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List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 30th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 30th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 30th Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). 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 John Quincy Adams W MA-08 March 4, 1831 09th term Dean of the House
Died on February 23, 1848.
2 James Iver McKay D NC-07 March 4, 1831 09th term Dean of the House after Adams died.
Left the House in 1849.
3 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 1837 06th term Left the House in 1849.
4 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837.
06th term*
5 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 1839 05th term
6 Jacob Thompson D MS-01 March 4, 1839 05th term
7 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-06 March 4, 1841 04th term
8 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1841 04th term Left the House in 1849.
9 Charles J. Ingersoll D PA-04 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1813–1815.
05th term* Left the House in 1849.
10 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 1841 04th term Left the House in 1849.
11 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841
Previous service, 1835–1837.
05th term* Left the House in 1849.
12 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842.
06th term* Speaker of the House
13 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 5, 1842
Previous service, 1838–1842.
07th term*
14 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
15 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
16 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-03 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
17 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 1843 03rd term Died on April 3, 1848.
18 James B. Bowlin D MO-01 March 4, 1843 03rd term
19 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
20 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 1843 03rd term
21 Howell Cobb D GA-06 March 4, 1843 03rd term
22 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
23 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1841.
06th term* Died on April 27, 1847.
24 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
25 Hugh A. Haralson D GA-04 March 4, 1843 03rd term
26 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
27 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
28 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 1843 03rd term
29 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 1843 03rd term
30 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 1843 03rd term
31 John H. Lumpkin D GA-05 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
32 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
33 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 1843 03rd term
34 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
35 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 1843 03rd term
36 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
37 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
38 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 1843 03rd term
39 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 1843 03rd term
40 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
41 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
42 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 1843 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
43 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1831–1835.
09th term** Left the House in 1849.
44 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1837.
10th term*
45 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 1843 03rd term
46 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 1843 03rd term
47 Alexander H. Stephens W GA-07 October 2, 1843 03rd term
48 Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 1843 03rd term
49 James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 1844 03rd term Left the House in 1849.
50 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 1844 03rd term
51 Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 1844 03rd term
52 George Ashmun W MA-06 March 4, 1845 02nd term
53 Henry Bedinger D VA-10 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
54 John Blanchard W PA-17 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
55 William G. Brown, Sr. D VA-15 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
56 Charles W. Cathcart D IN-09 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
57 John G. Chapman W MD-01 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
58 Lucien Bonaparte Chase D TN-09 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
59 William M. Cocke W TN-02 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
60 John H. Crozier W TN-03 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
61 John D. Cummins D OH-16 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
62 James Dixon W CT-01 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
63 Joseph E. Edsall D NJ-03 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
64 James J. Faran D OH-01 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
65 George Fries D OH-17 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
66 Meredith P. Gentry W TN-07 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843.
04th term*
67 Artemas Hale W MA-09 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
68 James G. Hampton W NJ-01 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
69 John H. Harmanson D LA-03 March 4, 1845 02nd term
70 Henry W. Hilliard W AL-02 March 4, 1845 02nd term
71 Elias B. Holmes W NY-28 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
72 John W. Houston W DE March 4, 1845 02nd term
73 Samuel D. Hubbard W CT-02 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
74 Timothy Jenkins D NY-20 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
75 James H. Johnson D NH-04 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
76 Thomas B. King W GA-01 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843.
04th term*
77 Lewis C. Levin W PA-01 March 4, 1845 02nd term
78 Thomas W. Ligon D MD-03 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
79 John Pendleton W VA-09 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
80 John S. Phelps D MO-05 March 4, 1845 02nd term
81 John A. Rockwell W CT-03 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
82 Joseph M. Root W OH-21 March 4, 1845 02nd term
83 William Sawyer D OH-05 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
84 Truman Smith W CT-04 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1843.
04th term* Left the House in 1849.
85 Alexander D. Sims D SC-04 March 4, 1845 02nd term Died on November 22, 1848.
86 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 1845 02nd term
87 John Strohm W PA-08 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
88 Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux W LA-02 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
89 James Thompson D PA-23 March 4, 1845 02nd term
90 Robert Toombs W GA-08 March 4, 1845 02nd term
91 Hugh White W NY-16 March 4, 1845 02nd term
92 William W. Wick D IN-05 March 4, 1845
Previous service, 1839–1841.
03rd term* Left the House in 1849.
