List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 39th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 39th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 39th Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). 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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U.S. House Seniority List

U.S. House Seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-03 March 4, 185307th termDean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 185506th termSpeaker of the House
3 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 185506th term Left the House in 1867.
4 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 185705th term
5 Daniel W. Gooch R MA-06 January 31, 185805th termResigned on September 1, 1865.
6 John B. Alley R MA-05 March 4, 185904th term Left the House in 1867.
7 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 185904th term
8 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		05th term*
9 James K. Moorhead R PA-22 March 4, 185904th term
10 Alexander H. Rice R MA-03 March 4, 185904th term Left the House in 1867.
11 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		06th term*
12 Edwin Hanson Webster UU MD-02 March 4, 185904th termResigned in July 1865.
13 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 185904th term
14 Sydenham E. Ancona D PA-08 March 4, 186103rd term Left the House in 1867.
15 Portus Baxter R VT-03 March 4, 186103rd term Left the House in 1867.
16 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 186103rd term
17 Henry Grider D KY-03 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1843–1847. 		05th term*Died on September 7, 1866.
18 Aaron Harding R KY-04 March 4, 186103rd term Left the House in 1867.
19 Philip Johnson D PA-11 March 4, 186103rd termDied on January 29, 1867.
20 George W. Julian D IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		04th term*
21 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 186103rd term
22 Frederick A. Pike R ME-05 March 4, 186103rd term
23 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 186103rd term
24 John H. Rice R ME-04 March 4, 186103rd term Left the House in 1867.
25 Edward H. Rollins R NH-02 March 4, 186103rd term Left the House in 1867.
26 Francis Thomas UU MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841. 		08th term*
27 Daniel W. Voorhees D IN-07 March 4, 186103rd termResigned on February 23, 1866.
28 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 186102nd term
29 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 186103rd term
30 Walter D. McIndoe R WI-06 January 26, 186303rd term Left the House in 1867.
31 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 186302nd term
32 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 186302nd term
33 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 186302nd term
34 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 186302nd term
35 Henry T. Blow R MO-02 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
36 George S. Boutwell D MA-07 March 4, 186302nd term
37 Augustus Brandegee R CT-03 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
38 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		04th term*Unseated on April 7, 1866.
39 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 186302nd term
40 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 186302nd term
41 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 186302nd term
42 Thomas T. Davis R NY-23 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
43 John L. Dawson D PA-21 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1851–1855. 		04th term* Left the House in 1867.
44 Henry C. Deming R CT-01 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
45 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 186302nd term
46 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		03rd term*
47 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 186302nd term
48 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 186302nd term
49 Ebenezer Dumont R IN-06 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
50 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 186302nd term
51 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 186302nd term
52 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		04th term*
53 William E. Finck D OH-12 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
54 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 186302nd term
55 Josiah B. Grinnell R IA-04 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
56 John A. Griswold D NY-15 March 4, 186302nd term
57 Benjamin Gwinn Harris D MD-05 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
58 William Higby R CA-02 March 4, 186302nd term
59 Giles W. Hotchkiss R NY-26 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
60 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 186302nd term
61 John H. Hubbard R CT-04 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
62 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 186302nd term
63 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 186302nd term
64 John A. Kasson R IA-05 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
65 Orlando Kellogg R NY-16 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		03rd term*Died on August 24, 1865.
66 Francis Celeste Le Blond D OH-05 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
67 Benjamin F. Loan R MO-07 March 4, 186302nd term
68 John W. Longyear R MI-03 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
69 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 186302nd term
70 Joseph W. McClurg R MO-05 March 4, 186302nd term
71 Daniel Morris R NY-25 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
72 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 186302nd term
73 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 186302nd term
74 Godlove Stein Orth D IN-08 March 4, 186302nd term
75 James W. Patterson R NH-03 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
76 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 186302nd term
77 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 186302nd term
78 William Radford D NY-10 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
79 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 186302nd term
80 William H. Randall UU KY-08 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
81 Andrew J. Rogers D NJ-04 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
82 Lewis W. Ross D IL-09 March 4, 186302nd term
83 Robert C. Schenck D OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		06th term*
84 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 186302nd term
85 Ithamar Sloan R WI-02 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
86 Green C. Smith UU KY-06 March 4, 186302nd termResigned in July 1866.
87 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 186302nd term
88 John F. Starr R NJ-01 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
89 Myer Strouse D PA-10 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
90 Martin R. Thayer R PA-05 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
91 Charles Upson R MI-02 March 4, 186302nd term
92 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 186302nd term
93 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 186302nd term
94 Charles H. Winfield D NY-11 March 4, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
95 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 186302nd term
96 Kellian Whaley UU WV-03 December 7, 186302nd term Left the House in 1867.
97 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 186402nd term
98 George W. Anderson R MO-09 March 4, 186501st term
99 Delos R. Ashley R NV March 4, 186501st term
100 Jehu Baker R IL-12 March 4, 186501st term
101 Abraham Andrews Barker R PA-17 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
102 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 186501st term
103 Teunis G. Bergen D NY-02 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
104 John Bidwell R CA-03 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
