This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 46th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 46th Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881). 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 date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1William D. KelleyRPA-04March 4, 186110th termDean of the House
2James A. GarfieldROH-19March 4, 186309th termResigned on November 8, 1880.
3Samuel J. RandallDPA-03March 4, 186309th termSpeaker of the House
4Fernando WoodDNY-09March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865.
09th term**Died on February 13, 1881.
5Omar D. CongerRMI-07March 4, 186906th termResigned on March 3, 1881.
6John Morgan BrightDTN-05March 4, 187105th termLeft the House in 1881.
7Mark H. DunnellRMN-01March 4, 187105th term
8William P. FryeRME-02March 4, 187105th term
9John T. HarrisDVA-07March 4, 1871
Previous service, 1859–1861.
06th term*Left the House in 1881.
10James MonroeROH-17March 4, 187105th termLeft the House in 1881.
11Washington C. WhitthorneDTN-07March 4, 187105th term
12John DeWitt Clinton AtkinsDTN-08March 4, 1873
Previous service, 1857–1859.
05th term*
13Richard P. BlandDMO-05March 4, 187304th term
14James Henderson BlountDGA-06March 4, 187304th term
15Aylett Hawes BucknerDMO-13March 4, 187304th term
16Joseph Gurney CannonRIL-14March 4, 187304th term
17John Bullock Clark, Jr.DMO-11March 4, 187304th term
18Hiester ClymerDPA-08March 4, 187304th termLeft the House in 1881.
19Philip CookDGA-03March 4, 187304th term
20Greenbury L. FortRIL-08March 4, 187304th termLeft the House in 1881.
21Benjamin W. HarrisRMA-02March 4, 187304th term
22Jay Abel HubbellRMI-09March 4, 187304th term
23Eppa HuntonDVA-08March 4, 187304th termLeft the House in 1881.
24Roger Q. MillsDTX-04March 4, 187304th term
25William Ralls MorrisonDIL-17March 4, 1873
Previous service, 1863–1865.
05th term*
26Charles O'NeillRPA-02March 4, 1873
Previous service, 1863–1871.
08th term*
27Horace F. PageRCA-02March 4, 187304th term
28Abraham Herr SmithRPA-09March 4, 187304th term
29Robert B. VanceDNC-08March 4, 187304th term
30Charles G. WilliamsRWI-01March 4, 187304th term
31Samuel S. CoxDNY-06November 4, 1873
Previous service, 1857–1865 and 1869–1873.
10th term**
32Alexander H. StephensDGA-08December 1, 1873
Previous service, 1843–1859.
12th term*
33Thomas M. GunterDAR-04June 16, 187404th term
34Simeon B. ChittendenRNY-03November 3, 187404th termLeft the House in 1881.
35John BakerRIN-13March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
36Latimer Whipple BallouRRI-02March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
37Joseph Clay Stiles BlackburnDKY-07March 4, 187503rd term
38Archibald M. BlissDNY-04March 4, 187503rd term
39George CabellDVA-05March 4, 187503rd term
40Lucien B. CaswellRWI-02March 4, 187503rd term
41David B. CulbersonDTX-02March 4, 187503rd term
42Joseph J. DavisDNC-04March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
43George Gibbs DibrellDTN-03March 4, 187503rd term
44E. John EllisDLA-02March 4, 187503rd term
45William Harrell FeltonDGA-07March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
46William H. ForneyDAL-07March 4, 187503rd term
47Randall L. GibsonDLA-01March 4, 187503rd term
48John GoodeDVA-02March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
49Thomas J. HendersonRIL-06March 4, 187503rd term
50Eli Jones HenkleDMD-05March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
51Charles E. HookerDMS-05March 4, 187503rd term
52John Ford HouseDTN-06March 4, 187503rd term
53Charles Herbert JoyceRVT-01March 4, 187503rd term
54J. Proctor KnottDKY-04March 4, 1875
Previous service, 1867–1871.
