This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 55th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 55th Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). 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.
| Rank | Representative | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred C. Harmer | R | PA-05 | March 4, 1877 Previous service, 1871–1875. | 13th term* | Dean of the House |
| 2 | Thomas Brackett Reed | R | ME-01 | March 4, 1877 | 11th term | Speaker of the House |
| 3 | Henry H. Bingham | R | PA-01 | March 4, 1879 | 10th term | |
| 4 | Benton McMillin | D | TN-04 | March 4, 1879 | 10th term | Resigned on January 6, 1899. |
| 5 | Nelson Dingley, Jr. | R | ME-02 | September 12, 1881 | 9th term | Died on January 13, 1899. |
| 6 | Robert R. Hitt | R | IL-09 | December 4, 1882 | 9th term | |
| 7 | Alexander Monroe Dockery | D | MO-03 | March 4, 1883 | 8th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 8 | Charles A. Boutelle | R | ME-04 | March 4, 1883 | 8th term | |
| 9 | David B. Henderson | R | IA-03 | March 4, 1883 | 8th term | |
| 10 | Seth L. Milliken | R | ME-03 | March 4, 1883 | 8th term | Died on April 18, 1897. |
| 11 | John Mills Allen | D | MS-01 | March 4, 1885 | 7th term | |
| 12 | Thomas C. Catchings | D | MS-03 | March 4, 1885 | 7th term | |
| 13 | William W. Grout | R | VT-02 | March 4, 1885 Previous service, 1881–1883. | 8th term* | |
| 14 | James D. Richardson | D | TN-05 | March 4, 1885 | 7th term | |
| 15 | Joseph D. Sayers | D | TX-09 | March 4, 1885 | 7th term | Resigned on January 16, 1899. |
| 16 | Joseph Wheeler | D | AL-08 | March 4, 1885 Previous service, 1881–1882 and 1883. | 9th term** | |
| 17 | Albert J. Hopkins | R | IL-08 | December 7, 1885 | 7th term | |
| 18 | Thomas Chipman McRae | D | AR-03 | December 7, 1885 | 7th term | |
| 19 | John H. Bankhead | D | AL-06 | March 4, 1887 | 6th term | |
| 20 | John Dalzell | R | PA-22 | March 4, 1887 | 6th term | |
| 21 | Charles Addison Russell | R | CT-03 | March 4, 1887 | 6th term | |
| 22 | Samuel Matthews Robertson | D | LA-06 | December 5, 1887 | 6th term | |
| 23 | Marriott Henry Brosius | R | PA-10 | March 4, 1889 | 5th term | |
| 24 | Jonathan P. Dolliver | R | IA-10 | March 4, 1889 | 5th term | |
| 25 | Rufus E. Lester | D | GA-01 | March 4, 1889 | 5th term | |
| 26 | George W. Smith | R | IL-22 | March 4, 1889 | 5th term | |
| 27 | Joseph H. Walker | R | MA-03 | March 4, 1889 | 5th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 28 | Sereno E. Payne | R | NY-28 | December 2, 1889 Previous service, 1883–1887. | 7th term* | |
| 29 | Charles Warren Stone | R | PA-27 | November 4, 1890 | 5th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 30 | Joseph Weldon Bailey | D | TX-05 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 31 | Case Broderick | R | KS-01 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 32 | Nicholas N. Cox | D | TN-07 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 33 | David A. De Armond | D | MO-06 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 34 | Warren B. Hooker | R | NY-34 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | Resigned on November 10, 1898. |
| 35 | John A. T. Hull | R | IA-07 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 36 | Henry U. Johnson | R | IN-06 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 37 | Martin N. Johnson | R | ND | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 38 | William Atkinson Jones | D | VA-01 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 39 | Leonidas F. Livingston | D | GA-05 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 40 | Eugene F. Loud | R | CA-05 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 41 | Adolph Meyer | D | LA-01 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 42 | George D. Perkins | R | IA-11 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 43 | H. Henry Powers | R | VT-01 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 44 | George W. Ray | R | NY-26 | March 4, 1891 Previous service, 1883–1885. | 5th term* | |
| 45 | William A. Stone | R | PA-23 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | Resigned on November 9, 1898. |
| 46 | William L. Terry | D | AR-04 | March 4, 1891 | 4th term | |
| 47 | James Wolcott Wadsworth | R | NY-30 | March 4, 1891 Previous service, 1881–1885. | 6th term* | |
| 48 | John L. McLaurin | D | SC-06 | December 5, 1892 | 4th term | Resigned on May 31, 1897. |
| 49 | Joseph W. Babcock | R | WI-03 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 50 | Richard Bartholdt | R | MO-10 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 51 | John Calhoun Bell | P | CO-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 52 | Albert S. Berry | D | KY-06 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 53 | Joseph Gurney Cannon | R | IL-12 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1873–1891. | 12th term* | |
| 54 | Charles A. Chickering | R | NY-24 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 55 | Henry Allen Cooper | R | WI-01 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 56 | Samuel B. Cooper | D | TX-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 57 | Robert G. Cousins | R | IA-05 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 58 | Charles Curtis | R | KS-04 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 59 | Hugh A. Dinsmore | D | AR-05 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 60 | William R. Ellis | R | OR-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 61 | Loren Fletcher | R | MN-05 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 62 | John J. Gardner | R | NJ-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 63 | Charles W. Gillet | R | NY-29 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 64 | Frederick H. Gillett | R | MA-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 65 | Charles H. Grosvenor | R | OH-11 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1885–1891. | 6th term* | |
