List of United States Senators in the 48th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 48th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885.

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 1884 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 1885[5]
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1887[6]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1889[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
3Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT)March 4, 1867
4Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE)March 4, 1869
5Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE)March 4, 1871
6Matt W. Ransom (D-NC)January 30, 1872
7William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former Rep.
8John P. Jones (R-NV)
9Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
10Henry L. Dawes (R-MA)
11Charles W. Jones (D-FL)
12Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN)
13Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX)
14George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former Rep.
15Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former Governor
16John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
17John R. McPherson (D-NJ)
18Matthew Butler (D-SC)
19Richard Coke (D-TX)
20Preston B. Plumb (R-KS)
21James B. Beck (D-KY)
22Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS)
23Augustus H. Garland (D-AR)
24J. Donald Cameron (R-PA)March 20, 1877
25Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN)November 6, 1877
26George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th Population (1870)
27Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th Population (1870)
28Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd Population (1870)
29Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC)
30Wade Hampton III (R-SC)
31John A. Logan (R-IL)
32James D. Walker (D-AR)
33James T. Farley (D-CA)
34Nathaniel P. Hill (R-CO)
35John S. Williams (R-KY)
36Benjamin F. Jonas (D-LA)
37George H. Pendleton (D-OH)Former Rep.
38James H. Slater (D-OR)Former Rep.
39James B. Groome (D-MD)Former Governor
40Henry W. Blair (R-NH)June 18, 1879Former Rep.
41Joseph E. Brown (D-GA)May 26, 1880
42James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880
43John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a Senator
44Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former Rep. (10 years)
45Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former Rep. (5 years)
46James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th Population (1880)
47Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th Population (1880)
48Philetus Sawyer (R-WI)
49Benjamin Harrison (R-IN)
50Omar D. Conger (R-MI)
51John F. Miller (R-CA)
52Charles Van Wyck (R-NE)
53James G. Fair (D-NV)
William J. Sewell (R-NJ)
John I. Mitchell (R-PA)
William Mahone (Re-Ad.-VA)
Howell E. Jackson (TN-TN)
Angus Cameron (TN-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
54Alfred H. Colquitt (D-GA)March 4, 1883
Shelby M. Cullom (R-IL)Former Governor
James F. Wilson (R-IA)
Charles F. Manderson (R-NE)
Joseph N. Dolph (R-OR)
Randall L. Gibson (D-LA)
John E. Kenna (D-WV)
Thomas M. Bowen (R-CO)
Thomas W. Palmer (R-MI)
Dwight M. Sabin (R-MN)
Harrison H. Riddleberger (Re-Ad.-VA)
Austin F. Pike (R-NH)August 2, 1883
William P. Sheffield, Jr. (R-RI)November 19, 1884
Jonathan Chace (R-RI)January 20, 1885

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 1885.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1887.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1889.


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