List of United States Senators in the 47th Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 47th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1883.
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 in the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1882 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of Service
This article is about the terms of service of Senators that will expire in years. For A list of special elections to the United States Senate, see List of special elections to the United States Senate.
| Class | Terms of Service of Senators that will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1883[5] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1885[6] |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1887[7] |
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Senator (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry B. Anthony (R-RI) | March 4, 1859 | Former Governor |
| 2 | George F. Edmunds (R-VT) | April 3, 1866 | |
| 3 | Roscoe Conkling (R-NY) | March 4, 1867 | |
| 4 | Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) | ||
| 5 | Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE) | March 4, 1869 | |
| 6 | John W. Johnston (D-VA) | January 26, 1870 | |
| 7 | Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE) | March 4, 1871 | |
| 8 | Thomas W. Ferry (R-MI) | ||
| 9 | William Windom (R-MN) | Former Rep. | |
| 10 | Henry G. Davis (D-WV) | ||
| 11 | Matt W. Ransom (D-NC) | January 30, 1872 | |
| 12 | William B. Allison (R-IA) | March 4, 1873 | Former Rep. |
| 13 | John P. Jones (R-NV) | ||
| 14 | Francis Cockrell (D-MO) | March 4, 1875 | |
| 15 | Henry L. Dawes (R-MA) | ||
| 16 | Charles W. Jones (D-FL) | ||
| 17 | Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN) | ||
| 18 | Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX) | ||
| 19 | Ambrose Burnside (R-RI) | Former Governor | |
| 20 | James G. Blaine (R-ME) | July 10, 1876 | Former Rep. |
| 21 | Henry M. Teller (R-CO) | November 15, 1876 | |
| 22 | George F. Hoar (R-MA) | March 4, 1877 | Former Rep. |
| 23 | Isham G. Harris (D-TN) | Former Governor | |
| 24 | John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) | ||
| 25 | John R. McPherson (D-NJ) | ||
| 26 | Matthew Butler (D-SC) | ||
| 27 | Richard Coke (D-TX) | ||
| 28 | Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) | ||
| 29 | James B. Beck (D-KY) | ||
| 30 | Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS) | ||
| 31 | Augustus H. Garland (D-AR) | ||
| 32 | Benjamin H. Hill (D-GA) | ||
| 33 | David Davis (I-IL) | ||
| 34 | Samuel J. Kirkwood (R-IA) | ||
| 35 | Alvin Saunders (R-NE) | ||
| 36 | Edward H. Rollins (R-NH) | ||
| 37 | La Fayette Grover (D-OR) | Former Governor | |
| 38 | J. Donald Cameron (R-PA) | March 20, 1877 | |
| 39 | Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN) | November 6, 1877 | |
| 40 | George G. Vest (D-MO) | March 4, 1879 | Missouri 5th Population (1870) |
| 41 | Orville H. Platt (R-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1870) | |
| 42 | Wilkinson Call (D-FL) | Florida 33rd Population (1870) | |
| 43 | Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) | ||
| 44 | Wade Hampton III (R-SC) | ||
| 45 | John A. Logan (R-IL) | ||
| 46 | James D. Walker (D-AR) | ||
| 47 | James T. Farley (D-CA) | ||
| 48 | Nathaniel P. Hill (R-CO) | ||
| 49 | John S. Williams (D-KY) | ||
| 50 | Benjamin F. Jonas (D-LA) | ||
| 51 | George H. Pendleton (D-OH) | Former Rep. | |
| 52 | James H. Slater (D-OR) | Former Rep. | |
| 53 | James B. Groome (D-MD) | Former Governor | |
| 54 | Henry W. Blair (R-NH) | June 18, 1879 | Former Rep. |
| 55 | Joseph E. Brown (D-GA) | May 26, 1880 | |
| 56 | James L. Pugh (D-AL) | November 24, 1880 | |
| 57 | John Sherman (R-OH) | March 4, 1881 | Previously a Senator |
| 58 | Eugene Hale (R-ME) | Former Rep. (10 years) | |
| 59 | Joseph Hawley (R-CT) | Former Rep. (5 years) | |
| 60 | James Z. George (D-MS) | Mississippi 18th Population (1880) | |
| 61 | Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD) | Maryland 20th Population (1880) | |
| 62 | Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) | ||
| 63 | Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) | ||
| 64 | Omar D. Conger (R-MI) | ||
| 65 | John F. Miller (R-CA) | ||
| 66 | Charles Van Wyck (R-NE) | ||
| 67 | James G. Fair (D-NV) | ||
| 68 | William J. Sewell (R-NJ) | ||
| 69 | John I. Mitchell (R-PA) | ||
| 70 | William Mahone (Re-ad.-VA) | ||
| 71 | Howell E. Jackson (R-TN) | ||
| 72 | Thomas C. Platt (R-NY) | ||
| James W. McDill (R-IA) | March 8, 1881 | ||
| Alonzo J. Edgerton (R-MN) | March 12, 1881 | ||
| Angus Cameron (R-WI) | March 14, 1881 | ||
| William P. Frye (R-ME) | March 18, 1881 | ||
| Warner Miller (R-NY) | July 27, 1881 | ||
| Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI) | October 5, 1881 | ||
| Elbridge G. Lapham (R-NY) | October 11, 1881 | ||
| William Windom (R-MN) | November 15, 1881 | Former Rep. | |
| George M. Chilcott (R-CO) | April 17, 1882 | ||
| Middleton P. Barrow (D-GA) | November 15, 1882 | ||
| Horace Tabor (R-CO) | January 27, 1883 | ||
See also
- 47th United States Congress
- List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 47th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
- ↑ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
- ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1883.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1885.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1887.
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