List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 23rd Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 23rd United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 23rd Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members.[1]

Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office. Since many members are sworn in on the same day, subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.

Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.

Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.

U.S. House Seniority List

U.S. House Seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1Lewis WilliamsAJNC-13March 4, 181510th termDean of the House
2Charles F. MercerAJVA-14March 4, 181709th term
3William S. ArcherJVA-03January 3, 182008th termLeft the House in 1835.
4Noyes BarberAJCTMarch 4, 182107th termLeft the House in 1835.
5Henry William ConnorJNC-11March 4, 182107th term
6George McDuffieNSC-05March 4, 182107th termResigned sometime in 1834.
7John Reed, Jr.AMMA-11March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817.
09th term*
8Andrew StevensonJVA-11March 4, 182107th termSpeaker of the House
Resigned on June 2, 1834.
9Joseph VanceJOH-10March 4, 182107th termLeft the House in 1835.
10Churchill C. CambrelengJNY-03December 3, 182107th term
11John BlairJTN-01March 4, 182306th termLeft the House in 1835.
12Elisha WhittleseyAJOH-16March 4, 182306th term
13Samuel Finley VintonAJOH-06March 4, 182306th term
14Tristam BurgesAJRIMarch 4, 182505th termLeft the House in 1835.
15Nathaniel ClaiborneJVA-07March 4, 182505th term
16John DavisAJMA-05March 4, 182505th termResigned on January 14, 1834.
17Thomas DavenportAJVA-06March 4, 182505th termLeft the House in 1835.
18Edward EverettAJMA-04March 4, 182505th term
19Dutee Jerauld PearceAMRIMarch 4, 182505th term
20James K. PolkJTN-09March 4, 182505th term
21Daniel Laurens BarringerAJNC-08December 4, 182605th termLeft the House in 1835.
22Isaac C. BatesAJMA-08March 4, 182704th termLeft the House in 1835.
23John BellJTN-07March 4, 182704th termBecame Speaker of the House after Stevenson resigned.
Left the House in 1835.
24Richard CoulterJPA-19March 4, 182704th termLeft the House in 1835.
25Warren R. DavisNSC-06March 4, 182704th termDied on January 29, 1835.
26Joseph DuncanJIL-03March 4, 182704th termResigned on September 21, 1834.
27Thomas H. HallJNC-03March 4, 1827
Previous service, 1817–1825.
08th term*Left the House in 1835.
28Chittenden LyonJKY-01March 4, 182704th termLeft the House in 1835.
29Augustine Henry ShepperdAJNC-09March 4, 182704th term
30Rufus McIntireJME-01September 10, 182704th term
31Richard Henry WildeJGANovember 17, 1827
Previous service, 1815–1817 and 1825.
06th term**Left the House in 1835.
32James BlairNSC-08March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1821–1822.
04th term*Died on April 1, 1834.
33Ratliff BoonJIN-01March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.
04th term*
34Clement Comer ClayJAL-01March 4, 182903rd termLeft the House in 1835.
35Joseph Halsey CraneAJOH-03March 4, 182903rd term
36Harmar DennyAMPA-22March 4, 182903rd term
37William W. EllsworthAJCTMarch 4, 182903rd termResigned on July 8, 1834.
38Horace EverettAJVT-03March 4, 182903rd term
39Thomas Flournoy FosterJGAMarch 4, 182903rd termLeft the House in 1835.
40George Grennell, Jr.AJMA-06March 4, 182903rd term
41Henry HubbardJNHMarch 4, 182903rd termLeft the House in 1835.
42Jabez W. HuntingtonAJCTMarch 4, 182903rd termResigned on August 16, 1834.
43Leonard JarvisJME-06March 4, 182903rd term
44Cave JohnsonJTN-11March 4, 182903rd term
45Richard Mentor JohnsonJKY-13March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1807–1819.
07th term*
46Dixon H. LewisJAL-04March 4, 182903rd term
47Henry A. P. MuhlenbergJPA-09March 4, 182903rd term
48Abraham RencherAJNC-10March 4, 182903rd term
49William Biddle ShepardAJNC-01March 4, 182903rd term
50Jesse SpeightJNC-04March 4, 182903rd term
51James Israel StandiferJTN-04March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825.
04th term*
52John ThomsonJOH-17March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.
04th term*
53James Moore WayneJGAMarch 4, 182903rd termResigned on January 13, 1835.
54Campbell P. WhiteJNY-03March 4, 182903rd term
55Edward Douglass White, Sr.AJLA-01March 4, 182903rd termResigned on November 15, 1834.
56Ebenezer YoungAJCTMarch 4, 182903rd termLeft the House in 1835.
57George EvansAJME-04July 20, 182903rd term
58William F. GordonJVA-12January 25, 183003rd termLeft the House in 1835.
59John M. PattonDVA-13November 25, 183003rd term
60Humphrey H. LeavittJOH-19December 6, 183003rd termResigned on July 10, 1834.
