List of United States senators in the 71st Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 71st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931.

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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 1930 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 1931 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.) [5]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1933 (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.) [6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1935 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.) [7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1 Francis E. Warren (R-WY) [8] March 4, 1895Previously a senator
2 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC) [9] March 4, 1901Previously a senator
3 Lee S. Overman (D-NC) [10] March 4, 1903North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
4 Reed Smoot (R-UT)Utah 41st in population (1900)
5 William Borah (R-ID)March 4, 1907
6 Wesley Jones (R-WA)March 4, 1909Former representative
7 Ellison D. Smith (D-SC)South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
8 Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1900)
9 Claude A. Swanson (D-VA)August 1, 1910Former representative, Former governor
10 Henry F. Ashurst (D-AZ)April 2, 1912 [11]
11 Key Pittman (D-NV)January 29, 1913
12 Morris Sheppard (D-TX)February 3, 1913Former representative
13 Joseph E. Ransdell (D-LA) [9] March 4, 1913Former representative (14 years)
14 Joseph Robinson (R-AR)Former representative (10 years), former governor
15 George W. Norris (R-NE)Former representative (10 years)
16 Thomas J. Walsh (D-MT)
17 James Watson (R-IN)November 8, 1916Former representative
18 Kenneth McKellar (D-TN)March 4, 1917Former representative (6 years)
19 William H. King (D-UT)Former representative (3 years)
20 Park Trammell (D-FL)Former governor, Florida 33rd in population (1910)
21 John B. Kendrick (D-WY)Former governor, Wyoming 47th in population (1910)
22 Frederick Hale (R-ME)
23 Hiram Johnson (R-CA)March 16, 1917
24 George H. Moses (R-NH)November 6, 1918
25 Charles L. McNary (R-OR)December 18, 1918Previously a senator
26 Arthur Capper (R-KS)March 4, 1919Former governor, Kansas 22nd in population (1910)
27 Henry W. Keyes (R-NH)Former governor, New Hampshire 39th in population (1910)
28 William J. Harris (D-GA)Georgia 10th in population (1910)
29 Lawrence C. Phipps (R-CO) [9] Colorado 32nd in population (1910)
30 Pat Harrison (D-MS)March 5, 1919
31 Walter E. Edge (R-NJ)May 19, 1919 [12]
32 Carter Glass (D-VA)February 2, 1920
33 James Thomas Heflin (D-AL) [9] November 2, 1920
34 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D-AR)March 4, 1921Former representative
35 Peter Norbeck (R-SD)Former governor, South Dakota 37th in population (1920)
36 Samuel M. Shortridge (R-CA)California 8th in population (1920)
37 Edwin S. Broussard (D-LA)Louisiana 22nd in population (1920)
38 Tasker Oddie (R-NV)Nevada 48th in population (1920)
39 David A. Reed (R-PA)August 8, 1922
40 Walter F. George (D-GA)November 22, 1922
41 James Couzens (R-MI)November 29, 1922
42 Frank L. Greene (R-VT) [13] March 4, 1923Former representative (11 years)
43 Simeon Fess (R-OH)Former representative (10 years), Ohio 4th in population (1920)
44 Hubert D. Stephens (D-MS)Former representative (10 years), Mississippi 23rd in population (1920)
45 Clarence Dill (D-WA)Former representative (4 years)
46 Lynn Frazier (R-ND)Former governor
47 Royal S. Copeland (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1920)
48 Henrik Shipstead (FL-MN)Minnesota 17th in population (1920)
49 Robert B. Howell (R-NE)Nebraska 31st in population (1920)
50 Burton K. Wheeler (D-MT)Montana 39th in population (1920)
51 Porter H. Dale (R-VT)November 7, 1923Former representative
52 Jesse H. Metcalf (R-RI)November 4, 1924
53 Hiram Bingham (R-CT)December 17, 1924
54 Charles S. Deneen (R-IL) [9] February 26, 1925Former governor
55 Frederick H. Gillett (R-MA) [9] March 4, 1925Former representative (32 years)
56 Thomas D. Schall (R-MN)Former representative (10 years)
57 Coleman L. Blease (R-SC) [9] Former governor, South Carolina 26th in population (1920)
58 William McMaster (R-SD) [9] Former governor, South Dakota 37th in population (1920)
59 Frederic Sackett (R-KY) [14] Kentucky 15th in population (1920)
