List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 28th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 28th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 28th Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). 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.

Note: The "*" indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.

U.S. House Seniority List

U.S. House Seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Dixon H. Lewis D AL-03 March 4, 1829 08th term Dean of the House
Resigned on April 22, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
2 John Quincy Adams W MA-08 March 4, 1831 07th term Became Dean of the House after Lewis resigned while still serving in the House as Dean and U.S. Congress member.
3 James Iver McKay D NC-06 March 4, 1831 07th term
4 Edmund Deberry W NC-04 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		07th term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
5 Henry A. Wise D VA-08 March 4, 1833 06th term Resigned on February 12, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
6 Reuben Chapman D AL-06 March 4, 1835 05th term
7 Walter Coles D VA-03 March 4, 1835 05th term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
8 John W. Jones D VA-06 March 4, 1835 05th term Speaker of the House
9 George W. Hopkins D VA-13 March 4, 1835 05th term
10 John White W KY-06 March 4, 1835 05th term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
11 John Campbell D SC-04 March 4, 1837
Previous service, 1829–1831. 		05th term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
12 William Parmenter D MA-04 March 4, 1837 04th term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
13 Robert Rhett D SC-07 March 4, 1837 04th term
14 Joshua R. Giddings W OH-20 December 3, 1838 04th term
15 Daniel D. Barnard W NY-13 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1827–1829. 		04th term*
16 Linn Boyd D KY-01 March 4, 1839
Previous service, 1835–1837. 		04th term*
17 Aaron V. Brown D TN-06 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
18 Edmund Burke D NH March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
19 Edward Cross D AR March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
20 Garrett Davis W KY-08 March 4, 1839 03rd term
21 Willis Green W KY-02 March 4, 1839 03rd term
22 Isaac E. Holmes D SC-06 March 4, 1839 03rd term
23 Cave Johnson D TN-09 March 4, 1839 03rd term
24 Kenneth Rayner D NC-09 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
25 Lewis Steenrod D VA-15 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
26 Jacob Thompson D MS March 4, 1839 03rd term
27 John B. Weller D OH-02 March 4, 1839 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
28 Osmyn Baker W MA-06 January 14, 1840 03rd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
29 Archibald H. Arrington D NC-08 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
30 Benjamin A. Bidlack D PA-11 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
31 Jeremiah Brown W PA-08 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
32 Milton Brown D TN-11 March 4, 1841 02nd term
33 Barker Burnell D MA-10 March 4, 1841 02nd term Died on June 15, 1843 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
34 James G. Clinton D NY-09 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
35 John Reeves Jones Daniel D NC-07 March 4, 1841 02nd term
36 Richard D. Davis D NY-08 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
37 John B. Dawson D LA-03 March 4, 1841 02nd term
38 Ezra Dean D OH-18 March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
39 Thomas W. Gilmer D VA-05 March 4, 1841 02nd term Resigned on February 16, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
40 George S. Houston D AL-05 March 4, 1841 02nd term
41 Edmund Hubard D VA-04 March 4, 1841 02nd term
42 Charles J. Ingersoll W PA-04 March 4, 1841 02nd term
43 James Irvin D PA-17 March 4, 1841 02nd term
44 Andrew Kennedy D IN-10 March 4, 1841 02nd term
45 John P. Kennedy W MD-04 March 4, 1841 02nd term
46 James Mathews D OH-16 March 4, 1841 02nd term
47 William W. Payne D AL-04 March 4, 1841 02nd term
48 John Randall Reding D NH March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
49 George B. Rodney W DE March 4, 1841 02nd term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
50 Romulus Mitchell Saunders D NC-05 March 4, 1841
Previous service, 1821–1827. 		04th term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
51 George W. Summers W VA-14 March 4, 1841 04th term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
52 Charles Hudson W MA-05 May 3, 1841 02nd term
53 Joseph R. Ingersoll W PA-02 October 12, 1841 02nd term
54 Edward J. Black W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
55 Mark Anthony Cooper W GA January 3, 1842
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Resigned on June 26, 1843 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
56 Almon H. Read D PA-12 March 18, 1842 02nd term Died on June 3, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
57 Robert C. Winthrop W MA-01 November 29, 1842
Previous service, 1840–1842. 		04th term*
58 Amos Abbott W MA-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
59 Joseph H. Anderson D NY-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
60 John B. Ashe W TN-10 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
61 Archibald Atkinson D VA-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
62 Daniel Moreau Barringer W NC-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
63 Samuel Beardsley D NY-20 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1831–1836. 		04th term* Resigned on February 29, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
64 James E. Belser D AL-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
65 Charles S. Benton D NY-17 March 4, 1843 01st term
66 James Black D PA-16 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1836–1837. 		02nd term*
67 James A. Black D SC-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
68 Julius W. Blackwell D TN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
69 Gustavus Miller Bower W MO March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
70 James B. Bowlin D MO March 4, 1843 01st term