05th term*
55Elbridge G. LaphamRNY-27March 4, 187503rd term
56John A. McMahonDOH-03March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
57Hernando MoneyDMS-03March 4, 187503rd term
58James PhelpsDCT-02March 4, 187503rd term
59John Henninger ReaganDTX-01March 4, 1875
Previous service, 1857–1861.
05th term*
60Miles RossDNJ-03March 4, 187503rd term
61Alfred Moore ScalesDNC-05March 4, 1875
Previous service, 1857–1859.
04th term*
62Otho R. SingletonDMS-04March 4, 1875
Previous service, 1853–1855 and 1857–1861.
06th term**
63William F. SlemonsDAR-02March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
64William Ephraim SmithDGA-02March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
65William A.J. SparksDIL-16March 4, 187503rd term
66William McKendree SpringerDIL-12March 4, 187503rd term
67John R. TuckerDVA-06March 4, 187503rd term
68Benjamin WilsonDWV-01March 4, 187503rd term
69H. Casey YoungDTN-10March 4, 187503rd termLeft the House in 1881.
70William W. CrapoRMA-01November 2, 187503rd term
71John T. WaitRCT-03April 12, 187603rd term
72D. Wyatt AikenDSC-03March 4, 187702nd term
73William AldrichRIL-01March 4, 187702nd term
74Thomas McKee BayneRPA-23March 4, 187702nd term
75George A. BicknellDIN-03March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
76Thomas A. BoydRIL-09March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
77Edward S. BraggDWI-05March 4, 187702nd term
78Mark S. BrewerRMI-06March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
79James Frankland BriggsRNH-02March 4, 187702nd term
80Thomas M. BrowneRIN-05March 4, 187702nd term
81Gabriel BouckDWI-06March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
82John W. CaldwellDKY-03March 4, 187702nd term
83William H. CalkinsRIN-10March 4, 187702nd term
84John H. CampRNY-26March 4, 187702nd term
85John G. CarlisleDKY-06March 4, 187702nd term
86James Ronald ChalmersDMS-06March 4, 187702nd term
87William ClaflinRMA-08March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
88Alvah A. ClarkDNJ-04March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
89Rush ClarkRIA-05March 4, 187702nd termDied on April 29, 1879.
90Thomas R. CobbDIN-02March 4, 187702nd term
91James W. CovertDNY-01March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
92Jordan E. CravensDAR-03March 4, 187702nd term
93Nathaniel Cobb DeeringRIA-04March 4, 187702nd term
94Robert H. M. DavidsonDFL-01March 4, 187702nd term
95Horace DavisRCA-01March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
96Henry L. DickeyDOH-11March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
97Jeremiah W. DwightRNY-28March 4, 187702nd term
98Joseph Barton ElamDLA-04March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
99Russell ErrettRPA-22March 4, 187702nd term
100Thomas Ewing, Jr.DOH-10March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
101John H. EvinsDSC-04March 4, 187702nd term
102Ebenezer B. FinleyDOH-08March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
103Alfred C. HarmerRPA-05March 4, 1877
Previous service, 1871–1875.
04th term*
104Dudley C. HaskellRKS-02March 4, 187702nd term
105Philip C. HayesRIL-07March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
106George Cochrane HazeltonRWI-03March 4, 187702nd term
107Daniel Maynadier HenryDMD-01March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
108Hilary A. HerbertDAL-02March 4, 187702nd term
109Frank HiscockRNY-25March 4, 187702nd term
110Herman L. HumphreyRWI-07March 4, 187702nd term
111Amaziah B. JamesRNY-19March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
112Joseph JorgensenRVA-04March 4, 187702nd term
113J. Warren KeiferROH-04March 4, 187702nd term
114John E. KennaDWV-03March 4, 187702nd term
115John H. KetchamRNY-13March 4, 1877
Previous service, 1865–1873.
06th term*
116John Weinland KillingerRPA-14March 4, 1877
Previous service, 1859–1863 and 1871–1875.
06th term**Left the House in 1881.
