List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 34th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 34th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 34th Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). 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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34th United States Congress

The Thirty-fourth 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, 1855, to March 4, 1857, during the last two years of Franklin Pierce's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. The Whig Party, one of the two major parties of the era, had largely collapsed, although many former Whigs ran as Republicans or as members of the "Opposition Party." The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House was controlled by a coalition of Representatives led by Nathaniel P. Banks, a member of the American Party.

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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 dateTerm #Notes
1 Joshua R. Giddings R OH-20 December 3, 183810th termDean of the House
2 George W. Jones D TN-06 March 4, 184307th term
3 Alexander H. Stephens D GA-08 October 2, 184307th term
4 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-01 May 6, 184407th termDied on June 23, 1856.
5 John S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 184506th term
6 Thomas L. Clingman D NC-08 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		06th term*
7 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 184705th term
8 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 184705th term
9 Sampson W. Harris D AL-07 March 4, 184705th term Left the House in 1857.
10 William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 184705th termResigned on August 25, 1856.
11 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 184904th term
12 Henry Bennett D NY-21 March 4, 184904th term
13 Lewis D. Campbell D OH-03 March 4, 184904th term
14 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 184904th term
15 Thomas J. D. Fuller D ME-06 March 4, 184904th term Left the House in 1857.
16 Fayette McMullen D VA-13 March 4, 184904th term Left the House in 1857.
17 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 184904th term
18 James L. Orr D SC-05 March 4, 184904th term
19 Paulus Powell D VA-06 March 4, 184904th term
20 James Meacham R VT-01 December 3, 184904th termDied on August 23, 1856.
21 William Aiken Jr. D SC-02 March 4, 185103rd term Left the House in 1857.
22 John Caskie D VA-03 March 4, 185103rd term
23 Charles J. Faulkner D VA-08 March 4, 185103rd term
24 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 185103rd term
25 Galusha A. Grow D PA-14 March 4, 185103rd term
26 Solomon G. Haven W NY-32 March 4, 185103rd term Left the House in 1857.
27 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		07th term*
28 John Letcher D VA-09 March 4, 185103rd term
29 Daniel Mace D IN-08 March 4, 185103rd term
30 John G. Miller R MO-05 March 4, 185103rd termDied on May 11, 1856.
31 William R. Smith R AL-04 March 4, 185103rd term Left the House in 1857.
32 Benjamin B. Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		04th term* Left the House in 1857.
33 Israel Washburn Jr. R ME-05 March 4, 185103rd term
34 James C. Allen D IL-07 March 4, 185302nd termResigned on July 18, 1856.
Returned to the House on November 4, 1856
Left the House in 1857.
35 Edward Ball R OH-16 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
36 Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-07 March 4, 185302nd termSpeaker of the House
37 William Barksdale D MS-03 March 4, 185302nd term
38 Peter H. Bell D TX-02 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
39 Samuel P. Benson R ME-04 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
40 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 185302nd term
41 Preston Brooks D SC-04 March 4, 185302nd termResigned on July 15, 1856.
Returned to the House on August 1, 1856.
Died on January 27, 1857.
42 Samuel Caruthers D MO-07 March 4, 185302nd term
43 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 185302nd term
44 Leander Cox KN KY-09 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
45 Alexander De Witt KN MA-09 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
46 John Dick R PA-25 March 4, 185302nd term
47 James F. Dowdell D AL-03 March 4, 185302nd term
48 John M. Elliott D KY-06 March 4, 185302nd term
49 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 185302nd term
50 Emerson Etheridge KN TN-09 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
51 Thomas T. Flagler R NY-31 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
52 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		03rd term*
53 Alfred B. Greenwood D AR-01 March 4, 185302nd term
54 Aaron Harlan R OH-07 March 4, 185302nd term
55 John S. Harrison R OH-02 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
56 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 March 4, 185302nd termResigned on July 15, 1856.
Returned to the House on August 6, 1856.
57 Zedekiah Kidwell D VA-10 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
58 James Knox D IL-04 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
59 James J. Lindley R MO-03 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
60 Orsamus B. Matteson R NY-20 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		03rd term*Resigned on February 27, 1857.
61 Augustus Maxwell D FL March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
62 Smith Miller D IN-01 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
63 Edwin B. Morgan R NY-25 March 4, 185302nd term
64 Matthias H. Nichols D OH-04 March 4, 185302nd term
65 Jesse O. Norton D IL-03 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
66 Andrew Oliver D NY-26 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
67 Mordecai Oliver R MO-04 March 4, 185302nd term
68 Asa Packer D PA-13 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
69 Alexander C. M. Pennington R NJ-05 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
70 Benjamin Pringle R NY-30 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
