List of United States representatives in the 42nd Congress

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This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 42nd United States Congress listed by seniority.

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As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 42nd Congress (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873). 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 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 18578th termDean of the House
2 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 18616th term
3 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 18616th term
4 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 18635th term Left the House in 1873.
5 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 18635th termSpeaker of the House
6 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 18635th term
7 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		7th term* Left the House in 1873.
8 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 18635th term
9 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 18635th term
10 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 18635th term
11 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 18635th termResigned on December 5, 1871.
12 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		8th term* Left the House in 1873.
13 Burton C. Cook R IL-06 March 4, 18654th termResigned on August 26, 1871.
14 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 18654th term Left the House in 1873.
15 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 18654th term Left the House in 1873.
16 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 18654th term Left the House in 1873.
17 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		6th term*
18 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 18654th termResigned on December 2, 1872.
19 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861. 		6th term*
20 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 18653rd term
21 Nathaniel P. Banks R MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		7th term* Left the House in 1873.
22 Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863. 		7th term*
23 George M. Adams D KY-08 March 4, 18673rd term
24 Stevenson Archer D MD-02 March 4, 18673rd term
25 William Henry Barnum D CT-04 March 4, 18673rd term
26 James B. Beck D KY-07 March 4, 18673rd term
27 Austin Blair R MI-03 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
28 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1849–1853 and 1863–1866. 		7th term**
29 Benjamin Butler R MA-05 March 4, 18673rd term
30 Roderick R. Butler R TN-01 March 4, 18673rd term
31 John Coburn R IN-05 March 4, 18673rd term
32 James L. Getz D PA-08 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
33 John Hill R NJ-04 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
34 William S. Holman D IN-03 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		6th term*
35 John A. Peters R ME-04 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
36 Luke P. Poland R VT-02 March 4, 18673rd term
37 John P. C. Shanks R IN-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		4th term*
38 Worthington C. Smith R VT-03 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
39 Henry H. Starkweather R CT-03 March 4, 18673rd term
40 J. Hale Sypher R LA-01 March 4, 18673rd term
41 John Taffe D NE March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
42 Ginery Twichell R MA-03 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
43 Philadelph Van Trump D OH-12 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
44 William Williams R IN-10 March 4, 18673rd term
45 John T. Wilson R OH-11 March 4, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
46 Fernando Wood D NY-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865. 		5th term**
47 James R. McCormick D MO-03 December 17, 18673rd term Left the House in 1873.
48 John Beatty R OH-08 February 5, 18683rd term Left the House in 1873.
49 Charles Waldron Buckley R AL-02 July 21, 18683rd term Left the House in 1873.
50 Oliver J. Dickey R PA-09 December 7, 18683rd term Left the House in 1873.
51 Jacob A. Ambler R OH-17 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
52 Benjamin T. Biggs D DE March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
53 John T. Bird D NJ-03 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
54 James Buffington R MA-01 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1855–1863. 		6th term*
55 Samuel S. Burdett R MO-05 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
56 Clinton L. Cobb R NC-01 March 4, 18692nd term
57 Omar D. Conger R MI-05 March 4, 18692nd term
58 Samuel S. Cox D NY-06 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1857–1865. 		6th term* Left the House in 1873.
59 John M. Crebs D IL-13 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
60 Chester Bidwell Darrall R LA-03 March 4, 18692nd term
61 Peter M. Dox D AL-05 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
62 Gustavus A. Finkelnburg R MO-02 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
63 Richard J. Haldeman D PA-15 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
64 Eugene Hale R ME-05 March 4, 18692nd term
65 Samuel Hambleton D MD-01 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
66 John B. Hawley R IL-04 March 4, 18692nd term
67 John B. Hay D IL-12 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
68 Charles Hays R AL-04 March 4, 18692nd term
69 George Frisbie Hoar R MA-08 March 4, 18692nd term
70 Stephen W. Kellogg R CT-02 March 4, 18692nd term
71 George W. McCrary R IA-01 March 4, 18692nd term
72 James McGrew R WV-02 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
73 Thompson W. McNeely D IL-09 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
74 George W. Morgan D OH-13 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1867–1868. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1873.
