List of United States senators in the 71st Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 71st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931.

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 1930 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 1931[5]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1933[6]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1935[7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1Francis E. Warren (R-WY) [8]March 4, 1895
2Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC) [9]March 4, 1901
3Lee S. Overman (D-NC) [10]March 4, 1903North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
4Reed Smoot (R-UT)Utah 41st in population (1900)
5William Borah (R-ID)March 4, 1907
6Wesley Jones (R-WA)March 4, 1909Former representative
7Ellison D. Smith (D-SC)South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
8Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL)Florida 33rd in population (1900)
9Claude A. Swanson (D-VA)August 1, 1910
10Henry F. Ashurst (D-AZ)April 2, 1912[11]
11Key Pittman (D-NV)January 29, 1913
12Morris Sheppard (D-TX)February 3, 1913
13Joseph E. Ransdell (D-LA) [9]March 4, 1913Former representative (14 years)
14Joseph Robinson (R-AR)Former representative (10 years), former governor
15George W. Norris (R-NE)Former representative (10 years)
16Thomas J. Walsh (D-MT)
17James Watson (R-IN)November 8, 1916
18Kenneth McKellar (D-TN)March 4, 1917Former representative (6 years)
19William H. King (D-UT)Former representative (3 years)
20Park Trammell (D-FL)Former governor, Florida 33rd in population (1910)
21John B. Kendrick (D-WY)Former governor, Wyoming 47th in population (1910)
22Frederick Hale (R-ME)
23Hiram Johnson (R-CA)March 16, 1917
24George H. Moses (R-NH)November 6, 1918
25Charles L. McNary (R-OR)December 18, 1918
26Arthur Capper (R-KS)March 4, 1919Former governor, Kansas 22nd in population (1910)
27Henry W. Keyes (R-NH)Former governor, New Hampshire 39th in population (1910)
28William J. Harris (D-GA)Georgia 10th in population (1910)
29Lawrence C. Phipps (R-CO) [9]Colorado 32nd in population (1910)
30Pat Harrison (D-MS)March 5, 1919
31Walter E. Edge (R-NJ)May 19, 1919 [12]
32Carter Glass (D-VA)February 2, 1920
33James Thomas Heflin (D-AL) [9]November 2, 1920
34Thaddeus H. Caraway (D-AR)March 4, 1921Former representative
35Peter Norbeck (R-SD)Former governor, South Dakota 37th in population (1920)
36Samuel M. Shortridge (R-CA)California 8th in population (1920)
37Edwin S. Broussard (D-LA)Louisiana 22nd in population (1920)
38Tasker Oddie (R-NV)Nevada 48th in population (1920)
39David A. Reed (R-PA)August 8, 1922
40Walter F. George (D-GA)November 22, 1922
41James Couzens (R-MI)November 29, 1922
42Frank L. Greene (R-VT) [13]March 4, 1923Former representative (11 years)
43Simeon Fess (R-OH)Former representative (10 years), Ohio 4th in population (1920)
44Hubert D. Stephens (D-MS)Former representative (10 years), Mississippi 23rd in population (1920)
45Clarence Dill (D-WA)Former representative (4 years)
46Lynn Frazier (R-ND)Former governor
47Royal S. Copeland (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1920)
48Henrik Shipstead (FL-MN)Minnesota 17th in population (1920)
49Robert B. Howell (R-NE)Nebraska 31st in population (1920)
50Burton K. Wheeler (D-MT)Montana 39th in population (1920)
51Porter H. Dale (R-VT)November 7, 1923
52Jesse H. Metcalf (R-RI)November 4, 1924
53Hiram Bingham (R-CT)December 17, 1924
54Charles S. Deneen (R-IL) [9]February 26, 1925
55Frederick H. Gillett (R-MA) [9]March 4, 1925Former representative (32 years)
56Thomas D. Schall (R-MN)Former representative (10 years)
57Coleman L. Blease (R-SC) [9]Former governor, South Carolina 26th in population (1920)
58William McMaster (R-SD) [9]Former governor, South Dakota 37th in population (1920)
59Frederic Sackett (R-KY) [14]Kentucky 15th in population (1920)
60Lawrence Tyson (R-TN) [15]Tennessee 19th in population (1920)
61William B. Pine (R-OK) [9]Oklahoma 21st in population (1920)
62Guy D. Goff (R-WV) [9]West Virginia 27th in population (1920)
