seat (TX)
70 Open Seat (TX)
71 Open Seat (AR)
72 Open Seat (AR)
73 Open Seat (FL)
74 Open Seat (FL)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Benjamin Franklin Wade (R-OH) March 15, 1851
2 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
3 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
4 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) March 4, 1855
5 James Dixon (R-CT) March 4, 1857 Former Representative
6 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) Michigan 20th in Population (1850)
7 James Rood Doolittle (R-WI) Wisconsin 24th in Population (1850)
8 James Wilson Grimes (R-IA) March 4, 1859 Former Governor Iowa 27th in Population (1850)
9 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) Rhode Island 28th in Population (1850)
10 Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D-DE)
11 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-ME) January 17, 1861
12 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) March 4, 1861
13 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
14 Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (R-KS) April 4, 1861
15 Garrett Davis (D-KY) December 10, 1861
16 Jacob Merritt Howard (R-MI) January 17, 1862 Former Representative
17 John Brooks Henderson (R-MO)
18 Reverdy Johnson (R-MD) March 4, 1863 Former Senator July 10, 1868
19 Alexander Ramsey (R-MN) Former Representative (4 years) Former Governor
20 Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D-IN)
21 Edwin Denison Morgan (R-NY) Former Governor New York 1st in Population (1860)
22 William Sprague (R-RI) Rhode Island 29th in Population (1860)
23 Charles Rollin Buckalew (D-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1860)
24 John Conness (R-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
25 Waitman Thomas Willey (R-WV) August 4, 1863 Former Senator
26 Peter Godwin Van Winkle (R-WV)
27 George Read Riddle (D-DE) February 2, 1864 March 29, 1867
28 James Warren Nye (R-NV) February 1, 1865 Alphabetical (N)
29 William Morris Stewart (R-NV) Alphabetical (S)
30 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) March 3, 1865 Former Senator
31 Richard Yates (R-IL) Former Representative (4 years) Former Governor
32 Aaron Harrison Cragin (R-NH)
33 James Guthrie (D-KY) Kentucky 9th in Population (1860) February 7, 1868
34 Daniel Sheldon Norton (R-KY) Minnesota 31st in Population (1860)
35 George Henry Williams (R-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
36 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
37 Edmund Gibson Ross (R-KS) July 19, 1866
38 Joseph Smith Fowler (R-TN) July 24, 1866 Alphabetical (F)
39 David Trotter Patterson (D-TN) Alphabetical (P)
40 Alexander Gilmore Cattell (R-NJ) September 19, 1866
41 Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) November 12, 1866
42 John Milton Thayer (R-NE) March 1, 1867 Alphabetical (Th)
43 Thomas Weston Tipton (R-NE) Alphabetical (Ti)
44 James Harlan (R-IA) March 4, 1867 Former Senator (10 years)
45 Simon Cameron (R-PA) Former Senator (7 years)
46 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) Former Representative (12 years)
47 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
48 James Willis Patterson (R-NH) Former Representative (4 years)
49 Orris Sanford Ferry (R-CT) Former Representative (2 years) Connecticut 24th in Population (1860)
50 Cornelius Cole (R-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
51 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (R-IN) Former Governor
52 Charles Daniel Drake (R-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1860)
53 Henry Winslow Corbett (R-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) April 5, 1867
Thomas Clay McCreery (D-DE) February 19, 1868
54 George Vickers (D-MD) March 7, 1868
55 Adonijah Strong Welch (R-FL) June 17, 1868
56 Alexander McDonald (R-AR) June 22, 1868
57 Benjamin Franklin Rice (R-AR) June 23, 1868
58 Thomas Ward Osborn (R-FL) June 25, 1868
59 John Spafford Harris (R-LA) July 8, 1868
60 William Pitt Kellogg (R-LA) July 9, 1868
61 George Eliphaz Spencer (R-AL) July 13, 1868 Alabama 13th in Population (1860) Alphabetical (S)
62 Willard Warner (R-AL) Alphabetical (W)
William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD) Maryland 19th in Population (1860)
63 Joseph Carter Abbott (R-NC) July 14, 1860 Alphabetical (A)
64 John Pool (R-NC) Alphabetical (P)
65 Thomas James Robertson (R-SC) July 15, 1860
66 Frederick Adolphus Sawyer (R-SC) July 16, 1860
67 Open Seat (VA) N/A
68 Open Seat (VA)
69 Open Seat (GA)
70 Open Seat (GA)
71 Open Seat (MS)
72 Open Seat (MS)
73 Open Seat (TX)
74 Open Seat (TX)

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
2 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
3 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) March 4, 1855
4 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) March 4, 1857
5 James Wilson Grimes (R-IA) March 4, 1859 Former Governor Iowa 27th in Population (1850) December 6, 1869
6 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) Rhode Island 28th in Population (1850)
7 Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D-DE)
8 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) March 4, 1861
9 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
10 Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (R-KS) April 4, 1861
11 Garrett Davis (D-KY) December 10, 1861
12 Jacob Merritt Howard (R-MI) January 17, 1862
13 Alexander Ramsey (R-MN) March 4, 1863 Former Representative
14 William Sprague (R-RI)
15 Waitman Thomas Willey (R-WV) August 4, 1863
16 James Warren Nye (R-NV) February 1, 1865 Alphabetical (N)
17 William Morris Stewart (R-NV) Alphabetical (S)
18 William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) March 3, 1865 Former Senator September 8, 1869
19 Richard Yates (R-IL) Former Representative (4 years) Former Governor
20 Aaron Harrison Cragin (R-NH)
21 Daniel Sheldon Norton (R-KY) Minnesota 31st in Population (1860) July 13, 1870
22 George Henry Williams (R-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
23 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
24 Edmund Gibson Ross (R-KS) July 19, 1866
25 Joseph Smith Fowler (R-TN) July 24, 1866
26 Alexander Gilmore Cattell (R-NJ) September 19, 1866
27 John Milton Thayer (R-NE) March 1, 1867 Alphabetical (Th)
28 Thomas Weston Tipton (R-NE) Alphabetical (Ti)
29 James Harlan (R-IA) March 4, 1867 Former Senator (10 years)
30 Simon Cameron (R-PA) Former Senator (7 years)
31 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) Former Representative (12 years)
32 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
33 James Willis Patterson (R-NH) Former Representative (4 years)
34 Orris Sanford Ferry (R-CT) Former Representative (2 years) Connecticut 24th in Population (1860)
35 Cornelius Cole (R-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
36 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (R-IN) Former Governor
37 Charles Daniel Drake (R-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1860) December 19, 1870
38 Henry Winslow Corbett (R-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
39 Thomas Clay McCreery (D-DE) February 19, 1868
40 George Vickers (D-MD) March 7, 1868
41 Alexander McDonald (R-AR) June 22, 1868
42 Benjamin Franklin Rice (R-AR) June 23, 1868
43 Thomas Ward Osborn (R-FL) June 25, 1868
44 John Spafford Harris (R-LA) July 8, 1868
45 William Pitt Kellogg (R-LA) July 9, 1868
46 George Eliphaz Spencer (R-AL) July 13, 1868 Alphabetical (S)
47 Willard Warner (R-AL) Alphabetical (W)
48 Joseph Carter Abbott (R-NC) July 14, 1860 Alphabetical (A)
49 John Pool (R-NC) Alphabetical (P)
50 Thomas James Robertson (R-SC) July 15, 1860
51 Frederick Adolphus Sawyer (R-SC) July 16, 1860
52 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1869 Former Senator (12 years)
53 John Potter Stockton (R-NJ) Former Senator (1 year)
54 Reuben Eaton Fenton (R-NY) Former Representative (9 years)
