List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 30th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 30th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 30th Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). 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, 183109th termDean of the House
Died on February 23, 1848.
2 James Iver McKay D NC-07 March 4, 183109th termDean of the House after Adams died.
Left the House in 1849.
3 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 183705th term Left the House in 1849.
4 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 3, 183805th term
5 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.		06th term*
6 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 183905th term
7 Jacob Thompson D MS-01 March 4, 183905th term
8 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-06 March 4, 184104th term
9 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 184104th term Left the House in 1849.
10 Charles J. Ingersoll W PA-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815.		05th term* Left the House in 1849.
11 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 184104th term Left the House in 1849.
12 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.		05th term* Left the House in 1849.
13 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842.		06th term*Speaker of the House
14 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
15 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
16 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-03 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
17 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 184303rd termDied on April 3, 1848.
18 James B. Bowlin D MO-01 March 4, 184303rd term
19 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
20 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 184303rd term
21 Howell Cobb W GA-06 March 4, 184303rd term
22 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
23 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1841.		06th term*Died on April 27, 1847.
24 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
25 Hugh A. Haralson D GA-04 March 4, 184303rd term
26 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
27 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
28 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 184303rd term
29 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 184303rd term
30 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 184303rd term
31 John H. Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
32 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
33 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 184303rd term
34 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
35 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 184303rd term
36 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
37 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
38 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 184303rd term
39 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 184303rd term
40 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
41 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
42 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 184303rd term Left the House in 1849.
43 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835.		09th term** Left the House in 1849.
44 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837.		10th term*
45 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 184303rd term
46 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 184303rd term
47 Alexander H. Stephens D GA-07 October 2, 184303rd term
48 Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 184303rd term
49 James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 184403rd term Left the House in 1849.
50 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 184403rd term
51 Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 184403rd term
52 George Ashmun W MA-06 March 4, 184502nd term
53 Henry Bedinger D VA-10 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
54 John Blanchard W PA-17 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
55 William G. Brown, Sr. D VA-15 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
56 Charles W. Cathcart D IN-09 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
57 John G. Chapman W MD-01 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
58 Lucien Bonaparte Chase W TN-09 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
59 William M. Cocke W TN-02 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
60 John H. Crozier W TN-03 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
61 John D. Cummins D OH-16 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
62 James Dixon W CT-01 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
63 Joseph E. Edsall D NJ-03 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
64 James J. Faran D OH-01 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
65 George Fries D OH-17 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
66 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-07 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843.		04th term*
67 Artemas Hale W MA-09 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
68 James G. Hampton W NJ-01 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
69 John H. Harmanson D LA-03 March 4, 184502nd term
70 Henry W. Hilliard W AL-02 March 4, 184502nd term
71 Elias B. Holmes W NY-28 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
72 John W. Houston W DE March 4, 184502nd term
73 Samuel D. Hubbard W CT-02 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
74 Timothy Jenkins D NY-20 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
75 James H. Johnson D NH-04 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
76 Thomas B. King W GA-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843.		04th term*
77 Lewis C. Levin W PA-01 March 4, 184502nd term
78 Thomas W. Ligon D MD-03 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
79 John Pendleton W VA-09 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
80 John S. Phelps D MO-05 March 4, 184502nd term
81 John A. Rockwell W CT-03 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
82 Joseph M. Root W OH-21 March 4, 184502nd term
83 William Sawyer D OH-05 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
84 Truman Smith W CT-04 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843.		04th term* Left the House in 1849.
85 Alexander D. Sims D SC-04 March 4, 184502nd termDied on November 22, 1848.
86 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 184502nd term
87 John Strohm W PA-08 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
88 Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux D LA-02 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
