List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 40th Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 40th United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 40th Congress (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869). 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.[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 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
Delegates
Rank | Delegate | Party | District | Seniority date (Previous service, if any) | No.# of term(s) | Notes |
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1 | Walter A. Burleigh | R | DAK | March 4, 1865 | 02nd term | |
2 | Edward Dexter Holbrook | D | ID | March 4, 1865 | 02nd term | |
3 | William Henry Hooper | D | UT | March 4, 1865 Previous service, 1859–1861. | 03rd term* | |
4 | Coles Bashford | R | AZ | March 4, 1867 | 01st term | |
5 | James M. Cavanaugh | D | MT | March 4, 1867 Previous service, 1858–1859. | 02nd term* | |
6 | George M. Chilcott | R | CO | March 4, 1867 | 01st term | |
7 | Alvan Flanders | R | WA | March 4, 1867 | 01st term | |
Charles P. Clever | D | NM | September 2, 1867 | 01st term | ||
José Francisco Chaves | R | NM | February 20, 1869 Previous service, 1865–1867. | 02nd term* | ||
See also
References
- Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company 1998) ISBN 0-7864-0283-0