List of United States senators in the 58th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 58th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905.

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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]

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 1904 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 1905 [4]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1907 [5]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1909 [6]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873
2 Francis Cockrell (D-MO) [7] March 4, 1875
3 George F. Hoar (R-MA) [8] March 4, 1877Former representative
4 John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
5 Orville H. Platt (R-CT)March 4, 1879
6 Eugene Hale (R-ME)March 4, 1881Former representative (10 years)
7 Joseph Hawley (R-CT) [7] Former representative (5 years)
8 William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
9 Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881
10 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL)March 4, 1883
11 Henry M. Teller (D-CO)March 4, 1885
12 James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885
13 William M. Stewart (R-NV) [7] March 4, 1887Previously a senator
14 John W. Daniel (D-VA)Former representative
15 William B. Bate (D-TN)Former governor
16 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)March 4, 1891Former representative (4 years)
17 Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND)Former representative (2 years)
18 Redfield Proctor (R-VT)November 2, 1891
19 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893
20 George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893
21 Julius C. Burrows (R-MI)January 23, 1895
22 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895
23 Francis E. Warren (R-WY)March 4, 1895Previously a senator
24 Stephen Elkins (R-WV)Former delegate, former cabinet member
25 Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
26 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
27 George P. Wetmore (R-RI)Former governor, Rhode Island 36th in population (1890)
28 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th in population (1890)
29 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th in population (1890)
30 John C. Spooner (R-WI)March 4, 1897Previously a senator (6 years)
31 Thomas C. Platt (R-NY)Previously a senator (2 months)
32 Joseph Foraker (R-OH)Former governor, Ohio 4th in population (1890)
33 Samuel McEnery (D-LA)Former governor, Louisiana 25th in population (1890)
34 Boies Penrose (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1890)
35 Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN) [7] Indiana 8th in population (1890)
36 Alexander Clay (D-GA)Georgia 12th in population (1890)
37 Edmund Pettus (D-AL)Alabama 17th in population (1890)
38 Mark Hanna (R-OH) [9] March 6, 1897
39 Stephen Mallory (D-FL)May 15, 1897
40 Hernando Money (D-MS)October 8, 1897
41 Louis McComas (R-MD) [7] March 4, 1899Former representative (8 years)
42 John Kean (R-NJ)Former representative (4 years)
43 Charles A. Culberson (D-TX)Former governor
44 Chauncey Depew (R-NY)New York 1st in population (1890)
45 Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN)Indiana 8th in population (1890)
46 Joseph Quarles (R-WI) [7] Wisconsin 14th in population (1890)
47 Nathan B. Scott (R-WV)West Virginia 28th in population (1890)
48 Addison Foster (R-WA) [7] Washington 34th in population (1890)
49 Porter McCumber (R-ND)North Dakota 41st in population (1890)
50 James Taliaferro (D-FL)April 20, 1899
51 Thomas R. Bard (R-CA) [7] February 7, 1900
52 Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA)August 22, 1900
53 William P. Dillingham (R-VT)October 18, 1900
54 Matthew Quay (R-PA) [10] January 16, 1901
55 Moses Clapp (R-MN)January 23, 1901Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
56 Thomas Kearns (R-UT) [7] Utah 40th in population (1890)
57 John H. Mitchell (R-OR)March 4, 1901Previously a senator (18 years)
58 Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)Previously a senator (12 years)
59 Fred Dubois (D-ID)Previously a senator (6 years)
60 William A. Clark (D-MT)Previously a senator (1 year, 2 months)
61 Anselm J. McLaurin (D-MS)Previously a senator (1 year, 1 month)
62 Joseph W. Bailey (D-TX)Former representative (10 years)
63 Edward W. Carmack (D-TN)Former representative (4 years), Tennessee 13th in population (1890)
64 Robert J. Gamble (R-SD)Former representative (4 years), South Dakota 35th in population (1890)
65 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC)Former representative (2 years), North Carolina 16th in population (1890)
66 Thomas Patterson (D-CO)Former representative (2 years), Colorado 31st in population (1900)
67 Murphy J. Foster (D-LA)Former governor
68 Joseph Burton (R-KS)Kansas 19th in population (1890)
69 Henry E. Burnham (R-NH)New Hampshire 33rd in population (1890)
70 Paris Gibson (D-MT) [7] March 7, 1901
71 Charles Dietrich (R-NE) [7] March 28, 1901Former governor
72 Joseph Millard (R-NE)
73 Alfred B. Kittredge (R-SD)July 1, 1901
74 John F. Dryden (R-NJ)January 29, 1902
75 Russell A. Alger (R-MI)September 27, 1902
76 Heisler Ball (R-DE) [7] March 2, 1903Former representative
77 Frank Allee (R-DE)
78 Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)March 4, 1903Previously a senator
79 Albert J. Hopkins (R-IL)Former representative (18 years)
80 James B. McCreary (D-KY)Former representative (12 years)
81 Asbury Latimer (D-SC)Former representative (10 years), South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
82 Francis Newlands (D-NV)Former representative (10 years), Nevada 46th in population (1900)
83 Chester Long (R-KS)Former representative (6 years)
84 William J. Stone (D-MO)Former governor, Missouri 5th in population (1900)
85 James P. Clarke (D-AR)Former governor, Arkansas 25th in population (1900)
86 Lee S. Overman (D-NC)North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
87 Levi Ankeny (R-WA)Washington 34th in population (1900)
88 Charles W. Fulton (R-OR)Oregon 36th in population (1900)
89 Reed Smoot (R-UT)Utah 41st in population (1900)
90 Weldon B. Heyburn (R-ID)Idaho 44th in population (1900)
Charles Dick (R-OH)March 23, 1904
Philander C. Knox (R-PA)June 10, 1904
Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA)October 12, 1904

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  3. 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  4. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1905.
  5. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1907.
  6. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1909.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Retired or defeated after 1904 Election
  8. Senator Hoar died September 30, 1904.
  9. Senator Hanna died February 15, 1904.
  10. Senator Quay died May 28, 1904.