List of United States representatives in the 24th Congress

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For a full description of seniority, an explanation of its rules, and the current list, see Seniority in the United States House of Representatives.

This is a complete list of United States representatives during the 24th United States Congress listed by seniority.

As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 24th Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other congresses will be different for certain members.[1]

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 representative.

Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority. However, party leadership is typically not associated with seniority.

Note: An asterisk ("*") 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

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U.S. House seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date
(previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Lewis Williams AJ NC-13 March 4, 1815 11th term Dean of the House
2 Charles F. Mercer AJ VA-14 March 4, 1817 10th term
3 Henry William Connor J NC-11 March 4, 1821 8th term
4 John Reed Jr. AM MA-11 March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817.		 10th term*
5 Churchill C. Cambreleng J NY-03 December 3, 1821 8th term
6 Samuel Finley Vinton AJ OH-06 March 4, 1823 7th term Left the House in 1837.
7 Elisha Whittlesey AJ OH-16 March 4, 1823 7th term
8 Dutee Jerauld Pearce AM RI March 4, 1825 6th term Left the House in 1837.
9 Nathaniel Claiborne AJ VA-07 March 4, 1825 6th term Left the House in 1837.
10 James K. Polk J TN-09 March 4, 1825 6th term Speaker of the House
11 John Bell AJ TN-07 March 4, 1827 5th term
12 Augustine Henry Shepperd AJ NC-09 March 4, 1827 5th term
13 Ratliff Boon J IN-01 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.		 5th term*
14 Joseph Halsey Crane AJ OH-03 March 4, 1829 4th term Left the House in 1837.
15 Horace Everett AJ VT-03 March 4, 1829 4th term
16 George Grennell Jr. AJ MA-06 March 4, 1829 4th term
17 Leonard Jarvis J ME-06 March 4, 1829 4th term Left the House in 1837.
18 Cave Johnson J TN-11 March 4, 1829 4th term Left the House in 1837.
19 Richard Mentor Johnson J KY-13 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1807–1819.		 10th term* Left the House in 1837.
20 Dixon H. Lewis J AL-04 March 4, 1829 4th term
21 Henry A. P. Muhlenberg J PA-09 March 4, 1829 4th term
22 Abraham Rencher AJ NC-10 March 4, 1829 4th term
23 William Biddle Shepard AJ NC-01 March 4, 1829 4th term Left the House in 1837.
24 Jesse Speight J NC-04 March 4, 1829 4th term Left the House in 1837.
25 James Israel Standifer AJ TN-04 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825.		 5th term*
26 John Thomson J OH-17 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827.		 5th term* Left the House in 1837.
27 Campbell P. White J NY-03 March 4, 1829 4th term Resigned on October 2, 1835.
28 George Evans AJ ME-04 July 20, 1829 4th term
29 Harmar Denny AM PA-22 December 15, 1829 4th term Left the House in 1837.
30 John M. Patton D VA-13 November 25, 1830 4th term
31 John Quincy Adams AM MA-12 March 4, 1831 3rd term
32 Chilton Allan AJ KY-10 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
33 Heman Allen AJ VT-04 March 4, 1831 3rd term
34 John Banks AM PA-24 March 4, 1831 3rd term Resigned on March 31, 1836.
35 Samuel Beardsley J NY-17 March 4, 1831 3rd term Resigned on March 29, 1836.
36 George N. Briggs AJ MA-07 March 4, 1831 3rd term
37 John Carr J IN-03 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
38 Thomas Corwin AJ OH-04 March 4, 1831 3rd term
39 John K. Griffin N SC-09 March 4, 1831 3rd term
40 Albert Gallatin Hawes J KY-02 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
41 William Hiester AM PA-04 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
42 Gerrit Y. Lansing J NY-10 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
43 John Y. Mason J VA-02 March 4, 1831 3rd term Resigned on January 11, 1837.
44 Johnathan McCarty AJ IN-05 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
45 James Iver McKay J NC-05 March 4, 1831 3rd term
46 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan AM PA-21 March 4, 1831 3rd term
47 John J. Milligan AJ DE March 4, 1831 3rd term
48 David Potts Jr. AM PA-04 March 4, 1831 3rd term
49 Francis Thomas J MD-06 March 4, 1831 3rd term
50 Aaron Ward AJ NY-04 March 4, 1831
Previous service, 1825–1829.		 5th term* Left the House in 1837.
51 Daniel Wardwell J NY-18 March 4, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
52 William Henry Ashley AJ MO October 31, 1831 3rd term Left the House in 1837.
53 William Slade AM VT-02 November 1, 1831 3rd term
54 Micajah Thomas Hawkins J NC-06 December 15, 1831 3rd term
55 Hiland Hall AJ VT-01 January 1, 1833 3rd term
56 Joseph Biles Anthony J PA-16 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
57 James M. H. Beale J VA-16 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
58 Benning M. Bean J NH March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
59 Andrew Beaumont J PA-15 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
