List of United States representatives in the 29th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 29th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 29th Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). 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.

United States House of Representatives seniority list

United States House of Representatives seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
Number of term(s)Notes
1 John Quincy Adams W MA-08 March 4, 18318th termsDean of the House of Representatives
2 James Iver McKay D NC-06 March 4, 18318th terms
3 Reuben Chapman D AL-06 March 4, 18356th terms Left the House in 1847.
4 George W. Hopkins D VA-13 March 4, 18356th terms Left the House in 1847.
5 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 18375th terms
6 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		5th no-consecutive terms*
7 Garrett Davis W KY-08 March 4, 18394th terms Left the House in 1847.
8 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 18394th terms
9 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 18394th terms
10 Milton Brown W TN-11 March 4, 18413rd terms Left the House in 1847.
11 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-07 March 4, 18413rd terms
12 John Bennett Dawson D LA-03 March 4, 18413rd termsDied on June 26, 1845.
13 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 18413rd terms
14 Edmund Hubard D VA-04 March 4, 18413rd terms Left the House in 1847.
15 Charles J. Ingersoll D PA-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815. 		4th no-consecutive terms*
16 Andrew Kennedy D IN-10 March 4, 18413rd terms Left the House in 1847.
17 William W. Payne D AL-04 March 4, 18413rd terms Left the House in 1847.
18 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 18413rd terms with United States Representative From Massachusetts
19 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		4th no-consecutive terms*
20 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842. 		5th no-consecutive terms*
21 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 5, 1842
Previous service, 1838–1842.		6th no-consecutive terms*
22 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 18432nd terms with United States Representative From Massachusetts
23 Joseph H. Anderson D NY-07 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
24 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 18432nd terms with United States Representative From Virginia
25 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-02 March 4, 184302nd term
26 Charles S. Benton D NY-17 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
27 James Black D PA-16 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1836–1837. 		3rd no-consecutive terms* Left the House in 1847.
28 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 18432nd terms with United States Representative From South Carolina
29 James B. Bowlin D MO March 4, 18432nd terms with United States Representative From Missouri
30 Jacob Brinkerhoff D OH-11 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
31 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 18432nd terms
32 Joseph Buffington W PA-24 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
33 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 18432nd terms with United States Representative From South Carolina
34 Charles H. Carroll W NY-29 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
35 Augustus A. Chapman D VA-12 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
36 Howell Cobb D GA-06 March 4, 18432nd terms
37 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 18432nd terms
38 Henry Y. Cranston W RI-01 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
39 Alvan Cullom D TN-04 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
40 John W. Davis D IN-06 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841. 		4th no-consecutive terms**Speaker of the House
Left the House in 1847.
41 Paul Dillingham D VT-04 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
42 Stephen A. Douglas D IL-05 March 4, 18432nd termsResigned on March 3, 1847.
43 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1841. 		5th no-consecutive terms*
44 Robert P. Dunlap D ME-02 March 4, 18432nd terms Left the House in 1847.
45 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 184302nd term
46 Solomon Foot W VT-01 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
47 Henry D. Foster D PA-19 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
48 Henry Grider W KY-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
49 Hannibal Hamlin D ME-06 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
50 Hugh A. Haralson D GA-04 March 4, 184302nd term
51 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1847.
