List of United States representatives in the 40th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 40th United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 40th Congress (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869). 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 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-03 March 4, 18538th termDean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 18557th termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1869.
3 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 18576th term
4 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 18595th term Left the House in 1869.
5 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		6th term* Left the House in 1869.
6 James K. Moorhead R PA-22 March 4, 18595th term Left the House in 1869.
7 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		7th term*Died on August 11, 1868.
8 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 18595th term Left the House in 1869.
9 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 18614th term
10 George W. Julian R IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		5th term*
11 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 18614th term
12 Frederick A. Pike R ME-05 March 4, 18614th term Left the House in 1869.
13 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 18614th termSpeaker after Colfax resigned.
Left the House in 1869.
14 Francis Thomas R MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841. 		9th term* Left the House in 1869.
15 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 18614th term Left the House in 1869.
16 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 18614th term
17 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 18633rd term
18 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 18633rd term
19 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
20 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 18633rd term
21 George S. Boutwell R MA-07 March 4, 18633rd term
22 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
23 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
24 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 18633rd term
25 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 18633rd termDied on June 27, 1867.
26 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		4th term*
27 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
28 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
29 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
30 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 18633rd term
31 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		5th term*
32 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 18633rd term
33 John A. Griswold R NY-15 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
34 William Higby R CA-02 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
35 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
36 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
37 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 18633rd term
38 Benjamin F. Loan R MO-07 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
39 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
40 Joseph W. McClurg R MO-05 March 4, 18633rd termResigned in July 1868.
41 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
42 Godlove Stein Orth R IN-08 March 4, 18633rd term
43 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 18633rd term
44 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
45 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
46 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 18633rd term
47 Lewis Winans Ross D IL-09 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
48 Robert C. Schenck R OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		7th term*
49 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 18633rd term
50 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
51 Charles Upson R MI-02 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
52 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 18633rd term
53 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
54 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 18633rd term Left the House in 1869.
55 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 18643rd term
56 Delos R. Ashley R NV March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
57 George W. Anderson R MO-09 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
58 Jehu Baker R IL-12 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
59 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 18652nd term
60 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		6th term*
61 Henry P. H. Bromwell R IL-07 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
62 Benjamin M. Boyer D PA-06 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
63 Ralph P. Buckland R OH-09 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
64 Reader W. Clarke R OH-06 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
65 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 18652nd term
66 Burton C. Cook R IL-06 March 4, 18652nd term
67 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 18652nd term
68 Benjamin Eggleston R OH-01 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
69 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 18652nd term
70 Adam J. Glossbrenner D PA-15 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
71 Abner C. Harding R IL-04 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
72 Rutherford B. Hayes R OH-02 March 4, 18652nd termResigned on July 20, 1867.
73 Chester D. Hubbard R WV-01 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
74 James M. Humphrey D NY-30 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
75 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 18652nd term
76 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 18652nd term
77 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 18652nd term
78 George Van Eman Lawrence R PA-24 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
79 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 18652nd term
80 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 18652nd term
81 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		4th term*
82 Hiram McCullough D MD-01 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
83 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 18652nd term
84 George F. Miller R PA-14 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
85 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		4th term*
86 John A. Nicholson D DE March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
87 Thomas E. Noell D MO-03 March 4, 18652nd termDied on October 3, 1867.
88 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 18652nd term
89 Charles E. Phelps D MD-03 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
90 Tobias A. Plants R OH-15 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
91 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 18652nd term
92 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1869.
