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 representative
3John P. Jones (R-NV)
4Francis Cockrell (D-MO)March 4, 1875
5George F. Hoar (R-MA)March 4, 1877Former representative
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 in population (1870)
11Orville H. Platt (R-CT)Connecticut 25th in population (1870)
12Wilkinson Call (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1870)
13James L. Pugh (D-AL)November 24, 1880
14John Sherman (R-OH)March 4, 1881Previously a senator
15Eugene Hale (R-ME)Former representative (10 years)
16Joseph Hawley (R-CT)Former representative (5 years)
17James Z. George (D-MS)Mississippi 18th in population (1870)
18Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD)Maryland 20th in 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 (R-CO)March 4, 1885Previously a senator
23Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY)Former representative
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)November 18, 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 representative
31William B. Bate (D-TN)Former governor, Tennessee 12th in population (1880)
32Cushman Davis (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 26th in population (1880)
33Matthew Quay (R-PA)Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1880)
34Charles J. Faulkner (D-WV)West Virginia 29th in population (1880)
35Samuel Pasco (D-FL)May 19, 1887
36James McMillan (R-MI)March 4, 1889Michigan 9th in population (1880)
37Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)Colorado 35th in 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 representative (4 years)
44Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND)Former representative (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 in population (1880)
49William A. Peffer (Pop-KS)Kansas 20th in population (1880)
50John Irby (D-SC)South Carolina 21st in population (1880)
51James H. Kyle (R-SD)South Dakota 37th in 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 representative (6 years)
59John L. Mitchell (D-WI)Former representative (2 years)
60Edward Murphy, Jr. (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1890)
61James Smith, Jr. (D-NJ)New Jersey 18th in population (1890)
62Stephen M. White (D-CA)California 22nd in population (1890)
63William V. Allen (Pop-NE)Nebraska 26th in population (1890)
64William N. Roach (D-ND)North Dakota 41st in 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 representative
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 representative
77Stephen Elkins (R-WV)Former delegate, former cabinet member
78John H. Gear (R-IA)Former governor, Iowa 10th in population (1890)
79Knute Nelson (R-MN)Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
80Benjamin Tillman (D-SC)Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
81George P. Wetmore (R-RI)Former governor, Rhode Island 36th in population (1890)
82Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA)Georgia 12th in population (1890)
83Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)Virginia 15th in population (1890)
84Marion Butler (Pop-NC)North Carolina 16th in population (1890)
85Lucien Baker (R-KS)Kansas 19th in population (1890)
86John M. Thurston (R-NE)Nebraska 26th in population (1890)
87George McBride (R-OR)Oregon 38th in 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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