List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 27th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 27th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 27th Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). 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, 181514th termDean of the House
Died on February 23, 1842.
2Horace EverettWVT-03March 4, 182907th termDean of the House after Williams died.
Left the House in 1843.
3Dixon H. LewisDALMarch 4, 182907th term
4John Quincy AdamsWMA-12March 4, 183106th term
5George N. BriggsWMA-07March 4, 183106th termLeft the House in 1843.
6James Iver McKayDNC-05March 4, 183106th term
7William SladeWVT-02November 1, 183106th termLeft the House in 1843.
8Hiland HallWVT-01January 1, 183306th termLeft the House in 1843.
9Zadok CaseyDIL-02March 4, 183305th termLeft the House in 1843.
10Edmund DeberryWNC-07March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.
06th term*
11James GrahamDNC-12March 4, 183305th termLeft the House in 1843.
12Henry A. WiseWVA-08March 4, 183305th term
13Levi Lincoln, Jr.WMA-05February 17, 183405th termResigned on March 16, 1841.
14Francis Wilkinson PickensDSC-05December 8, 183405th termLeft the House in 1843.
15William B. CalhounWMA-08March 4, 183504th termLeft the House in 1843.
16Reuben ChapmanDALMarch 4, 183504th term
17Walter ColesDVA-06March 4, 183504th term
18Caleb CushingWMA-03March 4, 183504th termLeft the House in 1843.
19George W. HopkinsDVA-18March 4, 183504th term
20John W. JonesDVA-03March 4, 183504th term
21Samson MasonWOH-10March 4, 183504th termLeft the House in 1843.
22John TaliaferroWVA-10March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.
10th term***Left the House in 1843.
23Joseph R. UnderwoodWKY-03March 4, 183504th termLeft the House in 1843.
24John WhiteWKY-09March 4, 183504th term
25William Crosby DawsonWGANovember 7, 183604th termResigned on November 13, 1841.
26Charles G. AthertonDNHMarch 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
27John CampbellDSC-03March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.
04th term*
28William B. CampbellWTN-06March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
29John C. ClarkWNY-21March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829.
04th term*Left the House in 1843.
30Robert B. CranstonWRIMarch 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
31Millard FillmoreWNY-32March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
04th term*Left the House in 1843.
32Patrick Gaines GoodeWOH-03March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
33William S. HastingsWMA-09March 4, 183703rd termDied on June 17, 1842.
34Thomas HenryWPA-24March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
35Robert M. T. HunterWVA-09March 4, 183703rd termSpeaker of the House
Left the House in 1843.
36William C. JohnsonWMD-05March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835.
04th term*Left the House in 1843.
37Abraham McClellanDTN-02March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
38John MillerDMOMarch 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
39Calvary MorrisWOH-06March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
40Charles OgleWPA-18March 4, 183703rd termDied on May 10, 1841.
41William ParmenterDMA-04March 4, 183703rd term
42John PopeWKY-07March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
43Joseph Fitz RandolphWNJMarch 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
44Robert RhettDSC-02March 4, 183703rd term
45Joseph RidgwayWOH-08March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
46John SergeantWPA-02March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1827–1829.
08th term**Resigned on September 15, 1841.
47Edward StanlyWNC-03March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
48Joseph L. TillinghastWRIMarch 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
49George Washington TolandWPA-02March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
50Hopkins L. TurneyDTN-05March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
51Christopher Harris WilliamsWTN-13March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
52Joseph Lanier WilliamsWTN-03March 4, 183703rd termLeft the House in 1843.
53George May KeimDPA-09March 17, 183803rd termLeft the House in 1843.
54Linn BanksDVA-13April 28, 183803rd termResigned on December 6, 1841.
55Joshua R. GiddingsWOH-16December 3, 183803rd termResigned on March 22, 1842.
Return to the House on December 5, 1842.
56Leverett Saltonstall IWMA-02December 5, 183803rd termLeft the House in 1843.
57Julius Caesar AlfordWGAMarch 4, 1839
Previous service, 1837.
