List of United States representatives in the 36th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 36th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 36th Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). 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 John S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 18458th termDean of the House
2 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 18477th term Left the House in 1861.
3 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 18477th termResigned on January 30, 1861.
4 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 18497th termResigned on December 21, 1860.
5 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 18496th term Left the House in 1861.
6 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 18496th term Left the House in 1861.
7 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 18515th term Left the House in 1861.
8 Galusha A. Grow R PA-14 March 4, 18515th term
9 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		9th term*Resigned on January 21, 1861.
10 Israel Washburn Jr. R ME-05 March 4, 18515th termResigned on January 1, 1861.
11 William Barksdale D MS-03 March 4, 18534th termResigned on January 12, 1861.
12 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 18534th termResigned on December 21, 1860.
13 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 18534th term Left the House in 1861.
14 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 18534th term Left the House in 1861.
15 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		5th term*Died on July 3, 1859.
16 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 18534th term Left the House in 1861.
17 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		5th term* Left the House in 1861.
18 Edward Wade R OH-19 March 4, 18534th term Left the House in 1861.
19 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-01 March 4, 18534th term
20 John Bingham R OH-21 March 4, 18553rd term
21 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D NC-04 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
22 James Buffington R MA-02 March 4, 18553rd term
23 Anson Burlingame KN MA-05 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
24 Henry C. Burnett D KY-01 March 4, 18553rd term
25 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 18553rd term
26 John Covode W PA-19 March 4, 18553rd term
27 Martin J. Crawford D GA-02 March 4, 18553rd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
28 Thomas G. Davidson D LA-03 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
29 Henry W. Davis D MD-04 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
30 James M. Harris D MD-03 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
31 John Hickman D PA-06 March 4, 18553rd term
32 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 18553rd term
33 John U. Pettit R IN-11 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
34 John Sherman R OH-13 March 4, 18553rd term
35 Francis E. Spinner R NY-17 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
36 Benjamin Stanton R OH-08 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		4th term* Left the House in 1861.
37 James A. Stewart D MD-01 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
38 Mason Tappan R NH-02 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
39 Miles Taylor D LA-02 March 4, 18553rd termResigned on February 5, 1861.
40 Henry Waldron R MI-02 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
41 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-02 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
42 Warren Winslow D NC-03 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
43 John V. Wright D TN-07 March 4, 18553rd term Left the House in 1861.
44 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 August 6, 1856
Previous service, 1853–1856. 		4th term*Resigned in December 1860.
45 Muscoe R.H. Garnett D VA-01 December 1, 18563rd term Left the House in 1861.
46 Garnett Adrain D NJ-03 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
47 Thomas L. Anderson D MO-02 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
48 William T. Avery D TN-10 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
49 Milledge L. Bonham D SC-04 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on December 21, 1860.
50 William D. Brayton R RI-02 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
51 Silas M. Burroughs R NY-31 March 4, 18572nd termDied on June 3, 1860.
52 Horace F. Clark D NY-08 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
53 Sherrard Clemens D VA-10 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1852–1853. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
54 Clark B. Cochrane R NY-18 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
55 John Cochrane D NY-06 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
56 Samuel S. Cox D OH-12 March 4, 18572nd term
57 James Craig D MO-04 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
58 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D AL-07 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
59 Samuel R. Curtis R IA-01 March 4, 18572nd term
60 John G. Davis D IN-07 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1851–1855. 		4th term* Left the House in 1861.
61 Reuben Davis D MS-02 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 12, 1861.
62 Henry L. Dawes R MA-11 March 4, 18572nd term
63 William H. Dimmick D PA-13 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
64 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
65 Reuben Fenton R NY-33 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		3rd term*
66 Stephen C. Foster R ME-06 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
67 Lucius J. Gartrell D GA-04 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
68 John A. Gilmer R NC-05 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
69 John B. Haskin D NY-09 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
70 George S. Hawkins D FL March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
71 Joshua Hill R GA-07 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
72 Charles B. Hoard R NY-23 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
73 James Jackson D GA-06 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 23, 1861.
73 Albert G. Jenkins D VA-11 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
75 William Kellogg R IL-04 March 4, 18572nd term
76 David Kilgore R IN-05 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
77 Jacob M. Kunkel D MD-05 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
78 Lucius Q. C. Lamar II D MS-01 March 4, 18572nd termResigned in December 1860.
79 Dewitt C. Leach R MI-04 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
80 Owen Lovejoy R IL-03 March 4, 18572nd term
81 William B. Maclay D NY-05 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1849. 		5th term* Left the House in 1861.
