List of United States Senators in the 61st Congress by seniority
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This is a classification of members of the United States Senate by seniority during the 61st Congress, from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1911.
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]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1910 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Name (Party-State) | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Hale (R-ME) | March 4, 1881 | |
| 2 | William P. Frye (R-ME) | March 18, 1881 | |
| 3 | Nelson Aldrich (R-RI) | October 5, 1881 | |
| 4 | Shelby Moore Cullom (R-IL) | March 4, 1883 | |
| 5 | John W. Daniel (D-VA) | March 4, 1887 | |
| 6 | Jacob H. Gallinger (R-NH) | March 4, 1891 | |
| 7 | Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) | March 4, 1893 | |
| 8 | George C. Perkins (R-CA) | July 26, 1893 | |
| 9 | Julius C. Burrows (R-MI) | January 23, 1895 | |
| 10 | Clarence D. Clark (R-WY) | January 24, 1895 | |
| 11 | Francis E. Warren (R-WY) | March 4, 1895 | Previously a Senator |
| 12 | Stephen Elkins (R-WV) | Former Delegate, Former Cabinet Member | |
| 13 | Knute Nelson (R-MN) | Former Governor, Minnesota 20th Population (1890) | |
| 14 | Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) | Former Governor, South Carolina 23rd Population (1890) | |
| 15 | Augustus O. Bacon (D-GA) | Georgia 12th Population (1890) | |
| 16 | Thomas S. Martin (D-VA) | Virginia 15th Population (1890) | |
| 17 | Samuel McEnery (D-LA) | March 4, 1897 | Former Governor |
| 18 | Boies Penrose (R-PA) | Pennsylvania 2nd Population (1890) | |
| 19 | Alexander Clay (D-GA) | Georgia 12th Population (1890) | |
| 20 | Hernando Money (D-MS) | October 8, 1897 | |
| 21 | John Kean (R-NJ) | March 4, 1899 | Former Rep. |
| 22 | Charles A. Culberson (D-TX) | Former Governor | |
| 23 | Chauncey Depew (R-NY) | New York 1st Population (1890) | |
| 24 | Albert J. Beveridge (R-IN) | Indiana 8th Population (1890) | |
| 25 | Nathan B. Scott (R-WV) | West Virginia 28th Population (1890) | |
| 26 | Porter McCumber (R-ND) | North Dakota 41st Population (1890) | |
| 27 | James Taliaferro (D-FL) | April 9, 1899 | |
| 28 | Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA) | August 22, 1900 | |
| 29 | William P. Dillingham (R-VT) | October 18, 1900 | |
| 30 | Moses Clapp (R-MN) | January 23, 1901 | |
| 31 | Anselm J. McLaurin (D-MS) | March 4, 1901 | Previously a Senator |
| 32 | Joseph W. Bailey (D-TX) | Former Rep. (10 years) | |
| 33 | Robert J. Gamble (R-SD) | Former Rep. (4 years) | |
| 34 | Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC) | Former Rep. (2 years) | |
| 35 | Murphy J. Foster (D-LA) | Former Governor | |
| 36 | Henry E. Burnham (R-NH) | ||
| 37 | Francis Newlands (D-NV) | March 4, 1903 | Former Rep. |
| 38 | William J. Stone (D-MO) | Former Governor, Missouri 5th Population (1900) | |
| 39 | James P. Clarke (D-AR) | Former Governor, Arkansas 25th Population (1900) | |
| 40 | Lee S. Overman (D-NC) | North Carolina 15th Population (1900) | |
| 41 | Reed Smoot (R-UT) | Utah 41st Population (1900) | |
| 42 | Weldon B. Heyburn (R-ID) | Idaho 44th Population (1900) | |
| 43 | Charles Dick (R-OH) | March 2, 1904 | |
| 44 | Philander C. Knox (R-PA) | June 10, 1904 | |
| 45 | Winthrop M. Crane (R-MA) | October 12, 1904 | |
| 46 | Thomas Carter (R-MT) | March 4, 1905 | Previously a Senator |
| 47 | Isidor Rayner (D-MD) | Former Rep. (6 years), Maryland 26th Population (1900) | |
