List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 25th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 25th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 25th Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). 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 WilliamsWNC-13March 4, 181512th termDean of the House
2Charles F. MercerWVA-14March 4, 181711th term
3Henry William ConnorDNC-11March 4, 182109th term
4John Reed, Jr.WMA-11March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817.
11th term*
5Churchill C. CambrelengDNY-03December 3, 182109th termLeft the House in 1839.
6Elisha WhittleseyWOH-16March 4, 182308th termResigned on July 9, 1838.
7James K. PolkDTN-09March 4, 182507th termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1839.
8John BellWTN-07March 4, 182706th term
9Augustine Henry ShepperdWNC-09March 4, 182706th termLeft the House in 1839.
10Ratliff BoonDIN-01March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.
06th term*Left the House in 1839.
11Horace EverettWVT-03March 4, 182905th term
12George Grennell, Jr.WMA-06March 4, 182905th termLeft the House in 1839.
13Dixon H. LewisDAL-04March 4, 182905th term
14Henry A. P. MuhlenbergDPA-09March 4, 182905th termResigned on February 9, 1838.
15Abraham RencherWNC-10March 4, 182905th termLeft the House in 1839.
16James Israel StandiferWTN-04March 4, 182905th termDied on August 20, 1837.
17George EvansWME-04July 20, 182905th term
18John M. PattonDVA-13November 25, 183005th termResigned on April 7, 1838.
19John Quincy AdamsWMA-12March 4, 183104th term
20Heman AllenWVT-04March 4, 183104th termLeft the House in 1839.
21George N. BriggsWMA-07March 4, 183104th term
22Thomas CorwinWOH-04March 4, 183104th term
23John K. GriffinDSC-09March 4, 183104th term
24James Iver McKayDNC-05March 4, 183104th term
25Thomas McKean Thompson McKennanWPA-21March 4, 183104th termLeft the House in 1839.
26John J. MilliganWDEMarch 4, 183104th termLeft the House in 1839.
27David Potts, Jr.WPA-04March 4, 183104th termLeft the House in 1839.
28Francis ThomasDMD-06March 4, 183104th term
29William SladeWVT-02November 1, 183104th term
30Micajah Thomas HawkinsDNC-06December 15, 183104th term
31Hiland HallWVT-01January 1, 183304th term
32Jesse Atherton BynumDNC-02March 4, 183303rd term
33Zadok CaseyDIL-02March 4, 183303rd term
34John ChaneyDOH-09March 4, 183303rd termLeft the House in 1839.
35Edward DarlingtonWPA-04March 4, 183303rd termLeft the House in 1839.
36Edmund DeberryWNC-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
04th term*
37James GrahamWNC-12March 4, 183303rd term
38Thomas L. HamerDOH-05March 4, 183303rd termLeft the House in 1839.
39Isaac McKimDMD-04March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825.
05th term*Died on April 1, 1838.
40Francis Ormand Jonathan SmithDME-02March 4, 183303rd termLeft the House in 1839.
41William TaylorDNY-23March 4, 183303rd termLeft the House in 1839.
42David Douglas WagenerDPA-07March 4, 183303rd term
43Taylor WebsterDOH-02March 4, 183303rd termLeft the House in 1839.
44Henry A. WiseWVA-08March 4, 183303rd term
45Levi Lincoln, Jr.WMA-05February 17, 183403rd term
46James BouldinDVA-05March 15, 183403rd termLeft the House in 1839.
47Rice GarlandWLA-03April 28, 183403rd term
48Henry JohnsonWLA-01September 25, 183403rd termLeft the House in 1839.
49Daniel KilgoreDOH-19December 1, 183403rd termResigned on July 4, 1838.
50William L. MayDIL-03December 1, 183403rd termLeft the House in 1839.
51Stephen C. PhillipsWMA-02December 1, 183403rd termResigned on September 28, 1838.
52Francis Wilkinson PickensDSC-05December 8, 183403rd term
53John RobertsonWVA-11December 8, 183403rd termLeft the House in 1839.
