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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 32nd United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 32nd Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). 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

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U.S. House seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		08th term* Dean and Speaker of the House
2 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-06 March 4, 1841 06th term Left the House in 1853.
3 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 5, 1842
Previous service, 1838–1842.		 09th term*
4 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 1843 05th term Left the House in 1853.
5 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 1843 05th term Left the House in 1853.
6 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 1843 05th term
7 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 1843 05th term Left the House in 1853.
8 Alexander H. Stephens W GA-07 October 2, 1843 05th term
9 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 1844 05th term
10 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-07 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		06th term* Left the House in 1853.
11 John S. Phelps D MO-05 March 4, 1845 04th term
12 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 1845 04th term
13 Robert Toombs D GA-08 March 4, 1845 04th term Left the House in 1853.
14 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-04 March 4, 1847 03rd term
15 Albert G. Brown D MS-04 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		04th term* Left the House in 1853.
16 Edward C. Cabell W FL March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1845–1846. 		04th term* Left the House in 1853.
17 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-01 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		04th term*
18 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 1847 03rd term
19 Alexander Evans W MD-05 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
20 Willard P. Hall D MO-04 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
21 Sampson W. Harris D AL-03 March 4, 1847 03rd term
22 Robert W. Johnson D AR March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
23 David Outlaw W NC-09 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
24 John L. Robinson D IN-03 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
25 Charles H. Peaslee D NH-02 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
26 John L. Taylor W OH-08 March 4, 1847 03rd term
27 Amos Tuck W NH-01 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
28 Abraham W. Venable D NC-05 March 4, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
29 Richard K. Meade D VA-02 August 5, 1847 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
30 William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 1847 03rd term
31 Horace Mann W MA-08 April 3, 1848 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
32 Daniel Wallace D SC-01 June 12, 1848 03rd term Left the House in 1853.
33 John McQueen D SC-04 February 12, 1849 03rd term
34 Charles Allen W MA-05 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
35 William S. Ashe D NC-07 March 4, 1849 02nd term
36 Thomas H. Averett D VA-03 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
37 James M. H. Beale D VA-14 March 4, 1849
Previous service, 1833–1837. 		04th term* Left the House in 1853.
38 Henry Bennett W NY-22 March 4, 1849 02nd term
39 William H. Bissell D IL-01 March 4, 1849 02nd term
40 Richard Bowie W MD-01 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
41 George Briggs W NY-05 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
42 James Brooks W NY-06 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
43 Lorenzo Burrows W NY-34 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
44 Joseph Cable D OH-17 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
45 Joseph P. Caldwell W NC-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
46 Lewis D. Campbell W OH-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term
47 David K. Cartter D OH-18 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
48 Joseph R. Chandler W PA-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term
49 Chauncey F. Cleveland D CT-03 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
50 William F. Colcock D SC-07 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
51 Milo M. Dimmick D PA-10 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
52 David T. Disney D OH-01 March 4, 1849 02nd term
53 James D. Doty D WI-03 March 4, 1849
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		04th term* Left the House in 1853.
54 James H. Duncan W MA-03 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
55 Cyrus L. Dunham D IN-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term
56 Charles Durkee D WI-01 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
57 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 1849 02nd term
58 Graham N. Fitch D IN-09 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
59 Orin Fowler W MA-09 March 4, 1849 02nd term Died on September 3, 1852.
60 Thomas J. D. Fuller D ME-07 March 4, 1849 02nd term
61 Alfred Gilmore D PA-24 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
62 Willis A. Gorman D IN-06 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
63 William T. Hamilton D MD-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term
64 Edward Hammond D MD-03 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
65 Isham G. Harris D TN-09 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
66 William Hebard W VT-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
67 Harry Hibbard D NH-04 March 4, 1849 02nd term
68 Alexander Holladay D VA-08 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
69 Volney Howard D TX-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
70 John W. Howe W PA-22 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
71 William F. Hunter W OH-15 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
72 George G. King W RI-01 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
73 Preston King D NY-18 March 4, 1849
Previous service, 1843–1847. 		04th term* Left the House in 1853.
74 Humphrey Marshall W KY-07 March 4, 1849 02nd term Resigned on August 4, 1852.
75 John C. Mason D KY-09 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
