List of United States Senators in the 34th Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 34th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1857.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as Vice President, a House member, a Cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1856 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of Service
This article is about the terms of service of Senators that will expire in years. For A list of special elections to the United States Senate, see List of special elections to the United States Senate.
| Class | Terms of Service of Senators that will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 1 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1857[5] |
| Class 2 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1859[6] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1861[7] |
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Senator (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Pearce (D-MD) | March 4, 1843 | Former Representative |
| 2 | Jesse D. Bright (D-IN) | March 4, 1845 | Former Lieutenant Governor |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D-TX) | February 21, 1846 | |
| 4 | Sam Houston (D-MD) | February 26, 1846 | Former Representative, Former Governor |
| 5 | Andrew Pickens Butler (D-SC) | December 4, 1846 | |
| 6 | James M. Mason (D-VA) | January 21, 1847 | |
| 7 | Stephen A. Douglas (D-IL) | March 4, 1847 | Former Governor |
| 8 | Robert M. T. Hunter (D-VA) | Former Representative | |
| 9 | John Bell (D-TN) | November 22, 1847 | Former Representative |
| 10 | William K. Sebastian (D-AR) | May 12, 1848 | |
| 11 | Henry Dodge (D-WI) | June 8, 1848 | Former Delegate |
| 12 | Hannibal Hamlin (D-ME) | Former Representative | |
| 13 | Augustus C. Dodge (D-IA) | December 7, 1848 | Former Representative |
| 14 | George W. Jones (D-IA) | Former Delegate | |
| 15 | William H. Seward (R-NY) | March 4, 1849 | Former Governor |
| 16 | Lewis Cass (D-MI) | ||
| 17 | Solomon Foot (R-VT) | March 4, 1851 | Former Representative |
| 18 | James A. Bayard, Jr. (D-DE) | ||
| 19 | Stephen Mallory (D-FL) | ||
| 20 | Henry S. Geyer (W-MO) | ||
| 21 | Richard Brodhead(D-PA) | Former Representative | |
| 22 | Charles T. James (D-RI) | ||
| 23 | James C. Jones (D-TN) | Former Governor | |
| 24 | Benjamin Wade (R-OH) | March 15, 1851 | |
| 25 | Charles Sumner (LR-MA) | April 11, 1851 | |
| 26 | Isaac Toucey (D-CT) | May 12, 1851 | Former Representative, Former Governor |
| 27 | John M. Clayton (R-NY) | December 1, 1851 | |
| 28 | John B. Weller (LD-CA) | January 30, 1852 | |
| 29 | Stephen Adams (D-MS) | March 17, 1852 | Former Representative |
| 30 | John R. Thomson (D-NJ) | March 4, 1853 | |
| 31 | Robert Toombs (D-GA) | Former Representative | |
| 32 | Judah P. Benjamin (D-LA) | ||
| 33 | Josiah J. Evans (D-SC) | ||
| 34 | Charles E. Stuart (D-MI) | Former Representative | |
| 35 | John B. Thompson (D-KY) | Former Representative | |
| 36 | John M. Clayton (W-DE) | ||
| 37 | William Wright (D-NJ) | ||
| 38 | Robert Ward Johnson (D-AR) | July 6, 1853 | |
| 39 | Philip Allen (D-RI) | July 20, 1853 | |
| 40 | Clement Claiborne Clay (D-AL) | November 29, 1853 | |
| 41 | John Slidell (D-LA) | December 5, 1853 | |
| 42 | Albert G. Brown (D-MS) | January 7, 1854 | |
| 43 | William P. Fessenden (R-ME) | February 10, 1854 | |
| 44 | David Settle Reid (D-NC) | December 6, 1854 | |
| 45 | Henry Wilson (R-MA) | January 31, 1855 | |
| 46 | Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) | March 4, 1855 | |
| 47 | Jacob Collamer (R-VT) | ||
| 48 | Lafayette S. Foster (R-CT) | ||
| 49 | James Harlan (R-IA) | ||
| 50 | David Levy Yulee (D-FL) | ||
| 51 | Alfred Iverson, Sr. (D-GA) | ||
| 52 | John J. Crittenden (A-KY) | ||
| 53 | George E. Pugh (D-OH) | ||
| 54 | Charles Durkee (R-WI) | ||
| 55 | Asa Biggs (D-KY) | ||
| 56 | James Bell (R-NE) | ||
| John P. Hale (D-NH) | July 30, 1855 | ||
| Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D-AL) | November 26, 1855 | ||
| William Bigler (D-PA) | January 14, 1856 | ||
| Joseph P. Comegys (W-DE) | November 19, 1856 | ||
| James S. Green (D-MO) | January 12, 1857 | ||
| William M. Gwin (D-CA) | January 13, 1857 | ||
| Martin W. Bates (D-DE) | January 14, 1857 | ||
| Amos Nourse (R-ME) | January 16, 1857 | ||
| Graham N. Fitch (D-IN) | February 4, 1857 | ||
See also
- 34th United States Congress
- List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 34th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
- ↑ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
- ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1857.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1859.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1861.
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