List of United States senators in the 61st Congress
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 61st United States Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 61st Congress by seniority
Notes
[edit]- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
- ^ 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1911.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1913.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1915.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Retired or defeated after 1910 Election
- ^ Senator Daniel died June 29, 1910.
- ^ Senator Elkins died January 4, 1911.
- ^ Senator McEnery died June 28, 1910.
- ^ Senator Clay died November 13, 1910.
- ^ Senator Dolliver died October 15, 1910.
- ^ Senator McLaurin died December 22, 1909.
- ^ Senator Johnson died October 21, 1909.
- ^ Senator Thompson resigned January 31, 1910.
- ^ Senator Gordon resigned February 23, 1910.
- ^ Senator Purcell resigned February 1, 1911.
- ^ Senator Elkins resigned January 31, 1911.