List of United States representatives in the 34th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 34th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 34th Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). 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)
Term #Notes
1 Joshua R. Giddings O OH-20 December 5, 1842
Previous service, 1838–1842.		11th term*Dean and Speaker of the House
2 George W. Jones D TN-06 March 4, 18437th term
3 Alexander H. Stephens D GA-08 October 2, 18437th term
4 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-01 May 6, 18447th termDied on June 23, 1856.
5 John S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 18456th term
6 Thomas L. Clingman D NC-08 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		6th term*
7 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 18475th term
8 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 18475th term
9 Sampson W. Harris D AL-07 March 4, 18475th term Left the House in 1857.
10 William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 18475th termResigned on August 25, 1856.
11 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 18495th term
12 Henry Bennett O NY-21 March 4, 18494th term
13 Lewis D. Campbell O OH-03 March 4, 18494th term
14 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 18494th term
15 Thomas J. D. Fuller D ME-06 March 4, 18494th term Left the House in 1857.
16 Fayette McMullen D VA-13 March 4, 18494th term Left the House in 1857.
17 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 18494th term
18 James L. Orr D SC-05 March 4, 18494th term
19 Paulus Powell D VA-06 March 4, 18494th term
20 James Meacham O VT-01 December 3, 18494th termDied on August 23, 1856.
21 William Aiken Jr. D SC-02 March 4, 18513rd term Left the House in 1857.
22 John Caskie D VA-03 March 4, 18513rd term
23 Charles J. Faulkner D VA-08 March 4, 18513rd term
24 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 18513rd term
25 Galusha A. Grow D PA-14 March 4, 18513rd term
26 Solomon G. Haven O NY-32 March 4, 18513rd term Left the House in 1857.
27 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		7th term*
28 John Letcher D VA-09 March 4, 18513rd term
29 Daniel Mace O IN-08 March 4, 18513rd term Left the House in 1857.
30 John G. Miller O MO-05 March 4, 18513rd termDied on May 11, 1856.
31 William R. Smith KN AL-04 March 4, 18513rd term Left the House in 1857.
32 Benjamin B. Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		4th term* Left the House in 1857.
33 Israel Washburn Jr. O ME-05 March 4, 18513rd term
34 James C. Allen D IL-07 March 4, 18532nd termResigned on July 18, 1856.
Returned to the House on November 4, 1856
Left the House in 1857.
35 Edward Ball O OH-16 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
36 Nathaniel P. Banks KN MA-07 March 4, 18532nd termSpeaker of the House
37 William Barksdale D MS-03 March 4, 18532nd term
38 Peter H. Bell D TX-02 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
39 Samuel P. Benson O ME-04 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
40 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 18532nd term
41 Preston Brooks D SC-04 March 4, 18532nd termResigned on July 15, 1856.
Returned to the House on August 1, 1856.
Died on January 27, 1857.
42 Samuel Caruthers O MO-07 March 4, 18532nd term
43 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 18532nd term
44 Leander Cox KN KY-09 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
45 Alexander De Witt KN MA-09 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
46 John Dick O PA-25 March 4, 18532nd term
47 James F. Dowdell D AL-03 March 4, 18532nd term
48 John M. Elliott D KY-06 March 4, 18532nd term
49 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 18532nd term
50 Emerson Etheridge KN TN-09 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
51 Thomas T. Flagler O NY-31 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
52 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		3rd term*
53 Alfred B. Greenwood D AR-01 March 4, 18532nd term
54 Aaron Harlan O OH-07 March 4, 18532nd term
55 John S. Harrison O OH-02 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
56 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 March 4, 18532nd termResigned on July 15, 1856.
Returned to the House on August 6, 1856.
57 Zedekiah Kidwell D VA-10 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
58 James Knox O IL-04 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
59 James J. Lindley O MO-03 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
60 Orsamus B. Matteson O NY-20 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		3rd term*Resigned on February 27, 1857.
