List of United States Senators from Tennessee

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Tennessee was admitted to the United States on June 1, 1796. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1862 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1866. The current Senators are Republicans Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker.

List of Senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.

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Class 2

Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.

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William Cocke
Democratic-Republican August 2, 1796 –
September 26, 1797
Elected in 1796 1 4th Congress 1 Elected in 1796.

Expelled.
August 2, 1796 –
July 8, 1797
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William Blount
1
Appointed to begin the term due to failure of legislature to elect.

Resigned when successor elected.
2 5th Congress
Elected to finish Blount's term.

Resigned when elected to Class 1 seat.
July 8, 1797 –
March 3, 1799
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Joseph Anderson
2
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic-Republican September 26, 1797 –
April 1, 1798
Elected to finish Cocke's term.

Resigned.
Vacant April 1, 1798 –
October 6, 1798
 
3 Daniel Smith Democratic-Republican October 6, 1798 –
March 3, 1799
Appointed to finish Jackson's term.

Retired or lost re-election.
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Joseph Anderson
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1815
Elected to finish Jackson's term. 6th Congress 2 Elected in 1799.

Retired or lost re-election.
March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1805
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William Cocke
3
7th Congress
Re-elected in 1803 3 8th Congress
9th Congress 3 Elected in 1804 or 1805.

Resigned.
March 4, 1805 –
March 31, 1809
Democratic-Republican Daniel Smith 4
10th Congress
Re-elected in 1809.

Retired.
4 11th Congress
  April 1, 1809 –
April 10, 1809
Vacant
Elected to finish Smith's term. April 11, 1809 –
October 8, 1811
Democratic-Republican Jenkin Whiteside 5
12th Congress 4 Re-elected in 1810 or 1811.

Resigned.
Elected to finish Whiteside's term.

Resigned.
October 8, 1811 –
February 11, 1814
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George W. Campbell
6
13th Congress
  February 12, 1814 –
March 16, 1814
Vacant
Appointed to continue Campbell's term.

Retired when successor elected.
March 17, 1814 –
October 10, 1815
Democratic-Republican Jesse Wharton 7
Vacant March 4, 1815 –
October 10, 1815
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George W. Campbell
Democratic-Republican October 10, 1815 –
April 20, 1818
Elected late in 1815.

Resigned.
Elected to finish Campbell's term. October 10, 1815 –
March 3, 1823
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John Williams
8
15th Congress 5 Appointed to begin the term due to legislature's failure to elect.

Elected October 2, 1817 to finish the term.[1]

Lost re-election.
Vacant April 20, 1818 –
September 27, 1818
 
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John H. Eaton
Democratic-Republican September 5, 1818 –
March 4, 1821
Appointed to continue Cambell's term.

Elected October 9, 1819 to finish Cambell's term.[2]

Legislature failed to elect.
16th Congress
Vacant March 4, 1821 –
September 27, 1821
  6 17th Congress
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John H. Eaton
Democratic-Republican September 27, 1821 –
March 9, 1829
Re-elected late in 1821.
Jackson Democratic-Republican 18th Congress 6 Elected in 1823.

Resigned.
March 4, 1823 –
October 14, 1825
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Andrew Jackson
9
Jacksonian 19th Congress Jacksonian
  October 15, 1825 –
October 27, 1825
Vacant
Elected to finish Jackson's term. October 28, 1825 –
January 13, 1840
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Hugh Lawson White
10
Re-elected in 1827.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War.
7 20th Congress
21st Congress 7 Re-elected in 1829
Vacant March 9, 1829 –
October 19, 1829
 
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Felix Grundy
Jacksonian October 19, 1829 –
July 4, 1838
Elected to finish Eaton's term.
22nd Congress
Re-elected in 1833.

Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
8 23rd Congress
24th Congress 8 Re-elected in 1835.

Resigned because he could not conscientiously obey the instructions of his constituents.[3]
Anti-Jacksonian
Democratic 25th Congress Whig
Vacant July 5, 1838 –
September 16, 1838
 
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Ephraim H. Foster
Whig September 17, 1838 –
March 3, 1839
Elected to finish Grundy's term.

Re-elected but resigned to avoid disobeying instructions given him by the state legislature.
Vacant March 3, 1839 –
November 19, 1839
  9 26th Congress
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Felix Grundy
Democratic November 19, 1839 –
December 19, 1840
Elected late in 1839.

Died.
  January 13, 1840 –
February 25, 1840
Vacant
Elected to finish White's term.

