List of United States representatives in the 26th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 26th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 26th Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). 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 congressman.

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, 181513th termDean of the House
2 Charles F. Mercer W VA-14 March 4, 181712th termResigned on December 26, 1839.
3 Henry William Connor D NC-11 March 4, 182110th term Left the House in 1841.
4 John Reed Jr. W MA-11 March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817. 		12th term* Left the House in 1841.
5 John Bell W TN-07 March 4, 182707th term Left the House in 1841.
6 Horace Everett W VT-03 March 4, 182906th term
7 Dixon H. Lewis D AL-04 March 4, 182906th term
8 George Evans W ME-04 July 20, 182906th termResigned on March 3, 1841.
9 John Quincy Adams W MA-12 March 4, 183105th term
10 George N. Briggs W MA-07 March 4, 183105th term
11 Thomas Corwin W OH-04 March 4, 183105th termResigned on May 30, 1840.
12 John K. Griffin D SC-09 March 4, 183105th term Left the House in 1841.
13 James Iver McKay D NC-05 March 4, 183105th term
14 Francis Thomas D MD-06 March 4, 183105th term Left the House in 1841.
15 William Slade W VT-02 November 1, 183105th term
16 Micajah Thomas Hawkins D NC-06 December 15, 183105th term Left the House in 1841.
17 Hiland Hall W VT-01 January 1, 183305th term
18 Jesse Atherton Bynum D NC-02 March 4, 183304th term Left the House in 1841.
19 Zadok Casey D IL-02 March 4, 183304th term
20 Edmund Deberry W NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		05th term*
21 James Graham W NC-12 March 4, 183304th term
22 David D. Wagener D PA-07 March 4, 183304th term Left the House in 1841.
23 Henry A. Wise W VA-08 March 4, 183304th term
24 Levi Lincoln Jr. W MA-05 February 17, 183404th term
25 Rice Garland W LA-03 April 28, 183404th termResigned on July 21, 1840.
26 Francis Wilkinson Pickens D SC-05 December 8, 183404th term
27 William K. Bond W OH-07 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
28 William B. Calhoun W MA-08 March 4, 183503rd term
29 William Blount Carter W TN-01 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
30 Reuben Chapman D AL-01 March 4, 183503rd term
31 Robert Craig D VA-17 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833. 		05th term* Left the House in 1841.
32 Walter Coles D VA-06 March 4, 183503rd term
33 Caleb Cushing W MA-03 March 4, 183503rd term
44 George Dromgoole D VA-04 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
45 James Garland C VA-12 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
46 William J. Graves W KY-08 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
47 Albert Galliton Harrison D MO March 4, 183503rd termDied on September 7, 1839.
48 George W. Hopkins D VA-18 March 4, 183503rd term
49 Daniel Jenifer W MD-07 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		04th term* Left the House in 1841.
50 Joseph Johnson D VA-20 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833. 		06th term** Left the House in 1841.
