List of United States representatives in the 25th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 25th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 25th Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other Congresses will be different for certain members. [1]

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 representative.

Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.

Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.

U.S. House seniority list

U.S. House seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1 Lewis Williams W NC-13 March 4, 181512th termsDean of the House of Representatives
2 Charles F. Mercer W VA-14 March 4, 181711th terms
3 Henry William Connor D NC-11 March 4, 18219th terms
4 John Reed Jr. W MA-11 March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817. 		11th terms*
5 Churchill C. Cambreleng D NY-03 December 3, 18219th terms Left the House in 1839.
6 Elisha Whittlesey W OH-16 March 4, 18238th termsResigned on July 9, 1838.
7 James K. Polk D TN-09 March 4, 18257th termsSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1839.
8 John Bell W TN-07 March 4, 18276th terms
9 Augustine Henry Shepperd W NC-09 March 4, 182706th term Left the House in 1839.
10 Ratliff Boon D IN-01 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827. 		6th terms* Left the House in 1839.
11 Horace Everett W VT-03 March 4, 18295th terms
12 George Grennell Jr. W MA-06 March 4, 182905th term Left the House in 1839.
13 Dixon H. Lewis D AL-04 March 4, 18295th terms
14 Henry A. P. Muhlenberg D PA-09 March 4, 182905th termResigned on February 9, 1838.
15 Abraham Rencher W NC-10 March 4, 18295th terms Left the House in 1839.
16 James Israel Standifer W TN-04 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825.		6th terms*Died on August 20, 1837.
17 George Evans W ME-04 July 20, 18295th terms
18 John M. Patton D VA-13 November 25, 18305th termsResigned on April 7, 1838.
19 John Quincy Adams W MA-12 March 4, 18314th terms
20 Heman Allen W VT-04 March 4, 183104th term Left the House in 1839.
21 George N. Briggs W MA-07 March 4, 18314th terms
22 Thomas Corwin W OH-04 March 4, 18314th terms
23 John K. Griffin D SC-09 March 4, 18314th terms
24 James Iver McKay D NC-05 March 4, 18314th terms
25 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan W PA-21 March 4, 18314th terms Left the House in 1839.
26 John J. Milligan W DE March 4, 18314th terms Left the House in 1839.
27 David Potts Jr. W PA-04 March 4, 18314th terms Left the House in 1839.
28 Francis Thomas D MD-06 March 4, 18314th terms
29 William Slade W VT-02 November 1, 18314th terms
30 Micajah Thomas Hawkins D NC-06 December 15, 18314th terms
31 Hiland Hall W VT-01 January 1, 18334th terms
32 Jesse Atherton Bynum D NC-02 March 4, 18333rd terms
33 Zadok Casey D IL-02 March 4, 18333rd terms
34 John Chaney D OH-09 March 4, 18333rd terms Left the House in 1839.
35 Edward Darlington W PA-04 March 4, 18333rd terms Left the House in 1839.
36 Edmund Deberry W NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		4th terms*
37 James Graham W NC-12 March 4, 18333rd terms
38 Thomas L. Hamer D OH-05 March 4, 18333rd terms Left the House in 1839.
39 Isaac McKim D MD-04 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825. 		05th term*Died on April 1, 1838.
40 Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith D ME-02 March 4, 18333rd terms Left the House in 1839.
41 William Taylor D NY-23 March 4, 18333rd terms Left the House in 1839.
42 David Douglas Wagener D PA-07 March 4, 18333rd terms
43 Taylor Webster D OH-02 March 4, 183303rd term Left the House in 1839.
44 Henry A. Wise W VA-08 March 4, 18333rd terms
45 Levi Lincoln Jr. W MA-05 February 17, 18343rd terms
46 James Bouldin D VA-05 March 15, 18343rd terms Left the House in 1839.
47 Rice Garland W LA-03 April 28, 183403rd term
48 Henry Johnson W LA-01 September 25, 18343rd terms Left the House in 1839.
49 Daniel Kilgore D OH-19 December 1, 18343rd termsResigned on July 4, 1838.
50 William L. May D IL-03 December 1, 18343rd terms Left the House in 1839.
51 Stephen C. Phillips W MA-02 December 1, 18343rd termsResigned on September 28, 1838.
52 Francis Wilkinson Pickens D SC-05 December 8, 18343rd terms
53 John Robertson W VA-11 December 8, 18343rd terms Left the House in 1839.
54 William K. Bond W OH-07 March 4, 18352nd terms
55 Nathaniel B. Borden D MA-10 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
56 Andrew Buchanan D PA-20 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
57 John Calhoon W KY-06 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827. 		3rd terms* Left the House in 1839.
58 William B. Calhoun W MA-08 March 4, 18352nd terms
59 William Blount Carter W TN-01 March 4, 18352nd terms
60 John Chambers W KY-12 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1828–1829. 		3rd terms* Left the House in 1839.