61 Augustus Maxwell D FL March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
62 Smith Miller D IN-01 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
63 Edwin B. Morgan O NY-25 March 4, 18532nd term
64 Matthias H. Nichols O OH-04 March 4, 18532nd term
65 Jesse O. Norton O IL-03 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
66 Andrew Oliver D NY-26 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
67 Mordecai Oliver O MO-04 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
68 Asa Packer D PA-13 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
69 Alexander C. M. Pennington O NJ-05 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
70 Benjamin Pringle O NY-30 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
71 Richard C. Puryear KN NC-06 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
72 Charles Ready KN TN-05 March 4, 18532nd term
73 David Ritchie O PA-21 March 4, 18532nd term
74 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 18532nd term
75 Alvah Sabin O VT-03 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
76 Russell Sage O NY-13 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
77 William R. Sapp O OH-15 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
78 James L. Seward D GA-01 March 4, 18532nd term
79 George A. Simmons O NY-16 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
80 Samuel A. Smith D TN-03 March 4, 18532nd term
81 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		3rd term*
82 George Vail D NJ-04 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
83 Edward Wade O OH-19 March 4, 18532nd term
84 Elihu B. Washburne O IL-01 March 4, 18532nd term
85 Daniel Wells Jr. D WI-01 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
86 John Wheeler D NY-06 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
87 Daniel B. Wright D MS-01 March 4, 18532nd term Left the House in 1857.
88 Felix Zollicoffer KN TN-08 March 4, 18532nd term
89 Jehu G. Jones D PA-08 February 4, 1854
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		3rd term*
90 Charles J. Albright O OH-17 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
91 John Allison O PA-23 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1857.
92 Lucien Barbour O IN-06 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
93 David Barclay D PA-24 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
94 Hendley S. Bennett D MS-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
95 Philemon Bliss O OH-14 March 4, 18551st term
96 Charles Billinghurst O WI-03 March 4, 18551st term
97 John Bingham O OH-21 March 4, 18551st term
98 James Bishop O NJ-03 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
99 Thomas F. Bowie D MD-06 March 4, 18551st term
100 Samuel C. Bradshaw O PA-07 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
101 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D NC-04 March 4, 18551st term