60 John W. Brown J NY-06 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
61 Abraham Bockee J NY-05 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.		 3rd term* Left the House in 1837.
62 Samuel Bunch AJ TN-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
63 Robert Burns J NH March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
64 Jesse Atherton Bynum J NC-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term
65 Zadok Casey J IL-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term
66 George Chambers AM PA-12 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
67 John Chaney J OH-09 March 4, 1833 2nd term
68 William Clark AM PA-10 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
69 John E. Coffee J GA March 4, 1833 2nd term Died on September 25, 1836.
70 John Cramer J NY-11 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
71 Edward Darlington AM PA-04 March 4, 1833 2nd term
72 Edmund Deberry AJ NC-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1829–1831.		 3rd term*
73 Philemon Dickerson J NJ March 4, 1833 2nd term Resigned on November 3, 1836.
74 William Claiborne Dunlap J TN-13 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
75 John B. Forester AJ TN-05 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
76 Samuel Fowler J NJ March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
77 Philo C. Fuller AJ NY-30 March 4, 1833 2nd term Resigned on September 2, 1836.
78 William K. Fuller J NY-23 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
79 John Galbraith J PA-25 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
80 Ransom H. Gillet J NY-14 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
81 James Graham AJ NC-12 March 4, 1833 2nd term Resigned on March 29, 1836.
Returned to the House on December 5, 1836.
82 William J. Grayson N SC-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
83 Joseph Hall J ME-07 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
84 Thomas L. Hamer J OH-05 March 4, 1833 2nd term
85 Edward A. Hannegan J IN-07 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
86 Benjamin Hardin AJ KY-07 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1815–1817 and 1819–1823.		 5th term** Left the House in 1837.
87 Gideon Hard AJ NY-33 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
88 James Harper AJ PA-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
89 Samuel Smith Harrison J PA-23 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
90 Abner Hazeltine AJ NY-31 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
91 Joseph Henderson J PA-14 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
92 Abel Huntington J NY-01 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
93 William Jackson AM MA-09 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
94 Benjamin Jones J OH-18 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
95 George L. Kinnard J IN-06 March 4, 1833 2nd term Died on November 26, 1836.
96 Amos Lane J IN-04 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
97 John Laporte J PA-17 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
98 George W. Lay AJ NY-29 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
99 Luke Lea AJ TN-03 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
100 Thomas Lee J NJ March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
101 George Loyall J VA-01 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1830–1831.		 3rd term* Left the House in 1837.
102 Edward Lucas J VA-15 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
103 Abijah Mann Jr. J NY-16 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
104 Moses Mason Jr. J ME-05 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
105 William McComas AJ VA-19 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
106 Isaac McKim J MD-04 March 4, 1833
Previous service, 1823–1825.		 4th term*
107 Jeremiah McLene J OH-08 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
108 Jesse Miller J PA-13 March 4, 1833 2nd term Resigned on October 30, 1836.
109 Sherman Page J NY-19 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
110 James Parker J NJ March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
111 Gorham Parks J ME-08 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
112 William Patterson J OH-14 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
113 Balie Peyton AJ TN-06 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
114 Franklin Pierce J NH March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
115 Henry L. Pinckney N SC-01 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
116 Ferdinand Schureman Schenck J NJ March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
117 William Schley J GA March 4, 1833 2nd term Resigned on July 1, 1835.
118 William Norton Shinn J NJ March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
119 Jonathan Sloane AM OH-15 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
120 Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith J ME-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term
121 David Spangler AJ OH-13 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
