List of United States Senators in the 24th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 24th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837.

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]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1836 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 1837[3]
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1839[4]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1841[5]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority dateOther factors
1William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL)December 14, 1819
2Nehemiah Rice Knight (AJ-RI)January 9, 1821
3Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO)August 10, 1821
4William Hendricks (A-IN)March 4, 1825Former Representative
5Elias Kent Kane (J-IL)[6]
6Hugh Lawson White (AJ-TN)October 28, 1825
7Ashur Robbins (AJ-RI)October 31, 1825
8John Tyler (AJ-VA)[7]March 4, 1827
9Daniel Webster (AJ-MA)December 17, 1827
10John Middleton Clayton (AJ-DE)[8]March 4, 1829
11Felix Grundy (D-TN)October 19, 1829
12Bedford Brown (D-NC)December 9, 1829
13Arnold Naudain (AJ-DE)[9]January 13, 1830
14John McCracken Robinson (J-IL)December 11, 1830
15Gideon Tomlinson (AJ-CT)March 4, 1831Former Representative (8 years); Connecticut 14th in Population (1820)
16Gabriel Moore (J-AL)Former Representative (8 years); Alabama 19th in Population (1820)
17Willie Person Mangum (AJ-NC)[10]Former Representative (3 years)
18Thomas Ewing (AJ-OH)Ohio 5th in Population (1820)
19Isaac Hill (D-NH)[11]New Hampshire 15th in Population (1820)
20Samuel Prentiss (AJ-VT)Vermont 16th in Population (1820)
21Henry Clay (AJ-KY)November 10, 1831
22John Tipton (D-IN)January 3, 1832
23John Black (J-MS)November 12, 1832
24John Caldwell Calhoun (N-SC)December 29, 1832
25Silas Wright, Jr. (D-NY)January 4, 1833
26Samuel Lewis Southard (AJ-NJ)March 4, 1833Former Senator
27Joseph Kent (AJ-MD)Former Representative (10 years)
28Samuel McKean (J-PA)Former Representative (6 years)
29Benjamin Swift (AJ-VT)Former Representative (4 years)
30Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (J-NY)New York 1st in Population (1830)
31Thomas Morris (J-OH)Ohio 4th in Population (1830)
32Ether Shepley (J-ME)[12]Maine 12th in Population (1830)
33Nathan Smith (J-CT)[13]Connecticut 16th in Population (1830)
34Lewis Fields Linn (J-MO)October 25, 1833
35John Pendleton King (D-GA)November 21, 1833
36William Campbell Preston (N-SC)November 26, 1833
37Alexander Porter (AJ-LA)[14]December 19, 1833
38Benjamin Watkins Leigh (AJ-VA)[15]February 26, 1834
39James Buchanan (D-PA)December 6, 1834
40Alfred Cuthbert (W-MD)January 12, 1835
41Robert Henry Goldsborough (W-MD)[16]January 13, 1835
42John Ruggles (J-ME)January 20, 1835
43John Jordan Crittenden (AJ-KY)March 4, 1835Former Senator
44Henry Hubbard (D-NH)Former Representative
45John Davis (AJ-MA)Former Governor
46Garret Dorset Wall (D-MA)New Jersey 14th in Population (1830)
47Robert John Walker (D-MS)Mississippi 22nd in Population (1830)
John M. Niles (D-CT)December 21, 1835
William Lee Davidson Ewing (J-IL)December 30, 1835
48Robert Carter Nicholas (J-LA)January 13, 1836
William Cabell Rives (J-VA)March 4, 1836
John Page (J-NH)June 8, 1836
Richard Henry Bayard (AJ-DE)June 17, 1836
49Ambrose Hundley Sevier (J-AR)September 18, 1836Former Delegate
50William Savin Fulton (D-AR)
Robert Strange (J-NC)December 5, 1836
Judah Dana (J-ME)December 7, 1836
Richard Elliott Parker (J-VA)December 12, 1836
John Selby Spence (AJ-MD)December 31, 1836
Thomas Clayton (AJ-DE)January 9, 1837
Alexander Mouton (D-LA)January 12, 1837
51Lucius Lyon (D-MI)January 26, 1837Former Delegate
52John Norvell (D-MI)

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1820 Census Results
  3. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1837.
  4. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1839.
  5. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1841.
  6. Elias Kane resigned December 12, 1835
  7. John Tyler resigned February 29, 1836
  8. John Clayton resigned December 29, 1836
  9. Arnold Naudain resigned June 16, 1836
  10. Willie Mangum resigned November 26, 1836
  11. Isaac Hill resigned May 30, 1836
  12. Ether Shepley resigned March 3, 1836
  13. Nathan Smith resigned December 6, 1835
  14. Alexander Porter resigned January 5, 1837
  15. Benjamin Leigh resigned July 4, 1836
  16. Robert Goldsborough resigned October 5, 1836
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