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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 33rd United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 33rd Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). 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 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		09th term* Left the House in 1855.
2 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 5, 1842
Previous service, 1838–1842.		 10th term*
3 George W. Jones D TN-06 March 4, 1843 06th term
4 Alexander H. Stephens W GA-08 October 2, 1843 06th term
5 Thomas H. Bayly D VA-01 May 6, 1844 06th term
6 John S. Phelps D MO-06 March 4, 1845 05th term
7 Frederick P. Stanton D TN-10 March 4, 1845 05th term Left the House in 1855.
8 Thomas S. Bocock D VA-05 March 4, 1847 04th term
9 Thomas L. Clingman D NC-08 March 4, 1847
Previous service, 1843–1845. 		05th term*
10 Williamson R. W. Cobb D AL-06 March 4, 1847 04th term
11 Sampson W. Harris D AL-03 March 4, 1847 04th term
12 John L. Taylor W OH-10 March 4, 1847 04th term Left the House in 1855.
13 William A. Richardson D IL-05 December 6, 1847 04th term
14 John McQueen D SC-01 February 12, 1849 04th term
15 William S. Ashe D NC-03 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
16 Henry Bennett W NY-21 March 4, 1849 03rd term
17 William H. Bissell D IL-08 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
18 Lewis D. Campbell W OH-03 March 4, 1849 03rd term
19 Joseph R. Chandler W PA-02 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
20 David T. Disney D OH-01 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
21 Cyrus L. Dunham D IN-03 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
22 Henry A. Edmundson D VA-12 March 4, 1849 03rd term
23 Thomas J. D. Fuller D ME-06 March 4, 1849 03rd term
24 William T. Hamilton D MD-05 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
25 Harry Hibbard D NH-03 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
26 John Millson D VA-02 March 4, 1849 03rd term
27 Fayette McMullen D VA-13 March 4, 1849 03rd term
28 Edson B. Olds D OH-12 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
29 James L. Orr D SC-05 March 4, 1849 03rd term
30 Paulus Powell D VA-06 March 4, 1849 03rd term
31 John Robbins D PA-03 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
32 Richard H. Stanton D KY-10 March 4, 1849 03rd term Left the House in 1855.
33 James Meacham W VT-01 December 3, 1849 03rd term
34 James Abercrombie W AL-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
35 William Aiken, Jr. D SC-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term
36 Willis Allen D IL-09 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
37 William Appleton W MA-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
38 David J. Bailey D GA-03 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
39 John C. Breckinridge D KY-08 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
40 John Caskie D VA-03 March 4, 1851 02nd term
41 Elijah W. Chastain D GA-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
42 William M. Churchwell D TN-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
43 William Cullom W TN-04 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
44 Carlton B. Curtis D PA-24 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
45 John G. Davis D IN-07 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
46 Gilbert Dean D NY-12 March 4, 1851 02nd term Resigned on July 3, 1854.
47 John L. Dawson D PA-20 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
48 Ben C. Eastman D WI-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
49 Alfred Peck Edgerton D OH-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
50 Presley Ewing W KY-03 March 4, 1851 02nd term Died on September 27, 1854.
51 Charles J. Faulkner D VA-08 March 4, 1851 02nd term
52 Thomas B. Florence D PA-01 March 4, 1851 02nd term
53 James Gamble D PA-15 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
54 John Z. Goodrich W MA-11 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
55 Frederick W. Green D OH-09 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
56 Benjamin E. Grey W KY-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
57 Galusha A. Grow D PA-14 March 4, 1851 02nd term
58 Solomon G. Haven W NY-32 March 4, 1851 02nd term
59 Thomas A. Hendricks D IN-06 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
60 Bernhart Henn D IA-01 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
61 Junius Hillyer D GA-06 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
62 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1841–1849. 		06th term*
63 Thomas M. Howe W PA-22 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
64 Colin M. Ingersoll D CT-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
65 Daniel T. Jones D NY-24 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
66 William H. Kurtz D PA-16 March 4, 1851 02nd term
67 John Letcher D VA-09 March 4, 1851 02nd term
68 Moses Macdonald D ME-01 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
69 Daniel Mace D IN-08 March 4, 1851 02nd term
70 John McNair D PA-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
71 John G. Miller W MO-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term
72 William Murray D NY-10 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
73 Samuel W. Parker W IN-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
74 George R. Riddle D DE March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
75 Zeno Scudder W MA-01 March 4, 1851 02nd term Resigned on March 4, 1854.
76 Origen S. Seymour D CT-04 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
77 Charles Skelton D NJ-02 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
78 William R. Smith D AL-04 March 4, 1851 02nd term
79 Nathan T. Stratton D NJ-01 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
80 Benjamin B. Thurston D RI-02 March 4, 1851
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		03rd term*
81 Israel Washburn, Jr. W ME-05 March 4, 1851 02nd term
82 Richard Yates W IL-06 March 4, 1851 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
83 William Preston W KY-07 December 6, 1852 02nd term Left the House in 1855.
84 James C. Allen D IL-07 March 4, 1853 01st term
85 Edward Ball W OH-16 March 4, 1853 01st term
86 Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-07 March 4, 1853 01st term
87 William Barksdale D MS March 4, 1853 01st term
88 William T. S. Barry D MS-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
89 Nathan Belcher D CT-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
90 Peter H. Bell D TX-02 March 4, 1853 01st term
91 Samuel P. Benson W ME-04 March 4, 1853 01st term
92 Thomas H. Benton D MO-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
93 George Bliss D OH-18 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
94 Azariah Boody W NY-29 March 4, 1853 01st term Resigned on October 13, 1853.
95 William W. Boyce D SC-06 March 4, 1853 01st term
96 Samuel A. Bridges D PA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1848–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
97 Preston Brooks D SC-04 March 4, 1853 01st term
98 Robert M. Bugg W TN-07 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
99 Brookins Campbell D TN-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Died on December 25, 1853.
100 Samuel Caruthers W MO-07 March 4, 1853 01st term
101 Ebenezer M. Chamberlain D IN-10 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
102 George W. Chase W NY-19 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
103 James Chrisman D KY-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
104 Samuel Clark D MI-03 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1833–1835. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