52 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 184302nd term
53 Joseph P. Hoge D IL-06 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
54 Orville Hungerford D NY-19 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
55 James B. Hunt D MI-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
56 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 184302nd term
57 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 184302nd term
58 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 184302nd term
59 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 184302nd term
60 Preston King D NY-18 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
61 John Henry Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 184302nd term
62 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 184302nd term
63 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 184302nd term
64 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 184302nd term
65 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 184302nd term
66 Felix Grundy McConnell D AL-07 March 4, 184302nd termDied on September 10, 1846.
67 Joseph J. McDowell D OH-07 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
68 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 184302nd term
69 Joseph Morris D OH-15 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
70 William A. Moseley W NY-32 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
71 Moses Norris, Jr. D NH March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
72 Robert D. Owen D IN-01 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
73 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 184302nd term
74 Joseph Hopkins Peyton W TN-08 March 4, 184302nd termDied on November 11, 1845.
75 Alexander Ramsey W PA-14 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
76 George O. Rathbun D NY-25 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
77 David Settle Reid D NC-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
78 James H. Relfe D MO March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
79 John Ritter D PA-09 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
80 Robert W. Roberts D MS March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
81 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 184302nd term
82 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 184302nd term
83 Henry St. John D OH-06 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
84 Luther Severance W ME-03 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
85 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 184302nd term
86 John Slidell D LA-01 March 4, 184302nd termResigned on November 10, 1845.
87 Albert Smith W NY-33 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
88 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 184302nd term
89 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 184302nd term
90 Thomas Smith D IN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1847.
91 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835. 		07th term**
92 William Taylor D VA-11 March 4, 184302nd termDied on January 17, 1846.
93 William Thomasson W KY-07 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
94 John W. Tibbatts D KY-10 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
95 Daniel R. Tilden W OH-19 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
96 Joseph Vance W OH-04 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1835. 		09th term* Left the House in 1847.
97 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837. 		09th term*
98 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 184302nd term
99 Horace Wheaton D NY-24 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
100 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 184302nd term
101 William Wright W NJ-05 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
102 Jacob S. Yost D PA-05 March 4, 184302nd term Left the House in 1847.
103 Alexander H. Stephens W GA-07 October 2, 184302nd term
104 Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 184302nd term
105 Cornelius Darragh W PA-21 March 26, 184402nd term Left the House in 1847.
106 James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 184402nd term
107 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 184402nd term
108 Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 184402nd term
109 William L. Yancey D AL-03 December 2, 184402nd termResigned on September 1, 1846.
110 Stephen Adams D MS March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
111 Lemuel H. Arnold W RI-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
112 George Ashmun W MA-06 March 4, 184501st term
113 Edward D. Baker W IL-07 March 4, 184501st termResigned on January 15, 1847.
114 Joshua F. Bell W KY-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
115 Henry Bedinger D VA-10 March 4, 184501st term
116 Asa Biggs D NC-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
117 John Blanchard W PA-17 March 4, 184501st term
118 William G. Brown, Sr. D VA-15 March 4, 184501st term
119 John H. Campbell W PA-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
120 William W. Campbell W NY-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
121 Charles W. Cathcart D IN-09 March 4, 184501st term
122 John G. Chapman W MD-01 March 4, 184501st term
123 Lucien Bonaparte Chase D TN-09 March 4, 184501st term
124 John Smith Chipman D MI-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
125 Henry S. Clark D NC-08 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
126 William M. Cocke W TN-02 March 4, 184501st term
127 John F. Collin D NY-11 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
128 Albert Constable D MD-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
129 John H. Crozier W TN-03 March 4, 184501st term
130 Erastus D. Culver W NY-14 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
131 John D. Cummins D OH-16 March 4, 184501st term
132 Francis A. Cunningham D OH-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
133 Edmund S. Dargan D AL-01 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
134 Columbus Delano W OH-10 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
135 John De Mott D NY-27 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
136 James Dixon W CT-01 March 4, 184501st term
137 James C. Dobbin D NC-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
138 Alfred Dockery W NC-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
139 Joseph E. Edsall D NJ-04 March 4, 184501st term
140 Samuel S. Ellsworth D NY-26 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
141 Jacob Erdman D PA-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
142 John H. Ewing W PA-20 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
143 James J. Faran D OH-01 March 4, 184501st term
144 George Fries D OH-17 March 4, 184501st term
145 William S. Garvin D PA-22 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
146 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-07 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term*
147 William F. Giles D MD-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
148 Charles Goodyear D NY-21 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
149 Samuel Gordon D NY-10 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
150 James Graham W NC-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1833–1843. 		06th term* Left the House in 1847.
151 Martin Grover D NY-30 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
152 Artemas Hale W MA-09 March 4, 184501st term
153 James G. Hampton W NJ-01 March 4, 184501st term
154 Richard P. Herrick W NY-12 March 4, 184501st termDied on June 20, 1846.
155 Henry W. Hilliard W AL-02 March 4, 184501st term
156 Elias B. Holmes W NY-28 March 4, 184501st term
157 William J. Hough D NY-23 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
158 John W. Houston W DE March 4, 184501st term
159 Samuel D. Hubbard W CT-02 March 4, 184501st term
160 Robert M. T. Hunter D VA-08 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1837–1843. 		04th term* Left the House in 1847.
161 Timothy Jenkins D NY-20 March 4, 184501st term
162 James H. Johnson D NH March 4, 184501st term
163 Joseph Johnson D VA-14 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1823–1827, 1833 and 1835–1841. 		07th term*** Left the House in 1847.
