This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 28th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 28th Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). 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
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Dixon H. Lewis D AL-03 March 4, 1829 08th term Dean of the House
Resigned on April 22, 1844.
2 John Quincy Adams W MA-08 March 4, 1831 07th term Dean of the House after Lewis resigned.
3 James Iver McKay D NC-06 March 4, 1831 07th term
4 Edmund Deberry W NC-04 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.		 07th term* Left the House in 1845.
5 Henry A. Wise D VA-07 March 4, 1833 06th term Resigned on February 12, 1844.
6 Reuben Chapman D AL-06 March 4, 1835 05th term
7 Walter Coles D VA-03 March 4, 1835 05th term Left the House in 1845.
8 John W. Jones D VA-06 March 4, 1835 05th term Speaker of the House
Left the House in 1845.
9 George W. Hopkins D VA-13 March 4, 1835 05th term
10 John White W KY-06 March 4, 1835 05th term Left the House in 1845.
11 John Campbell D SC-04 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831.		 05th term* Left the House in 1845.
12 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 1837 04th term Left the House in 1845.
13 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 1837 04th term
14 Daniel D. Barnard W NY-13 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829.		 04th term* Left the House in 1845.
15 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.		 04th term*
16 Aaron V. Brown D TN-06 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
17 Edmund Burke D NH March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
18 Edward Cross D AR March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
19 Garrett Davis W KY-08 March 4, 1839 03rd term
20 Willis Green W KY-02 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
21 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 1839 03rd term
22 Cave Johnson D TN-09 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1829–1837.		 07th term* Left the House in 1845.
23 Kenneth Rayner W NC-09 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
24 Lewis Steenrod D VA-15 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
25 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 1839 03rd term
26 John B. Weller D OH-02 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
27 Osmyn Baker W MA-06 January 14, 1840 03rd term Left the House in 1845.
28 Archibald H. Arrington D NC-08 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
29 Benjamin A. Bidlack D PA-11 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
30 Jeremiah Brown W PA-08 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
31 Milton Brown W TN-11 March 4, 1841 02nd term
32 Barker Burnell W MA-10 March 4, 1841 02nd term Died on June 15, 1843.
33 James G. Clinton D NY-09 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
34 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-07 March 4, 1841 02nd term
35 Richard D. Davis D NY-08 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
36 John B. Dawson D LA-03 March 4, 1841 02nd term
37 Ezra Dean D OH-18 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
38 Thomas W. Gilmer D VA-05 March 4, 1841 02nd term Resigned on February 16, 1844.
39 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1841 02nd term
40 Edmund Hubard D VA-04 March 4, 1841 02nd term
41 Charles J. Ingersoll D PA-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815.		 03rd term*
42 James Irvin W PA-17 March 4, 1841 02nd term
43 Andrew Kennedy D IN-10 March 4, 1841 02nd term
44 John P. Kennedy W MD-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1838–1839.		 03rd term* Left the House in 1845.
45 James Mathews D OH-16 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
46 William W. Payne D AL-04 March 4, 1841 02nd term
47 John Randall Reding D NH March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
48 George B. Rodney W DE March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
49 Romulus Mitchell Saunders D NC-05 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1827.		 05th term* Left the House in 1845.
50 George W. Summers W VA-14 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845.
51 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 1841 02nd term
52 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.		 03rd term*
53 Edward J. Black D GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 03rd term* Left the House in 1845.
54 Mark Anthony Cooper D GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 03rd term* Resigned on June 26, 1843.
55 Almon H. Read D PA-12 March 18, 1842 02nd term Died on June 3, 1844.
56 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842.		 04th term*
57 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 5, 1842
Previous service, 1838–1842.		 05th term*
58 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
59 Joseph H. Anderson D NY-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
60 John B. Ashe W TN-10 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
61 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
62 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
63 Samuel Beardsley D NY-20 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1831–1836.		 04th term* Resigned on February 29, 1844.
64 James E. Belser D AL-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
65 Charles S. Benton D NY-17 March 4, 1843 01st term
66 James Black D PA-16 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1836–1837.		 02nd term*
67 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
68 Julius W. Blackwell D TN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
69 Gustavus Miller Bower W MO March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
70 James B. Bowlin D MO March 4, 1843 01st term
71 Francis Brengle W MD-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
72 Pierre Bossier D LA-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on April 24, 1844.
73 Alcée Louis la Branche D LA-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
74 Henry R. Brinkerhoff D OH-21 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on April 30, 1844.
