List of United States Senators in the 56th Congress by seniority
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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 56th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1901.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as Vice President, a House member, a Cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1900 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Senator (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William B. Allison (R-IA) | March 4, 1873 | Former Rep. |
| 2 | John P. Jones (R-NV) | ||
| 3 | Francis Cockrell (D-MO) | March 4, 1875 | |
| 4 | George F. Hoar (R-MA) | March 4, 1877 | Former Rep. |
| 5 | John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) | ||
| 6 | George G. Vest (D-MO) | March 4, 1879 | Missouri 5th Population (1870) |
| 7 | Orville H. Platt (R-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1870) | |
| 8 | Eugene Hale (R-ME) | March 4, 1881 | Former Rep. (10 years) |
| 9 | Joseph Hawley (R-CT) | Former Rep. (5 years) | |
| 10 | William P. Frye (R-ME) | March 18, 1881 | |
| 11 | Nelson Aldrich (R-RI) | October 5, 1881 | |
| 12 | Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) | March 4, 1883 | |
| 13 | Henry M. Teller (D-CO) | March 4, 1885 | Previously a Senator |
| 14 | James K. Jones (D-AR) | ||
| 15 | James H. Berry (D-AR) | March 20, 1885 | |
| 16 | William M. Stewart (R-NV) | March 4, 1887 | Previously a Senator |
| 17 | John W. Daniel (D-VA) | Former Rep. | |
| 18 | William B. Bate (D-TN) | Former Governor, Tennessee 12th Population (1880) | |
| 19 | Cushman Davis (R-MN)[5] | Former Governor, Minnesota 26th Population (1880) | |
| 20 | Samuel Pasco (D-FL)[6] | May 19, 1887 | Florida 7th Population (1880) |
| 21 | James McMillan (R-MI) | March 4, 1889 | Michigan 9th Population (1880) |
| 22 | Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO)[7] | Colorado 35th Population (1880) | |
| 23 | William E. Chandler (R-NH)[7] | June 18, 1889 | |
| 24 | Richard F. Pettigrew (SR-SD)[7] | November 2, 1889 | |
| 25 | George L. Shoup (R-ID)[7] | December 18, 1890 | |
| 26 | Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH) | March 4, 1891 | Former Rep. (4 years) |
| 27 | Henry C. Hansbrough (R-ND) | Former Rep. (2 years) | |
| 28 | James H. Kyle (R-SD) | ||
| 29 | Redfield Proctor (R-VT) | November 2, 1891 | |
| 30 | Donelson Caffery (D-LA)[7] | December 31, 1892 | |
| 31 | William Lindsay (D-KY)[7] | February 15, 1893 | |
| 32 | Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) | March 4, 1893 | |
| 33 | George C. Perkins (R-CA) | July 26, 1893 | |
| 34 | Julius C. Burrows (R-MI) | January 23, 1895 | |
| 35 | Clarence D. Clark (R-WY) | January 24, 1895 | Former Rep. |
| 36 | Jeter C. Pritchard (R-NC) | ||
| 37 | William J. Sewell (R-NJ) | March 4, 1895 | Previously a Senator (6 years) |
| 38 | Francis E. Warren (R-WY) | Previously a Senator (3 years) | |
| 39 | Horace Chilton (D-TX)[7] | Previously a Senator (2 years) | |
| 40 | Thomas Carter (R-MT) | Former Delegate, Former Rep. | |
| 41 | Stephen Elkins (R-WV) | Former Delegate, Former Cabinet Member | |
| 42 | John H. Gear (R-IA)[7] | Former Governor, Iowa 10th Population (1890) | |
| 43 | Knute Nelson (R-MN) | Former Governor, Minnesota 20th Population (1890) | |
| 44 | Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) | Former Governor, South Carolina 23rd Population (1890) | |
| 45 | George P. Wetmore (R-RI) | Former Governor, Rhode Island 36th Population (1890) | |
| 46 | Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA) | Georgia 12th Population (1890) | |
| 47 | Thomas S. Martin (D-VA) | Virginia 15th Population (1890) | |
