List of United States representatives in the 29th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States 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 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)
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, 18432nd 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, 18432nd term
46 Solomon Foot W VT-01 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
47 Henry D. Foster D PA-19 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
48 Henry Grider W KY-03 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
49 Hannibal Hamlin D ME-06 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
50 Hugh A. Haralson D GA-04 March 4, 18432nd term
51 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1847.
52 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 18432nd term
53 Joseph P. Hoge D IL-06 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
54 Orville Hungerford D NY-19 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
55 James B. Hunt D MI-03 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
56 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 18432nd term
57 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 18432nd term
58 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 18432nd term
59 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 18432nd term
60 Preston King D NY-18 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
61 John Henry Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 18432nd term
62 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 18432nd term
63 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 18432nd term
64 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 18432nd term
65 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 18432nd term
66 Felix Grundy McConnell D AL-07 March 4, 18432nd termDied on September 10, 1846.
67 Joseph J. McDowell D OH-07 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
68 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 18432nd term
69 Joseph Morris D OH-15 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
70 William A. Moseley W NY-32 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
71 Moses Norris, Jr. D NH March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
72 Robert D. Owen D IN-01 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
73 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 18432nd term
74 Joseph Hopkins Peyton W TN-08 March 4, 18432nd termDied on November 11, 1845.
75 Alexander Ramsey W PA-14 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
76 George O. Rathbun D NY-25 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
77 David Settle Reid D NC-03 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
78 James H. Relfe D MO March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
79 John Ritter D PA-09 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
80 Robert W. Roberts D MS March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
81 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 18432nd term
82 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 18432nd term
83 Henry St. John D OH-06 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
84 Luther Severance W ME-03 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
85 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 18432nd term
86 John Slidell D LA-01 March 4, 18432nd termResigned on November 10, 1845.
87 Albert Smith W NY-33 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
88 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 18432nd term
89 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 18432nd term
90 Thomas Smith D IN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1847.
91 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835. 		7th term**
92 William Taylor D VA-11 March 4, 18432nd termDied on January 17, 1846.
93 William Thomasson W KY-07 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
94 John W. Tibbatts D KY-10 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
95 Daniel R. Tilden W OH-19 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
96 Joseph Vance W OH-04 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1835. 		9th term* Left the House in 1847.
97 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837. 		9th term*
98 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 18432nd term
99 Horace Wheaton D NY-24 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
100 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 18432nd term
101 William Wright W NJ-05 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
102 Jacob S. Yost D PA-05 March 4, 18432nd term Left the House in 1847.
103 Alexander H. Stephens W GA-07 October 2, 18432nd term
104 Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 18432nd term
105 Cornelius Darragh W PA-21 March 26, 18442nd term Left the House in 1847.
106 James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 18442nd term
107 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 18442nd term
108 Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 18442nd term
109 William L. Yancey D AL-03 December 2, 18442nd termResigned on September 1, 1846.
110 Stephen Adams D MS March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
111 Lemuel H. Arnold W RI-02 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
112 George Ashmun W MA-06 March 4, 18451st term
113 Edward D. Baker W IL-07 March 4, 18451st termResigned on January 15, 1847.
114 Joshua F. Bell W KY-04 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
115 Henry Bedinger D VA-10 March 4, 18451st term
116 Asa Biggs D NC-09 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
117 John Blanchard W PA-17 March 4, 18451st term
118 William G. Brown, Sr. D VA-15 March 4, 18451st term
119 John H. Campbell W PA-03 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
120 William W. Campbell W NY-06 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
121 Charles W. Cathcart D IN-09 March 4, 18451st term
122 John G. Chapman W MD-01 March 4, 18451st term
123 Lucien Bonaparte Chase D TN-09 March 4, 18451st term
124 John Smith Chipman D MI-02 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
125 Henry S. Clark D NC-08 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
126 William M. Cocke W TN-02 March 4, 18451st term
127 John F. Collin D NY-11 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
128 Albert Constable D MD-05 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
129 John H. Crozier W TN-03 March 4, 18451st term
130 Erastus D. Culver W NY-14 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
131 John D. Cummins D OH-16 March 4, 18451st term
132 Francis A. Cunningham D OH-02 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
133 Edmund S. Dargan D AL-01 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
134 Columbus Delano W OH-10 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
135 John De Mott D NY-27 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
136 James Dixon W CT-01 March 4, 18451st term
137 James C. Dobbin D NC-05 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
138 Alfred Dockery W NC-04 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
139 Joseph E. Edsall D NJ-04 March 4, 18451st term
140 Samuel S. Ellsworth D NY-26 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
141 Jacob Erdman D PA-06 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
142 John H. Ewing W PA-20 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
143 James J. Faran D OH-01 March 4, 18451st term
144 George Fries D OH-17 March 4, 18451st term
145 William S. Garvin D PA-22 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
146 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-07 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		3rd term*
147 William F. Giles D MD-04 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
148 Charles Goodyear D NY-21 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
149 Samuel Gordon D NY-10 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1847.
150 James Graham W NC-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1833–1843. 		6th term* Left the House in 1847.