03rd term*Resigned on October 1, 1841.
58Landaff AndrewsWKY-11March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
59Daniel D. BarnardWNY-10March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829.
03rd term*
60John BottsWVA-11March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
61Linn BoydDKY-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*
62David P. BrewsterDNY-17March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
63John H. BrockwayWCT-06March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
64Aaron V. BrownDTN-10March 4, 183902nd term
65Edmund BurkeDNHMarch 4, 183902nd term
66Sampson H. ButlerDSC-04March 4, 183902nd termResigned on September 27, 1842.
67William Orlando ButlerDKY-13March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
68Thomas C. ChittendenWNY-18March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
69Nathan CliffordDME-01March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
70James CooperWPA-12March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
71Edward CrossDARMarch 4, 183902nd term
72Garrett DavisWKY-12March 4, 183902nd term
73William DoanDOH-05March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
74Andrew W. DoigDNY-16March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
75Ira Allen EastmanDNHMarch 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
76John EdwardsWPA-04March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
77John G. FloydDNY-17March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
78Joseph FornanceDPA-05March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
79Seth M. GatesWNY-29March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
80Meredith P. GentryWTN-08March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
81James GerryWPA-11March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
82Francis GrangerWNY-26March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*Resigned on March 5, 1841.
83Willis GreenWKY-06March 4, 183902nd term
84William L. GogginWVA-07March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
85Richard W. HabershamWGAMarch 4, 183902nd termDied on December 2, 1842.
86John HastingsDOH-17March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
87Enos HookDPA-20March 4, 183902nd termResigned on April 18, 1841.
88Hiram P. HuntWNY-09March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*Left the House in 1843.
89Isaac E. HolmesDSC-01March 4, 183902nd term
90Francis JamesWPA-04March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
91Cave JohnsonDTN-11March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1837.
06th term*
92Thomas Butler KingWGAMarch 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
93Joshua A. LowellDME-07March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
94Albert Gallatin MarchandDPA-19March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
95William MedillDOH-09March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
96Christopher MorganWNY-24March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
97Peter NewhardDPA-08March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
98Eugenius Aristides NisbetWGAMarch 4, 183902nd termResigned on October 12, 1841.
99Thomas Burr OsborneWCT-04March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
100George H. ProffitWIN-01March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
101Benjamin RandallWME-03March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
102Kenneth RaynerWNC-01March 4, 183902nd term
103John ReynoldsDIL-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1837.
04th term*Left the House in 1843.
104James RogersDSC-07March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
03rd term*Left the House in 1843.
105Tristram ShawDNHMarch 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
106William SimontonWPA-10March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
107Truman SmithWCT-05March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
108Thomas De Lage SumterDSC-08March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
109George SweenyDOH-14March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
110Lewis SteenrodDVA-21March 4, 183902nd term
111John T. StuartWIL-03March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
112Jacob ThompsonDMSMarch 4, 183902nd term
113Philip TriplettWKY-02March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
114Joseph TrumbullWCT-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1834–1835.
03rd term*Left the House in 1843.
115Lott WarrenWGAMarch 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
116Harvey Magee WattersonDTN-09March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
117John B. WellerDOH-02March 4, 183902nd term
118Edward Douglass White, Sr.WLA-01March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1834.
05th term*Left the House in 1843.
119Thomas W. WilliamsWCT-03March 4, 183902nd termLeft the House in 1843.
120Osmyn BakerWMA-06January 14, 184002nd term
121Henry Smith LaneWIN-07August 3, 184002nd termLeft the House in 1843.
122Jeremiah MorrowWOH-04October 13, 1840
Previous service, 1803–1813.
08th term*Left the House in 1843.
123Robert Charles WinthropWMA-01November 9, 184002nd termResigned on May 25, 1842.
Returned to the House on November 29, 1842.
124William Whiting BoardmanWCT-02December 7, 184002nd termLeft the House in 1843.
125John B. ThompsonWKY-05December 7, 184002nd termLeft the House in 1843.