54William K. BondWOH-07March 4, 183502nd term
55Nathaniel B. BordenDMA-10March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
56Andrew BuchananDPA-20March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
57John CalhoonWKY-06March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827.
03rd term*Left the House in 1839.
58William B. CalhounWMA-08March 4, 183502nd term
59William Blount CarterWTN-01March 4, 183502nd term
60John ChambersWKY-12March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1828–1829.
03rd term*Left the House in 1839.
61Reuben ChapmanDAL-01March 4, 183502nd term
62Timothy ChildsWNY-28March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1831.
03rd term*Left the House in 1839.
63Robert CraigDVA-17March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.
04th term*
64Walter ColesDVA-06March 4, 183502nd term
65Caleb CushingWMA-03March 4, 183502nd term
66Samuel CushmanDNHMarch 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
67George DromgooleDVA-04March 4, 183502nd term
68John FairfieldDME-01March 4, 183502nd termResigned on December 24, 1838.
69Jacob Fry, Jr.DPA-05March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
70James GarlandCVA-12March 4, 183502nd term
71Seaton GrantlandDGAMarch 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
72William J. GravesWKY-08March 4, 183502nd term
73Elisha HaleyDCT-03March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
74James HarlanWKY-05March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
75Albert Galliton HarrisonDMOMarch 4, 183502nd term
76Charles Eaton HaynesDGAMarch 4, 1835
Previous service, 1825–1831.
05th term*Left the House in 1839.
77George W. HopkinsDVA-18March 4, 183502nd term
78Benjamin Chew HowardDMD-04March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.
04th term*Left the House in 1839.
79Edward Burd HubleyDPA-08March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
80Samuel InghamDCT-02March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
81Daniel JeniferWMD-07March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.
03rd term*
82Joseph JohnsonDVA-20March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833.
05th term**
83John W. JonesDVA-03March 4, 183502nd term
84John Klingensmith, Jr.DPA-19March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
85Joab LawlerWAL-03March 4, 183502nd termDied on May 8, 1838.
86Henry LoganDPA-11March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
87Francis Strother LyonWAL-05March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
88Joshua L. MartinDAL-02March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
89Samson MasonWOH-10March 4, 183502nd term
90Abram Poindexter MauryWTN-08March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
91William MontgomeryDNC-08March 4, 183502nd term
92Ely MooreDNY-03March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
93Mathias MorrisWPA-06March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
94William S. MorganDVA-21March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
95George Welshman OwensDGAMarch 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
96James PearceWMD-02March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
97Lancelot PhelpsDCT-05March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
98Eleazer Wheelock RipleyDLA-02March 4, 183502nd termDied on March 2, 1839.
99David Abel RussellWNY-12March 4, 183502nd term
100Ebenezer J. ShieldsWTN-10March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
101John TaliaferroWVA-10March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.
08th term***
102Isaac TouceyDCT-01March 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
103Joseph R. UnderwoodWKY-03March 4, 183502nd term
104Joseph WeeksDNHMarch 4, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
105John WhiteWKY-09March 4, 183502nd term
106Sherrod WilliamsWKY-04March 4, 183502nd term
107Waddy Thompson, Jr.WSC-06September 10, 183502nd term
108Jesse Franklin ClevelandDGAOctober 5, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
109Thomas GlascockDGAOctober 5, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
110Hopkins HolseyDGAOctober 5, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
111Jabez Young JacksonDGAOctober 5, 183502nd termLeft the House in 1839.
112Thomas T. WhittleseyDCT-04April 29, 183602nd termLeft the House in 1839.
113William Crosby DawsonWGANovember 7, 183602nd term
114Orrin HoltDCT-06December 4, 183602nd term
115Franklin H. ElmoreDSC-04December 10, 183602nd termLeft the House in 1839.
116Archibald YellDARDecember 14, 183602nd termLeft the House in 1839.
117John Peter Richardson IIDSC-08December 19, 183602nd termLeft the House in 1839.
118William HerodWIN-06January 25, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1839.