| 48 | Marion Butler (Pop-NC)[7] | North Carolina 16th Population (1890) | |
| 49 | Lucien Baker (R-KS)[7] | Kansas 19th Population (1890) | |
| 50 | John M. Thurston (R-NE)[7] | Nebraska 26th Population (1890) | |
| 51 | George McBride (R-OR)[7] | Oregon 38th Population (1890) | |
| 52 | Richard Kenney (D-DE)[7] | January 19, 1897 | |
| 53 | John C. Spooner (R-WI) | March 4, 1897 | Previously a Senator (6 years) |
| 54 | Thomas C. Platt (R-NY) | Previously a Senator (2 months) | |
| 55 | William E. Mason (R-IL) | Former Rep. (4 years) | |
| 56 | William A. Harris (Pop-KS) | Former Rep. (2 years), Kansas 19th Population (1890) | |
| 57 | George L. Wellington (R-MD) | Former Rep. (2 years), Maryland 27th Population (1890) | |
| 58 | Joseph Rawlins (D-UT) | Former Delegate | |
| 59 | Joseph Foraker (R-OH) | Former Governor, Ohio 4th Population (1890) | |
| 60 | Samuel McEnery (D-LA) | Former Governor, Louisiana 25th Population (1890) | |
| 61 | Boies Penrose (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1890) | |
| 62 | Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN) | Indiana 8th Population (1890) | |
| 63 | William Deboe (R-KY) | Kentucky 11th Population (1890) | |
| 64 | Alexander Clay (D-GA) | Georgia 12th Population (1890) | |
| 65 | Edmund Pettus (D-AL) | Alabama 17th Population (1890) | |
| 66 | George Turner (SR-WA) | Washington 34th Population (1890) | |
| 67 | Henry Heitfeld (Pop-ID) | Idaho 43rd Population (1890) | |
| 68 | Mark Hanna (R-OH) | March 6, 1897 | |
| 69 | Stephen Mallory (D-FL) | May 15, 1897 | |
| 70 | John L. McLaurin (D-SC) | June 1, 1897 | |
| 71 | Thomas B. Turley (D-TN)[7] | July 20, 1897 | |
| 72 | Hernando Money (D-MS) | October 8, 1897 | |
| 73 | William V. Sullivan (D-MS)[7] | May 31, 1898 | |
| 74 | Joseph Simon (R-OR) | October 8, 1898 | |
| 75 | Jonathan Ross (R-VT)[8] | January 11, 1899 | |
| 76 | Louis McComas (R-MD) | March 4, 1899 | Former Rep. (8 years) |
| 77 | John Kean (R-NJ) | Former Rep. (4 years) | |
| 78 | Charles A. Culberson (D-TX) | Former Governor | |
| 79 | Chauncey Depew (R-NY) | New York 1st Population (1890) | |
| 80 | Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN) | Indiana 8th Population (1890) | |
| 81 | Joseph Quarles (R-WI) | Wisconsin 14th Population (1890) | |
| 82 | Nathan B. Scott (R-WV) | West Virginia 28th Population (1890) | |
| 83 | Addison Foster (R-WA) | Washington 34th Population (1890) | |
| 84 | Porter McCumber (R-ND) | North Dakota 41st Population (1890) | |
| 85 | William A. Clark (D-MT) | Montana 44th Population (1890) | |
| 86 | Monroe Hayward (R-NE)[9] | March 8, 1899 | |
| 87 | James Taliaferro (D-FL) | April 20, 1899 | |
| William V. Allen (Pop-NE) | December 13, 1899 | ||
| 88 | Thomas R. Bard (R-CA) | February 7, 1900 | |
| Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA) | August 22, 1900 | ||
| William P. Dillingham (R-VT) | October 18, 1900 | ||
| Charles A. Towne (D-MN)[7] | December 5, 1900 | ||
| 89 | Matthew Quay (R-PA) | January 16, 1901 | |
| Moses Clapp (R-MN) | January 23, 1901 | Minnesota 20th Population (1890) | |
| 90 | Thomas Kearns (R-UT) | Utah 40th Population (1890) |
See also
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Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
- ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
- ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
- ↑ Senator Davis died November 27, 1900.
- ↑ Senator Pasco resigned April 18, 1899.
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 Retired or defeated after 1900 Election Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Senator Hayward died December 5, 1899.
