List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 25th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 25th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 25th Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). 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[edit]

U.S. House seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Lewis Williams W NC-13 March 4, 1815 12th term Dean of the House
2 Charles F. Mercer W VA-14 March 4, 1817 11th term
3 Henry William Connor D NC-11 March 4, 1821 09th term
4 John Reed, Jr. W MA-11 March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817. 		11th term*
5 Churchill C. Cambreleng D NY-03 December 3, 1821 09th term Left the House in 1839.
6 Elisha Whittlesey W OH-16 March 4, 1823 08th term Resigned on July 9, 1838.
7 James K. Polk D TN-09 March 4, 1825 07th term Speaker of the House
Left the House in 1839.
8 John Bell W TN-07 March 4, 1827 06th term
9 Augustine Henry Shepperd W NC-09 March 4, 1827 06th term Left the House in 1839.
10 Ratliff Boon D IN-01 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827. 		06th term* Left the House in 1839.
11 Horace Everett W VT-03 March 4, 1829 05th term
12 George Grennell, Jr. W MA-06 March 4, 1829 05th term Left the House in 1839.
13 Dixon H. Lewis D AL-04 March 4, 1829 05th term
14 Henry A. P. Muhlenberg D PA-09 March 4, 1829 05th term Resigned on February 9, 1838.
15 Abraham Rencher W NC-10 March 4, 1829 05th term Left the House in 1839.
16 James Israel Standifer W TN-04 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825.		 06th term* Died on August 20, 1837.
17 George Evans W ME-04 July 20, 1829 05th term
18 John M. Patton D VA-13 November 25, 1830 05th term Resigned on April 7, 1838.
19 John Quincy Adams W MA-12 March 4, 1831 04th term
20 Heman Allen W VT-04 March 4, 1831 04th term Left the House in 1839.
21 George N. Briggs W MA-07 March 4, 1831 04th term
22 Thomas Corwin W OH-04 March 4, 1831 04th term
23 John K. Griffin D SC-09 March 4, 1831 04th term
24 James Iver McKay D NC-05 March 4, 1831 04th term
25 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan W PA-21 March 4, 1831 04th term Left the House in 1839.
26 John J. Milligan W DE March 4, 1831 04th term Left the House in 1839.
27 David Potts, Jr. W PA-04 March 4, 1831 04th term Left the House in 1839.
28 Francis Thomas D MD-06 March 4, 1831 04th term
29 William Slade W VT-02 November 1, 1831 04th term
30 Micajah Thomas Hawkins D NC-06 December 15, 1831 04th term
31 Hiland Hall W VT-01 January 1, 1833 04th term
32 Jesse Atherton Bynum D NC-02 March 4, 1833 03rd term
33 Zadok Casey D IL-02 March 4, 1833 03rd term
34 John Chaney D OH-09 March 4, 1833 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
35 Edward Darlington W PA-04 March 4, 1833 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
36 Edmund Deberry W NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		04th term*
37 James Graham W NC-12 March 4, 1833 03rd term
38 Thomas L. Hamer D OH-05 March 4, 1833 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
39 Isaac McKim D MD-04 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825. 		05th term* Died on April 1, 1838.
40 Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith D ME-02 March 4, 1833 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
41 William Taylor D NY-23 March 4, 1833 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
42 David Douglas Wagener D PA-07 March 4, 1833 03rd term
43 Taylor Webster D OH-02 March 4, 1833 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
44 Henry A. Wise W VA-08 March 4, 1833 03rd term
45 Levi Lincoln, Jr. W MA-05 February 17, 1834 03rd term
46 James Bouldin D VA-05 March 15, 1834 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
47 Rice Garland W LA-03 April 28, 1834 03rd term
48 Henry Johnson W LA-01 September 25, 1834 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
49 Daniel Kilgore D OH-19 December 1, 1834 03rd term Resigned on July 4, 1838.
50 William L. May D IL-03 December 1, 1834 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
51 Stephen C. Phillips W MA-02 December 1, 1834 03rd term Resigned on September 28, 1838.
52 Francis Wilkinson Pickens D SC-05 December 8, 1834 03rd term
53 John Robertson W VA-11 December 8, 1834 03rd term Left the House in 1839.
54 William K. Bond W OH-07 March 4, 1835 02nd term
55 Nathaniel B. Borden D MA-10 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
56 Andrew Buchanan D PA-20 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
57 John Calhoon W KY-06 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1839.
58 William B. Calhoun W MA-08 March 4, 1835 02nd term
59 William Blount Carter W TN-01 March 4, 1835 02nd term
60 John Chambers W KY-12 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1828–1829. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1839.
