List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 26th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 26th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 26th Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). 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, 181513th termDean of the House
2Charles F. MercerWVA-14March 4, 181712th termResigned on December 26, 1839.
3Henry William ConnorDNC-11March 4, 182110th termLeft the House in 1841.
4John Reed, Jr.WMA-11March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817.
12th term*Left the House in 1841.
5John BellWTN-07March 4, 182707th termLeft the House in 1841.
6Horace EverettWVT-03March 4, 182906th term
7Dixon H. LewisDAL-04March 4, 182906th term
8George EvansWME-04July 20, 182906th termResigned on March 3, 1841.
9John Quincy AdamsWMA-12March 4, 183105th term
10George N. BriggsWMA-07March 4, 183105th term
11Thomas CorwinWOH-04March 4, 183105th termResigned on May 30, 1840.
12John K. GriffinDSC-09March 4, 183105th termLeft the House in 1841.
13James Iver McKayDNC-05March 4, 183105th term
14Francis ThomasDMD-06March 4, 183105th termLeft the House in 1841.
15William SladeWVT-02November 1, 183105th term
16Micajah Thomas HawkinsDNC-06December 15, 183105th termLeft the House in 1841.
17Hiland HallWVT-01January 1, 183305th term
18Jesse Atherton BynumDNC-02March 4, 183304th termLeft the House in 1841.
19Zadok CaseyDIL-02March 4, 183304th term
20Edmund DeberryWNC-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
05th term*
21James GrahamWNC-12March 4, 183304th term
22David Douglas WagenerDPA-07March 4, 183304th termLeft the House in 1841.
23Henry A. WiseWVA-08March 4, 183304th term
24Levi Lincoln, Jr.WMA-05February 17, 183404th term
25Rice GarlandWLA-03April 28, 183404th termResigned on July 21, 1840.
26Francis Wilkinson PickensDSC-05December 8, 183404th term
27William K. BondWOH-07March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
28William B. CalhounWMA-08March 4, 183503rd term
29William Blount CarterWTN-01March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
30Reuben ChapmanDAL-01March 4, 183503rd term
31Robert CraigDVA-17March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.
05th term*Left the House in 1841.
32Walter ColesDVA-06March 4, 183503rd term
33Caleb CushingWMA-03March 4, 183503rd term
44George DromgooleDVA-04March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
45James GarlandCVA-12March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
46William J. GravesWKY-08March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
47Albert Galliton HarrisonDMOMarch 4, 183503rd termDied on September 7, 1839.
48George W. HopkinsDVA-18March 4, 183503rd term
49Daniel JeniferWMD-07March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.
04th term*Left the House in 1841.
50Joseph JohnsonDVA-20March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833.
06th term**Left the House in 1841.
51John W. JonesDVA-03March 4, 183503rd term
52Samson MasonWOH-10March 4, 183503rd term
53William MontgomeryDNC-08March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
54David Abel RussellWNY-12March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
55John TaliaferroWVA-10March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.
09th term***
56Joseph R. UnderwoodWKY-03March 4, 183503rd term
57John WhiteWKY-09March 4, 183503rd term
58Sherrod WilliamsWKY-04March 4, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
59Waddy Thompson, Jr.WSC-06September 10, 183503rd termLeft the House in 1841.
60William Crosby DawsonWGANovember 7, 183603rd term
61Isaac E. CraryDMIJanuary 26, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1841.
62John W. AllenWOH-15March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
63Hugh J. AndersonDME-06March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
64Charles G. AthertonDNHMarch 4, 183702nd term
65William BeattyDPA-23March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
66Andrew BeirneDVA-19March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
67Richard BiddleWPA-22March 4, 183702nd termResigned on July 21, 1840.
68John CampbellDSC-03March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.
03rd term*
69William B. CampbellWTN-06March 4, 183702nd term
70John C. ClarkWNY-21March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829.