122 William Taylor J NY-23 March 4, 1833 2nd term
123 James Turner J MD-03 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
124 Joel Turrill J NY-17 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
125 Aaron Vanderpoel J NY-08 March 4, 1833 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
126 David Douglas Wagener J PA-07 March 4, 1833 2nd term
127 Taylor Webster J OH-02 March 4, 1833 2nd term
128 Henry A. Wise J VA-08 March 4, 1833 2nd term
129 Joel Barlow Sutherland J PA-01 October 8, 1833
Previous service, 1827–1833.		 5th term* Left the House in 1837.
130 Levi Lincoln Jr. AJ MA-05 February 17, 1834 2nd term
131 Robert B. Campbell N SC-03 February 27, 1834
Previous service, 1823–1825.		 3rd term* Left the House in 1837.
132 James Bouldin J VA-05 March 15, 1834 2nd term
133 Rice Garland AJ LA-03 April 28, 1834 2nd term
134 John Nevett Steele AJ MD-01 May 29, 1834 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
135 Henry Johnson AJ LA-01 September 25, 1834 2nd term
136 Daniel Kilgore J OH-19 December 1, 1834 2nd term
137 William L. May J IL-03 December 1, 1834 2nd term
138 Stephen C. Phillips AJ MA-02 December 1, 1834 2nd term
139 John Reynolds J IL-01 December 1, 1834 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
140 Henry Fisk Janes AM VT-05 December 1, 1834 2nd term Left the House in 1837.
141 Richard Irvine Manning I J SC-08 December 8, 1834 2nd term Died on May 1, 1836.
142 Francis Wilkinson Pickens N SC-05 December 8, 1834 2nd term
143 John Robertson AJ VA-11 December 8, 1834 2nd term
144 Michael Woolston Ash J PA-03 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
145 Jeremiah Bailey AJ ME-03 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
146 Samuel Barton J NY-02 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
147 William K. Bond AJ OH-07 March 4, 1835 1st term
148 Nathaniel B. Borden J MA-10 March 4, 1835 1st term
149 Matthias J. Bovee J NY-15 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
150 Linn Boyd J KY-01 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
151 Andrew Buchanan J PA-20 March 4, 1835 1st term
152 John Calhoon AJ KY-06 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827.		 2nd term*
153 William B. Calhoun AJ MA-08 March 4, 1835 1st term
154 William Blount Carter AJ TN-01 March 4, 1835 1st term
155 Graham H. Chapin J NY-25 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
156 Reuben Chapman J AL-01 March 4, 1835 1st term
157 John Chambers AJ KY-12 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1828–1829.		 2nd term*
158 Timothy Childs AJ NY-28 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1831.		 2nd term*
159 John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne J MS March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
160 Walter Coles J VA-06 March 4, 1835 1st term
161 Robert Craig J VA-17 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.		 3rd term*
162 Caleb Cushing AJ MA-03 March 4, 1835 1st term
163 Samuel Cushman J NH March 4, 1835 1st term
164 John Wesley Davis J IN-02 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
165 David Dickson AJ MS March 4, 1835 1st term Died on July 31, 1836.
166 Ulysses F. Doubleday J NY-24 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.		 2nd term* Left the House in 1837.
167 George Dromgoole J VA-04 March 4, 1835 1st term
168 Valentine Efner J NY-08 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
169 John Fairfield J ME-01 March 4, 1835 1st term
170 Dudley Farlin J NY-13 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
171 Richard French J KY-11 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
172 Jacob Fry Jr. J PA-05 March 4, 1835 1st term
173 James Garland J VA-12 March 4, 1835 1st term
174 Francis Granger J NY-26 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
175 Seaton Grantland J GA March 4, 1835 1st term
176 William J. Graves AJ KY-08 March 4, 1835 1st term
177 Elisha Haley J CT March 4, 1835 1st term
178 James Henry Hammond N SC-04 March 4, 1835 1st term Resigned on February 26, 1836.
179 James Harlan AJ KY-05 March 4, 1835 1st term
180 Albert Galliton Harrison J MO March 4, 1835 1st term
181 Charles Eaton Haynes J GA March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1825–1831.		 4th term*
182 Samuel Hoar AJ MA-04 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
183 George W. Hopkins J VA-18 March 4, 1835 1st term
184 Benjamin Chew Howard J MD-04 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.		 3rd term*
185 Elias Howell AJ OH-12 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
186 Edward Burd Hubley J PA-08 March 4, 1835 1st term
187 Hiram P. Hunt AJ NY-09 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
188 Adam Huntsman J TN-12 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
189 Joseph Reed Ingersoll AJ PA-02 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
190 Samuel Ingham J CT March 4, 1835 1st term
191 Daniel Jenifer AJ MD-07 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1831–1833.		 2nd term*
192 Joseph Johnson J VA-20 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1823–1827 and 1833.		 4th term**