61 Reuben Chapman D AL-01 March 4, 1835 02nd term
62 Timothy Childs W NY-28 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1839.
63 Robert Craig D VA-17 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833. 		04th term*
64 Walter Coles D VA-06 March 4, 1835 02nd term
65 Caleb Cushing W MA-03 March 4, 1835 02nd term
66 Samuel Cushman D NH March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
67 George Dromgoole D VA-04 March 4, 1835 02nd term
68 John Fairfield D ME-01 March 4, 1835 02nd term Resigned on December 24, 1838.
69 Jacob Fry, Jr. D PA-05 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
70 James Garland C VA-12 March 4, 1835 02nd term
71 Seaton Grantland D GA March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
72 William J. Graves W KY-08 March 4, 1835 02nd term
73 Elisha Haley D CT-03 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
74 James Harlan W KY-05 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
75 Albert Galliton Harrison D MO March 4, 1835 02nd term
76 Charles Eaton Haynes D GA March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1825–1831. 		05th term* Left the House in 1839.
77 George W. Hopkins D VA-18 March 4, 1835 02nd term
78 Benjamin Chew Howard D MD-04 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833. 		04th term* Left the House in 1839.
79 Edward Burd Hubley D PA-08 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
80 Samuel Ingham D CT-02 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
81 Daniel Jenifer W MD-07 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		03rd term*
82 Joseph Johnson D VA-20 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833. 		05th term**
83 John W. Jones D VA-03 March 4, 1835 02nd term
84 John Klingensmith, Jr. D PA-19 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
85 Joab Lawler W AL-03 March 4, 1835 02nd term Died on May 8, 1838.
86 Henry Logan D PA-11 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
87 Francis Strother Lyon W AL-05 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
88 Joshua L. Martin D AL-02 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
89 Samson Mason W OH-10 March 4, 1835 02nd term
90 Abram Poindexter Maury W TN-08 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
91 William Montgomery D NC-08 March 4, 1835 02nd term
92 Ely Moore D NY-03 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
93 Mathias Morris W PA-06 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
94 William S. Morgan D VA-21 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
95 George Welshman Owens D GA March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
96 James Pearce W MD-02 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
97 Lancelot Phelps D CT-05 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
98 Eleazer Wheelock Ripley D LA-02 March 4, 1835 02nd term Died on March 2, 1839.
99 David Abel Russell W NY-12 March 4, 1835 02nd term
100 Ebenezer J. Shields W TN-10 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
101 John Taliaferro W VA-10 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831. 		08th term***
102 Isaac Toucey D CT-01 March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
103 Joseph R. Underwood W KY-03 March 4, 1835 02nd term
104 Joseph Weeks D NH March 4, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
105 John White W KY-09 March 4, 1835 02nd term
106 Sherrod Williams W KY-04 March 4, 1835 02nd term
107 Waddy Thompson, Jr. W SC-06 September 10, 1835 02nd term
108 Jesse Franklin Cleveland D GA October 5, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
109 Thomas Glascock D GA October 5, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
110 Hopkins Holsey D GA October 5, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
111 Jabez Young Jackson D GA October 5, 1835 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
112 Thomas T. Whittlesey D CT-04 April 29, 1836 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
113 William Crosby Dawson W GA November 7, 1836 02nd term
114 Orrin Holt D CT-06 December 4, 1836 02nd term
115 Franklin H. Elmore D SC-04 December 10, 1836 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
116 Archibald Yell D AR December 14, 1836 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
117 John Peter Richardson II D SC-08 December 19, 1836 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
118 William Herod W IN-06 January 25, 1837 02nd term Left the House in 1839.
119 Isaac E. Crary D MI January 26, 1837 02nd term
120 James Alexander, Jr. W OH-11 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
121 John W. Allen W OH-15 March 4, 1837 01st term
122 Hugh J. Anderson D ME-06 March 4, 1837 01st term
123 John T. Andrews D NY-27 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
124 Charles G. Atherton D NH March 4, 1837 01st term
125 John Bancker Aycrigg W NJ March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
126 William Beatty D PA-23 March 4, 1837 01st term
127 Andrew Beirne D VA-19 March 4, 1837 01st term
