List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 28th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 28th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 28th Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members. [1]

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Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.

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U.S. House Seniority List

U.S. House Seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Dixon H. Lewis D AL-03 March 4, 182908th termDean of the House
Resigned on April 22, 1844.
2 John Quincy Adams W MA-08 March 4, 183107th termDean of the House after Lewis resigned.
3 James Iver McKay D NC-06 March 4, 183107th term
4 Edmund Deberry W NC-04 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.		07th term* Left the House in 1845.
5 Henry A. Wise D VA-07 March 4, 183306th termResigned on February 12, 1844.
6 Reuben Chapman D AL-06 March 4, 183505th term
7 Walter Coles D VA-03 March 4, 183505th term Left the House in 1845.
8 John W. Jones D VA-06 March 4, 183505th termSpeaker of the House
9 George W. Hopkins D VA-13 March 4, 183505th term
10 John White W KY-06 March 4, 183505th term Left the House in 1845.
11 John Campbell D SC-04 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.		05th term* Left the House in 1845.
12 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 183704th term Left the House in 1845.
13 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 183704th term
14 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 3, 183804th term
15 Daniel D. Barnard W NY-13 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829.		04th term* Left the House in 1845.
16 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.		04th term*
17 Aaron V. Brown D TN-06 March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
18 Edmund Burke D NH March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
19 Edward Cross D AR March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
20 Garrett Davis W KY-08 March 4, 183903rd term
21 Willis Green W KY-02 March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
22 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 183903rd term
23 Cave Johnson D TN-09 March 4, 183903rd term
24 Kenneth Rayner D NC-09 March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
25 Lewis Steenrod D VA-15 March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
26 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 183903rd term
27 John B. Weller D OH-02 March 4, 183903rd term Left the House in 1845.
28 Osmyn Baker W MA-06 January 14, 184003rd term Left the House in 1845.
29 Archibald H. Arrington D NC-08 March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
30 Benjamin A. Bidlack D PA-11 March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
31 Jeremiah Brown W PA-08 March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
32 Milton Brown D TN-11 March 4, 184102nd term
33 Barker Burnell D MA-10 March 4, 184102nd termDied on June 15, 1843.
34 James G. Clinton D NY-09 March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
35 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-07 March 4, 184102nd term
36 Richard D. Davis D NY-08 March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
37 John B. Dawson D LA-03 March 4, 184102nd term
38 Ezra Dean D OH-18 March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
39 Thomas W. Gilmer D VA-05 March 4, 184102nd termResigned on February 16, 1844.
40 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 184102nd term
41 Edmund Hubard D VA-04 March 4, 184102nd term
42 Charles J. Ingersoll W PA-04 March 4, 184102nd term
43 James Irvin D PA-17 March 4, 184102nd term
44 Andrew Kennedy D IN-10 March 4, 184102nd term
45 John P. Kennedy W MD-04 March 4, 184102nd term
46 James Mathews D OH-16 March 4, 184102nd term
47 William W. Payne D AL-04 March 4, 184102nd term
48 John Randall Reding D NH March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
49 George B. Rodney W DE March 4, 184102nd term Left the House in 1845.
50 Romulus Mitchell Saunders D NC-05 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1827.		04th term* Left the House in 1845.
51 George W. Summers W VA-14 March 4, 184104th term Left the House in 1845.
52 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 184102nd term
53 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 184102nd term
54 Edward J. Black W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
55 Mark Anthony Cooper W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term*Resigned on June 26, 1843.
56 Almon H. Read D PA-12 March 18, 184202nd termDied on June 3, 1844.
57 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842.		04th term*
58 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 184301st term
59 Joseph H. Anderson D NY-07 March 4, 184301st term
60 John B. Ashe W TN-10 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
61 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 184301st term
62 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-02 March 4, 184301st term
63 Samuel Beardsley D NY-20 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1831–1836.		04th term*Resigned on February 29, 1844.
64 James E. Belser D AL-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
65 Charles S. Benton D NY-17 March 4, 184301st term
66 James Black D PA-16 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1836–1837.		02nd term*
67 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 184301st term
68 Julius W. Blackwell D TN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
69 Gustavus Miller Bower W MO March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
70 James B. Bowlin D MO March 4, 184301st term
71 Francis Brengle W MD-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
72 Pierre Bossier D LA-04 March 4, 184301st termDied on April 24, 1844.
73 Alcée Louis la Branche D LA-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
