List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 21st Congress by seniority

This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 21st United States Congress listed by seniority.
As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 21st Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). 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.

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

U.S. House Seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date No.# of term(s) Notes
1 Thomas Newton, Jr. AJ VA-01 March 4, 1801 15th term Dean of the House
Resigned on March 9, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
2 William McCoy AJ VA-19 March 4, 1811 10th term Became Dean of the House after Newton resigned while still serving in the House as Dean and U.S. Congress member.
3 John W. Taylor AJ NY-17 March 4, 1813 09th term
4 Lewis Williams AJ NC-13 March 4, 1815 08th term
5 Charles F. Mercer AJ VA-14 March 4, 1817 07th term
6 Starling Tucker J SC-09 March 4, 1817 07th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
7 Mark Alexander J VA-04 March 4, 1819 06th term
8 William S. Archer AJ VA-03 January 3, 1820 06th term
9 Rollin Carolas Mallary AJ VT-02 January 13, 1820 06th term
10 Noyes Barber AJ CT March 4, 1821 05th term
11 James Buchanan J PA-04 March 4, 1821 05th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
12 Churchill C. Cambreleng J NY-03 March 4, 1821 05th term
13 Henry William Connor J NC-11 March 4, 1821 05th term
14 Henry W. Dwight AJ MA-09 March 4, 1821 05th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
15 Jacob C. Isacks J TN-04 March 4, 1821 05th term
16 George McDuffie N SC-05 March 4, 1821 05th term
17 John Reed, Jr. AM MA-13 March 4, 1821
Previous service, 1813–1817. 		07th term*
18 Andrew Stevenson J VA-09 March 4, 1821 05th term Speaker of the House
19 Samuel Swan AJ NJ March 4, 1821 05th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
20 Wiley Thompson J GA March 4, 1821 05th term
21 Joseph Vance J OH-04 March 4, 1821 05th term
22 Lewis Condict AJ NJ October 9, 1821
Previous service, 1811–1817. 		07th term*
23 Samuel D. Ingham J PA-08 October 7, 1822
Previous service, 1813–1818. 		08th term* Resigned on March 3, 1829 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
24 Jonathan Jennings J IN-02 December 2, 1822 05th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
25 Mordecai Bartley AJ OH-14 March 4, 1823 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
26 John S. Barbour J VA-15 March 4, 1823 04th term
27 John Blair J TN-01 March 4, 1823 04th term
28 Benjamin Williams Crowninshield AJ MA-02 March 4, 1823 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
29 Henry Hosford Gurley AJ LA-02 March 4, 1823 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
30 Robert P. Letcher AJ KY-04 March 4, 1823 04th term
31 Henry C. Martindale AJ NY-18 March 4, 1823 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
32 Daniel H. Miller J PA-03 March 4, 1823 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
33 William Cabell Rives J VA-10 March 4, 1823 04th term Resigned on April 17, 1829 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
34 James Strong AJ NY-08 March 4, 1823
Previous service, 1819–1821. 		05th term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
35 Henry R. Storrs AJ NY-14 March 4, 1823
Previous service, 1817–1821. 		06th term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
36 Samuel Finley Vinton AJ OH-07 March 4, 1823 04th term
37 Elisha Whittlesey AJ OH-13 March 4, 1823 04th term
38 Charles A. Wickliffe AJ KY-09 March 4, 1823 04th term
39 John Taliaferro AJ VA-13 March 24, 1824
Previous service, 1801–1803 and 1811–1813. 		06th term** Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
40 George Wolf J PA-08 December 9, 1824 04th term
41 John Bailey AJ MA-10 December 13, 1824 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
42 Willis Alston A NC-02 March 4, 1825
Previous service, 1799–1815. 		11th term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
43 John Anderson J ME-02 March 4, 1825 03rd term
44 William Armstrong J VA-16 March 4, 1825 03rd term
45 Tristam Burges AJ RI March 4, 1825 03rd term
46 Samuel Price Carson J NC-12 March 4, 1825 03rd term
47 Nathaniel Claiborne J VA-07 March 4, 1825 03rd term
48 Thomas Davenport AJ VA-06 March 4, 1825 03rd term
49 John Davis AJ MA-05 March 4, 1825 03rd term
50 Clement Dorsey AJ MD-01 March 4, 1825 03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