61 Reuben Chapman D AL-01 March 4, 18352nd terms
62 Timothy Childs W NY-28 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		3rd terms* Left the House in 1839.
63 Robert Craig D VA-17 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833. 		4th terms*
64 Walter Coles D VA-06 March 4, 18352nd terms
65 Caleb Cushing W MA-03 March 4, 18352nd terms
66 Samuel Cushman D NH March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
67 George Dromgoole D VA-04 March 4, 18352nd terms
68 John Fairfield D ME-01 March 4, 18352nd termsResigned on December 24, 1838.
69 Jacob Fry Jr. D PA-05 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
70 James Garland C VA-12 March 4, 18352nd terms
71 Seaton Grantland D GA March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
72 William J. Graves W KY-08 March 4, 18352nd terms
73 Elisha Haley D CT-03 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
74 James Harlan W KY-05 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
75 Albert Galliton Harrison D MO March 4, 18352nd terms
76 Charles Eaton Haynes D GA March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1825–1831. 		5th terms* Left the House in 1839.
77 George W. Hopkins D VA-18 March 4, 18352nd terms
78 Benjamin Chew Howard D MD-04 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833. 		4th terms* Left the House in 1839.
79 Edward Burd Hubley D PA-08 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
80 Samuel Ingham D CT-02 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
81 Daniel Jenifer W MD-07 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		3rd terms*
82 Joseph Johnson D VA-20 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833. 		5th term5**
83 John W. Jones D VA-03 March 4, 18352nd terms
84 John Klingensmith Jr. D PA-19 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
85 Joab Lawler W AL-03 March 4, 18352nd termsDied on May 8, 1838.
86 Henry Logan D PA-11 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
87 Francis Strother Lyon W AL-05 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
88 Joshua L. Martin D AL-02 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
89 Samson Mason W OH-10 March 4, 18352nd terms
90 Abram Poindexter Maury W TN-08 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
91 William Montgomery D NC-08 March 4, 18352nd terms
92 Ely Moore D NY-03 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
93 Mathias Morris W PA-06 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
94 William S. Morgan D VA-21 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
95 George Welshman Owens D GA March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
96 James Pearce W MD-02 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
97 Lancelot Phelps D CT-05 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
98 Eleazer Wheelock Ripley D LA-02 March 4, 18352nd termsDied on March 2, 1839.
99 David Abel Russell W NY-12 March 4, 183502nd term
100 Ebenezer J. Shields W TN-10 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
101 John Taliaferro W VA-10 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831. 		8th terms***
102 Isaac Toucey D CT-01 March 4, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
103 Joseph R. Underwood W KY-03 March 4, 18352nd terms
104 Joseph Weeks D NH March 4, 183502nd term Left the House in 1839.
105 John White W KY-09 March 4, 18352nd terms
106 Sherrod Williams W KY-04 March 4, 18352nd terms
107 Waddy Thompson Jr. W SC-06 September 10, 183502nd term
108 Jesse Franklin Cleveland D GA October 5, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
109 Thomas Glascock D GA October 5, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
110 Hopkins Holsey D GA October 5, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
111 Jabez Young Jackson D GA October 5, 18352nd terms Left the House in 1839.
112 Thomas T. Whittlesey D CT-04 April 29, 18362nd terms Left the House in 1839.
113 William Crosby Dawson W GA November 7, 18362nd terms
114 Orrin Holt D CT-06 December 4, 18362nd terms Left the House in 1839.
115 Franklin H. Elmore D SC-04 December 10, 18362nd terms Left the House in 1839.
116 Archibald Yell D AR December 14, 18362nd terms Left the House in 1839.
117 John Peter Richardson II D SC-08 December 19, 18362nd terms Left the House in 1839.
118 William Herod W IN-06 January 25, 18372nd terms Left the House in 1839.
119 Isaac E. Crary D MI January 26, 18372nd terms
120 James Alexander Jr. W OH-11 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
121 John W. Allen W OH-15 March 4, 18371st term
122 Hugh J. Anderson D ME-06 March 4, 18371st term
123 John T. Andrews D NY-27 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
124 Charles G. Atherton D NH March 4, 18371st term
125 John Bancker Aycrigg W NJ March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
126 William Beatty D PA-23 March 4, 18371st term
127 Andrew Beirne D VA-19 March 4, 18371st term
128 Bennet Bicknell D NY-23 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
