List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 40th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 40th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 40th Congress (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869). 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.

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.

U.S. House Seniority List

U.S. House Seniority
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNotes
1 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-03 March 4, 1853 Dean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 1855 Speaker of the House
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
3 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 1857
4 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 1859 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
5 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
6 James K. Moorhead W PA-22 March 4, 1859
7 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853.
Died on August 11, 1868 while still serving in the House.
8 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 1859 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
9 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 1861
10 George W. Julian D IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851.
11 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 1861
12 Frederick A. Pike R ME-06 March 4, 1861 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
13 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 1861 Became Speaker of the House after Colfaz resigned while still serving in the House as Speaker and U.S. Congress member.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
14 Francis Thomas D MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
15 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 1861 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
16 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 1861
17 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 1863
18 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 1863
19 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
20 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 1863
21 George S. Boutwell D MA-07 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
22 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
23 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
24 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 1863
25 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 1863 Died on June 27, 1867 while still serving in the House.
26 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851.
27 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
28 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
29 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
30 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 1863
31 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861.
32 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 1863
33 John A. Griswold D NY-15 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
34 William Higby R CA-02 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
35 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
36 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
37 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 1863
38 Benjamin F. Loan R MO-07 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
39 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
40 Joseph W. McClurg R MO-05 March 4, 1863 Resigned sometime in 1868 while still serving in the House.
41 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 1863
42 Godlove Stein Orth D IN-07 March 4, 1863
43 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 1863
44 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
45 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
46 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 1863
47 Lewis W. Ross D IL-09 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
48 Robert C. Schenck D OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851.
49 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 1863
50 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
51 William Upson R MI-02 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
52 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 1863
53 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
54 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 1863 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
55 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 1864
56 Delos R. Ashley R NV March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
57 George W. Anderson R MO-09 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
58 Jehu Baker R IL-12 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
59 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 1865
60 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863.
61 Henry P. H. Bromwell D IL-07 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
62 Benjamin M. Boyer D PA-06 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
63 Ralph P. Buckland R OH-09 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
64 Reader W. Clarke D OH-06 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
65 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 1865
66 Roscoe Conkling R NY-21 March 4, 1865
67 Burton C. Cook D IL-06 March 4, 1865
68 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 1865
69 Benjamin Eggleston R OH-01 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
70 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 1865
71 Adam J. Glossbrenner R PA-15 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
72 Abner C. Harding R IL-04 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
73 Rutherford B. Hayes R OH-02 March 4, 1865 Resigned on July 20, 1867 while still serving in the House.
74 Chester D. Hubbard R WV-01 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
75 James M. Humphrey D NY-30 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
76 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 1865
77 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 1865
78 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 1865
79 George Van Eman Lawrence R PA-24 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
80 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 1865
81 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 1865
82 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859.
83 Hiram McCullough D MD-01 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
84 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 1865
85 George F. Miller R PA-14 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
86 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861.
87 John A. Nicholson D DE March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
88 Thomas E. Noell R MO-03 March 4, 1865 Died on October 3, 1867 while still serving in the House.
89 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 1865
90 Tobias A. Plants R OH-15 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
91 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 1865
92 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
93 Charles Sitgreaves D NJ-03 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
94 Stephen Taber D NY-01 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
95 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 1865
96 Rowland E. Trowbridge R MI-05 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
97 Burt Van Horn R NY-29 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
98 Henry Van Aernam R NY-31 March 4, 1865 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
99 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 1865
100 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 1865
101 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 1865
102 Stephen F. Wilson R PA-18 March 4, 1865
103 Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857.
104 Isaac R. Hawkins R TN-07 December 4, 1865
105 Henry D. Washburn R IN-07 February 23, 1866 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
106 William Henry Koontz R PA-16 July 18, 1866
107 Samuel M. Arnell R TN-06 July 24, 1866
108 Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863.
109 William Brickly Stokes R TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861.
110 Elijah Hise R KY-03 December 3, 1866
111 George M. Adams D KY-08 March 4, 1867
112 Stevenson Archer D MD-02 March 4, 1867
113 Samuel Beach Axtell R CA-01 March 4, 1867