51 Edward Everett AJ MA-04 March 4, 1825 03rd term
52 James Findlay J OH-01 March 4, 1825 03rd term
53 Jonathan Harvey J NH March 4, 1825 03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
54 Charles Eaton Haynes J GA March 4, 1825 03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
55 Gabriel Holmes J NC-05 March 4, 1825 03rd term Died on September 26, 1829 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
56 Michael Hoffman J NY-15 March 4, 1825 03rd term
57 Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll AJ CT March 4, 1825 03rd term
58 Joseph Lecompte J KY-06 March 4, 1825 03rd term
59 Dutee Jerauld Pearce J RI March 4, 1825 03rd term
60 James K. Polk J TN-06 March 4, 1825 03rd term
61 James Trezvant J VA-02 March 4, 1825 03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
62 John Varnum AJ MA-03 March 4, 1825 03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
63 Gulian C. Verplanck J NY-03 March 4, 1825 03rd term
64 William Drayton J SC-01 May 17, 1825 03rd term
65 James Clark W KY-03 August 1, 1825
Previous service, 1813–1816. 		05th term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
66 James W. Ripley J ME-05 September 11, 1826 03rd term Resigned on March 12, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
67 Daniel Laurens Barringer AJ NC-08 December 4, 1826 03rd term
68 Chauncey Forward J PA-13 December 4, 1826 03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
69 Robert Allen J VA-17 March 4, 1827 02nd term
70 Philip P. Barbour J VA-11 March 4, 1827 02nd term Resigned on October 15, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
71 Isaac C. Bates AJ MA-08 March 4, 1827 02nd term
72 John Bell AJ TN-07 March 4, 1827 02nd term
73 Samuel Butman AJ ME-07 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
74 Thomas Chilton J KY-11 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
75 Richard Coulter J PA-17 March 4, 1827 02nd term
76 Davy Crockett AJ TN-09 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
77 Henry Daniel J KY-01 March 4, 1827 02nd term
78 Warren R. Davis N SC-06 March 4, 1827 02nd term
79 Robert Desha J TN-05 March 4, 1827 02nd term
80 John D. Dickinson AJ NY-09 March 4, 1827
Previous service, 1819–1823. 		04th term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
81 Joseph Duncan J IL March 4, 1827 02nd term
82 Jonas Earll, Jr. J NY-23 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
83 Joseph Fry, Jr. J PA-07 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
84 Innis Green J PA-06 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
85 Thomas H. Hall J NC-03 March 4, 1827
Previous service, 1817–1825. 		05th term*
86 James L. Hodges AJ MA-12 March 4, 1827 04th term
87 Jonathan Hunt J VT-01 March 4, 1827 04th term
88 Adam King J PA-10 March 4, 1827 04th term
89 Pryor Lea J TN-02 March 4, 1827 04th term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
90 Wilson Lumpkin J GA March 4, 1827
Previous service, 1815–1817. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
91 Chittenden Lyon J KY-12 March 4, 1827 02nd term
92 John Magee J NY-28 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
93 William D. Martin J SC-04 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
94 Lewis Maxwell J VA-21 March 4, 1827 02nd term
95 William T. Nuckolls J SC-07 March 4, 1827 02nd term
96 Isaac Pierson AJ NJ March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
97 William Ramsey J PA-11 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
98 Joseph Richardson AJ MA-11 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
99 John Roane J VA-12 March 4, 1827
Previous service, 1809–1815. 		05th term*
100 William Russell J OH-05 March 4, 1827 02nd term
101 Augustine Henry Shepperd AJ NC-09 March 4, 1827 02nd term
102 Alexander Smyth J VA-22 March 4, 1827 02nd term Died on April 17, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
103 Michael Sprigg J MD-04 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
104 John Benton Sterigere J PA-05 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
105 Joel Barlow Sutherland J PA-01 March 4, 1827 02nd term
106 Benjamin Swift AJ VT-04 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
107 George Corbin Washington AJ MD-03 March 4, 1827 02nd term
108 Ephraim King Wilson J MD-08 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
109 Joseph F. Wingate J ME-03 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