76 James Xavier McLanahan D PA-16 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
77 Fayette McMullen D VA-13 March 4, 1849 02nd term
78 John Millson D VA-01 March 4, 1849 02nd term
79 Henry D. Moore W PA-03 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
80 Edson B. Olds D OH-09 March 4, 1849 02nd term
81 James L. Orr D SC-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term
82 Paulus Powell D VA-05 March 4, 1849 02nd term
83 John Robbins D PA-04 March 4, 1849 02nd term
84 Thomas Ross D PA-06 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
85 William A. Sackett W NY-27 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
86 John H. Savage D TN-04 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
87 Abraham M. Schermerhorn W NY-28 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
88 John L. Schoolcraft W NY-13 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
89 Edward Stanly W NC-08 March 4, 1849
Previous service, 1837–1843. 		05th term* Left the House in 1853.
90 Richard H. Stanton D KY-10 March 4, 1849 02nd term
91 Thaddeus Stevens W PA-08 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
92 Charles Sweetser D OH-10 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
93 Albert G. Watkins W TN-02 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
94 Isaac Wildrick D NJ-03 March 4, 1849 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
95 Christopher H. Williams W TN-11 March 4, 1849
Previous service, 1837–1843. 		05th term* Left the House in 1853.
96 James Meacham W VT-03 December 3, 1849 02nd term
97 Joseph W. Jackson D GA-01 March 4, 1850 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
98 Alexander G. Penn D LA-03 December 30, 1850 02nd term Left the House in 1853.
99 James Abercrombie W AL-02 March 4, 1851 01st term
100 William Aiken, Jr. D SC-06 March 4, 1851 01st term
101 Willis Allen D IL-02 March 4, 1851 01st term
102 John Allison W PA-20 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
103 Charles Andrews D ME-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Died on April 30, 1852.
104 John Appleton D ME-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
105 William Appleton W MA-01 March 4, 1851 01st term
106 Leander Babcock D NY-23 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
107 David J. Bailey D GA-03 March 4, 1851 01st term
108 Nelson Barrere W OH-07 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
109 Thomas Bartlett, Jr. D VT-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
110 Hiram Bell W OH-03 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
111 Thomas Marshal Bibighaus W PA-14 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
112 Obadiah Bowne W NY-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
113 John H. Boyd W NY-14 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
114 John Bragg D AL-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
115 John C. Breckinridge D KY-08 March 4, 1851 01st term
116 Samuel Brenton W IN-10 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
117 George H. Brown W NJ-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
118 Alexander H. Buell D NY-17 March 4, 1851 01st term Died on January 29, 1853.
119 George H. Busby D OH-11 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
120 Thompson Campbell D IL-06 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
121 John Caskie D VA-06 March 4, 1851 01st term
122 Charles Chapman W CT-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
123 Elijah W. Chastain D GA-05 March 4, 1851 01st term
124 William M. Churchwell D TN-03 March 4, 1851 01st term
125 Lincoln Clark D IA-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
126 James L. Conger W MI-03 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
127 Joseph Stewart Cottman W MD-06 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
128 William Cullom W TN-08 March 4, 1851 01st term
129 Carlton B. Curtis D PA-23 March 4, 1851 01st term
130 John F. Darby W MO-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
131 John G. Davis D IN-07 March 4, 1851 01st term
132 George T. Davis W MA-06 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
133 John L. Dawson D PA-18 March 4, 1851 01st term
134 Gilbert Dean D NY-08 March 4, 1851 01st term
135 Alfred Dockery W NC-03 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1853.
136 Ben C. Eastman D WI-02 March 4, 1851 01st term
137 Alfred Peck Edgerton D OH-05 March 4, 1851 01st term
138 Presley Ewing W KY-03 March 4, 1851 01st term
139 Charles J. Faulkner W VA-10 March 4, 1851 01st term
140 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1843–1849. 		04th term* Left the House in 1853.
141 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 1851 01st term
142 John G. Floyd D NY-01 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1839–1843. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1853.
143 John D. Freeman W MS-03 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
144 Henry M. Fuller W PA-11 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
145 James Gamble D PA-13 March 4, 1851 01st term
146 James M. Gaylord D OH-13 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
147 Frederick W. Green D OH-06 March 4, 1851 01st term
148 Benjamin E. Grey W KY-02 March 4, 1851 01st term
149 Robert Goodenow W ME-03 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
150 John Z. Goodrich W MA-07 March 4, 1851 01st term
151 Galusha A. Grow D PA-12 March 4, 1851 01st term
152 Emanuel B. Hart D NY-03 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
153 Augustus P. Hascall W NY-33 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
154 Solomon G. Haven W NY-32 March 4, 1851 01st term
155 John H. H. Haws W NY-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
156 Thomas A. Hendricks D IN-05 March 4, 1851 01st term
157 Bernhart Henn D IA-01 March 4, 1851 01st term
158 Junius Hillyer D GA-06 March 4, 1851 01st term
159 Jerediah Horsford W NY-29 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
160 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		05th term*
161 Thomas Y. Howe, Jr. D NY-25 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
162 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1837–1839 and 1843–1847. 		04th term** Left the House in 1853.
163 Thomas M. Howe W PA-21 March 4, 1851 01st term
164 Colin M. Ingersoll D CT-02 March 4, 1851 01st term