164 Seaborn Jones D GA-02 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
165 Thomas B. King W GA-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term*
166 John W. Lawrence D NY-01 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
167 Shelton Leake D VA-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
168 Owen D. Leib D PA-11 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
169 Lewis C. Levin W PA-01 March 4, 184501st term
170 Abner Lewis W NY-31 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
171 Thomas W. Ligon D MD-03 March 4, 184501st term
172 Edward H. C. Long W MD-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
173 Barclay Martin D TN-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
174 John Preston Martin D KY-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
175 Moses McClean D PA-15 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
176 John D. McCrate D ME-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
177 Edward W. McGaughey W IN-07 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
178 John H. McHenry W KY-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
179 William S. Miller W NY-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
180 Mace Moulton D NH March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
181 Archibald C. Niven D NY-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
182 Isaac Parrish D OH-13 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
183 John Pendleton W VA-09 March 4, 184501st term
184 Augustus L. Perrill D OH-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
185 Thomas J. Perry D MD-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
186 John S. Phelps D MO March 4, 184501st term
187 Sterling Price D MO March 4, 184501st termResigned on August 12, 1846.
188 John A. Rockwell W CT-03 March 4, 184501st term
189 Joseph M. Root W OH-21 March 4, 184501st term
190 John Runk W NJ-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
191 Joseph Russell D NY-15 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
192 Cullen Sawtelle D ME-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
193 William Sawyer D OH-05 March 4, 184501st term
194 John Fairfield Scamman D ME-01 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
195 Henry J. Seaman W NY-02 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
196 James Seddon D VA-06 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
197 Alexander D. Sims D SC-04 March 4, 184501st term
198 Leonard Henly Sims D MO March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
199 Truman Smith W CT-04 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term*
200 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 184501st term
201 David A. Starkweather D OH-18 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
202 John Strohm W PA-08 March 4, 184501st term
203 Stephen Strong D NY-22 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
204 Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux W LA-02 March 4, 184501st term
205 Benjamin Thompson W MA-04 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
206 James Thompson D PA-23 March 4, 184501st term
207 Allen G. Thurman D OH-08 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
208 Robert Toombs W GA-08 March 4, 184501st term
209 William Tredway D VA-03 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
210 Andrew Trumbo W KY-09 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
211 Hugh White W NY-16 March 4, 184501st term
212 William W. Wick D IN-05 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term*
213 Hezekiah Williams D ME-07 March 4, 184501st term
214 David Wilmot D PA-12 March 4, 184501st term
215 Bradford R. Wood D NY-13 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
216 Thomas M. Woodruff W NY-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
217 William W. Woodworth D NY-08 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
218 Samuel G. Wright W NJ-02 March 4, 184501st termDied on July 30, 1845.
219 Archibald Yell D AR March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1836–1839. 		03rd term*Resigned on July 1, 1846.
220 Bryan Young W KY-05 March 4, 184501st term Left the House in 1847.
Edward C. Cabell W FL October 6, 184501st termResigned on January 24, 1846.
George Sykes D NJ-02 November 4, 1845
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1847.
John H. Harmanson D LA-03 December 1, 184501st term
Jefferson Davis D MS December 8, 184501st termResigned on October 28, 1846.
Edwin H. Ewing W TN-08 January 2, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
George W. Towns D GA-03 January 5, 1846
Previous service, 1835–1836 and 1837–1839. 		03rd term** Left the House in 1847.
William H. Brockenbrough D FL January 24, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
Emile La Sére D LA-01 January 29, 184601st term
James McDowell D VA-11 March 6, 184601st term
David S. Kaufman D TX-01 March 30, 184601st term
Timothy Pilsbury D TX-02 March 30, 184601st term
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D AL-07 December 7, 184601st term
James La Fayette Cottrell D AL-03 December 7, 184601st term Left the House in 1847.
William McDaniel D MO December 7, 18461st term Left the House in 1847.
Thomas C. Ripley W NY-12 December 7, 18461st term Left the House in 1847.
Serranus C. Hastings D IA December 28, 18461st term Left the House in 1847.
Shepherd Leffler D IA December 28, 18461st term
Henry T. Ellett D MS January 26, 18471st term Left the House in 1847.
John Henry W IL-07 February 5, 18471st term Left the House in 1847.
Thomas W. Newton W AR February 6, 18471st term Left the House in 1847.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1 Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 184004th term
2 Morgan Lewis Martin D WI March 4, 184501st 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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