105 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		05th term*
106 Benjamin M. Boyer D PA-06 March 4, 186501st term
107 Henry P. H. Bromwell D IL-07 March 4, 186501st term
108 Ralph P. Buckland R OH-09 March 4, 186501st term
109 Hezekiah S. Bundy R OH-11 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
110 Reader W. Clarke D OH-06 March 4, 186501st term
111 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 186501st term
112 Roscoe Conkling R NY-21 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1867.
113 Burton C. Cook D IL-06 March 4, 186501st term
114 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 186501st term
115 Charles Vernon Culver R PA-20 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
116 William A. Darling D NY-09 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
117 Joseph H. Defrees R IN-10 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
118 Columbus Delano R OH-13 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1867.
119 James H. D. Henderson R OR March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
120 Benjamin Eggleston R OH-01 March 4, 186501st term
121 John H. Farquhar R IN-04 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
122 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 186501st term
123 Adam J. Glossbrenner R PA-15 March 4, 186501st term
124 Charles Goodyear D NY-14 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1867.
125 Abner C. Harding R IL-04 March 4, 186501st term
126 Roswell Hart R NY-28 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
127 Rutherford B. Hayes R OH-02 March 4, 186501st term
128 Ralph Hill D IN-03 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
129 John Hogan R MO-01 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
130 Sidney T. Holmes R NY-22 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
131 James Randolph Hubbell R OH-08 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
132 Chester D. Hubbard UU WV-01 March 4, 186501st term
133 Demas Hubbard, Jr. R NY-19 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
134 Edwin N. Hubbell R NY-13 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
135 James Humphrey R NY-03 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		02nd term*Died on June 16, 1866.
136 James M. Humphrey D NY-30 March 4, 186501st term
137 Morgan Jones D NY-04 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
138 John R. Kelso R MO-04 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
139 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 186501st term
140 Andrew J. Kuykendall R IL-13 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
141 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 186501st term
142 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 186501st term
143 George R. Latham UU WV-02 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
144 George Van Eman Lawrence R PA-24 March 4, 186501st term
145 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 186501st term
146 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 186501st term
147 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		03rd term*
148 Gilman Marston R NH-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1867.
149 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 186501st term
150 Hiram McCullough D MD-01 March 4, 186501st term
151 Samuel McKee UU KY-09 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
152 Donald C. McRuer R CA-01 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
153 George F. Miller R PA-14 March 4, 186501st term
154 Samuel W. Moulton D IL March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
155 William A. Newell R NJ-02 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1847–1851. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1867.
156 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		03rd term*
157 John A. Nicholson D DE March 4, 186501st term
158 Thomas E. Noell R MO-03 March 4, 186501st term
159 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 186501st term
160 Charles E. Phelps UU MD-03 March 4, 186501st term
161 Tobias A. Plants R OH-15 March 4, 186501st term
162 Henry J. Raymond R NY-06 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
163 Burwell C. Ritter D KY-02 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
164 Lovell Rousseau UU KY-05 March 4, 186501st termResigned on July 21, 1866.
Returned to the House on December 3, 1866.
Left the House in 1867.
165 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 186501st term
166 George S. Shanklin D KY-07 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
167 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
168 Charles Sitgreaves D NJ-03 March 4, 186501st term
169 Thomas N. Stilwell R IN-11 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
170 Stephen Taber D NY-01 March 4, 186501st term
171 Nelson Taylor D NY-05 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
172 Anthony Thornton D IL-10 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
173 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 186501st term
174 Rowland E. Trowbridge R MI-05 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
175 Henry Van Aernam R NY-31 March 4, 186501st term
176 Burt Van Horn R NY-29 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
177 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 186501st term
178 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 186501st term
179 Samuel L. Warner R CT-02 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
180 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 186501st term
181 John Wentworth D IL-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1843–1851 and 1853–1855. 		06th term** Left the House in 1867.
182 Stephen F. Wilson R PA-18 March 4, 186501st term
183 Edwin R. V. Wright D NJ-05 March 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		03rd term*
Robert S. Hale R NY-16 December 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
Isaac R. Hawkins U TN-07 December 4, 186501st term
John Lewis Thomas Jr. D MD-02 December 4, 186501st term Left the House in 1867.
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth R PA-16 February 19, 1866
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		02nd termResigned on July 18, 1866.
Henry D. Washburn R IN-07 February 23, 186601st term
William E. Dodge R NY-08 April 7, 186601st term Left the House in 1867.
William Henry Koontz R PA-16 July 18, 186601st term
Samuel M. Arnell UU TN-06 July 24, 186601st term
William B. Campbell U TN-05 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1837–1843. 		04th term* Left the House in 1867.
Edmund Cooper U TN-04 July 24, 186601st term Left the House in 1867.
John W. Leftwich UU TN-08 July 24, 186601st term Left the House in 1867.
Horace Maynard UU TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863. 		04th term*
William Brickly Stokes UU TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		02nd term*
Nathaniel G. Taylor U TN-01 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1867.
Elijah Hise D KY-03 December 3, 186601st term Left the House in 1867.
Andrew H. Ward D KY-06 December 3, 186601st term Left the House in 1867.
John W. Hunter R NY-03 December 4, 186601st term Left the House in 1867.
Turner M. Marquette R NE-01 March 2, 186701st term Left the House in 1867.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Samuel McLean D MT January 6, 186502nd term
2 Allen Alexander Bradford R CO March 4, 186501st term
3 Walter A. Burleigh R DAK March 4, 186501st term
4 José Francisco Chaves R NM March 4, 186501st term
5 Phineas Hitchcock R NE March 4, 186501st term
6 Edward Dexter Holbrook D ID March 4, 186501st term
7 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		02nd term*
8 Arthur A. Denny R WA March 4, 186501st term
John Noble Goodwin R AZ January 17, 1866
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*

See also

References

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

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