119Isaac E. CraryDMIJanuary 26, 183702nd term
120James Alexander, Jr.WOH-11March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
121John W. AllenWOH-15March 4, 183701st term
122Hugh J. AndersonDME-06March 4, 183701st term
123John T. AndrewsDNY-27March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
124Charles G. AthertonDNHMarch 4, 183701st term
125John Bancker AycriggWNJMarch 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
126William BeattyDPA-23March 4, 183701st term
127Andrew BeirneDVA-19March 4, 183701st term
128Bennet BicknellDNY-23March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
129Richard BiddleWPA-22March 4, 183701st term
130Samuel BirdsallDNY-25March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
131John C. BrodheadDNY-07March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*Left the House in 1839.
132Isaac H. BronsonDNY-18March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
133Andrew DeWitt BruynDNY-22March 4, 183701st termDied on July 27, 1838.
134John CampbellWSC-03March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.
02nd term*
135William B. CampbellWTN-06March 4, 183701st term
136Timothy J. CarterDME-05March 4, 183701st termDied on March 14, 1838.
137Richard CheathamWTN-11March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
138Jonathan CilleyDME-03March 4, 183701st termDied on February 24, 1838.
139John C. ClarkDNY-21March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829.
02nd term*
140William K. ClowneyDSC-07March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term*Left the House in 1839.
141Robert B. CranstonWRIMarch 4, 183701st term
142John Wesley CrockettWTN-12March 4, 183701st term
143Edward CurtisWNY-03March 4, 183701st term
144Thomas DaveeDME-08March 4, 183701st term
145Edward DaviesWPA-04March 4, 183701st term
146John I. De GraffDNY-11March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829.
02nd term*Left the House in 1839.
147John DennisWMD-01March 4, 183701st term
148Alexander DuncanDOH-01March 4, 183701st term
149George Hedford DunnWIN-04March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
150John EdwardsDNY-15March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
151John EwingWIN-02March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
152James FarringtonDNHMarch 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
153Millard FillmoreWNY-32March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term*
154Isaac FletcherDVT-05March 4, 183701st term
155Richard FletcherWMA-01March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
156Henry A. FosterDNY-17March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
157Albert GallupDNY-10March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
158Patrick Gaines GoodeWOH-03March 4, 183701st term
159William GrahamWIN-03March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
160Abraham P. GrantDNY-17March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
161Hiram GrayDNY-22March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
162William HalsteadWNJMarch 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
163Robert Hanna HammondDPA-16March 4, 183701st term
164Alexander HarperWOH-12March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
165Francis Jacob HarperDPA-03March 4, 183701st termDied on March 18, 1837.
166William S. HastingsWMA-09March 4, 183701st term
167Richard HawesWKY-10March 4, 183701st term
168Thomas HenryWPA-24March 4, 183701st term
169Ogden HoffmanWNY-03March 4, 183701st term
170Robert M. T. HunterWVA-09March 4, 183701st term
171William H. HunterDOH-14March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
172Thomas B. JacksonDNY-01March 4, 183701st term
173William Cost JohnsonWMD-05March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term*
174Nathaniel JonesDNY-06March 4, 183701st term
175Gouverneur KembleDNY-04March 4, 183701st term
176Daniel Parkhurst LeadbetterDOH-13March 4, 183701st term
177Hugh S. LegaréDSC-01March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
178Andrew W. LoomisWOH-17March 4, 183701st termResigned on October 20, 1837.
179Arphaxed LoomisDNY-16March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
180Francis MalloryWVA-01March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
181Richard P. MarvinWNY-31March 4, 183701st term
182James Murray MasonDVA-15March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
183John Patterson Bryan MaxwellWNJMarch 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
184Abraham McClellanDTN-02March 4, 183701st term
185Robert McClellanDNY-08March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
186Charles McClureDPA-13March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
187Richard MenefeeWKY-11March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
188John MillerDMOMarch 4, 183701st term
189Charles F. MitchellWNY-33March 4, 183701st term
190Calvary MorrisWOH-06March 4, 183701st term
191John L. MurrayDKY-01March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
192William H. NobleDNY-24March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1837.
193Joseph C. NoyesWME-07March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
194Charles OgleWPA-18March 4, 183701st term
195Amasa J. ParkerDNY-20March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
196John PalmerDNY-13March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1817–1819.
