This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 35th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1859.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]
Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1858 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
Terms of service
edit| Class | Terms of service of senators that expired in years |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1859 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, and VA.)[5] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1861 (CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.)[6] |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1863 (AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, VT, and WI.)[7] |
U.S. Senate seniority list
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1871 U.S Census Report Contains 1870 Census results
- ^ 1881 U.S Census Report Contains 1880 Census results
- ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1859.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1861.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1863.