| 66 | Alva L. Hager | R | IA-09 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 67 | Charles S. Hartman | R | MT | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 68 | William Peters Hepburn | R | IA-08 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1881–1887. | 6th term* | |
| 69 | Josiah Duane Hicks | R | PA-20 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 70 | John F. Lacey | R | IA-06 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1889–1891. | 4th term* | |
| 71 | Asbury Latimer | D | SC-03 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 72 | Henry C. Loudenslager | R | NJ-01 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 73 | John W. Maddox | D | GA-07 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 74 | James G. Maguire | D | CA-04 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 75 | Thaddeus Maclay Mahon | R | PA-18 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 76 | Benjamin F. Marsh | R | IL-15 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1877–1883. | 6th term* | |
| 77 | Samuel W. McCall | R | MA-08 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 78 | James McCleary | R | MN-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 79 | Philip D. McCulloch, Jr. | D | AR-01 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 80 | David Henry Mercer | R | NE-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 81 | Francis G. Newlands | D | NV | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 82 | Stephen A. Northway | R | OH-19 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Died on September 8, 1898. |
| 83 | James S. Sherman | R | NY-25 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1887–1891. | 5th term* | |
| 84 | Jesse F. Stallings | D | AL-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 86 | Thomas J. Strait | D | SC-05 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 87 | Claude A. Swanson | D | VA-05 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 88 | W. Jasper Talbert | D | SC-02 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 89 | Farish Carter Tate | D | GA-09 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 90 | James Albertus Tawney | R | MN-01 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 91 | Thomas Updegraff | R | IA-04 | March 4, 1893 Previous service, 1879–1883. | 5th term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 92 | H. Clay Van Voorhis | R | OH-15 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 93 | Irving Price Wanger | R | PA-07 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 94 | John Sharp Williams | D | MS-05 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 95 | Ashley B. Wright | R | MA-01 | March 4, 1893 | 3rd term | Died on August 14, 1897. |
| 96 | Robert Adams, Jr. | R | PA-02 | December 19, 1893 | 3rd term | |
| 97 | Lemuel E. Quigg | R | NY-14 | January 30, 1894 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 98 | Galusha A. Grow | R | PA | February 26, 1894 Previous service, 1851–1863. | 9th term* | |
| 99 | Henry Warren Ogden | D | LA-04 | May 12, 1894 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 100 | Michael Griffin | R | WI-07 | November 5, 1894 | 3rd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 101 | Jacob H. Bromwell | R | OH-02 | December 3, 1894 | 3rd term | |
| 102 | John Sebastian Little | D | AR-02 | December 3, 1894 | 3rd term | |
| 103 | Ernest F. Acheson | R | PA-24 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 104 | William Carlile Arnold | R | PA-28 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 105 | William Benjamin Baker | R | MD-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 106 | John All Barham | R | CA-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 107 | Samuel S. Barney | R | WI-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 108 | William Emerson Barrett | R | MA-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 109 | Charles Lafayette Bartlett | D | GA-06 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 110 | Clifton B. Beach | R | OH-20 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 111 | Charles G. Bennett | R | NY-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 112 | Roswell P. Bishop | R | MI-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 113 | Henry C. Brewster | R | NY-31 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 114 | Charles N. Brumm | R | PA-13 | March 4, 1895 Previous service, 1881–1889. | 6th term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 115 | Melville Bull | R | RI-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 116 | Theodore E. Burton | R | OH-21 | March 4, 1895 Previous service, 1889–1891. | 3rd term* | |
| 117 | John Daniel Clardy | D | KY-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 118 | Samuel M. Clark | R | IA-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 119 | David Grant Colson | R | KY-11 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 120 | James A. Connolly | R | IL-17 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 121 | Edward D. Cooke | R | IL-06 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Died on June 24, 1897. |
| 122 | John Blaisdell Corliss | R | MI-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 123 | Rousseau Owen Crump | R | MI-10 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 124 | George M. Curtis | R | IA-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 125 | Lorenzo Danford | R | OH-16 | March 4, 1895 Previous service, 1873–1879. | 5th term* | |