60 Lawrence Tyson (R-TN) [15] Tennessee 19th in population (1920)
61 William B. Pine (R-OK) [9] Oklahoma 21st in population (1920)
62 Guy D. Goff (R-WV) [9] West Virginia 27th in population (1920)
63 Sam G. Bratton (D-NM)New Mexico`43rd in population (1920)
64 Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (R-WI)September 30, 1925
65 Arthur Robinson (R-IN)October 20, 1925
66 Gerald Nye (R-ND)November 14, 1925
67 Daniel F. Steck (D-IA) [9] April 12, 1926
68 Arthur R. Gould (R-ME) [9] November 30, 1926
69 David I. Walsh (D-MA)December 6, 1926Former governor, Previously a senator
70 Harry B. Hawes (D-MO)
71 Smith W. Brookhart (R-IA)March 4, 1927Previously a senator
72 William S. Vare (R-PA) [16] Former representative (15 years), Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1920)
73 Carl Hayden (D-AZ)Former representative (15 years), Arizona 45th in population (1920)
74 Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)Former representative (14 years)
75 Elmer Thomas (D-OK)Former representative (4 years), Oklahoma 21st in population (1920)
76 Millard Tydings (D-MD)Former representative (4 years), Maryland 28th in population (1920)
77 John J. Blaine (R-WI)Former governor
78 Robert F. Wagner (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1920)
79 Hugo Black (D-AL)Alabama 18th in population (1920)
80 Charles Waterman (R-CO)Colorado 33rd in population (1920)
81 Frederick Steiwer (R-OR)Oregon 34th in population (1920)
82 Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)March 31, 1928
83 John Thomas (R-ID)June 30, 1928
84 Otis F. Glenn (R-IL)November 7, 1928
85 Daniel Hastings (R-DE)December 10, 1928
86 Theodore E. Burton (R-OH) [17] December 15, 1928
87 Bronson Cutting (R-NM)March 4, 1929Previously a senator
88 Tom Connally (D-TX)Former representative (12 years)
89 Roscoe C. Patterson (R-MO)Former representative (2 years)
90 Henry D. Hatfield (R-WV)Former governor, West Virginia 27th in population (1920)
91 Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R-MD)Former governor, Maryland 28th in population (1920)
92 John G. Townsend, Jr. (R-DE)Former governor, Delaware 46th in population (1920)
93 Hamilton Kean (R-NJ)New Jersey 10th in population (1920)
94 Frederic Walcott (R-CT)Connecticut 29th in population (1920)
95 Felix Hebert (R-RI)Rhode Island 38th in population (1920)
96 Henry J. Allen (R-KS) [18] April 1, 1929
William Brock (D-TN) [9] September 2, 1929
Roscoe C. McCulloch (R-OH) [19] November 5, 1929
David Baird, Jr. (R-NJ) [20] November 30, 1929
Patrick J. Sullivan (R-WY) [21] December 5, 1929
Joseph R. Grundy (R-PA) [22] December 11, 1929
John M. Robsion (R-KY) [23] January 11, 1930
Robert J. Bulkley (D-OH)December 1, 1930Former representative
Robert D. Carey (R-WY)Former governor
Ben M. Williamson (D-KY) [9] Kentucky 15th in population (1920)
George McGill (D-KS)Kansas 24th in population (1920)
James J. Davis (R-PA)December 2, 1930
Dwight Morrow (R-NJ)December 3, 1930
Cameron A. Morrison (D-NC)December 13, 1930
Frank C. Partridge (R-VT)December 23, 1930

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  3. 1911 U.S Census Report Contains 1910 Census results
  4. 1921 U.S Census Report Contains 1920 Census results
  5. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1931.
  6. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1933.
  7. Terms of service of senators that expired in 1935.
  8. Senator Warren died on November 24, 1929
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Retired or defeated after 1930 Election.
  10. Senator Overman died on December 12, 1930
  11. "Four Senators are Sworn In". The Washington Herald. April 3, 1912. p. 3.
  12. Senator Edge resigned on November 21, 1929 to become United States Ambassador to France
  13. Senator Greene died on December 17, 1930
  14. Senator Sackett resigned on January 9, 1930 to become United States Ambassador to Germany
  15. Senator Tyson died on August 24, 1929
  16. Senator Vare was unseated on December 6, 1929
  17. Senator Burton died on October 28, 1929
  18. Senator Allen resigned on November 30, 1930
  19. Senator McCulloch resigned on November 30, 1930
  20. Senator Baird resigned on December 2, 1930
  21. Senator Sullivan resigned on November 20, 1930
  22. Senator Grundy resigned on December 1, 1930
  23. Senator Robsion resigned on November 30, 1930