89 James Thompson D PA-23 March 4, 184502nd term
90 Robert Toombs W GA-08 March 4, 184502nd term
91 Hugh White W NY-16 March 4, 184502nd term
92 William W. Wick D IN-05 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
93 Hezekiah Williams D ME-07 March 4, 184502nd term Left the House in 1849.
94 David Wilmot D PA-12 March 4, 184502nd term
95 Emile La Sére D LA-01 January 29, 184602nd term
96 James McDowell D VA-11 March 6, 184602nd term
97 David S. Kaufman D TX-01 March 30, 184602nd term
98 Timothy Pilsbury D TX-02 March 30, 184602nd term Left the House in 1849.
99 Franklin Welsh Bowdon D AL-07 December 7, 184602nd term
100 Shepherd Leffler W IA-02 December 29, 184602nd term
101 Green Adams W KY-06 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
102 Washington Barrow W TN-08 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
103 Richard L. T. Beale D VA-08 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
104 Hiram Belcher W ME-03 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
105 Kinsley S. Bingham D MI-03 March 4, 184701st term
106 Ausburn Birdsall D NY-22 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
107 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-04 March 4, 184701st term
108 John Botts W VA-06 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1843.		03rd term* Left the House in 1849.
109 Nathaniel Boyden W NC-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
110 Edward Bradley D MI-02 March 4, 184701st termDied on August 5, 1847.
111 Jasper E. Brady W PA-16 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
112 Albert G. Brown D MS-04 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1841.		02nd term*
113 Charles Brown W PA-03 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1841–1843.		02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
114 Aylette Buckner W KY-04 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
115 Chester Pierce Butler W PA-11 March 4, 184701st term
116 Edward C. Cabell W FL March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1845–1846.		02nd term*
117 Richard S. Canby W OH-04 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
118 Asa Clapp D ME-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
119 Franklin Clark D ME-04 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
120 Beverly L. Clarke D KY-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
121 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-01 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.		02nd term*
122 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 184701st term
123 William Collins D NY-18 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
124 Harmon S. Conger W NY-25 March 4, 184701st term
125 Robert B. Cranston D RI-01 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1837–1843.		04th term* Left the House in 1849.
126 John W. Crisfield W MD-06 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
127 John Crowell W OH-19 March 4, 184701st term
128 John Dickey D PA-20 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.		02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
129 Rodolphus Dickinson D OH-06 March 4, 184701st term
130 Richard S. Donnell W NC-08 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
131 William Duer W NY-23 March 4, 184701st term
132 Daniel Duncan W OH-10 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
133 Garnett Duncan W KY-07 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
134 George G. Dunn W IN-06 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
135 George N. Eckert W PA-14 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
136 Thomas O. Edwards W OH-09 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
137 Elisha Embree W IN-01 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
138 Alexander Evans W MD-05 March 4, 184701st term
139 Nathan Evans W OH-14 March 4, 184701st term
140 John W. Farrelly W PA-22 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
141 Winfield S. Featherston D MS-02 March 4, 184701st term
142 David Fisher W OH-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
143 Thomas Flournoy D VA-03 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
144 John Freedley W PA-05 March 4, 184701st term
145 Richard French D KY-09 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1843–1845.		03rd term** Left the House in 1849.
146 Andrew S. Fulton W VA-13 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
147 John P. Gaines W KY-10 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
148 John Gayle W AL-01 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
149 William L. Goggin W VA-05 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1843 and 1844–1845.		04th term** Left the House in 1849.
150 Daniel Gott W NY-24 March 4, 184701st term
151 James S. Green D MO-03 March 4, 184701st term
152 Dudley S. Gregory W NJ-05 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
153 Nathan K. Hall W NY-32 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
154 Willard Preble Hall D MO-04 March 4, 184701st term
155 David Hammons D ME-01 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
156 Moses Hampton W PA-21 March 4, 184701st term
157 Sampson W. Harris D AL-03 March 4, 184701st term
158 William Henry W VT-01 March 4, 184701st term
159 Hugh Lawson White Hill D TN-04 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
160 William T. Haskell W TN-11 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
161 John M. Holley W NY-27 March 4, 184701st termDied on March 8, 1848.
162 John W. Hornbeck W PA-06 March 4, 184701st termDied on January 16, 1848.
163 Samuel W. Inge D AL-04 March 4, 184701st term
164 Alexander Irvin W PA-24 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
165 Alfred Iverson, Sr. D GA-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
166 David S. Jackson D NY-06 March 4, 184701st termResigned on April 19, 1848.
167 John Jameson D MO-02 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1841 and 1843–1845.		03rd term** Left the House in 1849.
