This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 36th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 36th Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). 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 John S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 1845 08th term Dean of the House
2 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 1847 07th term Left the House in 1861.
3 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 1847 07th term Resigned on January 30, 1861.
4 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 1849 07th term Resigned on December 21, 1860.
5 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 1849 06th term Left the House in 1861.
6 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 1849 06th term Left the House in 1861.
7 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 1851 05th term Left the House in 1861.
8 Galusha A. Grow R PA-14 March 4, 1851 05th term
9 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		09th term* Resigned on January 21, 1861.
10 Israel Washburn, Jr. R ME-05 March 4, 1851 05th term Resigned on January 1, 1861.
11 William Barksdale D MS-03 March 4, 1853 04th term Resigned on January 12, 1861.
12 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 1853 04th term Resigned on December 21, 1860.
13 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 1853 04th term Left the House in 1861.
14 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 1853 04th term Left the House in 1861.
15 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		05th term* Died on July 3, 1859.
16 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 1853 04th term Left the House in 1861.
17 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		05th term* Left the House in 1861.
18 Edward Wade R OH-19 March 4, 1853 04th term Left the House in 1861.
19 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-01 March 4, 1853 04th term
20 John Bingham R OH-21 March 4, 1855 03rd term
21 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D NC-04 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
22 James Buffington R MA-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term
23 Anson Burlingame KN MA-05 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
24 Henry C. Burnett D KY-01 March 4, 1855 03rd term
25 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 1855 03rd term
26 John Covode W PA-19 March 4, 1855 03rd term
27 Martin J. Crawford D GA-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
28 Thomas G. Davidson D LA-03 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
29 Henry W. Davis D MD-04 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
30 James M. Harris D MD-03 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
31 John Hickman D PA-06 March 4, 1855 03rd term
32 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term
33 John U. Pettit R IN-11 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
34 John Sherman R OH-13 March 4, 1855 03rd term
35 Francis E. Spinner R NY-17 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
36 Benjamin Stanton R OH-08 March 4, 1855
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		04th term* Left the House in 1861.
37 James A. Stewart D MD-01 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
38 Mason Tappan R NH-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
39 Miles Taylor D LA-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term Resigned on February 5, 1861.
40 Henry Waldron R MI-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
41 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-02 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
42 Warren Winslow D NC-03 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
43 John V. Wright D TN-07 March 4, 1855 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
44 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 August 6, 1856
Previous service, 1853–1856. 		04th term* Resigned in December 1860.
45 Muscoe R.H. Garnett D VA-01 December 1, 1856 03rd term Left the House in 1861.
46 Garnett Adrain D NJ-03 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
47 Thomas L. Anderson D MO-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
48 William T. Avery D TN-10 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
49 Milledge L. Bonham D SC-04 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on December 21, 1860.
50 William D. Brayton R RI-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
51 Silas M. Burroughs R NY-31 March 4, 1857 02nd term Died on June 3, 1860.
52 Horace F. Clark D NY-08 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
53 Sherrard Clemens D VA-10 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1852–1853. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
54 Clark B. Cochrane R NY-18 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
55 John Cochrane D NY-06 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
56 Samuel S. Cox D OH-12 March 4, 1857 02nd term
57 James Craig D MO-04 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
58 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D AL-07 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 21, 1861.
59 Samuel R. Curtis R IA-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term
60 John G. Davis D IN-07 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1851–1855. 		04th term* Left the House in 1861.
61 Reuben Davis D MS-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 12, 1861.
62 Henry L. Dawes R MA-11 March 4, 1857 02nd term
63 William H. Dimmick D PA-13 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
64 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
65 Reuben Fenton R NY-33 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		03rd term*
66 Stephen C. Foster R ME-06 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
67 Lucius J. Gartrell D GA-04 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
68 John A. Gilmer R NC-05 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
69 John B. Haskin D NY-09 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
70 George S. Hawkins D FL March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 21, 1861.
71 Joshua Hill R GA-07 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
72 Charles B. Hoard R NY-23 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
73 James Jackson D GA-06 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
73 Albert G. Jenkins D VA-11 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
75 William Kellogg R IL-04 March 4, 1857 02nd term
76 David Kilgore R IN-05 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
77 Jacob M. Kunkel D MD-05 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
78 Lucius Q. C. Lamar II D MS-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned in December 1860.
79 Dewitt C. Leach R MI-04 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
80 Owen Lovejoy R IL-03 March 4, 1857 02nd term
81 William B. Maclay D NY-05 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1849. 		05th term* Left the House in 1861.