| 126 | Alston G. Dayton | R | WV-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 127 | Charles Dorr | R | WV-03 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 128 | Blackburn B. Dovener | R | WV-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 129 | Frank Eddy | R | MN-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 130 | Walter Evans | R | KY-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 131 | George W. Faris | R | IN-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 132 | Lucien J. Fenton | R | OH-10 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 133 | Israel F. Fischer | R | NY-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 134 | John F. Fitzgerald | D | MA-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 135 | Wallace T. Foote, Jr. | R | NY-23 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 136 | George Edmund Foss | R | IL-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 137 | Charles N. Fowler | R | NJ-08 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 138 | Henry R. Gibson | R | TN-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 139 | Joseph V. Graff | R | IL-14 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 140 | Joel Heatwole | R | MN-03 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 141 | James A. Hemenway | R | IN-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 142 | Charles L. Henry | R | IN-08 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 143 | E. Stevens Henry | R | CT-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 144 | Samuel G. Hilborn | R | CA-03 | March 4, 1895 Previous service, 1892–1894. | 4th term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 145 | Ebenezer J. Hill | R | CT-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 146 | Milford W. Howard | P | AL-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 147 | James R. Howe | R | NY-06 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 148 | Benjamin Franklin Howell | R | NJ-03 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 149 | Denis M. Hurley | R | NY-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Died on February 26, 1899. |
| 150 | John J. Jenkins | R | WI-10 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 151 | Charles Frederick Joy | R | MO-11 | March 4, 1895 Previous service, 1893–1894. | 3rd term* | |
| 152 | Winfield S. Kerr | R | OH-14 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 153 | William Shadrach Knox | R | MA-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 154 | Monroe Henry Kulp | R | PA-17 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 155 | Romulus Zachariah Linney | R | NC-08 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 156 | William Lorimer | R | IL-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 157 | Philip B. Low | R | NY-15 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 158 | Rowland B. Mahany | R | NY-32 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 159 | Thomas McEwan, Jr. | R | NJ-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 160 | George B. McClellan, Jr. | D | NY-12 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 161 | Warren Miller | R | WV-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 162 | Edward S. Minor | R | WI-08 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 163 | Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. | R | NY-17 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 164 | Peter J. Otey | D | VA-06 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 165 | Theobald Otjen | R | WI-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 166 | Jesse Overstreet | R | IN-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 167 | Richard W. Parker | R | NJ-06 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 168 | Richmond Pearson | R | NC-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 169 | Mahlon Pitney | R | NJ-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Resigned on January 10, 1899. |
| 170 | Samuel Johnson Pugh | R | KY-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 171 | Walter Reeves | R | IL-11 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 172 | Lemuel W. Royse | R | IN-13 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 173 | Edward Sauerhering | R | WI-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 174 | John F. Shafroth | R | CO-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 175 | Richard C. Shannon | R | NY-13 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 176 | Alonzo C. Shuford | P | NC-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 177 | John Simpkins | R | MA-13 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Died on March 27, 1898. |
| 178 | Harry Skinner | P | NC-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 179 | William Alden Smith | R | MI-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 180 | Horace G. Snover | R | MI-07 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 181 | James H. Southard | R | OH-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 182 | George N. Southwick | R | NY-20 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 183 | George Spalding | R | MI-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 184 | Stephen M. Sparkman | D | FL-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 185 | Nehemiah D. Sperry | R | CT-02 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 186 | George Washington Steele | R | IN-11 | March 4, 1895 Previous service, 1881–1889. | 6th term* | |
