List of United States Senators in the 61st Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 61st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1911.

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]

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 1910 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 1911[4]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1913[5]
Class 3Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1915[6]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1Eugene Hale (R-ME)[7]March 4, 1881
2William P. Frye (R-ME)March 18, 1881
3Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)[7]October 5, 1881
4Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL)March 4, 1883
5John W. Daniel (D-VA)[8]March 4, 1887
6Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH)March 4, 1891
7Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)March 4, 1893
8George C. Perkins (R-CA)July 26, 1893
9Julius C. Burrows (R-NH)[7]January 23, 1895
10Clarence D. Clark (R-WY)January 24, 1895
11Francis E. Warren (R-WY)March 4, 1895Previously a Senator
12Stephen Elkins (R-WV)[9]Former Delegate, Former Cabinet Member
13Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former Governor, Minnesota 20th Population (1890)
14Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former Governor, South Carolina 23rd Population (1890)
15Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th Population (1890)
16Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th Population (1890)
17Samuel McEnery (D-LA)[10]March 4, 1897Former Governor
18Boies Penrose (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1890)
19Alexander Clay (D-GA)[11]Georgia 12th Population (1890)
20Hernando Money (D-MS)[7]October 8, 1897
21John Kean (R-NJ)[7]March 4, 1899Former Rep.
22Charles A. Culberson (D-TX)Former Governor
23Chauncey Depew (R-NY)[7]New York 1st Population (1890)
24Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN)[7]Indiana 8th Population (1890)
25Nathan B. Scott (R-WV)[7]West Virginia 28th Population (1890)
26Porter McCumber (R-ND)North Dakota 41st Population (1890)
27James Taliaferro (D-FL)[7]April 20, 1899
28Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA)[12]August 22, 1900
29William P. Dillingham (R-VT)October 18, 1900
30Moses Clapp (R-MN)January 23, 1901
31Anselm J. McLaurin (R-MS)[13]March 4, 1901Previously a Senator
32Joseph W. Bailey (D-TX)Former Rep. (10 years)
33Robert J. Gamble (R-SD)Former Rep. (4 years)
34Furnifold M. Simmons (D-MD)Former Rep. (2 years)
35Murphy J. Foster (D-LA)Former Governor
36Henry E. Burnham (R-NH)
37Francis Newlands (D-NV)March 4, 1903Former Rep.
38William J. Stone (D-MO)Former Governor, Missouri 5th Population (1900)
39James P. Clarke (D-AR)Former Governor, Arkansas 25th Population (1900)
40Lee S. Overman (D-NC)North Carolina 15th Population (1900)
41Reed Smoot (R-UT)Utah 41st Population (1900)
42Weldon B. Heyburn (R-ID)Idaho 44th Population (1900)
43Charles Dick (R-OH)[7]March 23, 1904
44Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA)October 12, 1904
45Thomas Carter (R-MT)[7]March 4, 1905
46Isidor Rayner (D-MD)Former Rep. (6 years), Maryland 26th Population (1900)
47Elmer Burkett (R-NE)[7]Former Rep. (6 years), Nebraska 27th Population (1900)
49George Sutherland (R-UT)Former Rep. (2 years)
50Morgan Bulkeley (R-CT)[7]Former Governor
51Frank P. Flint (R-CA)[7]California 21st Population (1900)
52Samuel H. Piles (R-WA)[7]Washington 34th Population (1900)
53George S. Nixon (R-NV)Nevada 46th Population (1900)
54William Warner (R-MO)[7]March 18, 1905
55James B. Frazier (D-TN)[7]March 21, 1905
56Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT)May 10, 1905
57Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI)January 4, 1906
58Henry du Pont (R-DE)June 13, 1906
59Charles Curtis (R-KS)January 29, 1907
60William A. Smith (R-MI)February 9, 1907
61Robert Love Taylor (D-TN)March 4, 1907Former Rep. (12 years)
62Thomas H. Paynter (D-KY)Former Rep. (6 years)
63Joseph M. Dixon (R-MT)Former Rep. (4 years)
64Jeff Davis (D-AR)Former Governor
65Frank O. Briggs (R-NJ)New Jersey 16th Population (1900)
66Norris Brown (R-NE)Nebraska 27th Population (1900)
67Simon Guggenheim (R-CO)Colorado 32nd Population (1900)
68Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (R-OR)Oregon 36th Population (1900)
69Harry A. Richardson (R-DE)Delaware 43rd Population (1900)
70William Borah (R-ID)Idaho 44th Population (1900)
71Isaac Stephenson (R-WI)May 17, 1907
72John H. Bankhead (D-AL)June 18, 1907
73Joseph F. Johnston (D-AL)August 6, 1907
74Thomas Gore (D-OK)December 11, 1907
75Robert Owen (D-OK)
76George P. Wetmore (R-RI)January 22, 1908
77John Walter Smith (D-MD)March 25, 1908
78Carroll S. Page (R-VT)October 21, 1908
79Albert B. Cummins (R-IA)November 24, 1908
80Theodore E. Burton (R-OH)March 4, 1909Former Rep. (16 years)
81Wesley Jones (R-WA)Former Rep. (10 years)
82Martin N. Johnson (R-ND)[14]Former Rep. (8 years)
83Benjamin Shively (D-IN)Former Rep. (7 years)
84Elihu Root (R-NY)Former Cabinet Member
85William O. Bradley (R-KY)Former Governor, Kentucky 12th Population (1900)
86Coe Crawford (R-SD)Former Governor, South Dakota 38th Population (1900)
87Joseph Bristow (R-KS)Kansas 22nd Population (1900)
88Ellison D. Smith (D-SC)South Carolina 24th Population (1900)
89Charles J. Hughes (D-CO)Colorado 32nd Population (1900)
90Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL)Florida 33rd Population (1900)
91George Chamberlain (D-OR)Oregon 36th Population (1900)
George T. Oliver (R-PA)March 17, 1909
92William Lorimer (D-IL)June 18, 1909
Fountain L. Thompson (D-ND)[15]November 10, 1909
James Gordon (D-MS)[16]December 27, 1909
William Purcell (D-ND)[17]February 1, 1910
LeRoy Percy (D-MS)February 24, 1910
Claude A. Swanson (D-VA)August 1, 1910
Lafayette Young (D-IA)November 12, 1910
Joseph M. Terrell (D-GA)November 17, 1910
John Thornton (D-LA)December 7, 1910
Davis Elkins (D-WV)January 9, 1911[18]
Asle Gronna (R-ND)February 2, 1911Former Rep.
Clarence W. Watson (D-WV)

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  3. 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  4. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1911.
  5. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1913.
  6. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1915.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Retired or defeated after 1910 Election
  8. Senator Daniel died June 29, 1910.
  9. Senator Elkins died January 4, 1911.
  10. Senator McEnery died June 28, 1910.
  11. Senator Clay died November 13, 1910.
  12. Senator Dolliver died October 15, 1910.
  13. Senator McLaurin died December 22, 1909.
  14. Senator Johnson died October 21, 1909.
  15. Senator Thompson resigned January 31, 1910.
  16. Senator Gordon resigned February 23, 1910.
  17. Senator Purcell resigned February 1, 1911.
  18. Senator Elkins resigned January 31, 1911.
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