63Sam G. Bratton (D-NM)New Mexico`43rd in population (1920)
64Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (R-WI)September 30, 1925
65Arthur Robinson (R-IN)October 20, 1925
66Gerald Nye (R-ND)November 14, 1925
67Daniel F. Steck (D-IA) [9]April 12, 1926
68Arthur R. Gould (R-ME) [9]November 30, 1926
69David I. Walsh (D-MA)December 6, 1926Previously a senator
70Harry B. Hawes (D-MO)
71Smith W. Brookhart (R-IA)March 4, 1927Previously a senator
72William S. Vare (R-PA) [16]Former representative (15 years), Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1920)
73Carl Hayden (D-AZ)Former representative (15 years), Arizona 45th in population (1920)
74Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)Former representative (14 years)
75Elmer Thomas (D-OK)Former representative (4 years), Oklahoma 21st in population (1920)
76Millard Tydings (D-MD)Former representative (4 years), Maryland 28th in population (1920)
77John J. Blaine (R-WI)Former governor
78Robert F. Wagner (D-NY)New York 1st in population (1920)
79Hugo Black (D-AL)Alabama 18th in population (1920)
80Charles Waterman (R-CO)Colorado 33rd in population (1920)
81Frederick Steiwer (R-OR)Oregon 34th in population (1920)
82Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)March 31, 1928
83John Thomas (R-ID)June 30, 1928
84Otis F. Glenn (R-IL)November 7, 1928
85Daniel Hastings (R-DE)December 10, 1928
86Theodore E. Burton (R-OH) [17]December 15, 1928
87Bronson Cutting (R-NM)March 4, 1929Previously a senator
88Tom Connally (D-TX)Former representative (12 years)
89Roscoe C. Patterson (R-MO)Former representative (2 years)
90Henry D. Hatfield (R-WV)Former governor, West Virginia 27th in population (1920)
91Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R-MD)Former governor, Maryland 28th in population (1920)
92John G. Townsend, Jr. (R-DE)Former governor, Delaware 46th in population (1920)
93Hamilton Kean (R-NJ)New Jersey 10th in population (1920)
94Frederic Walcott (R-CT)Connecticut 29th in population (1920)
95Felix Hebert (R-RI)Rhode Island 38th in population (1920)
96Henry J. Allen (R-KS) [18]April 1, 1929
William Brock (D-TN) [9]September 2, 1929
Roscoe C. McCulloch (R-OH) [19]November 5, 1929
David Baird, Jr. (R-NJ) [20]November 30, 1929
Patrick J. Sullivan (R-WY) [21]December 5, 1929
Joseph R. Grundy (R-PA) [22]December 11, 1929
John M. Robsion (R-KY) [23]January 11, 1930
Robert J. Bulkley (D-OH)December 1, 1930Former representative
Robert D. Carey (R-WY)Former governor
Ben M. Williamson (D-KY) [9]Kentucky 15th in population (1920)
George McGill (D-KS)Kansas 24th in population (1920)
James J. Davis (R-PA)December 2, 1930
Dwight Morrow (R-NJ)December 3, 1930
Cameron A. Morrison (D-NC)December 13, 1930
Frank C. Partridge (R-VT)December 23, 1930

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  3. 1911 U.S Census Report Contains 1910 Census results
  4. 1921 U.S Census Report Contains 1920 Census results
  5. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1931.
  6. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1933.
  7. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1935.
  8. Senator Warren died on November 24, 1929
  9. Retired or defeated after 1930 Election.
  10. Senator Overman died on December 12, 1930
  11. "Four Senators are Sworn In". The Washington Herald. April 3, 1912. p. 3.
  12. Senator Edge resigned on November 21, 1929 to become United States Ambassador to France
  13. Senator Greene died on December 17, 1930
  14. Senator Sackett resigned on January 9, 1930 to become United States Ambassador to Germany
  15. Senator Tyson died on August 24, 1929
  16. Senator Vare was unseated on December 6, 1929
  17. Senator Burton died on October 28, 1929
  18. Senator Allen resigned on November 30, 1930
  19. Senator McCulloch resigned on November 30, 1930
  20. Senator Baird resigned on December 2, 1930
  21. Senator Sullivan resigned on November 20, 1930
  22. Senator Grundy resigned on December 1, 1930
  23. Senator Robsion resigned on November 30, 1930
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