List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 33rd Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 33rd United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 33rd Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). 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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33rd United States Congress

The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Franklin Pierce. During this session, the Kansas–Nebraska Act was passed, an act that soon led to the creation of the Republican Party. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

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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 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 3, 183810th termDean of the House
2 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		09th term* Left the House in 1855.
3 George W. Jones D TN-06 March 4, 184306th term
4 Alexander H. Stephens W GA-08 October 2, 184306th term
5 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-01 May 6, 184406th term
6 John S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 184505th term
7 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 184505th term Left the House in 1855.
8 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 184704th term
9 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-08 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		05th term*
10 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 184704th term
11 Sampson W. Harris D AL-03 March 4, 184704th term
12 John L. Taylor W OH-10 March 4, 184704th term Left the House in 1855.
13 William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 184704th term
14 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 184903rd term
15 William S. Ashe D NC-03 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
16 Henry Bennett D NY-21 March 4, 184903rd term
17 William H. Bissell D IL-08 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
18 Lewis D. Campbell D OH-03 March 4, 184903rd term
19 Joseph R. Chandler W PA-02 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
20 David T. Disney D OH-01 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
21 Cyrus L. Dunham D IN-03 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
22 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 184903rd term
23 Thomas J. D. Fuller D ME-06 March 4, 184903rd term
24 William T. Hamilton D MD-05 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
25 Harry Hibbard D NH-03 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
26 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 184903rd term
27 Fayette McMullen D VA-13 March 4, 184903rd term
28 Edson B. Olds D OH-12 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
29 James L. Orr D SC-05 March 4, 184903rd term
30 Paulus Powell D VA-06 March 4, 184903rd term
31 John Robbins D PA-03 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
32 Richard H. Stanton D KY-10 March 4, 184903rd term Left the House in 1855.
33 James Meacham W VT-01 December 3, 184903rd term
34 James Abercrombie W AL-02 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
35 William Aiken, Jr. D SC-02 March 4, 185102nd term
36 Willis Allen D IL-09 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
37 William Appleton W MA-05 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
38 David J. Bailey D GA-03 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
39 John C. Breckinridge D KY-08 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
40 John Caskie D VA-03 March 4, 185102nd term
41 Elijah W. Chastain D GA-05 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
42 William M. Churchwell D TN-02 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
43 William Cullom W TN-04 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
44 Carlton B. Curtis W PA-24 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
45 John G. Davis D IN-07 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
46 Gilbert Dean D NY-12 March 4, 185102nd termResigned on July 3, 1854.
47 John L. Dawson D PA-20 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
48 Ben C. Eastman D WI-02 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
49 Alfred Peck Edgerton D OH-05 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
50 Presley Ewing W KY-03 March 4, 185102nd termDied on September 27, 1854.
51 Charles J. Faulkner D VA-08 March 4, 185102nd term
52 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 185102nd term
53 James Gamble D PA-15 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
54 John Z. Goodrich W MA-11 March 4, 185102nd term
55 Frederick W. Green D OH-09 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
56 Benjamin E. Grey W KY-02 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
57 Galusha A. Grow D PA-14 March 4, 185102nd term
58 Solomon G. Haven W NY-32 March 4, 185102nd term
59 Thomas A. Hendricks D IN-06 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
60 Bernhart Henn D IA-01 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
61 Junius Hillyer D GA-06 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
62 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		06th term*
63 Thomas M. Howe W PA-22 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
64 Colin M. Ingersoll D CT-02 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
65 Daniel T. Jones D NY-24 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
66 William H. Kurtz D PA-16 March 4, 185102nd term
67 John Letcher D VA-09 March 4, 185102nd term
68 Moses Macdonald D ME-01 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
69 Daniel Mace D IN-08 March 4, 185102nd term
70 John McNair D PA-05 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
71 John G. Miller W MO-05 March 4, 185102nd term
72 William Murray D NY-10 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
73 Samuel W. Parker W IN-05 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
74 George R. Riddle D DE March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
75 Zeno Scudder W MA-01 March 4, 185102nd termResigned on March 4, 1854.
76 Origen S. Seymour D CT-04 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
