List of United States senators in the 53rd Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 53rd United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895.

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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 1894 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1895 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.) [5]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1897 (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, VT, WA, and WI.) [6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1899 (CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.) [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT)March 4, 1867
2 Matt W. Ransom (D-NC) [8] January 30, 1872
3 William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former representative
4 John P. Jones (R-NV)
5 Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
6 George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former representative
7 Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former governor
8 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
9 John R. McPherson (D-NJ) [8]
10 Matthew Butler (D-SC) [8]
11 Richard Coke (D-TX) [8]
12 J. Donald Cameron (R-PA)March 20, 1877
13 Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN)November 6, 1877
14 George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th in population (1870)
15 Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th in population (1870)
16 Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1870)
17 Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) [9]
18 James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880
19 John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a senator
20 Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former representative (10 years)
21 Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former representative (5 years)
22 James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th in population (1870)
23 Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th in population (1870)
24 William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
25 Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881
26 Alfred H. Colquitt (D-GA)March 4, 1883
27 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL)Former governor
28 James F. Wilson (R-IA) [8]
29 Charles F. Manderson (R-NE) [8]
30 Joseph N. Dolph (R-OR) [8]
31 Henry M. Teller (R-CO)March 4, 1885Former senator
32 Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)Former representative
33 James K. Jones (D-AR)
34 Leland Stanford (R-CA) [10] Former governor
35 Edward C. Walthall (D-MS) [11] March 9, 1885
36 George Gray (D-DE)March 18, 1885
37 James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885
38 John H. Mitchell (R-OR)November 18, 1885Previously a senator
39 William M. Stewart (R-NV)March 4, 1887Previously a senator (11 years)
40 David Turpie (D-IN)Previously a senator (1 month)
41 John W. Daniel (D-VA)Former representative
42 Francis B. Stockbridge (R-MI) [12]
43 William B. Bate (D-TN)Former governor, Tennessee 12th in population (1880)
44 Cushman Davis (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 26th in population (1880)
45 Matthew Quay (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1880)
46 Charles J. Faulkner (D-WV)West Virginia 29th in population (1880)
47 Samuel Pasco (D-FL)May 19, 1887
48 James McMillan (R-MI)March 4, 1889
49 Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)
50 Anthony C. Higgins (R-DE) [8]
51 William D. Washburn (R-MN) [8]
52 Nathan F. Dixon III (R-RI) [8] April 10, 1889
53 William E. Chandler (R-NH)June 18, 1889
54 Richard F. Pettigrew (SR-SD)November 2, 1889
55 Watson C. Squire (R-WA)November 20, 1889
56 Thomas C. Power (R-MT) [8] January 2, 1890
57 Joseph M. Carey (R-WY) [8] November 15, 1890Former delegate
58 George L. Shoup (R-ID)December 18, 1890
59 John Brown Gordon (D-GA)March 4, 1891Previously a senator
60 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)Former representative (4 years)
61 Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND)Former representative (2 years)
62 Fred Dubois (R-ID)Former delegate
63 William F. Vilas (D-WI)Former cabinet member
64 John M. Palmer (D-IL)Former governor
65 Calvin S. Brice (D-OH)Ohio 3rd in population (1880)
66 William A. Peffer (PP-KS)Kansas 20th in population (1880)
67 John Irby (D-SC)South Carolina 21st in population (1880)
68 James H. Kyle (R-SD)South Dakota 37th in population (1880)
69 Edward D. White (D-LA) [13]
70 Redfield Proctor (R-VT)November 2, 1891
71 Charles Hopper Gibson (D-MD)November 19, 1891
72 David B. Hill (D-NY)January 7, 1892
73 Roger Q. Mills (D-TX)March 23, 1892Former representative
74 Eppa Hunton (D-VA) [8] May 28, 1892
75 Donelson Caffery (D-LA)December 31, 1892
76 Johnson N. Camden (D-WV) [8] January 25, 1893Former senator
77 William Lindsay (D-KY)February 15, 1893
78 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893Former representative (6 years)
79 John Martin (D-KS) [8]
80 John L. Mitchell (D-WI)Former representative (2 years)
81 Edward Murphy, Jr. (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1890)
82 James Smith, Jr. (D-NJ)New Jersey 18th in population (1890)
83 Stephen M. White (D-CA)California 22nd in population (1890)
84 William V. Allen (PP-NE)Nebraska 26th in population (1890)
85 William N. Roach (D-ND)North Dakota 41st in population (1890)
George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893
Anselm J. McLaurin (D-MS) [8] February 7, 1894
Newton C. Blanchard (D-LA)March 12, 1894
Patrick Walsh (D-GA) [8] April 2, 1894
Thomas Jordan Jarvis (D-NC) [14] April 19, 1894
John Patton, Jr. (R-MI) [15] May 5, 1894
Lee Mantle (SR-MT)January 16, 1895
Julius C. Burrows (R-MI)January 23, 1895
Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895Former representative
Jeter C. Pritchard (R-NC)
John L. Wilson (R-WA)February 19, 1895

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 expired in 1895.
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1897.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1899.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Retired or defeated after 1894 Election
  9. Zebulon Baird Vance died April 14, 1894.
  10. Leland Stanford died June 21, 1893.
  11. Edward Walthall resigned January 24, 1894.
  12. Francis Stockbridge died April 30, 1894.
  13. Edward D. White resigned March 12, 1894.
  14. Thomas Jordan Jarvis resigned January 23, 1895.
  15. John Patton, Jr. resigned January 14, 1895.