List of United States senators in the 1st Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 1st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1791.

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The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically. The Senate now assigns an official number to each senator, which is the second number given in the table. [1]

In this congress, James Gunn was the most senior junior senator and Theodore Foster was the most junior senior senator.

During this time, there were no official parties, but senators are labeled as Pro-Administration (P), and Anti-Administration (A).

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1791 [2]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1793 [3]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1795 [4]

U.S. Senate seniority list

RankHistorical
rank
Senator (party-state)Seniority date
11 Richard Bassett [3] (A-DE)March 4, 1789
22 Pierce Butler [3] (F-SC)
F3 Charles Carroll [2] (F-MD)
44 Tristram Dalton [2] (F-MA)
55 Oliver Ellsworth [2] (F-CT)
66 Jonathan Elmer [2] (F-NJ)
77 William Few [3] (A-GA)
88 William Grayson [5] (A-VA) [2]
99 James Gunn [4] (A-GA)
1010 John Henry [4] (F-MD)
1111 Ralph Izard [4] (F-SC)
1212 William Samuel Johnson [2] (F-CT)
1313 John Langdon [4] (F-NH)
1414 Richard Henry Lee [3] (A-VA)
1515 William Maclay [3] (A-PA)
1616 Robert Morris [4] (F-PA)
1717 William Paterson [6] (F-NJ) [3]
1818 George Read (F-DE) [2]
1919 Caleb Strong [2] (F-MA)
2020 Paine Wingate [3] (A-NH)
2121 Rufus King [4] (F-NY)July 25, 1789
2222 Philip John Schuyler [2] (F-NY)
2323 Benjamin Hawkins [4] (F-NC)November 27, 1789
2424 Samuel Johnston [3] (F-NC)
2525 John Walker [7] (F-VA) [3] March 31, 1790
2626 Theodore Foster [2] (F-RI)June 7, 1790
2727 Joseph Stanton IV [3] (A-RI)
2828 James Monroe [2] (A-VA)November 9, 1790
2929 Philemon Dickinson [3] (F-NJ)November 23, 1790

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789–Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1791.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1793.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1795.
  5. William Grayson died March 12, 1790.
  6. William Paterson resigned November 13, 1790, to become Governor of New Jersey.
  7. John Walker was appointed to replace William Grayson, until the state legislature elected a successor.

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