List of United States senators in the 62nd Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 62nd United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1913.

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

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1912 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1913 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.) [5]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1915 (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.) [6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1917 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.) [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 William P. Frye (R-ME) [8] March 18, 1881Former representative
2 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) [9] March 4, 1883Former representative, Former governor
3 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)March 4, 1891Former representative
4 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893Former representative
5 George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893Former governor
6 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895
7 Francis E. Warren (R-WY)March 4, 1895Previously a senator
8 Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
9 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
10 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th in population (1890)
11 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th in population (1890)
12 Boies Penrose (R-PA)March 4, 1897
13 Charles A. Culberson (R-TX)March 4, 1899Former governor
14 Porter McCumber (R-ND)
15 William P. Dillingham (R-VT)October 18, 1900Former governor
16 Moses Clapp (R-MN)January 23, 1901
17 Joseph W. Bailey (D-TX) [10] March 4, 1901Former representative (10 years)
18 Robert J. Gamble (R-SD) [9] Former representative (4 years)
19 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC)Former representative (2 years)
20 Murphy J. Foster (D-LA) [9] Former governor
21 Henry E. Burnham (R-NH) [9]
22 Francis Newlands (D-NV)March 4, 1903Former representative
23 William J. Stone (D-MO)Former governor, Missouri 5th in population (1900)
24 James P. Clarke (D-AR)Former governor, Arkansas 25th in population (1900)
25 Lee S. Overman (D-NC)North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
26 Reed Smoot (R-UT)Utah 41st in population (1900)
27 Weldon B. Heyburn (R-ID) [11] Idaho 44th in population (1900)
28 Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA) [9] October 12, 1904Former governor
29 Isidor Rayner (D-MD) [12] March 4, 1905Former representative (6 years)
30 George Sutherland (R-UT)Former representative (2 years)
31 George S. Nixon (R-NV) [13]
32 Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT)May 10, 1905Former representative
33 Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI)January 4, 1906Former representative, Former governor
34 Henry du Pont (R-DE)June 13, 1906
35 Charles Curtis (R-KS) [9] January 29, 1907Former representative
36 William A. Smith (R-MI)February 9, 1907
37 Robert Love Taylor (D-TN) [14] March 4, 1907Former representative (12 years)
38 Thomas H. Paynter (D-KY) [9] Former representative (6 years)
39 Joseph M. Dixon (R-MT) [9] Former representative (4 years)
40 Jeff Davis (D-AR) [15] Former governor
41 Frank O. Briggs (R-NJ) [9] New Jersey 16th in population (1900)
42 Norris Brown (R-NE) [9] Nebraska 27th in population (1900)
43 Simon Guggenheim (R-CO) [9] Colorado 32nd in population (1900)
44 Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (R-OR) [9] Oregon 36th in population (1900)
45 Harry A. Richardson (R-DE) [9] Delaware 43rd in population (1900)
46 William Borah (R-ID)Idaho 44th in population (1900)
47 Isaac Stephenson (R-WI)May 17, 1907Former representative
48 John H. Bankhead (D-AL)June 18, 1907Former governor
49 Joseph F. Johnston (D-AL)August 6, 1907Former governor
50 Thomas Gore (D-OK)December 11, 1907
51 Robert Owen (D-OK)
52 George P. Wetmore (D-RI) [9] January 22, 1908Former representative (twice)
53 John Walter Smith (D-MD)March 25, 1908Former representative, Former governor
54 Carroll S. Page (R-VT)October 21, 1908Former governor
55 Albert B. Cummins (R-IA)November 24, 1908Former governor
