List of United States Senators in the 56th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 56th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1901.

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 1900 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 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1901[5]
Class 3Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1903[6]
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1905[7]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1William B. Allison (R-IA)March 4, 1873Former Rep.
2John P. Jones (R-NV)
3Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
4George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former Rep.
5John Tyler Morgan (D-AL)
6George G. Vest (D-MO)March 4, 1879Missouri 5th Population (1870)
7Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th Population (1870)
8Eugene Hale (R-ME)March 4, 1881Former Rep. (10 years)
9Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former Rep. (5 years)
10William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
11Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)October 5, 1881
12Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL)March 4, 1883
13Henry M. Teller (D-CO)March 4, 1885Previously a Senator
14James K. Jones (D-AR)
15James H. Berry (D-AR)March 20, 1885
16William M. Stewart (R-NV)March 4, 1887Previously a Senator
17John W. Daniel (D-VA)Former Rep.
18William B. Bate (D-TN)Former Governor, Tennessee 12th Population (1880)
19Cushman Davis (R-MN)[8]Former Governor, Minnesota 26th Population (1880)
20Samuel Pasco (D-FL)[9]May 19, 1887Florida 7th Population (1880)
21James McMillan (R-MI)March 4, 1889Michigan 9th Population (1880)
22Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)[10]Colorado 35th Population (1880)
23William E. Chandler (R-NH)[10]June 18, 1889
24Richard F. Pettigrew (SR-SD)[10]November 2, 1889
25George L. Shoup (R-ID)[10]December 18, 1890
26Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)March 4, 1891Former Rep. (4 years)
27Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND)Former Rep. (2 years)
28James H. Kyle (R-SD)
29Redfield Proctor (R-VT)November 2, 1891
30Donelson Caffery (D-LA)[10]December 31, 1892
31William Lindsay (D-KY)[10]February 15, 1893
32Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893
33George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893
34Julius C. Burrows (R-MI)January 23, 1895
35Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895Former Rep.
36Jeter C. Pritchard (R-NC)
37William J. Sewell (R-NJ)March 4, 1895Previously a Senator (6 years)
38Francis E. Warren (R-WY)Previously a Senator (3 years)
39Horace Chilton (D-TX)[10]Previously a Senator (2 years)
40Thomas Carter (R-MT)Former Delegate, Former Rep.
41Stephen Elkins (R-WV)Former Delegate, Former Cabinet Member
42John H. Gear (R-IA)[10]Former Governor, Iowa 10th Population (1890)
43Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former Governor, Minnesota 20th Population (1890)
44Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former Governor, South Carolina 23rd Population (1890)
45George P. Wetmore (R-RI)Former Governor, Rhode Island 36th Population (1890)
46Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th Population (1890)
47Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th Population (1890)
48Marion Butler (Pop-NC)[10]North Carolina 16th Population (1890)
49Lucien Baker (Pop-KS)[10]Kansas 19th Population (1890)
50John M. Thurston (R-NE)[10]Nebraska 26th Population (1890)
51George McBride (R-OR)[10]Oregon 38th Population (1890)
52Richard Kenney (D-DE)[10]January 19, 1897
53John C. Spooner (R-WI)March 4, 1897Previously a Senator (6 years)
54Thomas C. Platt (R-NY)Previously a Senator (2 months)
55William E. Mason (R-IL)Former Rep. (4 years)
56William A. Harris (Pop-KS)Former Rep. (2 years), Kansas 19th Population (1890)
57George L. Wellington (R-MD)Former Rep. (2 years), Maryland 27th Population (1890)
58Joseph Rawlins (R-UT)Former Delegate
59Joseph Foraker (R-OH)Former Governor, Ohio 4th Population (1890)
60Samuel McEnery (D-LA)Former Governor, Louisiana 25th Population (1890)
61Boies Penrose (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1890)
62Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)Indiana 8th Population (1890)
63William Deboe (R-KY)Kentucky 11th Population (1890)
64Alexander Clay (D-GA)Georgia 12th Population (1890)
65Edmund Pettus (D-AL)Alabama 17th Population (1890)
66George Turner (SR-WA)Washington 34th Population (1890)
67Henry Heitfeld (Pop-ID)Idaho 43rd Population (1890)
68Mark Hanna (R-OH)March 6, 1897
69Stephen Mallory (D-FL)May 15, 1897
70John L. McLaurin (D-SC)June 1, 1897
71Thomas B. Turley (D-TN)[10]July 20, 1897
72Hernando Money (D-MS)October 8, 1897
73William V. Sullivan (D-MS)[10]May 31, 1898
74Joseph Simon (R-OR)October 8, 1898
75Jonathan Ross (R-VT)[11]January 11, 1899
76Louis McComas (R-MD)March 4, 1899Former Rep. (8 years)
77John Kean (R-NJ)Former Rep. (4 years)
78Charles A. Culberson (D-TX)Former Governor
79Chauncey Depew (R-NY)New York 1st Population (1890)
80Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN)Indiana 8th Population (1890)
81Joseph Quarles (R-WI)Wisconsin 14th Population (1890)
82Nathan B. Scott (R-WV)West Virginia 28th Population (1890)
83Addison Foster (R-WA)Washington 34th Population (1890)
84Porter McCumber (R-ND)North Dakota 41st Population (1890)
85William A. Clark (D-MT)Montana 44th Population (1890)
86Monroe Hayward (R-NE)[12]March 8, 1899
87James Taliaferro (D-FL)April 20, 1899
William V. Allen (Pop-NE)December 13, 1899
88Thomas R. Bard (D-CA)February 7, 1900
Jonathan P. Dolliver (D-IA)August 22, 1900
William P. Dillingham (R-VT)October 18, 1900
Charles A. Towne (R-MN)December 5, 1900
89Matthew Quay (R-PA)January 16, 1901
Moses Clapp (R-MN)January 23, 1901Minnesota 20th Population (1890)
90Thomas Kearns (R-UT)Utah 40th Population (1890)

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. 1891 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 1901.
  6. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1903.
  7. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1905.
  8. Senator Davis died November 27, 1900.
  9. Senator Pasco resigned April 18, 1899.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Retired or defeated after 1900 Election
  11. Senator Ross resigned October 18, 1900.
  12. Senator Hayward died December 5, 1899.
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