List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 29th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 29th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 29th Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). 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 John Quincy Adams W MA-08 March 4, 183108th termDean of the House
2 James Iver McKay D NC-06 March 4, 183108th term
3 Reuben Chapman D AL-06 March 4, 183506th term Left the House in 1847.
4 George W. Hopkins D VA-13 March 4, 183506th term Left the House in 1847.
5 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 183705th term
6 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 3, 183805th term
7 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		05th term*
8 Garrett Davis W KY-08 March 4, 183904th term Left the House in 1847.
9 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 183904th term
10 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 183904th term
11 Milton Brown D TN-11 March 4, 184103rd term Left the House in 1847.
12 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-07 March 4, 184103rd term
13 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 184103rd term
14 Edmund Hubard D VA-04 March 4, 184103rd term Left the House in 1847.
15 Charles J. Ingersoll W PA-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815. 		04th term*
16 Andrew Kennedy D IN-10 March 4, 184103rd term Left the House in 1847.
17 William W. Payne D AL-04 March 4, 184103rd term Left the House in 1847.
18 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 184103rd term
19 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		04th term*
20 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842. 		05th term*
21 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 184302nd term
22 Joseph H. Anderson D NY-07 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
23 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 184302nd term
24 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-02 March 4, 184302nd term
25 Charles S. Benton D NY-17 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
26 James Black D PA-16 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1836–1837. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1847.
27 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 184302nd term
28 James B. Bowlin D MO March 4, 184302nd term
29 Jacob Brinkerhoff D OH-11 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
30 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 184302nd term
31 Joseph Buffington W PA-24 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
32 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 184302nd term
33 Charles H. Carroll W NY-29 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
34 Augustus A. Chapman D VA-12 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
35 Howell Cobb W GA-06 March 4, 184302nd term
36 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 184302nd term
37 Henry Y. Cranston W RI-01 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
38 Alvan Cullom D TN-04 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
39 John W. Davis D IN-06 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841. 		04th term**Speaker of the House
Left the House in 1847.
40 Paul Dillingham W VT-04 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
41 Stephen A. Douglas D IL-05 March 4, 184302nd termResigned on March 3, 1847.
42 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1841. 		05th term*
43 Robert P. Dunlap D ME-02 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
44 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 184302nd term
45 Solomon Foot W VT-01 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
46 Henry D. Foster D PA-19 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
47 Henry Grider W KY-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
48 Hannibal Hamlin D ME-06 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
49 Hugh A. Haralson D GA-04 March 4, 184302nd term
50 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1847.