03rd term*
71Robert B. CranstonWRIMarch 4, 183702nd term
72John Wesley CrockettWTN-12March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
73Edward CurtisWNY-03March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
74Thomas DaveeDME-08March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
75Edward DaviesWPA-04March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
76John DennisWMD-01March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
77Alexander DuncanDOH-01March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
78Millard FillmoreWNY-32March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
03rd term*
79Isaac FletcherDVT-05March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
80Patrick Gaines GoodeWOH-03March 4, 183702nd term
81Robert Hanna HammondDPA-16March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
82William S. HastingsWMA-09March 4, 183702nd term
83Richard HawesWKY-10March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
84Thomas HenryWPA-24March 4, 183702nd term
85Ogden HoffmanWNY-03March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
86Robert M. T. HunterWVA-09March 4, 183702nd termSpeaker of the House
87Thomas B. JacksonDNY-01March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
88William Cost JohnsonWMD-05March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
03rd term*
89Nathaniel JonesDNY-06March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
90Gouverneur KembleDNY-04March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
91Daniel Parkhurst LeadbetterDOH-13March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
92Richard P. MarvinDNY-31March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
93Abraham McClellanDTN-02March 4, 183702nd term
94John MillerDMOMarch 4, 183702nd term
95Charles F. MitchellWNY-33March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
96Calvary MorrisWOH-06March 4, 183702nd term
97Charles OgleWPA-18March 4, 183702nd term
98William ParmenterDMA-04March 4, 183702nd term
99Lemuel PaynterDPA-01March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
100Luther C. PeckWNY-30March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
101David PetrikinDPA-15March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
102John PopeWKY-07March 4, 183702nd term
103William Wilson PotterDPA-14March 4, 183702nd termDied on October 28, 1839.
104John Holmes PrentissDNY-19March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
105Joseph Fitz RandolphWNJMarch 4, 183702nd term
106James RaridenWIN-05March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
107Robert RhettDSC-02March 4, 183702nd term
108Joseph RidgwayWOH-08March 4, 183702nd term
109Francis E. RivesDVA-02March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
110John SergeantWPA-02March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1827–1829.
07th term**
111Charles Biddle ShepardDNC-04March 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
112Edward StanlyWNC-03March 4, 183702nd term
113Joseph L. TillinghastWRIMarch 4, 183702nd term
114George Washington TolandWPA-02March 4, 183702nd term
115Hopkins L. TurneyDTN-05March 4, 183702nd term
116Christopher Harris WilliamsWTN-13March 4, 183702nd term
117Jared W. WilliamsDNHMarch 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
118Joseph Lanier WilliamsWTN-03March 4, 183702nd term
119John Tolley Hood WorthingtonDMD-03March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833.
03rd term*Left the House in 1841.
121Charles NaylorWPA-03June 29, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
121Samuel Wells MorrisDPA-17September 4, 183702nd termLeft the House in 1841.
122George May KeimDPA-09March 17, 183802nd term
123Linn BanksDVA-13April 28, 183802nd term
124Virgil D. ParrisDME-05May 29, 183802nd termLeft the House in 1841.
125George Whitfield CrabbWAL-03September 3, 183802nd termLeft the House in 1841.
126Joshua R. GiddingsWOH-16December 3, 183802nd term
127Henry SwearingenDOH-19December 3, 183802nd termLeft the House in 1841.
128Leverett Saltonstall IWMA-02December 5, 183802nd term
129Julius Caesar AlfordWGAMarch 4, 1839
Previous service, 1837.
02nd term*
130Judson AllenDNY-20March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
131James C. AlvordWMA-06March 4, 183901st termDied on September 27, 1839.
132Simeon H. AndersonWKY-05March 4, 183901st termDied on August 11, 1840.
133Landaff AndrewsWKY-11March 4, 183901st term
134Daniel D. BarnardWNY-10March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829.
