List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 41st Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 41st United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 41st Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). 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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41st United States Congress

The Forty-first 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, 1869, to March 4, 1871, during the first two years of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

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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, 185309th termDean of the House
Resigned on March 6, 1869.
2 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 185707th termDean of the House after Washburne resigned.
3 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 186105th term Left the House in 1871.
4 George W. Julian D IN-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		06th term* Left the House in 1871.
5 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 186105th term
6 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 186105th term
7 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 186304th term Left the House in 1871.
8 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 186304th term
9 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 186304th termSpeaker of the House
10 George S. Boutwell D MA-07 March 4, 186304th termResigned on March 12, 1869.
11 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 186304th term Left the House in 1871.
12 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		05th term* Left the House in 1871.
13 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 186304th term
14 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		06th term*
15 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 186304th term
16 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 186304th term Left the House in 1871.
17 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 186304th term Left the House in 1871.
18 Godlove Stein Orth D IN-07 March 4, 186304th term Left the House in 1871.
19 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 186304th term
20 Robert C. Schenck D OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		08th term*Resigned on January 5, 1871.
21 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 186304th term
22 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 186304th term
23 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 186404th term Left the House in 1871.
24 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
25 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		07th term*
26 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
27 Burton C. Cook D IL-06 March 4, 186503rd term
28 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
29 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 186503rd termResigned on March 3, 1871.
30 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 186503rd term
31 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 186503rd term
32 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
33 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
34 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 186503rd term
35 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		05th term*
36 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 186503rd term
37 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		05th term*
38 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
39 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 186503rd term
40 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
41 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
42 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
43 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
44 Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		05th term*
45 Isaac R. Hawkins R TN-07 December 4, 186503rd term Left the House in 1871.
46 Samuel M. Arnell R TN-06 July 24, 186603rd term Left the House in 1871.
47 Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863. 		06th term*
48 William Brickly Stokes R TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		04th term** Left the House in 1871.
49 George M. Adams D KY-08 March 4, 186702nd term
50 Stevenson Archer D MD-02 March 4, 186702nd term
51 Daniel Myers Van Auken D PA-11 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
52 Samuel Beach Axtell R CA-01 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
53 William Henry Barnum D CT-04 March 4, 186702nd term
54 James B. Beck D KY-07 March 4, 186702nd term
55 Jacob Benton R NH-03 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
56 Austin Blair R MI-03 March 4, 186702nd term
57 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1849–1853 and 1863–1866. 		07th term**
58 Albert G. Burr D IL-10 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
59 Benjamin Butler R MA-05 March 4, 186702nd term
60 Roderick R. Butler R TN-01 March 4, 186702nd term
61 Henry L. Cake R PA-10 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
62 John C. Churchill R NY-22 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
63 John Coburn D IN-05 March 4, 186702nd term
64 Jacob H. Ela R NH-01 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
65 Orange Ferriss R NY-16 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
66 John Fox D NY-04 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
67 James L. Getz R PA-08 March 4, 186702nd term
68 Charles Haight D NJ-02 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
69 John Hill R NJ-04 March 4, 186702nd term
70 William S. Holman D IN-03 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		05th term*
71 Benjamin F. Hopkins R WI-02 March 4, 186702nd termDied on January 1, 1870.
72 James A. Johnson D CA-03 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
73 Thomas L. Jones D KY-06 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
74 Norman B. Judd R IL-01 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
75 William H. Kelsey R NY-25 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		04th term* Left the House in 1871.
76 J. Proctor Knott D KY-04 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
77 John A. Logan D IL March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1862. 		04th term*Resigned on March 3, 1871.
78 William Loughridge R IA-04 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
79 Dennis McCarthy R NY-23 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
80 Daniel Johnson Morrell R PA-17 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
81 William Moore R NJ-01 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
82 John Morrissey D NY-05 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
83 William Mungen D OH-05 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
84 John A. Peters R ME-04 March 4, 186702nd term
85 Luke P. Poland R VT-02 March 4, 186702nd term
86 John P. C. Shanks R IN-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
87 Worthington C. Smith R VT-03 March 4, 186702nd term
88 Henry H. Starkweather D CT-03 March 4, 186702nd term
89 Aaron F. Stevens R NH-02 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
90 Frederick Stone D MD-05 March 4, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
91 J. Hale Sypher D LA-01 March 4, 186702nd term
92 John Taffe D NE March 4, 186702nd term
93 Ginery Twichell R MA-03 March 4, 186702nd term
94 Philadelph Van Trump D OH-12 March 4, 186702nd term
95 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-06 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1861. 		05th term* Left the House in 1871.