55 William Thomas Hamilton (D-MD) Former Representative (6 years)
56 Allen Granberry Thurman (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
57 William Gannaway Brownlow (R-TN) Former Governor Tennessee 10th in Population (1860)
58 William Alfred Buckingham (R-CT) Connecticut 24th in Population (1860)
59 Arthur Inghram Boreman (R-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
60 John Scott (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1860)
61 Daniel Darwin Pratt (R-IN) Indiana 5th in Population (1860)
62 Carl Schurz (R-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1860)
63 Matthew Hale Carpenter (R-WI) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1860)
64 Eugene Casserly (D-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
65 Abijah Gilbert (R-FL) Florida 32nd in Population (1860)
66 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
Lot Myrick Morrill (R-DE) October 30, 1869
James Bruen Howell (R-IA) January 18, 1870
67 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870 Alphabetical (J)
68 John Francis Lewis (R-VA) Alphabetical (L)
69 Adelbert Ames (R-MS) February 23, 1870 Former Governor
70 Hiram Rhodes Revels (R-MS)
71 James Winright Flanagan (R-TX) March 30, 1870
72 Morgan Calvin Hamilton (R-TX) March 31, 1870
William Windom (R-MN) July 15, 1870 January 22, 1871
Daniel Tarbox Jewett (R-MO) December 19, 1870 January 20, 1871
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (D-MO) January 20, 1871
Ozora Pierson Stearns (R-MO) January 23, 1871
73 Joshua Hill (R-GA) February 1, 1871
74 Homer Virgil Milton Miller (R-GA) February 24, 1871

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Charles Sumner (R-MA) April 24, 1851
2 Henry Wilson (R-MA) January 31, 1855
3 Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) March 4, 1855
4 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) March 4, 1857
5 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859
6 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) March 4, 1861
7 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
8 Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (R-KS) April 4, 1861
9 Garrett Davis (D-KY) December 10, 1861 September 22, 1872
10 Alexander Ramsey (R-MN) March 4, 1863 Former Representative
11 William Sprague (R-RI)
12 James Warren Nye (R-NV) February 1, 1865 Alphabetical (N)
13 William Morris Stewart (R-NV) Alphabetical (S)
14 Aaron Harrison Cragin (R-NH) March 3, 1865
15 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
16 Thomas Weston Tipton (R-NE) March 1, 1867
17 James Harlan (R-IA) March 4, 1867 Former Senator (10 years)
18 Simon Cameron (R-PA) Former Senator (7 years)
19 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) Former Representative (12 years)
20 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
21 James Willis Patterson (R-NH) Former Representative (4 years)
22 Orris Sanford Ferry (R-CT) Former Representative (2 years) Connecticut 24th in Population (1860)
23 Cornelius Cole (R-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
24 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (R-IN) Former Governor
25 Henry Winslow Corbett (R-OR)
26 George Vickers (D-MD) March 7, 1868
27 Benjamin Franklin Rice (R-AR) June 23, 1868
28 Thomas Ward Osborn (R-FL) June 25, 1868
29 William Pitt Kellogg (R-LA) July 9, 1868 November 1, 1872
30 George Eliphaz Spencer (R-AL) July 13, 1868
31 John Pool (R-NC) July 14, 1860
32 Thomas James Robertson (R-SC) July 15, 1860
33 Frederick Adolphus Sawyer (R-SC) July 16, 1860
34 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1869 Former Senator (12 years)
35 John Potter Stockton (D-NJ) Former Senator (1 year)
36 Reuben Eaton Fenton (R-NY) Former Representative (9 years)
37 William Thomas Hamilton (D-MD) Former Representative (6 years)
38 Allen Granberry Thurman (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
39 William Gannaway Brownlow (R-TN) Former Governor Tennessee 10th in Population (1860)
40 William Alfred Buckingham (R-CT) Connecticut 24th in Population (1860)
41 Arthur Inghram Boreman (R-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
42 John Scott (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1860)
43 Daniel Darwin Pratt (R-IN) Indiana 5th in Population (1860)
44 Carl Schurz (LR-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1860)
45 Matthew Hale Carpenter (R-WI) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1860)
46 Eugene Casserly (D-CA) California 26th in Population (1860)
47 Abijah Gilbert (R-FL) Florida 32nd in Population (1860)
48 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
49 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-DE) October 30, 1869
50 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870 Alphabetical (J)
51 John Francis Lewis (R-VA) Alphabetical (L)
52 Adelbert Ames (R-MS) February 23, 1870
53 James Winright Flanagan (R-TX) March 30, 1870
54 Morgan Calvin Hamilton (R-TX) March 31, 1870
55 Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (D-MO) January 20, 1871
56 Joshua Hill (R-GA) February 1, 1871
57 Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) March 4, 1871 Former Senator (2 years)
58 William Windom (R-MN) Former Senator (0 years)
59 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) Former Representative (7 years)
60 Thomas White Ferry (R-MI) Former Representative (6 years)
61 John White Stevenson (D-KY) Former Representative (4 years)
62 Phineas Warren Hitchcock (R-NE) Former Delegate (1 year)
63 Powell Clayton (R-AR) Former Governor
64 Henry Cooper (D-TN) Tennessee 10th in Population (1860)
65 George Goldthwaite (D-AL) Alabama 13th in Population (1860)
66 Joseph Rodman West (R-LA) Louisiana 17th in Population (1860)
67 George Grover Wright (R-IA) Iowa 20th in Population (1860)
68 Henry Gassaway Davis (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
69 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
70 Alexander Caldwell (R-KS) Kansas 34th in Population (1860)
71 James Kerr Kelly (D-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
72 Thomas Manson Norwood (D-GA) November 14, 1871
73 James Lusk Alcorn (R-MS) December 1, 1871
74 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
Willis Benson Machen (D-KY) September 27, 1872

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Charles Sumner (LR-MA) April 24, 1851 March 11, 1874
2 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) March 4, 1857
3 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859
4 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) March 4, 1861
5 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
6 Alexander Ramsey (R-MN) March 4, 1863 Former Representative
7 William Sprague (R-RI)
8 William Morris Stewart (R-NV)) February 1, 1865
9 Aaron Harrison Cragin (R-NH) March 3, 1865
10 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
11 Thomas Weston Tipton (R-NE) March 1, 1867
12 Simon Cameron (R-PA) March 4, 1867 Former Senator
13 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) Former Representative (12 years)
14 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
15 Orris Sanford Ferry (LR-CT) Former Representative (2 years)
16 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (R-IN)
17 George Eliphaz Spencer (R-AL) July 13, 1868
18 Thomas James Robertson (R-SC) July 15, 1860
19 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1869 Former Senator (12 years)
20 John Potter Stockton (D-NJ) Former Senator (1 year)
21 Reuben Eaton Fenton (R-NY) Former Representative (9 years)
22 William Thomas Hamilton (D-MD) Former Representative (6 years)
23 Allen Granberry Thurman (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years)
24 William Gannaway Brownlow (R-TN) Former Governor Tennessee 10th in Population (1860)
25 William Alfred Buckingham (R-CT) Connecticut 24th in Population (1860) February 5, 1875
26 Arthur Inghram Boreman (R-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