| 187 | Alexander Stewart | R | WI-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 188 | James F. Stewart | R | NJ-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 189 | Jesse Burr Strode | R | NE-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 190 | William Franklin Strowd | P | NC-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 191 | Cyrus A. Sulloway | R | NH-01 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 192 | William Sulzer | D | NY-11 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 193 | Robert Walker Tayler | R | OH-18 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 194 | James A. Walker | R | VA-09 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 195 | Vespasian Warner | R | IL-13 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 196 | George E. White | R | IL-05 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 197 | David F. Wilber | R | NY-21 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 198 | Francis H. Wilson | R | NY-03 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | Resigned on September 30, 1897. |
| 199 | Stanyarne Wilson | D | SC-04 | March 4, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 200 | Amos J. Cummings | D | NY-10 | November 5, 1895 Previous service, 1887–1889 and 1889–1894. | 6th term** | |
| 201 | William Henry Moody | R | MA-06 | November 5, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 202 | James Hodge Codding | R | PA-15 | November 5, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 203 | George W. Prince | R | IL-10 | December 2, 1895 | 2nd term | |
| 204 | Hugh R. Belknap | R | IL-03 | December 27, 1895 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 205 | Rudolph Kleberg | D | TX-11 | April 7, 1896 | 2nd term | |
| 206 | John M. Mitchell | R | NY-08 | June 2, 1896 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 207 | Charles H. Martin | P | NC-06 | June 5, 1896 | 2nd term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 208 | J. William Stokes | D | SC-07 | November 3, 1896 Previous service, 1895–1896. | 3rd term* | |
| 209 | William C. Adamson | D | GA-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 210 | De Alva S. Alexander | R | NY-33 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 211 | Samuel T. Baird | D | LA-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 212 | Jehu Baker | D | IL-21 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1865–1869 and 1887–1889. | 4th term** | Left the House in 1899. |
| 213 | Thomas Henry Ball | D | TX-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 214 | Isaac Ambrose Barber | R | MD-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 215 | Charles A. Barlow | P | CA-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 216 | Samuel J. Barrows | R | MA-10 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 217 | James J. Belden | R | NY-27 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1887–1895. | 5th term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 218 | Joseph M. Belford | R | NY-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 219 | George Jacob Benner | D | PA-19 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 220 | Maecenas Eason Benton | D | MO-15 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 221 | Richard P. Bland | D | MO-08 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1873–1895. | 12th term* | |
| 222 | Robert N. Bodine | D | MO-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 223 | William Samuel Booze | R | MD-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 224 | Jeremiah D. Botkin | P | KS | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 225 | Thomas J. Bradley | D | NY-09 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 226 | William Gordon Brantley | D | GA-11 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 227 | John Lewis Brenner | D | OH-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 228 | Willis Brewer | D | AL-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 229 | Robert F. Broussard | D | LA-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 230 | Seth W. Brown | R | OH-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 231 | Walter Brownlow | R | TN-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 232 | Ferdinand Brucker | D | MI-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 233 | Stephen Brundidge, Jr. | D | AR-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 234 | Robert E. Burke | D | TX-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 235 | Thomas S. Butler | R | PA-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 236 | James R. Campbell | D | IL-20 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 237 | Edward W. Carmack | D | TN-10 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 238 | Adin B. Capron | R | RI-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 239 | Curtis H. Castle | P | CA-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 240 | Champ Clark | D | MO-09 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1893–1895. | 2nd term* | |
| 241 | Frank Gay Clarke | R | NH-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 242 | Charles F. Cochran | D | MO-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 243 | Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane | R | NY-19 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 244 | William Connell | R | PA-11 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 245 | James Cooney | D | MO-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 246 | William S. Cowherd | D | MO-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 247 | John W. Cranford | D | TX-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Died on March 3, 1899. |
| 248 | Edgar D. Crumpacker | R | IN-10 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 249 | Samuel Arza Davenport | R | PA | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 250 | Robert C. Davey | D | LA-02 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1893–1895. | 2nd term* | |