77 Charles Skelton D NJ-02 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
78 William R. Smith D AL-04 March 4, 185102nd term
79 Nathan T. Stratton D NJ-01 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
80 Benjamin B. Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		03rd term*
81 Israel Washburn, Jr. W ME-05 March 4, 185102nd term
82 Richard Yates W IL-06 March 4, 185102nd term Left the House in 1855.
83 William Preston W KY-07 December 6, 185202nd term Left the House in 1855.
84 James C. Allen D IL-07 March 4, 185301st term
85 Edward Ball W OH-16 March 4, 185301st term
86 Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-07 March 4, 185301st term
87 William Barksdale D MS March 4, 185301st term
88 William T. S. Barry D MS-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
89 Nathan Belcher D CT-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
90 Peter H. Bell D TX-02 March 4, 185301st term
91 Samuel P. Benson W ME-04 March 4, 185301st term
92 Thomas H. Benton D MO-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
93 George Bliss D OH-18 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
94 Azariah Boody W NY-29 March 4, 185301st termResigned on October 13, 1853.
95 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 185301st term
96 Samuel A. Bridges D PA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1848–1849. 		04th term* Left the House in 1855.
97 Preston Brooks D SC-04 March 4, 185301st term
98 Robert M. Bugg D TN-07 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
99 Brookins Campbell D TN-01 March 4, 185301st termDied on December 25, 1853.
100 Samuel Caruthers W MO-07 March 4, 185301st term
101 Ebenezer M. Chamberlain D IN-10 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
102 George W. Chase W NY-19 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
103 James Chrisman D KY-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
104 Samuel Clark D MI-03 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
105 Alfred H. Colquitt D GA-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
106 John P. Cook W IA-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
107 Leander Cox W KY-09 March 4, 185301st term
108 Moses B. Corwin W OH-08 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
109 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 185301st term
110 Samuel L. Crocker W MA-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
111 Thomas W. Cumming D NY-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
112 Francis B. Cutting D NY-08 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
113 Thomas Davis D RI-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
114 William B. W. Dent D GA-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
115 Alexander De Witt W MA-09 March 4, 185301st term
116 Edward Dickinson W MA-10 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
117 John Dick W PA-25 March 4, 185301st term
118 James F. Dowdell D AL-07 March 4, 185301st term
119 William Dunbar D LA-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
120 Augustus Drum D PA-19 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
121 Norman Eddy D IN-09 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
122 J. Wiley Edmands W MA-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
123 John M. Elliott D KY-06 March 4, 185301st term
124 Andrew Ellison D OH-06 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
125 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 185301st term
126 Emerson Etheridge KN TN-09 March 4, 185301st term
127 William Everhart D PA-06 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
128 E. Wilder Farley W ME-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
129 Reuben Fenton W NY-33 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
130 Thomas T. Flagler W NY-31 March 4, 185301st term
131 John R. Franklin W MD-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
132 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term*
133 Alfred B. Greenwood D AR-01 March 4, 185301st term
134 Aaron Harlan W OH-07 March 4, 185301st term
135 Andrew J. Harlan D IN-11 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
136 John S. Harrison W OH-02 March 4, 185301st term
137 George Hastings D NY-28 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
138 Wiley P. Harris D MS-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
139 Isaac E. Hiester D PA-09 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
140 Clement S. Hill W KY-05 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
141 Charles Hughes D NY-15 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
142 Theodore G. Hunt W LA-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
143 Harvey H. Johnson D OH-14 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
144 Roland Jones D LA-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
145 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 March 4, 185301st term
146 John Kerr, Jr. W NC-05 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
147 Zedekiah Kidwell D VA-10 March 4, 185301st term
148 George W. Kittredge D NH-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
149 James Knox W IL-04 March 4, 185301st term
150 Alfred W. Lamb D MO-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
151 James H. Lane D IN-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
152 Milton Latham D CA March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
153 Samuel Lilly D NJ-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
154 James J. Lindley W MO-03 March 4, 185301st term
155 William D. Lindsley D OH-13 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
156 Caleb Lyon W NY-23 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
157 John B. Macy D WI-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
158 Augustus Maxwell D FL March 4, 185301st term
159 Samuel Mayall D ME-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
160 Henry May D MD-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
161 James A. McDougall D CA March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
162 Henry A. Muhlenberg D PA-08 March 4, 185301st termDied on January 9, 1854.
163 Orsamus B. Matteson W NY-20 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term*
