List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 24th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 24th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 24th Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). 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, 181511th termDean of the House
2Charles F. MercerAJVA-14March 4, 181710th term
3Henry William ConnorJNC-11March 4, 182108th term
4John Reed, Jr.AMMA-11March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817.
10th term*
5Churchill C. CambrelengJNY-03December 3, 182108th term
6Samuel Finley VintonAJOH-06March 4, 182307th termLeft the House in 1837.
7Elisha WhittleseyAJOH-16March 4, 182307th term
8Dutee Jerauld PearceAMRIMarch 4, 182506th termLeft the House in 1837.
9Nathaniel ClaiborneAJVA-07March 4, 182506th termLeft the House in 1837.
10James K. PolkJTN-09March 4, 182506th termSpeaker of the House
11John BellAJTN-07March 4, 182705th term
12Augustine Henry ShepperdAJNC-09March 4, 182705th term
13Ratliff BoonJIN-01March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.
05th term*
14Joseph Halsey CraneAJOH-03March 4, 182904th termLeft the House in 1837.
15Harmar DennyAMPA-22March 4, 182904th termLeft the House in 1837.
16Horace EverettAJVT-03March 4, 182904th term
17George Grennell, Jr.AJMA-06March 4, 182904th term
18Leonard JarvisJME-06March 4, 182904th termLeft the House in 1837.
19Cave JohnsonJTN-11March 4, 182904th termLeft the House in 1837.
20Richard Mentor JohnsonJKY-13March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1807–1819.
10th term*Left the House in 1837.
21Dixon H. LewisJAL-04March 4, 182904th term
22Henry A. P. MuhlenbergJPA-09March 4, 182904th term
23Abraham RencherAJNC-10March 4, 182904th term
24William Biddle ShepardAJNC-01March 4, 182904th termLeft the House in 1837.
25Jesse SpeightJNC-04March 4, 182904th termLeft the House in 1837.
26James Israel StandiferAJTN-04March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825.
05th term*
27John ThomsonJOH-17March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.
05th term*Left the House in 1837.
28Campbell P. WhiteJNY-03March 4, 182904th termResigned on October 2, 1835.
29George EvansAJME-04July 20, 182904th term
30John M. PattonDVA-13November 25, 183004th term
31John Quincy AdamsAMMA-12March 4, 183103rd term
32Chilton AllanAJKY-10March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
33Heman AllenAJVT-04March 4, 183103rd term
34John BanksAMPA-24March 4, 183103rd termResigned on March 31, 1836.
35Samuel BeardsleyJNY-17March 4, 183103rd termResigned on March 29, 1836.
36George N. BriggsAJMA-07March 4, 183103rd term
37John CarrJIN-03March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
38Thomas CorwinAJOH-04March 4, 183103rd term
39John K. GriffinNSC-09March 4, 183103rd term
40Albert Gallatin HawesJKY-02March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
41William HiesterAMPA-04March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
42Gerrit Y. LansingJNY-10March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
43John Y. MasonJVA-02March 4, 183103rd termResigned on January 11, 1837.
44Johnathan McCartyAJIN-05March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
45James Iver McKayJNC-05March 4, 183103rd term
46Thomas McKean Thompson McKennanAMPA-21March 4, 183103rd term
47John J. MilliganAJDEMarch 4, 183103rd term
48David Potts, Jr.AMPA-04March 4, 183103rd term
49Francis ThomasJMD-06March 4, 183103rd term
50Aaron WardAJNY-04March 4, 1831
Previous service, 1825–1829.
05th term*Left the House in 1837.
51Daniel WardwellJNY-18March 4, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
52William Henry AshleyAJMOOctober 31, 183103rd termLeft the House in 1837.
53William SladeAMVT-02November 1, 183103rd term
54Micajah Thomas HawkinsJNC-06December 15, 183103rd term
55Hiland HallAJVT-01January 1, 183303rd term
56Joseph Biles AnthonyJPA-16March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
57James M. H. BealeJVA-16March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
58Benning M. BeanJNHMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
59Andrew BeaumontJPA-15March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
60John W. BrownJNY-06March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
61Abraham BockeeJNY-05March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
03rd term*Left the House in 1837.
