List of United States senators in the 48th Congress
This is a classification of members of the United States Senate by seniority during the 48th Congress, from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885.
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][4]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1884 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Name (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry B. Anthony (R-RI) | March 4, 1859 | Former Governor |
| 2 | George F. Edmunds (R-VT) | April 3, 1866 | |
| 3 | Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) | March 4, 1867 | |
| 4 | Thomas F. Bayard (D-DE) | March 4, 1869 | |
| 5 | Eli M. Saulsbury (D-DE) | March 4, 1871 | |
| 6 | Matt W. Ransom (D-NC) | January 30, 1872 | |
| 7 | William B. Allison (R-IA) | March 4, 1873 | Former Rep. |
| 8 | John P. Jones (R-NV) | ||
| 9 | Francis Cockrell (D-MO) | March 4, 1875 | |
| 10 | Henry L. Dawes (R-MA) | ||
| 11 | Charles W. Jones (D-FL) | ||
| 12 | Samuel J. R. McMillan (R-MN) | ||
| 13 | Samuel B. Maxey (D-TX) | ||
| 14 | George F. Hoar (R-MA) | March 4, 1877 | Former Rep. |
| 15 | Isham G. Harris (D-TN) | Former Governor | |
| 16 | John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) | ||
| 17 | John R. McPherson (D-NJ) | ||
| 18 | Matthew Butler (D-SC) | ||
| 19 | Richard Coke (D-TX) | ||
| 20 | Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) | ||
| 21 | James B. Beck (D-KY) | ||
| 22 | Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D-MS) | ||
| 23 | Augustus H. Garland (D-AR) | ||
| 24 | J. Donald Cameron (R-PA) | March 20, 1877 | |
| 25 | Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN) | November 6, 1877 | |
| 26 | George G. Vest (D-MO) | March 4, 1879 | Missouri 5th Population (1870) |
| 27 | Orville H. Platt (R-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1870) | |
| 28 | Wilkinson Call (D-FL) | Florida 33rd Population (1870) | |
| 29 | Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) | ||
| 30 | Wade Hampton III (R-SC) | ||
| 31 | John A. Logan (R-IL) | ||
| 32 | James D. Walker (D-AR) | ||
| 33 | James T. Farley (D-CA) | ||
| 34 | Nathaniel P. Hill (R-CO) | ||
| 35 | John S. Williams (D-KY) | ||
| 36 | Benjamin F. Jonas (D-LA) | ||
| 37 | George H. Pendleton (D-OH) | Former Rep. | |
| 38 | James H. Slater (D-OR) | Former Rep. | |
| 39 | James B. Groome (D-MD) | Former Governor | |
| 40 | Henry W. Blair (R-NH) | June 18, 1879 | Former Rep. |
| 41 | Joseph E. Brown (D-GA) | May 26, 1880 | |
| 42 | James L. Pugh (D-AL) | November 24, 1880 | |
| 43 | John Sherman (R-OH) | March 4, 1881 | Previously a Senator |
| 44 | Eugene Hale (R-ME) | Former Rep. (10 years) | |
| 45 | Joseph Hawley (R-CT) | Former Rep. (5 years) | |
| 46 | James Z. George (D-MS) | Mississippi 18th Population (1880) | |
| 47 | Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD) | Maryland 20th Population (1880) | |
| 48 | Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) | ||
| 49 | Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) | ||
| 50 | Omar D. Conger (R-MI) | ||
| 51 | John F. Miller (R-CA) | ||
| 52 | Charles Van Wyck (R-NE) | ||
| 53 | James G. Fair (D-NV) | ||
| William J. Sewell (R-NJ) | |||
| John I. Mitchell (R-PA) | |||
| William Mahone (Re-ad.-VA) | |||
| Howell E. Jackson (R-TN) | |||
| Angus Cameron (R-WI) | March 14, 1881 | ||
| William P. Frye (R-ME) | March 18, 1881 | ||
| Warner Miller (R-NY) | July 27, 1881 | ||
| Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI) | October 5, 1881 | ||
| Elbridge G. Lapham (R-NY) | October 11, 1881 | ||
| 54 | Alfred H. Colquitt (D-GA) | March 4, 1883 | |
| Shelby M. Cullom (R-IL) | Former Governor | ||
| James F. Wilson (R-IA) | |||
| Charles F. Manderson (R-NE) | |||
| Joseph N. Dolph (R-OR) | |||
| Randall L. Gibson (D-LA) | |||
| John E. Kenna (D-WV) | |||
| Thomas M. Bowen (R-CO) | |||
| Thomas W. Palmer (R-MI) | |||
| Dwight M. Sabin (R-MN) | |||
| Harrison H. Riddleberger (Re-Ad.-VA) | |||
| Austin F. Pike (R-NH) | August 2, 1883 | ||
| William P. Sheffield, Jr. (R-RI) | November 19, 1884 | ||
| Jonathan Chace (R-RI) | January 20, 1885 |
See also
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Notes
- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
- ^ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
- ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results