75 Jesse Hale Moore R IL-07 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
76 Frank Morey R LA-05 March 4, 18692nd term
77 James S. Negley R PA-22 March 4, 18692nd term
78 Jasper Packard R IN-11 March 4, 18692nd term
79 John B. Packer R PA-14 March 4, 18692nd term
80 Francis W. Palmer R IA-05 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
81 Clarkson N. Potter D NY-10 March 4, 18692nd term
82 John M. Rice D KY-09 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
83 Aaron A. Sargent R CA-02 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1873.
84 Lionel Allen Sheldon R LA-02 March 4, 18692nd term
85 Francis E. Shober D NC-06 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
86 Henry Warner Slocum D NY-03 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
87 John Armstrong Smith R OH-06 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
88 Job E. Stevenson R OH-02 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
89 William L. Stoughton R MI-02 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
90 Julius L. Strong R CT-01 March 4, 18692nd termDied on September 7, 1872.
91 Thomas Swann D MD-03 March 4, 18692nd term
92 Washington Townsend R PA-07 March 4, 18692nd term
93 James N. Tyner R IN-08 March 4, 18692nd term
94 William H. Upson R OH-18 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
95 Daniel W. Voorhees D IN-06 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1861–1866. 		5th term* Left the House in 1873.
96 Erastus Wells D MO-01 March 4, 18692nd term
97 William A. Wheeler R NY-17 March 4, 1869
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		3rd term*
98 Charles W. Willard R VT-01 March 4, 18692nd term
99 Boyd Winchester D KY-05 March 4, 18692nd term Left the House in 1873.
100 Leonard Myers R PA-03 April 8, 1869
Previous service, 1863–1869. 		5th term*
101 George M. Brooks R MA-07 November 2, 18692nd termResigned on May 13, 1872.
102 Horatio C. Burchard R IL-03 December 6, 18692nd term
103 Charles H. Porter R VA-03 January 26, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
104 James H. Platt Jr. R VA-02 January 27, 18702nd term
105 George E. Harris R MS-01 February 23, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
106 George C. McKee R MS-04 February 23, 18702nd term
107 Joseph L. Morphis R MS-02 February 23, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
108 Legrand W. Perce R MS-05 February 23, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
109 William T. Clark R TX-03 March 30, 18702nd termResigned on May 13, 1872.
110 John C. Conner D TX-02 March 30, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
111 Henry W. Barry R MS-03 April 8, 18702nd term
112 Erasmus D. Peck R OH-10 April 23, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
113 Joseph H. Lewis D KY-03 May 10, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
114 Alexander S. Wallace R SC-04 May 27, 18702nd term
115 Richard Thomas Walker Duke D VA-05 November 8, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
116 Joseph Rainey R SC-01 December 12, 18702nd term
117 William P. Price D GA-06 December 22, 18702nd term Left the House in 1873.
118 Richard H. Whiteley R GA-02 December 22, 18702nd term
119 Pierce M. B. Young D GA-07 December 22, 1870
Previous service, 1868–1869. 		3rd term*
120 Ephraim Leister Acker D PA-06 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
121 William E. Arthur D KY-06 March 4, 18711st term
122 John T. Averill R MN-02 March 4, 18711st term
123 J. Allen Barber R WI-03 March 4, 18711st term
124 Samuel N. Bell D NH-02 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
125 John S. Bigby R GA-03 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
126 James G. Blair R MO-08 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
127 Elliott M. Braxton D VA-07 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
128 John M. Bright D TN-04 March 4, 18711st term
129 Robert P. Caldwell D TN-07 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
130 Lewis D. Campbell D OH-03 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1849–1858. 		6th term* Left the House in 1873.