02nd term*
135Edward Junius BlackWGAMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
136Julius W. BlackwellDTN-04March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
137John BottsWVA-11March 4, 183901st term
138Linn BoydDKY-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
139David P. BrewsterDNY-17March 4, 183901st term
140John H. BrockwayWCT-06March 4, 183901st term
141Aaron V. BrownDTN-10March 4, 183901st term
142Albert G. BrownDMSMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
143Anson BrownWNY-11March 4, 183901st termDied on June 14, 1840.
144Edmund BurkeDNHMarch 4, 183901st term
145Sampson H. ButlerDSC-04March 4, 183901st term
146William Orlando ButlerDKY-13March 4, 183901st term
147John CarrDIN-03March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1831–1837.
04th term*Left the House in 1841.
148James CarrollDMD-04March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
149Thomas Withers ChinnWLA-02March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
150Thomas C. ChittendenWNY-18March 4, 183901st term
151Nathan CliffordDME-01March 4, 183901st term
152Walter T. ColquittWGAMarch 4, 183901st termResigned on July 21, 1840.
153James CooperWPA-12March 4, 183901st term
154Mark Anthony CooperWGAMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
155William Raworth CooperDNJMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
156Edward CrossDARMarch 4, 183901st term
157Amasa DanaDNY-22March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
158Garrett DavisWKY-12March 4, 183901st term
159John Wesley DavisDIN-02March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*Left the House in 1841.
160John DavisDPA-06March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
161James DelletWAL-05March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
162Philemon DickersonDNJMarch 4, 1839
Previous service, 1833–1836.
03rd term*Left the House in 1841.
163William DoanDOH-05March 4, 183901st term
164Andrew W. DoigDNY-16March 4, 183901st term
165Nehemiah H. EarllDNY-23March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
166Ira Allen EastmanDNHMarch 4, 183901st term
167John EdwardsWPA-04March 4, 183901st term
168John ElyDNY-08March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
169John FineDNY-14March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
170Charles FisherDNC-10March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1819–1821.
03rd term*Left the House in 1841.
171John G. FloydDNY-17March 4, 183901st term
172Joseph FornanceDPA-05March 4, 183901st term
173John GalbraithDPA-25March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1833–1837.
03rd term*Left the House in 1841.
174Seth M. GatesWNY-29March 4, 183901st term
175Meredith P. GentryWTN-08March 4, 183901st term
176James GerryWPA-11March 4, 183901st term
177Francis GrangerWNY-26March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
178Willis GreenWKY-06March 4, 183901st term
179Moses H. GrinnellWNY-03March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
180William L. GogginWVA-07March 4, 183901st term
181Richard W. HabershamWGAMarch 4, 183901st term
182Augustus C. HandDNY-13March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
183John HastingsDOH-17March 4, 183901st term
184John HillDNC-09March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
185John HillWVA-05March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
186Solomon Hillen, Jr.DMD-04March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
187Joel HollemanDVA-01March 4, 183901st termResigned in December 1840.
188Isaac E. HolmesDSC-01March 4, 183901st term
189Enos HookDPA-20March 4, 183901st term
190David HubbardDAL-02March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
191Hiram P. HuntWNY-09March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
192Francis JamesWPA-04March 4, 183901st term
193Cave JohnsonDTN-11March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1837.
05th term*
194Charles JohnstonWNY-05March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
195Thomas KempshallWNY-28March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
196Joseph KilleDNJMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
197Thomas B. KingWGAMarch 4, 183901st term
198Abbott LawrenceWMA-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*Resigned on September 18, 1840.
199Isaac LeetDPA-21March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
200Stephen B. LeonardDNY-22March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*Left the House in 1841.
