List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 36th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 36th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 36th Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). 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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36th United States Congress

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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 S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 184508th termDean of the House
2 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 184707th term Left the House in 1861.
3 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 184707th termResigned on January 30, 1861.
4 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 184907th termResigned on December 21, 1860.
5 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 184906th term Left the House in 1861.
6 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 184906th term Left the House in 1861.
7 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 185105th term Left the House in 1861.
8 Galusha A. Grow R PA-14 March 4, 185105th term
9 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		09th term*Resigned on January 21, 1861.
10 Israel Washburn, Jr. R ME-05 March 4, 185105th termResigned on January 1, 1861.
11 William Barksdale D MS-03 March 4, 185304th termResigned on January 12, 1861.
12 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 185304th termResigned on December 21, 1860.
13 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 185304th term Left the House in 1861.
14 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 185304th term Left the House in 1861.
15 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		05th term*Died on July 3, 1859.
16 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 185304th term Left the House in 1861.
17 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		05th term* Left the House in 1861.
18 Edward Wade R OH-19 March 4, 185304th term Left the House in 1861.
19 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-01 March 4, 185304th term
20 John Bingham R OH-21 March 4, 185503rd term
21 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D NC-04 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
22 James Buffington R MA-02 March 4, 185503rd term
23 Anson Burlingame KN MA-05 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
24 Henry C. Burnett D KY-01 March 4, 185503rd term
25 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 185503rd term
26 John Covode W PA-19 March 4, 185503rd term
27 Martin J. Crawford D GA-02 March 4, 185503rd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
28 Thomas G. Davidson D LA-03 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
29 Henry W. Davis D MD-04 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
30 James M. Harris D MD-03 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
31 John Hickman D PA-06 March 4, 185503rd term
32 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 185503rd term
33 John U. Pettit R IN-11 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
34 John Sherman R OH-13 March 4, 185503rd term
35 Francis E. Spinner R NY-17 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
36 Benjamin Stanton R OH-08 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		04th term* Left the House in 1861.
37 James A. Stewart R MD-01 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
38 Mason Tappan R NH-02 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
39 Miles Taylor D LA-02 March 4, 185503rd termResigned on February 5, 1861.
40 Henry Waldron R MI-02 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
41 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-02 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
42 Warren Winslow D NC-03 March 4, 185503rd term Left the House in 1861.
43 John V. Wright D TN-07 March 4, 185503rd term
44 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 August 6, 185603rd termResigned in December 1860.
45 Muscoe R.H. Garnett D VA-01 December 1, 185603rd term Left the House in 1861.
46 Garnett Adrain D NJ-03 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
47 Thomas L. Anderson D MO-02 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
48 John D. Ashmore D SC-05 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on December 21, 1860.
49 William T. Avery D TN-10 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
50 Milledge L. Bonham D SC-04 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on December 21, 1860.
51 William D. Brayton R RI-02 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
52 Silas M. Burroughs R NY-31 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on June 3, 1860.
53 Horace F. Clark D NY-08 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
54 Sherrard Clemens D VA-10 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
55 Clark B. Cochrane R NY-18 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
56 John Cochrane D NY-06 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
57 Samuel S. Cox D OH-12 March 4, 185702nd term
58 James Craig D MO-04 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
59 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D AL-07 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
60 Samuel R. Curtis R IA-01 March 4, 185702nd term
61 John G. Davis D IN-07 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1851–1855. 		04th term* Left the House in 1861.
62 Reuben Davis D MS-02 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 12, 1861.
63 Henry L. Dawes R MA-11 March 4, 185702nd term
64 William H. Dimmick D PA-13 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
65 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
66 Reuben Fenton R NY-33 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		02nd term*
67 Stephen C. Foster R ME-06 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
68 Lucius J. Gartrell R GA-04 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
69 John A. Gilmer R NC-05 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
70 John B. Haskin D NY-09 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
71 George S. Hawkins D FL March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
72 Joshua Hill R GA-07 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
73 Charles B. Hoard R NY-23 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
74 James Jackson D GA-06 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
75 Albert G. Jenkins D VA-11 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
76 William Kellogg R IL-04 March 4, 185702nd term
77 David Kilgore R IN-05 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
78 Jacob M. Kunkel D MD-05 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
79 Lucius Q. C. Lamar II R MS-01 March 4, 185702nd termResigned in December 1860.
80 Dewitt C. Leach R MI-04 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
81 Owen Lovejoy R IL-03 March 4, 185702nd term
82 William B. Maclay D NY-05 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1849. 		05th term* Left the House in 1861.