131 John M. Carroll D NY-18 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
132 Freeman Clarke R NY-28 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		2nd term*
133 John M. Coghlan R CA-03 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
134 Abram Comingo D MO-06 March 4, 18711st term
135 Aylett R. Cotton R IA-02 March 4, 18711st term
136 John V. Creely R PA-02 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
137 John Critcher D VA-01 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
138 Edward Crossland D KY-01 March 4, 18711st term
139 Robert C. De Large R SC-02 March 4, 18711st termResigned on January 24, 1873.
140 John J. Davis D WV-01 March 4, 18711st term
141 William G. Donnan R IA-03 March 4, 18711st term
142 Dudley M. DuBose D GA-05 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
143 R. Holland Duell R NY-23 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1859–1863. 		3rd term*
144 Mark H. Dunnell R MN-01 March 4, 18711st term
145 Benjamin T. Eames R RI-01 March 4, 18711st term
146 John Edwards R AR-03 March 4, 18711st termResigned on February 9, 1872.
147 Robert B. Elliott R SC-03 March 4, 18711st term
148 Smith Ely Jr. D NY-07 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
149 Charles B. Farwell R IL-01 March 4, 18711st term
150 Samuel C. Forker D NJ-02 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
151 Charles Foster R OH-09 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
152 Henry D. Foster D PA-21 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1843–1847. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1873.
153 William P. Frye R ME-02 March 4, 18711st term
154 Abraham E. Garrett D TN-03 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
155 Edward I. Golladay D TN-05 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
156 Samuel Griffith D PA-20 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
157 Milo Goodrich R NY-26 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
158 Charles St. John R NY-11 March 4, 18711st term
159 George A. Halsey R NJ-05 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1867–1869. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1873.
160 John Hancock D TX-04 March 4, 18711st term
161 William A. Handley D AL-03 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
162 James M. Hanks D AR-01 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
163 Alfred C. Harmer R PA-05 March 4, 18711st term
164 James C. Harper D NC-07 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
165 John T. Harris D VA-06 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		2nd term*
166 Harrison E. Havens R MO-04 March 4, 18711st term
167 Gerry Whiting Hazelton R WI-02 March 4, 18711st term
168 John W. Hazelton R NJ-01 March 4, 18711st term
169 Frank Hereford D WV-03 March 4, 18711st term
170 William S. Herndon D TX-01 March 4, 18711st term
171 Ellery Albee Hibbard D NH-01 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
172 Sherman Otis Houghton R CA-01 March 4, 18711st term
173 Charles West Kendall D NV March 4, 18711st term
174 John Weinland Killinger R PA-10 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1859–1863. 		3rd term*
175 Andrew King R MO-09 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
176 Thomas Kinsella D NY-02 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
177 Charles N. Lamison D OH-05 March 4, 18711st term
178 William H. Lamport R NY-25 March 4, 18711st term
179 William E. Lansing R NY-22 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1861–1863. 		2nd term*
180 James M. Leach D NC-05 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		2nd term*
181 David P. Lowe R KS March 4, 18711st term
182 Archibald T. MacIntyre D GA-01 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
183 Mahlon Dickerson Manson D IN-07 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
184 James McCleery R LA-04 March 4, 18711st termDied on November 5, 1871.
185 William McClelland D PA-24 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
186 Henry D. McHenry D KY-02 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
187 Ebenezer McJunkin R PA-23 March 4, 18711st term
188 John F. McKinney D OH-04 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1863–1865. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1873.
189 Clinton L. Merriam R NY-20 March 4, 18711st term
190 William M. Merrick D MD-05 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
191 Benjamin F. Meyers D PA-16 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
192 Alexander Mitchell D WI-01 March 4, 18711st term
193 James Monroe R OH-14 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
194 Jackson Orr R IA-06 March 4, 18711st term
195 Hosea W. Parker D NH-03 March 4, 18711st term
196 Isaac C. Parker R MO-07 March 4, 18711st term
197 James M. Pendleton R RI-02 March 4, 18711st term
198 Aaron F. Perry R OH-01 March 4, 18711st termResigned on July 14, 1872.
199 Eli Perry D NY-14 March 4, 18711st term
200 Elizur H. Prindle R NY-19 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
201 William B. Read D KY-04 March 4, 18711st term
202 Edward Y. Rice D IL-10 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
203 John Ritchie D MD-04 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
204 Ellis H. Roberts R NY-21 March 4, 18711st term
205 William R. Roberts D NY-05 March 4, 18711st term
206 James C. Robinson D IL-08 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1859–1865. 		5th term*
207 John Rogers D NY-16 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
208 Sion H. Rogers D NC-04 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1873.
209 Robert Roosevelt D NY-04 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
210 Jeremiah McLain Rusk R WI-06 March 4, 18711st term
211 John E. Seeley R NY-24 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
212 Walter L. Sessions R NY-31 March 4, 18711st term
213 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1861–1863 and 1865–1869. 		4th term** Left the House in 1873.