96 William Williams R IN-10 March 4, 186702nd term
97 John T. Wilson R OH-11 March 4, 186702nd term
98 Fernando Wood R NY-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865. 		04th term**
99 George W. Woodward D PA-12 November 21, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
100 Alexander H. Bailey R NY-21 November 30, 186702nd term Left the House in 1871.
101 Jacob Golladay D KY-03 December 5, 186702nd termResigned on February 28, 1870.
102 James R. McCormick D MO-03 December 17, 186702nd term
103 John Beatty R OH-08 February 5, 186802nd term
104 Thomas Boles R AR-03 June 22, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
105 Logan H. Roots R AR-01 June 22, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
106 Charles M. Hamilton R FL July 1, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
107 John T. Deweese R NC-04 July 6, 186802nd termResigned on February 28, 1870
108 Alexander H. Jones R NC-07 July 6, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
109 Oliver H. Dockery R NC-03 July 13, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
110 David Heaton R NC-02 July 15, 186802nd termDied on June 25, 1870.
111 Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R SC-01 July 18, 186802nd termResigned on February 24, 1870.
112 Christopher C. Bowen R SC-02 July 20, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
113 Israel G. Lash R NC-05 July 20, 186802nd term Left the House in 1871.
114 Charles Waldron Buckley R AL-02 July 21, 186802nd term
115 Oliver J. Dickey R PA-09 December 7, 186802nd term
116 Jacob A. Ambler R OH-17 March 4, 186901st term
117 William Hepburn Armstrong R PA-18 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
118 Joel F. Asper R MO-07 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
119 David S. Bennett R NY-30 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
120 Benjamin T. Biggs D DE March 4, 186901st term
121 John T. Bird D NJ-03 March 4, 186901st term
122 Sempronius H. Boyd R MO-04 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1871.
123 Alfred E. Buck R AL-01 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
124 James Buffington D MA-01 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		06th term*
125 Samuel S. Burdett R MO-05 March 4, 186901st term
126 Hervey C. Calkin D NY-07 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
127 John Cessna R PA-16 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
128 Orestes Cleveland D NJ-05 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
129 Clinton L. Cobb R NC-01 March 4, 186901st term
130 Omar D. Conger R MI-05 March 4, 186901st term
131 George W. Cowles R NY-24 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
132 Samuel S. Cox D NY-06 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1857–1865. 		05th term*
133 John M. Crebs D IL-13 March 4, 186901st term
134 Chester Bidwell Darrall R LA-03 March 4, 186901st term
135 Noah Davis R NY-28 March 4, 186901st termResigned on July 15, 1870.
136 Edward F. Dickinson D OH-09 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
137 Joseph B. Donley R PA-24 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
138 Peter M. Dox D AL-05 March 4, 186901st term
139 Isaac H. Duval R WV-01 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
140 David P. Dyer R MO-09 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
141 Gustavus A. Finkelnburg R MO-02 March 4, 186901st term
142 John Fisher R NY-29 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
143 Thomas Fitch R NV March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
144 Calvin W. Gilfillan R PA-20 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
145 George W. Greene D NY-11 March 4, 186901st termResigned on February 17, 1870.
146 John A. Griswold D NY-13 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
147 Richard J. Haldeman D PA-15 March 4, 186901st term
148 Eugene Hale R ME-05 March 4, 186901st term
149 Samuel Hambleton R MD-01 March 4, 186901st term
150 Patrick Hamill D MD-04 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
151 John B. Hawley R IL-04 March 4, 186901st term
152 Charles Hays R AL-04 March 4, 186901st term
153 John B. Hay D IL-12 March 4, 186901st term
154 Robert S. Heflin R AL-03 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
155 Truman H. Hoag D OH-10 March 4, 186901st termDied on February 5, 1870.
156 George Frisbie Hoar R MA-08 March 4, 186901st term
157 Giles W. Hotchkiss R NY-26 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1863–1867. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1871.
158 Stephen W. Kellogg R CT-02 March 4, 186901st term
159 Charles Knapp R NY-19 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
160 Stephen L. Mayham D NY-14 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
161 George W. McCrary R IA-01 March 4, 186901st term
162 James McGrew R WV-02 March 4, 186901st term
163 Thompson W. McNeely D IL-09 March 4, 186901st term
164 John Moffet D PA-03 March 4, 186901st termResigned on April 9, 1869.
165 George W. Morgan D OH-13 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1867–1868. 		02nd term*
166 Samuel P. Morrill R ME-02 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
167 Eliakim H. Moore R OH-15 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
168 Jesse Hale Moore R IL-07 March 4, 186901st term
169 Frank Morey R LA-05 March 4, 186901st term
170 James S. Negley R PA-22 March 4, 186901st term
171 Jasper Packard R IN-11 March 4, 186901st term
172 John B. Packer D PA-14 March 4, 186901st term
173 Francis W. Palmer R IA-05 March 4, 186901st term
174 Charles Pomeroy R IA-06 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
175 Darwin Phelps R PA-23 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
176 William Farrand Prosser R TN-05 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
177 Clarkson N. Potter D NY-10 March 4, 186901st term
178 John R. Reading D PA-05 March 4, 186901st termResigned on April 13, 1870.
179 Henry A. Reeves D NY-01 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
180 John M. Rice D KY-09 March 4, 186901st term
181 Anthony A.C. Rogers D AR-02 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
182 Stephen Sanford R NY-18 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
183 Aaron A. Sargent R CA-02 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
184 John G. Schumaker D NY-02 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
185 Lionel A. Sheldon R LA-02 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
186 Porter Sheldon R NY-31 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
187 William C. Sherrod D AL-06 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
188 Francis E. Shober D NC-06 March 4, 186901st term
189 Henry Warner Slocum D NY-03 March 4, 186901st term
190 John Armstrong Smith R OH-06 March 4, 186901st term
191 Joseph S. Smith D OR March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
192 William J. Smith R TN-08 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
193 William Smyth R IA-02 March 4, 186901st termDied on September 30, 1870.
194 Job E. Stevenson R OH-02 March 4, 186901st term
195 John D. Stiles D PA-06 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1862–1865. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1871.