71 Francis Brengle W MD-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
72 Pierre Bossier D LA-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on April 24, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
73 Alcee Louis la Branche D LA-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
74 Henry R. Brinkerhoff D OH-21 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on April 30, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
75 Jacob Brinkerhoff D OH-11 March 4, 1843 01st term
76 Richard Brodhead D PA-10 March 4, 1843 01st term
77 William J. Brown D IN-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
78 Joseph Buffington W PA-24 March 4, 1843 01st term
79 Armistead Burt D SC-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
80 George Caldwell D KY-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
81 Jeremiah E. Cary D NY-21 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
82 Shepard Cary D ME-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
83 George S. Catlin D CT-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
84 Charles H. Carroll W NY-29 March 4, 1843 01st term
85 John Causin W MD-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
86 Augustus A. Chapman D VA-12 March 4, 1843 01st term
87 Samuel Chilton W VA-09 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
88 Thomas L. Clingman W NC-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
89 Howell Cobb W GA March 4, 1843 01st term
90 Jacob Collamer W VT-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
91 Henry Y. Cranston W RI-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
92 Alvan Cullom D TN-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
93 Amasa Dana W NY-26 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
94 John W. Davis D IN-06 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1835–1837 and 1839–1841. 		03rd term**
95 James Dellet W AL-01 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
96 John Dickey W PA-20 March 4, 1843 01st term
97 David W. Dickinson D TN-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
98 Paul Dillingham W VT-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
99 Stephen A. Douglas D IL-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
100 George Dromgoole D VA-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
101 Alexander Duncan D OH-01 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1841. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
102 Robert P. Dunlap D ME-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
103 Chesselden Ellis D NY-16 March 4, 1843 01st term
104 Lucius Elmer D NJ-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
105 Isaac G. Farlee D NJ-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
106 Elias Florence W OH-09 March 4, 1843 01st term
107 Orlando B. Ficklin D IL-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
108 Solomon Foot W VT-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
109 Henry D. Foster D PA-19 March 4, 1843 01st term
110 Richard French D KY-09 March 4, 1843 01st term
111 Henry Frick D PA-13 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on March 1, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
112 Byram Green D NY-27 March 4, 1843 01st term
113 Henry Grider W KY-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
114 John P. Hale D NH March 4, 1843 01st term
115 Hannibal Hamlin D ME-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
116 Hugh A. Haralson D GA March 4, 1843 01st term
117 John J. Hardin W IL-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
118 Alexander Harper W OH-14 March 4, 1843 01st term
119 Samuel Hays D PA-22 March 4, 1843 01st term
120 Thomas J. Henley D IN-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
121 Joshua Herrick D ME-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
122 Joseph P. Hoge D IL-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
123 William Spring Hubbell D NY-30 March 4, 1843 01st term
124 James M. Hughes D MO March 4, 1843 01st term
125 James B. Hunt D MI-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
126 Washington Hunt W NY-34 March 4, 1843 01st term
127 Orville Hungerford D NY-19 March 4, 1843 01st term
128 John Jameson D MO March 4, 1843 01st term
129 Michael H. Jenks W PA-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
130 Andrew Johnson D TN-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
131 Perley B. Johnson W OH-13 March 4, 1843 01st term
132 George W. Jones D TN-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
133 Littleton Kirkpatrick W NJ-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
134 Daniel P. King W MA-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
135 Preston King W NY-18 March 4, 1843 01st term
136 John B. Lamar D GA March 4, 1843 01st term Resigned on July 29, 1843 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
137 Moses G. Leonard D NY-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
138 William Lucas D VA-10 March 4, 1843 01st term
139 John Henry Lumpkin D GA March 4, 1843 01st term
140 Lucius Lyon D MI-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
141 William B. Maclay D NY-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
143 George P. Marsh W VT-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
144 William C. McCauslen D OH-17 March 4, 1843 01st term
145 Robert McClelland D MI-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
146 John A. McClernand D IL-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
147 Felix Grundy McConnell D AL-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
148 Joseph J. McDowell D OH-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
149 Abraham R. McIlvaine W PA-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
150 John Millen D GA March 4, 1843 01st term Died on October 15, 1843 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
151 Heman A. Moore D OH-10 March 4, 1843 01st term Died on April 3, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
152 Edward Joy Morris W PA-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
153 Joseph Morris D OH-15 March 4, 1843 01st term
154 Freeman H. Morse W ME-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