102 Samuel Brenton O IN-10 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853.		2nd term*
103 Jacob Broom KN PA-04 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
104 James Buffington KN MA-02 March 4, 18551st term
105 Anson Burlingame KN MA-05 March 4, 18551st term
106 Henry C. Burnett D KY-01 March 4, 18551st term
107 John Cadwalader D PA-05 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
108 James H. Campbell O PA-11 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
109 John P. Campbell Jr. KN KY-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
110 John S. Carlile KN VA-11 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
111 Calvin C. Chaffee KN MA-10 March 4, 18551st term
112 Thomas Child Jr. O NY-07 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
113 Ezra Clark Jr. KN CT-01 March 4, 18551st term
114 Bayard Clarke O NY-09 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
115 Isaiah D. Clawson O NJ-01 March 4, 18551st term
116 Howell Cobb D GA-06 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		5th term* Left the House in 1857.
117 Schuyler Colfax O IN-09 March 4, 18551st term
118 Linus B. Comins KN MA-04 March 4, 18551st term
119 John Covode O PA-19 March 4, 18551st term
120 Aaron H. Cragin KN NH-03 March 4, 18551st term
121 Elisha D. Cullen KN DE March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
122 William Cumback O IN-04 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
123 Martin J. Crawford D GA-02 March 4, 18551st term
124 William S. Damrell KN MA-03 March 4, 18551st term
125 Thomas G. Davidson D LA-03 March 4, 18551st term
126 Timothy Davis KN MA-06 March 4, 18551st term
127 Henry W. Davis KN MD-04 March 4, 18551st term
128 Timothy C. Day O OH-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
129 Sidney Dean KN CT-03 March 4, 18551st term
130 James W. Denver D CA March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
131 Samuel Dickson O NY-14 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
132 Edward Dodd O NY-15 March 4, 18551st term
133 George Grundy Dunn O IN-03 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1857.
134 Nathan B. Durfee KN RI-01 March 4, 18551st term
135 John Rufus Edie O PA-18 March 4, 18551st term
136 Francis S. Edwards O NY-33 March 4, 18551st termResigned on February 28, 1857.
137 Jonas R. Emrie O OH-06 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
138 George Eustis Jr. KN LA-01 March 4, 18551st term
139 Lemuel D. Evans KN TX-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
140 Nathaniel G. Foster KN GA-07 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
141 Henry M. Fuller O PA-12 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1857.
142 Samuel Galloway O OH-12 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
143 William A. Gilbert O NY-23 March 4, 18551st termResigned on February 27, 1857.
144 Amos P. Granger O NY-24 March 4, 18551st term
145 Augustus Hall D IA-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
146 Robert B. Hall KN MA-01 March 4, 18551st term
147 Philemon T. Herbert D CA March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
148 John Hickman D PA-06 March 4, 18551st term
149 James M. Harris O MD-03 March 4, 18551st term
150 Thomas L. Harris D IL-06 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		2nd term*
151 David P. Holloway O IN-05 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
152 Henry W. Hoffman KN MD-05 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
153 Thomas R. Horton O NY-18 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
154 Valentine B. Horton O OH-11 March 4, 18551st term
155 William A. Howard O MI-01 March 4, 18551st term
156 Jonas A. Hughston O NY-19 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
157 Joshua Jewett D KY-05 March 4, 18551st term
158 John Kelly D NY-04 March 4, 18551st term
159 William H. Kelsey O NY-28 March 4, 18551st term
160 Luther M. Kennett O MO-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
161 Rufus H. King O NY-11 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
162 Chauncey L. Knapp KN MA-08 March 4, 18551st term
163 Jonathan Knight O PA-20 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
164 Ebenezer Knowlton O ME-03 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
165 John C. Kunkel O PA-10 March 4, 18551st term
166 William A. Lake KN MS-04 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
167 Benjamin F. Leiter O OH-18 March 4, 18551st term
168 John H. Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1843–1849. 		4th term* Left the House in 1857.
169 Alexander K. Marshall KN KY-08 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
170 Humphrey Marshall KN KY-07 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1852. 		3rd term*
171 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-09 March 4, 18551st term
172 Andrew Z. McCarty O NY-22 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
173 Killian Miller O NY-12 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
174 William Millward O PA-03 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
175 Oscar F. Moore O OH-10 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
176 Justin S. Morrill O VT-02 March 4, 18551st term
177 Richard Mott O OH-05 March 4, 18551st term
178 Ambrose S. Murray O NY-10 March 4, 18551st term
179 Robert T. Paine KN NC-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
180 John M. Parker O NY-27 March 4, 18551st term
181 George W. Peck D MI-04 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
182 John J. Pearce O PA-15 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
183 Guy R. Pelton O NY-03 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
184 John J. Perry O ME-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
185 John U. Pettit O IN-11 March 4, 18551st term
186 James Pike KN NH-01 March 4, 18551st term
187 Gilchrist Porter O MO-02 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1857.
188 Samuel Anderson Purviance O PA-22 March 4, 18551st term
189 John A. Quitman D MS-05 March 4, 18551st term
190 Edwin G. Reade KN NC-05 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
191 James B. Ricaud KN MD-02 March 4, 18551st term
192 Thomas Rivers KN TN-10 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
193 George R. Robbins O NJ-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
194 Anthony E. Roberts O PA-09 March 4, 18551st term
195 David F. Robison O PA-17 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
196 Albert Rust D AR-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
197 John M. Sandidge D LA-04 March 4, 18551st term
198 John H. Savage D TN-04 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		3rd term*
199 Harvey D. Scott O IN-07 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
200 John Sherman O OH-13 March 4, 18551st term
201 Eli S. Shorter D AL-02 March 4, 18551st term
202 William H. Sneed D TN-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
203 Francis E. Spinner O NY-17 March 4, 18551st term
204 Benjamin Stanton O OH-08 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		2nd term*
205 James A. Stewart D MD-01 March 4, 18551st term
206 James S. T. Stranahan O NY-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
207 Samuel F. Swope KN KY-10 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
208 Albert G. Talbott D KY-04 March 4, 18551st term
209 Mason Tappan KN NH-02 March 4, 18551st term
210 Miles Taylor D LA-02 March 4, 18551st term
211 James Thorington O IA-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
212 Lemuel Todd O PA-16 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
213 Mark Trafton KN MA-11 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
214 Robert P. Trippe KN GA-03 March 4, 18551st term
215 Job R. Tyson O PA-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
216 Warner Underwood KN KY-03 March 4, 18551st term
217 William Valk KN NY-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
218 Abram Wakeman O NY-08 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
219 David S. Walbridge O MI-03 March 4, 18551st term
220 Henry Waldron O MI-02 March 4, 18551st term
221 Percy Walker KN AL-01 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
222 Hiram B. Warner D GA-04 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
223 Cooper K. Watson O OH-09 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
224 Cadwallader C. Washburn O WI-02 March 4, 18551st term
225 Albert G. Watkins D TN-01 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		3rd term*
226 William W. Welch KN CT-04 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
227 Thomas R. Whitney KN NY-05 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
228 John Williams D NY-29 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
229 Warren Winslow D NC-03 March 4, 18551st term
230 John M. Wood O ME-01 March 4, 18551st term
231 John Woodruff KN CT-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
232 James H. Woodworth O IL-02 March 4, 18551st term Left the House in 1857.
233 John V. Wright D TN-07 March 4, 18551st term
Thomas P. Akers KN MO-05 August 18, 18561st term Left the House in 1857.
Jacob C. Davis D IL-05 November 4, 18561st term Left the House in 1857.
James L. D. Morrison D IL-08 November 4, 18561st term Left the House in 1857.
George T. Hodges O VT-01 December 1, 18561st term Left the House in 1857.
Muscoe R. H. Garnett D VA-01 December 1, 18561st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1 John Milton Bernhisel D UT March 4, 18513rd term
2 Joseph Lane D OR March 4, 18513rd term
3 José Manuel Gallegos D NM March 4, 18532nd term
4 Henry Mower Rice D MN March 4, 18532nd term
5 John Wilkins Whitfield D KS December 20, 18542nd term
6 James Patton Anderson D WA March 4, 18551st term
7 Bird Beers Chapman D NE March 4, 18551st term
Miguel Antonio Otero D NM July 23, 18561st term
John Wilkins Whitfield D KS December 9, 1856
Previous service, 1854–1856. 		3rd 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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