27 John Scott (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1860)
28 Daniel Darwin Pratt (R-IN) Indiana 5th in Population (1860)
29 Carl Schurz (R-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1860)
30 Matthew Hale Carpenter (R-WI) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1860)
31 Eugene Casserly (D-CA) California 26th in Population (1860) November 29, 1873
32 Abijah Gilbert (R-FL) Florida 32nd in Population (1860)
33 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
34 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-DE) October 30, 1869
35 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870 Alphabetical (J)
36 John Francis Lewis (R-VA) Alphabetical (L)
37 Adelbert Ames (R-MS) February 23, 1870 January 10, 1874
38 James Winright Flanagan (R-TX) March 30, 1870
39 Morgan Calvin Hamilton (LR-TX) March 31, 1870
40 Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) March 4, 1871 Former Senator (2 years)
41 William Windom (R-MN) Former Senator (0 years)
42 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) Former Representative (7 years)
43 Thomas White Ferry (R-MI) Former Representative (6 years)
44 John White Stevenson (D-KY) Former Representative (4 years)
45 Phineas Warren Hitchcock (R-NE) Former Delegate (1 year)
46 Powell Clayton (R-AR) Former Governor
47 Henry Cooper (D-TN) Tennessee 10th in Population (1860)
48 George Goldthwaite (D-AL) Alabama 13th in Population (1860)
49 Joseph Rodman West (R-LA) Louisiana 17th in Population (1860)
50 George Grover Wright (R-IA) Iowa 20th in Population (1860)
51 Henry Gassaway Davis (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
52 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
53 Alexander Caldwell (R-KS) Kansas 34th in Population (1860) March 24, 1873
54 James Kerr Kelly (D-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
55 Thomas Manson Norwood (D-GA) November 14, 1871
56 James Lusk Alcorn (R-MS) December 1, 1871
57 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
58 Thomas Clay McCreery (D-KY) March 4, 1873 Former Senator
59 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) Former Representative (8 years)
60 Aaron Augustus Sargent (R-CA) Former Representative (6 years)
61 Richard James Oglesby (R-IL) Former Governor
62 Lewis Vital Bogy (D-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1870)
63 John Brown Gordon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in Population (1870)
64 Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (D-NC) North Carolina 14th in Population (1870)
65 George Robertson Dennis (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
66 John James Patterson (R-SC) South Carolina 22th in Population (1870)
67 Stephen Wallace Dorsey (R-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
68 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
69 Bainbridge Wadleigh (R-NH) New Hampshire 31st in Population (1870)
70 Simon Barclay Conover (R-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
71 John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1870)
72 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
73 George Sewel Boutwell (R-MA) March 17, 1873
Robert Crozier (R-KS) November 24, 1873 February 12, 1874
John Sharpenstein Hager (D-CA) December 23, 1873
James Madison Harvey (R-KS) February 2, 1874
Henry Roberts Pease (R-MS) February 3, 1874
William Barrett Washburn (R-MS) February 3, 1874
William Wallace Eaton (D-CT) February 5, 1874
74 Open Seat (LA) N/A

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859
2 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) March 4, 1861
3 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861
4 Aaron Harrison Cragin (R-NH) March 3, 1865
5 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
6 Simon Cameron (R-PA) March 4, 1867 Former Senator
7 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) Former Representative (12 years)
8 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
9 Orris Sanford Ferry (LR-CT) Former Representative (2 years) November 21, 1875
10 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (R-IN)
11 George Eliphaz Spencer (R-AL) July 13, 1868
12 Thomas James Robertson (R-SC) July 15, 1860
13 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1869 Former Senator
14 Allen Granberry Thurman (D-OH) Former Representative
15 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE)
16 Lot Myrick Morrill (R-DE) October 30, 1869 July 7, 1876
17 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870
18 Morgan Calvin Hamilton (R-TX) March 31, 1870
19 Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) March 4, 1871 Former Senator (2 years)
20 William Windom (R-MN) Former Senator (0 years)
21 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) Former Representative (7 years)
22 Thomas White Ferry (R-MI) Former Representative (6 years)
23 John White Stevenson (D-KY) Former Representative (4 years)
24 Phineas Warren Hitchcock (R-NE) Former Delegate (1 year)
25 Powell Clayton (R-AR) Former Governor
26 Henry Cooper (D-TN) Tennessee 10th in Population (1860)
27 George Goldthwaite (D-AL) Alabama 13th in Population (1860)
28 Joseph Rodman West (R-LA) Louisiana 17th in Population (1860)
29 George Grover Wright (R-IA) Iowa 20th in Population (1860)
30 Henry Gassaway Davis (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
31 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
32 James Kerr Kelly (D-OR) Oregon 35th in Population (1860)
33 Thomas Manson Norwood (D-GA) November 14, 1871
34 James Lusk Alcorn (R-MS) December 1, 1871
35 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
36 Thomas Clay McCreery (D-KY) March 4, 1873 Former Senator
37 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) Former Representative (8 years)
38 Aaron Augustus Sargent (R-CA) Former Representative (6 years)
39 Richard James Oglesby (R-IL) Former Governor
40 Lewis Vital Bogy (D-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1870)
41 John Brown Gordon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in Population (1870)
42 Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (D-NC) North Carolina 14th in Population (1870)
43 George Robertson Dennis (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
44 John James Patterson (R-SC) South Carolina 22th in Population (1870)
45 Stephen Wallace Dorsey (R-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
46 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
47 Bainbridge Wadleigh (R-NH) New Hampshire 31st in Population (1870)
48 Simon Barclay Conover (R-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
49 John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1870)
50 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
51 George Sewel Boutwell (R-MA) March 17, 1873
52 James Madison Harvey (R-KS) February 2, 1874
53 William Wallace Eaton (D-CT) February 5, 1874
54 Andrew Johnson (D-TN) March 4, 1875 Former Senator (4 years) July 31, 1875
55 William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD) Former Senator (0 years)
56 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) Former Representative (18 years)
57 Francis Kernan (D-NY) Former Representative (2 years) New York 1st in Population (1870)
58 Joseph Ewing McDonald (D-IN) Indiana 6th in Population (1870)
59 Theodore Fitz Randolph (D-NJ) Former Governor New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
60 Newton Booth (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
61 Ambrose Everett Burnside (R-RI) Rhode Island 32nd in Population (1870)
62 William Andrew Wallace (D-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1870)
63 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
64 Robert Enoch Withers (D-VA) Virginia 10th in Population (1870)
65 Isaac Peckham Christiancy (R-MI) Michigan 13th in Population (1870)
66 Angus Cameron (R-WI) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
67 Blanche Kelso Bruce (R-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