117William KimmelDMD-03March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
118Stephen LindseyRME-03March 4, 187702nd term
119George B. LoringRMA-06March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
120Van H. ManningDMS-02March 4, 187702nd term
121Benjamin F. MartinDWV-02March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
122Benjamin F. MarshRIL-10March 4, 187702nd term
123Anson G. McCookRNY-08March 4, 187702nd term
124Jonas H. McGowanRMI-03March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
125James A. McKenzieDKY-02March 4, 187702nd term
126William McKinleyROH-16March 4, 187702nd term
127John I. MitchellRPA-16March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
128Leopold MorseDMA-04March 4, 187702nd term
129Henry L. MuldrowDMS-01March 4, 187702nd term
130Nicholas MullerDNY-05March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
131Henry S. NealROH-12March 4, 187702nd term
132Amasa NorcrossRMA-10March 4, 187702nd term
133Edward Overton, Jr.RPA-15March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
134Hiram PriceRIA-02March 4, 1877
Previous service, 1863–1869.
05th term*Left the House in 1881.
135Thaddeus C. PoundRWI-08March 4, 187702nd term
136Thomas Brackett ReedRME-01March 4, 187702nd term
137William W. RiceRMA-09March 4, 187702nd term
138Edward White RobertsonDLA-06March 4, 187702nd term
139George D. RobinsonRMA-11March 4, 187702nd term
140Thomas RyanRKS-03March 4, 187702nd term
141William Fletcher SappRIA-08March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
142William Shadrack ShallenbergerRPA-24March 4, 187702nd term
143Charles M. ShelleyDAL-04March 4, 187702nd term
144John H. StarinRNY-20March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
145Walter Leak SteeleDNC-06March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
146John W. StoneRMI-05March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
147Amos TownsendROH-20March 4, 187702nd term
148Richard W. TownshendDIL-19March 4, 187702nd term
149Thomas TurnerDKY-09March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
150William WardRPA-06March 4, 187702nd term
151Harry WhiteRPA-25March 4, 187702nd termLeft the House in 1881.
152Albert S. WillisDKY-05March 4, 187702nd term
153Edwin WillitsRMI-02March 4, 187702nd term
154Hendrick Bradley WrightDPA-12March 4, 1877
Previous service, 1853–1855 and 1861–1863.
04th term**Left the House in 1881.
155Joseph H. AcklenDLA-03February 20, 187802nd termLeft the House in 1881.
156John M. BaileyRNY-16November 5, 187802nd termLeft the House in 1881.
157Richard L.T. BealeDVA-01January 23, 1879
Previous service, 1847–1849.
03rd term*Left the House in 1881.
158Nelson W. AldrichRRI-01March 4, 187901st term
159John Alexander AndersonRKS-01March 4, 187901st term
160Robert Franklin ArmfieldDNC-07March 4, 187901st term
161Gibson AthertonDOH-14March 4, 187901st term
162Reuben Knecht BachmanDPA-10March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
163Hiram Barber, Jr.RIL-03March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
164Bradley BarlowGVT-03March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
165James B. BelfordRCOMarch 4, 1879
Previous service, 1876–1877.
03rd term*
166Frank Eckels BeltzhooverDPA-19March 4, 187901st term
167Campbell Polson BerryDCA-03March 4, 187901st term
168Henry H. BinghamRPA-01March 4, 187901st term
169John L. BlakeRNJ-06March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
170Selwyn Z. BowmanRMA-05March 4, 187901st term
171Lewis A. BrighamRNJ-07March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
172Julius C. BurrowsRMI-04March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1873–1875.
02nd term*
173Benjamin ButterworthROH-01March 4, 187901st term
174Cyrus C. CarpenterRIA-09March 4, 187901st term
175Martin L. ClardyDMO-01March 4, 187901st term
176Alexander Hamilton CoffrothDPA-17March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1863–1866.
03rd term*Left the House in 1881.