51 John W. Jones D VA-03 March 4, 183503rd term
52 Samson Mason W OH-10 March 4, 183503rd term
53 William Montgomery D NC-08 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
54 David Abel Russell W NY-12 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
55 John Taliaferro W VA-10 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831. 		09th term***
56 Joseph R. Underwood W KY-03 March 4, 183503rd term
57 John White W KY-09 March 4, 183503rd term
58 Sherrod Williams W KY-04 March 4, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
59 Waddy Thompson Jr. W SC-06 September 10, 183503rd term Left the House in 1841.
60 William Crosby Dawson W GA November 7, 183603rd term
61 Isaac E. Crary D MI January 26, 183703rd term Left the House in 1841.
62 John W. Allen W OH-15 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
63 Hugh J. Anderson D ME-06 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
64 Charles G. Atherton D NH March 4, 183702nd term
65 William Beatty D PA-23 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
66 Andrew Beirne D VA-19 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
67 Richard Biddle W PA-22 March 4, 183702nd termResigned on July 21, 1840.
68 John Campbell D SC-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		03rd term*
69 William B. Campbell W TN-06 March 4, 183702nd term
70 John C. Clark W NY-21 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		03rd term*
71 Robert B. Cranston W RI March 4, 183702nd term
72 John Wesley Crockett W TN-12 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
73 Edward Curtis W NY-03 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
74 Thomas Davee D ME-08 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
75 Edward Davies W PA-04 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
76 John Dennis W MD-01 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
77 Alexander Duncan D OH-01 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
78 Millard Fillmore W NY-32 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		03rd term*
79 Isaac Fletcher D VT-05 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
80 Patrick Gaines Goode W OH-03 March 4, 183702nd term
81 Robert Hanna Hammond D PA-16 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
82 William S. Hastings W MA-09 March 4, 183702nd term
83 Richard Hawes W KY-10 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
84 Thomas Henry W PA-24 March 4, 183702nd term
85 Ogden Hoffman W NY-03 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
86 Robert M. T. Hunter W VA-09 March 4, 183702nd termSpeaker of the House
87 Thomas B. Jackson D NY-01 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
88 William Cost Johnson W MD-05 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		03rd term*
89 Nathaniel Jones D NY-06 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
90 Gouverneur Kemble D NY-04 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
91 Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter D OH-13 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
92 Richard P. Marvin D NY-31 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
93 Abraham McClellan D TN-02 March 4, 183702nd term
94 John Miller D MO March 4, 183702nd term
95 Charles F. Mitchell W NY-33 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
96 Calvary Morris W OH-06 March 4, 183702nd term
97 Charles Ogle W PA-18 March 4, 183702nd term
98 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 183702nd term
99 Lemuel Paynter D PA-01 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
100 Luther C. Peck W NY-30 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
101 David Petrikin D PA-15 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
102 John Pope W KY-07 March 4, 183702nd term
103 William Wilson Potter D PA-14 March 4, 183702nd termDied on October 28, 1839.
104 John Holmes Prentiss D NY-19 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
105 Joseph Fitz Randolph W NJ March 4, 183702nd term
106 James Rariden W IN-05 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
107 Robert Rhett D SC-02 March 4, 183702nd term
108 Joseph Ridgway W OH-08 March 4, 183702nd term
109 Francis E. Rives D VA-02 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
110 John Sergeant W PA-02 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1828–1829. 		07th term**
111 Charles Biddle Shepard D NC-04 March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
112 Edward Stanly W NC-03 March 4, 183702nd term
113 Joseph L. Tillinghast W RI March 4, 183702nd term
114 George Washington Toland W PA-02 March 4, 183702nd term
115 Hopkins L. Turney D TN-05 March 4, 183702nd term
116 Christopher Harris Williams W TN-13 March 4, 183702nd term
117 Jared W. Williams D NH March 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
118 Joseph Lanier Williams W TN-03 March 4, 183702nd term
119 John T. H. Worthington D MD-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1841.
120 Charles Naylor W PA-03 June 29, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
121 Samuel Wells Morris D PA-17 September 4, 183702nd term Left the House in 1841.
122 George May Keim D PA-09 March 17, 183802nd term
123 Linn Banks D VA-13 April 28, 183802nd term
124 Virgil D. Parris D ME-05 May 29, 183802nd term Left the House in 1841.
125 George Whitfield Crabb W AL-03 September 3, 183802nd term Left the House in 1841.
126 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-16 December 3, 183802nd term