105 Alfred H. Colquitt D GA-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
106 John P. Cook W IA-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
107 Leander Cox W KY-09 March 4, 1853 01st term
108 Moses B. Corwin W OH-08 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
109 Francis B. Craige D NC-07 March 4, 1853 01st term
110 Samuel L. Crocker W MA-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
111 Thomas W. Cumming D NY-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
112 Francis B. Cutting D NY-08 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
113 Thomas Davis D RI-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
114 William B. W. Dent D GA-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
115 Alexander De Witt W MA-09 March 4, 1853 01st term
116 Edward Dickinson W MA-10 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
117 John Dick W PA-25 March 4, 1853 01st term
118 James F. Dowdell D AL-07 March 4, 1853 01st term
119 William Dunbar D LA-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
120 Augustus Drum D PA-19 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
121 Norman Eddy D IN-09 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
122 J. Wiley Edmands W MA-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
123 John M. Elliott D KY-06 March 4, 1853 01st term
124 Andrew Ellison D OH-06 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
125 William H. English D IN-02 March 4, 1853 01st term
126 Emerson Etheridge W TN-09 March 4, 1853 01st term
127 William Everhart W PA-06 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
128 E. Wilder Farley W ME-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
129 Reuben Fenton D NY-33 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
130 Thomas T. Flagler W NY-31 March 4, 1853 01st term
131 John R. Franklin W MD-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
132 William Goode D VA-04 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term*
133 Alfred B. Greenwood D AR-01 March 4, 1853 01st term
134 Aaron Harlan W OH-07 March 4, 1853 01st term
135 Andrew J. Harlan D IN-11 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
136 John S. Harrison W OH-02 March 4, 1853 01st term
137 George Hastings D NY-28 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
138 Wiley P. Harris D MS-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
139 Isaac E. Hiester W PA-09 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
140 Clement S. Hill W KY-05 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
141 Charles Hughes D NY-15 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
142 Theodore G. Hunt W LA-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
143 Harvey H. Johnson D OH-14 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
144 Roland Jones D LA-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
145 Laurence M. Keitt D SC-03 March 4, 1853 01st term
146 John Kerr, Jr. W NC-05 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
147 Zedekiah Kidwell D VA-10 March 4, 1853 01st term
148 George W. Kittredge D NH-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
149 James Knox W IL-04 March 4, 1853 01st term
150 Alfred W. Lamb D MO-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
151 James H. Lane D IN-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
152 Milton Latham D CA March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
153 Samuel Lilly D NJ-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
154 James J. Lindley W MO-03 March 4, 1853 01st term
155 William D. Lindsley D OH-13 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
156 Caleb Lyon W NY-23 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
157 John B. Macy D WI-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
158 Augustus Maxwell D FL March 4, 1853 01st term
159 Samuel Mayall D ME-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
160 Henry May D MD-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
161 James A. McDougall D CA March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
162 Henry A. Muhlenberg D PA-08 March 4, 1853 01st term Died on January 9, 1854.
163 Orsamus B. Matteson W NY-20 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1849–1851. 		02nd term*
164 James Maurice D NY-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
165 John McCulloch W PA-18 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
166 Ner Middleswarth W PA-10 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
167 Smith Miller D IN-01 March 4, 1853 01st term
168 Edwin B. Morgan W NY-25 March 4, 1853 01st term
169 George W. Morrison D NH-02 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1850–1851. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
170 Matthias H. Nichols D OH-04 March 4, 1853 01st term
171 David A. Noble D MI-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
172 Jesse O. Norton W IL-03 March 4, 1853 01st term
173 Andrew Oliver D NY-26 March 4, 1853 01st term
174 Mordecai Oliver W MO-04 March 4, 1853 01st term
175 Asa Packer D PA-13 March 4, 1853 01st term
176 Jared V. Peck D NY-09 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
177 Rufus W. Peckham D NY-14 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
178 Alexander C. M. Pennington W NJ-05 March 4, 1853 01st term
179 Bishop Perkins D NY-17 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
