List of United States representatives in the 40th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of 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 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.

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, 185308th termDean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 185507th termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1869.
3 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 185706th term
4 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 185905th term Left the House in 1869.
5 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		06th term* Left the House in 1869.
6 James K. Moorhead R PA-22 March 4, 185905th term Left the House in 1869.
7 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		07th term*Died on August 11, 1868.
8 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 185905th term Left the House in 1869.
9 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 186104th term
10 George W. Julian R IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		05th term*
11 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 186104th term
12 Frederick A. Pike R ME-05 March 4, 186104th term Left the House in 1869.
13 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 186104th termSpeaker after Colfax resigned.
Left the House in 1869.
14 Francis Thomas R MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841. 		09th term* Left the House in 1869.
15 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 186104th term Left the House in 1869.
16 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 186104th term
17 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 186303rd term
18 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 186303rd term
19 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
20 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 186303rd term
21 George S. Boutwell R MA-07 March 4, 186303rd term
22 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
23 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
24 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 186303rd term
25 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 186303rd termDied on June 27, 1867.
26 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		04th term*
27 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
28 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
29 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
30 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 186303rd term
31 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		05th term*
32 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 186303rd term
33 John A. Griswold R NY-15 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
34 William Higby R CA-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
35 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
36 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
37 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 186303rd term
38 Benjamin F. Loan R MO-07 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
39 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
40 Joseph W. McClurg R MO-05 March 4, 186303rd termResigned in July 1868.
41 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
42 Godlove Stein Orth R IN-08 March 4, 186303rd term
43 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 186303rd term
44 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
45 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
46 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 186303rd term
47 Lewis Winans Ross D IL-09 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
48 Robert C. Schenck R OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		07th term*
49 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 186303rd term
50 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
51 Charles Upson R MI-02 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
52 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 186303rd term
53 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
54 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 186303rd term Left the House in 1869.