68 Samuel Bell Maxey (D-TX) Texas 19th in Population (1870)
69 Allen Taylor Caperton (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1870) July 26, 1876
70 Samuel James Renwick McMillan (R-MN) Minnesota 28th in Population (1870)
71 Charles William Jones (R-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
72 Algernon Sidney Paddock (R-NE) Nebraska 35th in Population (1870)
73 William Sharon (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
David McKendree Key (D-TN) August 18, 1875 January 19, 1877
James Edward English (D-CT) November 27, 1875 May 17, 1876
74 James Biddle Eustis (D-LA) January 12, 1876
William Henry Barnum (D-CT) May 18, 1876
James Gillespie Blaine (R-ME) July 10, 1876
Samuel Price (D-WV) August 26, 1876 January 26, 1877
75 Jerome Bunty Chaffee (R-CO) November 15, 1876 Former Delegate
76 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO)
James Edmund Bailey (D-TN) January 19, 1877
Frank Hereford (D-WV) January 31, 1877

45th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859
2 Timothy Otis Howe (R-WI) March 4, 1861
3 John Sherman (R-OH) March 21, 1861 March 8, 1877
4 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
5 Simon Cameron (R-PA) March 4, 1867 Former Senator March 12, 1877
6 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) Former Representative (12 years)
7 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
8 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (R-IN) November 1, 1877
9 George Eliphaz Spencer (R-AL) July 13, 1868
10 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1869 Former Senator
11 Allen Granberry Thurman (D-OH) Former Representative
12 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE)
13 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870
14 William Windom (R-MN) March 4, 1871 Former Senator
15 Thomas White Ferry (R-MI) Former Representative
16 Henry Gassaway Davis (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
17 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
18 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
19 Thomas Clay McCreery (D-KY) March 4, 1873 Former Senator
20 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) Former Representative (8 years)
21 Aaron Augustus Sargent (R-CA) Former Representative (6 years)
22 Richard James Oglesby (R-IL) Former Governor
23 Lewis Vital Bogy (D-MO) Missouri 8th in Population (1870) September 20, 1877
24 John Brown Gordon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in Population (1870)
25 Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (D-NC) North Carolina 14th in Population (1870)
26 George Robertson Dennis (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
27 John James Patterson (R-SC) South Carolina 22th in Population (1870)
28 Stephen Wallace Dorsey (R-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
29 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
30 Bainbridge Wadleigh (R-NH) New Hampshire 31st in Population (1870)
31 Simon Barclay Conover (R-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
32 John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1870)
33 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
34 William Wallace Eaton (D-CT) February 5, 1874
35 William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD) March 4, 1875 Former Senator
36 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) Former Representative (18 years)
37 Francis Kernan (D-NY) Former Representative (2 years) New York 1st in Population (1870)
38 Joseph Ewing McDonald (D-IN) Indiana 6th in Population (1870)
39 Theodore Fitz Randolph (D-NJ) Former Governor New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
40 Newton Booth (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
41 Ambrose Everett Burnside (R-RI) Rhode Island 32nd in Population (1870)
42 William Andrew Wallace (D-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1870)
43 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
44 Robert Enoch Withers (D-VA) Virginia 10th in Population (1870)
45 Isaac Peckham Christiancy (R-MI) Michigan 13th in Population (1870) February 10, 1879
46 Angus Cameron (R-WI) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
47 Blanche Kelso Bruce (R-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
48 Samuel Bell Maxey (D-TX) Texas 19th in Population (1870)
49 Samuel James Renwick McMillan (R-MN) Minnesota 28th in Population (1870)
50 Charles William Jones (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
51 Algernon Sidney Paddock (R-NE) Nebraska 35th in Population (1870)
52 William Sharon (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
53 James Biddle Eustis (D-LA) January 12, 1876
54 William Henry Barnum (D-CT) May 18, 1876
55 James Gillespie Blaine (R-ME) July 10, 1876
56 Jerome Bunty Chaffee (R-CO) November 15, 1876 Former Delegate
57 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO)
58 James Edmund Bailey (D-TN) January 19, 1877
59 Frank Hereford (D-WV) January 31, 1877
60 William Pitt Kellogg (R-LA) March 4, 1877 Former Senator (4 years)
61 Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (R-IA) Former Senator (1 year)
62 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
63 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
64 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (D-MS) Former Representative (7 years)
65 Edward Henry Rollins (R-NH) Former Representative (6 years)
66 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
67 Benjamin Harvey Hill (D-GA) Former Representative (1 year)
68 La Fayette Grover (D-OR) Former Representative (0 years)
69 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor Texas 19th in Population (1870)
70 Augustus Hill Garland (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
71 David Davis (I-IL) Illinois 4th in Population (1870)
72 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
73 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
74 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
75 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
76 Alvin Saunders (R-NE) March 5, 1877
James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
Stanley Matthews (R-OH) March 21, 1877
David Hartley Armstrong (D-MO) September 29, 1877 January 26, 1879
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
James Shields (D-MO) January 22, 1879
Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) February 22, 1879

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859
2 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
3 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) March 4, 1867 Former Representative (12 years)
4 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years)
5 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) March 4, 1869 Former Senator
6 Allen Granberry Thurman (D-OH) Former Representative
7 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE)
8 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870
9 William Windom (R-MN) March 4, 1871 Former Senator
10 Thomas White Ferry (R-MI) Former Representative
11 Henry Gassaway Davis (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
12 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
13 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
14 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Representative
15 John Brown Gordon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in Population (1870) May 26, 1880
16 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
17 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
18 William Wallace Eaton (D-CT) February 5, 1874
19 William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD) March 4, 1875 Former Senator
20 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) Former Representative (18 years)
21 Francis Kernan (D-NY) Former Representative (2 years) New York 1st in Population (1870)
22 Joseph Ewing McDonald (D-IN) Indiana 6th in Population (1870)
