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List of United States senators in the 61st Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 61st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1909, to March 3, 1911.

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]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1910 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1911 (CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.)[4]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1913 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.)[5]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1915 (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.)[6]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 Eugene Hale (R-ME)[7] March 4, 1881 Former representative
2 William P. Frye (R-ME) March 18, 1881 Former representative
3 Nelson Aldrich (R-RI)[7] October 5, 1881 Former representative
4 Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) March 4, 1883 Former governor, Former representative
5 John W. Daniel (D-VA)[8] March 4, 1887 Former representative
6 Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH) March 4, 1891 Former representative
7 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) March 4, 1893 Former representative
8 George C. Perkins (R-CA) July 26, 1893 Former governor
9 Julius C. Burrows (R-MI)[7] January 23, 1895 Former representative (3 times)
10 Clarence D. Clark (R-WY) January 24, 1895
11 Francis E. Warren (R-WY) March 4, 1895 Previously a senator
12 Stephen Elkins (R-WV)[9] Former delegate, former cabinet member
13 Knute Nelson (R-MN) Former governor, Minnesota 20th in population (1890)
14 Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) Former governor, South Carolina 23rd in population (1890)
15 Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA) Georgia 12th in population (1890)
16 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA) Virginia 15th in population (1890)
17 Samuel McEnery (D-LA)[10] March 4, 1897 Former governor
18 Boies Penrose (R-PA) Pennsylvania 2nd in population (1890)
19 Alexander Clay (D-GA)[11] Georgia 12th in population (1890)
20 Hernando Money (D-MS)[7] October 8, 1897 Former representative
21 John Kean (R-NJ)[7] March 4, 1899 Former representative
22 Charles A. Culberson (D-TX) Former governor
23 Chauncey Depew (R-NY)[7] New York 1st in population (1890)
24 Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN)[7] Indiana 8th in population (1890)
25 Nathan B. Scott (R-WV)[7] West Virginia 28th in population (1890)
26 Porter McCumber (R-ND) North Dakota 41st in population (1890)
27 James Taliaferro (D-FL)[7] April 20, 1899
28 Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA)[12] August 22, 1900 Former representative
29 William P. Dillingham (R-VT) October 18, 1900 Former governor
30 Moses Clapp (R-MN) January 23, 1901
31 Anselm J. McLaurin (R-MS)[13] March 4, 1901 Previously a senator
32 Joseph W. Bailey (D-TX) Former representative (10 years)
33 Robert J. Gamble (R-SD) Former representative (4 years)
34 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC) Former representative (2 years)
35 Murphy J. Foster (D-LA) Former governor
36 Henry E. Burnham (R-NH)
37 Francis Newlands (D-NV) March 4, 1903 Former representative
38 William J. Stone (D-MO) Former governor, Missouri 5th in population (1900)
39 James P. Clarke (D-AR) Former governor, Arkansas 25th in population (1900)
40 Lee S. Overman (D-NC) North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
41 Reed Smoot (R-UT) Utah 41st in population (1900)
42 Weldon B. Heyburn (R-ID) Idaho 44th in population (1900)
43 Charles Dick (R-OH)[7] March 23, 1904 Former representative
44 Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA) October 12, 1904 Former governor
45 Thomas Carter (R-MT)[7] March 4, 1905
46 Isidor Rayner (D-MD) Former representative (6 years), Maryland 26th in population (1900)
47 Elmer Burkett (R-NE)[7] Former representative (6 years), Nebraska 27th in population (1900)
49 George Sutherland (R-UT) Former representative (2 years)
50 Morgan Bulkeley (R-CT)[7] Former governor
51 Frank P. Flint (R-CA)[7] California 21st in population (1900)