82 Horace Maynard D TN-02 March 4, 18572nd term
83 William P. Miles D SC-02 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on December 21, 1860.
84 William Montgomery D PA-20 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
85 Edward J. Morris R PA-02 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		3rd term*
86 Isaac N. Morris D IL-05 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
87 Freeman H. Morse R ME-04 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
88 Sydenham Moore D AL-04 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
89 Abram B. Olin R NY-13 March 4, 18572nd term
90 George W. Palmer R NY-16 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
91 George H. Pendleton D OH-01 March 4, 18572nd term
92 Samuel Peyton D KY-02 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
93 John F. Potter R WI-01 March 4, 18572nd term
94 Emory B. Pottle R NY-26 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
95 John Henninger Reagan D TX-01 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
96 Homer E. Royce R VT-03 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
97 Charles L. Scott D CA-02 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
98 Daniel Sickles D NY-03 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
99 Otho R. Singleton D MS-04 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		3rd term*Resigned on January 12, 1861.
100 James A. Stallworth D AL-01 March 4, 18572nd termResigned on January 21, 1861.
101 William Stewart R PA-23 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
102 John W. Stevenson D KY-10 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
103 Eli Thayer R MA-09 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
104 Cydnor B. Tompkins R OH-16 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
105 Eliakim P. Walton R VT-01 March 4, 18572nd term
106 William G. Whiteley D DE March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
107 James Wilson R IN-08 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
108 Samuel H. Woodson KN MO-05 March 4, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
109 Charles Case R IN-10 December 7, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
110 John B. Clark D MO-03 December 7, 18572nd term
111 William E. Niblack D IN-01 December 7, 18572nd term Left the House in 1861.
112 Daniel W. Gooch R MA-07 January 31, 18582nd term
113 Clement Vallandigham D OH-03 May 25, 18582nd term
114 John J. McRae D MS-05 December 7, 18582nd termResigned on January 12, 1861.
115 Zebulon B. Vance D NC-08 December 7, 18582nd term Left the House in 1861.
116 Thomas J. Barr D NY-04 January 17, 18592nd term Left the House in 1861.
117 Charles F. Adams, Sr. R MA-03 March 4, 18591st term
118 Green Adams D KY-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
119 Cyrus Aldrich R MN March 4, 18591st term
120 William Allen D OH-04 March 4, 18591st term
121 John B. Alley R MA-06 March 4, 18591st term
122 William C. Anderson D KY-04 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
123 James M. Ashley R OH-05 March 4, 18591st term
124 John D. Ashmore D SC-05 March 4, 18591st termResigned on December 21, 1860.
125 Elijah Babbitt R PA-25 March 4, 18591st term
126 John R. Barret D MO-01 March 4, 18591st termResigned on June 8, 1860.
Returned to the House on December 3, 1860.
Left the House in 1861.