129 Richard Biddle W PA-22 March 4, 18371st term
130 Samuel Birdsall D NY-25 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
131 John C. Brodhead D NY-07 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		2nd terms* Left the House in 1839.
132 Isaac H. Bronson D NY-18 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
133 Andrew DeWitt Bruyn D NY-22 March 4, 18371st termDied on July 27, 1838.
134 John Campbell W SC-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		2nd terms*
135 William B. Campbell W TN-06 March 4, 18371st term
136 Timothy J. Carter D ME-05 March 4, 183701st termDied on March 14, 1838.
137 Richard Cheatham W TN-11 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
138 Jonathan Cilley D ME-03 March 4, 18371st termDied on February 24, 1838.
139 John C. Clark D NY-21 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		2nd terms*
140 William K. Clowney D SC-07 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		2nd terms* Left the House in 1839.
141 Robert B. Cranston W RI March 4, 18371st term
142 John Wesley Crockett W TN-12 March 4, 18371st term
143 Edward Curtis W NY-03 March 4, 18371st term
144 Thomas Davee D ME-08 March 4, 183701st term
145 Edward Davies W PA-04 March 4, 18371st term
146 John I. De Graff D NY-11 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		2nd terms* Left the House in 1839.
147 John Dennis W MD-01 March 4, 18371st term
148 Alexander Duncan D OH-01 March 4, 18371st term
149 George Hedford Dunn W IN-04 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
150 John Edwards D NY-15 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
151 John Ewing W IN-02 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
152 James Farrington D NH March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
153 Millard Fillmore W NY-32 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		2nd terms*
154 Isaac Fletcher D VT-05 March 4, 18371st term
155 Richard Fletcher W MA-01 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
156 Henry A. Foster D NY-17 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
157 Albert Gallup D NY-10 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
158 Patrick Gaines Goode W OH-03 March 4, 18371st term
159 William Graham W IN-03 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
160 Abraham P. Grant D NY-17 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
161 Hiram Gray D NY-22 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
162 William Halstead W NJ March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
163 Robert Hanna Hammond D PA-16 March 4, 18371st term
164 Alexander Harper W OH-12 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
165 Francis Jacob Harper D PA-03 March 4, 18371st termDied on March 18, 1837.
166 William S. Hastings W MA-09 March 4, 18371st term
167 Richard Hawes W KY-10 March 4, 183701st term
168 Thomas Henry W PA-24 March 4, 18371st term
169 Ogden Hoffman W NY-03 March 4, 18371st term
170 Robert M. T. Hunter W VA-09 March 4, 18371st term
171 William H. Hunter D OH-14 March 4, 183701st term Left the House in 1839.
172 Thomas B. Jackson D NY-01 March 4, 18371st term
173 William Cost Johnson W MD-05 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term*
174 Nathaniel Jones D NY-06 March 4, 18371st term
175 Gouverneur Kemble D NY-04 March 4, 18371st term
176 Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter D OH-13 March 4, 18371st term
177 Hugh S. Legaré D SC-01 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
178 Andrew W. Loomis W OH-17 March 4, 18371st termResigned on October 20, 1837.
179 Arphaxed Loomis D NY-16 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
180 Francis Mallory W VA-01 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
181 Richard P. Marvin W NY-31 March 4, 18371st term
182 James Murray Mason D VA-15 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
183 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell W NJ March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
184 Abraham McClellan D TN-02 March 4, 18371st term
185 Robert McClellan D NY-08 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
186 Charles McClure D PA-13 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
187 Richard Menefee W KY-11 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
188 John Miller D MO March 4, 18371st term
189 Charles F. Mitchell W NY-33 March 4, 18371st term
190 Calvary Morris W OH-06 March 4, 18371st term
191 John L. Murray D KY-01 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
192 William H. Noble D NY-24 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
193 Joseph C. Noyes W ME-07 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
194 Charles Ogle W PA-18 March 4, 18371st term
195 Amasa J. Parker D NY-20 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
196 John Palmer D NY-13 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1817–1819. 		2nd terms* Left the House in 1839.