110 Joel Yancey J KY-10 March 4, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
111 Benjamin Gorham AJ MA-01 July 23, 1827
Previous service, 1820–1823. 		04th term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
112 Rufus McIntire J ME-01 September 10, 1827 02nd term
113 Kensey Johns, Jr. AJ DE October 2, 1827 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
114 William Stanbery AJ OH-08 October 9, 1827 02nd term
115 Phineas L. Tracy AM NY-29 November 5, 1827 02nd term
116 Richard Henry Wilde J GA November 17, 1827
Previous service, 1815–1817 and 1825. 		04th term**
117 Thomas Hinds J MI October 21, 1828 02nd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
118 James F. Randolph AJ NJ December 1, 1828 02nd term
119 William G. Angel J NY-13 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827. 		02nd term*
120 Benedict Arnold AJ NY-16 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
121 Robert Woodward Barnwell J SC-02 March 4, 1829 01st term
122 Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor J AL-02 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
123 Thomas Beekman AJ NY-22 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
124 James Blair J SC-08 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1821–1822. 		02nd term*
125 Abraham Bockee AJ NY-05 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
126 Ratliff Boon J IN-01 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825–1827. 		02nd term*
127 Peter I. Borst J NY-12 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
128 Thomas Bouldin J VA-05 March 4, 1829 01st term
129 John Brodhead J NH March 4, 1829 01st term
130 Elias Brown J MD-05 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
131 William Cahoon AM VT-05 March 4, 1829 01st term
132 John Campbell J SC-03 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
133 Timothy Childs AM NY-27 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
134 Thomas Chandler J NH March 4, 1829 01st term
135 Clement Comer Clay J AL-01 March 4, 1829 01st term
136 Richard Coke, Jr. J VA-08 March 4, 1829 01st term
137 Nicholas D. Coleman J KY-02 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
138 Richard M. Cooper AJ NJ March 4, 1829 01st term
139 Henry B. Cowles AJ NY-04 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
140 Hector Craig J NY-06 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825. 		02nd term* Resigned on July 12, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
141 Robert Craig J VA-20 March 4, 1829 01st term
142 Joseph Halsey Crane AJ OH-03 March 4, 1829 01st term
143 Thomas Hartley Crawford J PA-11 March 4, 1829 01st term
144 William Creighton, Jr. AJ OH-06 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1813–1817 and 1827–1828. 		04th term**
145 Jacob Crocheron J NY-02 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
146 Edmund Deberry AJ NC-07 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
147 Harmar Denny AM PA-16 March 4, 1829 01st term
148 Charles G. DeWitt AJ NY-07 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
149 Philip Doddridge AJ VA-18 March 4, 1829 01st term
150 William W. Ellsworth AJ CT March 4, 1829 01st term
151 Joshua Evans, Jr. J PA-04 March 4, 1829 01st term
152 Horace Everett AJ VT-03 March 4, 1829 01st term
153 Isaac Finch AJ NY-19 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
154 George Fisher AJ NY-20 March 4, 1829 01st term Resigned on February 5, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
155 James Ford J PA-09 March 4, 1829 01st term
156 Thomas Flournoy Foster J GA March 4, 1829 01st term
157 Nathan Gaither J KY-08 March 4, 1829 01st term
158 John Gilmore AM PA-16 March 4, 1829 01st term
159 John M. Goodenow J OH-11 March 4, 1829 01st term Resigned on April 9, 1830 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
160 George Grennell, Jr. AJ MA-07 March 4, 1829 01st term
161 Jehiel H. Halsey J NY-26 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
162 Joseph Hammons J NH March 4, 1829 01st term
163 Joseph Hawkins AJ NY-20 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
164 Joseph Hemphill J PA-02 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1801-1803 and 1819–1826. 		06th term*
165 Benjamin Chew Howard J MD-05 March 4, 1829 05th term
166 Henry Hubbard J NH March 4, 1829 01st term
167 Thomas H. Hughes AJ NJ March 4, 1829 01st term
168 Jabez W. Huntington AJ CT March 4, 1829 01st term