93 Hezekiah Williams D ME-07 March 4, 1845 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
94 David Wilmot D PA-12 March 4, 1845 02nd term
95 Emile La Sére D LA-01 January 29, 1846 02nd term
96 James McDowell D VA-11 March 6, 1846 02nd term
97 David S. Kaufman D TX-01 March 30, 1846 02nd term
98 Timothy Pilsbury D TX-02 March 30, 1846 02nd term Left the House in 1849.
99 Franklin Welsh Bowdon D AL-07 December 7, 1846 02nd term
100 Shepherd Leffler D IA-02 December 29, 1846 02nd term
101 Green Adams W KY-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
102 Washington Barrow W TN-08 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
103 Richard L. T. Beale D VA-08 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
104 Hiram Belcher W ME-03 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
105 Kinsley S. Bingham D MI-03 March 4, 1847 01st term
106 Ausburn Birdsall D NY-22 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
107 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-04 March 4, 1847 01st term
108 John Botts W VA-06 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1843.
03rd term* Left the House in 1849.
109 Nathaniel Boyden W NC-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
110 Edward Bradley D MI-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Died on August 5, 1847.
111 Jasper E. Brady W PA-16 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
112 Albert G. Brown D MS-04 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1841.
02nd term*
113 Charles Brown D PA-03 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1841–1843.
02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
114 Aylette Buckner W KY-04 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
115 Chester Pierce Butler W PA-11 March 4, 1847 01st term
116 Edward C. Cabell W FL March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1845–1846.
02nd term*
117 Richard S. Canby W OH-04 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
118 Asa Clapp D ME-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
119 Franklin Clark D ME-04 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
120 Beverly L. Clarke D KY-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
121 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-01 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.
02nd term*
122 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 1847 01st term
123 William Collins D NY-18 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
124 Harmon S. Conger W NY-25 March 4, 1847 01st term
125 Robert B. Cranston W RI-01 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1837–1843.
04th term* Left the House in 1849.
126 John W. Crisfield W MD-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
127 John Crowell W OH-19 March 4, 1847 01st term
128 John Dickey W PA-20 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.
02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
129 Rodolphus Dickinson D OH-06 March 4, 1847 01st term
130 Richard S. Donnell W NC-08 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
131 William Duer W NY-23 March 4, 1847 01st term
132 Daniel Duncan W OH-10 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
133 Garnett Duncan W KY-07 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
134 George G. Dunn W IN-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
135 George N. Eckert W PA-14 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
136 Thomas O. Edwards W OH-09 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
137 Elisha Embree W IN-01 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
138 Alexander Evans W MD-05 March 4, 1847 01st term
139 Nathan Evans W OH-14 March 4, 1847 01st term
140 John W. Farrelly W PA-22 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
141 Winfield S. Featherston D MS-02 March 4, 1847 01st term
142 David Fisher W OH-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
143 Thomas Flournoy D VA-03 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
144 John Freedley W PA-05 March 4, 1847 01st term
145 Richard French D KY-09 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1843–1845.
03rd term** Left the House in 1849.
146 Andrew S. Fulton W VA-13 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
147 John P. Gaines W KY-10 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
148 John Gayle W AL-01 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
149 William L. Goggin W VA-05 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1843 and 1844–1845.
04th term** Left the House in 1849.
150 Daniel Gott W NY-24 March 4, 1847 01st term
151 James S. Green D MO-03 March 4, 1847 01st term
152 Dudley S. Gregory W NJ-05 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
153 Nathan K. Hall W NY-32 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
154 Willard Preble Hall D MO-04 March 4, 1847 01st term
155 David Hammons D ME-01 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
156 Moses Hampton W PA-21 March 4, 1847 01st term
157 Sampson W. Harris D AL-03 March 4, 1847 01st term
158 William Henry W VT-01 March 4, 1847 01st term
159 Hugh Lawson White Hill D TN-04 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
160 William T. Haskell W TN-11 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
161 John M. Holley W NY-27 March 4, 1847 01st term Died on March 8, 1848.
162 John W. Hornbeck W PA-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Died on January 16, 1848.
163 Samuel W. Inge D AL-04 March 4, 1847 01st term
164 Alexander Irvin W PA-24 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
165 Alfred Iverson, Sr. D GA-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
166 David S. Jackson D NY-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Resigned on April 19, 1848.
167 John Jameson D MO-02 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1839–1841 and 1843–1845.
03rd term** Left the House in 1849.