55 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 186403rd term
56 Delos R. Ashley R NV March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
57 George W. Anderson R MO-09 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
58 Jehu Baker R IL-12 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
59 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 186502nd term
60 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		06th term*
61 Henry P. H. Bromwell R IL-07 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
62 Benjamin M. Boyer D PA-06 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
63 Ralph P. Buckland R OH-09 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
64 Reader W. Clarke R OH-06 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
65 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 186502nd term
66 Burton C. Cook R IL-06 March 4, 186502nd term
67 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 186502nd term
68 Benjamin Eggleston R OH-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
69 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 186502nd term
70 Adam J. Glossbrenner D PA-15 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
71 Abner C. Harding R IL-04 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
72 Rutherford B. Hayes R OH-02 March 4, 186502nd termResigned on July 20, 1867.
73 Chester D. Hubbard R WV-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
74 James M. Humphrey D NY-30 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
75 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 186502nd term
76 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 186502nd term
77 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 186502nd term
78 George Van Eman Lawrence R PA-24 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
79 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 186502nd term
80 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 186502nd term
81 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		04th term*
82 Hiram McCullough D MD-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
83 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 186502nd term
84 George F. Miller R PA-14 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
85 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		04th term*
86 John A. Nicholson D DE March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
87 Thomas E. Noell D MO-03 March 4, 186502nd termDied on October 3, 1867.
88 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 186502nd term
89 Charles E. Phelps D MD-03 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
90 Tobias A. Plants R OH-15 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
91 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 186502nd term
92 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
93 Charles Sitgreaves D NJ-03 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
94 Stephen Taber D NY-01 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
95 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 186502nd term
96 Rowland E. Trowbridge R MI-05 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
97 Burt Van Horn R NY-29 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
98 Henry Van Aernam R NY-31 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
99 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 186502nd term
100 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 186502nd term
101 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 186502nd term
102 Stephen F. Wilson R PA-18 March 4, 186502nd term Left the House in 1869.
103 Nathaniel P. Banks R MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		05th term*
104 Isaac R. Hawkins R TN-07 December 4, 186502nd term
105 Henry D. Washburn R IN-07 February 23, 186602nd term Left the House in 1869.
106 William Henry Koontz R PA-16 July 18, 186602nd term Left the House in 1869.
107 Samuel M. Arnell R TN-06 July 24, 186602nd term
108 Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863. 		05th term*
109 William Brickly Stokes R TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		03rd term*
110 Elijah Hise R KY-03 December 3, 186602nd termDied on May 8, 1867.
111 George M. Adams D KY-08 March 4, 186701st term
112 Stevenson Archer D MD-02 March 4, 186701st term
113 Samuel Beach Axtell D CA-01 March 4, 186701st term
114 Daniel Myers Van Auken D PA-11 March 4, 186701st term
115 William Henry Barnum D CT-04 March 4, 186701st term
116 Demas Barnes D NY-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
117 James B. Beck D KY-07 March 4, 186701st term
118 Jacob Benton R NH-03 March 4, 186701st term
119 Austin Blair R MI-03 March 4, 186701st term
120 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1849–1853 and 1863–1866. 		06th term**