| 251 | James H. Davidson | R | WI-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 252 | Robert Wyche Davis | D | FL-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 253 | George M. Davison | R | KY-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 254 | Reese C. De Graffenreid | D | TX-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 255 | Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. | D | AL-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 256 | Marion De Vries | D | CA-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 257 | William Elliott | D | SC-01 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1887–1890, 1891–1893 and 1895–1896. | 5th term*** | |
| 258 | Sidney Parham Epes | D | VA-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Resigned on March 23, 1898. |
| 259 | Daniel Ermentrout | D | PA-09 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1881–1889. | 5th term* | |
| 260 | Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick | D | KY-10 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 261 | William Henry Fleming | D | GA-10 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 262 | John Edgar Fowler | P | NC-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 263 | Andrew F. Fox | D | MS-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 264 | John W. Gaines | D | TN-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 265 | William Laury Greene | P | NE-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 266 | James M. Griggs | D | GA-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 267 | James Gunn | P | ID | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 268 | Edward L. Hamilton | R | MI-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 269 | L. Irving Handy | D | DE | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 270 | James Hay | D | VA-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 271 | Robert B. Hawley | R | TX-10 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 272 | Patrick Henry | D | MS-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 274 | Robert Lee Henry | D | TX-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 275 | William H. Hinrichsen | D | IL-16 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 276 | William S. Holman | D | IN-04 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1859–1865, 1867–1877 and 1881–1895. | 16th term*** | Died on April 22, 1897. |
| 277 | William Marcellus Howard | D | GA-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 278 | Andrew J. Hunter | D | IL-19 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1893–1895. | 2nd term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 279 | Thomas M. Jett | D | IL-18 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 280 | William Carey Jones | R | WA | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 281 | John Edward Kelley | P | SD | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 282 | John H. Ketcham | R | NY-18 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1865–1873 and 1877–1893. | 13th term** | |
| 283 | William H. King | D | UT | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 284 | William Sebring Kirkpatrick | R | PA-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 285 | William Walton Kitchin | D | NC-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 286 | Freeman T. Knowles | P | SD | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 287 | John Lamb | D | VA-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 288 | Charles B. Landis | R | IN-09 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 289 | S. W. T. Lanham | D | TX-08 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1883–1893. | 6th term* | |
| 290 | John J. Lentz | D | OH-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 291 | Elijah B. Lewis | D | GA-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 292 | J. Hamilton Lewis | D | WA | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 293 | Lucius Littauer | R | NY-22 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 294 | William F. Love | D | MS-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Died on October 16, 1898. |
| 295 | William C. Lovering | R | MA-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 296 | Archibald Lybrand | R | OH-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 297 | James R. Mann | R | IL-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 298 | George Alexander Marshall | D | OH-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 299 | Samuel Maxwell | P | NE-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 300 | William McAleer | D | PA-03 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1891–1895. | 3rd term* | |
| 301 | Nelson B. McCormick | P | KS-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 302 | John McDonald | R | MD-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 303 | John A. McDowell | D | OH-17 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 304 | William Watson McIntire | R | MD-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 305 | David Meekison | D | OH-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 306 | William S. Mesick | R | MI-11 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 307 | Robert W. Miers | D | IN-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 308 | Daniel W. Mills | R | IL-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 309 | John A. Moon | D | TN-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 310 | Robert P. Morris | R | MN-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 311 | Sydney Emanuel Mudd I | R | MD-05 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1890–1891. | 2nd term* | |