61John Quincy AdamsAMMA-12March 4, 183102nd term
62Chilton AllanAJKY-10March 4, 183102nd term
63Heman AllenAJVT-04March 4, 183102nd term
64John BanksAMPA-24March 4, 183102nd term
65Samuel BeardsleyJNY-17March 4, 183102nd term
66George N. BriggsAJMA-07March 4, 183102nd term
67Henry Adams BullardAJLA-03March 4, 183102nd termResigned on January 4, 1834.
68George BurdAJPA-18March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
69John CarrJIN-03March 4, 183102nd term
70Joseph ChinnJVA-10March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
71Rufus ChoateAJMA-02March 4, 183102nd termResigned on June 30, 1834.
72Thomas CorwinAJOH-04March 4, 183102nd term
73John DicksonAMNY-26March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
74John Myers FelderNSC-04March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
75John K. GriffinNSC-09March 4, 183102nd term
76Edward KavanaghJME-03March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
77Joseph M. HarperJNHMarch 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
78Albert Gallatin HawesJKY-02March 4, 183102nd term
79William HiesterAMPA-04March 4, 183102nd term
80Henry KingJPA-08March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
81Gerrit Y. LansingJNY-10March 4, 183102nd term
82Joel Keith MannJPA-05March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
83Samuel Wright MardisJAL-03March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
84Thomas Alexander MarshallAJKY-12March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
85John Y. MasonJVA-02March 4, 183102nd term
86Johnathan McCartyJIN-05March 4, 183102nd term
87James Iver McKayJNC-05March 4, 183102nd term
88Thomas McKean Thompson McKennanAMPA-21March 4, 183102nd term
89John J. MilliganAJDEMarch 4, 183102nd term
90Job PiersonJNY-09March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
91Franklin E. PlummerJMSMarch 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
92David Potts, Jr.AMPA-04March 4, 183102nd term
93Andrew StewartAMPA-20March 4, 1831
Previous service, 1821–1829.
06th term*Left the House in 1835.
94Francis ThomasJMD-07March 4, 183102nd term
95Philemon ThomasJLA-02March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
96Aaron WardJNY-04March 4, 1831
Previous service, 1825–1829.
04th term*
97Daniel WardwellJNY-18March 4, 183102nd term
98John Goddard WatmoughAJPA-03March 4, 183102nd termLeft the House in 1835.
99William Henry AshleyAJMOOctober 31, 183102nd term
100William SladeAMVT-02November 1, 183102nd term
101Micajah Thomas HawkinsJNC-06December 15, 183102nd term
102Augustin Smith ClaytonJGAJanuary 21, 183202nd termLeft the House in 1835.
103Hiland HallAJVT-01January 1, 183302nd term
104John AdamsJNY-08March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
105William AllenJOH-07March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
106Joseph Biles AnthonyJPA-16March 4, 183301st term
107Charles Augustus BarnitzAMPA-11March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
108William BayliesAJMA-10March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1809 and 1813–1817.
04th term**Left the House in 1835.
109Benning M. BeanJNHMarch 4, 183301st term
110Martin BeatyAJKY-04March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
111Andrew BeaumontJPA-15March 4, 183301st term
112James M. H. BealeJVA-16March 4, 183301st term
113James Martin BellAJOH-11March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
114Horace BinneyAJPA-02March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
115Abraham BockeeJNY-05March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
02nd term*
116Charles BodleJNY-07March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
117John W. BrownJNY-06March 4, 183301st term
118John BullAJMOMarch 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
119Samuel BunchJTN-02March 4, 183301st term
120Robert BurnsJNHMarch 4, 183301st term
121Jesse Atherton BynumJNC-02March 4, 183301st term
122Zadok CaseyJIL-02March 4, 183301st term
123Harry CageJMSMarch 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
124Richard Bennett CarmichaelJMD-02March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
125George ChambersAMPA-12March 4, 183301st term
126John ChaneyJOH-09March 4, 183301st term
127Thomas ChiltonAJKY-06March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1827–1831.
03rd term*Left the House in 1835.
128Samuel ClarkJNY-25March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
129William ClarkAMPA-10March 4, 183301st term
130William K. ClowneyNSC-07March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
