List of United States Senators in the 8th Congress by seniority
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 8th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805.
The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically.[1]
The two main parties in the 8th Congress were the Federalists (F), and Democratic Republicans (DR).
Terms of Service
This article is about the terms of service of Senators that will expire in years. For A list of special elections to the United States Senate, see List of special elections to the United States Senate.
| Class | Terms of Service of Senators that will expire in years |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1805[2] |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1807[3] |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1809[4] |
U.S. Senate Seniority List
| Rank | Senator (Party-State) | Seniority date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Brown (DR-KY) | June 18, 1792 |
| 2 | Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA)[5] | November 18, 1794 |
| 3 | Uriah Tracy (F-CT) | October 13, 1796 |
| 4 | James Hillhouse (F-MD) | December 1796 |
| 5 | Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) | July 8, 1797 |
| 6 | William Hill Wells (F-DE)[6] | January 17, 1799 |
| 7 | Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) | March 4, 1799 |
| 8 | William Cocke (DR-TN) | |
| 9 | Jonathan Dayton (F-NJ) | |
| 10 | Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) | |
| 11 | Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR-VA)[7] | December 5, 1799 |
| 12 | Samuel White (F-DE) | February 28, 1801 |
| 15 | John Breckinridge (DR-KY) | March 4, 1801 |
| 13 | James Jackson (DR-GA) | |
| 14 | David Stone (DR-NC) | |
| 16 | Christopher Ellery (DR-RI) | May 6, 1801 |
| 17 | Simeon Olcott (F-NH) | June 17, 1801 |
| 18 | George Logan (DR-PA) | July 13, 1801 |
| 19 | Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) | October 15, 1801 |
| 20 | Robert Wright (DR-MD) | November 19, 1801 |
| 21 | Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) | December 16, 1801 |
| 22 | De Witt Clinton (DR-NY)[8] | February 9, 1802 |
| 23 | William Plumer (F-NH) | June 17, 1802 |
| 24 | Pierce Butler (DR-SC)[9] | November 4, 1802 |
| 25 | John Quincy Adams (F-MA) | March 4, 1803 |
| 26 | Theodorus Bailey (DR-NY)[10] | |
| 27 | Samuel Maclay (DR-PA) | |
| 28 | Timothy Pickering (F-MA) | |
| 29 | Samuel John Potter (DR-RI)[11] | |
| 30 | Israel Smith (DR-VT) | |
| 31 | Samuel Smith (DR-MD) | |
| 32 | John Smith (DR-OH) | April 1, 1803 |
| 33 | Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) | |
| 34 | John Taylor (DR-VA)[12] | June 4, 1803 |
| 35 | John Condit (DR-NJ) | September 1, 1803 |
| 36 | Abraham B. Venable (DR-VA)[13] | December 7, 1803 |
| 37 | John Smith (DR-NY) | February 23, 1804 |
| 38 | John Armstrong, Jr. (DR-NY)[14] | February 25, 1804 |
| 39 | William Branch Giles (DR-VA) | August 11, 1804 |
| 40 | Andrew Moore (DR-VA) | |
| 41 | Benjamin Howland (DR-RI) | October 29, 1804 |
| 42 | James A. Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) | November 9, 1804 |
| 43 | Samuel Latham Mitchill (DR-NY) | November 13, 1804 |
| 44 | John Gaillard (DR-SC) | December 6, 1804 |
See also
- 8th United States Congress
- List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 8th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1805.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1807.
- ↑ Terms of service of Senators that will expire in 1809.
- ↑ Stevens Mason died on May 10, 1803
- ↑ William Wells resigned November 6, 1804
- ↑ Wilson Nicholas resigned May 22, 1804
- ↑ De Witt Clinton resigned November 4, 1803
- ↑ Pierce Butler resigned November 21, 1804
- ↑ Theodorus Bailey resigned January 16, 1804
- ↑ Samuel Potter died October 14, 1804
- ↑ John Taylor was appointed and served until a successor qualified on December 7, 1803
- ↑ Abraham Venable resigned June 7, 1804
- ↑ John Armstrong resigned June 30, 1804
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