56 Theodore E. Burton (R-OH)March 4, 1909Former representative (16 years)
57 Wesley Jones (R-WA)Former representative (10 years)
58 Benjamin Shively (D-IN)Former representative (7 years)
59 Elihu Root (R-NY)Former cabinet member
60 William O. Bradley (R-KY)Former governor, Kentucky 12th in population (1900)
61 Coe Crawford (R-SD)Former governor, South Dakota 38th in population (1900)
62 Joseph Bristow (R-KS)Kansas 22nd in population (1900)
63 Ellison D. Smith (D-SC)South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
64 Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1900)
65 George Chamberlain (D-OR)Oregon 36th in population (1900)
66 George T. Oliver (R-PA)March 17, 1909
67 William Lorimer (D-IL) [16] June 18, 1909
68 LeRoy Percy (D-MS) [9] February 23, 1910
69 Claude A. Swanson (D-VA)August 1, 1910Former governor, Former representative
70 Lafayette Young (R-IA) [17] November 12, 1910
71 Joseph M. Terrell (D-GA) [18] November 17, 1910
72 John Thornton (D-LA)December 7, 1910
73 Asle Gronna (R-ND)February 2, 1911Former representative
74 Clarence W. Watson (D-WV)
75 John S. Williams (D-MS)March 4, 1911Former representative (16 years)
76 Charles Townsend (R-MI)Former representative (8 years)
77 Gilbert Hitchcock (D-NE)Former representative (6 years)
78 Miles Poindexter (R-WA)Former representative (2 years)
79 George P. McLean (R-CT)Former governor
80 Atlee Pomerene (D-OH)Ohio 4th in population (1910)
81 James A. Reed (D-MO)Missouri 7th in population (1910)
82 John W. Kern (D-IN)Indiana 9th in population (1910)
83 James E. Martine (D-NJ)New Jersey 11th in population (1910)
84 John D. Works (R-CA)California 12th in population (1910)
85 Luke Lea (D-TN)Tennessee 17th in population (1910)
86 William E. Chilton (D-WV)West Virginia 28th in population (1910)
87 Nathan Bryan (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1910)
88 Charles F. Johnson (D-ME)Maine 34th in population (1910)
89 Henry F. Lippitt (R-RI)Rhode Island 38th in population (1910)
90 Henry L. Myers (D-MT)Montana 40th in population (1910)
91 James O'Gorman (D-NY)March 31, 1911
William S. Kenyon (R-IA)April 12, 1911
Obadiah Gardner (D-ME) [9] September 23, 1911
Hoke Smith (D-GA)November 16, 1911
92 Thomas B. Catron (R-NM)April 2, 1912 [19] Former delegate, New Mexico 43rd in population (1910)
93 Marcus A. Smith (D-AZ)Former delegate, Arizona 45th in population (1910)
94 Albert B. Fall (R-NM)New Mexico 43rd in population (1910)
95 Henry F. Ashurst (D-AZ)Arizona 45th in population (1910)
Newell Sanders (R-TN) [20] April 8, 1912
William Massey (R-NV) [21] July 1, 1912
Kirtland Perky (D-ID) [22] November 18, 1912
William P. Jackson (R-MD)November 29, 1912
Rienzi Johnston (D-TX) [23] January 4, 1913
John N. Heiskell (D-AR) [24] January 6, 1913
96 Charles Thomas (D-CO)January 15, 1913
James Brady (D-ID)January 24, 1913
William Webb (D-TN) [9]
William M. Kavanaugh (D-AR) [9] January 29, 1913Arkansas 25th in population (1910)
Key Pittman (D-NV)Nevada 48th in population (1910)
Morris Sheppard (D-TX)February 3, 1913Former representative

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  3. 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  4. 1911 U.S Census Report Contains 1910 Census results
  5. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1913.
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1915.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1917.
  8. Senator Frye died August 8, 1911.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Retired or defeated after 1912 Election
  10. Senator Bailey resigned January 3, 1913.
  11. Senator Heyburn died October 17, 1912.
  12. Senator Rayner died November 25, 1912.
  13. Senator Nixon died June 5, 1912.
  14. Senator Taylor died March 31, 1912.
  15. Senator Davis died January 3, 1913.
  16. Senator Lorimer died July 13, 1912.
  17. Senator Young resigned April 11, 1911.
  18. Senator Terrell resigned July 14, 1911.
  19. "Four Senators are Sworn In". The Washington Herald. April 3, 1912. p. 3.
  20. Senator Sanders resigned January 24, 1913.
  21. Senator Massey resigned January 29, 1913.
  22. Senator Perky resigned February 5, 1913.
  23. Senator Johnston resigned January 29, 1913.
  24. Senator Heiskell resigned January 29, 1913.