214 Henry Sherwood D PA-18 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
215 Lazarus D. Shoemaker R PA-12 March 4, 18711st term
216 James H. Slater D OR March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
217 Joseph H. Sloss D AL-06 March 4, 18711st term
218 Horace B. Smith R NY-27 March 4, 18711st term
219 Oliver P. Snyder R AR-02 March 4, 18711st term
220 Robert M. Speer D PA-17 March 4, 18711st term
221 Thomas J. Speer R GA-04 March 4, 18711st termDied on August 18, 1872.
222 William P. Sprague R OH-15 March 4, 18711st term
223 Bradford N. Stevens D IL-05 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
224 John B. Storm D PA-11 March 4, 18711st term
225 William Henry Harrison Stowell R VA-04 March 4, 18711st term
226 Jabez G. Sutherland D MI-06 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
227 William Terry D VA-08 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
228 Charles R. Thomas R NC-02 March 4, 18711st term
229 Dwight Townsend D NY-01 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1864–1865. 		2nd term* Left the House in 1873.
230 Benjamin S. Turner R AL-01 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
231 Joseph H. Tuthill D NY-13 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
232 William W. Vaughan D TN-08 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
233 Alfred Moore Waddell D NC-03 March 4, 18711st term
234 Seth Wakeman R NY-29 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
235 Madison Miner Walden R IA-04 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
236 Henry Waldron R MI-01 March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1855–1861. 		4th term*
237 Josiah T. Walls R FL March 4, 18711st termResigned on January 29, 1873.
238 Joseph M. Warren D NY-15 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
239 Washington C. Whitthorne D TN-06 March 4, 18711st term
240 William Williams D NY-30 March 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
241 Jeremiah M. Wilson R IN-04 March 4, 18711st term
John L. Beveridge R IL November 7, 18711st termResigned on January 4, 1873.
Wilder D. Foster R MI-04 December 4, 18711st term
Henry Snapp R IL-06 December 4, 18711st term Left the House in 1873.
Alvah Crocker R MA-09 January 2, 18721st term
Thomas Boles R AR-03 February 9, 1872
Previous service, 1868–1871. 		3rd term* Left the House in 1873.
Dewitt C. Giddings D TX-03 May 13, 18721st term
Ozro J. Dodds D OH-01 October 8, 18721st term Left the House in 1873.
Erasmus W. Beck D GA-04 December 2, 18721st term Left the House in 1873.
Joseph Roswell Hawley R CT-01 December 2, 18721st term
Constantine C. Esty R MA-07 December 2, 18721st term Left the House in 1873.
Alexander Boarman R LA-04 December 3, 18721st term Left the House in 1873.
Frank C. Bunnell R PA-13 December 24, 18721st term Left the House in 1873.
Silas L. Niblack D FL January 29, 18731st term Left the House in 1873.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(previous service, if any)
No. of term(s)Notes
1 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861. 		5th term*
2 Richard Cunningham McCormick R AZ March 4, 18692nd term
3 Selucius Garfielde R WA March 4, 18692nd term
4 Moses K. Armstrong D DAK March 4, 18711st term
5 Jerome B. Chaffee R CO March 4, 18711st term
6 William H. Clagett R MT March 4, 18711st term
7 José Manuel Gallegos D NM March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1853–1856. 		3rd term*
8 William Theopilus Jones R WY March 4, 18711st term
9 Samuel Augustus Merritt D ID March 4, 18711st term
Norton P. Chipman R DC April 21, 18711st 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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