180 John Perkins, Jr. D LA-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
181 Philip Phillips D AL-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
182 James T. Pratt D CT-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
183 Benjamin Pringle W NY-30 March 4, 1853 01st term
184 Richard C. Puryear W NC-06 March 4, 1853 01st term
185 Charles Ready W TN-05 March 4, 1853 01st term
186 David A. Reese W GA-07 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
187 David Ritchie W PA-21 March 4, 1853 01st term
188 Thomas Ritchey D OH-11 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1847–1849. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
189 Sion H. Rogers W NC-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
190 Peter Rowe D NY-18 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
191 Thomas H. Ruffin D NC-02 March 4, 1853 01st term
192 Samuel L. Russell W PA-17 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
193 Alvah Sabin W VT-03 March 4, 1853 01st term
194 Russell Sage W NY-13 March 4, 1853 01st term
195 Joshua Van Sant D MD-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
196 William R. Sapp W OH-15 March 4, 1853 01st term
197 James L. Seward D GA-01 March 4, 1853 01st term
198 Wilson Shannon D OH-17 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
199 Henry M. Shaw D NC-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
200 Jacob Shower D MD-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
201 George A. Simmons W NY-16 March 4, 1853 01st term
202 Otho R. Singleton D MS-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
203 Gerrit Smith D NY-22 March 4, 1853 01st term Resigned on August 7, 1854.
204 Samuel A. Smith D TN-03 March 4, 1853 01st term
205 William Smith D VA-07 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term*
206 George W. Smyth D TX-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
207 John F. Snodgrass D VA-11 March 4, 1853 01st term Died on June 5, 1854.
208 Augustus R. Sollers W MD-06 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1841–1843. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1855.
209 Hestor L. Stevens D MI-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
210 Christian Markle Straub D PA-11 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
211 Andrew Stuart D OH-21 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
212 David Stuart D MI-01 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
213 John J. Taylor D NY-27 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
214 Andrew Tracy W VT-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
215 Michael C. Trout D PA-23 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
216 William M. Tweed D NY-05 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
217 Charles W. Upham W MA-06 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
218 George Vail D NJ-04 March 4, 1853 01st term
219 Edward Wade W OH-19 March 4, 1853 01st term
220 Hiram Walbridge D NY-03 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
221 William A. Walker D NY-07 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
222 Samuel H. Walley W MA-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
223 Michael Walsh D NY-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
224 Edward A. Warren D AR-02 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
225 Elihu B. Washburne W IL-01 March 4, 1853 01st term
226 Daniel Wells, Jr. D WI-01 March 4, 1853 01st term
227 John Wentworth D IL-02 March 4, 1853
Previous service, 1843–1851. 		05th term* Left the House in 1855.
228 Tappan Wentworth W MA-08 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
229 Theodoric R. Westbrook D NY-11 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
230 John Wheeler D NY-06 March 4, 1853 01st term
231 William H. Witte D PA-04 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
232 Daniel B. Wright D MS-01 March 4, 1853 01st term
233 Hendrick B. Wright D PA-12 March 4, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
234 Felix Zollicoffer W TN-08 March 4, 1853 01st term
Davis Carpenter W NY-29 November 8, 1853 01st term Left the House in 1855.
Jehu G. Jones D PA-08 February 4, 1854
Previous service, 1851–1853. 		02nd term*
Nathaniel G. Taylor W TN-01 March 30, 1854 01st term Left the House in 1855.
Thomas D. Eliot W MA-01 April 17, 1854 01st term Left the House in 1855.
Henry C. Goodwin W NY-22 November 7, 1854 01st term Left the House in 1855.
Isaac Teller W NY-12 November 7, 1854 01st term Left the House in 1855.
Francis Bristow W KY-03 December 4, 1854 01st term Left the House in 1855.
Charles S. Lewis D VA-11 December 5, 1854 01st term Left the House in 1855.

Delegates

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Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(Previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 John Milton Bernhisel D UT March 4, 1851 02nd term
2 Joseph Lane D OR March 4, 1851 02nd term
3 José Manuel Gallegos D NM March 4, 1853 01st term
4 Henry Mower Rice D MN March 4, 1853 01st term
Columbia Lancaster D WA April 12, 1854 01st term
John Wilkins Whitfield D KS December 20, 1854 01st term
Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings D NE January 5, 1855 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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