71 Richard C. Puryear KN NC-06 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
72 Charles Ready D TN-05 March 4, 185302nd term
73 David Ritchie W PA-21 March 4, 185302nd term
74 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 185302nd term
75 Alvah Sabin R VT-03 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
76 Russell Sage R NY-13 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
77 William R. Sapp R OH-15 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
78 James L. Seward D GA-01 March 4, 185302nd term
79 George A. Simmons D NY-16 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
80 Samuel A. Smith D TN-03 March 4, 185302nd term
81 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		03rd term*
82 George Vail D NJ-04 March 4, 185302nd term
83 Edward Wade R OH-19 March 4, 185302nd term
84 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-01 March 4, 185302nd term
85 Daniel Wells Jr. D WI-01 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
86 John Wheeler KN NY-06 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
87 Daniel B. Wright D MS-01 March 4, 185302nd term Left the House in 1857.
88 Felix Zollicoffer D TN-08 March 4, 185302nd term
89 Jehu G. Jones D PA-08 February 4, 1854
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		03rd term*
90 Charles J. Albright R OH-17 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
91 John Allison R PA-23 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
92 Lucien Barbour R IN-06 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
93 David Barclay D PA-24 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
94 Hendley S. Bennett D MS-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
95 Philemon Bliss R OH-14 March 4, 185501st term
96 Charles Billinghurst D WI-03 March 4, 185501st term
97 John Bingham R OH-21 March 4, 185501st term
98 James Bishop R NJ-03 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
99 Thomas F. Bowie D MD-06 March 4, 185501st term
100 Samuel C. Bradshaw R PA-07 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
101 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D NC-04 March 4, 185501st term
102 Samuel Brenton R IN-10 March 4, 185501st term
103 Jacob Broom KN PA-04 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
104 James Buffington R MA-02 March 4, 185501st term
105 Anson Burlingame KN MA-05 March 4, 185501st term
106 Henry C. Burnett D KY-01 March 4, 185501st term
107 John Cadwalader D PA-05 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
108 James H. Campbell R PA-11 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
109 John P. Campbell Jr. KN KY-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
110 John S. Carlile D VA-11 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
111 Calvin C. Chaffee R MA-10 March 4, 185501st term
112 Thomas Child Jr. KN NY-07 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
113 Ezra Clark Jr. KN CT-01 March 4, 185501st term
114 Bayard Clarke W NY-09 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
115 Isaiah D. Clawson R NJ-01 March 4, 185501st term
116 Howell Cobb D GA-06 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		05th term* Left the House in 1857.
117 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 185501st term
118 Linus B. Comins R MA-04 March 4, 185501st term
119 John Covode W PA-19 March 4, 185501st term
120 Aaron H. Cragin R NH-03 March 4, 185501st term
121 Elisha D. Cullen KN DE March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
122 William Cumback R IN-04 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
123 Martin J. Crawford D GA-02 March 4, 185501st term
124 William S. Damrell R MA-03 March 4, 185501st term
125 Thomas G. Davidson D LA-03 March 4, 185501st term
126 Timothy Davis KN MA-06 March 4, 185501st term
127 Henry W. Davis D MD-04 March 4, 185501st term
128 Timothy C. Day R OH-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
129 Sidney Dean KN CT-03 March 4, 185501st term
130 James W. Denver D CA March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
131 Samuel Dickson R NY-14 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
132 Edward Dodd D NY-15 March 4, 185501st term
133 George Grundy Dunn R IN-03 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1857.
134 Nathan B. Durfee KN RI-01 March 4, 185501st term
135 John Rufus Edie D PA-18 March 4, 185501st term
136 Francis S. Edwards W NY-33 March 4, 185501st termResigned on February 28, 1857.
137 Jonas R. Emrie R OH-06 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
138 George Eustis Jr. KN LA-01 March 4, 185501st term
139 Lemuel D. Evans R TX-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
140 Nathaniel G. Foster KN GA-07 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
141 Henry M. Fuller R PA-12 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1857.
142 Samuel Galloway R OH-12 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
143 William A. Gilbert R NY-23 March 4, 185501st termResigned on February 27, 1857.
144 Amos P. Granger D NY-24 March 4, 185501st term
145 Augustus Hall R IA-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
146 Robert B. Hall R MA-01 March 4, 185501st term
147 Philemon T. Herbert D CA March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
148 John Hickman D PA-06 March 4, 185501st term
149 James M. Harris D MD-03 March 4, 185501st term
150 Thomas L. Harris D IL-06 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term*
151 David P. Holloway R IN-05 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
152 Henry W. Hoffman KN MD-05 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
153 Thomas R. Horton R NY-18 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
154 Valentine B. Horton R OH-11 March 4, 185501st term
155 William A. Howard R MI-01 March 4, 185501st term
156 Jonas A. Hughston R NY-19 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
157 Joshua Jewett D KY-05 March 4, 185501st term
158 John Kelly D NY-04 March 4, 185501st term
159 William H. Kelsey R NY-28 March 4, 185501st term
160 Luther M. Kennett R MO-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