127 Henry Swearingen D OH-19 December 3, 183802nd term Left the House in 1841.
128 Leverett Saltonstall I W MA-02 December 5, 183802nd term
129 Julius Caesar Alford W GA March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1837. 		02nd term*
130 Judson Allen D NY-20 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
131 James C. Alvord W MA-06 March 4, 183901st termDied on September 27, 1839.
132 Simeon H. Anderson W KY-05 March 4, 183901st termDied on August 11, 1840.
133 Landaff Andrews W KY-11 March 4, 183901st term
134 Daniel D. Barnard W NY-10 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		02nd term*
135 Edward Junius Black W GA March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
136 Julius W. Blackwell D TN-04 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
137 John Botts W VA-11 March 4, 183901st term
138 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term*
139 David P. Brewster D NY-17 March 4, 183901st term
140 John H. Brockway W CT-06 March 4, 183901st term
141 Aaron V. Brown D TN-10 March 4, 183901st term
142 Albert G. Brown D MS March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
143 Anson Brown W NY-11 March 4, 183901st termDied on June 14, 1840.
144 Edmund Burke D NH March 4, 183901st term
145 Sampson H. Butler D SC-04 March 4, 183901st term
146 William Orlando Butler D KY-13 March 4, 183901st term
147 John Carr D IN-03 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1831–1837. 		04th term* Left the House in 1841.
148 James Carroll D MD-04 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
149 Thomas Withers Chinn W LA-02 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
150 Thomas C. Chittenden W NY-18 March 4, 183901st term
151 Nathan Clifford D ME-01 March 4, 183901st term
152 Walter T. Colquitt W GA March 4, 183901st termResigned on July 21, 1840.
153 James Cooper W PA-12 March 4, 183901st term
154 Mark Anthony Cooper W GA March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
155 William Raworth Cooper D NJ March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
156 Edward Cross D AR March 4, 183901st term
157 Amasa Dana D NY-22 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
158 Garrett Davis W KY-12 March 4, 183901st term
159 John Wesley Davis D IN-02 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1841.
160 John Davis D PA-06 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
161 James Dellet W AL-05 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
162 Philemon Dickerson D NJ March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1833–1836. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1841.
163 William Doan D OH-05 March 4, 183901st term
164 Andrew W. Doig D NY-16 March 4, 183901st term
165 Nehemiah H. Earll D NY-23 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
166 Ira Allen Eastman D NH March 4, 183901st term
167 John Edwards W PA-04 March 4, 183901st term
168 John Ely D NY-08 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
169 John Fine D NY-14 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
170 Charles Fisher D NC-10 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1819–1821. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1841.
171 John G. Floyd D NY-17 March 4, 183901st term
172 Joseph Fornance D PA-05 March 4, 183901st term
173 John Galbraith D PA-25 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1833–1837. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1841.
174 Seth M. Gates W NY-29 March 4, 183901st term
175 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-08 March 4, 183901st term
176 James Gerry W PA-11 March 4, 183901st term
177 Francis Granger W NY-26 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term*
178 Willis Green W KY-06 March 4, 183901st term
179 Moses H. Grinnell W NY-03 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
180 William L. Goggin W VA-07 March 4, 183901st term
181 Richard W. Habersham W GA March 4, 183901st term
182 Augustus C. Hand D NY-13 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
183 John Hastings D OH-17 March 4, 183901st term
184 John Hill D NC-09 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
185 John Hill W VA-05 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
186 Solomon Hillen Jr. D MD-04 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
187 Joel Holleman D VA-01 March 4, 183901st termResigned in December 1840.
188 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-01 March 4, 183901st term