74 Henry R. Brinkerhoff D OH-21 March 4, 184301st termDied on April 30, 1844.
75 Jacob Brinkerhoff D OH-11 March 4, 184301st term
76 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 184301st term
77 William J. Brown D IN-05 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
78 Joseph Buffington W PA-24 March 4, 184301st term
79 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 184301st term
80 George Caldwell D KY-04 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
81 Jeremiah E. Cary D NY-21 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
82 George S. Catlin D CT-03 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
83 Charles H. Carroll W NY-29 March 4, 184301st term
84 John Causin W MD-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
85 Augustus A. Chapman D VA-12 March 4, 184301st term
86 Samuel Chilton W VA-09 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
87 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
88 Howell Cobb W GA March 4, 184301st term
89 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 184301st term
90 Henry Y. Cranston W RI-01 March 4, 184301st term
91 Alvan Cullom D TN-04 March 4, 184301st term
92 Amasa Dana W NY-26 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
93 John W. Davis D IN-06 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841.		03rd term**
94 James Dellet W AL-01 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
95 John Dickey W PA-20 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
96 David W. Dickinson D TN-07 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1833–1835.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
97 Paul Dillingham W VT-04 March 4, 184301st term
98 Stephen A. Douglas D IL-05 March 4, 184301st term
99 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1841.		04th term*
100 Alexander Duncan D OH-01 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1841.		03rd term* Left the House in 1845.
101 Robert P. Dunlap D ME-02 March 4, 184301st term
102 Chesselden Ellis D NY-16 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
103 Lucius Elmer D NJ-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
104 Isaac G. Farlee D NJ-03 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
105 Elias Florence W OH-09 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
106 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 184301st term
107 Solomon Foot W VT-01 March 4, 184301st term
108 Henry D. Foster D PA-19 March 4, 184301st term
109 Richard French D KY-09 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
110 Henry Frick D PA-13 March 4, 184301st termDied on March 1, 1844.
111 Byram Green D NY-27 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
112 Henry Grider W KY-03 March 4, 184301st term
113 John P. Hale D NH March 4, 184301st term
114 Hannibal Hamlin D ME-06 March 4, 184301st term
115 William H. Hammett D MS March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
116 Hugh A. Haralson D GA March 4, 184301st term
117 John J. Hardin W IL-07 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
118 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
119 Samuel Hays D PA-22 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
120 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 184301st term
121 Joshua Herrick D ME-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
122 Joseph P. Hoge D IL-06 March 4, 184301st term
123 William Spring Hubbell D NY-30 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
124 James M. Hughes D MO March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
125 James B. Hunt D MI-03 March 4, 184301st term
126 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 184301st term
127 Orville Hungerford D NY-19 March 4, 184301st term
128 John Jameson D MO March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
129 Michael H. Jenks W PA-06 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
130 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 184301st term
131 Perley B. Johnson W OH-13 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
132 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 184301st term
133 Littleton Kirkpatrick W NJ-04 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
134 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 184301st term
135 Preston King W NY-18 March 4, 184301st term
136 John B. Lamar D GA March 4, 184301st termResigned on July 29, 1843.
137 Moses G. Leonard D NY-05 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
138 William Lucas D VA-10 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
139 John Henry Lumpkin D GA March 4, 184301st term
140 Lucius Lyon D MI-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1833–1835.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
141 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 184301st term
142 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 184301st term
143 William C. McCauslen D OH-17 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
144 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 184301st term
145 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 184301st term
146 Felix Grundy McConnell D AL-07 March 4, 184301st term
147 Joseph J. McDowell D OH-07 March 4, 184301st term
148 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 184301st term
149 John Millen D GA March 4, 184301st termDied on October 15, 1843.
150 Heman A. Moore D OH-10 March 4, 184301st termDied on April 3, 1844.
151 Edward Joy Morris W PA-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
152 Joseph Morris D OH-15 March 4, 184301st term
153 Freeman H. Morse W ME-04 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
154 William A. Moseley W NY-32 March 4, 184301st term
155 Henry C. Murphy D NY-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
156 Henry Nes W PA-15 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
157 Willoughby Newton W VA-08 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
