List of United States senators in the 63rd Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 63rd United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1915.

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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 1914 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 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1915 [5]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1917 [6]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1919 [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)March 4, 1891
2 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893
3 George C. Perkins (R-CA) [8] July 26, 1893
4 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895
5 Francis E. Warren (R-WY)March 4, 1895Previously a senator
6 Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
7 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
8 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA) [9] Georgia 12th in population (1890)
9 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th in population (1890)
10 Boies Penrose (R-PA)March 4, 1897
11 Charles A. Culberson (R-TX)March 4, 1899Former governor
12 Porter McCumber (R-ND)
13 William P. Dillingham (R-VT)October 18, 1900
14 Moses Clapp (R-MN)January 23, 1901
15 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC)March 4, 1901
16 Francis Newlands (D-NV)March 4, 1903Former representative
17 William J. Stone (D-MO)Former governor, Missouri 5th in population (1900)
18 James P. Clarke (D-AR)Former governor, Arkansas 25th in population (1900)
19 Lee S. Overman (D-NC)North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
20 Reed Smoot (R-UT)Utah 41st in population (1900)
21 George Sutherland (R-UT)March 4, 1905
22 Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT)May 10, 1905
23 Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI)January 4, 1906
24 Henry du Pont (R-DE)June 13, 1906
25 William A. Smith (R-MI)February 9, 1907
26 William Borah (R-ID)March 4, 1907
27 Isaac Stephenson (R-WI) [8] May 17, 1907
28 John H. Bankhead (D-AL)June 18, 1907
29 Joseph F. Johnston (D-AL) [10] August 6, 1907
30 Thomas Gore (D-OK)December 11, 1907
31 Robert Owen (D-OK)
32 John Walter Smith (D-MD)March 25, 1908
33 Carroll S. Page (R-VT)October 21, 1908
34 Albert B. Cummins (R-IA)November 24, 1908
35 Theodore E. Burton (R-OH) [8] March 4, 1909Former representative (16 years)
36 Wesley Jones (R-WA)Former representative (10 years)
37 Benjamin Shively (D-IN)Former representative (7 years)
38 Elihu Root (R-NY) [8] Former cabinet member
39 William O. Bradley (R-KY) [11] Former governor, Kentucky 12th in population (1900)
40 Coe Crawford (R-SD) [8] Former governor, South Dakota 38th in population (1900)
41 Joseph Bristow (R-KS) [8] Kansas 22nd in population (1900)
42 Ellison D. Smith (D-SC)South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
43 Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1900)
44 George Chamberlain (D-OR)Oregon 36th in population (1900)
45 George T. Oliver (R-PA)March 17, 1909
46 Claude A. Swanson (D-VA)August 1, 1910
47 John Thornton (D-LA) [8] December 7, 1910
48 Asle Gronna (R-ND)February 2, 1911
49 John S. Williams (D-MS)March 4, 1911Former representative (16 years)
50 Charles Townsend (R-MI)Former representative (8 years)
51 Gilbert Hitchcock (D-NE)Former representative (6 years)
52 Miles Poindexter (R-WA)Former representative (2 years)
53 George P. McLean (R-CT)Former governor
54 Atlee Pomerene (D-OH)Ohio 4th in population (1910)
55 James A. Reed (D-MO)Missouri 7th in population (1910)
56 John W. Kern (D-IN)Indiana 9th in population (1910)
57 James E. Martine (D-NJ)New Jersey 11th in population (1910)
58 John D. Works (R-CA)California 12th in population (1910)
59 Luke Lea (D-TN)Tennessee 17th in population (1910)
60 William E. Chilton (D-WV)West Virginia 28th in population (1910)
61 Nathan Bryan (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1910)
62 Charles F. Johnson (D-ME)Maine 34th in population (1910)
63 Henry F. Lippitt (R-RI)Rhode Island 38th in population (1910)
64 Henry L. Myers (D-MT)Montana 40th in population (1910)
65 James O'Gorman (D-NY)April 4, 1911
66 William S. Kenyon (R-IA)April 12, 1911
67 Hoke Smith (D-GA)November 16, 1911
68 Thomas B. Catron (R-NM)March 27, 1912Former delegate, New Mexico 43rd in population (1910)
69 Marcus A. Smith (D-AZ)Former delegate, Arizona 45th in population (1910)
70 Albert B. Fall (R-NM)New Mexico 43rd in population (1910)
71 Henry F. Ashurst (D-AZ)Arizona 45th in population (1910)
72 William P. Jackson (R-MD) [12] November 29, 1912
73 Charles Thomas (D-CO)January 15, 1913
74 James Brady (R-ID)January 24, 1913
75 Key Pittman (D-NV)January 29, 1913
76 Morris Sheppard (D-TX)February 3, 1913
77 Edwin Burleigh (R-ME)March 4, 1913Former representative (14 years), former governor
78 Joseph E. Ransdell (D-LA)Former representative (14 years)
79 Joseph Robinson (R-AR)Former representative (10 years), former governor
80 Ollie James (R-KY)Former representative (10 years), Kentucky 14th in population (1910)
81 George W. Norris (R-NE)Former representative (10 years), Nebraska 29th in population (1910)
82 John F. Shafroth (D-CO)Former representative (9 years), former governor
83 William Hughes (D-NJ)Former representative (9 years)
84 John W. Weeks (R-MA)Former representative (8 years)
85 Nathan Goff, Jr. (R-WV)Former representative (6 years), former cabinet member
86 James K. Vardaman (D-MS)Former governor
87 John Shields (D-TN)Tennessee 17th in population (1910)
88 William H. Thompson (D-KS)Kansas 22nd in population (1910)
89 Harry Lane (D-OR)Oregon 35th in population (1910)
90 Thomas Sterling (R-SD)South Dakota 36th in population (1910)
91 LeBaron Colt (R-RI)Rhode Island 38th in population (1910)
92 Thomas J. Walsh (D-MT)Montana 40th in population (1910)
93 Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (D-DE)Delaware 46th in population (1910)
94 Henry F. Hollis (D-NH)March 13, 1913
95 J. Hamilton Lewis (D-IL)March 23, 1913
96 Lawrence Sherman (R-IL)March 26, 1913
Blair Lee (D-MD)January 29, 1914
William West (D-GA) [13] March 2, 1914
Francis White (D-AL) [8] May 11, 1914
Johnson N. Camden Jr. (D-KY) [8] June 16, 1914
Thomas W. Hardwick (D-GA)November 4, 1914

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. 1911 U.S Census Report Contains 1910 Census results
  5. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1915.
  6. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1917.
  7. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1919.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Retired or defeated after 1914 Election
  9. Senator Bacon died February 14, 1914.
  10. Senator Johnston died August 8, 1913.
  11. Senator Bradley died May 23, 1914.
  12. Senator Jackson resigned January 28, 1914.
  13. Senator West resigned November 3, 1914.