51 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 184302nd term
52 Joseph P. Hoge D IL-06 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
53 Orville Hungerford D NY-19 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
54 James B. Hunt D MI-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
55 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 184302nd term
56 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 184302nd term
57 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 184302nd term
58 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 184302nd term
59 Preston King W NY-18 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
60 John Henry Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 184302nd term
61 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 184302nd term
62 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 184302nd term
63 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 184302nd term
64 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 184302nd term
65 Felix Grundy McConnell D AL-07 March 4, 184302nd termDied on September 10, 1846.
66 Joseph J. McDowell D OH-07 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
67 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 184302nd term
68 Joseph Morris D OH-15 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
69 William A. Moseley W NY-32 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
70 Moses Norris, Jr. D NH March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
71 Robert D. Owen D IN-01 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
72 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 184302nd term
73 Joseph Hopkins Peyton W TN-08 March 4, 184302nd termDied on November 11, 1845.
74 Alexander Ramsey W PA-14 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
75 George O. Rathbun D NY-25 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
76 David Settle Reid D NC-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
77 James H. Relfe D MO March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
78 John Ritter D PA-09 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
79 Robert W. Roberts D MS March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
80 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 184302nd term
81 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 184302nd term
82 Henry St. John D OH-06 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
83 Luther Severance D ME-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
84 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 184302nd term
85 John Slidell D LA-01 March 4, 184302nd termResigned on November 10, 1845.
86 Albert Smith W NY-33 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
87 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 184302nd term
88 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 184302nd term
89 Thomas Smith D IN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1847.
90 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835. 		07th term**
91 William Taylor D VA-11 March 4, 184302nd termDied on January 17, 1846.
92 William Thomasson W KY-07 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
93 John W. Tibbatts W KY-10 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
94 Daniel R. Tilden D OH-19 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
95 Joseph Vance W OH-04 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1835. 		09th term* Left the House in 1847.
96 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837. 		09th term*
97 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 184302nd term
98 Horace Wheaton D NY-24 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
99 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 184302nd term
100 William Wright D NJ-05 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
101 Jacob S. Yost D PA-05 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
102 Alexander H. Stephens D GA-07 October 2, 184302nd term
103 Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 184302nd term
104 Cornelius Darragh W PA-21 March 26, 184402nd term Left the House in 1847.
105 James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 184402nd term
106 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 184402nd term
107 Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 184402nd term
108 William L. Yancey D AL-03 December 2, 184402nd termResigned on September 1, 1846.
109 Stephen Adams D MS March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
110 Lemuel H. Arnold W RI-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
111 George Ashmun W MA-06 March 4, 184501st term
112 Edward D. Baker W IL-07 March 4, 184501st termResigned on January 15, 1847.
113 Joshua F. Bell W KY-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
114 Henry Bedinger D VA-10 March 4, 184501st term
115 Asa Biggs D NC-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
116 John Blanchard W PA-17 March 4, 184501st term
117 William G. Brown, Sr. W VA-15 March 4, 184501st term
118 John H. Campbell W PA-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
119 William W. Campbell W NY-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
120 Charles W. Cathcart D IN-09 March 4, 184501st term
121 John G. Chapman W MD-01 March 4, 184501st term
122 Lucien Bonaparte Chase D TN-09 March 4, 184501st term
123 John Smith Chipman D MI-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
124 Henry S. Clark D NC-08 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
125 William M. Cocke W TN-02 March 4, 184501st term
126 John F. Collin D NY-11 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
127 Albert Constable D MD-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
128 John H. Crozier W TN-03 March 4, 184501st term
129 Erastus D. Culver W NY-14 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
130 John D. Cummins D OH-16 March 4, 184501st term
131 Francis A. Cunningham D OH-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
132 Edmund S. Dargan D AL-01 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
133 Columbus Delano W OH-10 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
134 John De Mott D NY-27 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
135 James Dixon W CT-01 March 4, 184501st term
136 James C. Dobbin D NC-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
137 Alfred Dockery W NC-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
138 Joseph E. Edsall D NJ-04 March 4, 184501st term
139 Samuel S. Ellsworth D NY-26 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
140 Jacob Erdman D PA-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
141 John H. Ewing W PA-20 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
142 James J. Faran D OH-01 March 4, 184501st term
143 George Fries D OH-17 March 4, 184501st term
144 William S. Garvin D PA-22 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
145 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-07 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term*
146 William F. Giles D MD-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
147 Charles Goodyear D NY-21 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
148 Samuel Gordon D NY-10 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
149 James Graham W NC-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1833–1843. 		06th term* Left the House in 1847.
150 Martin Grover D NY-30 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
151 Artemas Hale W MA-09 March 4, 184501st term
152 James G. Hampton W NJ-01 March 4, 184501st term
153 John H. Harmanson D LA-03 March 4, 184501st term
154 Richard P. Herrick W NY-12 March 4, 184501st termDied on June 20, 1846.
155 Henry W. Hilliard W AL-02 March 4, 184501st term
156 Elias B. Holmes W NY-28 March 4, 184501st term
157 William J. Hough D NY-23 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
158 John W. Houston W DE March 4, 184501st term
159 Samuel D. Hubbard W CT-02 March 4, 184501st term
160 Robert M. T. Hunter D VA-08 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1837–1843. 		04th term* Left the House in 1847.
161 Timothy Jenkins D NY-20 March 4, 184501st term
162 James H. Johnson D NH March 4, 184501st term
163 Joseph Johnson D VA-14 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1823–1827, 1833 and 1835–1841. 		07th term*** Left the House in 1847.