| 48 | Elmer Burkett (R-NE) | Former Rep. (6 years), Nebraska 27th Population (1900) | |
| 49 | George Sutherland (R-UT) | Former Rep. (2 years) | |
| 50 | Morgan Bulkeley (R-CT) | Former Governor | |
| 51 | Frank P. Flint (R-CA) | California 21st Population (1900) | |
| 52 | Samuel H. Piles (R-WA) | Washington 34th Population (1900) | |
| 53 | George S. Nixon (R-NV) | Nevada 46th Population (1900) | |
| 54 | William Warner (R-MO) | March 18, 1905 | |
| 55 | James B. Frazier (D-TN) | March 21, 1905 | |
| 56 | Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT) | May 10, 1905 | |
| 57 | Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI) | January 2, 1906 | |
| 58 | Henry du Pont (R-DE) | June 13, 1906 | |
| 59 | Charles Curtis (R-KS) | January 29, 1907 | |
| 60 | William A. Smith (R-MI) | February 9, 1907 | |
| 61 | Robert Love Taylor (D-TN) | March 4, 1907 | Former Rep. (12 years) |
| 62 | Thomas H. Paynter (D-KY) | Former Rep. (6 years) | |
| 63 | Joseph M. Dixon (R-MT) | Former Rep. (4 years) | |
| 64 | Jeff Davis (D-AR) | Former Governor | |
| 65 | Frank O. Briggs (R-NJ) | New Jersey 16th Population (1900) | |
| 66 | Norris Brown (R-NE) | Nebraska 27th Population (1900) | |
| 67 | Simon Guggenheim (R-CO) | Colorado 32nd Population (1900) | |
| 68 | Jonathan Bourne, Jr. (R-OR) | Oregon 36th Population (1900) | |
| 69 | Harry A. Richardson (R-DE) | Delaware 43rd Population (1900) | |
| 70 | William Borah (R-ID) | Idaho 44th Population (1900) | |
| 71 | Isaac Stephenson (R-WI) | May 17, 1907 | |
| 72 | John H. Bankhead (D-AL) | June 18, 1907 | |
| 73 | Joseph F. Johnston (D-AL) | August 6, 1907 | |
| 74 | Thomas Gore (D-OK) | December 11, 1907 | |
| 75 | Robert Owen (D-OK) | ||
| 76 | George P. Wetmore (R-RI) | January 22, 1908 | |
| 77 | John Walter Smith (D-MD) | March 25, 1908 | |
| 78 | Carroll S. Page (R-VT) | October 21, 1908 | |
| 79 | Albert B. Cummins (R-IA) | November 24, 1908 | |
| 80 | Theodore E. Burton (R-OH) | March 4, 1909 | Former Rep. (16 years) |
| 81 | Wesley Jones (R-WA) | Former Rep. (10 years) | |
| 82 | Martin N. Johnson (R-ND) | Former Rep. (8 years) | |
| 83 | Benjamin Shively (D-IN) | Former Rep. (7 years) | |
| 84 | Elihu Root (R-NY) | Former Cabinet Member | |
| 85 | William O. Bradley (R-KY) | Former Governor, Kentucky 12th Population (1900) | |
| 86 | Coe Crawford (R-SD) | Former Governor, South Dakota 38th Population (1900) | |
| 87 | Joseph Bristow (R-KS) | Kansas 22nd Population (1900) | |
| 88 | Ellison D. Smith (D-SC) | South Carolina 24th Population (1900) | |
| 89 | Charles J. Hughes (D-CO) | Colorado 32nd Population (1900) | |
| 90 | Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL) | Florida 33rd Population (1900) | |
| 91 | George Chamberlain (D-OR) | Oregon 36th Population (1900) | |
| George T. Oliver (R-PA) | March 17, 1909 | ||
| 92 | William Lorimer (D-IL) | June 18, 1909 | |
| Fountain L. Thompson (D-ND) | November 10, 1909 | ||
| James Gordon (D-MS) | December 27, 1909 | ||
| William Purcell (D-ND) | February 1, 1910 | ||
| LeRoy Percy (D-MS) | February 24, 1910 | ||
| Claude A. Swanson (D-VA) | August 1, 1910 | ||
| Lafayette Young (R-IA) | November 12, 1910 | ||
| Joseph M. Terrell (D-GA) | November 17, 1910 | ||
| John Thornton (D-LA) | December 7, 1910 | ||
| Davis Elkins (R-WV) | January 9, 1911 | ||
| Asle Gronna (R-ND) | February 2, 1911 | Former Rep. | |
| Clarence W. Watson (D-WV) |
See also
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Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
- ↑ 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