23 Theodore Fitz Randolph (D-NJ) Former Governor New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
24 Newton Booth (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
25 Ambrose Everett Burnside (R-RI) Rhode Island 32nd in Population (1870)
26 William Andrew Wallace (D-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1870)
27 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
28 Robert Enoch Withers (D-VA) Virginia 10th in Population (1870)
29 Angus Cameron (R-WI) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
30 Blanche Kelso Bruce (R-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
31 Samuel Bell Maxey (D-TX) Texas 19th in Population (1870)
32 Samuel James Renwick McMillan (R-MN) Minnesota 28th in Population (1870)
33 Charles William Jones (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
34 Algernon Sidney Paddock (R-NE) Nebraska 35th in Population (1870)
35 William Sharon (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
36 James Gillespie Blaine (R-ME) July 10, 1876
37 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) November 15, 1876
38 James Edmund Bailey (D-TN) January 19, 1877
39 Frank Hereford (D-WV) January 31, 1877
40 William Pitt Kellogg (R-LA) March 4, 1877 Former Senator (4 years)
41 Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (R-IA) Former Senator (1 year)
42 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
43 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
44 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (D-MS) Former Representative (7 years)
45 Edward Henry Rollins (R-NH) Former Representative (6 years)
46 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
47 Benjamin Harvey Hill (D-GA) Former Representative (1 year)
48 La Fayette Grover (D-OR) Former Representative (0 years)
49 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor Texas 19th in Population (1870)
50 Augustus Hill Garland (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
51 David Davis (I-IL) Illinois 4th in Population (1870)
52 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
53 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
54 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
55 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
56 Alvin Saunders (R-NE) March 5, 1877
57 James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
58 Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
59 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) February 22, 1879 November 1, 1879
60 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) March 4, 1879 Former Senator (6 years) Former Representative
61 Matthew Hale Carpenter (R-WI) February 24, 1881
62 George Smith Houston (D-AL) Former Representative (17 years) December 31, 1879
63 George Hunt Pendleton (D-OH) Former Representative (8 years)
64 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) Former Representative (2 years, 2 months)
65 James Harvey Slater (D-OR) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
66 James Black Groome (D-MD) Former Governor Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
67 Wade Hampton (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
68 George Graham Vest (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
69 John Stuart Williams (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
70 Benjamin Franklin Jonas (D-LA) Louisiana 21st in Population (1870)
71 James Thompson Farley (D-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
72 Orville Hitchcock Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in Population (1870)
73 James David Walker (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
74 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
75 Nathaniel Peter Hill (R-CO) Colorado 38th in Population (1870)
76 Charles Henry Bell (R-NH) March 13, 1879 June 18, 1879
Henry William Blair (R-NH) June 20, 1879
Henry Porter Baldwin (R-MI) November 17, 1879
Luke Pryor (D-AL) January 7, 1880 November 23, 1880
Joseph Emerson Brown (D-GA) May 6, 1880
James Lawrence Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880

47th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859
2 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
3 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) March 4, 1867 Former Representative (12 years)
4 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) Former Representative (6 years) May 16, 1881
5 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE) March 4, 1869
6 John Warfield Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870
7 William Windom (R-MN) March 4, 1871 Former Senator March 7, 1881
8 Thomas White Ferry (R-MI) Former Representative
9 Henry Gassaway Davis (D-WV) West Virginia 27th in Population (1860)
10 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) Delaware 33rd in Population (1860)
11 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
12 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Representative
13 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
14 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
15 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) March 4, 1875 Former Representative
16 Ambrose Everett Burnside (R-RI) Former Governor September 13, 1881
17 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
18 Samuel Bell Maxey (D-TX) Texas 19th in Population (1870)
19 Samuel James Renwick McMillan (R-MN) Minnesota 28th in Population (1870)
20 Charles William Jones (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
21 James Gillespie Blaine (R-ME) July 10, 1876 March 5, 1881
22 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) November 15, 1876 April 17, 1882
23 William Pitt Kellogg (R-LA) March 4, 1877 Former Senator (4 years)
24 Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (R-IA) Former Senator (1 year) March 7, 1881
25 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
26 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
27 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (D-MS) Former Representative (7 years)
28 Edward Henry Rollins (R-NH) Former Representative (6 years)
29 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
30 Benjamin Harvey Hill (D-GA) Former Representative (1 year) August 16, 1882
31 La Fayette Grover (D-OR) Former Representative (0 years)
32 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor Texas 19th in Population (1870)
33 Augustus Hill Garland (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
34 David Davis (I-IL) Illinois 4th in Population (1870)
35 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
36 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
37 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
38 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
39 Alvin Saunders (R-NE) March 5, 1877
40 James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
41 Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
42 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) March 4, 1879 Former Senator
43 George Hunt Pendleton (D-OH) Former Representative (8 years)
44 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) Former Representative (2 years, 2 months)
45 James Harvey Slater (D-OR) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
46 James Black Groome (D-MD) Former Governor Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
47 Wade Hampton (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
48 George Graham Vest (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
49 John Stuart Williams (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
50 Benjamin Franklin Jonas (D-LA) Louisiana 21st in Population (1870)
51 James Thompson Farley (D-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
52 Orville Hitchcock Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in Population (1870)
53 James David Walker (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
54 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