164 Seaborn Jones D GA-02 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
165 Thomas B. King W GA-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term*
166 John W. Lawrence D NY-01 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
167 Shelton Leake D VA-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
168 Owen D. Leib D PA-11 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
169 Lewis C. Levin W PA-01 March 4, 184501st term
170 Abner Lewis W NY-31 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
171 Thomas W. Ligon D MD-03 March 4, 184501st term
172 Edward H. C. Long W MD-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
173 Barclay Martin D TN-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
174 John Preston Martin W KY-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
175 Moses McClean D PA-15 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
176 John D. McCrate D ME-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
177 Edward W. McGaughey W IN-07 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
178 John H. McHenry W KY-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
179 William S. Miller W NY-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
180 Mace Moulton D NH March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
181 Archibald C. Niven D NY-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
182 Isaac Parrish D OH-13 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
183 John Pendleton W VA-09 March 4, 184501st term
184 Augustus L. Perrill D OH-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
185 Thomas J. Perry W MD-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
186 John S. Phelps D MO March 4, 184501st term
187 Sterling Price D MO March 4, 184501st termResigned on August 12, 1846.
188 John A. Rockwell W CT-03 March 4, 184501st term
189 Joseph M. Root W OH-21 March 4, 184501st term
190 John Runk W NJ-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
191 Joseph Russell D NY-15 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
192 Cullen Sawtelle D ME-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
193 William Sawyer D OH-05 March 4, 184501st term
194 John Fairfield Scamman D ME-01 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
195 Henry J. Seaman W NY-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
196 James Seddon D VA-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
197 Alexander D. Sims D SC-04 March 4, 184501st term
198 Leonard Henly Sims D MO March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
199 Truman Smith W CT-04 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term*
200 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 184501st term
201 David A. Starkweather D OH-18 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
202 John Strohm W PA-08 March 4, 184501st term
203 Stephen Strong D NY-22 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
204 Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux D LA-02 March 4, 184501st term
205 Benjamin Thompson W MA-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
206 James Thompson D PA-23 March 4, 184501st term
207 Allen G. Thurman D OH-08 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
208 Robert Toombs W GA-08 March 4, 184501st term
209 William Tredway D VA-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
210 Andrew Trumbo W KY-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
211 Hugh White W NY-16 March 4, 184501st term
212 William W. Wick D IN-05 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term*
213 Hezekiah Williams D ME-07 March 4, 184501st term
214 David Wilmot D PA-12 March 4, 184501st term
215 Bradford R. Wood D NY-13 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
216 Thomas M. Woodruff W NY-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
217 William W. Woodworth D NY-08 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
218 Samuel G. Wright W NJ-02 March 4, 184501st termDied on July 30, 1845.
219 Archibald Yell D AR March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1836–1839. 		03rd term*Resigned on July 1, 1846.
220 Bryan Young W KY-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
Edward C. Cabell W FL October 6, 184501st termResigned on January 24, 1846.
George Sykes D NJ-02 November 4, 1845
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		01st term* Left the House in 1847.
Jefferson Davis D MS December 8, 184501st termResigned on October 28, 1846.
Edwin H. Ewing W TN-08 January 2, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
George W. Towns D GA-03 January 5, 1846
Previous service, 1835–1836 and 1837–1839. 		03rd term** Left the House in 1847.
William H. Brockenbrough W FL January 24, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
Emile La Sére D LA-01 January 29, 184601st term
James McDowell D VA-11 March 6, 184601st term
David S. Kaufman D TX-01 March 30, 184601st term
Timothy Pilsbury D TX-02 March 30, 184601st term
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D AL-07 December 7, 184601st term
James La Fayette Cottrell D AL-03 December 7, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
William McDaniel D MO December 7, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
Thomas C. Ripley R NY-12 December 7, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
Serranus C. Hastings D IA December 28, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
Shepherd Leffler W IA December 28, 184601st term
Henry T. Ellett D MS January 26, 184701st term Left the House in 1847.
John Henry W IL-07 February 5, 184701st term Left the House in 1847.
Thomas W. Newton W AR February 6, 184701st term Left the House in 1847.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 184004th term
2 Morgan Lewis Martin D WI March 4, 184501st term

References

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

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