List of United States senators in the 16th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 16th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821.

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]

The two main parties at this point were the Federalists (F), and Democratic Republicans (DR).

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that will expire in years
Class 1Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1821[2]
Class 2Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1823[3]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1825[4]

U.S. Senate seniority list

U.S. Senate seniority
RankSenator (party-state)Seniority dateOther factors
1John Gaillard (F-SC)December 6, 1804
2Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE)January 12, 1810
3Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT)December 4, 1810
4William Hunter (F-RI)October 8, 1811
5Rufus King (F-NY)March 4, 1813
6Jonathan Roberts (DR-PA)February 24, 1814
7James Barbour (AD-VA)January 2, 1815
8Isaac Tichenor (F-VT)March 4, 1815Former senator
9Nathan Sanford (AD-NY)New York 1st in population (1810)
10James Jefferson Wilson (AD-NJ)[5]New Jersey 12th in population (1810)
11Benjamin Ruggles (AD-OH)Ohio 13th in population (1810)
12John Williams (AD-TN)October 10, 1815
13Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC)December 5, 1815
14Montfort Stokes (DR-NC)December 4, 1816North Carolina 4th in population (1810)
15Martin D. Hardin (DR-SC)South Carolina 6th in population (1810)
16James Noble (DR-IN)December 11, 1816Alphabetical (N)
17Waller Taylor (DR-IN)Alphabetical (T)
18Alexander Contee Hanson (F-MD)[6]December 20, 1816
19John Wayles Eppes (DR-VA)[7]March 4, 1817Former representative (10 years)
20Harrison Gray Otis (F-MD)Former representative (4 years)
21Nicholas Van Dyke (F-DE)Former representative (3 years, 4 months)
22Mahlon Dickerson (DR-NJ)Former governor
23David Lawrence Morril (DR-NH)New Hampshire 15th in population (1810)
24James Burrill, Jr. (F-RI)[8]Rhode Island 16th in population (1810)
25Walter Leake (DR-MS)[9]December 10, 1817Alphabetical (L)
26Thomas Hill Williams (DR-MS)Alphabetical (W)
27Henry Johnson (DR-LA)January 12, 1818
28Prentiss Mellen (F-LA)[10]June 5, 1818
29John Henry Eaton (DR-TN)September 5, 1818
30William Adams Palmer (DR-VT)October 20, 1818
31Jesse Burgess Thomas (DR-IL)December 3, 1818Former delegate
32Ninian Edwards (DR-IL)
33James Brown (DR-LA)March 4, 1819Former senator
34Edward Lloyd (DR-MD)Former representative (2 years, 3 months)
35John Fabyan Parrott (DR-NH)Former representative (2 years, 0 months)
36Walter Lowrie (DR-PA)Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1810)
37William Logan (DR-KY)[11]Kentucky 7th in population (1810)
38James Lanman (DR-CT)Connecticut 9th in population (1810)
39John Elliott (DR-GA)Georgia 11th in population (1810)
40William Allen Trimble (DR-OH)Ohio 13th in population (1810)
41Freeman Walker (DR-GA)November 6, 1819
42Richard Mentor Johnson (DR-KY)December 10, 1819
43James Pleasants (DR-VA)December 14, 1819Former representative (8 years)
44William Rufus de Vane King (DR-AL)Former representative (5 years)
45John Williams Walker (DR-AL)
46William Pinkney (DR-MD)December 21, 1819
47Elijah Hunt Mills (F-MA)June 12, 1820
48John Holmes (DR-ME)June 13, 1820
49John Chandler (DR-ME)June 14, 1820
50David Holmes (DR-MS)August 30, 1820
51Isham Talbot (DR-KY)October 19, 1820
52Nehemiah Rice Knight (DR-RI)January 9, 1821
53Samuel Lewis Southard (DR-NJ)January 26, 1821

See also

Notes

  1. A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1821.
  3. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1823.
  4. Terms of service of senators that will expire in 1825.
  5. James Wilson resigned January 8, 1821
  6. Alexander Hanson resigned April 23, 1819
  7. John Eppes resigned December 4, 1819
  8. James Burrill resigned December 25, 1820
  9. Walter Leake resigned May 15, 1820
  10. Prentiss Mellen resigned May 15, 1820
  11. William Logan resigned May 28, 1820
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