Retired.
February 25, 1840 –
March 3, 1841
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Alexander O. Anderson
11
Vacant December 19, 1840 –
December 25, 1840
 
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Alfred O. P. Nicholson
Democratic December 25, 1840 –
February 7, 1842
Appointed to continue Grundy's term.

Retired or lost re-election.
27th Congress 9 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1841 –
October 17, 1843
Vacant
Vacant February 7, 1842 –
October 17, 1843
 
28th Congress
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Ephraim H. Foster
Whig October 17, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
Elected to finish Grundy's term.

Retired or lost re-election.
Elected to finish the vacant term.

Lost re-election.
October 17, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
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Spencer Jarnagin
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Hopkins L. Turney
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1851
Elected in 1844.

Retired or lost re-election.
10 29th Congress
30th Congress 10 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1847 –
November 21, 1847
Vacant
Elected late in 1847 November 22, 1847 –
March 3, 1859
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John Bell
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31st Congress
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James C. Jones
Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1857
Elected in 1851.

Retired.
11 32nd Congress
33rd Congress 11 Re-elected in 1853.

Retired or lost re-election.
34th Congress
Vacant March 4, 1857 –
October 8, 1857
Legislature failed to elect. 12 35th Congress Know-Nothing
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic October 8, 1857 –
March 4, 1862
Elected in 1857 to finish the term.

Resigned to become Military Governor of Tennessee.
36th Congress 12 Elected in 1858.

Withdrew in anticipation of secession.
March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
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Alfred O. P. Nicholson
14
37th Congress U.S. Civil War March 4, 1861 –
July 24, 1866
Vacant
Vacant March 4, 1862 –
July 24, 1866
U.S. Civil War
13 38th Congress
39th Congress 13
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David T. Patterson
Unionist July 24, 1866 –
March 3, 1869
Elected to finish the vacant term.

Retired.
Elected to finish the vacant term.

Retired.
July 24, 1866 –
March 3, 1871
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Joseph S. Fowler
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Democratic 40th Congress Republican
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William G. Brownlow
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875
Elected in 1867 for the term beginning in 1869.

Retired.
14 41st Congress
42nd Congress 14 Elected in 1870 or 1871.

Retired.
March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1877
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Henry Cooper
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43rd Congress
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
July 31, 1875
Elected in 1875.

Died.
15 44th Congress
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David M. Key
Democratic August 18, 1875 –
January 19, 1877
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.

Lost election to finish Johnson's term.
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James E. Bailey
Democratic January 19, 1877 –
March 3, 1881
Elected to finish Johnson's term.

Lost re-election.
45th Congress 15 Elected in 1876 March 4, 1877 –
July 8, 1897
Democratic Isham Harris.jpg
Isham G. Harris
17
46th Congress
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Howell Jackson
Democratic March 4, 1881 –
April 14, 1886
Elected in 1881.

Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Judge.
16 47th Congress
48th Congress 16 Re-elected in 1882
49th Congress
Vacant April 14, 1886 –
April 16, 1886
 
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Washington C. Whitthorne
Democratic April 16, 1886 –
March 3, 1887
Appointed to finish Jackson's term.

Retired or lost re-election.
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William B. Bate
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 9, 1905
Elected in 1887 17 50th Congress
51st Congress 17 Re-elected in 1888
52nd Congress
Re-elected in 1893 18 53rd Congress
54th Congress 18 Re-elected in 1894.

Died.
55th Congress
  July 9, 1897 –
July 19, 1897
Vacant
Appointed to continue Harris's term.

Elected February 2, 1898 to finish Harris's term.[4]

Retired.
July 20, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
Democratic Thomas B. Turley.jpg
Thomas B. Turley
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Re-elected in 1899 19 56th Congress
57th Congress 19 Elected in 1900.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1907
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Edward W. Carmack
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58th Congress
Re-elected in 1905.

Died.
20 59th Congress
Vacant March 10, 1905 –
March 20, 1905
 
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James B. Frazier
Democratic March 21, 1905 –
March 3, 1911
Elected to finish Bate's term.

Lost re-election.
60th Congress 20 Elected in 1906.

Died.
March 4, 1907 –
March 31, 1912
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Robert Love Taylor
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61st Congress
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Luke Lea
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917
Elected in 1910.

Lost renomination.
21 62nd Congress
  April 1, 1912 –
April 10, 1912
Vacant
Appointed to continue Taylor's term.

Retired when successor elected.
April 11, 1912 –
January 24, 1913
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Newell Sanders
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Elected to finish Taylor's term.