83 Horace Maynard D TN-02 March 4, 185702nd term
84 William P. Miles D SC-02 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on December 21, 1860.
85 William Montgomery W PA-20 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
86 Edward J. Morris R PA-02 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
87 Isaac N. Morris D IL-05 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
88 Freeman H. Morse R ME-04 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
89 Sydenham Moore D AL-04 March 4, 185701st termResigned on January 21, 1861.
90 Abram B. Olin D NY-13 March 4, 185701st term
91 George W. Palmer R NY-16 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
92 George H. Pendleton D OH-01 March 4, 185701st term
93 Samuel Peyton D KY-02 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
94 John F. Potter R WI-01 March 4, 185701st term
95 Emory B. Pottle R NY-26 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
96 John Henninger Reagan D TX-01 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
97 Homer E. Royce R VT-03 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
98 Charles L. Scott D CA-02 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
99 Daniel Sickles D NY-03 March 4, 185701st term Left the House in 1861.
100 Otho R. Singleton D MS-04 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		03rd term*Resigned on January 12, 1861.
101 James A. Stallworth D AL-01 March 4, 185702nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
102 William Stewart R PA-23 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
103 John W. Stevenson D KY-10 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
104 Eli Thayer R MA-09 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
105 Cydnor B. Tompkins R OH-16 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
106 Eliakim P. Walton R VT-01 March 4, 185702nd term
107 William G. Whiteley D DE March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
108 James Wilson R IN-08 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
109 Samuel H. Woodson KN MO-05 March 4, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
110 Charles Case R IN-10 December 7, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
111 John B. Clark D MO-03 December 7, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
112 William E. Niblack D IN-01 December 7, 185702nd term Left the House in 1861.
113 Daniel W. Gooch R MA-07 January 31, 185802nd term
114 Clement Vallandigham D OH-03 May 25, 185802nd term
115 John J. McRae D MS-05 December 7, 185802nd termResigned on January 12, 1861.
116 Zebulon B. Vance R NC-08 December 7, 185802nd term Left the House in 1861.
117 Thomas J. Barr D NY-04 January 17, 185902nd term Left the House in 1861.
118 Charles F. Adams, Sr. R MA-03 March 4, 185901st term
119 Green Adams D KY-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
120 Cyrus Aldrich R MN March 4, 185901st term
121 William Allen D OH-04 March 4, 185901st term
122 John B. Alley R MA-06 March 4, 185901st term
123 William C. Anderson D KY-04 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
124 James M. Ashley R OH-05 March 4, 185901st term
125 Elijah Babbitt D PA-25 March 4, 185901st term
126 John R. Barret D MO-01 March 4, 185901st termResigned on June 8, 1860.
Returned to the House on December 3, 1860.