155 William A. Moseley W NY-32 March 4, 1843 01st term
156 Henry C. Murphy D NY-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
157 Henry Nes W PA-15 March 4, 1843 01st term
158 Willoughby Newton W VA-08 March 4, 1843 01st term
159 Moses Norris, Jr. D NH March 4, 1843 01st term
160 Robert D. Owen D IN-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
161 Thomas J. Paterson W NY-28 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
162 John Pettit D IN-08 March 4, 1843 01st term
163 Joseph Hopkins Peyton W TN-08 March 4, 1843 01st term
164 Jonas P. Phoenix W NY-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
165 Elisha R. Potter W RI-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
166 Emery D. Potter D OH-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
167 Zadock Pratt D NY-11 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1837–1839. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
168 Jacob Alexander Preston W MD-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
169 Meade Purdy D NY-22 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
170 Alexander Ramsey W PA-14 March 4, 1843 01st term
171 George O. Rathbun D NY-25 March 4, 1843 01st term
172 Charles Manning Reed W PA-23 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
173 David Settle Reid D NC-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
174 James H. Relfe D MO March 4, 1843 01st term
175 John Ritter D PA-09 March 4, 1843 01st term
176 Robert W. Roberts D MS March 4, 1843 01st term
177 Orville Robinson D NY-23 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
178 Julius Rockwell W MA-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
179 Charles Rogers W NY-14 March 4, 1843 01st term
180 Jeremiah Russell D NY-10 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
181 Samuel C. Sample W IN-09 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
182 Robert C. Schenck W OH-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
183 Henry St. John D OH-06 March 4, 1843 01st term
184 William Tandy Senter W TN-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
185 Luther Severance D ME-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
186 David L. Seymour D NY-12 March 4, 1843 01st term
187 Thomas H. Seymour D CT-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
188 Samuel Simons D CT-04 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
189 Richard F. Simpson D SC-02 March 4, 1843 01st term
190 John Slidell D LA-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
191 Albert Smith W NY-33 March 4, 1843 01st term
192 Caleb B. Smith W IN-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
193 John T. Smith D PA-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
194 Robert Smith D IL-01 March 4, 1843 01st term
195 Thomas Smith D IN-03 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term*
196 Thomas Ara Spence W MD-06 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
197 Lemuel Stetson D NY-15 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
198 Andrew Stewart W PA-18 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1829 and 1833–1835. 		06th term**
199 John Stewart D CT-02 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
200 William H. Stiles D GA March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
201 James W. Stone D KY-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
202 Selah B. Strong D NY-01 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
203 George Sykes D NJ-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
204 William Taylor D VA-11 March 4, 1843 01st term
205 William Thomasson W KY-07 March 4, 1843 01st term
206 John W. Tibbatts W KY-10 March 4, 1843 01st term
207 Daniel R. Tilden D OH-19 March 4, 1843 01st term
208 Tilghman Tucker D MS March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
209 Asher Tyler W NY-31 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
210 Joseph Vance W OH-04 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1821–1835. 		08th term*
211 John I. Vanmeter W OH-08 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
212 Samuel Finley Vinton W OH-12 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1823–1827. 		03rd term*
213 John Wentworth D IL-04 March 4, 1843 01st term
214 John Wethered W MD-03 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
215 Horace Wheaton D NY-24 March 4, 1843 01st term
216 Benjamin White D ME-05 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
217 William Wilkins D PA-21 March 4, 1843 01st term Resigned on February 14, 1844 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
218 Henry Williams D MA-09 March 4, 1843
Previous service, 1839–1841. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
219 Joseph A. Wright D IN-07 March 4, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
220 William Wright W NJ-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
221 Jacob S. Yost D PA-05 March 4, 1843 01st term
222 Joseph A. Woodward D SC-03 March 4, 1843 01st term
Absalom Harris Chappell W GA October 2, 1843 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Alexander H. Stephens D GA October 2, 1843 01st term
Hamilton Fish W NY-06 December 4, 1843 01st term
Joseph Grinnell W MA-10 December 7, 1843 01st term
Duncan Lamont Clinch W GA February 15, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Cornelius Darragh W PA-21 March 26, 1844 01st term
James Pollock W PA-13 April 5, 1844 01st term
Thomas H. Bayly D VA-07 May 6, 1844 01st term
William L. Goggin W VA-05 May 10, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Edward S. Hamlin W OH-21 October 8, 1844 01st term
Alfred P. Stone D OH-10 October 8, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Levi D. Carpenter D NY-20 November 5, 1844 01st term Left the House in 1845 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
George Fuller D PA-12 December 2, 1844 01st term
Isaac E. Morse D LA-04 December 2, 1844 01st term
William L. Yancey D AL-03 December 2, 1844 01st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Augustus C. Dodge D IA October 28, 1840 03rd term
2 Henry Dodge D WI March 4, 1841 02nd term
3 David Levy Yulee D FL March 4, 1841 02nd term

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