List of United States Senators in the 46th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 46th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881.

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 1880 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 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1881[5]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1883[6]
Class 3Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1885[7]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1Henry B. Anthony (R-RI)March 4, 1859Former Governor
2George F. Edmunds (R-VT)April 3, 1866
3Roscoe Conkling (R-NY)March 4, 1867
4Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT)
5Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE)March 4, 1869
6Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME)
7Allen G. Thurman (D-OH)
8John W. Johnston (D-VA)January 26, 1870
9Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE)March 4, 1871
10Thomas W. Ferry (R-MI)
11William Windom (R-MN)Former Rep.
12Henry G. Davis (D-WV)
13Matt W. Ransom (D-NC)January 30, 1872
14William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former Rep.
15John P. Jones (R-NV)
16John B. Gordon (D-GA)
17William W. Eaton (D-CT)February 5, 1875
18Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
19Henry L. Dawes (R-MA)
20Charles W. Jones (D-FL)
21Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN)
22Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX)
23Ambrose Burnside (R-RI)Former Governor
24Newton Booth (Anti-Mono.-CA)Former Governor
25Joseph E. McDonald (D-IN)Former Rep.
26William Pinkney Whyte (D-MD)
27Blanche Bruce (R-MS)
28Algernon Paddock (R-NE)
29Theodore F. Randolph (D-NJ)Former Governor
30Francis Kernan (D-NY)
31William A. Wallace (D-PA)
32Robert E. Withers (D-VA)
33William Sharon (D-NV)April 2, 1875
34James G. Blaine (R-ME)July 10, 1876Former Rep.
35Henry M. Teller (R-CO)November 15, 1876
36James E. Bailey (D-TN)January 19, 1877
37Frank Hereford (D-WV)January 31, 1877
38George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former Rep.
39Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former Governor
40John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
41John R. McPherson (D-NJ)
42Matthew Butler (D-SC)
43Richard Coke (D-TX)
44Preston B. Plumb (R-KS)
45James B. Beck (D-KY)
46Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS)
47Augustus H. Garland (D-AR)
48Benjamin H. Hill (D-GA)
49David Davis (I-IL)
50Samuel J. Kirkwood (R-IA)
51Alvin Saunders (R-NE)
52Edward H. Rollins (R-NH)
53William P. Kellogg (R-LA)
54La Fayette Grover (D-OR)Former Governor
55J. Donald Cameron (R-PA)March 20, 1877
56Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN)November 6, 1877
57Zachariah Chandler (R-MI)February 22, 1879
58George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th Population (1870)
59Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th Population (1870)
60Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd Population (1870)
61Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC)
62Wade Hampton III (R-SC)
63John A. Logan (R-IL)
64James D. Walker (D-AR)
65James T. Farley (D-CA)
66Nathaniel P. Hill (R-CO)
67John S. Williams (D-KY)
68Benjamin F. Jonas (D-LA)
69George H. Pendleton (D-OH)Former Rep.
70James H. Slater (D-OR)Former Rep.
71James B. Groome (D-MD)Former Governor
72George S. Houston (D-AL)Former Rep.
Matthew H. Carpenter (R-WI)
Charles H. Bell (R-NH)March 13, 1879
Henry W. Blair (R-NH)June 18, 1879Former Rep.
Henry P. Baldwin (R-MI)November 17, 1879Former Governor
Luke Pryor (D-AL)January 7, 1880
Joseph E. Brown (D-GA)May 26, 1880
James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ↑ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
  3. ↑ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
  4. ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  5. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1881.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1883.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1885.
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