List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 38th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 38th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 38th Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). 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 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-03 March 4, 185306th termDean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 185505th termSpeaker of the House
3 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 185505th term
4 Samuel S. Cox D OH-07 March 4, 185704th term Left the House in 1865.
5 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 185704th term
6 Reuben Fenton R NY-31 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		05th term*Resigned on December 20, 1864.
7 Owen Lovejoy R IL-05 March 4, 185704th termDied on March 25, 1864.
8 George H. Pendleton D OH-01 March 4, 185704th term Left the House in 1865.
9 Daniel W. Gooch R MA-06 January 31, 185804th term
10 John B. Alley R MA-05 March 4, 185903rd term
11 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 185903rd term
12 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		03rd term*
13 Augustus Frank R NY-29 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
14 James T. Hale R PA-18 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
15 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
16 Francis William Kellogg R MI-04 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
17 Robert Mallory UU KY-05 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
18 James K. Moorhead R PA-22 March 4, 185903rd term
19 John W. Noell UU MO-03 March 4, 185903rd termDied on March 14, 1863.
20 Alexander H. Rice R MA-03 March 4, 185903rd term
21 James C. Robinson D IL-11 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
22 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		05th term*
23 Edwin H. Webster UU MD-02 March 4, 185903rd term Left the House in 1865.
24 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 185903rd term
25 Sydenham E. Ancona D PA-08 March 4, 186102nd term
26 Isaac N. Arnold R IL-01 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
27 Joseph Bailey D PA-15 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
28 Portus Baxter R VT-03 March 4, 186102nd term
29 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 186102nd term
30 Francis Preston Blair, Jr. R MO-01 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1857–1859 and 1860. 		04th term**Resigned on June 10, 1864.
31 William G. Brown, Sr. UU WV-02 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1845–1849. 		04th term* Left the House in 1865.
32 Ambrose W. Clark R NY-20 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
33 Erastus Corning D NY-14 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1857–1859. 		03rd term*Resigned on October 5, 1863.
34 James A. Cravens D IN-02 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
35 James E. English D CT-02 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
36 Henry Grider U KY-03 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1843–1847. 		04th term*
37 Aaron Harding U KY-04 March 4, 186102nd term
38 Philip Johnson D PA-11 March 4, 186102nd term
39 George W. Julian D IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		03rd term*
40 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 186102nd term
41 John Law D IN-01 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
42 Jesse Lazear D PA-24 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
43 James R. Morris D OH-15 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
44 Warren P. Noble D OH-09 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
45 John B. Steele D NY-13 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
46 Moses F. Odell D NY-03 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
47 Nehemiah Perry D NJ-05 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
48 Frederick A. Pike R ME-05 March 4, 186102nd term
49 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 186102nd term
50 John H. Rice R ME-04 March 4, 186102nd term
51 Edward H. Rollins R NH-02 March 4, 186102nd term
52 James S. Rollins U MO-09 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
53 William G. Steele D NJ-03 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
54 Francis Thomas UU MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841. 		07th term*
55 Robert B. Van Valkenburgh R NY-27 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
56 Daniel W. Voorhees D IN-07 March 4, 186102nd term
57 William H. Wadsworth U KY-09 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
58 Elijah Ward D NY-06 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1857–1859. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1865.
59 Chilton A. White D OH-06 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
60 Benjamin Wood D NY-04 March 4, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
61 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 186102nd term
62 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 186102nd term
63 Anthony L. Knapp D IL-10 December 12, 186102nd term Left the House in 1865.
64 William A. Hall U MO-08 January 20, 186202nd term Left the House in 1865.
65 William J. Allen D IL-13 June 2, 186202nd term Left the House in 1865.
66 John D. Stiles D PA-06 June 3, 186202nd term Left the House in 1865.
67 George H. Yeaman U KY-02 December 1, 186202nd term Left the House in 1865.
68 Walter D. McIndoe R WI-06 January 26, 186302nd term
69 James C. Allen D IL March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1853–1856 and 1856-1857. 		04th term** Left the House in 1865.
70 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 186301st term
71 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 186301st term
72 Lucien Anderson UU KY-01 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
73 Augustus C. Baldwin D MI-05 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
74 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 186301st term
75 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 186301st term
76 George Bliss D OH-14 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1865.
77 Henry T. Blow UU MO-02 March 4, 186301st term
78 George S. Boutwell D MA-07 March 4, 186301st term
79 Sempronius H. Boyd UU MO-04 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
80 Augustus Brandegee R CT-03 March 4, 186301st term
81 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term*
82 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 186301st term
83 James S. Brown D WI-01 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
84 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 186301st term
85 Freeman Clarke R NY-28 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
86 Brutus J. Clay U KY-07 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
87 John Creswell UU MD-01 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
88 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 186301st term
89 Alexander Hamilton Coffroth R PA-16 March 4, 186301st term
90 Cornelius Cole R CA March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
91 John L. Dawson D PA-21 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1851–1855. 		03rd term*
92 Henry W. Davis UU MD-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1855–1861. 		04th term* Left the House in 1865.
93 Thomas T. Davis R NY-23 March 4, 186301st term
94 Henry C. Deming R CT-01 March 4, 186301st term
95 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 186301st term