75 Jacob Brinkerhoff D OH-11 March 4, 1843 01st term
76 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 1843 01st term
77 William J. Brown D IN-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
78 Joseph Buffington W PA-24 March 4, 1843 01st term
79 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
80 George Caldwell D KY-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
81 Jeremiah E. Cary D NY-21 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
82 George S. Catlin D CT-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
83 Charles H. Carroll W NY-29 March 4, 1843 01st term
84 John Causin W MD-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
85 Augustus A. Chapman D VA-12 March 4, 1843 01st term
86 Samuel Chilton W VA-09 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
87 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
88 Howell Cobb D GA March 4, 1843 01st term
89 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
90 Henry Y. Cranston W RI-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
91 Alvan Cullom D TN-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
92 Amasa Dana D NY-26 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
93 John W. Davis D IN-06 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841.		 03rd term**
94 James Dellet W AL-01 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
95 John Dickey W PA-20 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
96 David W. Dickinson W TN-07 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1833–1835.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
97 Paul Dillingham D VT-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
98 Stephen A. Douglas D IL-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
99 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1841.		 04th term*
100 Alexander Duncan D OH-01 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1841.		 03rd term* Left the House in 1845.
101 Robert P. Dunlap D ME-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
102 Chesselden Ellis D NY-16 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
103 Lucius Elmer D NJ-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
104 Isaac G. Farlee D NJ-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
105 Elias Florence W OH-09 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
106 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
107 Solomon Foot W VT-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
108 Henry D. Foster D PA-19 March 4, 1843 01st term
109 Richard French D KY-09 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
110 Henry Frick W PA-13 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on March 1, 1844.
111 Byram Green D NY-27 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
112 Henry Grider W KY-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
113 John P. Hale D NH March 4, 1843 01st term
114 Hannibal Hamlin D ME-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
115 William H. Hammett D MS March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
116 Hugh A. Haralson D GA March 4, 1843 01st term
117 John J. Hardin W IL-07 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
118 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
119 Samuel Hays D PA-22 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
120 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
121 Joshua Herrick D ME-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
122 Joseph P. Hoge D IL-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
123 William Spring Hubbell D NY-30 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
124 James M. Hughes D MO March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
125 James B. Hunt D MI-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
126 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 1843 01st term
127 Orville Hungerford D NY-19 March 4, 1843 01st term
128 John Jameson D MO March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
129 Michael H. Jenks W PA-06 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
130 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
131 Perley B. Johnson W OH-13 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
132 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
133 Littleton Kirkpatrick D NJ-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
134 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
135 Preston King D NY-18 March 4, 1843 01st term
136 John B. Lamar D GA March 4, 1843 01st term Resigned on July 29, 1843.
137 Moses G. Leonard D NY-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
138 William Lucas D VA-10 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
139 John Henry Lumpkin D GA March 4, 1843 01st term
140 Lucius Lyon D MI-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1833–1835.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
141 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
142 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
143 William C. McCauslen D OH-17 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
144 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
145 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
146 Felix Grundy McConnell D AL-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
147 Joseph J. McDowell D OH-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
148 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
149 John Millen D GA March 4, 1843 01st term Died on October 15, 1843.
150 Heman A. Moore D OH-10 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on April 3, 1844.
151 Edward Joy Morris W PA-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
152 Joseph Morris D OH-15 March 4, 1843 01st term
153 Freeman H. Morse W ME-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
154 William A. Moseley W NY-32 March 4, 1843 01st term
155 Henry C. Murphy D NY-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
156 Henry Nes W PA-15 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
157 Willoughby Newton W VA-08 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
158 Moses Norris, Jr. D NH March 4, 1843 01st term
