List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 39th Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 39th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 39th Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). 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
RankRepresentativePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-03 March 4, 1853 07th term Dean of the House
2 Schuyler Colfax R IN-09 March 4, 1855 06th term Speaker of the House
3 Justin S. Morrill R VT-02 March 4, 1855 06th term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
4 Henry L. Dawes R MA-10 March 4, 1857 05th term
5 Daniel W. Gooch R MA-06 January 31, 1858 05th term Resigned on September 1, 1865 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
6 John B. Alley R MA-05 March 4, 1859 04th term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
7 James M. Ashley R OH-10 March 4, 1859 04th term
8 Thomas D. Eliot R MA-01 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1854–1855.
05th term*
9 James K. Moorhead R PA-22 March 4, 1859 04th term
10 Alexander H. Rice R MA-04 March 4, 1859 04th term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
11 Thaddeus Stevens R PA-09 March 4, 1859
Previous service, 1849–1853.
06th term*
12 Edwin Hanson Webster D MD-02 March 4, 1859 04th term Resigned in July 1865 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
13 William Windom R MN-01 March 4, 1859 04th term
14 Sydenham E. Ancona D PA-08 March 4, 1861 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
15 Portus Baxter R VT-03 March 4, 1861 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
16 Fernando C. Beaman R MI-01 March 4, 1861 03rd term
17 Henry Grider D KY-03 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1843–1847.
05th term* Died on September 7, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
18 Aaron Harding R KY-04 March 4, 1861 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
19 Philip Johnson D PA-11 March 4, 1861 03rd term
20 George W. Julian D IN-05 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1849–1851.
04th term*
21 William D. Kelley R PA-04 March 4, 1861 03rd term
22 Frederick A. Pike R ME-05 March 4, 1861 03rd term
23 Theodore M. Pomeroy R NY-24 March 4, 1861 03rd term
24 John H. Rice R ME-04 March 4, 1861 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
25 Edward H. Rollins R NH-02 March 4, 1861 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
26 Francis Thomas D MD-04 March 4, 1861
Previous service, 1831–1841.
08th term*
27 Daniel W. Voorhees D IN-07 March 4, 1861 03rd term Resigned on February 23, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
28 James F. Wilson R IA-01 October 8, 1861 02nd term
29 Samuel Hooper R MA-04 December 2, 1861 03rd term
30 Walter D. McIndoe R WI-06 January 26, 1863 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
31 William B. Allison R IA-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term
32 Oakes Ames R MA-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
33 John D. Baldwin R MA-08 March 4, 1863 02nd term
34 James G. Blaine R ME-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term
35 Henry T. Blow R MO-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
36 George S. Boutwell D MA-07 March 4, 1863 02nd term
37 Augustus Brandegee R CT-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
38 James Brooks D NY-08 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1853.
04th term* Died on April 7, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
39 John Martin Broomall R PA-07 March 4, 1863 02nd term
40 John W. Chanler D NY-07 March 4, 1863 02nd term
41 Amasa Cobb R WI-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term
42 Alexander Hamilton Coffroth R PA-16 March 4, 1863 02nd term Resigned on July 19, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