151 Martin Grover D NY-30 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
152 Artemas Hale W MA-09 March 4, 18451st term
153 James G. Hampton W NJ-01 March 4, 18451st term
154 Richard P. Herrick W NY-12 March 4, 18451st termDied on June 20, 1846.
155 Henry W. Hilliard W AL-02 March 4, 18451st term
156 Elias B. Holmes W NY-28 March 4, 18451st term
157 William J. Hough D NY-23 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
158 John W. Houston W DE March 4, 18451st term
159 Samuel D. Hubbard W CT-02 March 4, 18451st term
160 Robert M. T. Hunter D VA-08 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1837–1843. 		4th term* Left the House in 1847.
161 Timothy Jenkins D NY-20 March 4, 18451st term
162 James H. Johnson D NH March 4, 18451st term
163 Joseph Johnson D VA-14 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1823–1827, 1833 and 1835–1841. 		7th term*** Left the House in 1847.
164 Seaborn Jones D GA-02 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1847.
165 Thomas B. King W GA-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		3rd term*
166 John W. Lawrence D NY-01 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
167 Shelton Leake D VA-05 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
168 Owen D. Leib D PA-11 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
169 Lewis C. Levin W PA-01 March 4, 18451st term
170 Abner Lewis W NY-31 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
171 Thomas W. Ligon D MD-03 March 4, 18451st term
172 Edward H. C. Long W MD-06 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
173 Barclay Martin D TN-06 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
174 John Preston Martin D KY-06 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
175 Moses McClean D PA-15 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
176 John D. McCrate D ME-04 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
177 Edward W. McGaughey W IN-07 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
178 John H. McHenry W KY-02 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
179 William S. Miller W NY-03 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
180 Mace Moulton D NH March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
181 Archibald C. Niven D NY-09 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
182 Isaac Parrish D OH-13 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1847.
183 John Pendleton W VA-09 March 4, 18451st term
184 Augustus L. Perrill D OH-09 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
185 Thomas J. Perry D MD-02 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
186 John S. Phelps D MO March 4, 18451st term
187 Sterling Price D MO March 4, 18451st termResigned on August 12, 1846.
188 John A. Rockwell W CT-03 March 4, 18451st term
189 Joseph M. Root W OH-21 March 4, 18451st term
190 John Runk W NJ-03 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
191 Joseph Russell D NY-15 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
192 Cullen Sawtelle D ME-05 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
193 William Sawyer D OH-05 March 4, 18451st term
194 John Fairfield Scamman D ME-01 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
195 Henry J. Seaman W NY-02 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
196 James Seddon D VA-06 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
197 Alexander D. Sims D SC-04 March 4, 18451st term
198 Leonard Henly Sims D MO March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
199 Truman Smith W CT-04 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		3rd term*
200 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 18451st term
201 David A. Starkweather D OH-18 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1847.
202 John Strohm W PA-08 March 4, 18451st term
203 Stephen Strong D NY-22 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
204 Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux W LA-02 March 4, 18451st term
205 Benjamin Thompson W MA-04 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
206 James Thompson D PA-23 March 4, 18451st term
207 Allen G. Thurman D OH-08 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
208 Robert Toombs W GA-08 March 4, 18451st term
209 William Tredway D VA-03 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
210 Andrew Trumbo W KY-09 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
211 Hugh White W NY-16 March 4, 18451st term
212 William W. Wick D IN-05 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		2nd term*
213 Hezekiah Williams D ME-07 March 4, 18451st term
214 David Wilmot D PA-12 March 4, 18451st term
215 Bradford R. Wood D NY-13 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
216 Thomas M. Woodruff W NY-05 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
217 William W. Woodworth D NY-08 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
218 Samuel G. Wright W NJ-02 March 4, 18451st termDied on July 30, 1845.
219 Archibald Yell D AR March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1836–1839. 		3rd term*Resigned on July 1, 1846.
220 Bryan Young W KY-05 March 4, 18451st term Left the House in 1847.
Edward C. Cabell W FL October 6, 18451st termResigned on January 24, 1846.
George Sykes D NJ-02 November 4, 1845
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1847.
John H. Harmanson D LA-03 December 1, 18451st term
Jefferson Davis D MS December 8, 18451st termResigned on October 28, 1846.
Edwin H. Ewing W TN-08 January 2, 18461st term Left the House in 1847.
George W. Towns D GA-03 January 5, 1846
Previous service, 1835–1836 and 1837–1839. 		3rd term** Left the House in 1847.
William H. Brockenbrough D FL January 24, 18461st term Left the House in 1847.
Emile La Sére D LA-01 January 29, 18461st term
James McDowell D VA-11 March 6, 18461st term
David S. Kaufman D TX-01 March 30, 18461st term
Timothy Pilsbury D TX-02 March 30, 18461st term
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D AL-07 December 7, 18461st term
James La Fayette Cottrell D AL-03 December 7, 18461st 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, 18404th term
2 Morgan Lewis Martin D WI March 4, 18451st 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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