List of United States Senators in the 54th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 54th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897.

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 1896 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 1897[5]
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1899[6]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1901[7]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1Justin S. Morrill (R-VT)March 4, 1867
2William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former Rep.
3John P. Jones (R-NV)
4Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
5George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former Rep.
6Isham G. Harris (D-TN)Former Governor
7John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
8James Donald Cameron (R-PA)March 20, 1877
9Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN)November 6, 1877
10George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th Population (1870)
11Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th Population (1870)
12Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd Population (1870)
13James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880
14John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a Senator
15Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former Rep. (10 years)
16Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former Rep. (5 years)
17James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th Population (1870)
18Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th Population (1870)
19William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
20Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881
21Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL)March 4, 1883
22Henry M. Teller (D-CO)March 4, 1885Previously a Senator
23Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)Former Rep.
24James K. Jones (D-AR)
25George Gray (D-DE)March 18, 1885
26James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885
27John H. Mitchell (R-OR)December 17, 1885
28William M. Stewart (R-NV)March 4, 1887Previously a Senator (11 years)
29David Turpie (D-IN)Previously a Senator (1 month)
30John W. Daniel (D-VA)Former Rep.
31William B. Bate (D-TN)Former Governor, Tennessee 12th Population (1880)
32Cushman Davis (R-MN)Former Governor, Minnesota 26th Population (1880)
33Matthew Quay (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1880)
34Charles J. Faulkner (D-WV)West Virginia 29th Population (1880)
35Samuel Pasco (D-FL)May 19, 1887
36James McMillan (R-MI)March 4, 1889Michigan 9th Population (1880)
37Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)Colorado 35th Population (1880)
38William E. Chandler (R-NH)June 18, 1889
39Richard F. Pettigrew (SR-SD)November 2, 1889
40Watson C. Squire (R-WA)November 20, 1889
41George L. Shoup (R-ID)December 18, 1890
42John Brown Gordon (D-GA)March 4, 1891Previously a Senator
43Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)Former Rep. (4 years)
44Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND)Former Rep. (2 years)
45Fred Dubois (R-ID)Former Delegate
46William F. Vilas (D-WI)Former Cabinet member
47John M. Palmer (D-IL)Former Governor
48Calvin S. Brice (D-OH)Ohio 3rd Population (1880)
49William A. Peffer (Pop-KS)Kansas 20th Population (1880)
50John Irby (D-SC)South Carolina 21st Population (1880)
51James H. Kyle (R-SD)South Dakota 37th Population (1880)
52Redfield Proctor (R-VT)November 2, 1891
53Charles H. Gibson (D-MD)November 19, 1891
54David B. Hill (D-NY)January 7, 1892
55Roger Q. Mills (D-TX)March 29, 1892
56Donelson Caffery (D-LA)December 31, 1892
57William Lindsay (D-KY)February 15, 1893
58Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893Former Rep. (6 years)
59John L. Mitchell (D-WI)Former Rep. (2 years)
60Edward Murphy, Jr. (D-NY)New York 1st Population (1890)
61James Smith, Jr. (D-NJ)New Jersey 18th Population (1890)
62Stephen M. White (D-CA)California 22nd Population (1890)
63William V. Allen (Pop-NE)Nebraska 26th Population (1890)
64William N. Roach (D-ND)North Dakota 41st Population (1890)
65George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893
66Newton C. Blanchard (D-LA)March 12, 1894
67Lee Mantle (SR-MT)January 16, 1895
68Julius C. Burrows (R-MI)January 23, 1895
69Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895Former Rep.
70Jeter C. Pritchard (R-NC)
71John L. Wilson (R-WA)February 19, 1895
72Edward C. Walthall (D-MS)March 4, 1895Previously a Senator (9 years)
73William J. Sewell (R-NJ)Previously a Senator (6 years)
74Francis E. Warren (R-WY)Previously a Senator (3 years)
75Horace Chilton (D-TX)Previously a Senator (2 years)
76Thomas Carter (R-MT)Former Delegate, Former Rep.
77Stephen Elkins (R-WV)Former Delegate, Former Cabinet Member
78John H. Gear (R-IA)Former Governor, Iowa 10th Population (1890)
79Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former Governor, Minnesota 20th Population (1890)
80Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former Governor, South Carolina 23rd Population (1890)
81George P. Wetmore (R-RI)Former Governor, Rhode Island 36th Population (1890)
82Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th Population (1890)
83Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th Population (1890)
84Marion Butler (Pop-NC)North Carolina 16th Population (1890)
85Lucien Baker (R-KS)Kansas 19th Population (1890)
86John M. Thurston (R-NE)Nebraska 26th Population (1890)
87George McBride (R-OR)Oregon 38th Population (1890)
88Arthur Brown (R-UT)January 22, 1896
89Frank Cannon (R-UT)
90Richard Kenney (R-DE)January 19, 1897

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 1897.
  6. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1899.
  7. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1901.
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