165 Willard Ives D NY-19 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
166 Timothy Jenkins D NY-20 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1845–1849. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1853.
167 James Johnson D GA-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
168 John Johnson D OH-16 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
169 Jehu Glancy Jones D PA-09 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
170 Daniel T. Jones D NY-24 March 4, 1851 01st term
171 Joseph H. Kuhns W PA-19 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
172 William H. Kurtz D PA-15 March 4, 1851 01st term
173 Joseph A. Landry W LA-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
174 John Letcher D VA-11 March 4, 1851 01st term
175 James Lockhart D IN-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
176 Daniel Mace D IN-08 March 4, 1851 01st term
177 Moses Macdonald D ME-01 March 4, 1851 01st term
178 Edward C. Marshall D CA March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
179 Frederick S. Martin W NY-31 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
180 Louis St. Martin D LA-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
181 Joseph W. McCorkle D CA March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
182 John McNair D PA-05 March 4, 1851 01st term
183 John G. Miller W MO-03 March 4, 1851 01st term
184 Ahiman L. Miner W VT-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
185 Richard S. Molony D IL-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
186 John Moore W LA-04 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1840–1843. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1853.
187 James T. Morehead W NC-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
188 John A. Morrison D PA-07 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
189 Charles Murphey W GA-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
190 William Murray D NY-09 March 4, 1851 01st term
191 Benjamin D. Nabers W MS-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
192 Eben Newton W OH-19 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
193 Andrew Parker D PA-17 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
194 Samuel W. Parker W IN-04 March 4, 1851 01st term
195 Ebenezer J. Penniman W MI-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
196 Jared Perkins W NH-03 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
197 William H. Polk D TN-06 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
198 Gilchrist Porter W MO-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
199 Rodman M. Price D NJ-05 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
200 Robert Rantoul, Jr. D MA-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Died on August 7, 1852.
201 George R. Riddle D DE March 4, 1851 01st term
202 Reuben Robie D NY-30 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
203 Joseph Russell D NY-15 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1853.
204 Marius Schoonmaker W NY-10 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
205 Zeno Scudder W MA-10 March 4, 1851 01st term
206 Richardson A. Scurry D TX-01 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
207 David L. Seymour D NY-12 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1853.
208 Origen S. Seymour D CT-04 March 4, 1851 01st term
209 Charles Skelton D NJ-02 March 4, 1851 01st term
210 Ephraim K. Smart D ME-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1853.
211 William R. Smith W AL-04 March 4, 1851 01st term
212 William W. Snow D NY-21 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
213 Benjamin Stanton W OH-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
214 Abraham P. Stephens D NY-07 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
215 James W. Stone D KY-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1853.
216 Nathan T. Stratton D NJ-01 March 4, 1851 01st term
217 James F. Strother W VA-09 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
218 Charles E. Stuart D MI-02 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1853.
219 Josiah Sutherland D NY-11 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
220 Benjamin Thompson W MA-04 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1845–1847. 		02nd term* Died on September 24, 1852.
221 George W. Thompson D VA-15 March 4, 1851 01st term Resigned on July 30, 1852.
222 Benjamin Babock Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term*
223 Norton S. Townshend D OH-21 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
224 Henry S. Walbridge W NY-26 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
225 Thomas Y. Walsh W MD-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
226 William T. Ward W KY-04 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
227 Israel Washburn, Jr. W ME-06 March 4, 1851 01st term
228 John Welch W OH-12 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
229 John Wells W NY-16 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
230 Addison White W KY-06 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
231 Alexander White W AL-07 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
232 John A. Wilcox W MS-02 March 4, 1851 01st term Left the House in 1853.
233 Richard Yates W IL-07 March 4, 1851 01st term
Isaac Reed W ME-04 June 25, 1852 01st term Left the House in 1853.
Sherrard Clemens D VA-15 December 6, 1852 01st term Left the House in 1853.
William Preston W KY-07 December 6, 1852 01st term
Francis B. Fay W MA-02 December 13, 1852 01st term Left the House in 1853.
Edward P. Little D MA-09 December 13, 1852 01st term Left the House in 1853.
Lorenzo Sabine W MA-04 December 13, 1852 01st term Left the House in 1853.

Delegates

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Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Henry Hastings Sibley D MN July 7, 1849
Previous service, 1848–1849.		 03rd term*
2 John Milton Bernhisel D UT March 4, 1851 01st term
3 Joseph Lane D OR March 4, 1851 01st term
4 Richard Hanson Weightman D NM March 4, 1851 01st term

See also

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References

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

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

  • United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company 1998) ISBN 0-7864-0283-0
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