List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 8th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 8th United States Congress listed by seniority. For the most part, representatives are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office. [1]

Contents

As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 8th Congress (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other Congresses will be different for certain members.

This article describes the criteria for seniority in the House of Representatives and sets out the list of members by seniority. It is prepared on the basis of the interpretation of seniority applied to the House of Representatives in the current congress. In the absence of information to the contrary, it is presumed that the twenty-first-century practice is identical to the seniority customs used during the 8th Congress. [2]

House seniority

Seniority in the House, for Congressmen with unbroken service, depends on the date on which the members first term began. That date is either the start of the Congress (4 March in odd numbered years, for the era up to and including the 73rd Congress starting in 1933) or the date of a special election during the Congress. Since many members start serving on the same day as others, ranking between them is based on alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.

Congressmen, in early Congresses, were often elected after the legal start of the Congress. Such representatives are attributed with unbroken seniority, from the legal start of the congressional term, if they were the first person elected to a seat in a Congress. The date of the election is indicated in a note.

The seniority date is normally taken from the members entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, except where the date given is the legal start of the Congress and the actual election (for someone who was not the first person elected to the seat in that Congress) was later. The date of election is taken from United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997. In a few instances the latter work provides dates, for the start and end of terms, which correct those in the Biographical Directory.

The Biographical Directory normally uses the date of a special election, as the seniority date. However, mostly in early Congresses, the date of the member taking his seat can be the one given. The date of the special election is mentioned in a note to the list below, when that date is not used as the seniority date by the Biographical Directory.

Representatives who returned to the House, after having previously served, are credited with service equal to one less than the total number of terms they served. When a representative has served a prior term of less than two terms (i.e. prior term minus one equals less than one), he is ranked above all others whose service begins on the same day.

Leadership

In this Congress the only formal leader was the Speaker of the House. A speakership ballot was held on October 17, 1803, and Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC) was re-elected for a second consecutive term. [3]

Standing committees

The House created its first standing committee, on April 13, 1789. There were five standing committees, listed in the rules initially used by the 8th Congress. In addition an Accounts Committee was created.

Committees, in this period, were appointed for a session at a time by the Speaker.

This list refers to the standing committees of the House in the 8th Congress, the year of establishment as a standing committee, the number of members assigned to the committee and the dates of appointment in each session, the end of the session and its chairman. Chairmen, who were re-appointed after serving in the previous Congress, are indicated by an *. [4]

The first session was October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804 (163 days) and the second session was November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805 (119 days).

No.CommitteeFromMbrsAppointedChairman
1 Accounts 18033December 27, 1803-March 27, 1804Peter Early (DR-GA)
November 7, 1804-March 3, 1805
2 Claims 17947October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804*John C. Smith (F-CT) a
November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805
David Holmes (DR-VA)
3 Commerce and Manufactures 17957October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804Samuel L. Mitchill (DR-NY) b
November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805
Jacob Crowninshield (DR-MA)
4 Elections 17897October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804William Findley (DR-PA)
November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805
5 Revisal and Unfinished Business 17953October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804Samuel Tenney (F-NH)
November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805
6 Ways and Means 18027October 17, 1803-March 27, 1804*John Randolph (DR-VA)
November 5, 1804-March 3, 1805

Notes:-

List of representatives by seniority

A numerical rank is assigned to each of the 142 members initially elected to the 8th Congress. Other members, who were not the first person elected to a seat but who joined the House during the Congress, are not assigned a number.

Four representatives-elect were not sworn in, as one died and three resigned. The list below includes the Representatives-elect (with name in italics), with the seniority they would have held if they had been sworn in.

Party designations used in this article are DR for Democratic-Republican members and F for Federalist representatives. Designations used for service in the first three congresses are (A) for Anti-Administration members and (P) for Pro-Administration representatives.