126John MooreWLA-03December 17, 184002nd termLeft the House in 1843.
127Francis MalloryWVA-01December 28, 1840
Previous service, 1837–1839.
03rd term*Left the House in 1843.
128Elisha Hunt AllenWME-08March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
129Sherlock James AndrewsWOH-15March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
130Thomas Dickens ArnoldWTN-01March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
131Archibald H. ArringtonDNC-06March 4, 184101st term
132John Bancker AycriggWNJMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
133Alfred BabcockWNY-33March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
134Richard W. BartonWVA-15March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
135Benjamin A. BidlackDPA-15March 4, 184101st term
136Victory BirdseyeWNY-23March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1815–1817.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
137Bernard BlairWNY-12March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
138Nathaniel B. BordenWMA-10March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1839.
03rd term*Left the House in 1843.
139Samuel S. BowneDNY-19March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
140Charles BrownDPA-01March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
141Jeremiah BrownWPA-04March 4, 184101st term
142Milton BrownWTN-12March 4, 184101st term
143Barker BurnellWMA-11March 4, 184101st term
144William ButlerWSC-06March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
145Greene Washington CaldwellDNC-11March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
146Patrick C. CaldwellDSC-09March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
147Thomas Jefferson CampbellWTN-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
148Robert L. CaruthersWTN-07March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
149George B. CaryDVA-02March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
150Timothy ChildsWNY-28March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1831 and 1835–1839.
04th term**Left the House in 1843.
151Staley N. ClarkeWNY-31March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
152James G. ClintonDNY-06March 4, 184101st term
153Benjamin S. CowenWOH-11March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
154James H. CravensWIN-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
155John Reeves Jones DanielDNC-02March 4, 184101st term
156Richard D. DavisDNY-05March 4, 184101st term
157John B. DawsonDLA-02March 4, 184101st term
158Ezra DeanDOH-18March 4, 184101st term
159Davis Dimock, Jr.DPA-17March 4, 184101st termDied on January 13, 1842.
160John C. EdwardsDMOMarch 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
161Joseph EgbertDNY-02March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
162Charles G. FerrisDNY-03March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1834–1835.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
163William P. FessendenWME-02March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
164Charles A. FloydDNY-01March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
165A. Lawrence FosterWNY-23March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
166Thomas Flournoy FosterWGAMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1835.
04th term*Left the House in 1843.
167Roger Lawson GambleWGAMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
168Thomas Walker GilmerWVA-12March 4, 184101st term
169William GoodeDVA-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
170Samuel GordonDNY-20March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
171Amos GustineDPA-13March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
172William M. GwinDMSMarch 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
173William HalsteadWNJMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
174William Alexander HarrisDVA-16March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
175Samuel Lewis HaysDVA-20March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
176Jacob Houck, Jr.DNY-08March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
177George S. HoustonDALMarch 4, 184101st term
178Jacob M. HowardWMIMarch 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
179Edmund HubardDVA-05March 4, 184101st term
180Charles J. IngersollDPA-03March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815.
02nd term*
181James IrvinWPA-14March 4, 184101st term
182William W. IrwinWPA-22March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
183William JackDPA-23March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
184Isaac Dashiell JonesWMD-01March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
185Andrew KennedyDIN-05March 4, 184101st term
186John P. KennedyWMD-04March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1838–1839.
02nd term*
187Joseph LawrenceWPA-21March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1825–1829.
03rd term*Died on April 17, 1842.
188Archibald L. LinnWNY-11March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
189Nathaniel LittlefieldDME-05March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
190Alfred MarshallDME-06March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
191Thomas Francis MarshallWKY-10March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
192John Thomson Mason, Jr.DMD-06March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
193James MathewsDOH-13March 4, 184101st term
194Joshua MathiotWOH-12March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
195John MattocksWVT-05March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1823 and 1825–1827.
03rd term**Left the House in 1843.
