List of United States senators in the 24th Congress
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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 24th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1837.
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]
Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1836 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of service
[edit]| Class | Terms of service of senators that expired in years |
|---|---|
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1837 (AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, SC, and VT.)[3] |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1839 (CT, DE, IN, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, and VT)[4] |
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1841 (AL, AR, DE, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, TN, and VA.)[5] |
U.S. Senate seniority list
[edit]| Rank | Senator (party-state) | Seniority date | Other factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Rufus de Vane King (J-AL) | December 14, 1819 | |
| 2 | Nehemiah Rice Knight (AJ-RI) | January 9, 1821 | |
| 3 | Thomas Hart Benton (D-MO) | August 10, 1821 | |
| 4 | William Hendricks (AJ-IN) | March 4, 1825 | Former representative |
| 5 | Elias Kent Kane (J-IL)[6] | ||
| 6 | Hugh Lawson White (AJ-TN) | October 28, 1825 | |
| 7 | Ashur Robbins (AJ-RI) | October 31, 1825 | |
| 8 | John Tyler (AJ-VA)[7] | March 4, 1827 | |
| 9 | Daniel Webster (AJ-MA) | June 8, 1827 | |
| 10 | John Middleton Clayton (AJ-DE)[8] | March 4, 1829 | |
| 11 | Felix Grundy (D-TN) | October 19, 1829 | |
| 12 | Bedford Brown (D-NC) | December 9, 1829 | |
| 13 | Arnold Naudain (AJ-DE)[9] | January 13, 1830 | |
| 14 | John McCracken Robinson (J-IL) | December 11, 1830 | |
| 15 | Gideon Tomlinson (AJ-CT) | March 4, 1831 | Former representative (8 years); Connecticut 14th in population (1820) |
| 16 | Gabriel Moore (J-AL) | Former representative (8 years); Alabama 19th in population (1820) | |
| 17 | Willie Person Mangum (AJ-NC)[10] | Former representative (3 years) | |
| 18 | Thomas Ewing (AJ-OH) | Ohio 5th in population (1820) | |
| 19 | Isaac Hill (D-NH)[11] | New Hampshire 15th in population (1820) | |
| 20 | Samuel Prentiss (AJ-VT) | Vermont 16th in population (1820) | |
| 21 | Henry Clay (AJ-KY) | November 10, 1831 | |
| 22 | John Tipton (D-IN) | January 3, 1832 | |
| 23 | John Black (J-MS) | November 12, 1832 | |
| 24 | John Caldwell Calhoun (N-SC) | December 29, 1832 | |
| 25 | Silas Wright, Jr. (D-NY) | January 4, 1833 | |
| 26 | Samuel Lewis Southard (AJ-NJ) | March 4, 1833 | Former senator |
| 27 | Joseph Kent (AJ-MD) | Former representative (10 years) | |
| 28 | Samuel McKean (J-PA) | Former representative (6 years) | |
| 29 | Benjamin Swift (AJ-VT) | Former representative (4 years) | |
| 30 | Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (J-NY) | New York 1st in population (1830) | |
| 31 | Thomas Morris (J-OH) | Ohio 4th in population (1830) | |
| 32 | Ether Shepley (J-ME)[12] | Maine 12th in population (1830) | |
| 33 | Nathan Smith (J-CT)[13] | Connecticut 16th in population (1830) | |
| 34 | Lewis Fields Linn (J-MO) | October 25, 1833 | |
| 35 | John Pendleton King (D-GA) | November 21, 1833 | |
| 36 | William Campbell Preston (N-SC) | November 26, 1833 | |
| 37 | Alexander Porter (AJ-LA)[14] | December 19, 1833 | |
| 38 | Benjamin Watkins Leigh (AJ-VA)[15] | February 26, 1834 | |
| 39 | James Buchanan (D-PA) | December 6, 1834 | |
| 40 | Alfred Cuthbert (W-MD) | January 12, 1835 | |
| 41 | Robert Henry Goldsborough (W-MD)[16] | January 13, 1835 | |
| 42 | John Ruggles (J-ME) | January 20, 1835 | |
| 43 | John Jordan Crittenden (AJ-KY) | March 4, 1835 | Former senator |
| 44 | Henry Hubbard (D-NH) | Former representative | |
| 45 | John Davis (AJ-MA) | Former governor | |
| 46 | Garret Dorset Wall (D-NJ) | New Jersey 14th in population (1830) | |
| 47 | Robert John Walker (D-MS) | Mississippi 22nd in population (1830) | |
| John Milton Niles (D-CT) | December 21, 1835 | ||
| William Lee Davidson Ewing (J-IL) | December 30, 1835 | ||
| 48 | Robert Carter Nicholas (J-LA) | January 13, 1836 | |
| William Cabell Rives (J-VA) | March 4, 1836 | ||
| John Page (J-NH) | June 8, 1836 | ||
| Richard Henry Bayard (AJ-DE) | June 17, 1836 | ||
| 49 | Ambrose Hundley Sevier (J-AR) | September 18, 1836 | Former delegate |
| 50 | William Savin Fulton (D-AR) | ||
| Robert Strange (J-NC) | December 5, 1836 | ||
| Judah Dana (J-ME) | December 7, 1836 | ||
| Richard Elliott Parker (J-VA) | December 12, 1836 | ||
| John Selby Spence (AJ-MD) | December 31, 1836 | ||
| Thomas Clayton (AJ-DE) | January 9, 1837 | ||
| Alexander Mouton (D-LA) | January 12, 1837 | ||
| 51 | Lucius Lyon (D-MI) | January 26, 1837 | Former delegate |
| 52 | John Norvell (D-MI) |
See also
[edit]- 24th United States Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 24th Congress by seniority
Notes
[edit]- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1820 Census Results
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1837.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1839.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1841.
- ^ Elias Kane resigned December 12, 1835
- ^ John Tyler resigned February 29, 1836
- ^ John Clayton resigned December 29, 1836
- ^ Arnold Naudain resigned June 16, 1836
- ^ Willie Mangum resigned November 26, 1836
- ^ Isaac Hill resigned May 30, 1836
- ^ Ether Shepley resigned March 3, 1836
- ^ Nathan Smith resigned December 6, 1835
- ^ Alexander Porter resigned January 5, 1837
- ^ Benjamin Leigh resigned July 4, 1836
- ^ Robert Goldsborough resigned October 5, 1836