201William LucasDVA-15March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
202Joshua A. LowellDME-07March 4, 183901st term
203Meredith MalloryDNY-27March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
204Albert Gallatin MarchandDPA-19March 4, 183901st term
205William MedillDOH-09March 4, 183901st term
206Christopher MorganWNY-24March 4, 183901st term
207James MonroeWNY-03March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
208James De La MontanyaDNY-02March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
209Peter NewhardDPA-08March 4, 183901st term
210Eugenius Aristides NisbetWGAMarch 4, 183901st term
211Thomas Burr OsborneWCT-04March 4, 183901st term
212Rufus PalenWNY-07March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
213Isaac ParrishDOH-11March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
214George H. ProffitWIN-01March 4, 183901st term
215William Sterrett RamseyDPA-13March 4, 183901st termDied on October 17, 1840.
216Benjamin RandallWME-03March 4, 183901st term
217Kenneth RaynerWNC-01March 4, 183901st term
218John ReynoldsDIL-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1837.
03rd term*
219Thomas Robinson, Jr.DDEMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
220Edward RogersDNY-23March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
221James RogersDSC-07March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
222Daniel Bailey RyallDNJMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
223Green Berry SamuelsDVA-16March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
224Jonathan TaylorDOH-12March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
225Tristram ShawDNHMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
226William SimontonWPA-10March 4, 183901st term
227Albert SmithDME-02March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
228John SmithDVT-04March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
229Thomas SmithDIN-04March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
230Truman SmithWCT-05March 4, 183901st term
231David A. StarkweatherDOH-18March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
232Lewis SteenrodDVA-21March 4, 183901st term
233George SweenyDOH-14March 4, 183901st term
234William L. StorrsWCT-02March 4, 183901st termResigned in June 1840.
235Theron R. StrongDNY-25March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
236John T. StuartWIL-03March 4, 183901st term
237Thomas De Lage SumterDSC-08March 4, 183901st term
238Philip Francis ThomasDMD-02March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
239Jacob ThompsonDMSMarch 4, 183901st term
240Philip TriplettWKY-02March 4, 183901st term
241Joseph TrumbullWCT-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1835.
02nd term*
242Aaron VanderpoelDNY-08March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1833–1837.
03rd term*Left the House in 1841.
243Peter Dumont VroomDNJMarch 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
244Peter Joseph WagnerWNY-15March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
245Lott WarrenWGAMarch 4, 183901st term
246Harvey Magee WattersonDTN-09March 4, 183901st term
247John B. WellerDOH-02March 4, 183901st term
248Edward Douglass White, Sr.WLA-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1834.
04th term*
249William W. WickDIN-06March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
250Henry WilliamsDMA-10March 4, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
251Thomas Wheeler WilliamsWCT-03March 4, 183901st term
Tilghman HowardDIN-07August 5, 183901st termResigned on July 1, 1840.
George McCullochDPA-14November 20, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
John JamesonDMODecember 12, 183901st termLeft the House in 1841.
Osmyn BakerWMA-06January 14, 184001st term
William M. McCartyWVA-14January 25, 184001st termLeft the House in 1841.
Henry S. LaneWIN-07August 3, 184001st term
Henry Marie BrackenridgeWPA-22October 13, 184001st termLeft the House in 1841.
Jeremiah MorrowWOH-04October 13, 1840
Previous service, 1803–1813.
07th term*
Robert Charles WinthropWMA-01November 9, 184001st term
William Whiting BoardmanWCT-02December 7, 184001st term
Nicholas B. DoeWNY-11December 7, 184001st termLeft the House in 1841.
Charles McClureDPA-13December 7, 184001st termLeft the House in 1841.
John B. ThompsonWKY-05December 7, 184001st term
John MooreWLA-03December 17, 184001st term
Francis MalloryWVA-01December 28, 1840
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*
Hines HoltWGAFebruary 1, 184101st termLeft the House in 1841.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1Charles DowningDFLMarch 4, 183702nd term
2William W. ChapmanDIASeptember 10, 183802nd term
3James Duane DotyDWIJanuary 14, 183902nd term
Augustus C. DodgeDIAOctober 28, 184001st 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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