96 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term*
97 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 186301st term
98 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 186301st term
99 Ebenezer Dumont R IN-06 March 4, 186301st term
100 Josiah B. Grinnell R IA-04 March 4, 186301st term
101 John R. Eden D IL-07 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
102 Joseph K. Edgerton D IN-10 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
103 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 186301st term
104 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		03rd term*
105 William E. Finck D OH-12 March 4, 186301st term
106 John Ganson D NY-30 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1865.
107 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 186301st term
108 John A. Griswold D NY-15 March 4, 186301st term
100 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 186301st term
109 Benjamin Gwinn Harris D MD-05 March 4, 186301st term
110 Charles M. Harris D IL-04 March 4, 186301st term
111 Henry W. Harrington D IN-03 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
112 Anson Herrick D NY-09 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
113 William Higby R CA March 4, 186301st term
114 Giles W. Hotchkiss R NY-26 March 4, 186301st term
115 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 186301st term
116 John H. Hubbard R CT-04 March 4, 186301st term
117 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 186301st term
118 Wells A. Hutchins R OH-11 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
119 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 186301st term
120 William Johnston D OH-08 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
121 John A. Kasson R IA-05 March 4, 186301st term
122 Martin Kalbfleisch D NY-02 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
123 Orlando Kellogg R NY-16 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term*
124 Francis Kernan D NY-21 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
125 Austin A. King U MO-06 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
126 Francis Celeste Le Blond D OH-05 March 4, 186301st term
127 DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn R NY-22 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
128 Benjamin F. Loan UU MO-07 March 4, 186301st term
129 Alexander Long D OH-02 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
130 John W. Longyear R MI-03 March 4, 186301st term
131 Daniel Marcy D NH-01 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
132 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 186301st term
133 Archibald McAllister D PA-17 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
134 John R. McBride R OR March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
135 Joseph W. McClurg UU MO-05 March 4, 186301st term
136 James F. McDowell D IN-11 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
137 John F. McKinney D OH-04 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
138 George Middleton D NJ-02 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
139 William H. Miller D PA-14 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
140 Samuel F. Miller R NY-19 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
141 Daniel Morris R NY-25 March 4, 186301st term
142 William R. Morrison D IL-12 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
143 Amos Myers R PA-20 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
144 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 186301st term
145 Homer A. Nelson D NY-12 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
146 Jesse O. Norton R IL-06 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1865.
147 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 186301st term
148 John O'Neill D OH-13 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
149 Godlove Stein Orth D IN-08 March 4, 186301st term
150 James W. Patterson R NH-03 March 4, 186301st term
151 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 186301st term
152 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 186301st term
153 William Radford D NY-10 March 4, 186301st term
154 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 186301st term
155 William H. Randall UU KY-08 March 4, 186301st term
156 Andrew J. Rogers D NJ-04 March 4, 186301st term
157 Lewis W. Ross D IL-09 March 4, 186301st term
158 Robert C. Schenck D OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		05th term*
159 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 186301st term
160 Thomas B. Shannon R CA March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
161 Ithamar Sloan R WI-02 March 4, 186301st term
162 Green C. Smith UU KY-06 March 4, 186301st term
163 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 186301st term
164 John F. Starr R NJ-01 March 4, 186301st term
165 Henry G. Stebbins D NY-01 March 4, 186301st termResigned on October 24, 1864.
166 Myer Strouse D PA-10 March 4, 186301st term
167 John T. Stuart D IL-08 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1865.
168 Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D ME-01 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
169 William Temple D DE March 4, 186301st termDied on May 28, 1863.
170 Martin R. Thayer R PA-05 March 4, 186301st term
171 Henry W. Tracy R PA-13 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
172 Charles Upson R MI-02 March 4, 186301st term
173 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 186301st term
174 Ezra Wheeler D WI-05 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
175 Joseph W. White D OH-16 March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
176 Abel C. Wilder R KS March 4, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
177 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 186301st term
178 Charles H. Winfield D NY-11 March 4, 186301st term
179 Fernando Wood D NY-05 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1865.
180 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 186301st term
John V. L. Pruyn D NY-14 December 7, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
John G. Scott D MO-03 December 7, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
Nathaniel B. Smithers UU DE December 7, 186301st term Left the House in 1865.
Kellian Whaley UU WV-03 December 7, 186301st term
Jacob B. Blair UU WV-01 December 17, 1863
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1865.
Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 186401st term
Samuel Knox UU MO-01 June 10, 186401st term Left the House in 1865.
Henry G. Worthington R NV October 31, 186401st term Left the House in 1865.
Dwight Townsend D NY-01 December 5, 186401st term Left the House in 1865.


Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Samuel Gordon Daily R NE May 18, 186003rd term
2 Hiram Pitt Bennet R CO August 19, 186102nd term
3 George Edward Cole D WA March 4, 186301st term
4 William Jayne DAK March 4, 186301st term
5 John F. Kinney D UT March 4, 186301st term
6 Gordon Newell Mott R NV March 4, 186301st term
7 Francisco Perea R NM March 4, 186301st term
William H. Wallace R ID February 1, 186401st term
John Blair Smith Todd D DAK June 17, 1864
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
Charles Debrille Poston R AZ December 5, 186401st term
Samuel McLean D MT January 6, 186501st term

References

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

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