List of United States senators in the 49th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 49th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1887.

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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 his or her 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] [2] [3] [4]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1886 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1887 [5]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1889 [6]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1891 [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 George F. Edmunds (R-VT)April 3, 1866
2 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT)March 4, 1867
3 Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE)March 4, 1869
4 Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE)March 4, 1871
5 Matt W. Ransom (D-NC)January 30, 1872
6 William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former representative
7 John J. Ingalls (R-KS)
8 John P. Jones (R-NV)
9 Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
10 Henry L. Dawes (R-MA)
11 Charles W. Jones (D-FL)
12 Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN)
13 Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX)
14 George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former representative
15 Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former governor
16 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
17 John R. McPherson (D-NJ)
18 Matthew Butler (D-SC)
19 Richard Coke (D-TX)
20 Preston B. Plumb (R-KS)
21 James B. Beck (D-KY)
22 Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS)
23 Augustus H. Garland (D-AR)Former governor
24 J. Donald Cameron (R-PA)March 20, 1877
25 Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN)November 6, 1877
26 George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th in population (1870)
27 Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th in population (1870)
28 Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1870)
29 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC)
30 Wade Hampton III (R-SC)
31 John A. Logan (R-IL)
32 Joseph E. Brown (D-GA)May 26, 1880
33 James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880
34 John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a senator
35 Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former representative (10 years)
36 Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former representative (5 years)
37 James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th in population (1880)
38 Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th in population (1880)
39 Philetus Sawyer (R-WI)
40 Benjamin Harrison (R-IN)
41 Omar D. Conger (R-MI)
42 John F. Miller (R-CA)
43 Charles Van Wyck (R-NE)
44 James G. Fair (D-NV)
45 William J. Sewell (R-NJ)
46 John I. Mitchell (R-PA)
47 William Mahone (RA-VA)
48 Howell E. Jackson (D-TN)
49 William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
50 Warner Miller (R-NY)July 27, 1881
51 Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881
52 Alfred H. Colquitt (D-GA)March 4, 1883
53 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL)Former governor
54 James F. Wilson (R-IA)
55 Charles F. Manderson (R-NE)
56 Joseph N. Dolph (R-OR)
57 Randall L. Gibson (D-LA)
58 John E. Kenna (D-WV)
59 Thomas M. Bowen (R-CO)
60 Thomas W. Palmer (R-MI)
61 Dwight M. Sabin (R-MN)
62 Harrison H. Riddleberger (RA-VA)
63 Austin F. Pike (R-NH)August 2, 1883
64 Jonathan Chace (R-RI)January 20, 1885
65 Henry M. Teller (R-CO)March 4, 1885Previously a senator
66 Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)Former representative
67 James K. Jones (D-AR)
68 Leland Stanford (R-CA)Former governor
69 William M. Evarts (R-NY)
70 Henry B. Payne (D-OH)
71 John C. Spooner (R-WI)
72 Ephraim King Wilson II (D-MD)
Henry W. Blair (R-NH)March 5, 1885Former representative
Edward C. Walthall (D-MS)March 9, 1885
George Gray (D-DE)March 18, 1885
James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885
John H. Mitchell (R-OR)November 18, 1885Previously a senator
George Hearst (D-CA)March 23, 1886
Washington C. Whitthorne (D-TN)April 16, 1886
Abram Williams (R-CA)August 4, 1886
Person C. Cheney (R-NH)November 24, 1886
Charles B. Farwell (R-IL)January 19, 1887

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ↑ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
  3. ↑ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
  4. ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  5. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1887.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1889.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1891.
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