127 Charles L. Beale R NY-12 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
128 Samuel S. Blair R PA-18 March 4, 18591st term
129 Alexander Boteler D VA-08 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
130 John Edward Bouligny D LA-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
131 Reese B. Brabson D TN-03 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
132 George Briggs R NY-07 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
133 Francis Bristow D KY-03 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
134 John C. Burch D CA-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
135 Alfred A. Burnham R CT-03 March 4, 18591st term
136 Martin Butterfield R NY-25 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
137 James H. Campbell R PA-11 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		2nd term*
138 John Carey R OH-09 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
139 Luther C. Carter R NY-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
140 David Clopton D AL-03 March 4, 18591st termResigned on January 21, 1861.
141 Roscoe Conkling R NY-20 March 4, 18591st term
142 George B. Cooper D MI-01 March 4, 18591st termResigned on May 15, 1860.
143 Thomas Corwin R OH-07 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1831–1840. 		6th term*
144 Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. D VA-03 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
145 Charles Delano R MA-10 March 4, 18591st term
146 R. Holland Duell R NY-21 March 4, 18591st term
147 William M. Dunn R IN-03 March 4, 18591st term
148 Sidney Edgerton R OH-18 March 4, 18591st term
149 Thomas M. Edwards R NH-03 March 4, 18591st term
150 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		2nd term*
151 Alfred Ely R NY-29 March 4, 18591st term
152 Emerson Etheridge KN TN-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
153 Orris S. Ferry R CT-04 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
154 Philip B. Fouke D IL-08 March 4, 18591st term
155 Augustus Frank R NY-30 March 4, 18591st term
156 Ezra B. French R ME-03 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
157 James H. Graham R NY-19 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
158 John A. Gurley R OH-02 March 4, 18591st term
159 James T. Hale R PA-15 March 4, 18591st term
160 Chapin Hall R PA-24 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
161 Andrew J. Hamilton D TX-02 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
162 Thomas Hardeman Jr. D GA-03 March 4, 18591st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
163 John T. Harris D VA-09 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
164 Robert H. Hatton D TN-05 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
165 William Helmick R OH-15 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
166 Thomas C. Hindman D AR-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
167 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 18591st term
168 William Howard D OH-06 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
169 George W. Hughes D MD-06 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
170 James Humphrey R NY-02 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
171 John Hutchins R OH-20 March 4, 18591st term
172 William Irvine R NY-28 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
173 John J. Jones D GA-08 March 4, 18591st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
174 Benjamin F. Junkin R PA-16 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
175 Francis William Kellogg R MI-03 March 4, 18591st term
176 William S. Kenyon R NY-11 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
177 John W. Killinger R PA-10 March 4, 18591st term
178 John M. Landrum D LA-04 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
179 Charles H. Larrabee D WI-03 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
180 James Madison Leach R NC-06 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
181 Shelton Leake D VA-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
182 M. Lindley Lee R NY-22 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
183 John A. Logan D IL-09 March 4, 18591st term
184 Henry C. Longnecker R PA-07 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
185 Dwight Loomis R CT-01 March 4, 18591st term
186 Peter E. Love D GA-01 March 4, 18591st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
187 Robert Mallory D KY-07 March 4, 18591st term
188 Gilman Marston R NH-01 March 4, 18591st term
189 Charles D. Martin D OH-11 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
190 Elbert S. Martin D VA-13 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
191 James B. McKean R NY-15 March 4, 18591st term
192 Robert McKnight R PA-22 March 4, 18591st term
193 Edward McPherson R PA-17 March 4, 18591st term
194 William Millward R PA-04 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
195 Laban T. Moore D KY-09 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
196 James K. Moorhead R PA-21 March 4, 18591st term
197 Thomas A.R. Nelson D TN-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
198 John T. Nixon R NJ-01 March 4, 18591st term
199 John W. Noell D MO-07 March 4, 18591st term
200 James M. Quarles D TN-08 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
201 John J. Perry R ME-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
202 William Pennington R NJ-05 March 4, 18591st termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1861.
203 Albert G. Porter R IN-06 March 4, 18591st term
204 James L. Pugh D AL-02 March 4, 18591st termResigned on January 21, 1861.
205 Christopher Robinson R RI-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
206 John H. Reynolds D NY-14 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
207 Alexander H. Rice R MA-04 March 4, 18591st term
208 Jetur R. Riggs D NJ-04 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
209 James C. Robinson D IL-07 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
210 Albert Rust D AR-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
211 George W. Scranton R PA-12 March 4, 18591st term
212 Charles B. Sedgwick R NY-24 March 4, 18591st term
213 William E. Simms D KY-08 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
214 William N. H. Smith R NC-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
215 John Schwartz D PA-08 March 4, 18591st termDied on June 20, 1860.
216 Daniel E. Somes R ME-01 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
217 Elbridge G. Spaulding R NY-32 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		2nd term*
218 Cyrus Spink R OH-14 March 4, 18591st termDied on May 31, 1859.
219 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		3rd term*
220 William Brickly Stokes R TN-04 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
221 John L. N. Stratton R NJ-02 March 4, 18591st term
222 Lansing Stout D OR March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
223 Thomas C. Theaker R OH-17 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
224 James H. Thomas D TN-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1847–1851. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
225 Charles R. Train R MA-08 March 4, 18591st term
226 Carey A. Trimble R OH-10 March 4, 18591st term
227 John W. H. Underwood D GA-05 March 4, 18591st termResigned on January 23, 1861.
228 William Vandever R IA-02 March 4, 18591st term
229 Charles Van Wyck R NY-10 March 4, 18591st term
230 John P. Verree R PA-03 March 4, 18591st term
231 Edwin H. Webster D MD-02 March 4, 18591st term
232 Alfred Wells R NY-27 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
233 William Windom R MN March 4, 18591st term
234 John Wood R PA-05 March 4, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
235 John Woodruff R CT-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1861.
Harrison G. O. Blake R OH-14 October 11, 18591st term
John A. McClernand D IL-06 November 8, 1859
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		5th term*
Roger A. Pryor D VA-04 December 7, 18591st term Left the House in 1861.
William A. Howard R MI-01 May 15, 1860
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1861.
Francis P. Blair Jr. D MO-01 June 8, 1860
Previous service, 1857–1859. 		2nd term*Resigned on June 25, 1860.
John Y. Brown D KY-05 December 3, 18601st term Left the House in 1861.
Jacob Kerlin McKenty D PA-08 December 3, 18601st term Left the House in 1861.
Edwin R. Reynolds R NY-31 December 5, 18601st term Left the House in 1861.
Stephen Coburn R ME-05 January 2, 18611st term Left the House in 1861.
Martin F. Conway R KS January 29, 18611st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1 Miguel Antonio Otero D NM July 23, 18563rd term
2 Marcus Junius Parrott R KS March 4, 18572nd term
3 Isaac Stevens D WA March 4, 18572nd term
4 Experience Estabrook NE March 4, 18591st term
5 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 18591st term
Samuel Gordon Daily R NE May 18, 18601st 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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