121 Albert G. Burr D IL-10 March 4, 186701st term
122 Benjamin Butler R MA-05 March 4, 186701st term
123 Roderick R. Butler R TN-01 March 4, 186701st term
124 Henry L. Cake R PA-10 March 4, 186701st term
125 John C. Churchill R NY-22 March 4, 186701st term
126 John Coburn R IN-06 March 4, 186701st term
127 Thomas Cornell R NY-13 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
128 John Covode W PA-21 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		05th term* Left the House in 1869.
129 Grenville M. Dodge R IA-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
130 Jacob H. Ela R NH-01 March 4, 186701st term
131 Orange Ferriss R NY-16 March 4, 186701st term
132 William C. Fields R NY-19 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
133 Darwin Abel Finney R PA-20 March 4, 186701st termDied on August 25, 1868.
134 John Fox D NY-04 March 4, 186701st term
135 James L. Getz D PA-08 March 4, 186701st term
136 Joseph J. Gravely R MO-04 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
137 Asa Grover D KY-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
138 Charles Haight D NJ-02 March 4, 186701st term
139 George A. Halsey R NJ-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
140 Cornelius S. Hamilton R OH-08 March 4, 186701st termDied on December 22, 1867.
141 John Hill R NJ-04 March 4, 186701st term
142 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		04th term*
143 Benjamin F. Hopkins R WI-02 March 4, 186701st term
144 Julius Hotchkiss D CT-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
145 Richard D. Hubbard D CT-01 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
146 Morton C. Hunter R IN-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
147 James A. Johnson D CA-03 March 4, 186701st term
148 Thomas L. Jones D KY-06 March 4, 186701st term
149 Norman B. Judd R IL-01 March 4, 186701st term
150 William H. Kelsey R NY-25 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		03rd term*
151 Bethuel Kitchen R WV-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
152 William S. Lincoln R NY-26 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
153 John A. Logan R IL March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1862. 		03rd term*
154 William Loughridge R IA-04 March 4, 186701st term
155 J. Proctor Knott D KY-04 March 4, 186701st term
156 Rufus Mallory R OR March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
157 Dennis McCarthy R NY-23 March 4, 186701st term
158 George W. Morgan D OH-13 March 4, 186701st termResigned on June 3, 1868.
159 William Moore R NJ-01 March 4, 186701st term
160 Daniel Johnson Morrell R PA-17 March 4, 186701st term
161 John Morrissey D NY-05 March 4, 186701st term
162 James Mullins R TN-04 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
163 William Mungen D OH-05 March 4, 186701st term
164 Carman A. Newcomb R MO-02 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
165 David A. Nunn R TN-08 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
166 Green Berry Raum R IL-13 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
167 John A. Peters R ME-04 March 4, 186701st term
168 William A. Pile R MO-01 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
169 Luke P. Poland R VT-02 March 4, 186701st term
170 Daniel Polsley R WV-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
171 John V. L. Pruyn D NY-14 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1869.
172 William E. Robinson D NY-03 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
173 William H. Robertson R NY-10 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
174 Lewis Selye R NY-28 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
175 John P. C. Shanks R IN-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		02nd term*
176 Worthington C. Smith R VT-03 March 4, 186701st term
177 Henry H. Starkweather R CT-03 March 4, 186701st term
178 Aaron F. Stevens R NH-02 March 4, 186701st term
179 Thomas E. Stewart R NY-06 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
180 Frederick Stone D MD-05 March 4, 186701st term
181 J. Hale Sypher R LA-01 March 4, 186701st term
182 John Taffe D NE March 4, 186701st term
183 Caleb N. Taylor R PA-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
184 John Trimble R TN-05 March 4, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
185 Ginery Twichell R MA-03 March 4, 186701st term
186 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-06 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1861. 		04th term*
187 William Williams R IN-10 March 4, 186701st term
188 John T. Wilson R OH-11 March 4, 186701st term
189 Philadelph Van Trump D OH-12 March 4, 186701st term
190 Charles Van Wyck R NY-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1863. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1869.
191 Fernando Wood D NY-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865. 		03rd term**
Samuel F. Cary R OH-02 November 21, 186701st term Left the House in 1869.
George W. Woodward D PA-12 November 21, 186701st term
Alexander H. Bailey R NY-21 November 30, 186701st term
Jacob Golladay D KY-03 December 5, 186701st term
James R. McCormick D MO-03 December 17, 186701st term
John Beatty R OH-08 February 5, 186801st term
Columbus Delano R OH-13 June 3, 1868
Previous service, 1845–1847 and 1865–1867. 		03rd term** Left the House in 1869.
Thomas Boles R AR-03 June 22, 186801st term
James M. Hinds R AR-02 June 22, 186801st termDied on October 22, 1868.
Samuel McKee R KY-09 June 22, 1868
Previous service, 1865–1867. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1869.
Logan H. Roots R AR-01 June 22, 186801st term
Samuel F. Gove R GA-04 June 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles M. Hamilton R FL July 1, 186801st term
John T. Deweese R NC-04 July 6, 186801st term
John R. French R NC-01 July 6, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Alexander H. Jones R NC-07 July 6, 186801st term
Oliver H. Dockery R NC-03 July 13, 186801st term
David Heaton R NC-02 July 15, 186801st term
W. Jasper Blackburn R LA-05 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Manuel S. Corley R SC-03 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
James H. Goss R SC-04 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
James Mann D LA-02 July 18, 186801st termDied on August 26, 1868.
Joseph P. Newsham R LA-03 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R SC-01 July 18, 186801st term
Michel Vidal R LA-04 July 18, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Christopher C. Bowen R SC-02 July 20, 186801st term
Nathaniel Boyden D NC-06 July 20, 1868
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1869.
Israel G. Lash R NC-05 July 20, 186801st term
Charles Waldron Buckley R AL-02 July 21, 186801st term
John B. Callis R AL-05 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Thomas Haughey R AL-06 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Benjamin W. Norris R AL-03 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles W. Pierce R AL-04 July 21, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Francis W. Kellogg R AL-01 July 22, 1868
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		04th term* Left the House in 1869.
Joseph W. Clift R GA-01 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
William P. Edwards R GA-03 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Charles H. Prince R GA-05 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Nelson Tift D GA-02 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Pierce M. B. Young D GA-07 July 25, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Oliver J. Dickey R PA-09 December 7, 186801st term
John H. Stover R MO-05 December 7, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
Solomon Newton Pettis R PA-20 December 7, 186801st term Left the House in 1869.
James T. Elliott R AR-02 January 13, 186901st 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, 186502nd term
2 Edward Dexter Holbrook D ID March 4, 186502nd term
3 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		03rd term*
4 Coles Bashford R AZ March 4, 186701st term
5 James M. Cavanaugh D MT March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1858–1859. 		02nd term*
6 George M. Chilcott R CO March 4, 186701st term
7 Alvan Flanders R WA March 4, 186701st term
Charles P. Clever D NM September 2, 186701st term
José Francisco Chaves R NM February 20, 1869
Previous service, 1865–1867. 		02nd 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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