128 Bennet Bicknell D NY-23 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
129 Richard Biddle W PA-22 March 4, 1837 01st term
130 Samuel Birdsall D NY-25 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
131 John C. Brodhead D NY-07 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1839.
132 Isaac H. Bronson D NY-18 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
133 Andrew DeWitt Bruyn D NY-22 March 4, 1837 01st term Died on July 27, 1838.
134 John Campbell W SC-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		02nd term*
135 William B. Campbell W TN-06 March 4, 1837 01st term
136 Timothy J. Carter D ME-05 March 4, 1837 01st term Died on March 14, 1838.
137 Richard Cheatham W TN-11 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
138 Jonathan Cilley D ME-03 March 4, 1837 01st term Died on February 24, 1838.
139 John C. Clark D NY-21 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		02nd term*
140 William K. Clowney D SC-07 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1839.
141 Robert B. Cranston W RI March 4, 1837 01st term
142 John Wesley Crockett W TN-12 March 4, 1837 01st term
143 Edward Curtis W NY-03 March 4, 1837 01st term
144 Thomas Davee D ME-08 March 4, 1837 01st term
145 Edward Davies W PA-04 March 4, 1837 01st term
146 John I. De Graff D NY-11 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1839.
147 John Dennis W MD-01 March 4, 1837 01st term
148 Alexander Duncan D OH-01 March 4, 1837 01st term
149 George Hedford Dunn W IN-04 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
150 John Edwards D NY-15 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
151 John Ewing W IN-02 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
152 James Farrington D NH March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
153 Millard Fillmore W NY-32 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term*
154 Isaac Fletcher D VT-05 March 4, 1837 01st term
155 Richard Fletcher W MA-01 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
156 Henry A. Foster D NY-17 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
157 Albert Gallup D NY-10 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
158 Patrick Gaines Goode W OH-03 March 4, 1837 01st term
159 William Graham W IN-03 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
160 Abraham P. Grant D NY-17 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
161 Hiram Gray D NY-22 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
162 William Halstead W NJ March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
163 Robert Hanna Hammond D PA-16 March 4, 1837 01st term
164 Alexander Harper W OH-12 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
165 Francis Jacob Harper D PA-03 March 4, 1837 01st term Died on March 18, 1837.
166 William S. Hastings W MA-09 March 4, 1837 01st term
167 Richard Hawes W KY-10 March 4, 1837 01st term
168 Thomas Henry W PA-24 March 4, 1837 01st term
169 Ogden Hoffman W NY-03 March 4, 1837 01st term
170 Robert M. T. Hunter W VA-09 March 4, 1837 01st term
171 William H. Hunter D OH-14 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
172 Thomas B. Jackson D NY-01 March 4, 1837 01st term
173 William Cost Johnson W MD-05 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term*
174 Nathaniel Jones D NY-06 March 4, 1837 01st term
175 Gouverneur Kemble D NY-04 March 4, 1837 01st term
176 Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter D OH-13 March 4, 1837 01st term
177 Hugh S. Legaré D SC-01 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
178 Andrew W. Loomis W OH-17 March 4, 1837 01st term Resigned on October 20, 1837.
179 Arphaxed Loomis D NY-16 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
180 Francis Mallory W VA-01 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
181 Richard P. Marvin W NY-31 March 4, 1837 01st term
182 James Murray Mason D VA-15 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
183 John Patterson Bryan Maxwell W NJ March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
184 Abraham McClellan D TN-02 March 4, 1837 01st term
185 Robert McClellan D NY-08 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
186 Charles McClure D PA-13 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
187 Richard Menefee W KY-11 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
188 John Miller D MO March 4, 1837 01st term
189 Charles F. Mitchell W NY-33 March 4, 1837 01st term
190 Calvary Morris W OH-06 March 4, 1837 01st term
191 John L. Murray D KY-01 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
192 William H. Noble D NY-24 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
193 Joseph C. Noyes W ME-07 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
194 Charles Ogle W PA-18 March 4, 1837 01st term
195 Amasa J. Parker D NY-20 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
196 John Palmer D NY-13 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1817–1819. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1839.
