List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 40th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 40th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 40th Congress (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869). 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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Contents

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, 185308th termDean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 185507th termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1869.
3 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 185706th term
4 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 185905th term Left the House in 1869.
5 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		06th term* Left the House in 1869.
6 James K. Moorhead R PA-22 March 4, 185905th term
7 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		07th term*Died on August 11, 1868.
8 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 185905th term Left the House in 1869.
9 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 186104th term
10 George W. Julian D IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		05th term*
11 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 186104th term
12 Frederick A. Pike R ME-06 March 4, 186104th term Left the House in 1869.
13 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 186104th termSpeaker after Colfax resigned.
Left the House in 1869.
14 Francis Thomas R MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841. 		09th term* Left the House in 1869.
15 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 186104th term Left the House in 1869.
16 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 186104th term
17 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 186303rd term
18 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 186303rd term
19 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
20 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 186303rd term
21 George S. Boutwell D MA-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
22 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
23 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
24 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 186303rd term
25 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 186303rd termDied on June 27, 1867.
26 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		04th term*
27 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
28 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
29 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
30 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 186303rd term
31 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		05th term*
32 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 186303rd term
33 John A. Griswold D NY-15 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
34 William Higby R CA-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
35 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
36 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
37 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 186303rd term
38 Benjamin F. Loan R MO-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
39 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
40 Joseph W. McClurg R MO-05 March 4, 186303rd termResigned in July 1868.
41 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 186303rd term
42 Godlove Stein Orth D IN-08 March 4, 186303rd term
43 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 186303rd term
44 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
45 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
46 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 186303rd term
47 Lewis W. Ross D IL-09 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
48 Robert C. Schenck D OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		07th term*
49 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 186303rd term
50 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
51 Charles Upson R MI-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
52 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 186303rd term
53 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
54 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
55 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 186403rd term
56 Delos R. Ashley R NV March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
57 George W. Anderson R MO-09 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
58 Jehu Baker R IL-12 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
59 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 186502nd term
60 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		06th term*
61 Henry P. H. Bromwell D IL-07 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
62 Benjamin M. Boyer D PA-06 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
63 Ralph P. Buckland R OH-09 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
64 Reader W. Clarke D OH-06 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
65 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 186502nd term
66 Burton C. Cook D IL-06 March 4, 186502nd term
67 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 186502nd term
68 Benjamin Eggleston R OH-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
69 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 186502nd term
70 Adam J. Glossbrenner R PA-15 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
71 Abner C. Harding R IL-04 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
72 Rutherford B. Hayes R OH-02 March 4, 186502nd termResigned on July 20, 1867.
73 Chester D. Hubbard R WV-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
74 James M. Humphrey D NY-30 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
75 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 186502nd term
76 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 186502nd term
77 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 186502nd term
78 George Van Eman Lawrence R PA-24 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
79 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 186502nd term
80 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 186502nd term
81 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		04th term*
82 Hiram McCullough D MD-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
83 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 186502nd term
84 George F. Miller R PA-14 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
85 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		04th term*
86 John A. Nicholson D DE March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
87 Thomas E. Noell R MO-03 March 4, 186502nd termDied on October 3, 1867.
88 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 186502nd term
89 Tobias A. Plants R OH-15 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
90 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 186502nd term
91 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
92 Charles Sitgreaves D NJ-03 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
93 Stephen Taber D NY-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
94 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 186502nd term
95 Rowland E. Trowbridge R MI-05 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
96 Burt Van Horn R NY-29 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
97 Henry Van Aernam R NY-31 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
98 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 186502nd term
99 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 186502nd term
100 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 186502nd term
101 Stephen F. Wilson R PA-18 March 4, 186502nd term
102 Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		04th term*
103 Isaac R. Hawkins R TN-07 December 4, 186502nd term
104 Henry D. Washburn R IN-07 February 23, 186602nd term Left the House in 1869.
105 William Henry Koontz R PA-16 July 18, 186602nd term
106 Samuel M. Arnell R TN-06 July 24, 186602nd term
107 Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863. 		05th term*
108 William Brickly Stokes R TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		03rd term*
109 Elijah Hise R KY-03 December 3, 186601st termDied on May 8, 1867.
110 George M. Adams D KY-08 March 4, 186701st term
111 Stevenson Archer D MD-02 March 4, 186701st term
112 Samuel Beach Axtell R CA-01 March 4, 186701st term
113 Daniel Myers Van Auken D PA-11 March 4, 186701st term
114 William Henry Barnum D CT-04 March 4, 186701st term
115 Demas Barnes D NY-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
116 James B. Beck D KY-07 March 4, 186701st term
117 Jacob Benton R NH-03 March 4, 186701st term
118 Austin Blair R MI-03 March 4, 186701st term
119 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1849–1853 and 1863–1866. 		06th term**