127 Charles L. Beale R NY-12 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
128 Samuel S. Blair R PA-18 March 4, 185901st term
129 Alexander Boteler D VA-08 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
130 John Edward Bouligny D LA-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
131 Reese B. Brabson D TN-03 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
132 George Briggs R NY-07 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
133 Francis Bristow D KY-03 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
134 John C. Burch D CA-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
135 Alfred A. Burnham R CT-03 March 4, 185901st term
136 Martin Butterfield R NY-25 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
137 James H. Campbell R PA-11 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term*
138 John Carey R OH-09 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
139 Luther C. Carter R NY-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
140 David Clopton D AL-03 March 4, 185901st termResigned on January 21, 1861.
141 Roscoe Conkling R NY-20 March 4, 185901st term
142 George B. Cooper D MI-01 March 4, 185901st termResigned on May 15, 1860.
143 Thomas Corwin D OH-07 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1831–1840. 		06th term*
144 Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. D VA-03 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
145 Charles Delano R MA-10 March 4, 185901st term
146 R. Holland Duell R NY-21 March 4, 185901st term
147 William M. Dunn R IN-03 March 4, 185901st term
148 Sidney Edgerton R OH-18 March 4, 185901st term
149 Thomas M. Edwards R NH-03 March 4, 185901st term
150 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		02nd term*
151 Alfred Ely R NY-29 March 4, 185901st term
152 Emerson Etheridge KN TN-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
153 Orris S. Ferry R CT-04 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
154 Philip B. Fouke D IL-08 March 4, 185901st term
155 Augustus Frank R NY-30 March 4, 185901st term
156 Ezra B. French R ME-03 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
157 James H. Graham R NY-19 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
158 John A. Gurley R OH-02 March 4, 185901st term
159 James T. Hale R PA-15 March 4, 185901st term
160 Chapin Hall R PA-24 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
161 Andrew J. Hamilton D TX-02 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
162 Thomas Hardeman, Jr. D GA-03 March 4, 185901st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
163 John T. Harris D VA-09 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
164 Robert H. Hatton D TN-05 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
165 William Helmick R OH-15 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
166 Thomas C. Hindman D AR-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
167 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 185901st term
168 William Howard D OH-06 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
169 George W. Hughes D MD-06 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
170 James Humphrey R NY-02 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
171 John Hutchins R OH-20 March 4, 185901st term
172 William Irvine R NY-28 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
173 John J. Jones D GA-08 March 4, 185901st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
174 Benjamin F. Junkin R PA-16 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
175 Francis William Kellogg R MI-03 March 4, 185901st term
176 William S. Kenyon R NY-11 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
177 John W. Killinger R PA-10 March 4, 185901st term
178 John M. Landrum D LA-04 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
179 Charles H. Larrabee D WI-03 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
180 James Madison Leach R NC-06 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
181 Shelton Leake D VA-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
182 M. Lindley Lee R NY-22 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
183 John A. Logan D IL-09 March 4, 185901st term
184 Henry C. Longnecker D PA-07 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
185 Dwight Loomis R CT-01 March 4, 185901st term
186 Peter E. Love D GA-01 March 4, 185901st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
187 Robert Mallory D KY-07 March 4, 185901st term
188 Gilman Marston R NH-01 March 4, 185901st term
189 Charles D. Martin D OH-11 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
190 Elbert S. Martin D VA-13 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
191 James B. McKean D NY-15 March 4, 185901st term
192 Robert McKnight R PA-22 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
193 Edward McPherson R PA-17 March 4, 185901st term
194 William Millward R PA-04 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
195 Laban T. Moore D KY-09 March 4, 185901st term
196 James K. Moorhead R PA-21 March 4, 185901st term
197 Thomas A.R. Nelson D TN-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
198 John T. Nixon R NJ-01 March 4, 185901st term
199 John W. Noell D MO-07 March 4, 185901st term
200 James M. Quarles D TN-08 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
201 John J. Perry R ME-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
202 William Pennington R NJ-05 March 4, 185901st termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1861.
203 Albert G. Porter R IN-06 March 4, 185901st term
204 James L. Pugh D AL-02 March 4, 185901st termResigned on January 21, 1861.
205 Christopher Robinson R RI-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
206 John H. Reynolds D NY-14 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
207 Alexander H. Rice R MA-04 March 4, 185901st term
208 Jetur R. Riggs D NJ-04 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
209 James C. Robinson D IL-07 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
210 Albert Rust D AR-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
211 George W. Scranton R PA-12 March 4, 185901st term
212 Charles B. Sedgwick R NY-24 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
213 William E. Simms D KY-08 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
214 William N. H. Smith R NC-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
215 John Schwartz D PA-08 March 4, 185901st termDied on June 20, 1860.
216 Daniel E. Somes R ME-01 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
217 Elbridge G. Spaulding R NY-32 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term*
218 Cyrus Spink R OH-14 March 4, 185901st termDied on May 31, 1859.
219 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term*
220 William Brickly Stokes R TN-04 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
221 John L. N. Stratton R NJ-02 March 4, 185901st term
222 Lansing Stout D OR March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
223 Thomas C. Theaker R OH-17 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
224 James H. Thomas D TN-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1847–1851. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
225 Charles R. Train D MA-08 March 4, 185901st term
226 Carey A. Trimble R OH-10 March 4, 185901st term
227 John W. H. Underwood D GA-05 March 4, 185901st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
228 William Vandever R IA-02 March 4, 185901st term
229 Charles Van Wyck R NY-10 March 4, 185901st term
230 John P. Verree R PA-03 March 4, 185901st term
231 Edwin H. Webster D MD-02 March 4, 185901st term
232 Alfred Wells R NY-27 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
233 William Windom R MN March 4, 185901st term
234 John Wood R PA-05 March 4, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
235 John Woodruff R CT-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
Harrison G. O. Blake R OH-14 October 11, 185901st term
John A. McClernand D IL-06 November 8, 1859
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		05th term*
Roger A. Pryor D VA-04 December 7, 185901st term Left the House in 1861.
William A. Howard R MI-01 May 15, 1860
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
Francis P. Blair, Jr. D MO-01 June 8, 1860
Previous service, 1857–1859. 		02nd term*Resigned on June 25, 1860.
John Y. Brown D KY-05 December 3, 186001st term Left the House in 1861.
Jacob Kerlin McKenty D PA-08 December 3, 186001st term Left the House in 1861.
Edwin R. Reynolds R NY-31 December 5, 186001st term Left the House in 1861.
Stephen Coburn R ME-05 January 2, 186101st term Left the House in 1861.
Martin F. Conway R KS January 29, 186101st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Miguel Antonio Otero D NM July 23, 185603rd term
2 Marcus Junius Parrott R KS March 4, 185702nd term
3 Isaac Stevens D WA March 4, 185702nd term
4 Experience Estabrook NE March 4, 185901st term
5 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 185901st term
Samuel Gordon Daily R NE May 18, 186001st term

References

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

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