177Walpole G. ColerickDIN-12March 4, 187901st term
178George L. ConverseDOH-09March 4, 187901st term
179Calvin CowgillRIN-11March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
180Richard CrowleyRNY-31March 4, 187901st term
181Rollin M. DaggettRNVMarch 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
182George R. DavisRIL-02March 4, 187901st term
183Lowndes Henry DavisDMO-04March 4, 187901st term
184Peter V. DeusterDWI-04March 4, 187901st term
185Samuel Bernard DickRPA-26March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
186Poindexter DunnDAR-01March 4, 187901st term
187Edwin EinsteinRNY-07March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
188Evarts Worcester FarrRNH-03March 4, 187901st termDied on November 30, 1880.
189John W. FerdonRNY-14March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
190Walbridge A. FieldRMA-03March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1877–1878.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
191Horatio FisherRPA-18March 4, 187901st term
192Nicholas FordDMO-09March 4, 187901st term
193Albert P. ForsytheGIL-15March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
194Richard Graham FrostDMO-03March 4, 187901st term
195George W. GeddesDOH-15March 4, 187901st term
196Edward H. GilletteRIA-07March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
197William GodshalkRPA-07March 4, 187901st term
198Joshua G. HallRNH-01March 4, 187901st term
199John HammondRNY-18March 4, 187901st term
200Nathaniel Job HammondDGA-05March 4, 187901st term
201William H. HatchDMO-12March 4, 187901st term
202Robert M. A. HawkRIL-05March 4, 187901st term
203Joseph Roswell HawleyRCT-01March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1872–1875.
03rd term*Left the House in 1881.
204William HeilmanRIN-01March 4, 187901st term
205Thomas H. HerndonDAL-01March 4, 187901st term
206Roswell G. HorrRMI-08March 4, 187901st term
207Leonidas C. HoukRTN-02March 4, 187901st term
208Abraham J. HostetlerDIN-08March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
209William D. HillDOH-06March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
210Noble A. HullDFL-02March 4, 187901st termResigned on January 22, 1881.
211Frank H. HurdDOH-07March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1875–1877.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
212Joseph E. JohnstonDVA-03March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
213George W. JonesDTX-05March 4, 187901st term
214Robert KlotzDPA-11March 4, 187901st term
215J. Floyd KingDLA-05March 4, 187901st term
216William H. KitchinDNC-02March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
217George W. LaddGME-04March 4, 187901st term
218Alfred Morrison LayDMO-07March 4, 187901st termDied on December 8, 1879.
219Benjamin Le FevreDOH-05March 4, 187901st term
220Burwell Boykin LewisDAL-06March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1875–1877.
02nd term*Resigned on October 1, 1880.
221William LounsberyDNY-15March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
222William M. LoweDAL-08March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
223Edward L. MartinDDEMarch 4, 187901st term
224Joseph John MartinRNC-01March 4, 187901st termResigned on January 29, 1881.
225Joseph MasonRNY-24March 4, 187901st term
226Gilbert De La MatyrGIN-07March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
227Moses A. McCoidRIA-01March 4, 187901st term
228Robert Milligan McLaneDMD-04March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1847–1851.
03rd term*
229Benton McMillinDTN-04March 4, 187901st term
230Frederick MilesRCT-04March 4, 187901st term
231Warner MillerRNY-22March 4, 187901st term
232Levi P. MortonRNY-11March 4, 187901st term
233Thompson H. MurchGME-05March 4, 187901st term
234William R. MyersDIN-06March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
235Jeptha D. NewDIN-04March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1875–1877.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
236John S. NewberryRMI-01March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
237John C. NichollsDGA-01March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
238James O'BrienDNY-10March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
239Michael P. O'ConnorDSC-02March 4, 187901st term
240Godlove Stein OrthRIN-09March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1863–1871 and 1873–1875.
06th term**
241Daniel O'ReillyDNY-02March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
242James H. OsmerRPA-27March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
243Romualdo PachecoRCA-04March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1877–1878.
02nd term*
244Henry PersonsDGA-04March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
245Elijah PhisterDKY-10March 4, 187901st term
246Ray V. PierceRNY-32March 4, 187901st termResigned on September 18, 1880.