62Samuel BunchAJTN-02March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
63Robert BurnsJNHMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
64Jesse Atherton BynumJNC-02March 4, 183302nd term
65Zadok CaseyJIL-02March 4, 183302nd term
66George ChambersAMPA-12March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
67John ChaneyJOH-09March 4, 183302nd term
68William ClarkAMPA-10March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
69John E. CoffeeJGAMarch 4, 183302nd termDied on September 25, 1836.
70John CramerJNY-11March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
71Edward DarlingtonAMPA-04March 4, 183302nd term
72Edmund DeberryAJNC-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
03rd term*
73Philemon DickersonJNJMarch 4, 183302nd termResigned on November 3, 1836.
74William Claiborne DunlapJTN-13March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
75John B. ForesterAJTN-05March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
76Samuel FowlerJNJMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
77Philo C. FullerAJNY-30March 4, 183302nd termResigned on September 2, 1836.
78William K. FullerJNY-23March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
79John GalbraithJPA-25March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
80Ransom H. GilletJNY-14March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
81James GrahamAJNC-12March 4, 183302nd termResigned on March 29, 1836.
Returned to the House on December 5, 1836.
82William J. GraysonNSC-02March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
83Joseph HallJME-07March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
84Thomas L. HamerJOH-05March 4, 183302nd term
85Edward A. HanneganJIN-07March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
86Benjamin HardinAJKY-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1815–1817 and 1819–1823.
05th term**Left the House in 1837.
87Gideon HardAJNY-33March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
88James HarperAJPA-02March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
89Samuel Smith HarrisonJPA-23March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
90Abner HazeltineAJNY-31March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
91Joseph HendersonJPA-14March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
92Abel HuntingtonJNY-01March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
93William JacksonAMMA-09March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
94Benjamin JonesJOH-18March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
95George L. KinnardJIN-06March 4, 183302nd termDied on November 26, 1836.
96Amos LaneJIN-04March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
97John LaporteJPA-17March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
98George W. LayAJNY-29March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
99Luke LeaAJTN-03March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
100Thomas LeeJNJMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
101George LoyallJVA-01March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1830–1831.
03rd term*Left the House in 1837.
102Edward LucasJVA-15March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
103Abijah Mann, Jr.JNY-16March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
104Moses Mason, Jr.JME-05March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
105William McComasAJVA-19March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
106Isaac McKimJMD-04March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825.
04th term*
107Jeremiah McLeneJOH-08March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
108Jesse MillerJPA-13March 4, 183302nd termResigned on October 30, 1836.
109Sherman PageJNY-19March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
110James ParkerJNJMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
111Gorham ParksJME-08March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
112William PattersonJOH-14March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
113Balie PeytonAJTN-06March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
114Franklin PierceJNHMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
115Henry L. PinckneyNSC-01March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
116Ferdinand Schureman SchenckJNJMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
117William SchleyJGAMarch 4, 183302nd termResigned on July 1, 1835.
118William Norton ShinnJNJMarch 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
119Jonathan SloaneAMOH-15March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
120Francis Ormand Jonathan SmithJME-02March 4, 183302nd term
121David SpanglerAJOH-13March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
122William TaylorJNY-23March 4, 183302nd term
123James TurnerJMD-03March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
124Joel TurrillJNY-17March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
125Aaron VanderpoelJNY-08March 4, 183302nd termLeft the House in 1837.
126David Douglas WagenerJPA-07March 4, 183302nd term
127Taylor WebsterJOH-02March 4, 183302nd term
128Henry A. WiseJVA-08March 4, 183302nd term
129Joel Barlow SutherlandJPA-01October 8, 1833
Previous service, 1827–1833.
05th term*Left the House in 1837.
130Levi Lincoln, Jr.AJMA-05February 17, 183402nd term
131Robert B. CampbellNSC-03February 27, 1834
Previous service, 1823–1825.
03rd term*Left the House in 1837.
