List of United States Senators in the 46th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 46th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881.

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 1880 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.
ClassTerms of Service of Senators that will expire in years
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1881[5]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1883[6]
Class 3Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1885[7]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
Rank Senator (Party-State) Seniority Date Other Factors
1 Henry B. Anthony (R-RI) March 4, 1859 Former Governor
2 George F. Edmunds (R-VT) April 3, 1866
3 Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) March 4, 1867
4 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT)
5 Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE) March 4, 1869
6 Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME)
7 Allen G. Thurman (D-OH)
8 John W. Johnston (D-VA) January 26, 1870
9 Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE) March 4, 1871
10 Thomas W. Ferry (R-MI)
11 William Windom (R-MN) Former Rep.
12 Henry G. Davis (D-WV)
13 Matt W. Ransom (D-NC) January 30, 1872
14 William B. Allison (R-IA) March 4, 1873 Former Rep.
15 John P. Jones (R-NV)
16 John B. Gordon (D-GA)
17 William W. Eaton (D-CT) February 5, 1875
18 Francis Cockrell (D-MO) March 4, 1875
19 Henry L. Dawes (R-MA)
20 Charles W. Jones (D-FL)
21 Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN)
22 Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX)
23 Ambrose Burnside (R-RI) Former Governor
24 Newton Booth (Anti-Mono.-CA) Former Governor
25 Joseph E. McDonald (D-IN) Former Rep.
26 William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD)
27 Blanche Bruce (R-MS)
28 Algernon Paddock (R-NE)
29 Theodore F. Randolph (D-NJ) Former Governor
30 Francis Kernan (D-NY)
31 William A. Wallace (D-PA)
32 Robert E. Withers (D-VA)
33 William Sharon (D-NV) April 2, 1875
34 James G. Blaine (R-ME) July 10, 1876 Former Rep.
35 Henry M. Teller (R-CO) November 15, 1876
36 James E. Bailey (D-TN) January 19, 1877
37 Frank Hereford (D-WV) January 31, 1877
38 George F. Hoar (R-MA) March 4, 1877 Former Rep.
39 Isham G. Harris (D-TN) Former Governor
40 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
41 John R. McPherson (D-NJ)
42 Matthew Butler (D-SC)
43 Richard Coke (D-TX)
44 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS)
45 James B. Beck (D-KY)
46 Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS)
47 Augustus H. Garland (D-AR)
48 Benjamin H. Hill (D-GA)
49 David Davis (I-IL)
50 Samuel J. Kirkwood (R-IA)
51 Alvin Saunders (R-NE)
52 Edward H. Rollins (R-NH)
53 William P. Kellogg (R-LA)
54 La Fayette Grover (D-OR) Former Governor
55 J. Donald Cameron (R-PA) March 20, 1877
56 Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN) November 6, 1877
57 Zachariah Chandler (R-MI) February 22, 1879
58 George G. Vest (D-MO) March 4, 1879 Missouri 5th Population (1870)
59 Orville H. Platt (R-CT) Connecticut 25th Population (1870)
60 Wilkinson Call (D-FL) Florida 33rd Population (1870)
61 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC)
62 Wade Hampton III (R-SC)
63 John A. Logan (R-IL)
64 James D. Walker (D-AR)
65 James T. Farley (D-CA)
66 Nathaniel P. Hill (R-CO)
67 John S. Williams (D-KY)
68 Benjamin F. Jonas (D-LA)
69 George H. Pendleton (D-OH) Former Rep.
70 James H. Slater (D-OR) Former Rep.
71 James B. Groome (D-MD) Former Governor
72 George S. Houston (D-AL) Former Rep.
Matthew H. Carpenter (R-WI)
Charles H. Bell (R-NH) March 13, 1879
Henry W. Blair (R-NH) June 18, 1879 Former Rep.
Henry P. Baldwin (R-MI) November 17, 1879 Former Governor
Luke Pryor (D-AL) January 7, 1880
Joseph E. Brown (D-GA) May 26, 1880
James L. Pugh (D-AL) November 24, 1880

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ↑ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
  3. ↑ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
  4. ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  5. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1881.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1883.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1885.

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