List of United States Senators in the 75th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 75th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939.

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 1938 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 1939[4]
Class 1Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1941[5]
Class 2Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1943[6]

U.S. Senate Seniority List

U.S. Senate Seniority
RankSenator (Party-State)Seniority DateOther Factors
1William E. Borah (R-ID)March 4, 1907
2Ellison D. Smith (D-SC)March 4, 1909
3Henry F. Ashurst (D-AZ)April 2, 1912[7]
4Key Pittman (D-NV)January 29, 1913
5Morris Sheppard (D-TX)February 3, 1913
6Joseph Robinson (D-AR)[8]March 4, 1913Former Rep. (10 years), Former Governor
7George W. Norris (I-NE)Former Rep. (10 years)
8Kenneth McKellar (D-TN)March 4, 1917Former Rep. (6 years)
9William H. King (D-UT)Former Rep. (3 years)
10Frederick Hale (R-ME)
11Hiram Johnson (R-CA)March 16, 1917
12Charles L. McNary (R-OR)December 18, 1918
13Arthur Capper (R-KS)March 4, 1919Former Governor
13Pat Harrison (D-MS)March 5, 1919Former Rep.
15Carter Glass (D-VA)February 2, 1920
16Walter F. George (D-GA)November 22, 1922
17Lynn Frazier (R-ND)March 4, 1923Former Governor
18Royal S. Copeland (D-NY)[9]New York 1st Population (1920)
19Henrik Shipstead (FL-MN)Minnesota 17th Population (1920)
20Burton K. Wheeler (D-MT)Montana 39th Population (1920)
21Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (Prog-WI)September 30, 1925
22Gerald P. Nye (R-ND)November 14, 1925
23David I. Walsh (D-MA)December 6, 1926
24Carl Hayden (D-AZ)March 4, 1927Former Rep. (15 years)
25Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)Former Rep. (14 years)
26Elmer Thomas (D-OK)Former Rep. (4 years), Oklahoma 21st Population (1920)
27Millard Tydings (D-MD)Former Rep. (4 years), Maryland 28th Population (1920)
28Robert F. Wagner (D-NY)New York 1st Population (1920)
29Hugo Black (D-AL)[10]Alabama 18th Population (1920)
30Frederick Steiwer (R-OR)[11]Oregon 34th Population (1920)
31Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)March 31, 1928
32Tom Connally (D-TX)March 4, 1929Former Rep.
33John G. Townsend, Jr. (R-DE)Former Governor
34Robert J. Bulkley (D-OH)[12]December 1, 1930Former Rep.
35George McGill (D-KS)[12]
36James J. Davis (R-PA)December 2, 1930
37Matthew M. Neely (D-WV)March 4, 1931Previously a Senator, Former Rep. (8 years)
38J. Hamilton Lewis (D-IL)Previously a Senator, Former Rep. (2 years)
39James F. Byrnes (D-SC)Former Rep., South Carolina 26th Population (1930)
40Wallace H. White, Jr. (R-ME)Former Rep., Maine 35th Population (1930)
41William J. Bulow (D-SD)Former Governor
42Josiah W. Bailey (D-NC)North Carolina 12th Population (1930)
43John H. Bankhead II (D-AL)Alabama 15th Population (1930)
44Marvel M. Logan (D-KY)Kentucky 17th Population (1930)
45Warren Austin (R-VT)April 1, 1931
46Hattie Caraway (D-AR)November 13, 1931
47Robert R. Reynolds (D-NC)December 5, 1932
48Richard Russell, Jr. (D-GA)January 12, 1933
49Bennett Champ Clark (D-MO)February 4, 1933
50Alva B. Adams (D-CO)March 4, 1933Previously a Senator
51Augustine Lonergan (D-CT)[12]Former Rep. (8 years)
52William H. Dieterich (D-IL)[12]Former Rep. (2 years), Illinois 3rd Population (1930)
53John H. Overton (D-LA)Former Rep. (2 years), Louisiana 22nd Population (1930)
54Harry F. Byrd (D-VA)Former Governor, Virginia 20th Population (1930)
55Fred H. Brown (D-NH)[12]Former Governor, New Hampshire 41st Population (1930)
56William Gibbs McAdoo (D-CA)[12]California 6th Population (1930)
57Frederick Van Nuys (D-IN)Indiana 11th Population (1930)
58F. Ryan Duffy (D-WI)[12]Wisconsin 13th Population (1930)
59Nathan L. Bachman (D-TN)[13]Tennessee 16th Population (1930)