U.S. House seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNotes
Seven consecutive terms
1 Andrew Gregg DR PA-5 March 4, 1791(A) 1791-95
2 Nathaniel Macon DR NC-6 (A) 1791–95. Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803.
Speaker of the House.
Six consecutive terms
3 Anthony New DR VA-11 March 4, 1793(A) 1793–95. Elected to this Congress: April 1803.
Last term while serving as a member of the House until 12th Congress.
4 Philip Van Cortlandt DR NY-4 (A) 1793-95
5 Peleg Wadsworth F MA-15 (P) 1793-95
Six non-consecutive terms
6 Daniel Hiester DR MD-4 March 4, 1801Previously served (PA-A) 1789-95 and (PA-DR) 1795-July 1, 1796, while still as a member of the House.
Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803. Died on March 7, 1804, while still serving as a member of the House.
Five consecutive terms
7 Roger Griswold F CT-al March 4, 1795Last term while serving as a member of the House (elected to 9th Congress but did not serve)
8 Joseph B. Varnum DR MA-4
9 Samuel W. Dana F CT-al January 3, 1797
Five non-consecutive terms
10 Thomas Claiborne DR VA-17 March 4, 1801Previously served (A) 1793-95 and (DR) 1795-99 while as a member of the House..
Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Last term while serving as a member of the House.
11 William Findley DR PA-8 March 4, 1803Previously served (A) 1791-95 and (DR) 1795-99 while as a member of the House. Chairman: Elections.
12 John Milledge DR GA-al March 23, 1801Previously served (A) November 22, 1792–93 and (DR) 1795-99 while as a member of the House..
Resigned, as Representative-elect, to become Governor:
c. November 9, 1802. [5]
Four consecutive terms
13 Matthew Clay DR VA-14 March 4, 1797Elected to this Congress: April 1803
14 John Dawson DR VA-10
15 John Dennis F MD-8 Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803. Last term while serving as a member of the House.
16 John Fowler DR KY-5 Elected to this Congress: August 2, 1803
17 John A. Hanna DR PA-4
18 David Holmes DR VA-4 Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Chairman: Claims (1804–05).
19 Richard Stanford DR NC-8 Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803
20 Abram Trigg DR VA-6 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
21 John J. Trigg DR VA-13 Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Died on May 17, 1804, while still serving as a member of the House.
22 Joseph Hiester DR PA-3 December 1, 1798Last term while serving as a member of the House until 14th Congress
23 Robert Brown DR PA-2 December 4, 1798
Four non-consecutive terms
24 John Clopton DR VA-22 March 4, 1801Previously served (DR) 1795-99 while as a member of the House. Elected to this Congress: April 1803.
25 James Gillespie DR NC-5 March 4, 1803Previously served (A) 1793-95 and (DR) 1795–99.
Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803. Died on January 11, 1805, while still serving as a member of the House.
26 John Smilie DR PA-9 March 4, 1799Previously served (A) 1793-95 while as a member of the House.
27 Richard Winn DR SC-5 January 24, 1803Previously served (A) 1793-95 and (DR) 1795-97 while as a member of the House.
Three consecutive terms
28 Willis Alston DR NC-2 March 4, 1799Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803
29 Phanuel Bishop DR MA-9
30 John Davenport F CT-al
31 Edwin Gray DR VA-19 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
32 Benjamin Huger F SC-3 Last term while serving as a member of the House until 14th Congress
33 Michael Leib DR PA-1
34 Joseph H. Nicholson DR MD-7 Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803
35 John Randolph DR VA-15 Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Chairman: Ways and Means.
36 Lemuel Williams F MA-8 Last term
37 John Smith DR NY-1 February 6, 1800Resigned on February 23, 1804, while still serving as a member of the House.
38 John C. Smith F CT-al November 17, 1800Chairman: Claims (1803–04)
39 Samuel Tenney F NH-al December 8, 1800Chairman: Revisal and Unfinished Business
40 John Stewart DR PA-6 January 15, 1801Last term
Three non-consecutive terms
41 David Bard DR PA-4 March 4, 1803Previously served (DR) 1795-99 while still serving as a member of the House.
42 James Holland DR NC-11 March 4, 1801Previously served (DR) 1795-97 while as a member of the House.
Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803.
43 Matthew Lyon DR KY-1 March 4, 1803Previously served (DR-VT) 1797-1801 while as a member of the House.
Elected to this Congress: August 2, 1803.
44 Thomson J. Skinner DR MA-12 Previously served (DR) January 27, 1797–99. Resigned on August 10, 1804, while still serving as a member of the House.
Two consecutive terms
45 John Archer DR MD-6 March 4, 1801Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803
46 William Butler DR SC-2
47 John Campbell F MD-1 Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803
