This is a complete list of United States senators during the 11th United States Congress listed by seniority from March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1811.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within their new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state. [1]
The two main parties at this point were the Federalists (F), and Democratic Republicans (DR)
| Class | Terms of service of senators that expired in years |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1811 (DE, GA, KY, MA, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, TN, and VA.) [2] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1813 (CT, DE, MD, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, and VT.) [3] |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1815 (CT, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, and VT.) [4] |
| Rank | Senator (party-state) | Seniority date | Other factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hillhouse (F-CT) [5] | December 6, 1796 | |
| 2 | Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) | September 26, 1797 | |
| 3 | Samuel White (F-DE) [6] | February 28, 1801 | |
| 4 | Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) | October 15, 1801 | |
| 5 | Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) [7] | December 16, 1801 | |
| 6 | Samuel Smith (DR-MD) | March 4, 1803 | Former representative |
| 7 | Timothy Pickering (F-MA) | ||
| 8 | John Smith (DR-NY) | February 23, 1804 | |
| 9 | William Branch Giles (DR-VA) | August 11, 1804 | |
| 10 | James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) | November 13, 1804 | |
| 11 | John Gaillard (DR-SC) | December 6, 1804 | |
| 12 | Daniel Smith (DR-TN) [8] | March 4, 1805 | Former senator |
| 13 | Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) | Former representative (8 years) | |
| 14 | Aaron Kitchell (DR-NJ) [9] | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 15 | James Turner (DR-NC) | Former governor | |
| 16 | Buckner Thruston (DR-KY) [10] | ||
| 17 | John Milledge (DR-GA) [11] | June 19, 1806 | |
| 18 | Philip Reed (DR-KY) | November 25, 1806 | |
| 19 | Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) | March 4, 1807 | Former senator |
| 20 | Andrew Gregg (DR-PA) | Former representative | |
| 21 | John Pope (DR-KY) | Kentucky 9th in population (1800) | |
| 22 | Nahum Parker (DR-NH) [12] | New Hampshire 11th in population (1800) | |
| 23 | Jonathan Robinson (DR-VT) | October 10, 1807 | |
| 24 | Chauncey Goodrich (F-CT) | October 25, 1807 | |
| 25 | Elisha Mathewson (F-RI) | October 26, 1807 | |
| 26 | William Harris Crawford (DR-GA) | November 7, 1807 | |
| 27 | James Lloyd (F-MA) | June 9, 1808 | |
| 28 | Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. (DR-OH) | December 12, 1808 | |
| 29 | Michael Leib (DR-PA) | January 9, 1809 | |
| 30 | Richard Brent (DR-VA) | March 4, 1809 | Former representative (6 years) |
| 31 | John Lambert (DR-NJ) | Former representative (4 years); New Jersey 10th in population (1800) | |
| 32 | Francis Malbone (F-RI) [13] | Former representative (4 years); New Hampshire 15th in population (1800) | |
| 33 | Obadiah German (DR-NY) | ||
| 34 | John Condit (DR-NJ) | March 21, 1809 | |
| 35 | Jenkin Whiteside (DR-TN) | April 11, 1809 | |
| 36 | Stanley Griswold (DR-OH) [14] | May 18, 1809 | |
| 37 | Christopher Grant Champlin (F-RI) | June 26, 1809 | |
| 38 | Charles Tait (DR-GA) | November 27, 1809 | |
| 39 | Alexander Campbell (DR-OH) | December 11, 1809 | |
| 40 | Henry Clay (DR-KY) | January 4, 1810 | |
| 41 | Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) | January 12, 1810 | |
| 42 | Charles Cutts (DR-NH) | June 21, 1810 | |
| 43 | Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) | December 4, 1810 | |
| 44 | Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) | December 15, 1810 | |
| 45 | John Taylor (DR-SC) | December 31, 1810 | |