List of United States Senators in the 49th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 49th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887.

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 1886 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 1887[5]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1889[6]
Class 3Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1891[7]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1George F. Edmunds (R-VT)April 3, 1866
2Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT)March 4, 1867
3Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE)March 4, 1869
4Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE)March 4, 1871
5Matt W. Ransom (D-NC)January 30, 1872
6William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former Rep.
7John P. Jones (R-NV)
8Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
9Henry L. Dawes (R-MA)
10Charles W. Jones (D-FL)
11Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN)
12Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX)
13George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former Rep.
14Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former Governor
15John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
16John R. McPherson (D-NJ)
17Matthew Butler (D-SC)
18Richard Coke (D-TX)
19Preston B. Plumb (R-KS)
20James B. Beck (D-KY)
21Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS)
22Augustus H. Garland (D-AR)Former Governor
23J. Donald Cameron (R-PA)March 20, 1877
24Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN)November 6, 1877
25George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th Population (1870)
26Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th Population (1870)
27Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd Population (1870)
28Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC)
29Wade Hampton III (R-SC)
30John A. Logan (R-IL)
31Henry W. Blair (R-NH)June 18, 1879Former Rep.
32Joseph E. Brown (D-GA)May 26, 1880
33James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880
34John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a Senator
35Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former Rep. (10 years)
36Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former Rep. (5 years)
37James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th Population (1880)
38Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th Population (1880)
39Philetus Sawyer (R-WI)
40Benjamin Harrison (R-IN)
41Omar D. Conger (R-MI)
42John F. Miller (R-CA)
43Charles Van Wyck (R-NE)
44James G. Fair (D-NV)
45William J. Sewell (R-NJ)
46John I. Mitchell (R-PA)
47William Mahone (Re-Ad.-VA)
48Howell E. Jackson (R-TN)
49William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
50Warner Miller (R-NY)July 27, 1881
51Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881
52Alfred H. Colquitt (D-GA)March 4, 1883
53Shelby M. Cullom (R-IL)Former Governor
54James F. Wilson (R-IA)
55Charles F. Manderson (R-NE)
56Joseph N. Dolph (R-OR)
57Randall L. Gibson (D-LA)
58John E. Kenna (D-WV)
59Thomas M. Bowen (R-CO)
60Thomas W. Palmer (R-MI)
61Dwight M. Sabin (R-MN)
62Harrison H. Riddleberger (Re-Ad.-VA)
63Austin F. Pike (R-NH)August 2, 1883
64Jonathan Chace (R-RI)January 20, 1885
65Henry M. Teller (D-CO)March 4, 1885Previously a Senator
66Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)Former Rep.
67James K. Jones (D-KY)
68Leland Stanford (R-CA)Former Governor
69William M. Evarts (R-NY)
70Henry B. Payne (D-OH)
71John Coit Spooner (R-WI)
72Ephraim King Wilson II (D-MD)
Edward C. Walthall (D-MS)March 9, 1885
George Gray (D-DE)March 18, 1885
James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885
John H. Mitchell (R-OR)December 17, 1885Previously a Senator
George Hearst (D-CA)March 23, 1886
Washington C. Whitthorne (D-TN)April 16, 1886
Abram Williams (R-CA)August 4, 1886
Person C. Cheney (R-NH)November 24, 1886
Charles B. Farwell (R-IL)January 19, 1887

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 1887.
  6. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1889.
  7. ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1891.
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