196John Patterson Bryan MaxwellWNJMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
197John MaynardWNY-25March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1829.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
198John McKeonDNY-03March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
199Robert McClellanDNY-08March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
200James Archibald MeriwetherWGAMarch 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
201William M. OliverDNY-27March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
202Bryan OwsleyWKY-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
203Samuel PartridgeDNY-22March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
204William W. PayneDALMarch 4, 184101st term
205James PearceWMD-02March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1839.
03rd term*Left the House in 1843.
206Nathanael G. PendletonWOH-01March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
207Cuthbert PowellWVA-14March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
208Arnold PlumerDPA-25March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
209Robert RamseyWPA-06March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1833–1835.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
210Alexander RandallWMD-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
211John Randall RedingDNHMarch 4, 184101st term
212Abraham RencherWNC-10March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1829–1839.
06th term*Left the House in 1843.
213Lewis RiggsDNY-22March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
214George B. RodneyWDEMarch 4, 184101st term
215James I. RooseveltDNY-03March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
216William RussellWOH-07March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1833.
04th term*Left the House in 1843.
217John SanfordDNY-15March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
218Romulus Mitchell SaundersDNC-08March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1827.
04th term*
219Augustine Henry ShepperdWNC-09March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1827–1839.
07th term*Left the House in 1843.
220Benjamin G. ShieldsDALMarch 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
221John SnyderDPA-16March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
222Augustus Rhodes SollersWMD-07March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
223James SpriggWKY-08March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
224Samuel StokelyWOH-19March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
225Charles C. StrattonWNJMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1837–1839.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
226Alexander Hugh Holmes StuartWVA-17March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
227George W. SummersWVA-19March 4, 184101st term
228Richard W. ThompsonWIN-02March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
229Thomas A. TomlinsonWNY-13March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
230John Van BurenDNY-07March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
231Henry Bell Van RensselaerWNY-14March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
232David WallaceWIN-06March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
233Aaron WardDNY-04March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1825–1829 and 1831–1837.
06th term**Left the House in 1843.
234William Henry WashingtonWNC-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
235John WestbrookDPA-07March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
236Joseph L. WhiteWIN-03March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
237James W. WilliamsDMD-03March 4, 184101st termDied on December 2, 1842.
238Fernando WoodDNY-03March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
239Thomas Jones YorkeWNJMarch 4, 1841
Previous service, 1839–1841.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
240Augustus YoungWVT-04March 4, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
241John YoungWNY-30March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1836–1837.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
Charles HudsonWMA-05May 3, 184101st term
John GreigWNY-26May 21, 184101st termResigned on September 25, 1841.
Henry White BeesonDPA-20May 31, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
David BronsonWME-04May 31, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
Henry BlackWPA-18June 28, 184101st termDied on November 28, 1841.
Joseph R. IngersollWPA-02October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
Francis GrangerWNY-26November 27, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841.
04th term**Left the House in 1843.
William SmithDVA-13December 6, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
James McPherson RussellWPA-18December 21, 184101st termLeft the House in 1843.
Edward J. BlackWGAJanuary 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.
02nd term*
Walter T. ColquittDGAJanuary 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1840.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
Mark Anthony CooperWGAJanuary 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.
02nd term*
Almon H. ReadDPA-17March 18, 184201st term
Anderson MitchellWNC-13April 27, 184201st termLeft the House in 1843.
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennanWPA-21May 30, 1842
Previous service, 1831–1839.
05th term*Left the House in 1843.
Nathan AppletonWMA-01June 9, 1842
Previous service, 1831–1833.
02nd term*Resigned on September 28, 1842.
Samuel W. TrottiDSC-04December 17, 184201st termLeft the House in 1843.
Charles S. SewallDMD-03January 2, 1843
Previous service, 1832–1833.
02nd term*Left the House in 1843.
George W. CrawfordWGAJanuary 7, 184301st termLeft the House in 1843.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1Augustus C. DodgeDIAOctober 28, 184002nd term
2Henry DodgeDWIMarch 4, 184101st term
3David Levy YuleeDFLMarch 4, 184101st 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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