55 Nathaniel Peter Hill (R-CO) Colorado 38th in Population (1870)
56 Henry William Blair (R-NH) June 20, 1879
57 Joseph Emerson Brown (D-GA) May 6, 1880
58 James Lawrence Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880
59 John Sherman (R-OH) March 4, 1881 Former Senator
60 Omar Dwight Conger (R-MI) Former Representative (12 years)
61 Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) Former Representative (10 years) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
62 Eugene Hale (R-ME) Maine 23rd in Population (1870)
63 Charles Henry Van Wyck (R-NE) Former Representative (8 years)
64 Joseph Roswell Hawley (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
65 Thomas Collier Platt (R-NY) Former Representative (4 years, 0 months) New York 1st in Population (1870) May 16, 1881
66 John Inscho Mitchell (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1870)
67 Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) Indiana 6th in Population (1870)
68 Howell Edmunds Jackson (D-TN) Tennessee 9th in Population (1870)
69 William Mahone (RD-VA) Virginia 10th in Population (1870)
70 William Joyce Sewell (R-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
71 James Zachariah George (D-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
72 Arthur Pue Gorman (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
73 John Franklin Miller (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
74 Johnson Newlon Camden (D-WV) California 24th in Population (1870)
75 James Graham Fair (D-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
James Wilson McDill (R-IA) March 8, 1881
Alonzo Jay Edgerton (R-MN) March 12, 1881 October 30, 1881
76 Angus Cameron (R-WI) March 14, 1881
William Pierce Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881
Warner Miller (R-NY) July 27, 1881
Elbridge Gerry Lapham (R-NY) August 2, 1881
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881
William Windom (R-MN) November 15, 1881
George Miles Chilcott (R-CO) April 17, 1882 January 27, 1883
Middleton Pope Barrow (D-GA) November 15, 1882
Horace Austin Warner Tabor (R-CO) January 27, 1883

48th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 Henry Bowen Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859 September 2, 1884
2 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
3 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) March 4, 1867
4 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE) March 4, 1869
5 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) March 4, 1871
6 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
7 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Representative
8 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
9 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
10 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) March 4, 1875 Former Representative
11 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
12 Samuel Bell Maxey (D-TX) Texas 19th in Population (1870)
13 Samuel James Renwick McMillan (R-MN) Minnesota 28th in Population (1870)
14 Charles William Jones (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
15 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) March 4, 1877 Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
16 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
17 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (D-MS) Former Representative (7 years)
18 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
19 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor Texas 19th in Population (1870)
20 Augustus Hill Garland (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
21 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
22 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
23 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
24 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
25 James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
26 Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
27 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) March 4, 1879 Former Senator
28 George Hunt Pendleton (D-OH) Former Representative (8 years)
29 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) Former Representative (2 years, 2 months)
30 James Harvey Slater (D-OR) Former Representative (2 years, 0 months)
31 James Black Groome (D-MD) Former Governor Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
32 Wade Hampton (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
33 George Graham Vest (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
34 John Stuart Williams (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
35 Benjamin Franklin Jonas (D-LA) Louisiana 21st in Population (1870)
36 James Thompson Farley (D-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
37 Orville Hitchcock Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in Population (1870)
38 James David Walker (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870)
39 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
40 Nathaniel Peter Hill (R-CO) Colorado 38th in Population (1870)
41 Henry William Blair (R-NH) June 20, 1879
42 Joseph Emerson Brown (D-GA) May 6, 1880
43 James Lawrence Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880
44 John Sherman (R-OH) March 4, 1881 Former Senator
45 Omar Dwight Conger (R-MI) Former Representative (12 years)
46 Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) Former Representative (10 years) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
47 Eugene Hale (R-ME) Maine 23rd in Population (1870)
48 Charles Henry Van Wyck (R-NE) Former Representative (8 years)
49 Joseph Roswell Hawley (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
50 John Inscho Mitchell (R-PA) Former Representative (4 years, 0 months)
51 Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) Indiana 6th in Population (1870)
52 Howell Edmunds Jackson (D-TN) Tennessee 9th in Population (1870)
53 William Mahone (RD-VA) Virginia 10th in Population (1870)
54 William Joyce Sewell (R-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
55 James Zachariah George (D-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
56 Arthur Pue Gorman (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
57 John Franklin Miller (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1870)
58 Johnson Newlon Camden (D-WV) California 24th in Population (1870)
59 James Graham Fair (D-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
60 Angus Cameron (R-WI) March 14, 1881
61 William Pierce Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881
62 Warner Miller (R-NY) July 27, 1881
63 Elbridge Gerry Lapham (R-NY) August 2, 1881
64 Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881
65 Randall Lee Gibson (D-LA) March 4, 1883 Former Representative (8 years)
66 James Falconer Wilson (R-IA) Former Representative (7 years)
67 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) Former Representative (6 years) Former Governor
68 John Edward Kenna (D-WV)
69 Alfred Holt Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years) Former Governor
70 Austin Franklin Pike (R-NH)
71 Thomas Witherell Palmer (R-MI) Michigan 9th in Population (1880)
72 Harrison Holt Riddleberger (RD-VA) Virginia 14th in Population (1880)
73 Dwight May Sabin (R-MN) Minnesota 26th in Population (1880)
74 Charles Frederick Manderson (R-NE) Nebraska 30th in Population (1880)
75 Thomas Mead Bowen (R-CO) Colorado 35th in Population (1880)
76 Joseph Norton Dolph (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1880)
William Paine Sheffield (R-RI) November 19, 1884 January 20, 1885
Jonathan Chace (R-RI) January 20, 1885

49th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
2 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) March 4, 1867
3 Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (D-DE) March 4, 1869 March 6, 1885
4 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) March 4, 1871