114 Daniel Myers Van Auken D PA-11 March 4, 1867
115 William Henry Barnum D CT-04 March 4, 1867
116 Demas Barnes D NY-02 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
117 James B. Beck D KY-07 March 4, 1867
118 Jacob Benton R NH-03 March 4, 1867
119 Austin Blair R MI-03 March 4, 1867
120 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1849–1853 and 1863–1866.
121 Albert G. Burr D IL-10 March 4, 1867
122 Benjamin Butler R MA-05 March 4, 1867
123 Roderick R. Butler R TN-01 March 4, 1867
124 Henry L. Cake R PA-10 March 4, 1867
125 John C. Churchill R NY-22 March 4, 1867
126 John Coburn D IN-06 March 4, 1867
127 Thomas Cornell R NY-13 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
128 John Covode W PA-21 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1863.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
129 Grenville M. Dodge R IA-05 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
130 Jacob H. Ela R NH-01 March 4, 1867
131 Orange Ferriss R NY-16 March 4, 1867
132 William C. Fields R NY-19 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
133 Darwin Abel Finney R PA-20 March 4, 1867 Died on August 25, 1868 while still serving in the House.
134 John Fox D NY-04 March 4, 1867
135 James L. Getz R PA-08 March 4, 1867
136 Joseph J. Gravely R MO-04 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
137 Asa Grover D KY-05 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
138 Charles Haight D NJ-02 March 4, 1867
139 George A. Halsey R NJ-05 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
140 Cornelius S. Hamilton R OH-08 March 4, 1867 Died on December 22, 1867 while still serving in the House.
141 John Hill R NJ-04 March 4, 1867
142 William S. Holman D IN-04 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1865.
143 Benjamin F. Hopkins R WI-02 March 4, 1867
144 Julius Hotchkiss D CT-02 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
145 Richard D. Hubbard D CT-01 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
146 Morton C. Hunter R IN-03 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
147 James A. Johnson D CA-03 March 4, 1867
148 Thomas L. Jones D KY-06 March 4, 1867
149 Norman B. Judd R IL-01 March 4, 1867
150 William H. Kelsey R NY-25 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1859.
151 Bethuel Kitchen R WV-02 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
152 William S. Lincoln R NY-26 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
153 John A. Logan D IL March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1859–1862.
154 William Loughridge R IA-04 March 4, 1867
155 J. Proctor Knott D KY-04 March 4, 1867
156 Rufus Mallory R OR March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
157 Dennis McCarthy R NY-23 March 4, 1867
158 George W. Morgan D OH-13 March 4, 1867 Resigned on June 3, 1868 while still serving in the House.
159 William Moore R NJ-01 March 4, 1867
160 Daniel Johnson Morrell R PA-17 March 4, 1867
161 John Morrissey D NY-05 March 4, 1867
162 James Mullins R TN-04 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
163 William Mungen D OH-05 March 4, 1867
164 Carman A. Newcomb R MO-02 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
165 David A. Nunn R TN-08 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
166 Green Berry Raum R IL-13 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
167 John A. Peters R ME-04 March 4, 1867
168 Charles E. Phelps D MD-03 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
169 William A. Pile R MO-01 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
170 Luke P. Poland R VT-02 March 4, 1867
171 Daniel Polsley R WV-03 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
172 John V. L. Pruyn R NY-14 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1863–1865.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
173 William E. Robinson D NY-03 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
174 William H. Robertson R NY-10 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
175 Lewis Selye R NY-28 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
176 John P. C. Shanks R IN-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863.
177 Worthington C. Smith R VT-03 March 4, 1867
178 Henry H. Starkweather D CT-03 March 4, 1867
179 Aaron F. Stevens R NH-02 March 4, 1867
180 Thomas E. Stewart D NY-06 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
181 Frederick Stone D MD-05 March 4, 1867
182 J. Hale Sypher D LA-01 March 4, 1867
183 John Taffe D NE March 4, 1867
184 Caleb N. Taylor R PA-05 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
185 John Trimble R TN-05 March 4, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
186 Ginery Twichell R MA-03 March 4, 1867
187 Cadwallader C. Washburn R WI-06 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1855–1861.
188 William Williams R IN-10 March 4, 1867
189 John T. Wilson R OH-11 March 4, 1867
190 Philadelph Van Trump D OH-12 March 4, 1867
191 Charles Van Wyck R NY-11 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1861–1863.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
192 Fernando Wood D NY-09 March 4, 1867
Previous service, 1841–1843 and 1863–1865.
Samuel F. Cary R OH-02 November 21, 1867 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
George W. Woodard D PA-12 November 21, 1867
Alexander H. Bailey R NY-21 November 30, 1867
Jacob Golladay D KY-03 December 5, 1867
James R. McCormick D MO-03 December 17, 1867
John Beatty R OH-08 February 5, 1868
Columbus Delano R OH-13 June 3, 1868
Previous service, 1845–1847 and 1865–1867.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Thomas Boles R AR-03 June 22, 1868
James M. Hinds R AR-02 June 22, 1868 Died on October 22, 1868 while still serving in the House.
Samuel McKee D KY-09 June 22, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Logan H. Roots R AR-01 June 22, 1868
Samuel F. Gove R GA-04 June 25, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Charles M. Hamilton R FL July 1, 1868
John T. Deweese R NC-04 July 6, 1868
John R. French R NC-01 July 6, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Alexander H. Jones R NC-07 July 6, 1868
Oliver H. Dockery R NC-03 July 13, 1868
David Heaton R NC-02 July 15, 1868
W. Jasper Blackburn R LA-05 July 18, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Manuel S. Corley R SC-03 July 18, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
James H. Goss R SC-04 July 18, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
James Mann D LA-02 July 18, 1868
Joseph P. Newsham R LA-03 July 18, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R SC-01 July 18, 1868
Michel Vidal R LA-04 July 18, 1868
Christopher C. Bowen R SC-02 July 20, 1868
Nathaniel Boyden D NC-06 July 20, 1868
Previous service, 1847–1849.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Israel G. Lash D NC-05 July 20, 1868
Charles Waldron Buckley R AL-02 July 21, 1868
John B. Callis R AL-05 July 21, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Thomas Haughey R AL-06 July 21, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Benjamin W. Norris R AL-03 July 21, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Charles W. Pierce R AL-04 July 21, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Francis W. Kellogg R AL-01 July 22, 1868
Previous service, 1859–1865.
Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Joseph W. Clift R GA-01 July 25, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
William P. Edwards R GA-03 July 25, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Charles H. Prince R GA-05 July 25, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Nelson Tift D GA-02 July 25, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Pierce M. B. Young D GA-07 July 25, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Oliver J. Dickey R PA-09 December 7, 1868
John H. Stover R MO-05 December 7, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Solomon Newton Pettis R PA-20 December 7, 1868 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
James T. Elliott R AR-02 January 13, 1869 Left the House in 1869 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNotes
1 Walter A. Burleigh R DAK March 4, 1865
2 Edward Dexter Holbrook D ID March 4, 1865
3 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865
4 Coles Bashford R AZ March 4, 1867
5 James M. Cavanaugh R MT March 4, 1867
6 George M. Chilcott R CO March 4, 1867
7 Alvan Flanders D WA March 4, 1867
Charles P. Clever D NM September 2, 1867
José Francisco Chaves R NM February 20, 1869

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