161 Rufus H. King R NY-11 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
162 Chauncey L. Knapp R MA-08 March 4, 185501st term
163 Jonathan Knight R PA-20 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
164 Ebenezer Knowlton R ME-03 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
165 John C. Kunkel D PA-10 March 4, 185501st term
166 William A. Lake KN MS-04 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
167 Benjamin F. Leiter R OH-18 March 4, 185501st term
168 John H. Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1843–1849. 		04th term* Left the House in 1857.
169 Alexander K. Marshall KN KY-08 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
170 Humphrey Marshall KN KY-07 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1852. 		03rd term*
171 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-09 March 4, 185501st term
172 Andrew Z. McCarty R NY-22 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
173 Killian Miller R NY-12 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
174 William Millward R PA-03 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
175 Oscar F. Moore R OH-10 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
176 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 185501st term
177 Richard Mott D OH-05 March 4, 185501st term
178 Ambrose S. Murray D NY-10 March 4, 185501st term
179 Robert T. Paine KN NC-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
180 John M. Parker R NY-27 March 4, 185501st term
181 George W. Peck D MI-04 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
182 John J. Pearce R PA-15 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
183 Guy R. Pelton R NY-03 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
184 John J. Perry R ME-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
185 John U. Pettit R IN-11 March 4, 185501st term
186 James Pike KN NH-01 March 4, 185501st term
187 Gilchrist Porter R MO-02 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1857.
188 Samuel Anderson Purviance R PA-22 March 4, 185501st term
189 John A. Quitman D MS-05 March 4, 185501st term
190 Edwin G. Reade KN NC-05 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
191 James B. Ricaud KN MD-02 March 4, 185501st term
192 Thomas Rivers KN TN-10 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
193 George R. Robbins R NJ-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
194 Anthony E. Roberts D PA-09 March 4, 185501st term
195 David F. Robison R PA-17 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
196 Albert Rust D AR-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
197 John M. Sandidge D LA-04 March 4, 185501st term
198 John H. Savage D TN-04 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term*
199 Harvey D. Scott R IN-07 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
200 John Sherman R OH-13 March 4, 185501st term
201 Eli S. Shorter D AL-02 March 4, 185501st term
202 William H. Sneed D TN-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
203 Francis E. Spinner R NY-17 March 4, 185501st term
204 Benjamin Stanton R OH-08 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		02nd term*
205 James A. Stewart R MD-01 March 4, 185501st term
206 James S. T. Stranahan R NY-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
207 Samuel F. Swope KN KY-10 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
208 Albert G. Talbott D KY-04 March 4, 185501st term
209 Mason Tappan R NH-02 March 4, 185501st term
210 Miles Taylor D LA-02 March 4, 185501st term
211 James Thorington R IA-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
212 Lemuel Todd R PA-16 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
213 Mark Trafton KN MA-11 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
214 Robert P. Trippe KN GA-03 March 4, 185501st term
215 Job R. Tyson W PA-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
216 Warner Underwood KN KY-03 March 4, 185501st term
217 William Valk KN NY-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
218 Abram Wakeman W NY-08 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
219 David S. Walbridge R MI-03 March 4, 185501st term
220 Henry Waldron R MI-02 March 4, 185501st term
221 Percy Walker KN AL-01 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
222 Hiram B. Warner D GA-04 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
223 Cooper K. Watson R OH-09 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
224 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-02 March 4, 185501st term
225 Albert G. Watkins D TN-01 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term*
226 William W. Welch KN CT-04 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
227 Thomas R. Whitney KN NY-05 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
228 John Williams D NY-29 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
229 Warren Winslow D NC-03 March 4, 185501st term
230 John M. Wood R ME-01 March 4, 185501st term
231 John Woodruff KN CT-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
232 James H. Woodworth D IL-02 March 4, 185501st term Left the House in 1857.
233 John V. Wright D TN-07 March 4, 185501st term
Thomas P. Akers R MO-05 August 18, 185601st term Left the House in 1857.
Jacob C. Davis D IL-05 November 4, 185601st term Left the House in 1857.
James L. D. Morrison D IL-08 November 4, 185601st term Left the House in 1857.
George T. Hodges R VT-01 December 1, 185601st term Left the House in 1857.
Muscoe R. H. Garnett D VA-01 December 1, 185601st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 John Milton Bernhisel D UT March 4, 185103rd term
2 Joseph Lane D OR March 4, 185103rd term
3 José Manuel Gallegos D NM March 4, 185302nd term
4 Henry Mower Rice D MN March 4, 185302nd term
5 John Wilkins Whitfield D KS December 20, 185402nd term
6 James Patton Anderson D WA March 4, 185501st term
7 Bird Beers Chapman D NE March 4, 185501st term
Miguel Antonio Otero D NM July 23, 185601st term
John Wilkins Whitfield D KS December 9, 1856
Previous service, 1854–1856. 		03rd term*

References

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

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