159 Robert D. Owen D IN-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
160 Thomas J. Paterson W NY-28 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
161 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 1843 01st term
162 Joseph Hopkins Peyton W TN-08 March 4, 1843 01st term
163 Jonas P. Phoenix W NY-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
164 Elisha R. Potter W RI-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
165 Emery D. Potter D OH-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
166 Zadock Pratt D NY-11 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
167 Jacob Alexander Preston W MD-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
168 Meade Purdy D NY-22 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
169 Alexander Ramsey W PA-14 March 4, 1843 01st term
170 George O. Rathbun D NY-25 March 4, 1843 01st term
171 Charles Manning Reed W PA-23 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
172 David Settle Reid D NC-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
173 James H. Relfe D MO March 4, 1843 01st term
174 John Ritter D PA-09 March 4, 1843 01st term
175 Robert W. Roberts D MS March 4, 1843 01st term
176 Orville Robinson D NY-23 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
177 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
178 Charles Rogers W NY-14 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
179 Jeremiah Russell D NY-10 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
180 Samuel C. Sample W IN-09 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
181 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
182 Henry St. John D OH-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
183 William Tandy Senter W TN-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
184 Luther Severance W ME-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
185 David L. Seymour D NY-12 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
186 Thomas H. Seymour D CT-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
187 Samuel Simons D CT-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
188 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
189 John Slidell D LA-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
190 Albert Smith W NY-33 March 4, 1843 01st term
191 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
192 John T. Smith D PA-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
193 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
194 Thomas Smith D IN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term*
195 Thomas Ara Spence W MD-06 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
196 Lemuel Stetson D NY-15 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
197 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835.		 06th term**
198 John Stewart D CT-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
199 William H. Stiles D GA March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
200 James W. Stone D KY-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
201 Selah B. Strong D NY-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
202 George Sykes D NJ-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
203 William Taylor D VA-11 March 4, 1843 01st term
204 William Thomasson W KY-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
205 John W. Tibbatts D KY-10 March 4, 1843 01st term
206 Daniel R. Tilden W OH-19 March 4, 1843 01st term
207 Tilghman Tucker D MS March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
208 Asher Tyler W NY-31 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
209 Joseph Vance W OH-04 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1835.		 08th term*
210 John I. Vanmeter W OH-08 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
211 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837.		 08th term*
212 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
213 John Wethered W MD-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
214 Horace Wheaton D NY-24 March 4, 1843 01st term
215 Benjamin White D ME-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
216 William Wilkins D PA-21 March 4, 1843 01st term Resigned on February 14, 1844.
217 Henry Williams D MA-09 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841.		 02nd term* Left the House in 1845.
218 Joseph A. Wright D IN-07 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
219 William Wright W NJ-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
220 Jacob S. Yost D PA-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
221 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
Absalom Harris Chappell W GA October 2, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
Alexander H. Stephens W GA October 2, 1843 01st term
Hamilton Fish W NY-06 December 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845.
Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 1843 01st term
Duncan Lamont Clinch W GA February 15, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845.
Cornelius Darragh W PA-21 March 26, 1844 01st term
James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 1844 01st term
Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 1844 01st term
Shepard Cary D ME-07 May 10, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845.
William L. Goggin W VA-05 May 10, 1844
Previous service, 1839–1843.		 03rd term* Left the House in 1845.
Edward S. Hamlin W OH-21 October 8, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845.
Alfred P. Stone D OH-10 October 8, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845.
Levi D. Carpenter D NY-20 November 5, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845.
George Fuller D PA-12 December 2, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845.
Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 1844 01st term
William L. Yancey D AL-03 December 2, 1844 01st term

Delegates

Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 1840 03rd term
2 Henry Dodge D WI March 4, 1841 02nd term
3 David Levy Yulee D FL March 4, 1841 02nd term

See also

References

  1. ^ Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

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