247Henry PoehlerDMN-02March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
248Cyrus D. PrescottRNY-23March 4, 187901st term
249David P. RichardsonRNY-29March 4, 187901st term
250John S. RichardsonDSC-01March 4, 187901st term
251James Buchanan RichmondDVA-09March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
252George M. RobesonRNJ-01March 4, 187901st term
253Gideon Frank RothwellDMO-10March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
254Daniel Lindsay RussellRNC-03March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
255William A. RussellRMA-07March 4, 187901st term
256John Walker RyonDPA-13March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
257William J. SamfordDAL-03March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
258Samuel Locke SawyerDMO-08March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
259John C. SherwinRIL-04March 4, 187901st term
260Charles Bryson SimontonDTN-09March 4, 187901st term
261James W. SingletonDIL-11March 4, 187901st term
262Hezekiah Bradley SmithDNJ-02March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
263Emory SpeerDGA-09March 4, 187901st term
264Adlai Stevenson IDIL-13March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1875–1877.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
265Joshua Frederick Cockey TalbottDMD-02March 4, 187901st term
266Robert L. TaylorDTN-01March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
267John R. ThomasRIL-18March 4, 187901st term
268Philip B. Thompson, Jr.DKY-08March 4, 187901st term
269George D. TillmanDSC-05March 4, 187901st term
270Oscar TurnerDKY-01March 4, 187901st term
271James Manning TylerRVT-02March 4, 187901st term
272Jonathan T. UpdegraffROH-18March 4, 187901st term
273Thomas UpdegraffRIA-03March 4, 187901st term
274Milton UrnerRMD-06March 4, 187901st term
275Edward K. ValentineRNEMarch 4, 187901st term
276Henry Van AernamRNY-33March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1865–1869.
03rd term*
277Charles H. VoorhisRNJ-05March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
278John Van VoorhisRNY-30March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
279James Richard WaddillDMO-06March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
280Adoniram J. WarnerDOH-13March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
281William D. WashburnRMN-03March 4, 187901st term
282James B. WeaverRIA-06March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
283Olin WellbornDTX-03March 4, 187901st term
284Erastus WellsDMO-02March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1869–1877.
05th term*Left the House in 1881.
285John WhiteakerDORMarch 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
286David WilberRNY-21March 4, 1879
Previous service, 1873–1875.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
287Thomas WilliamsDAL-05March 4, 187901st term
288Morgan Ringland WiseDPA-21March 4, 187901st term
289Walter A. WoodRNY-17March 4, 187901st term
290Seth Hartman YocumGPA-20March 4, 187901st termLeft the House in 1881.
291Thomas L. YoungROH-02March 4, 187901st term
Christopher C. UpsonDTX-06April 15, 187901st term
Waldo HutchinsDNY-12November 4, 187901st term
William George ThompsonRIA-05December 1, 187901st term
John Finis PhilipsDMO-07January 10, 1880
Previous service, 1875–1877.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
Jonathan ScovilleDNY-32November 12, 188001st term
Newton Nash ClementsDAL-06December 8, 188001st termLeft the House in 1881.
Ezra B. TaylorROH-19December 13, 188001st term
Ossian RayRNH-03January 8, 188101st term
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.RFL-02January 22, 1881
Previous service, 1877–1879.
02nd term*Left the House in 1881.
Jesse Johnson YeatesDNC-01January 29, 1881
Previous service, 1875–1879.
03rd term*Left the House in 1881.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s)Notes
1George Q. CannonRUTMarch 4, 187304th term
2Martin MaginnisDMTMarch 4, 187304th term
3George AinslieDIDMarch 4, 187901st term
4Granville G. BennettRDAKMarch 4, 187901st term
5Thomas Hurley BrentsRWAMarch 4, 187901st term
6John G. CampbellDAZMarch 4, 187901st term
7Mariano S. OteroRNMMarch 4, 187901st term
8Stephen Wheeler DowneyRWYMarch 4, 187901st 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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