43 Thomas T. Davis R NY-23 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
44 John L. Dawson D PA-21 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1851–1855.
04th term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
45 Henry C. Deming R CT-01 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
46 Charles Denison D PA-12 March 4, 1863 02nd term
47 Nathan F. Dixon II R RI-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1849–1851.
03rd term*
48 Ignatius L. Donnelly R MN-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
49 John F. Driggs R MI-06 March 4, 1863 02nd term
50 Ebenezer Dumont R IN-06 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
51 Ephraim R. Eckley R OH-17 March 4, 1863 02nd term
52 Charles A. Eldredge D WI-04 March 4, 1863 02nd term
53 John F. Farnsworth R IL-02 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1857–1861.
04th term*
54 William E. Finck D OH-12 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
55 James A. Garfield R OH-19 March 4, 1863 02nd term
56 Josiah B. Grinnell R IA-04 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
57 John A. Griswold D NY-15 March 4, 1863 02nd term
58 Benjamin Gwinn Harris D MD-05 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
59 William Higby R CA-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
60 Giles W. Hotchkiss R NY-26 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
61 Asahel W. Hubbard R IA-06 March 4, 1863 02nd term
62 John H. Hubbard R CT-04 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
63 Calvin T. Hulburd R NY-17 March 4, 1863 02nd term
64 Thomas Jenckes R RI-01 March 4, 1863 02nd term
65 John A. Kasson R IA-05 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
66 Orlando Kellogg D NY-16 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1847–1849.
03rd term* Died on August 23, 1865 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
67 Francis Celeste Le Blond D OH-05 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
68 Benjamin F. Loan R MO-07 March 4, 1863 02nd term
69 John W. Longyear R MI-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
70 James M. Marvin R NY-18 March 4, 1863 02nd term
71 Joseph W. McClurg R MO-05 March 4, 1863 02nd term
72 Daniel Morris R NY-25 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
73 Leonard Myers R PA-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term
74 Charles O'Neill R PA-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
75 Godlove Stein Orth D IN-08 March 4, 1863 02nd term
76 James W. Patterson R NH-03 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
77 Sidney Perham R ME-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
78 Hiram Price R IA-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
79 William Radford D NY-10 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
80 Samuel J. Randall D PA-01 March 4, 1863 02nd term
81 William H. Randall D KY-08 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
82 Andrew J. Rogers D NJ-04 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
83 Lewis W. Ross D IL-09 March 4, 1863 02nd term
84 Robert C. Schenck D OH-03 March 4, 1863
Previous service, 1843–1851.
06th term*
85 Glenni W. Scofield R PA-19 March 4, 1863 02nd term
86 Ithamar Sloan R WI-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
87 Green C. Smith D KY-06 March 4, 1863 02nd term Resigned on July 13, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
