List of United States senators in the 55th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 55th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899.

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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 1898 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 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, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.) [5]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1901 (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.) [6]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1903 (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.) [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Justin S. Morrill (R-VT)March 4, 1867Former representative
2 William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former representative
3 John P. Jones (R-NV)
4 Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
5 George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former representative
6 Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former governor, former representative
7 John T. Morgan (D-AL)
8 George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th in population (1870)
9 Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th in population (1870)
10 John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a senator
11 Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former representative (10 years)
12 Joseph R. Hawley (R-CT)Former representative (5 years)
13 James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th in population (1870)
14 Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th in population (1870)
15 William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881Former representative
16 Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881Former representative, former governor
17 Shelby M. Cullom (R-IL)March 4, 1883Former representative, former governor
18 Henry M. Teller (D-CO)March 4, 1885Previously a senator
19 James K. Jones (D-AR)
20 George Gray (D-DE)March 18, 1885
21 James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885Former governor
22 William M. Stewart (R-NV)March 4, 1887Previously a senator (11 years)
23 David Turpie (D-IN)Previously a senator (1 month)
24 John W. Daniel (D-VA)Former representative
25 William B. Bate (D-TN)Former governor, Tennessee 12th in population (1880)
26 Cushman K. Davis (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 26th in population (1880)
27 Matthew Quay (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1880)
28 Charles J. Faulkner (D-WV)West Virginia 29th in population (1880)
29 Samuel Pasco (D-FL)May 19, 1887
30 James McMillan (R-MI)March 4, 1889Michigan 9th in population (1880)
31 Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)Colorado 35th in population (1880)
32 William E. Chandler (R-NH)June 18, 1889
33 Richard F. Pettigrew (SR-SD)November 2, 1889Former delegate
34 George L. Shoup (R-ID)December 18, 1890Former governor
35 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)March 4, 1891Former representative (4 years)
36 Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND)Former representative (2 years)
37 James H. Kyle (R-SD)
38 Redfield Proctor (R-VT)November 2, 1891Former governor
39 Roger Q. Mills (D-TX)March 23, 1892
40 Donelson Caffery (D-LA)December 31, 1892
41 William Lindsay (D-KY)February 15, 1893
42 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893Former representative (6 years)
43 John L. Mitchell (D-WI)Former representative (2 years)
44 Edward Murphy Jr. (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1890)
45 James Smith Jr. (D-NJ)New Jersey 18th in population (1890)
46 Stephen M. White (D-CA)California 22nd in population (1890)
47 William V. Allen (PP-NE)Nebraska 26th in population (1890)
48 William N. Roach (D-ND)North Dakota 41st in population (1890)
49 George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893Former governor
50 Lee Mantle (SR-MT)January 16, 1895
51 Julius C. Burrows (R-MI)January 23, 1895Former representative
52 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895Former representative
53 Jeter C. Pritchard (R-NC)
54 John L. Wilson (R-WA)February 19, 1895
55 Edward C. Walthall (D-MS)March 4, 1895Previously a senator (9 years)
56 William J. Sewell (R-NJ)Previously a senator (6 years)
57 Francis E. Warren (R-WY)Previously a senator (3 years)
58 Horace Chilton (D-TX)Previously a senator (2 years)
59 Thomas H. Carter (R-MT)Former delegate, former representative
60 Stephen B. Elkins (R-WV)Former delegate, former cabinet member
61 John H. Gear (R-IA)Former governor, Iowa 10th in population (1890)
62 Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
63 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
64 George P. Wetmore (R-RI)Former governor, Rhode Island 36th in population (1890)
65 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th in population (1890)
66 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th in population (1890)
67 Marion Butler (PP-NC)North Carolina 16th in population (1890)
68 Lucien Baker (PP-KS)Kansas 19th in population (1890)
69 John M. Thurston (R-NE)Nebraska 26th in population (1890)
70 George W. McBride (R-OR)Oregon 38th in population (1890)
71 Frank J. Cannon (SR-UT)January 22, 1896
72 Richard R. Kenney (D-DE)January 19, 1897
73 John C. Spooner (R-WI)March 4, 1897Previously a senator (6 years)
74 Thomas C. Platt (R-NY)Previously a senator (2 months)
75 William E. Mason (R-IL)Former representative (4 years)
76 William A. Harris (PP-KS)Former representative (2 years), Kansas 19th in population (1890)
77 George L. Wellington (R-MD)Former representative (2 years), Maryland 27th in population (1890)
78 Joseph L. Rawlins (D-UT)Former delegate
79 Joseph B. Foraker (R-OH)Former governor, Ohio 4th in population (1890)
80 Samuel D. McEnery (D-LA)Former governor, Louisiana 25th in population (1890)
81 Boies Penrose (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1890)
82 Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)Indiana 8th in population (1890)
83 William J. Deboe (R-KY)Kentucky 11th in population (1890)
84 Alexander S. Clay (D-GA)Georgia 12th in population (1890)
85 Edmund Pettus (D-AL)Alabama 17th in population (1890)
86 Joseph H. Earle (D-SC)South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
87 George Turner (SR-WA)Washington 34th in population (1890)
88 Henry Heitfeld (PP-ID)Idaho 43rd in population (1890)
Mark Hanna (R-OH)March 6, 1897
89 Stephen Mallory II (D-FL)May 15, 1897
John L. McLaurin (D-SC)June 1, 1897
Thomas B. Turley (D-TN)July 20, 1897
Hernando Money (D-MS)October 8, 1897
William V. Sullivan (D-MS)May 31, 1898
90 Joseph Simon (R-OR)October 8, 1898
Jonathan Ross (R-VT)January 11, 1899

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 1899.
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1901.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1903.