120 Albert G. Burr D IL-10 March 4, 186701st term
121 Benjamin Butler R MA-05 March 4, 186701st term
122 Roderick R. Butler R TN-01 March 4, 186701st term
123 Henry L. Cake R PA-10 March 4, 186701st term
124 John C. Churchill R NY-22 March 4, 186701st term
125 John Coburn D IN-06 March 4, 186701st term
126 Thomas Cornell R NY-13 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
127 John Covode W PA-21 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		05th term* Left the House in 1869.
128 Grenville M. Dodge R IA-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
129 Jacob H. Ela R NH-01 March 4, 186701st term
130 Orange Ferriss R NY-16 March 4, 186701st term
131 William C. Fields R NY-19 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
132 Darwin Abel Finney R PA-20 March 4, 186701st termDied on August 25, 1868.
133 John Fox D NY-04 March 4, 186701st term
134 James L. Getz R PA-08 March 4, 186701st term
135 Joseph J. Gravely R MO-04 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
136 Asa Grover D KY-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
137 Charles Haight D NJ-02 March 4, 186701st term
138 George A. Halsey R NJ-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
139 Cornelius S. Hamilton R OH-08 March 4, 186701st termDied on December 22, 1867.
140 John Hill R NJ-04 March 4, 186701st term
141 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		04th term*
142 Benjamin F. Hopkins R WI-02 March 4, 186701st term
143 Julius Hotchkiss D CT-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
144 Richard D. Hubbard D CT-01 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
145 Morton C. Hunter R IN-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
146 James A. Johnson D CA-03 March 4, 186701st term
147 Thomas L. Jones D KY-06 March 4, 186701st term
148 Norman B. Judd R IL-01 March 4, 186701st term
149 William H. Kelsey R NY-25 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		03rd term*
150 Bethuel Kitchen R WV-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
151 William S. Lincoln R NY-26 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
152 John A. Logan D IL March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1862. 		03rd term*
153 William Loughridge R IA-04 March 4, 186701st term
154 J. Proctor Knott D KY-04 March 4, 186701st term
155 Rufus Mallory R OR March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
156 Dennis McCarthy R NY-23 March 4, 186701st term
157 George W. Morgan D OH-13 March 4, 186701st termResigned on June 3, 1868.
158 William Moore R NJ-01 March 4, 186701st term
159 Daniel Johnson Morrell R PA-17 March 4, 186701st term
160 John Morrissey D NY-05 March 4, 186701st term
161 James Mullins R TN-04 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
162 William Mungen D OH-05 March 4, 186701st term
163 Carman A. Newcomb R MO-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
164 David A. Nunn R TN-08 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
165 Green Berry Raum R IL-13 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
166 John A. Peters R ME-04 March 4, 186701st term
167 Charles E. Phelps D MD-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
168 William A. Pile R MO-01 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
169 Luke P. Poland R VT-02 March 4, 186701st term
170 Daniel Polsley R WV-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
171 John V. L. Pruyn D NY-14 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1869.
172 William E. Robinson D NY-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
173 William H. Robertson R NY-10 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
174 Lewis Selye R NY-28 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
175 John P. C. Shanks R IN-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
176 Worthington C. Smith R VT-03 March 4, 186701st term
177 Henry H. Starkweather D CT-03 March 4, 186701st term
178 Aaron F. Stevens R NH-02 March 4, 186701st term
179 Thomas E. Stewart R NY-06 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
180 Frederick Stone D MD-05 March 4, 186701st term
181 J. Hale Sypher D LA-01 March 4, 186701st term
182 John Taffe D NE March 4, 186701st term
183 Caleb N. Taylor R PA-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