5 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
6 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Representative
7 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
8 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
9 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) March 4, 1875 Former Representative
10 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
11 Samuel Bell Maxey (D-TX) Texas 19th in Population (1870)
12 Samuel James Renwick McMillan (R-MN) Minnesota 28th in Population (1870)
13 Charles William Jones (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
14 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) March 4, 1877 Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
15 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
16 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (D-MS) Former Representative (7 years) March 6, 1885
17 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
18 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor Texas 19th in Population (1870)
19 Augustus Hill Garland (D-AR) Arkansas 26th in Population (1870) March 6, 1885
20 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
21 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
22 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
23 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
24 James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
25 Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
26 John Alexander Logan (R-IL) March 4, 1879 Former Senator December 26, 1886
27 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) Former Representative
28 Wade Hampton (D-SC) Former Governor
29 George Graham Vest (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
30 Orville Hitchcock Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in Population (1870)
31 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
32 Henry William Blair (R-NH) June 20, 1879
33 Joseph Emerson Brown (D-GA) May 6, 1880
34 James Lawrence Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880
35 John Sherman (R-OH) March 4, 1881 Former Senator
36 Omar Dwight Conger (R-MI) Former Representative (12 years)
37 Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) Former Representative (10 years) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
38 Eugene Hale (R-ME) Maine 23rd in Population (1870)
39 Charles Henry Van Wyck (R-NE) Former Representative (8 years)
40 Joseph Roswell Hawley (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
41 John Inscho Mitchell (R-PA) Former Representative (4 years, 0 months)
42 Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) Indiana 6th in Population (1870)
43 Howell Edmunds Jackson (D-TN) Tennessee 9th in Population (1870) April 14, 1886
44 William Mahone (RD-VA) Virginia 10th in Population (1870)
45 William Joyce Sewell (R-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
46 James Zachariah George (D-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
47 Arthur Pue Gorman (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
48 John Franklin Miller (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1870) March 8, 1886
49 Johnson Newlon Camden (D-WV) California 24th in Population (1870)
50 James Graham Fair (D-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
51 William Pierce Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881
52 Warner Miller (R-NY) July 27, 1881
53 Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881
54 Randall Lee Gibson (D-LA) March 4, 1883 Former Representative (8 years)
55 James Falconer Wilson (R-IA) Former Representative (7 years)
56 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) Former Representative (6 years) Former Governor
57 John Edward Kenna (D-WV)
58 Alfred Holt Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years) Former Governor
59 Austin Franklin Pike (R-NH) October 8, 1886
60 Thomas Witherell Palmer (R-MI) Michigan 9th in Population (1880)
61 Harrison Holt Riddleberger (RD-VA) Virginia 14th in Population (1880)
62 Dwight May Sabin (R-MN) Minnesota 26th in Population (1880)
63 Charles Frederick Manderson (R-NE) Nebraska 30th in Population (1880)
64 Thomas Mead Bowen (R-CO) Colorado 35th in Population (1880)
65 Joseph Norton Dolph (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1880)
66 Jonathan Chace (R-RI) January 20, 1885
67 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) March 4, 1885 Former Senator (5 years)
68 James Biddle Eustis (D-LA) Former Senator (3 years)
69 Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (D-KY) Former Representative (10 years)
70 James Kimbrough Jones (D-AR) Former Representative (4 years)
71 Henry B. Payne (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years) Ohio 3rd in Population (1880)
72 Ephraim King Wilson (R-MD) Maryland 23rd in Population (1880)
73 William Maxwell Evarts (R-NY) Former Cabinet Member
74 John Coit Spooner (R-WI) Wisconsin 16th in Population (1880)
75 Leland Stanford (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1880)
Edward Cary Walthall (D-MS) March 9, 1885
George Gray (D-DE) March 18, 1885
James Henderson Berry (D-AR) March 20, 1885
76 John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) December 17, 1885
George Hearst (D-CA) March 23, 1886 August 4, 1886
Washington Curran Whitthorne (D-TN) April 16, 1886
Abram Pease Williams (R-CA) August 4, 1886
Person Colby Cheney (R-NH) November 24, 1886
Charles Benjamin Farwell (R-IL) January 19, 1887

50th Congress edit

# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
2 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) March 4, 1867
3 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) March 4, 1871
4 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
5 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Representative
6 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
7 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
8 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) March 4, 1875 Former Representative
9 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO)
10 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) March 4, 1877 Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
11 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
12 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
13 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor
14 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
15 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
16 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
17 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
18 James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
19 Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
20 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) March 4, 1879 Former Representative
21 Wade Hampton (D-SC) Former Governor
22 George Graham Vest (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
23 Orville Hitchcock Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in Population (1870)
24 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
25 Henry William Blair (R-NH) June 20, 1879
26 Joseph Emerson Brown (D-GA) May 6, 1880
27 James Lawrence Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880
28 John Sherman (R-OH) March 4, 1881 Former Senator
29 Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) Former Representative (10 years) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
30 Eugene Hale (R-ME) Maine 23rd in Population (1870)
31 Joseph Roswell Hawley (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
32 James Zachariah George (D-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
33 Arthur Pue Gorman (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
34 William Pierce Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881
35 Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881
36 Randall Lee Gibson (D-LA) March 4, 1883 Former Representative (8 years)