52 Samuel H. Piles (R-WA)[7] Washington 34th in population (1900)
53 George S. Nixon (R-NV) Nevada 46th in population (1900)
54 William Warner (R-MO)[7] March 18, 1905
55 James B. Frazier (D-TN)[7] March 21, 1905
56 Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT) May 10, 1905 Former representative
57 Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI) January 4, 1906 Former governor, Former representative
58 Henry du Pont (R-DE) June 13, 1906
59 Charles Curtis (R-KS) January 29, 1907 Former representative
60 William A. Smith (R-MI) February 9, 1907
61 Robert Love Taylor (D-TN) March 4, 1907 Former representative (12 years)
62 Thomas H. Paynter (D-KY) Former representative (6 years)
63 Joseph M. Dixon (R-MT) Former representative (4 years)
64 Jeff Davis (D-AR) Former governor
65 Frank O. Briggs (R-NJ) New Jersey 16th in population (1900)
66 Norris Brown (R-NE) Nebraska 27th in population (1900)
67 Simon Guggenheim (R-CO) Colorado 32nd in population (1900)
68 Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (R-OR) Oregon 36th in population (1900)
69 Harry A. Richardson (R-DE) Delaware 43rd in population (1900)
70 William Borah (R-ID) Idaho 44th in population (1900)
71 Isaac Stephenson (R-WI) May 17, 1907 Former representative
72 John H. Bankhead (D-AL) June 18, 1907 Former representative
73 Joseph F. Johnston (D-AL) August 6, 1907 Former governor
74 Thomas Gore (D-OK) December 11, 1907
75 Robert Owen (D-OK)
76 George P. Wetmore (R-RI) January 22, 1908 Former governor, Previously a senator
77 John Walter Smith (D-MD) March 25, 1908 Former representative, Former governor
78 Carroll S. Page (R-VT) October 21, 1908 Former governor
79 Albert B. Cummins (R-IA) November 24, 1908 Former governor
80 Theodore E. Burton (R-OH) March 4, 1909 Former representative (16 years)
81 Wesley Jones (R-WA) Former representative (10 years)
82 Martin N. Johnson (R-ND)[14] Former representative (8 years)
83 Benjamin Shively (D-IN) Former representative (7 years)
84 Elihu Root (R-NY) Former cabinet member
85 William O. Bradley (R-KY) Former governor, Kentucky 12th in population (1900)
86 Coe Crawford (R-SD) Former governor, South Dakota 38th in population (1900)
87 Joseph Bristow (R-KS) Kansas 22nd in population (1900)
88 Ellison D. Smith (D-SC) South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
89 Charles J. Hughes (D-CO) Colorado 32nd in population (1900)
90 Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL) Florida 33rd in population (1900)
91 George Chamberlain (D-OR) Oregon 36th in population (1900)
George T. Oliver (R-PA) March 17, 1909
92 William Lorimer (D-IL) June 18, 1909 Former representative (twice)
Fountain L. Thompson (D-ND)[15] November 10, 1909
James Gordon (D-MS)[16] December 27, 1909
William Purcell (D-ND)[17] February 1, 1910
LeRoy Percy (D-MS) February 24, 1910
Claude A. Swanson (D-VA) August 1, 1910 Former governor, Former representative
Lafayette Young (D-IA) November 12, 1910
Joseph M. Terrell (D-GA) November 17, 1910 Former governor
John Thornton (D-LA) December 7, 1910
Davis Elkins (D-WV) January 9, 1911[18]
Asle Gronna (R-ND) February 2, 1911 Former representative
Clarence W. Watson (D-WV)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  3. ^ 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  4. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1911.
  5. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1913.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1915.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Retired or defeated after 1910 Election
  8. ^ Senator Daniel died June 29, 1910.
  9. ^ Senator Elkins died January 4, 1911.
  10. ^ Senator McEnery died June 28, 1910.
  11. ^ Senator Clay died November 13, 1910.
  12. ^ Senator Dolliver died October 15, 1910.
  13. ^ Senator McLaurin died December 22, 1909.
  14. ^ Senator Johnson died October 21, 1909.
  15. ^ Senator Thompson resigned January 31, 1910.
  16. ^ Senator Gordon resigned February 23, 1910.
  17. ^ Senator Purcell resigned February 1, 1911.
  18. ^ Senator Elkins resigned January 31, 1911.
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