132James BouldinJVA-05March 15, 183402nd term
133Rice GarlandAJLA-03April 28, 183402nd term
134John Nevett SteeleAJMD-01May 29, 183402nd termLeft the House in 1837.
135Henry JohnsonAJLA-01September 25, 183402nd term
136Daniel KilgoreJOH-19December 1, 183402nd term
137William L. MayJIL-03December 1, 183402nd term
138Stephen C. PhillipsAJMA-02December 1, 183402nd term
139John ReynoldsJIL-01December 1, 183402nd termLeft the House in 1837.
140Henry Fisk JanesAMVT-05December 1, 183402nd termLeft the House in 1837.
141Richard Irvine Manning IJSC-08December 8, 183402nd termDied on May 1, 1836.
142Francis Wilkinson PickensNSC-05December 8, 183402nd term
143John RobertsonAJVA-11December 8, 183402nd term
144Michael Woolston AshJPA-03March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
145Jeremiah BaileyAJME-03March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
146Samuel BartonJNY-02March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
147William K. BondAJOH-07March 4, 183501st term
148Nathaniel B. BordenJMA-10March 4, 183501st term
149Matthias J. BoveeJNY-15March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
150Linn BoydJKY-01March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
151Andrew BuchananJPA-20March 4, 183501st term
152John CalhoonAJKY-06March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827.
02nd term*
153William B. CalhounAJMA-08March 4, 183501st term
154William Blount CarterAJTN-01March 4, 183501st term
155Graham H. ChapinJNY-25March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
156Reuben ChapmanJAL-01March 4, 183501st term
157John ChambersAJKY-12March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1828–1829.
02nd term*
158Timothy ChildsAJNY-28March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1831.
02nd term*
159John Francis Hamtramck ClaiborneJMSMarch 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
160Walter ColesJVA-06March 4, 183501st term
161Robert CraigJVA-17March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.
03rd term*
162Caleb CushingAJMA-03March 4, 183501st term
163Samuel CushmanJNHMarch 4, 183501st term
164John Wesley DavisJIN-02March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
165David DicksonAJMSMarch 4, 183501st termDied on July 31, 1836.
166Ulysses F. DoubledayJNY-24March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*Left the House in 1837.
167George DromgooleJVA-04March 4, 183501st term
168Valentine EfnerJNY-08March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
169John FairfieldJME-01March 4, 183501st term
170Dudley FarlinJNY-13March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
171Richard FrenchJKY-11March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
172Jacob Fry, Jr.JPA-05March 4, 183501st term
173James GarlandJVA-12March 4, 183501st term
174Francis GrangerJNY-26March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
175Seaton GrantlandJGAMarch 4, 183501st term
176William J. GravesAJKY-08March 4, 183501st term
177Elisha HaleyJCTMarch 4, 183501st term
178James Henry HammondNSC-04March 4, 183501st termResigned on February 26, 1836.
179James HarlanAJKY-05March 4, 183501st term
180Albert Galliton HarrisonJMOMarch 4, 183501st term
181Charles Eaton HaynesJGAMarch 4, 1835
Previous service, 1825–1831.
04th term*
182Samuel HoarAJMA-04March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
183George W. HopkinsJVA-18March 4, 183501st term
184Benjamin Chew HowardJMD-04March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.
03rd term*
185Elias HowellAJOH-12March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
186Edward Burd HubleyJPA-08March 4, 183501st term
187Hiram P. HuntAJNY-09March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
188Adam HuntsmanJTN-12March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
189Joseph Reed IngersollAJPA-02March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
190Samuel InghamJCTMarch 4, 183501st term
191Daniel JeniferAJMD-07March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*
192Joseph JohnsonJVA-20March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833.
04th term**
193John W. JonesJVA-03March 4, 183501st term
194Andrew T. JudsonJCTMarch 4, 183501st termResigned on July 4, 1836.
195William Kennon, Sr.JOH-11March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.
03rd term*Left the House in 1837.