131John E. CoffeeJGAMarch 4, 183301st term
132John CramerJNY-11March 4, 183301st term
133Davy CrockettAJTN-12March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1827–1831.
03rd term*Left the House in 1835.
134Edward DarlingtonAMPA-04March 4, 183301st term
135Amos DavisAJKY-11March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
136Rowland DayJNY-24March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825.
02nd term*Left the House in 1835.
137Edmund DeberryAJNC-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
02nd term*
138Benjamin F. DemingAMVT-05March 4, 183301st termDied on July 11, 1834.
139Littleton Purnell DennisAJMD-01March 4, 183301st termDied on April 14, 1834.
140Philemon DickersonJNJMarch 4, 183301st term
141David W. DickinsonJTN-08March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
142William Claiborne DunlapJTN-13March 4, 183301st term
143John EwingAJIN-02March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
144Millard FillmoreAMNY-32March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
145Samuel A. FootAJCTMarch 4, 1833
Previous service, 1819–1821 and 1823–1825.
03rd term**Resigned on May 9, 1834.
146John B. ForesterJTN-05March 4, 183301st term
147Samuel FowlerJNJMarch 4, 183301st term
148Philo C. FullerAMNY-30March 4, 183301st term
149William K. FullerJNY-23March 4, 183301st term
150John H. FultonJVA-18March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
151John GalbraithJPA-25March 4, 183301st term
152Roger Lawson GambleJGAMarch 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
153James GholsonAJVA-04March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
154Ransom H. GilletJNY-14March 4, 183301st term
155George Rockingham GilmerJGAMarch 4, 1833
Previous service, 1821–1823 and 1827–1829.
03rd term**Left the House in 1835.
156Benjamin GorhamJMA-01March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1820–1823 and 1827–1831.
05th term**Left the House in 1835.
157James GrahamAJNC-12March 4, 183301st term
158William J. GraysonNSC-02March 4, 183301st term
159Joseph HallJME-07March 4, 183301st term
160Nicoll HalseyJNY-22March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
161Thomas L. HamerJOH-05March 4, 183301st term
162Edward A. HanneganAJIN-07March 4, 183301st term
163Benjamin HardinAJKY-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1815–1817 and 1819–1823.
04th term**
164Gideon HardAMNY-33March 4, 183301st term
165James HarperAJPA-02March 4, 183301st term
166Samuel Smith HarrisonJPA-23March 4, 183301st term
167Samuel G. HathawayJNY-22March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
168Abner HazeltineAMNY-31March 4, 183301st term
169James P. HeathJMD-04March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
170Joseph HendersonJPA-14March 4, 183301st term
171Edward HowellAMNY-27March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
172Abel HuntingtonJNY-01March 4, 183301st term
173William Marshall IngeJTN-10March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
174William JacksonAMMA-09March 4, 183301st term
175Noadiah JohnsonJNY-20March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
176William Cost JohnsonAJMD-06March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
177Benjamin JonesJOH-18March 4, 183301st term
178Seaborn JonesJGAMarch 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
179George L. KinnardJIN-06March 4, 183301st term
180Amos LaneJIN-04March 4, 183301st term
181John LaporteJPA-17March 4, 183301st term
182Cornelius LawrenceJNY-03March 4, 183301st termResigned on May 14, 1834.
183George W. LayAMNY-29March 4, 183301st term
184Luke LeaJTN-03March 4, 183301st term
185Thomas LeeJNJMarch 4, 183301st term
186James LoveAJKY-09March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
187George LoyallJVA-01March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1830–1831.
02nd term*
188Edward LucasJVA-15March 4, 183301st term
189Robert Todd LytleJOH-01March 4, 183301st termResigned on March 10, 1834.
Returned to the House on December 27, 1834.
Left the House in 1835.
190Abijah Mann, Jr.JNY-16March 4, 183301st term
191Henry C. MartindaleJNY-12March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1831.
05th term*Left the House in 1835.
192Moses Mason, Jr.JME-05March 4, 183301st term
193William McComasJVA-19March 4, 183301st term
194Isaac McKimJMD-05March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825.
03rd term*
195John McKinleyJAL-02March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
196Jeremiah McLeneJOH-08March 4, 183301st term
197Charles McVeanJNY-15March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