93 Charles Sitgreaves D NJ-03 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
94 Stephen Taber D NY-01 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
95 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 18652nd term
96 Rowland E. Trowbridge R MI-05 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1869.
97 Burt Van Horn R NY-29 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1869.
98 Henry Van Aernam R NY-31 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
99 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 18652nd term
100 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 18652nd term
101 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 18652nd term
102 Stephen F. Wilson R PA-18 March 4, 18652nd term Left the House in 1869.
103 Nathaniel P. Banks R MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		5th term*
104 Isaac R. Hawkins R TN-07 December 4, 18652nd term
105 Henry D. Washburn R IN-07 February 23, 18662nd term Left the House in 1869.
106 William Henry Koontz R PA-16 July 18, 18662nd term Left the House in 1869.
107 Samuel M. Arnell R TN-06 July 24, 18662nd term
108 Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863. 		5th term*
109 William Brickly Stokes R TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		3rd term*
110 Elijah Hise R KY-03 December 3, 18662nd termDied on May 8, 1867.
111 George M. Adams D KY-08 March 4, 18671st term
112 Stevenson Archer D MD-02 March 4, 18671st term
113 Samuel Beach Axtell D CA-01 March 4, 18671st term
114 Daniel Myers Van Auken D PA-11 March 4, 18671st term
115 William Henry Barnum D CT-04 March 4, 18671st term
116 Demas Barnes D NY-02 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
117 James B. Beck D KY-07 March 4, 18671st term
118 Jacob Benton R NH-03 March 4, 18671st term
119 Austin Blair R MI-03 March 4, 18671st term
120 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1849–1853 and 1863–1866. 		6th term**