196John Klingensmith, Jr.JPA-19March 4, 183501st term
197Joab LawlerJAL-03March 4, 183501st term
198Abbott LawrenceAJMA-01March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
199Joshua LeeJNY-27March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
200Stephen B. LeonardJNY-22March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
201Henry LoganJPA-11March 4, 183501st term
202Thomas C. LoveAJNY-32March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
203Francis Strother LyonAJAL-05March 4, 183501st term
204Job MannJPA-18March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
205Joshua L. MartinJAL-02March 4, 183501st term
206Samson MasonAJOH-10March 4, 183501st term
207William MasonJNY-21March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
208Abram Poindexter MauryAJTN-08March 4, 183501st term
209John McKeonJNY-03March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
210William MontgomeryJNC-08March 4, 183501st term
211Ely MooreJNY-03March 4, 183501st term
212William S. MorganJVA-21March 4, 183501st term
213Mathias MorrisWPA-06March 4, 183501st term
214George Welshman OwensJGAMarch 4, 183501st term
215James PearceAJMD-02March 4, 183501st term
216Ebenezer PettigrewAJNC-03March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
217Lancelot PhelpsJCTMarch 4, 183501st term
218Joseph ReynoldsJNY-22March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
219Eleazer Wheelock RipleyJLA-02March 4, 183501st term
220John RoaneJVA-09March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1809–1815 and 1827–1831.
07th term**Left the House in 1837.
221James RogersJSC-07March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
222David Abel RussellAJNY-12March 4, 183501st term
223John W. A. SanfordJGAMarch 4, 183501st termResigned on July 25, 1835.
224William SeymourJNY-20March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
225Ebenezer J. ShieldsAJTN-10March 4, 183501st term
226Nicholas SicklesJNY-07March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
227William Sprague IIIAMRIMarch 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
228Bellamy StorerAJOH-01March 4, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
229John TaliaferroAJVA-10March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.
07th term***
230James C. TerrellJGAMarch 4, 183501st termResigned on July 8, 1835.
231Isaac TouceyJCTMarch 4, 183501st term
232George W. TownsJGAMarch 4, 183501st termResigned on September 1, 1836.
233Joseph R. UnderwoodAJKY-03March 4, 183501st term
234George Corbin WashingtonAJMD-05March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827–1833.
04th term*Left the House in 1837.
235Joseph WeeksJNHMarch 4, 183501st term
236John WhiteAJKY-09March 4, 183501st term
237Zalmon WildmanJCTMarch 4, 183501st termDied on December 10, 1835.
238Sherrod WilliamsAJKY-04March 4, 183501st term
Waddy Thompson, Jr.AJSC-06September 10, 183501st term
Jesse Franklin ClevelandJGAOctober 5, 183501st term
Thomas GlascockJGAOctober 5, 183501st term
Hopkins HolseyJGAOctober 5, 183501st term
Jabez Young JacksonJGAOctober 5, 183501st term
Gideon LeeJNY-03December 7, 183501st termLeft the House in 1837.
Thomas T. WhittleseyJCTApril 29, 183601st term
William Crosby DawsonAJGANovember 7, 183601st term
Rutger B. MillerJNY-17November 9, 183601st termLeft the House in 1837.
John YoungAJNY-30November 9, 183601st termLeft the House in 1837.
Samuel J. GholsonJMSDecember 1, 183601st termLeft the House in 1837.
Orrin HoltJCTDecember 4, 183601st term
James BlackJPA-13December 5, 183601st termLeft the House in 1837.
William ChetwoodAJNJDecember 5, 183601st termLeft the House in 1837.
John James PearsonAJPA-24December 5, 183601st termLeft the House in 1837.
Franklin H. ElmoreNSC-04December 10, 183601st term
Archibald YellJARDecember 14, 183601st term
John Peter Richardson IIJSC-08December 19, 183601st term
Julius Caesar AlfordAJGAJanuary 2, 183701st termLeft the House in 1837.
William HerodAJIN-06January 25, 183701st term
Isaac E. CraryJMIJanuary 26, 183701st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1Joseph M. WhiteJFLMarch 4, 182506th term
2Ambrose Hundley SevierJARFebruary 13, 182805th term
3George Wallace JonesJMIMarch 4, 183501st term
George Wallace JonesDWIJanuary 26, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*

See also

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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