60Homer T. Bone (D-WA)Washington 30th Population (1930)
61Elbert D. Thomas (D-UT)Utah 40th Population (1930)
62James P. Pope (D-ID)[12]Idaho 42nd Population (1930)
63Pat McCarran (D-NV)Nevada 48th Population (1930)
64Carl Hatch (D-NM)October 10, 1933
65Ernest W. Gibson (R-VT)November 21, 1933
66Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D-WY)January 1, 1934
67James E. Murray (D-MT)November 7, 1934
68Peter G. Gerry (D-RI)January 3, 1935Previously a Senator
69Francis T. Maloney (D-CT)Former Rep., Connecticut 29th Population (1930)
70Edward R. Burke (D-NE)Former Rep., Nebraska 32nd Population (1930)
71Vic Donahey (D-OH)Former Governor, Ohio 4th Population (1930)
72A. Harry Moore (D-NJ)[14]Former Governor, New Jersey 9th Population (1930)
73Theodore G. Bilbo (D-MS)Former Governor, Mississippi 23rd Population (1930)
74Joseph F. Guffey (D-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1930)
75Harry S. Truman (D-MO)Missouri 10th Population (1930)
76Sherman Minton (D-IN)Indiana 11th Population (1930)
77George L. P. Radcliffe (D-MD)Maryland 28th Population (1930)
78Lewis B. Schwellenbach (D-WA)Washington 30th Population (1930)
79Dennis Chavez (D-NM)May 11, 1935
80Rush D. Holt, Sr. (D-WV)June 21, 1935
81Guy M. Gillette (D-IA)November 4, 1936Former Rep.
82Charles O. Andrews (D-FL)
83Claude Pepper (D-FL)
84Prentiss M. Brown (D-MI)November 19, 1936
85Herbert E. Hitchcock (D-SD)[15]December 29, 1936
86Ernest Lundeen (FL-MN)January 3, 1937Former Rep. (6 years)
87Joshua B. Lee (D-OK)Former Rep. (2 years)
88Clyde L. Herring (D-IA)Former Governor, Iowa 19th Population (1930)
89Edwin C. Johnson (D-CO)Former Governor, Colorado 33rd Population (1930)
90Theodore F. Green (D-RI)Former Governor, Rhode Island 37th Population (1930)
91Styles Bridges (R-NH)Former Governor, New Hampshire 41st Population (1930)
92Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R-MA)Massachusetts 8th Population (1930)
93Allen J. Ellender (D-LA)Louisiana 22nd Population (1930)
94James H. Hughes (D-DE)Delaware 46th Population (1930)
95Henry H. Schwartz (D-WY)Wyoming 47th Population (1930)
96William H. Smathers (D-NJ)April 15, 1937
George L. Berry (D-TN)[12]May 6, 1937
Dixie Bibb Graves (D-AL)[16]August 20, 1937
John E. Miller (D-AR)November 15, 1937
Joseph L. Hill (D-AL)January 11, 1938
John Milton (D-NJ)[17]January 18, 1938
Alfred E. Reames (D-OR)[18]February 1, 1938
William Warren Barbour (R-NJ)November 9, 1938Previously a Senator
Thomas M. Storke (D-CA) [12]California 6th Population (1930)
Alexander G. Barry (R-OR) [12]Oregon 34th Population (1930)
Tom Stewart (D-NJ)
Gladys Pyle (R-SD)[12]South Dakota 36th Population (1930)
James M. Mead (D-NY)December 3, 1938

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1921 U.S Census Report Contains 1920 Census results
  3. 1931 U.S Census Report Contains 1930 Census results
  4. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1939.
  5. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1941.
  6. Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1943.
  7. "Four Senators are Sworn In". The Washington Herald. April 3, 1912. p. 3.
  8. Senator Robinson died on July 14, 1937
  9. Senator Copeland died on June 17, 1938
  10. Senator Black resigned on August 19, 1937 to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  11. Senator Steiwer resigned on January 31, 1938
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Retired or defeated after 1938 Election.
  13. Senator Bachman died on April 23, 1937
  14. Senator Moore resigned on January 17, 1938
  15. Senator Hitchcock resigned on November 8, 1938
  16. Senator Bibb resigned on January 10, 1938
  17. Senator Milton resigned on November 8, 1938
  18. Senator Reames resigned on November 8, 1938
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