48 Manasseh Cutler F MA-3 Last term
49 Ebenezer Elmer DR NJ-al Elected to this Congress: December 13–14, 1803
50 William Eustis DR MA-1 Last term until 17th Congress
51 William Helms DR NJ-al Elected to this Congress: December 13–14, 1803
52 Thomas Lowndes F SC-1 Last term while still serving as a member of the House.
53 Samuel L. Mitchill DR NY-3 Chairman: Commerce and Manufactures (1803–04). Resigned, to
become US Senator: November 22, 1804. Elected to 9th Congress, but did not serve.
54 Thomas Moore DR SC-7
55 James Mott DR NJ-al Elected to this Congress: December 13–14, 1803. Last term while serving as a member of the House.
56 Thomas Newton, Jr. DR VA-20 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
57 Elias Perkins F CT-al Resigned as Representative-elect: c. August 1803 [6]
58 Thomas Plater F MD-3 Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803. Last term while still serving as a member of the House.
59 John Smith DR VA-3 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
60 Henry Southard DR NJ-al Elected to this Congress: December 13–14, 1803
61 Joseph Stanton, Jr. DR RI-al
62 David Thomas DR NY-12
63 Philip R. Thompson DR VA-9 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
64 Killian K. Van Rensselaer F NY-9
65 Calvin Goddard F CT-al May 14, 1801Last term (elected to 9th Congress but did not serve)
66 Richard Cutts DR MA-14 June 22, 1801
67 Seth Hastings F MA-10 August 24, 1801
68 Benjamin Tallmadge F CT-al September 21, 1801
69 William Hoge DR PA-10 October 13, 1801Resigned on October 15, 1804, while still serving as a member of the House. Last term until 10th Congress. [7]
70 Isaac Van Horne DR PA-2 Last term while serving as a member of the House.
71 William Dickson DR TN-al October 30, 1801Elected to this Congress: August 4–5, 1803 [8]
72 Walter Bowie DR MD-2 March 24, 1802Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803. Last term.
73 Samuel Hunt F NH-al December 6, 1802Last term while serving as a member of the House.
74 David Meriwether DR GA-al
75 Samuel Thatcher F MA-16 Last term while serving as a member of the House.
76 Thomas Wynns DR NC-1 December 7, 1802Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803
77 Peter Early DR GA-al January 10, 1803Chairman: Accounts
Two non-consecutive terms
78 Wade Hampton DR SC-4 March 4, 1803Previously served (DR) 1795-97 while as a member of the House. Last term while serving as a member of the House.
79 Walter Jones DR VA-8 Previously served (DR) 1797-99 while as a member of the House. Elected to this Congress: April 1803.
80 Joseph Winston DR NC-12 Previously served (A) 1793-95 while as a member of the House. Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803.
One term
81 Nathaniel Alexander DR NC-10 March 4, 1803Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803
82 Isaac Anderson DR PA-3
83 George M. Bedinger DR KY-6 Elected to this Congress: August 2, 1803.
84 Silas Betton F NH-al
85 William Blackledge DR NC-4 Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803
86 Isaac Bloom DR NY-6 Died, as Representative-elect: April 26, 1803 [9]
87 Adam Boyd DR NJ-al Elected to this Congress: December 13–14, 1803. Only term until 10th Congress while serving as a member of the House.
88 John Boyle DR KY-2 Elected to this Congress: August 2, 1803
89 Phineas Bruce F MA-17 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
90 George W. Campbell DR TN-al Elected to this Congress: August 4–5, 1803
91 John Cantine F NY-7 Resigned, as Representative-elect, before the Congress began* [10]
92 Levi Casey DR SC-6
93 William Chamberlain F VT-3 Only term while serving as a member of the House until 11th Congress
94 Martin Chittenden F VT-4 Elected to this Congress: May 9, 1803
95 Clifton Clagett F NH-al Only term while serving as a member of the House until 15th Congress
96 Joseph Clay DR PA-1
97 Frederick Conrad DR PA-2
98 Jacob Crowninshield DR MA-2 Chairman: Commerce and Manufactures (1804–05)
99 Thomas Dwight F MA-5 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
100 John B. Earle DR SC-8
101 James Elliot F VT-2
102 John W. Eppes DR VA-16 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
103 Peterson Goodwyn DR VA-18
104 Thomas Griffin F VA-12 Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Only term while serving as a member of the House.
105 Gaylord Griswold F NY-15 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
106 Samuel Hammond DR GA-al Resigned on February 2, 1805, while still serving as a member of the House.
107 David Hough F NH-al
108 John G. Jackson DR VA-1 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
109 William Kennedy DR NC-3 Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803. Only term while serving as a member of the House until 11th Congress
110 Nehemiah Knight DR RI-al
111 Joseph Lewis, Jr. F VA-7 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