198Jesse MillerJPA-13March 4, 183301st term
199Henry MitchellJNY-21March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
200Samuel M. MooreAJVA-17March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
201Robert MitchellJOH-12March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
202John MurphyJAL-05March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
203Gayton P. OsgoodJMA-03March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
204Sherman PageJNY-19March 4, 183301st term
205James ParkerJNJMarch 4, 183301st term
206Gorham ParksJME-08March 4, 183301st term
207William PattersonJOH-14March 4, 183301st term
208Balie PeytonJTN-06March 4, 183301st term
209Henry L. PinckneyNSC-01March 4, 183301st term
210Franklin PierceJNHMarch 4, 183301st term
211Patrick H. PopeJKY-08March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
212Robert RamseyJPA-06March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
213John Randolph of RoanokeJVA-05March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1799–1813, 1815–1817, 1819–1825 and 1827–1829.
14th term****Died on May 24, 1833.
214Ferdinand Schureman SchenckJNJMarch 4, 183301st term
215William SchleyJGAMarch 4, 183301st term
216Dudley SeldenJNY-03March 4, 183301st termResigned on July 1, 1834.
217William Norton ShinnJNJMarch 4, 183301st term
218Thomas D. SingletonNSC-03March 4, 183301st termDied on November 25, 1833.
219Charles SladeJIL-01March 4, 183301st termDied on July 26, 1834.
220Jonathan SloaneAMOH-15March 4, 183301st term
221Francis Ormand Jonathan SmithJME-02March 4, 183301st term
222David SpanglerAJOH-13March 4, 183301st term
223John Truman StoddertJMD-08March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
224William P. TaylorAJVA-09March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
225William TaylorJNY-23March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
226Samuel TweedyAJCTMarch 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
227Christopher TompkinsAJKY-03March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
228James TurnerJMD-03March 4, 183301st term
229Joel TurrillJNY-17March 4, 183301st term
230Aaron VanderpoelJNY-08March 4, 183301st term
231Isaac B. Van HoutenJNY-02March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
232David Douglas WagenerJPA-07March 4, 183301st term
233Taylor WebsterJOH-02March 4, 183301st term
234Reuben WhallonJNY-13March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
235Frederick WhittleseyAMNY-28March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
236Edgar C. WilsonAJVA-21March 4, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
237Henry A. WiseJVA-08March 4, 183301st term
Thomas BouldinJVA-05August 26, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1833.
03rd term*Died on February 11, 1834.
Joel Barlow SutherlandJPA-01October 8, 1833
Previous service, 1827–1833.
04th term*
John J. AllenAJVA-20December 2, 183301st termLeft the House in 1835.
Levi Lincoln, Jr.AJMA-05February 17, 183401st term
Robert B. CampbellNSC-03February 27, 1834
Previous service, 1823–1825.
02nd term*
James BouldinJVA-05March 15, 183401st term
Rice GarlandAJLA-03April 28, 183401st term
John Nevett SteeleAJMD-01May 29, 183401st term
Robert P. LetcherAJKY-05August 6, 1834
Previous service, 1823–1833.
06th term*Left the House in 1835.
Charles G. FerrisJNY-03December 1, 183401st termLeft the House in 1835.
Ebenezer Jackson, Jr.AJCTDecember 1, 183401st termLeft the House in 1835.
Henry JohnsonAJLA-01December 1, 183401st term
Daniel KilgoreJOH-19December 1, 183401st term
William L. MayJIL-03December 1, 183401st term
Phineas MinerAJCTDecember 1, 183401st termLeft the House in 1835.
John J. MorganJNY-03December 1, 1834
Previous service, 1821–1825.
03rd term*Left the House in 1835.
Stephen C. PhillipsAJMA-02December 1, 183401st term
John ReynoldsJIL-01December 1, 183401st term
John RobertsonAJVA-11December 1, 183401st term
Joseph TrumbullAJCTDecember 1, 183401st termLeft the House in 1835.
Henry Fisk JanesAMVT-05December 2, 183401st term
Richard Irvine Manning IJSC-08December 8, 183401st term
Francis Wilkinson PickensNSC-05December 8, 183401st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1Joseph M. WhiteJFLMarch 4, 182505th term
2Ambrose Hundley SevierJARFebruary 13, 182804th term
3Lucius LyonJMIMarch 4, 183301st term

References

  1. Delegates are non-voting members and Representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

  • United States Congressional Elections 1788–1997, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company 1998) ISBN 0-7864-0283-0

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