168 Daniel B. St. John W NY-09 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
169 Robert W. Johnson D AR March 4, 1847 01st term
170 John W. Jones W GA-03 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
171 Orlando Kellogg W NY-14 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
172 William Kennon, Jr. D OH-15 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
173 Samuel Lahm D OH-18 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
174 Sidney Lawrence D NY-15 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
175 William T. Lawrence W NY-26 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
176 Abraham Lincoln W IL-07 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
177 Frederick W. Lord D NY-01 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
178 Job Mann D PA-19 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1835–1837.
02nd term*
179 Dudley Marvin W NY-31 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1823–1829.
04th term* Left the House in 1849.
180 Robert M. McLane D MD-04 March 4, 1847 01st term
181 John K. Miller D OH-11 March 4, 1847 01st term
182 Charles S. Morehead W KY-08 March 4, 1847 01st term
183 Jonathan D. Morris D OH-07 March 4, 1847 01st term
184 Joseph Mullin W NY-19 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
185 Henry C. Murphy D NY-02 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.
02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
186 William Nelson W NY-07 March 4, 1847 01st term
187 Henry Nes W PA-15 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845.
02nd term*
188 William A. Newell W NJ-02 March 4, 1847 01st term
189 Henry Nicoll D NY-03 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
190 David Outlaw W NC-09 March 4, 1847 01st term
191 John G. Palfrey W MA-04 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
192 Charles H. Peaslee D NH-02 March 4, 1847 01st term
193 Lucius B. Peck D VT-04 March 4, 1847 01st term
194 George Petrie D NY-17 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
195 Samuel Peyton D KY-03 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
196 Harvey Putnam W NY-33 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1838–1839.
02nd term*
197 Gideon Reynolds W NY-12 March 4, 1847 01st term
198 Thomas Ritchey D OH-13 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
199 John L. Robinson D IN-03 March 4, 1847 01st term
200 William R. Rockhill D IN-10 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
201 James D. Roman W MD-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
202 Robert L. Rose W NY-29 March 4, 1847 01st term
203 David Rumsey W NY-30 March 4, 1847 01st term
204 Augustine Henry Shepperd W NC-04 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1827–1839 and 1841–1843.
08th term**
205 Eliakim Sherrill W NY-10 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
206 Peter H. Silvester W NY-11 March 4, 1847 01st term
207 John I. Slingerland W NY-13 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
208 Ephraim K. Smart D ME-05 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
209 George A. Starkweather D NY-21 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
210 William Strong D PA-09 March 4, 1847 01st term
211 Frederick A. Tallmadge W NY-05 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
212 John L. Taylor W OH-08 March 4, 1847 01st term
213 James Houston Thomas D TN-06 March 4, 1847 01st term
214 John B. Thompson W KY-05 March 4, 1847 01st term
215 Richard W. Thompson W IN-07 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1841–1843.
02nd term* Left the House in 1849.
216 Robert A. Thompson D VA-14 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
217 William Thompson D IA-01 March 4, 1847 01st term
218 Benjamin Babock Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
219 Patrick W. Tompkins W MS-03 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
220 Amos Tuck W NH-01 March 4, 1847 01st term
221 Thomas J. Turner D IL-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
222 Abraham W. Venable D NC-05 March 4, 1847 01st term
223 John Van Dyke W NJ-04 March 4, 1847 01st term
224 Cornelius Warren W NY-08 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
225 James S. Wiley D ME-06 March 4, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
226 James Wilson II W NH-03 March 4, 1847 01st term
Richard K. Meade D VA-02 August 5, 1847 01st term
William B. Preston W VA-12 November 25, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 1847 01st term
Charles E. Stuart D MI-02 December 6, 1847 01st term Left the House in 1849.
Samuel A. Bridges D PA-06 March 6, 1848 01st term Left the House in 1849.
Horace Mann W MA-08 April 3, 1848 01st term
Mason C. Darling D WI-02 June 8, 1848 01st term Left the House in 1849.
William Pitt Lynde D WI-01 June 8, 1848 01st term Left the House in 1849.
Daniel Wallace D SC-01 June 12, 1848 01st term
Esbon Blackmar W NY-27 December 4, 1848 01st term Left the House in 1849.
Horace Greeley W NY-06 December 4, 1848 01st term Left the House in 1849.
John McQueen D SC-04 February 12, 1849 01st term

Delegates

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Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
No.# of term(s) Notes
1 John Hubbard Tweedy W WI March 4, 1847 01st term
Henry Hastings Sibley D WI October 30, 1848 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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