169 Thomas Irwin J PA-14 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
170 William W. Irvin J OH-09 March 4, 1829 01st term
171 Leonard Jarvis J ME-06 March 4, 1829 01st term
172 Cave Johnson J TN-08 March 4, 1829 01st term
173 Richard Mentor Johnson J KY-05 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1807–1819. 		07th term*
174 Joseph G. Kendall AJ MA-06 March 4, 1829 01st term
175 William Kennon, Sr. J OH-10 March 4, 1829 01st term*
176 John Kincaid J KY-07 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
177 Perkins King J NY-11 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
178 George Gray Leiper J PA-04 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
179 James Lent J NY-01 March 4, 1829 01st term
180 Dixon H. Lewis J AL-03 March 4, 1829 01st term
181 Alem Marr J PA-09 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
182 Thomas Maxwell J NY-25 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
183 William McCreery J PA-15 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
184 Robert Monell J NY-21 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1819–1821. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
185 Henry A. P. Muhlenberg J PA-07 March 4, 1829 01st term
186 Ebenezer F. Norton J NY-30 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
187 Walter Hampden Overton AJ LA-03 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
188 Spencer Darwin Pettis J MO March 4, 1829 01st term
189 Robert Potter J NC-06 March 4, 1829 01st term
190 Gershom Powers J NY-24 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
191 Abraham Rencher AJ NC-10 March 4, 1829 01st term
192 Robert S. Rose AJ NY-26 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1827. 		03rd term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
193 John Scott J PA-12 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
194 Benedict Joseph Semmes AJ MD-02 March 4, 1829 01st term
195 William Biddle Shepard AJ NC-01 March 4, 1829 01st term
196 James Shields J OH-02 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
197 Thomas Hale Sill AJ PA-18 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1826–1827. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
198 Samuel A. Smith J PA-08 March 4, 1829 01st term
199 Jesse Speight J NC-04 March 4, 1829 01st term
200 Ambrose Spencer AJ NY-10 March 4, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
201 Richard Spencer J MD-07 March 4, 1829 01st term
202 James Israel Standifer AJ TN-03 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1825. 		02nd term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
203 Philander Stephens J PA-09 March 4, 1829 01st term
203 William L. Storrs AJ CT March 4, 1829 01st term
204 John Test AJ IN-03 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1823-1827. 		03rd term* Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
205 John Thomson J OH-12 March 4, 1829
Previous service, 1825-1827. 		02nd term*
206 James Moore Wayne J GA March 4, 1829 01st term
207 John W. Weeks J NH March 4, 1829 01st term
208 Campbell P. White J NY-03 March 4, 1829 01st term
209 Edward Douglass White, Sr. AJ LA-01 March 4, 1829 01st term
210 Ebenezer Young AJ CT March 4, 1829 01st term
George Evans AJ ME-04 July 20, 1829 01st term
Peter Ihrie, Jr. J PA-08 October 13, 1829 01st term
Edward Bishop Dudley AJ NC-05 November 10, 1829 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Henry Graybill Lamar J GA December 7, 1829 01st term
George Edward Mitchell J MD-06 December 7, 1829
Previous service, 1823–1827. 		03rd term*
William F. Gordon J VA-10 January 25, 1830 01st term
George Loyall J VA-01 March 9, 1830 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Samuel W. Eager AJ NY-06 November 2, 1830 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Jonah Sanford J NY-20 November 3, 1830 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
John M. Patton D VA-11 November 25, 1830 01st term
Joseph Draper J VA-22 December 6, 1830 01st term Left the House in 1831 while still serving in the House as a U.S. Congress member.
Cornelius Holland J ME-05 December 6, 1830 01st term
Humphrey H. Leavitt J OH-11 December 6, 1830 01st term

Delegates

RankDelegatePartyDistrictSeniority dateNo.# of term(s)Notes
1 Joseph M. White J FL March 4, 1825 03rd term
2 Ambrose Hundley Sevier J AR February 13, 1828 02nd term
3 John Biddle J MI March 4, 1829 01st term

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