158 Moses Norris, Jr. D NH March 4, 184301st term
159 Robert D. Owen D IN-01 March 4, 184301st term
160 Thomas J. Paterson W NY-28 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
161 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 184301st term
162 Joseph Hopkins Peyton W TN-08 March 4, 184301st term
163 Jonas P. Phoenix W NY-03 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
164 Elisha R. Potter W RI-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
165 Emery D. Potter D OH-05 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
166 Zadock Pratt D NY-11 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
167 Jacob Alexander Preston W MD-05 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
168 Meade Purdy D NY-22 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
169 Alexander Ramsey W PA-14 March 4, 184301st term
170 George O. Rathbun D NY-25 March 4, 184301st term
171 Charles Manning Reed W PA-23 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
172 David Settle Reid D NC-03 March 4, 184301st term
173 James H. Relfe D MO March 4, 184301st term
174 John Ritter D PA-09 March 4, 184301st term
175 Robert W. Roberts D MS March 4, 184301st term
176 Orville Robinson D NY-23 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
177 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 184301st term
178 Charles Rogers W NY-14 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
179 Jeremiah Russell D NY-10 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
180 Samuel C. Sample W IN-09 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
181 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 184301st term
182 Henry St. John D OH-06 March 4, 184301st term
183 William Tandy Senter W TN-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
184 Luther Severance D ME-03 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
185 David L. Seymour D NY-12 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
186 Thomas H. Seymour D CT-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
187 Samuel Simons D CT-04 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
188 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 184301st term
189 John Slidell D LA-01 March 4, 184301st term
190 Albert Smith W NY-33 March 4, 184301st term
191 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 184301st term
192 John T. Smith D PA-03 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
193 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 184301st term
194 Thomas Smith D IN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term*
195 Thomas Ara Spence W MD-06 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
196 Lemuel Stetson D NY-15 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
197 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835.		06th term**
198 John Stewart D CT-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
199 William H. Stiles D GA March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
200 James W. Stone D KY-05 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
201 Selah B. Strong D NY-01 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
202 George Sykes D NJ-02 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
203 William Taylor D VA-11 March 4, 184301st term
204 William Thomasson W KY-07 March 4, 184301st term
205 John W. Tibbatts W KY-10 March 4, 184301st term
206 Daniel R. Tilden D OH-19 March 4, 184301st term
207 Tilghman Tucker D MS March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
208 Asher Tyler W NY-31 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
209 Joseph Vance W OH-04 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1835.		08th term*
210 John I. Vanmeter W OH-08 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
211 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837.		08th term*
212 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 184301st term
213 John Wethered W MD-03 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
214 Horace Wheaton D NY-24 March 4, 184301st term
215 Benjamin White D ME-05 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
216 William Wilkins D PA-21 March 4, 184301st termResigned on February 14, 1844.
217 Henry Williams D MA-09 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
218 Joseph A. Wright D IN-07 March 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
219 William Wright W NJ-05 March 4, 184301st term
220 Jacob S. Yost D PA-05 March 4, 184301st term
221 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 184301st term
Absalom Harris Chappell W GA October 2, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
Alexander H. Stephens D GA October 2, 184301st term
Hamilton Fish W NY-06 December 4, 184301st term Left the House in 1845.
Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 184301st term
Duncan Lamont Clinch W GA February 15, 184401st term Left the House in 1845.
Cornelius Darragh W PA-21 March 26, 184401st term
James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 184401st term
Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 184401st term
Shepard Cary D ME-07 May 10, 184401st term Left the House in 1845.
William L. Goggin W VA-05 May 10, 1844
Previous service, 1839–1843.		03rd term* Left the House in 1845.
Edward S. Hamlin W OH-21 October 8, 184401st term Left the House in 1845.
Alfred P. Stone D OH-10 October 8, 184401st term Left the House in 1845.
Levi D. Carpenter D NY-20 November 5, 184401st term Left the House in 1845.
George Fuller D PA-12 December 2, 184401st term Left the House in 1845.
Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 184401st term
William L. Yancey D AL-03 December 2, 184401st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 184003rd term
2 Henry Dodge D WI March 4, 184102nd term
3 David Levy Yulee D FL March 4, 184102nd term

References

  1. ↑ Delegates are non-voting members and Representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

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