88 Rufus P. Spalding R OH-18 March 4, 1863 02nd term
89 John F. Starr R NJ-01 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
90 Myer Strouse D PA-10 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
91 Martin R. Thayer R PA-05 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
92 William Upson R MI-02 March 4, 1863 02nd term
93 William B. Washburn R MA-09 March 4, 1863 02nd term
94 Thomas Williams R PA-23 March 4, 1863 02nd term
95 Charles H. Winfield D NY-11 March 4, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
96 Frederick E. Woodbridge R VT-01 March 4, 1863 02nd term
97 Kellian Whaley D WV-03 December 7, 1863 02nd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
98 Ebon C. Ingersoll R IL-05 May 20, 1864 02nd term
99 George W. Anderson R MO-09 March 4, 1865 01st term
100 Delos R. Ashley R NV March 4, 1865 01st term
101 Jehu Baker R IL-12 March 4, 1865 01st term
102 Abraham Andrews Barker R PA-17 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
103 John F. Benjamin R MO-08 March 4, 1865 01st term
104 Teunis G. Bergen D NY-02 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
105 John Bidwell R CA-03 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
106 John Bingham R OH-16 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1863.
05th term*
107 Benjamin M. Boyer D PA-06 March 4, 1865 01st term
108 Henry P. H. Bromwell D IL-07 March 4, 1865 01st term
109 Ralph P. Buckland R OH-09 March 4, 1865 01st term
110 Hezekiah S. Bundy R OH-11 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
111 Reader W. Clarke D OH-06 March 4, 1865 01st term
112 Sidney Clarke R KS March 4, 1865 01st term
113 Roscoe Conkling R NY-21 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1863.
03rd term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
114 Burton C. Cook D IL-06 March 4, 1865 01st term
115 Shelby M. Cullom R IL-08 March 4, 1865 01st term
116 Charles Vernon Culver R PA-20 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
117 William A. Darling D NY-09 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
118 Joseph H. Defrees R IN-10 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
119 Columbus Delano R OH-13 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1845–1847.
02nd term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
120 James H. D. Dickerson R OR March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
121 Benjamin Eggleston R OH-01 March 4, 1865 01st term
122 John H. Farquhar D IN-04 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
123 Thomas W. Ferry R MI-04 March 4, 1865 01st term
124 Adam J. Glossbrenner R PA-15 March 4, 1865 01st term
125 Charles Goodyear D NY-14 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1845–1847.
02nd term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
126 Abner C. Harding R IL-04 March 4, 1865 01st term
127 Roswell Hart R NY-28 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
128 Rutherford B. Hayes R OH-02 March 4, 1865 01st term
129 Ralph Hill D IN-03 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
130 John Hogan R MO-01 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
131 Sidney T. Holmes R NY-22 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
132 James Randolph Hubbell R OH-08 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
133 Chester D. Hubbard R WV-01 March 4, 1865 01st term
134 Demas Hubbard, Jr. R NY-19 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
135 Edwin N. Hubbell R NY-13 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
136 James Humphrey R NY-03 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1861.
02nd term* Died on June 16, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
137 James M. Humphrey D NY-30 March 4, 1865 01st term
138 Morgan Jones D NY-04 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
139 John R. Kelso D MO-04 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
140 Michael C. Kerr D IN-02 March 4, 1865 01st term
141 Andrew J. Kuykendall R IL-13 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
142 John H. Ketcham R NY-12 March 4, 1865 01st term
143 Addison H. Laflin R NY-20 March 4, 1865 01st term
144 George R. Latham D WV-02 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
145 George Van Eman Lawrence R PA-24 March 4, 1865 01st term
146 William Lawrence R OH-04 March 4, 1865 01st term
147 John Lynch R ME-01 March 4, 1865 01st term
148 Samuel S. Marshall D IL-11 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1855–1859.
03rd term*
149 Gilman Marston R NH-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1859–1863.
03rd term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
150 Ulysses Mercur R PA-13 March 4, 1865 03rd term
151 Hiram McCullough D MD-01 March 4, 1865 03rd term
152 Samuel McKee D KY-09 March 4, 1865 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
153 Donald C. McRuer R CA-01 March 4, 1865 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
154 George F. Miller R PA-14 March 4, 1865 03rd term
155 Samuel W. Moulton D IL March 4, 1865 03rd term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
156 William A. Newell R NJ-02 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1847–1851.
03rd term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
157 William E. Niblack D IN-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1857–1861.
03rd term*
158 John A. Nicholson D DE March 4, 1865 01st term
159 Thomas E. Noell D MO-03 March 4, 1865 01st term
160 Halbert E. Paine R WI-01 March 4, 1865 01st term
161 Charles E. Phelps R MD-03 March 4, 1865 01st term
162 Tobias A. Plants R OH-15 March 4, 1865 01st term
163 Henry J. Raymond R NY-06 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
164 Burwell C. Ritter D KY-02 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
165 Lovell Rousseau D KY-05 March 4, 1865 01st term Resigned on July 21, 1866 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Returned to the House on December 3, 1866 and left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
166 Philetus Sawyer R WI-05 March 4, 1865 01st term
167 George S. Shanklin D KY-07 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
168 Samuel Shellabarger R OH-07 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863.
02nd term*
169 Charles Sitgreaves D NJ-03 March 4, 1865 01st term
170 Thomas N. Stilwell R IN-11 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
171 Stephen Taber D NY-01 March 4, 1865 01st term
172 Nelson Taylor D NY-05 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
173 John Lewis Thomas Jr. D MD-02 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
174 Anthony Thornton D IL-10 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
175 Lawrence S. Trimble D KY-01 March 4, 1865 01st term
176 Rowland E. Trowbridge R MI-05 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863.
02nd term*
177 Henry Van Aernam R NY-31 March 4, 1865 01st term
178 Burt Van Horn R NY-29 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1861–1863.
02nd term*
179 Robert T. Van Horn R MO-06 March 4, 1865 01st term
180 Hamilton Ward, Sr. R NY-27 March 4, 1865 01st term
181 Samuel L. Warner R CT-02 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
182 Martin Welker R OH-14 March 4, 1865 01st term
183 John Wentworth D IL-01 March 4, 1865
Previous service, 1843–1851 and 1853–1855.
06th term** Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
184 Stephen F. Wilson R PA-18 March 4, 1865 01st term
185 Edwin R. V. Wright D NJ-05 March 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Nathaniel P. Banks D MA-06 December 4, 1865
Previous service, 1853–1857.
03rd term*
Robert S. Hale R NY-16 December 4, 1865 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Isaac R. Hawkins R TN-07 December 4, 1865 01st term
Henry D. Washburn R IN-07 February 23, 1866 01st term
John W. Chanler R NY-08 April 7, 1866 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
William Henry Koontz R PA-16 July 18, 1866 01st term
Samuel M. Arnell R TN-06 July 24, 1866 01st term
William B. Campbell R TN-05 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1837–1843.
04th term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Edmund Cooper R TN-04 July 24, 1866 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
John W. Leftwich D TN-08 July 24, 1866 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Horace Maynard R TN-02 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1857–1863.
04th term*
William Brickly Stokes R TN-03 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1859–1861.
02nd term*
Nathaniel G. Taylor R TN-01 July 24, 1866
Previous service, 1854–1855.
02nd term* Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Elijah Hise D KY-03 December 3, 1866 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Andrew H. Ward D KY-06 December 3, 1866 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
John W. Hunter R NY-03 December 4, 1866 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Turner M. Marquette R NE-01 March 2, 1867 01st term Left the House in 1867 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Samuel McLean D MT January 6, 1865 02nd term
2 Allen Alexander Bradford R CO March 4, 1865 01st term
3 Walter A. Burleigh R DAK March 4, 1865 01st term
4 José Francisco Chaves R NM March 4, 1865 01st term
5 Phineas Hitchcock R NE March 4, 1865 01st term
6 Edward Dexter Holbrook D ID March 4, 1865 01st term
7 William Henry Hooper D UT March 4, 1865 01st term
8 Arthur A. Denny R WA March 4, 1865 01st term
John Noble Goodwin R AZ January 17, 1866 01st term

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