02nd term*Left the House in 1839.
197William ParmenterDMA-04March 4, 183701st term
198William PattersonWNY-29March 4, 183701st termDied on August 14, 1838.
199Lemuel PaynterDPA-01March 4, 183701st term
200Luther C. PeckWNY-30March 4, 183701st term
201Isaac S. PennybackerDVA-16March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
202David PetrikinDPA-15March 4, 183701st term
203Arnold PlumerDPA-25March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
204John PopeWKY-07March 4, 183701st term
205William Wilson PotterWPA-14March 4, 183701st term
206Zadock PrattDNY-08March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
207John Holmes PrentissDNY-19March 4, 183701st term
208Joseph Fitz RandolphWNJMarch 4, 183701st term
209James RaridenWIN-05March 4, 183701st term
210Luther ReilyWPA-10March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
211Robert RhettDSC-02March 4, 183701st term
212Joseph RidgwayWOH-08March 4, 183701st term
213Francis E. RivesDVA-02March 4, 183701st term
214Edward RumseyWKY-02March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
215Samuel Tredwell SawyerWNC-01March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
216John SergeantWPA-02March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1827–1829.
06th term**
217Daniel ShefferDPA-12March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
218Charles Biddle ShepardWNC-04March 4, 183701st term
219Matthias SheplerDOH-18March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
220Mark H. SibleyWNY-26March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
221Adam W. SnyderDIL-01March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
222James B. SpencerDNY-14March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
223William Wright SouthgateWKY-13March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
224Edward StanlyWNC-03March 4, 183701st term
225Archibald StuartDVA-07March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
226Charles C. StrattonWNJMarch 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
227Joseph L. TillinghastWRIMarch 4, 183701st term
228Obadiah TitusDNY-05March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
229George Washington TolandWPA-02March 4, 183701st term
230George W. TownsDGAMarch 4, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1836.
02nd term*Left the House in 1839.
231Hopkins L. TurneyDTN-05March 4, 183701st term
232Abraham VanderveerDNY-02March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
233Henry VailDNY-09March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
234Albert Smith WhiteWIN-07March 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
235Christopher Harris WilliamsWTN-13March 4, 183701st term
236Jared W. WilliamsDNHMarch 4, 183701st term
237Joseph Lanier WilliamsWTN-03March 4, 183701st term
238John Tolley Hood WorthingtonDMD-03March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*
239Thomas Jones YorkeWNJMarch 4, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
Charles NaylorWPA-03June 29, 183701st term
John Francis Hamtramck ClaiborneDMSJuly 18, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*Resigned on February 5, 1838.
Samuel J. GholsonDMSJuly 18, 1837
Previous service, 1836–1837.
02nd term*Resigned on February 5, 1838.
Samuel Wells MorrisDPA-17September 4, 183701st term
William StoneWTN-04September 14, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
Charles D. CoffinWOH-17December 20, 183701st termLeft the House in 1839.
George May KeimDPA-09March 17, 183801st term
John P. KennedyWMD-04April 25, 183801st termLeft the House in 1839.
Linn BanksDVA-13April 28, 183801st term
Edward RobinsonWME-03April 28, 183801st termLeft the House in 1839.
Virgil D. ParrisDME-05May 29, 183801st term
Seargent Smith PrentissWMSMay 29, 183801st termLeft the House in 1839.
Thomas J. WordWMSMay 29, 183801st termLeft the House in 1839.
George Whitfield CrabbWAL-03September 3, 183801st term
Harvey PutnamWNY-29November 7, 183801st termLeft the House in 1839.
Cyrus BeersDNY-22December 3, 183801st termLeft the House in 1839.
Joshua R. GiddingsWOH-16December 3, 183801st term
Henry SwearingenDOH-19December 3, 183801st term
Leverett Saltonstall IWMA-02December 5, 183801st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1George Wallace JonesDWIJanuary 26, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*
2Charles DowningDFLMarch 4, 183701st term
William W. ChapmanDIASeptember 10, 183801st term
James Duane DotyDWIJanuary 14, 183901st 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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