82 Horace Maynard D TN-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term
83 William P. Miles D SC-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on December 21, 1860.
84 William Montgomery D PA-20 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
85 Edward J. Morris R PA-02 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		03rd term*
86 Isaac N. Morris D IL-05 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
87 Freeman H. Morse R ME-04 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
88 Sydenham Moore D AL-04 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 21, 1861.
89 Abram B. Olin R NY-13 March 4, 1857 02nd term
90 George W. Palmer R NY-16 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
91 George H. Pendleton D OH-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term
92 Samuel Peyton D KY-02 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
93 John F. Potter R WI-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term
94 Emory B. Pottle R NY-26 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
95 John Henninger Reagan D TX-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
96 Homer E. Royce R VT-03 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
97 Charles L. Scott D CA-02 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
98 Daniel Sickles D NY-03 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
99 Otho R. Singleton D MS-04 March 4, 1857
Previous service, 1853–1855. 		03rd term* Resigned on January 12, 1861.
100 James A. Stallworth D AL-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term Resigned on January 21, 1861.
101 William Stewart R PA-23 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
102 John W. Stevenson D KY-10 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
103 Eli Thayer R MA-09 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
104 Cydnor B. Tompkins R OH-16 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
105 Eliakim P. Walton R VT-01 March 4, 1857 02nd term
106 William G. Whiteley D DE March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
107 James Wilson R IN-08 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
108 Samuel H. Woodson KN MO-05 March 4, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
109 Charles Case R IN-10 December 7, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
110 John B. Clark D MO-03 December 7, 1857 02nd term
111 William E. Niblack D IN-01 December 7, 1857 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
112 Daniel W. Gooch R MA-07 January 31, 1858 02nd term
113 Clement Vallandigham D OH-03 May 25, 1858 02nd term
114 John J. McRae D MS-05 December 7, 1858 02nd term Resigned on January 12, 1861.
115 Zebulon B. Vance D NC-08 December 7, 1858 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
116 Thomas J. Barr D NY-04 January 17, 1859 02nd term Left the House in 1861.
117 Charles F. Adams, Sr. R MA-03 March 4, 1859 01st term
118 Green Adams D KY-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
119 Cyrus Aldrich R MN March 4, 1859 01st term
120 William Allen D OH-04 March 4, 1859 01st term
121 John B. Alley R MA-06 March 4, 1859 01st term
122 William C. Anderson D KY-04 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
123 James M. Ashley R OH-05 March 4, 1859 01st term
124 John D. Ashmore D SC-05 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on December 21, 1860.
125 Elijah Babbitt D PA-25 March 4, 1859 01st term
126 John R. Barret D MO-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on June 8, 1860.
Returned to the House on December 3, 1860.
Left the House in 1861.
127 Charles L. Beale R NY-12 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
128 Samuel S. Blair R PA-18 March 4, 1859 01st term
129 Alexander Boteler D VA-08 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
130 John Edward Bouligny D LA-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
131 Reese B. Brabson D TN-03 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
132 George Briggs R NY-07 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
133 Francis Bristow D KY-03 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
134 John C. Burch D CA-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
135 Alfred A. Burnham R CT-03 March 4, 1859 01st term
136 Martin Butterfield R NY-25 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
137 James H. Campbell R PA-11 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term*
138 John Carey R OH-09 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
139 Luther C. Carter R NY-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
140 David Clopton D AL-03 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on January 21, 1861.
141 Roscoe Conkling R NY-20 March 4, 1859 01st term
142 George B. Cooper D MI-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on May 15, 1860.
143 Thomas Corwin R OH-07 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1831–1840. 		06th term*
144 Daniel C. DeJarnette, Sr. D VA-03 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
145 Charles Delano R MA-10 March 4, 1859 01st term
146 R. Holland Duell R NY-21 March 4, 1859 01st term
147 William M. Dunn R IN-03 March 4, 1859 01st term
148 Sidney Edgerton R OH-18 March 4, 1859 01st term
149 Thomas M. Edwards R NH-03 March 4, 1859 01st term
150 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855. 		02nd term*
151 Alfred Ely R NY-29 March 4, 1859 01st term
152 Emerson Etheridge KN TN-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1853–1857. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
153 Orris S. Ferry R CT-04 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
154 Philip B. Fouke D IL-08 March 4, 1859 01st term
155 Augustus Frank R NY-30 March 4, 1859 01st term
156 Ezra B. French R ME-03 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
157 James H. Graham R NY-19 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
158 John A. Gurley R OH-02 March 4, 1859 01st term
159 James T. Hale R PA-15 March 4, 1859 01st term
160 Chapin Hall R PA-24 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
161 Andrew J. Hamilton D TX-02 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
162 Thomas Hardeman, Jr. D GA-03 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
163 John T. Harris D VA-09 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
164 Robert H. Hatton D TN-05 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
165 William Helmick R OH-15 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