121 Albert G. Burr D IL-10 March 4, 18671st term
122 Benjamin Butler R MA-05 March 4, 18671st term
123 Roderick R. Butler R TN-01 March 4, 18671st term
124 Henry L. Cake R PA-10 March 4, 18671st term
125 John C. Churchill R NY-22 March 4, 18671st term
126 John Coburn R IN-06 March 4, 18671st term
127 Thomas Cornell R NY-13 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
128 John Covode W PA-21 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		5th term* Left the House in 1869.
129 Grenville M. Dodge R IA-05 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
130 Jacob H. Ela R NH-01 March 4, 18671st term
131 Orange Ferriss R NY-16 March 4, 18671st term
132 William C. Fields R NY-19 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
133 Darwin Abel Finney R PA-20 March 4, 18671st termDied on August 25, 1868.
134 John Fox D NY-04 March 4, 18671st term
135 James L. Getz D PA-08 March 4, 18671st term
136 Joseph J. Gravely R MO-04 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
137 Asa Grover D KY-05 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
138 Charles Haight D NJ-02 March 4, 18671st term
139 George A. Halsey R NJ-05 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
140 Cornelius S. Hamilton R OH-08 March 4, 18671st termDied on December 22, 1867.
141 John Hill R NJ-04 March 4, 18671st term
142 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		4th term*
143 Benjamin F. Hopkins R WI-02 March 4, 18671st term
144 Julius Hotchkiss D CT-02 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
145 Richard D. Hubbard D CT-01 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
146 Morton C. Hunter R IN-03 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
147 James A. Johnson D CA-03 March 4, 18671st term
148 Thomas L. Jones D KY-06 March 4, 18671st term
149 Norman B. Judd R IL-01 March 4, 18671st term
150 William H. Kelsey R NY-25 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		3rd term*
151 Bethuel Kitchen R WV-02 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
152 William S. Lincoln R NY-26 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
153 John A. Logan R IL March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1862. 		3rd term*
154 William Loughridge R IA-04 March 4, 18671st term
155 J. Proctor Knott D KY-04 March 4, 18671st term
156 Rufus Mallory R OR March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
157 Dennis McCarthy R NY-23 March 4, 18671st term
158 George W. Morgan D OH-13 March 4, 18671st termResigned on June 3, 1868.
159 William Moore R NJ-01 March 4, 18671st term
160 Daniel Johnson Morrell R PA-17 March 4, 18671st term
161 John Morrissey D NY-05 March 4, 18671st term
162 James Mullins R TN-04 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
163 William Mungen D OH-05 March 4, 18671st term
164 Carman A. Newcomb R MO-02 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
165 David A. Nunn R TN-08 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
166 Green Berry Raum R IL-13 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
167 John A. Peters R ME-04 March 4, 18671st term
168 William A. Pile R MO-01 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
169 Luke P. Poland R VT-02 March 4, 18671st term
170 Daniel Polsley R WV-03 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
171 John V. L. Pruyn D NY-14 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1869.
172 William E. Robinson D NY-03 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
173 William H. Robertson R NY-10 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
174 Lewis Selye R NY-28 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
175 John P. C. Shanks R IN-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		2nd term*
176 Worthington C. Smith R VT-03 March 4, 18671st term
177 Henry H. Starkweather R CT-03 March 4, 18671st term
178 Aaron F. Stevens R NH-02 March 4, 18671st term
179 Thomas E. Stewart R NY-06 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
180 Frederick Stone D MD-05 March 4, 18671st term
181 J. Hale Sypher R LA-01 March 4, 18671st term
182 John Taffe D NE March 4, 18671st term
183 Caleb N. Taylor R PA-05 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
184 John Trimble R TN-05 March 4, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
185 Ginery Twichell R MA-03 March 4, 18671st term
186 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-06 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1861. 		4th term*
187 William Williams R IN-10 March 4, 18671st term
188 John T. Wilson R OH-11 March 4, 18671st term
189 Philadelph Van Trump D OH-12 March 4, 18671st term
190 Charles Van Wyck R NY-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1863. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1869.
191 Fernando Wood D NY-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865. 		3rd term**
Samuel F. Cary R OH-02 November 21, 18671st term Left the House in 1869.
George W. Woodward D PA-12 November 21, 18671st term
Alexander H. Bailey R NY-21 November 30, 18671st term
Jacob Golladay D KY-03 December 5, 18671st term
James R. McCormick D MO-03 December 17, 18671st term
John Beatty R OH-08 February 5, 18681st term
Columbus Delano R OH-13 June 3, 1868
Previous service, 1845–1847 and 1865–1867. 		3rd term** Left the House in 1869.
Thomas Boles R AR-03 June 22, 18681st term
James M. Hinds R AR-02 June 22, 18681st termDied on October 22, 1868.
Samuel McKee R KY-09 June 22, 1868
Previous service, 1865–1867. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1869.
Logan H. Roots R AR-01 June 22, 18681st term
Samuel F. Gove R GA-04 June 25, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles M. Hamilton R FL July 1, 18681st term
John T. Deweese R NC-04 July 6, 18681st term
John R. French R NC-01 July 6, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Alexander H. Jones R NC-07 July 6, 18681st term
Oliver H. Dockery R NC-03 July 13, 18681st term
David Heaton R NC-02 July 15, 18681st term
W. Jasper Blackburn R LA-05 July 18, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Manuel S. Corley R SC-03 July 18, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
James H. Goss R SC-04 July 18, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
James Mann D LA-02 July 18, 18681st termDied on August 26, 1868.
Joseph P. Newsham R LA-03 July 18, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R SC-01 July 18, 18681st term
Michel Vidal R LA-04 July 18, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Christopher C. Bowen R SC-02 July 20, 18681st term
Nathaniel Boyden D NC-06 July 20, 1868
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1869.
Israel G. Lash R NC-05 July 20, 18681st term
Charles Waldron Buckley R AL-02 July 21, 18681st term
John B. Callis R AL-05 July 21, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Thomas Haughey R AL-06 July 21, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Benjamin W. Norris R AL-03 July 21, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles W. Pierce R AL-04 July 21, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Francis W. Kellogg R AL-01 July 22, 1868
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		4th term* Left the House in 1869.
Joseph W. Clift R GA-01 July 25, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
William P. Edwards R GA-03 July 25, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles H. Prince R GA-05 July 25, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Nelson Tift D GA-02 July 25, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Pierce M. B. Young D GA-07 July 25, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Oliver J. Dickey R PA-09 December 7, 18681st term
John H. Stover R MO-05 December 7, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
Solomon Newton Pettis R PA-20 December 7, 18681st term Left the House in 1869.
James T. Elliott R AR-02 January 13, 18691st term Left the House in 1869.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1 Walter A. Burleigh R DAK March 4, 18652nd term
2 Edward Dexter Holbrook D ID March 4, 18652nd term
3 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		3rd term*
4 Coles Bashford R AZ March 4, 18671st term
5 James M. Cavanaugh D MT March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1858–1859. 		2nd term*
6 George M. Chilcott R CO March 4, 18671st term
7 Alvan Flanders R WA March 4, 18671st term
Charles P. Clever D NM September 2, 18671st term
José Francisco Chaves R NM February 20, 1869
Previous service, 1865–1867. 		2nd 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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