197 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 1837 01st term
198 William Patterson W NY-29 March 4, 1837 01st term Died on August 14, 1838.
199 Lemuel Paynter D PA-01 March 4, 1837 01st term
200 Luther C. Peck W NY-30 March 4, 1837 01st term
201 Isaac S. Pennybacker D VA-16 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
202 David Petrikin D PA-15 March 4, 1837 01st term
203 Arnold Plumer D PA-25 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
204 John Pope W KY-07 March 4, 1837 01st term
205 William Wilson Potter W PA-14 March 4, 1837 01st term
206 Zadock Pratt D NY-08 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
207 John Holmes Prentiss D NY-19 March 4, 1837 01st term
208 Joseph Fitz Randolph W NJ March 4, 1837 01st term
209 James Rariden W IN-05 March 4, 1837 01st term
210 Luther Reily W PA-10 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
211 Robert Rhett D SC-02 March 4, 1837 01st term
212 Joseph Ridgway W OH-08 March 4, 1837 01st term
213 Francis E. Rives D VA-02 March 4, 1837 01st term
214 Edward Rumsey W KY-02 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
215 Samuel Tredwell Sawyer W NC-01 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
216 John Sergeant W PA-02 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1815–1823 and 1828–1829. 		06th term**
217 Daniel Sheffer D PA-12 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
218 Charles Biddle Shepard W NC-04 March 4, 1837 01st term
219 Matthias Shepler D OH-18 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
220 Mark H. Sibley W NY-26 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
221 Adam W. Snyder D IL-01 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
222 James B. Spencer D NY-14 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
223 William Wright Southgate W KY-13 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
224 Edward Stanly W NC-03 March 4, 1837 01st term
225 Archibald Stuart D VA-07 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
226 Charles C. Stratton W NJ March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
227 Joseph L. Tillinghast W RI March 4, 1837 01st term
228 Obadiah Titus D NY-05 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
229 George Washington Toland W PA-02 March 4, 1837 01st term
230 George W. Towns D GA March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1836. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1839.
231 Hopkins L. Turney D TN-05 March 4, 1837 01st term
232 Abraham Vanderveer D NY-02 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
233 Henry Vail D NY-09 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
234 Albert Smith White W IN-07 March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
235 Christopher Harris Williams W TN-13 March 4, 1837 01st term
236 Jared W. Williams D NH March 4, 1837 01st term
237 Joseph Lanier Williams W TN-03 March 4, 1837 01st term
238 John Tolley Hood Worthington D MD-03 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1831–1833. 		02nd term*
239 Thomas Jones Yorke W NJ March 4, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Charles Naylor W PA-03 June 29, 1837 01st term
John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne D MS July 18, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		02nd term* Resigned on February 5, 1838.
Samuel J. Gholson D MS July 18, 1837
Previous service, 1836–1837. 		02nd term* Resigned on February 5, 1838.
Samuel Wells Morris D PA-17 September 4, 1837 01st term
William Stone W TN-04 September 14, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Charles D. Coffin W OH-17 December 20, 1837 01st term Left the House in 1839.
George May Keim D PA-09 March 17, 1838 01st term
John P. Kennedy W MD-04 April 25, 1838 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Linn Banks D VA-13 April 28, 1838 01st term
Edward Robinson W ME-03 April 28, 1838 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Virgil D. Parris D ME-05 May 29, 1838 01st term
Seargent Smith Prentiss W MS May 29, 1838 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Thomas J. Word W MS May 29, 1838 01st term Left the House in 1839.
George Whitfield Crabb W AL-03 September 3, 1838 01st term
Harvey Putnam W NY-29 November 7, 1838 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Cyrus Beers D NY-22 December 3, 1838 01st term Left the House in 1839.
Joshua R. Giddings W OH-16 December 3, 1838 01st term
Henry Swearingen D OH-19 December 3, 1838 01st term
Leverett Saltonstall I W MA-02 December 5, 1838 01st term

Delegates[edit]

Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 George Wallace Jones D WI January 26, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		03rd term*
2 Charles Downing D FL March 4, 1837 01st term
William W. Chapman D IA September 10, 1838 01st term
James Duane Doty D WI January 14, 1839 01st term

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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