184 John Trimble R TN-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
185 Ginery Twichell R MA-03 March 4, 186701st term
186 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-06 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1861. 		04th term*
187 William Williams R IN-10 March 4, 186701st term
188 John T. Wilson R OH-11 March 4, 186701st term
189 Philadelph Van Trump D OH-12 March 4, 186701st term
190 Charles Van Wyck R NY-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1869.
191 Fernando Wood D NY-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865. 		03rd term**
Samuel F. Cary R OH-02 November 21, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
George W. Woodward D PA-12 November 21, 186701st term
Alexander H. Bailey R NY-21 November 30, 186701st term
Jacob Golladay D KY-03 December 5, 186701st term
James R. McCormick D MO-03 December 17, 186701st term
John Beatty R OH-08 February 5, 186801st term
Columbus Delano R OH-13 June 3, 1868
Previous service, 1845–1847 and 1865–1867. 		03rd term** Left the House in 1869.
Thomas Boles R AR-03 June 22, 186801st term
James M. Hinds R AR-02 June 22, 186801st termDied on October 22, 1868.
Samuel McKee D KY-09 June 22, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Logan H. Roots R AR-01 June 22, 186801st term
Samuel F. Gove R GA-04 June 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles M. Hamilton R FL July 1, 186801st term
John T. Deweese R NC-04 July 6, 186801st term
John R. French R NC-01 July 6, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Alexander H. Jones R NC-07 July 6, 186801st term
Oliver H. Dockery R NC-03 July 13, 186801st term
David Heaton R NC-02 July 15, 186801st term
W. Jasper Blackburn R LA-05 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Manuel S. Corley R SC-03 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
James H. Goss R SC-04 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
James Mann D LA-02 July 18, 186801st termDied on August 26, 1868.
Joseph P. Newsham R LA-03 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R SC-01 July 18, 186801st term
Michel Vidal R LA-04 July 18, 186801st term
Christopher C. Bowen R SC-02 July 20, 186801st term
Nathaniel Boyden D NC-06 July 20, 1868
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1869.
Israel G. Lash R NC-05 July 20, 186801st term
Charles Waldron Buckley R AL-02 July 21, 186801st term
John B. Callis R AL-05 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Thomas Haughey R AL-06 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Benjamin W. Norris R AL-03 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles W. Pierce R AL-04 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Francis W. Kellogg R AL-01 July 22, 1868
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		04th term* Left the House in 1869.
Joseph W. Clift R GA-01 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
William P. Edwards R GA-03 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles H. Prince R GA-05 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Nelson Tift D GA-02 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Pierce M. B. Young D GA-07 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Oliver J. Dickey R PA-09 December 7, 186801st term
John H. Stover R MO-05 December 7, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Solomon Newton Pettis R PA-20 December 7, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
James T. Elliott R AR-02 January 13, 186901st term Left the House in 1869.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Walter A. Burleigh R DAK March 4, 186502nd term
2 Edward Dexter Holbrook D ID March 4, 186502nd term
3 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		03rd term*
4 Coles Bashford R AZ March 4, 186701st term
5 James M. Cavanaugh D MT March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1858–1859. 		02nd term*
6 George M. Chilcott R CO March 4, 186701st term
7 Alvan Flanders D WA March 4, 186701st term
Charles P. Clever D NM September 2, 186701st term
José Francisco Chaves R NM February 20, 186901st term

References

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

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