112 Thomas Lewis, Jr. F VA-5 Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Unseated, after an election contest: March 5, 1804.
113 Henry W. Livingston F NY-8
114 John B. C. Lucas DR PA-11
115 Andrew McCord DR NY-5 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
116 William McCreery DR MD-5 Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803
117 Nahum Mitchell F MA-7 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
118 Nicholas R. Moore DR MD-5 Elected to this Congress: October 3, 1803
119 Jeremiah Morrow DR OH-al First representative of new state. Elected to this Congress: June 21, 1803.
120 Gideon Olin DR VT-1
121 Beriah Palmer DR NY-11 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
122 John Paterson DR NY-16
123 Oliver Phelps DR NY-17
124 Samuel D. Purviance F NC-7 Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803. Only term while serving as a member of the House.
125 Thomas M. Randolph DR VA-21 Elected to this Congress: April 1803
126 John Rea DR PA-7
127 John Rhea DR TN-al Elected to this Congress: August 4–5, 1803
128 Jacob Richards DR PA-1
129 Caesar A. Rodney DR DE-al Only term while serving as a member of the House until 17th Congress
130 Erastus Root DR NY-14 Only term while serving as a member of the House until 11th Congress
131 Thomas Sammons DR NY-13
132 Thomas Sandford DR KY-4 Elected to this Congress: August 2, 1803
133 Joshua Sands F NY-2 Only term while serving as a member of the House until 19th Congress
134 Ebenezer Seaver DR MA-13
135 James Sloan DR NJ-al Elected to this Congress: December 13–14, 1803
136 William Stedman F MA-11
137 James Stephenson F VA-2 Elected to this Congress: April 1803. Only term while serving as a member of the House until 11th Congress
138 Samuel Taggart F MA-6 Elected to this Congress: April 3, 1803
139 George Tibbits F NY-10 Only term while serving as a member of the House.
140 Matthew Walton DR KY-3 Elected to this Congress: August 2, 1803
141 John Whitehill DR PA-3
142 Marmaduke Williams DR NC-9 Elected to this Congress: August 11, 1803
Members joining the House, after the start of the Congress
... Josiah Hasbrouck DR NY-7 April 28, 1803Special election: April 26–28, 1803. Took seat: October 17, 1803.
Only term while serving as a member of the House until 15th Congress
... Simeon Baldwin F CT-al September 5, 1803Special election: September 5, 1803. Only term while serving as a member of the House. [11]
... Joseph Bryan DR GA-al October 3, 1803Special election
... Daniel C. Verplanck DR NY-6 October 17, 1803Special election: September 14–16, 1803
... Andrew Moore DR VA-5 March 5, 1804Previously served (A) 1789-95 and (DR) 1796-97 while as a member of the House. Seated after election contest.
Resigned upon appointment as US Senator: August 11, 1804.
... John Hoge DR PA-10 November 2, 1804Special election. Only term. [12]
... Christopher H. Clark DR VA-13 November 5, 1804Special election: October 1804
... Simon Larned DR MA-12 Special election: September 17, 1804. Only term while serving as a member of the House.
... Samuel Riker DR NY-1 Special election: April 24–26, 1804. Only term while serving as a member of the House until 10th Congress.
... Roger Nelson DR MD-4 November 6, 1804Special election: October 1, 1804
... Alexander Wilson DR VA-5 December 4, 1804Special election: November 13, 1804
... George Clinton, Jr. DR NY-3 February 14, 1805Special election: January 2–4, 1805
Non voting member
a William Lattimore - MS-al March 4, 1803Delegate from Mississippi Territory

See also

References

  1. ↑ Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.
  2. ↑ "112th Congress official House seniority list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  3. ↑ Annals of Congress, for the date of election
  4. ↑ Based on Rule X Organisation of Committees, in the House Rules and Manual for the current congress. For membership and chairmen, see the Journal of the House of Representatives for the 8th Congress and for the dates of appointment specified.
  5. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 26) and resignation (note 2 on page 29)
  6. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 26) and resignation (note 1 on page 29)
  7. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for special election on October 13, 1801 (page 24)
  8. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for special election on October 29–30, 1801 (page 24)
  9. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 27) and death (note 10 on page 29)
  10. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 27) and resignation (note 11 on page 29)
  11. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for special election on September 5, 1803 (page 28)
  12. ↑ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, special election (page 28) which classifies John Hoge as a Federalist.

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