166 Thomas C. Hindman D AR-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
167 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 1859 01st term
168 William Howard D OH-06 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
169 George W. Hughes D MD-06 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
170 James Humphrey R NY-02 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
171 John Hutchins R OH-20 March 4, 1859 01st term
172 William Irvine R NY-28 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
173 John J. Jones D GA-08 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
174 Benjamin F. Junkin R PA-16 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
175 Francis William Kellogg R MI-03 March 4, 1859 01st term
176 William S. Kenyon R NY-11 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
177 John W. Killinger R PA-10 March 4, 1859 01st term
178 John M. Landrum D LA-04 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
179 Charles H. Larrabee D WI-03 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
180 James Madison Leach R NC-06 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
181 Shelton Leake D VA-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
182 M. Lindley Lee R NY-22 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
183 John A. Logan D IL-09 March 4, 1859 01st term
184 Henry C. Longnecker R PA-07 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
185 Dwight Loomis R CT-01 March 4, 1859 01st term
186 Peter E. Love D GA-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
187 Robert Mallory D KY-07 March 4, 1859 01st term
188 Gilman Marston R NH-01 March 4, 1859 01st term
189 Charles D. Martin D OH-11 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
190 Elbert S. Martin D VA-13 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
191 James B. McKean R NY-15 March 4, 1859 01st term
192 Robert McKnight R PA-22 March 4, 1859 01st term
193 Edward McPherson R PA-17 March 4, 1859 01st term
194 William Millward R PA-04 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
195 Laban T. Moore D KY-09 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
196 James K. Moorhead R PA-21 March 4, 1859 01st term
197 Thomas A.R. Nelson D TN-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
198 John T. Nixon R NJ-01 March 4, 1859 01st term
199 John W. Noell D MO-07 March 4, 1859 01st term
200 James M. Quarles D TN-08 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
201 John J. Perry R ME-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
202 William Pennington R NJ-05 March 4, 1859 01st term Speaker of the House
Left the House in 1861.
203 Albert G. Porter R IN-06 March 4, 1859 01st term
204 James L. Pugh D AL-02 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on January 21, 1861.
205 Christopher Robinson R RI-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
206 John H. Reynolds D NY-14 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
207 Alexander H. Rice R MA-04 March 4, 1859 01st term
208 Jetur R. Riggs D NJ-04 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
209 James C. Robinson D IL-07 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
210 Albert Rust D AR-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
211 George W. Scranton R PA-12 March 4, 1859 01st term
212 Charles B. Sedgwick R NY-24 March 4, 1859 01st term
213 William E. Simms D KY-08 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
214 William N. H. Smith R NC-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
215 John Schwartz D PA-08 March 4, 1859 01st term Died on June 20, 1860.
216 Daniel E. Somes R ME-01 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
217 Elbridge G. Spaulding R NY-32 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term*
218 Cyrus Spink R OH-14 March 4, 1859 01st term Died on May 31, 1859.
219 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853. 		03rd term*
220 William Brickly Stokes R TN-04 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
221 John L. N. Stratton R NJ-02 March 4, 1859 01st term
222 Lansing Stout D OR March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
223 Thomas C. Theaker R OH-17 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
224 James H. Thomas D TN-06 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1847–1851. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
225 Charles R. Train R MA-08 March 4, 1859 01st term
226 Carey A. Trimble R OH-10 March 4, 1859 01st term
227 John W. H. Underwood D GA-05 March 4, 1859 01st term Resigned on January 23, 1861.
228 William Vandever R IA-02 March 4, 1859 01st term
229 Charles Van Wyck R NY-10 March 4, 1859 01st term
230 John P. Verree R PA-03 March 4, 1859 01st term
231 Edwin H. Webster D MD-02 March 4, 1859 01st term
232 Alfred Wells R NY-27 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
233 William Windom R MN March 4, 1859 01st term
234 John Wood R PA-05 March 4, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
235 John Woodruff R CT-02 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1855–1857. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1861.
Harrison G. O. Blake R OH-14 October 11, 1859 01st term
John A. McClernand D IL-06 November 8, 1859
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		05th term*
Roger A. Pryor D VA-04 December 7, 1859 01st term Left the House in 1861.
William A. Howard R MI-01 May 15, 1860
Previous service, 1855–1859. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1861.
Francis P. Blair, Jr. D MO-01 June 8, 1860
Previous service, 1857–1859. 		02nd term* Resigned on June 25, 1860.
John Y. Brown D KY-05 December 3, 1860 01st term Left the House in 1861.
Jacob Kerlin McKenty D PA-08 December 3, 1860 01st term Left the House in 1861.
Edwin R. Reynolds R NY-31 December 5, 1860 01st term Left the House in 1861.
Stephen Coburn R ME-05 January 2, 1861 01st term Left the House in 1861.
Martin F. Conway R KS January 29, 1861 01st term

Delegates

Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Miguel Antonio Otero D NM July 23, 1856 03rd term
2 Marcus Junius Parrott R KS March 4, 1857 02nd term
3 Isaac Stevens D WA March 4, 1857 02nd term
4 Experience Estabrook NE March 4, 1859 01st term
5 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1859 01st term
Samuel Gordon Daily R NE May 18, 1860 01st 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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