197 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 18371st term
198 William Patterson W NY-29 March 4, 183701st termDied on August 14, 1838.
199 Lemuel Paynter D PA-01 March 4, 18371st term
200 Luther C. Peck W NY-30 March 4, 18371st term
201 Isaac S. Pennybacker D VA-16 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
202 David Petrikin D PA-15 March 4, 18371st term
203 Arnold Plumer D PA-25 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
204 John Pope W KY-07 March 4, 18371st term
205 William Wilson Potter W PA-14 March 4, 18371st term
206 Zadock Pratt D NY-08 March 4, 183701st term Left the House in 1839.
207 John Holmes Prentiss D NY-19 March 4, 18371st term
208 Joseph Fitz Randolph W NJ March 4, 183701st term
209 James Rariden W IN-05 March 4, 18371st term
210 Luther Reily W PA-10 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
211 Robert Rhett D SC-02 March 4, 18371st term
212 Joseph Ridgway W OH-08 March 4, 18371st term
213 Francis E. Rives D VA-02 March 4, 18371st term
214 Edward Rumsey W KY-02 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
215 Samuel Tredwell Sawyer W NC-01 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
216 John Sergeant W PA-02 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1828–1829. 		6th terms**
217 Daniel Sheffer D PA-12 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
218 Charles Biddle Shepard W NC-04 March 4, 18371st term
219 Matthias Shepler D OH-18 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
220 Mark H. Sibley W NY-26 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
221 Adam W. Snyder D IL-01 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
222 James B. Spencer D NY-14 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
223 William Wright Southgate W KY-13 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
224 Edward Stanly W NC-03 March 4, 18371st term
225 Archibald Stuart D VA-07 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
226 Charles C. Stratton W NJ March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
227 Joseph L. Tillinghast W RI March 4, 18371st term
228 Obadiah Titus D NY-05 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
229 George Washington Toland W PA-02 March 4, 18371st term
230 George W. Towns D GA March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1836. 		2nd terms* Left the House in 1839.
231 Hopkins L. Turney D TN-05 March 4, 18371st term
232 Abraham Vanderveer D NY-02 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
233 Henry Vail D NY-09 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
234 Albert Smith White W IN-07 March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
235 Christopher Harris Williams W TN-13 March 4, 18371st term
236 Jared W. Williams D NH March 4, 18371st term
237 Joseph Lanier Williams W TN-03 March 4, 18371st term
238 John Tolley Hood Worthington D MD-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		2nd terms*
239 Thomas Jones Yorke W NJ March 4, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
Charles Naylor W PA-03 June 29, 18371st term
John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne D MS July 18, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		2nd terms*Resigned on February 5, 1838.
Samuel J. Gholson D MS July 18, 1837
Previous service, 1836–1837. 		2nd terms*Resigned on February 5, 1838.
Samuel Wells Morris D PA-17 September 4, 183701st term
William Stone W TN-04 September 14, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
Charles D. Coffin W OH-17 December 20, 18371st term Left the House in 1839.
George May Keim D PA-09 March 17, 18381st term
John P. Kennedy W MD-04 April 25, 183801st term Left the House in 1839.
Linn Banks D VA-13 April 28, 18381st term
Edward Robinson W ME-03 April 28, 18381st term Left the House in 1839.
Virgil D. Parris D ME-05 May 29, 18381st term
Seargent Smith Prentiss W MS May 29, 18381st term Left the House in 1839.
Thomas J. Word W MS May 29, 18381st term Left the House in 1839.
George Whitfield Crabb W AL-03 September 3, 18381st term
Harvey Putnam W NY-29 November 7, 18381st term Left the House in 1839.
Cyrus Beers D NY-22 December 3, 18381st term Left the House in 1839.
Joshua R. Giddings W OH-16 December 3, 18381st term
Henry Swearingen D OH-19 December 3, 18381st term
Leverett Saltonstall I W MA-02 December 5, 18381st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1 George Wallace Jones D WI January 26, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		03rd term*
2 Charles Downing D FL March 4, 183701st term
William W. Chapman D IA September 10, 183801st term
James Duane Doty D WI January 14, 183901st 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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