37 James Falconer Wilson (R-IA) Former Representative (7 years)
38 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) Former Representative (6 years) Former Governor
39 John Edward Kenna (D-WV)
40 Alfred Holt Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years)
41 Thomas Witherell Palmer (R-MI) Michigan 9th in Population (1880)
42 Harrison Holt Riddleberger (RD-VA) Virginia 14th in Population (1880)
43 Dwight May Sabin (R-MN) Minnesota 26th in Population (1880)
44 Charles Frederick Manderson (R-NE) Nebraska 30th in Population (1880)
45 Thomas Mead Bowen (R-CO) Colorado 35th in Population (1880)
46 Joseph Norton Dolph (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1880)
47 Jonathan Chace (R-RI) January 20, 1885
48 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) March 4, 1885 Former Senator (5 years)
49 James Biddle Eustis (D-LA) Former Senator (3 years)
50 Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (D-KY) Former Representative (10 years)
51 James Kimbrough Jones (D-AR) Former Representative (4 years)
52 Henry B. Payne (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years) Ohio 3rd in Population (1880)
53 Ephraim King Wilson (R-MD) Maryland 23rd in Population (1880)
54 William Maxwell Evarts (R-NY) Former Cabinet Member
55 John Coit Spooner (R-WI) Wisconsin 16th in Population (1880)
56 Leland Stanford (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1880)
57 Edward Cary Walthall (D-MS) March 9, 1885
58 George Gray (D-DE) March 18, 1885
59 James Henderson Berry (D-AR) March 20, 1885
60 John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) December 17, 1885
61 Person Colby Cheney (R-NH) November 24, 1886 June 14, 1887
62 Charles Benjamin Farwell (R-IL) January 19, 1887
63 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) March 3, 1887 Former Senator (10 years)
64 Algernon Sidney Paddock (R-NE) Former Senator (6 years)
65 George Hearst (D-CA) Former Senator (4 months)
66 David Turpie (D-IN) Former Senator (1 month)
67 John Henninger Reagan (D-TX) Former Representative (16 years)
68 Frank Hiscock (R-NY) Former Representative (10 years)
69 John Warwick Daniel (D-VA) Former Representative (2 years)
70 William Brimage Bate (D-TN) Former Governor Tennessee 12th in Population (1880)
71 Cushman Kellogg Davis (R-MN) Minnesota 26th in Population (1880)
72 Matthew Stanley Quay (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1880)
73 Francis Brown Stockbridge (R-MI) Michigan 9th in Population (1880)
74 Rufus Blodgett (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1880)
75 Charles James Faulkner (D-WV) West Virginia 29th in Population (1880)
76 Samuel Pasco (D-FL) May 19, 1887
William Eaton Chandler (R-NH) June 14, 1887

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# Name Seniority Date 2nd Determining Factor 3rd Determining Factor Departure Date
1 George Franklin Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
2 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) March 4, 1867
3 Eli Saulsbury (D-DE) March 4, 1871
4 Matt Whitaker Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
5 William Boyd Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Representative
6 John James Ingalls (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
7 John Percival Jones (R-NV) Nevada 37th in Population (1870)
8 Henry Laurens Dawes (R-MA) March 4, 1875 Former Representative
9 Francis Marion Cockrell (D-MO)
10 George Frisbie Hoar (R-MA) March 4, 1877 Former Representative (8 years) Massachusetts 7th in Population (1870)
11 James Burnie Beck (D-KY) Kentucky 8th in Population (1870)
12 Isham Green Harris (D-TN) Former Representative (4 years)
13 Richard Coke (D-TX) Former Governor
14 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) Alabama 16th in Population (1870)
15 John Rhoderic McPherson (D-NJ) New Jersey 17th in Population (1870)
16 Matthew Calbraith Butler (D-SC) South Carolina 22nd in Population (1870)
17 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) Kansas 29th in Population (1870)
18 James Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
19 Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
20 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) March 4, 1879 Former Representative
21 Wade Hampton (D-SC) Former Governor
22 George Graham Vest (D-MO) Missouri 5th in Population (1870)
23 Orville Hitchcock Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th in Population (1870)
24 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd in Population (1870)
25 Henry William Blair (R-NH) June 20, 1879
26 Joseph Emerson Brown (D-GA) May 6, 1880
27 James Lawrence Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880
28 John Sherman (R-OH) March 4, 1881 Former Senator
29 Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) Former Representative (10 years) Wisconsin 15th in Population (1870)
30 Eugene Hale (R-ME) Maine 23rd in Population (1870)
31 Joseph Roswell Hawley (R-CT) Former Representative (4 years, 3 months)
32 James Zachariah George (D-MS) Mississippi 18th in Population (1870)
33 Arthur Pue Gorman (D-MD) Maryland 20th in Population (1870)
34 William Pierce Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881
35 Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (R-RI) October 5, 1881
36 Randall Lee Gibson (D-LA) March 4, 1883 Former Representative (8 years)
37 James Falconer Wilson (R-IA) Former Representative (7 years)
38 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) Former Representative (6 years) Former Governor
39 John Edward Kenna (D-WV)
40 Alfred Holt Colquitt (D-GA) Former Representative (2 years)
41 Thomas Witherell Palmer (R-MI) Michigan 9th in Population (1880)
42 Harrison Holt Riddleberger (RD-VA) Virginia 14th in Population (1880)
43 Dwight May Sabin (R-MN) Minnesota 26th in Population (1880)
44 Charles Frederick Manderson (R-NE) Nebraska 30th in Population (1880)
45 Thomas Mead Bowen (R-CO) Colorado 35th in Population (1880)
46 Joseph Norton Dolph (R-OR) Oregon 36th in Population (1880)
47 Jonathan Chace (R-RI) January 20, 1885
48 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) March 4, 1885 Former Senator (5 years)
49 James Biddle Eustis (D-LA) Former Senator (3 years)
50 Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (D-KY) Former Representative (10 years)
51 James Kimbrough Jones (D-AR) Former Representative (4 years)
52 Henry B. Payne (D-OH) Former Representative (2 years) Ohio 3rd in Population (1880)
53 Ephraim King Wilson (R-MD) Maryland 23rd in Population (1880)
54 William Maxwell Evarts (R-NY) Former Cabinet Member
55 John Coit Spooner (R-WI) Wisconsin 16th in Population (1880)
56 Leland Stanford (R-CA) California 24th in Population (1880)
57 Edward Cary Walthall (D-MS) March 9, 1885
58 George Gray (D-DE) March 18, 1885
59 James Henderson Berry (D-AR) March 20, 1885
60 John Hipple Mitchell (R-OR) December 17, 1885
61 Person Colby Cheney (R-NH) November 24, 1886 June 14, 1887
62 Charles Benjamin Farwell (R-IL) January 19, 1887
63 Henry Moore Teller (R-CO) March 3, 1887 Former Senator (10 years)
64 Algernon Sidney Paddock (R-NE) Former Senator (6 years)
65 George Hearst (D-CA) Former Senator (4 months)
66 David Turpie (D-IN) Former Senator (1 month)
67 John Henninger Reagan (D-TX) Former Representative (16 years)
68 Frank Hiscock (R-NY) Former Representative (10 years)
69 John Warwick Daniel (D-VA) Former Representative (2 years)
70 William Brimage Bate (D-TN) Former Governor Tennessee 12th in Population (1880)
71 Cushman Kellogg Davis (R-MN) Minnesota 26th in Population (1880)
72 Matthew Stanley Quay (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in Population (1880)
73 Francis Brown Stockbridge (R-MI) Michigan 9th in Population (1880)
74 Rufus Blodgett (D-NJ) New Jersey 19th in Population (1880)
75 Charles James Faulkner (D-WV) West Virginia 29th in Population (1880)
76 Samuel Pasco (D-FL) May 19, 1887
William Eaton Chandler (R-NH) June 14, 1887