List of United States senators in the 51st Congress
This is a classification of members of the United States Senate by seniority during the 51st Congress, from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891.
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 1890 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 | George F. Edmunds (R-VT) | April 3, 1866 | |
| 2 | Justin Smith Morrill (R-VT) | March 4, 1867 | |
| 3 | Matt W. Ransom (D-NC) | January 30, 1872 | |
| 4 | William B. Allison (R-IA) | March 4, 1873 | Former Rep. |
| John P. Jones (R-NV) | |||
| 5 | Francis Cockrell (D-MO) | March 4, 1875 | |
| Henry L. Dawes (R-MA) | |||
| 6 | George F. Hoar (R-MA) | March 4, 1877 | Former Rep. |
| Isham G. Harris (D-TN) | Former Governor | ||
| John Tyler Morgan (D-AL) | |||
| John R. McPherson (D-NJ) | |||
| Matthew Butler (D-SC) | |||
| Richard Coke (D-TX) | |||
| Preston B. Plumb (R-KS) | |||
| James B. Beck (D-KY) | |||
| 7 | J. Donald Cameron (R-PA) | March 20, 1877 | |
| 8 | Daniel W. Voorhees (D-IN) | November 6, 1877 | |
| 9 | George G. Vest (D-MO) | March 4, 1879 | Missouri 5th Population (1870) |
| Orville H. Platt (R-CT) | Connecticut 25th Population (1870) | ||
| Wilkinson Call (D-FL)[5] | Florida 33rd Population (1870) | ||
| Zebulon Baird Vance (D-NC) | |||
| Wade Hampton III (R-SC) | |||
| 10 | Henry W. Blair (R-NH) | June 18, 1879 | Former Rep. |
| 11 | Joseph E. Brown (D-GA)[6] | May 26, 1880 | |
| 12 | James L. Pugh (D-AL) | November 24, 1880 | |
| 13 | John Sherman (R-OH) | March 4, 1881 | Previously a Senator |
| Eugene Hale (R-ME) | Former Rep. (10 years) | ||
| Joseph Hawley (R-CT) | Former Rep. (5 years) | ||
| James Z. George (D-MS) | Mississippi 18th Population (1880) | ||
| Arthur P. Gorman (D-MD) | Maryland 20th Population (1880) | ||
| Philetus Sawyer (R-WI) | |||
| 14 | William P. Frye (R-ME) | March 18, 1881 | |
| 15 | Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI) | October 5, 1881 | |
| 16 | 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) | |||
| 17 | Jonathan Chace (R-RI) | January 20, 1885 | |
| 18 | Henry M. Teller (D-CO) | March 4, 1885 | Previously a Senator |
| Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY) | Former Rep. | ||
| James K. Jones (D-AR) | |||
| Leland Stanford (R-CA) | Former Governor | ||
| William M. Evarts (R-NY)[7] | |||
| Henry B. Payne (D-OH)[8] | |||
| John Coit Spooner (R-WI)[9] | |||
| Ephraim King Wilson II (D-MD)[10] | |||
| 19 | Edward C. Walthall (D-MS) | March 9, 1885 | |
| 20 | George Gray (D-DE) | March 18, 1885 | |
| 21 | James H. Berry (D-AR) | March 20, 1885 | |
| 22 | John H. Mitchell (D-OR) | December 17, 1885 | Previously a Senator |
| 23 | Charles B. Farwell (R-IL)[11] | January 19, 1887 | |
| 24 | William M. Stewart (R-NV) | March 4, 1887 | Previously a Senator (11 years) |
| David Turpie (D-IN) | Previously a Senator (1 month) | ||
| John W. Daniel (D-VA) | Former Rep. | ||
| Francis B. Stockbridge (R-MI) | |||
| William Morris Stewart (Sil.-NV) | |||
| William B. Bate (D-TN) | Former Governor, Tennessee 12th Population (1880) | ||
| Cushman Davis (R-MN) | Former Governor, Minnesota 26th Population (1880) | ||
| Matthew Quay (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1880) | ||
| Charles J. Faulkner (D-WV) | West Virginia 29th Population (1880) | ||
| Algernon Paddock (R-NE) | |||
| Rufus Blodgett (D-NJ) | |||
| Frank Hiscock (R-NY) | |||
| John Henninger Reagan (R-TX) | |||
| George Hearst (D-CA)[12] | |||
| 24 | Samuel Pasco (D-FL) | May 19, 1887 | |
| 25 | James McMillan (R-MI) | March 4, 1889 | |
| Edward O. Wolcott (R-CO) | |||
| Anthony C. Higgins (R-DE) | |||
| William D. Washburn (R-MN) | |||
| John S. Barbour, Jr. (D-VA) | |||
| Gilman Marston (R-NH)[13] | |||
| Nathan F. Dixon III (R-RI) | April 10, 1889 | ||
| William E. Chandler (R-NH) | June 18, 1889 | ||
| Richard F. Pettigrew (R-SD) | November 2, 1889 | ||
| Gideon C. Moody (R-SD)[14] | |||
| Watson C. Squire (R-WA) | November 20, 1889 | ||
| John Beard Allen (R-WA) | |||
| Gilbert A. Pierce (R-ND)[15] | November 21, 1889 | ||
| Lyman R. Casey (R-ND) | November 25, 1889 | ||
| Wilbur F. Sanders (R-MT) | January 1, 1890 | ||
| Thomas C. Power (D-MT) | January 2, 1890 | ||
| John G. Carlisle (D-KS) | May 26, 1890 | ||
| Joseph M. Carey (R-WY) | November 15, 1890 | ||
| Francis E. Warren (R-WY) | November 24, 1890 | ||
| George L. Shoup (R-ID) | December 18, 1890 | ||
| William J. McConnell (R-ID)[16] |
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
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Senator Wilson died on February 24, 1891
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Senator Hearst died February 28, 1891
- ^ Senator Marston resigned on June 18, 1889
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election
- ^ Retired or defeated after 1890 election