196 Peter W. Strader D OH-01 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
197 Randolph Strickland R MI-06 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
198 Julius L. Strong R CT-01 March 4, 186901st term
199 William L. Stoughton R MI-02 March 4, 186901st term
200 Thomas Swann D MD-03 March 4, 186901st term
201 William N. Sweeney D KY-02 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
202 Adolphus H. Tanner R NY-15 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
203 Lewis Tillman R TN-04 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
204 Washington Townsend R PA-07 March 4, 186901st term
205 James N. Tyner R IN-08 March 4, 186901st term
206 William H. Upson R OH-18 March 4, 186901st term
207 Daniel W. Voorhees D IN-06 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1861–1866. 		04th term*
208 Erastus Wells D MO-01 March 4, 186901st term
209 William A. Wheeler R NY-17 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
210 Morton S. Wilkinson R MN-01 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
211 Charles W. Willard R VT-01 March 4, 186901st term
212 Eugene M. Wilson R MN-02 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
213 Boyd Winchester D KY-05 March 4, 186901st term
214 James J. Winans R OH-07 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
215 John Witcher R WV-03 March 4, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
Solomon L. Hoge R SC-03 April 8, 186901st term Left the House in 1871.
Leonard Myers R PA-03 April 9, 1869
Previous service, 1863–1869. 		04th term
George M. Brooks R MA-07 November 2, 186901st term
Horatio C. Burchard R IL-03 December 6, 186901st term
George Booker R VA-04 January 26, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Charles H. Porter R VA-03 January 26, 187001st term
William Milnes, Jr. R VA-06 January 27, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
James H. Platt, Jr. R VA-02 January 27, 187001st term
Robert Ridgway R VA-05 January 27, 187001st termDied on October 16, 1870.
James K. Gibson R VA-08 January 28, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Richard S. Ayer R VA-01 January 31, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Lewis McKenzie R VA-07 January 31, 1870
Previous service, 1863. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1871.
John Covode W PA-21 February 9, 1870
Previous service, 1855–1863 and 1867–1869. 		05th term** Left the House in 1871.
Charles Van Wyck R NY-11 February 17, 187001st term
David Atwood R WI-02 February 23, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
George E. Harris R MS-01 February 23, 187001st term
George C. McKee D MS-04 March 4, 186901st term
Joseph L. Morphis R MS-02 February 23, 187001st term
Legrand W. Perce D MS-05 February 23, 187001st term
William T. Clark R TX-03 March 30, 187001st term
John C. Conner D TX-02 March 30, 187001st term
Edward Degener R TX-04 March 30, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
George W. Whitmore R TX-01 March 30, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Henry W. Barry R MS-03 April 8, 187001st term
Caleb Newbold Taylor R PA-05 April 13, 1870
Previous service, 1867–1869. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1871.
Erasmus D. Peck R OH-10 April 23, 187001st term
Joseph H. Lewis D KY-03 May 10, 187001st term
Joseph P. Newsham R LA-04 May 23, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Alexander S. Wallace R SC-04 May 27, 187001st term
Richard Thomas Walker Duke R VA-05 November 8, 187001st term
Charles H. Holmes R NY-28 December 6, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Joseph Dixon R NC-02 December 6, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
William P. Wolf R IA-02 December 6, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
John Manning, Jr. D NC-04 December 7, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
Joseph Rainey R SC-01 December 12, 187001st term
Marion Bethune R GA-03 December 22, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
William W. Paine D GA-01 December 22, 187001st term Left the House in 1871.
William P. Price D GA-06 December 22, 187001st term
Richard H. Whiteley R GA-02 December 22, 187001st term
Pierce M. B. Young D GA-07 December 22, 1870
Previous service, 1868–1869. 		02nd term*
Jefferson F. Long R GA-04 January 16, 187101st term Left the House in 1871.
Stephen A. Corker D GA-05 January 24, 187101st term Left the House in 1871.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		04th term*
2 James M. Cavanaugh D MT March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1858–1859. 		03rd term*
3 José Francisco Chaves R NM February 20, 186902nd term
4 Allen A. Bradford R CO March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1865–1867. 		02nd term*
5 Jacob K. Shafer D ID March 4, 186901st term
6 Richard Cunningham McCormick R AZ March 4, 186901st term
7 Selucius Garfielde D WA March 4, 186901st term
8 Solomon L. Spink R DAK March 4, 186901st term
William Theopilus Jones R WY December 6, 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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