Retired.
January 24, 1913 –
March 3, 1913
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William R. Webb
22
63rd Congress 21 Elected in 1912 March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1925
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John K. Shields
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64th Congress
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Kenneth McKellar
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
January 3, 1953
Elected in 1916 22 65th Congress
66th Congress 22 Re-elected in 1918.

Lost renomination.
67th Congress
Re-elected in 1922 23 68th Congress
69th Congress 23 Elected in 1924.

Died.
March 4, 1925 –
August 24, 1929
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Lawrence D. Tyson
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70th Congress
Re-elected in 1928 24 71st Congress
  August 25, 1929 –
September 1, 1929
Vacant
Appointed to continue Tyson's term.

Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Tyson's term.[4]

Retired.
September 2, 1929 –
March 3, 1931
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William E. Brock
25
72nd Congress 24 Elected in 1930.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933
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Cordell Hull
26
73rd Congress Appointed to continue Hull's term.

Elected November 7, 1934 to finish Hull's term.[4]
March 4, 1933 –
April 23, 1937
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Nathan L. Bachman
27
Re-elected in 1934 25 74th Congress
75th Congress 25 Re-elected in 1936.

Died.
  April 24, 1937 –
May 5, 1937
Vacant
Appointed to continue Bachman's term.

Retired when successor elected.
May 6, 1937 –
November 8, 1938
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George L. Berry
28
Elected to finish Bachman's term.

Although eligible and elected, did not "take his seat" as he preferred to remain as district attorney general. Nevertheless, service begins when eligible and elected, not upon the taking of an oath.
November 9, 1938 –
January 3, 1949
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Tom Stewart
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76th Congress
Re-elected in 1940 26 77th Congress
78th Congress 26 Re-elected in 1942.

Lost renomination.
79th Congress
Re-elected in 1946.

Lost renomination.
27 80th Congress
81st Congress 27 Elected in 1948 January 3, 1949 –
August 10, 1963
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Estes Kefauver
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82nd Congress
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Albert Gore, Sr.
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1971
Elected in 1952 28 83rd Congress
84th Congress 28 Re-elected in 1954
85th Congress
Re-elected in 1958 29 86th Congress
87th Congress 29 Re-elected in 1960.

Died.
88th Congress
  August 10, 1963 –
August 20, 1963
Vacant
Appointed to continue Kefauver's term
Retired
August 20, 1963 –
November 3, 1964
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Herbert S. Walters
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Elected to finish Kefauver's term.

Lost renomination.
November 4, 1964 –
January 2, 1967
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Ross Bass
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Re-elected in 1964.

Lost re-election.
30 89th Congress
90th Congress 30 Elected in 1966 January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1985
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Howard Baker
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91st Congress
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Bill Brock
Republican January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977
Elected in 1970.

Lost re-election.
31 92nd Congress
93rd Congress 31 Re-elected in 1972
94th Congress
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Jim Sasser
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1995
Elected in 1976 32 95th Congress
96th Congress 32 Re-elected in 1978.

Retired.
97th Congress
Re-elected in 1982 33 98th Congress
99th Congress 33 Elected in 1984 January 3, 1985 –
January 2, 1993
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Al Gore, Jr.
34
100th Congress
Re-elected in 1988.

Lost re-election.
34 101st Congress
102nd Congress 34 Re-elected in 1990.

Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
  January 2, 1993 –
January 5, 1993
Vacant
103rd Congress
Appointed to continue Gore's term.

Retired when successor elected.
January 5, 1993 –
December 2, 1994
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Harlan Mathews
35
Elected to finish Gore's term. December 2, 1994 –
January 3, 2003
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Fred Thompson
36
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Bill Frist
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2007
Elected in 1994 35 104th Congress
105th Congress 35 Re-elected in 1996.

Retired.
106th Congress
Re-elected in 2000.

Retired.
36 107th Congress
108th Congress 36 Elected in 2002 January 3, 2003 –
Incumbent
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Lamar Alexander
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109th Congress
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Bob Corker
Republican January 3, 2007 –
Present
Elected in 2006 37 110th Congress
111th Congress 37 Re-elected in 2008
112th Congress
Re-elected in 2012 38 113th Congress
114th Congress 38 Re-elected in 2014
115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election. 39 116th Congress
117th Congress 39 To be determined in the 2020 election.
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Living former U.S. Senators from Tennessee

As of November 2015, there are four living former Senators; three from Class 1 and one from Class 2.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
Bill Brock 1971–1977 1 (1930-11-23) November 23, 1930 (age 93)
Jim Sasser 1977–1995 1 (1936-09-30) September 30, 1936 (age 87)
Al Gore 1985–1993 2 (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 75)
Bill Frist 1995–2007 1 (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 72)

References

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See also