List of United States Senators in the 1st Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 1st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1791.
The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically. The Senate now assigns an official number to each Senator, which is the second number given in the table.[1]
During this time, there were no official parties, but senators are labeled as Pro-Administration (P), and Anti-Administration (A).
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Historical rank |
Senator (Party-State) | Seniority date | Current Term to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Richard Bassett (A-DE) | March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1793 |
| 2 | 2 | Pierce Butler (P-SC) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 3 | 3 | Charles Carroll (P-MD) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 4 | 4 | Tristram Dalton (P-MA) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 5 | 5 | Oliver Ellsworth (P-CT) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jonathan Elmer (P-NJ) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 7 | 7 | William Few (A-GA) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 8 | 8 | William Grayson[2] (A-VA) | March 12, 1790 (March 3, 1791) | |
| 9 | 9 | James Gunn (A-GA) | March 3, 1795 | |
| 10 | 10 | John Henry (P-MD) | March 3, 1795 | |
| 11 | 11 | Ralph Izard (P-SC) | March 3, 1795 | |
| 12 | 12 | William Samuel Johnson (P-CT) | March 3, 1795 | |
| 13 | 13 | John Langdon (P-NH) | March 3, 1795 | |
| 14 | 14 | Richard Henry Lee (A-VA) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 15 | 15 | William Maclay (A-PA) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 16 | 16 | Robert Morris (P-PA) | March 3, 1795 | |
| 17 | 17 | William Paterson[3] (P-NJ) | November 13, 1790 (March 3, 1793) | |
| 18 | 18 | George Read (P-DE) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 19 | 19 | Philip Schuyler (P-NY) | March 3, 1791 | |
| 20 | 20 | Caleb Strong (P-MA) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 21 | 21 | Paine Wingate (A-NH) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 22 | 22 | Rufus King (P-NY) | July 25, 1789 | March 3, 1795 |
| 23 | 23 | Benjamin Hawkins (P-NC) | November 27, 1789 | March 3, 1795 |
| 24 | 24 | Samuel Johnston (P-NC) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 25 | 25 | John Walker[4] (P-VA) | March 31, 1790 | November 9, 1790 (March 3, 1791) |
| 26 | 26 | Theodore Foster (P-RI) | June 7, 1790 | March 3, 1791 |
| 27 | 27 | Joseph Stanton IV (A-RI) | March 3, 1793 | |
| 28 | 28 | James Monroe (A-VA) | November 9, 1790 | March 3, 1791 |
| 29 | 29 | Philemon Dickinson (P-NJ) | November 23, 1790 | March 3, 1793 |
Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ William Grayson died March 12, 1790.
- ↑ William Paterson resigned November 13, 1790, to become Governor of New Jersey.
- ↑ John Walker was appointed to replace William Grayson, until the state legislature elected a successor.
See also
- 1st United States Congress
- List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 1st Congress by seniority
External links
- Senate Seniority List
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- List of members of the 1st Congress
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