168 Daniel B. St. John W NY-09 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
169 Robert W. Johnson D AR March 4, 184701st term
170 John W. Jones D GA-03 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
171 Orlando Kellogg W NY-14 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
172 William Kennon, Jr. D OH-15 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
173 Samuel Lahm D OH-18 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
174 Sidney Lawrence D NY-15 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
175 William T. Lawrence W NY-26 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
176 Abraham Lincoln W IL-07 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
177 Frederick W. Lord D NY-01 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
178 Job Mann D PA-19 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1835–1837.		02nd term*
179 Dudley Marvin W NY-31 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1823–1829.		04th term* Left the House in 1849.
180 Robert M. McLane D MD-04 March 4, 184701st term
181 John K. Miller D OH-11 March 4, 184701st term
182 Charles S. Morehead W KY-08 March 4, 184701st term
183 Jonathan D. Morris D OH-07 March 4, 184701st term
184 Joseph Mullin W NY-19 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
185 Henry C. Murphy D NY-02 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.		02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
186 William Nelson W NY-07 March 4, 184701st term
187 Henry Nes D PA-15 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.		02nd term*
188 William A. Newell W NJ-02 March 4, 184701st term
189 Henry Nicoll D NY-03 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
190 David Outlaw W NC-09 March 4, 184701st term
191 John G. Palfrey W MA-04 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
192 Charles H. Peaslee D NH-02 March 4, 184701st term
193 Lucius B. Peck D VT-04 March 4, 184701st term
194 George Petrie D NY-17 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
195 Samuel Peyton D KY-03 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
196 Harvey Putnam W NY-33 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1838–1839.		02nd term*
197 Gideon Reynolds W NY-12 March 4, 184701st term
198 Thomas Ritchey D OH-13 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
199 John L. Robinson D IN-03 March 4, 184701st term
200 William R. Rockhill D IN-10 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
201 James D. Roman W MD-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
202 Robert L. Rose W NY-29 March 4, 184701st term
203 David Rumsey W NY-30 March 4, 184701st term
204 Augustine Henry Shepperd W NC-04 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1827–1839 and 1841–1843.		08th term**
205 Eliakim Sherrill W NY-10 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
206 Peter H. Silvester W NY-11 March 4, 184701st term
207 John I. Slingerland W NY-13 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
208 Ephraim K. Smart D ME-05 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
209 George A. Starkweather D NY-21 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
210 William Strong D PA-09 March 4, 184701st term
211 Frederick A. Tallmadge W NY-05 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
212 John L. Taylor W OH-08 March 4, 184701st term
213 James Houston Thomas D TN-06 March 4, 184701st term
214 John B. Thompson W KY-05 March 4, 184701st term
215 Richard W. Thompson W IN-07 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1841–1843.		02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
216 Robert A. Thompson D VA-14 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
217 William Thompson D IA-01 March 4, 184701st term
218 Benjamin Babock Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
219 Patrick W. Tompkins W MS-03 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
220 Amos Tuck D NH-01 March 4, 184701st term
221 Thomas J. Turner D IL-06 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
222 Abraham W. Venable D NC-05 March 4, 184701st term
223 John Van Dyke W NJ-04 March 4, 184701st term
224 Cornelius Warren W NY-08 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
225 James S. Wiley D ME-06 March 4, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
226 James Wilson II W NH-03 March 4, 184701st term
Richard K. Meade D VA-02 August 5, 184701st term
William B. Preston W VA-12 November 25, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 184701st term
Charles E. Stuart D MI-02 December 6, 184701st term Left the House in 1849.
Samuel A. Bridges D PA-06 March 6, 184801st term Left the House in 1849.
Horace Mann W MA-08 April 3, 184801st term
Mason C. Darling D WI-02 June 8, 184801st term Left the House in 1849.
William Pitt Lynde D WI-01 June 8, 184801st term Left the House in 1849.
Daniel Wallace D SC-01 June 12, 184801st term
Esbon Blackmar W NY-27 December 4, 184801st term Left the House in 1849.
Horace Greeley W NY-06 December 4, 184801st term Left the House in 1849.
John McQueen D SC-04 February 12, 184901st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 John Hubbard Tweedy W WI March 4, 184701st term
Henry Hastings Sibley D WI October 30, 184801st term

References

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

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