164 James Maurice D NY-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
165 John McCulloch W PA-18 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
166 Ner Middleswarth W PA-10 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
167 Smith Miller D IN-01 March 4, 185301st term
168 Edwin B. Morgan W NY-25 March 4, 185301st term
169 George W. Morrison D NH-02 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1850–1851. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
170 Matthias H. Nichols D OH-04 March 4, 185301st term
171 David A. Noble D MI-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
172 Jesse O. Norton W IL-03 March 4, 185301st term
173 Andrew Oliver D NY-26 March 4, 185301st term
174 Mordecai Oliver W MO-04 March 4, 185301st term
175 Asa Packer D PA-13 March 4, 185301st term
176 Jared V. Peck D NY-09 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
177 Rufus W. Peckham D NY-14 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
178 Alexander C. M. Pennington W NJ-05 March 4, 185301st term
179 Bishop Perkins D NY-17 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
180 John Perkins, Jr. D LA-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
181 Philip Phillips D AL-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
182 James T. Pratt D CT-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
183 Benjamin Pringle W NY-30 March 4, 185301st term
184 Richard C. Puryear W NC-06 March 4, 185301st term
185 Charles Ready D TN-05 March 4, 185301st term
186 David A. Reese W GA-07 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
187 David Ritchie W PA-21 March 4, 185301st term
188 Thomas Ritchey D OH-11 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
189 Sion H. Rogers D NC-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
190 Peter Rowe D NY-18 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
191 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 185301st term
192 Samuel L. Russell W PA-17 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
193 Alvah Sabin W VT-03 March 4, 185301st term
194 Russell Sage W NY-13 March 4, 185301st term
195 Joshua Van Sant D MD-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
196 William R. Sapp W OH-15 March 4, 185301st term
197 James L. Seward D GA-01 March 4, 185301st term
198 Wilson Shannon D OH-17 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
199 Henry M. Shaw D NC-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
200 Jacob Shower D MD-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
201 George A. Simmons W NY-16 March 4, 185301st term
202 Otho R. Singleton D MS-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
203 Gerrit Smith D NY-22 March 4, 185301st termResigned on August 7, 1854.
204 Samuel A. Smith D TN-03 March 4, 185301st term
205 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term*
206 George W. Smyth D TX-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
207 John F. Snodgrass D VA-11 March 4, 185301st termDied on June 5, 1854.
208 Augustus R. Sollers W MD-06 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
209 Hestor L. Stevens D MI-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
211 Christian Markle Straub D PA-11 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
212 Andrew Stuart D OH-21 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
213 David Stuart D MI-01 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
214 John J. Taylor D NY-27 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
215 Andrew Tracy W VT-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
216 Michael C. Trout D PA-23 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
217 William M. Tweed D NY-05 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
218 Charles W. Upham W MA-06 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
219 George Vail D NJ-04 March 4, 185301st term
220 Edward Wade W OH-19 March 4, 185301st term
221 Hiram Walbridge D NY-03 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
222 William A. Walker D NY-07 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
223 Samuel H. Walley W MA-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
224 Michael Walsh D NY-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
225 Edward A. Warren D AR-02 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
226 Elihu B. Washburne W IL-01 March 4, 185301st term
227 Daniel Wells, Jr. D WI-01 March 4, 185301st term
228 John Wentworth D IL-02 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		05th term* Left the House in 1855.
229 Tappan Wentworth W MA-08 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
230 Theodoric R. Westbrook D NY-11 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
231 John Wheeler D NY-06 March 4, 185301st term
232 William H. Witte D PA-04 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
233 Daniel B. Wright D MS-01 March 4, 185301st term
234 Hendrick B. Wright D PA-12 March 4, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
235 Felix Zollicoffer D TN-08 March 4, 185301st term
Davis Carpenter W NY-29 November 8, 185301st term Left the House in 1855.
Jehu G. Jones D PA-08 February 4, 1854
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		02nd term*
Nathaniel G. Taylor W TN-01 March 30, 185401st term Left the House in 1855.
Thomas D. Eliot W MA-01 April 17, 185401st term Left the House in 1855.
Henry C. Goodwin W NY-22 November 7, 185401st term Left the House in 1855.
Isaac Teller W NY-12 November 7, 185401st term Left the House in 1855.
Francis Bristow W KY-03 December 4, 185401st term Left the House in 1855.
Charles S. Lewis D VA-11 December 5, 185401st term Left the House in 1855.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 John Milton Bernhisel D UT March 4, 185102nd term
2 Joseph Lane D OR March 4, 185102nd term
3 José Manuel Gallegos D NM March 4, 185301st term
4 Henry Mower Rice D MN March 4, 185301st term
Columbia Lancaster D WA April 12, 185401st term
John Wilkins Whitfield D KS December 20, 185401st term
Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings D NE January 5, 185501st term

References

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

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