| 312 | James A. Norton | D | OH-13 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 313 | Marlin Edgar Olmsted | R | PA-14 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 314 | John Eugene Osborne | D | WY | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 315 | Horace Billings Packer | R | PA-16 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 316 | Charles Edward Pearce | R | MO-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 317 | Mason S. Peters | P | KS-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 318 | Rice Alexander Pierce | D | TN-09 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1883–1885 and 1889–1893. | 4th term** | |
| 319 | Thomas S. Plowman | D | AL-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Resigned on February 9, 1898. |
| 320 | John Stockdale Rhea | D | KY-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 321 | Edwin R. Ridgely | P | KS-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 322 | John Franklin Rixey | D | VA-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 323 | Edward Robb | D | MO-13 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 324 | Edward Everett Robbins | R | PA-21 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 325 | James M. Robinson | D | IN-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 326 | Evan E. Settle | D | KY-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 327 | William B. Shattuc | R | OH-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 328 | Carlos D. Shelden | R | MI-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 329 | Jerry Simpson | P | KS-07 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1891–1895. | 3rd term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 330 | Thetus W. Sims | D | TN-08 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 331 | James Luther Slayden | D | TX-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 332 | David Highbaugh Smith | D | KY-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 333 | Samuel William Smith | R | MI-06 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 334 | Charles F. Sprague | R | MA-11 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 335 | William Ledyard Stark | P | NE-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 336 | John Hall Stephens | D | TX-13 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 337 | Frederick Stevens | R | MN-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 338 | John Cirby Sturtevant | R | PA-26 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 339 | William V. Sullivan | D | MS-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Resigned on May 31, 1898. |
| 340 | Roderick Dhu Sutherland | P | NE-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 341 | George W. Taylor | D | AL-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 342 | Albert M. Todd | D | MI-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 343 | Thomas H. Tongue | R | OR-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 344 | Willard Duncan Vandiver | D | MO-14 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 345 | William D. Vincent | P | KS-05 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 346 | Oscar Underwood | D | AL-09 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1895–1896. | 2nd term* | |
| 347 | John H. G. Vehslage | D | NY-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 348 | William L. Ward | R | NY-16 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 349 | Walter L. Weaver | R | OH-07 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 350 | George W. Weymouth | R | MA-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 351 | Charles K. Wheeler | D | KY-01 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 352 | George Henry White | R | NC-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 353 | Morgan B. Williams | R | PA-12 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. |
| 354 | Jacob Yost | D | VA-10 | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1887–1889. | 2nd term* | Left the House in 1899. |
| 355 | James R. Young | R | PA-04 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 356 | William Albin Young | D | VA-02 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | Resigned on April 26, 1898. |
| 357 | William T. Zenor | D | IN-03 | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| Joseph Baltzell Showalter | R | PA-25 | April 20, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| James Tilghman Lloyd | D | MO-01 | June 1, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| Edwin C. Burleigh | R | ME-03 | June 21, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| George P. Lawrence | R | MA-01 | November 2, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| Henry Sherman Boutell | R | IL-06 | November 23, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| Edmund H. Driggs | D | NY-03 | December 6, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| Francis M. Griffith | D | IN-04 | December 6, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| James Norton | D | SC-06 | December 6, 1897 | 1st term | ||
| William F. Aldrich | R | AL-04 | February 9, 1898 Previous service, 1896–1897. | 2nd term* | Left the House in 1899. | |
| Robert Taylor Thorp | R | VA-04 | March 23, 1898 Previous service, 1896–1897. | 2nd term* | Left the House in 1899. | |
| Richard Alsop Wise | R | VA-02 | April 26, 1898 | 1st term | Left the House in 1899. | |
| William S. Greene | R | MA-13 | May 31, 1898 | 1st term | ||
| Thomas Spight | D | MS-02 | July 5, 1898 | 1st term | ||
| Charles W. F. Dick | R | OH-19 | November 8, 1898 | 1st term | ||
| William Harrison Graham | R | PA-23 | November 29, 1898 | 1st term | ||
| Frank A. McLain | D | MS-06 | December 12, 1898 | 1st term |
| Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus A. Smith | D | AZ | March 4, 1897 Previous service, 1887–1895. | 5th term* | |
| 2 | James Yancy Callahan | FS | OK | March 4, 1897 | 1st term | |
| 3 | Harvey B. Fergusson | D | NM | March 4, 1897 | 1st term |
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