189 Enos Hook D PA-20 March 4, 183901st term
190 David Hubbard D AL-02 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
191 Hiram P. Hunt W NY-09 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term*
192 Francis James W PA-04 March 4, 183901st term
193 Cave Johnson D TN-11 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1837. 		05th term*
194 Charles Johnston W NY-05 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
195 Thomas Kempshall W NY-28 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
196 Joseph Kille D NJ March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
197 Thomas B. King W GA March 4, 183901st term
198 Abbott Lawrence W MA-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term*Resigned on September 18, 1840.
199 Isaac Leet D PA-21 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
200 Stephen B. Leonard D NY-22 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1841.
201 William Lucas D VA-15 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
202 Joshua A. Lowell D ME-07 March 4, 183901st term
203 Meredith Mallory D NY-27 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
204 Albert Gallatin Marchand D PA-19 March 4, 183901st term
205 William Medill D OH-09 March 4, 183901st term
206 Christopher Morgan W NY-24 March 4, 183901st term
207 James Monroe W NY-03 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
208 James De La Montanya D NY-02 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
209 Peter Newhard D PA-08 March 4, 183901st term
210 Eugenius Aristides Nisbet W GA March 4, 183901st term
211 Thomas Burr Osborne W CT-04 March 4, 183901st term
212 Rufus Palen W NY-07 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
213 Isaac Parrish D OH-11 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
214 George H. Proffit W IN-01 March 4, 183901st term
215 William Sterrett Ramsey D PA-13 March 4, 183901st termDied on October 17, 1840.
216 Benjamin Randall W ME-03 March 4, 183901st term
217 Kenneth Rayner W NC-01 March 4, 183901st term
218 John Reynolds D IL-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1837. 		03rd term*
219 Thomas Robinson Jr. D DE March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
220 Edward Rogers D NY-23 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
221 James Rogers D SC-07 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term*
222 Daniel Bailey Ryall D NJ March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
223 Green Berry Samuels D VA-16 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
224 Jonathan Taylor D OH-12 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
225 Tristram Shaw D NH March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
226 William Simonton W PA-10 March 4, 183901st term
227 Albert Smith D ME-02 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
228 John Smith D VT-04 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
229 Thomas Smith D IN-04 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
230 Truman Smith W CT-05 March 4, 183901st term
231 David A. Starkweather D OH-18 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
232 Lewis Steenrod D VA-21 March 4, 183901st term
233 George Sweeny D OH-14 March 4, 183901st term
234 William L. Storrs W CT-02 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1833. 		03rd term*Resigned in June 1840.
235 Theron R. Strong D NY-25 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
236 John T. Stuart W IL-03 March 4, 183901st term
237 Thomas De Lage Sumter D SC-08 March 4, 183901st term
238 Philip Francis Thomas D MD-02 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
239 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 183901st term
240 Philip Triplett W KY-02 March 4, 183901st term
241 Joseph Trumbull W CT-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1835. 		02nd term*
242 Aaron Vanderpoel D NY-08 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1833–1837. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1841.
243 Peter Dumont Vroom D NJ March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
244 Peter Joseph Wagner W NY-15 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
245 Lott Warren W GA March 4, 183901st term
246 Harvey Magee Watterson D TN-09 March 4, 183901st term
247 John B. Weller D OH-02 March 4, 183901st term
248 Edward D. White Sr. W LA-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1834. 		04th term*
249 William W. Wick D IN-06 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
250 Henry Williams D MA-10 March 4, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
251 Thomas Wheeler Williams W CT-03 March 4, 183901st term
Tilghman Howard D IN-07 August 5, 183901st termResigned on July 1, 1840.
George McCulloch D PA-14 November 20, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
John Jameson D MO December 12, 183901st term Left the House in 1841.
Osmyn Baker W MA-06 January 14, 184001st term
William M. McCarty W VA-14 January 25, 184001st term Left the House in 1841.
Henry S. Lane W IN-07 August 3, 184001st term
Henry Marie Brackenridge W PA-22 October 13, 184001st term Left the House in 1841.
Jeremiah Morrow W OH-04 October 13, 1840
Previous service, 1803–1813. 		07th term*
Robert Charles Winthrop W MA-01 November 9, 184001st term
William Whiting Boardman W CT-02 December 7, 184001st term
Nicholas B. Doe W NY-11 December 7, 184001st term Left the House in 1841.
Charles McClure D PA-13 December 7, 1840
Previous service, 1837–1839. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1841.
John B. Thompson W KY-05 December 7, 184001st term
John Moore W LA-03 December 17, 184001st term
Francis Mallory W VA-01 December 28, 1840
Previous service, 1837–1839. 		02nd term*
Hines Holt W GA February 1, 184101st term Left the House in 1841.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(previous service, if any)
No. of term(s)Notes
1 Charles Downing D FL March 4, 183702nd term
2 William W. Chapman D IA September 10, 183802nd term
3 James Duane Doty D WI January 14, 183902nd term
Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 184001st 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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