193 John W. Jones J VA-03 March 4, 1835 1st term
194 Andrew T. Judson J CT March 4, 1835 1st term Resigned on July 4, 1836.
195 William Kennon, Sr. J OH-11 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1829–1833.		 3rd term* Left the House in 1837.
196 John Klingensmith Jr. J PA-19 March 4, 1835 1st term
197 Joab Lawler J AL-03 March 4, 1835 1st term
198 Abbott Lawrence AJ MA-01 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
199 Joshua Lee J NY-27 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
200 Stephen B. Leonard J NY-22 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
201 Henry Logan J PA-11 March 4, 1835 1st term
202 Thomas C. Love AJ NY-32 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
203 Francis Strother Lyon AJ AL-05 March 4, 1835 1st term
204 Job Mann J PA-18 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
205 Joshua L. Martin J AL-02 March 4, 1835 1st term
206 Samson Mason AJ OH-10 March 4, 1835 1st term
207 William Mason J NY-21 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
208 Abram Poindexter Maury AJ TN-08 March 4, 1835 1st term
209 John McKeon J NY-03 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
210 William Montgomery J NC-08 March 4, 1835 1st term
211 Ely Moore J NY-03 March 4, 1835 1st term
212 William S. Morgan J VA-21 March 4, 1835 1st term
213 Mathias Morris W PA-06 March 4, 1835 1st term
214 George Welshman Owens J GA March 4, 1835 1st term
215 James Pearce AJ MD-02 March 4, 1835 1st term
216 Ebenezer Pettigrew AJ NC-03 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
217 Lancelot Phelps J CT March 4, 1835 1st term
218 Joseph Reynolds J NY-22 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
219 Eleazer Wheelock Ripley J LA-02 March 4, 1835 1st term
220 John Roane J VA-09 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1809–1815 and 1827–1831.		 7th term** Left the House in 1837.
221 James Rogers J SC-07 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
222 David Abel Russell AJ NY-12 March 4, 1835 1st term
223 John W. A. Sanford J GA March 4, 1835 1st term Resigned on July 25, 1835.
224 William Seymour J NY-20 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
225 Ebenezer J. Shields AJ TN-10 March 4, 1835 1st term
226 Nicholas Sickles J NY-07 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
227 William Sprague III AM RI March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
228 Bellamy Storer AJ OH-01 March 4, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
229 John Taliaferro AJ VA-10 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1801–1803, 1811–1813 and 1824–1831.		 7th term***
230 James C. Terrell J GA March 4, 1835 1st term Resigned on July 8, 1835.
231 Isaac Toucey J CT March 4, 1835 1st term
232 George W. Towns J GA March 4, 1835 1st term Resigned on September 1, 1836.
233 Joseph R. Underwood AJ KY-03 March 4, 1835 1st term
234 George Corbin Washington AJ MD-05 March 4, 1835
Previous service, 1827–1833.		 4th term* Left the House in 1837.
235 Joseph Weeks J NH March 4, 1835 1st term
236 John White AJ KY-09 March 4, 1835 1st term
237 Zalmon Wildman J CT March 4, 1835 1st term Died on December 10, 1835.
238 Sherrod Williams AJ KY-04 March 4, 1835 1st term
Waddy Thompson Jr. AJ SC-06 September 10, 1835 1st term
Jesse Franklin Cleveland J GA October 5, 1835 1st term
Thomas Glascock J GA October 5, 1835 1st term
Hopkins Holsey J GA October 5, 1835 1st term
Jabez Young Jackson J GA October 5, 1835 1st term
Gideon Lee J NY-03 December 7, 1835 1st term Left the House in 1837.
Thomas T. Whittlesey J CT April 29, 1836 1st term
William Crosby Dawson AJ GA November 7, 1836 1st term
Rutger B. Miller J NY-17 November 9, 1836 1st term Left the House in 1837.
John Young AJ NY-30 November 9, 1836 1st term Left the House in 1837.
Samuel J. Gholson J MS December 1, 1836 1st term Left the House in 1837.
Orrin Holt J CT December 4, 1836 1st term
James Black J PA-13 December 5, 1836 1st term Left the House in 1837.
William Chetwood AJ NJ December 5, 1836 1st term Left the House in 1837.
John James Pearson AJ PA-24 December 5, 1836 1st term Left the House in 1837.
Franklin H. Elmore N SC-04 December 10, 1836 1st term
Archibald Yell J AR December 14, 1836 1st term
John Peter Richardson II J SC-08 December 19, 1836 1st term
Julius Caesar Alford AJ GA January 2, 1837 1st term Left the House in 1837.
William Herod AJ IN-06 January 25, 1837 1st term
Isaac E. Crary J MI January 26, 1837 1st term

Delegates

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Rank Delegate Party District Seniority date
(previous service, if any)
 No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Joseph M. White J FL March 4, 1825 6th term
2 Ambrose Hundley Sevier J AR February 13, 1828 5th term
3 George Wallace Jones J MI March 4, 1835 1st term
George Wallace Jones D WI January 26, 1837
Previous service, 1835–1837.		 2nd term*

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.

  • United States Congressional Elections 1788–1997, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company 1998) ISBN 0-7864-0283-0
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