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List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 17th Congress by seniority

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This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 17th United States Congress listed by seniority. For the most part, representatives are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office.[1]

As an historical article, the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 17th Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823). Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other Congresses will be different for certain members.

This article describes the criteria for seniority in the House of Representatives and sets out the list of members by seniority. It is prepared on the basis of the interpretation of seniority applied to the House of Representatives in the current congress. In the absence of information to the contrary, it is presumed that the twenty-first-century practice is identical to the seniority customs used during the 17th Congress.[2]

House seniority

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Seniority in the House, for Congressmen with unbroken service, depends on the date on which the members first term began. That date is either the start of the Congress (4 March in odd numbered years, for the era up to and including the 73rd Congress starting in 1933) or the date of a special election during the Congress. Since many members start serving on the same day as others, ranking between them is based on alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman.

Congressmen, in early Congresses, were often elected after the legal start of the Congress. Such representatives are attributed with unbroken seniority, from the legal start of the congressional term, if they were the first person elected to a seat in a Congress. The date of the election is indicated in a note.

The seniority date is normally taken from the members entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, except where the date given is the legal start of the Congress and the actual election (for someone who was not the first person elected to the seat in that Congress) was later. The date of election is taken from United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997. In a few instances the latter work provides dates, for the start and end of terms, which correct those in the Biographical Directory.

The Biographical Directory normally uses the date of a special election, as the seniority date. However, mostly in early Congresses, the date of the member taking his seat can be the one given. The date of the special election is mentioned in a note to the list below, when that date is not used as the seniority date by the Biographical Directory.

Representatives who returned to the House, after having previously served, are credited with service equal to one less than the total number of terms they served. When a representative has served a prior term of less than two terms (i.e. prior term minus one equals less than one), he is ranked above all others whose service begins on the same day.

Leadership

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In this Congress the only formal leader was the Speaker of the House. A Speakership election was held on December 3–4, 1821 and Philip P. Barbour (DR-VA) was elected on the tenth ballot. In the final ballot, Speaker Barbour received 88 votes, John W. Taylor (DR-NY) (Speaker at the end of the previous Congress) had 67 votes, Henry Baldwin (DR-PA) 6, Samuel Smith (DR-MD) 4, Caesar A. Rodney (DR-DE) 3 and there were 4 scattering votes.[3]

The title Dean of the House (sometimes known, in the nineteenth century, as Father of the House) was held by the member with the longest continuous service. It was not a formal leadership position.

Standing committees

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The House created its first standing committee, on April 13, 1789. There were twenty-one standing committees, listed in the rules initially used by the 17th Congress. Four additional committees were added during the Congress. The Committees on Indian Affairs was created on December 17, 1821. Standing committees on Foreign Affairs, Military Affairs and Naval Affairs were authorised, when the rules of the House were amended on March 14, 1822.

Committees, in this period, were normally appointed for a session at a time by the Speaker. However the resolution of March 30, 1816, which created the committees on departmental expenditures and Expenditures on Public Buildings, provided for those standing committees to be appointed for the whole Congress.

This list refers to the standing committees of the House in the 17th Congress, the year of establishment as a standing committee, the number of members assigned to the committee and the dates of appointment in each session (or if appropriate for the Congress), the end of the session (if appropriate) and its chairman. Chairmen, who were re-appointed after serving in the previous Congress, are indicated by an *.[4]

The first session was December 3, 1821 – May 8, 1822 (157 days) and the second session was December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823 (92 days).

No. Committee From Mbrs Term Chairman
1 Accounts 1805 3 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Samuel C. Allen (F-MA)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
2 Agriculture 1820 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Josiah Butler (DR-NH)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
3 Claims 1794 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *Lewis Williams (DR-NC)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
4 Commerce 1795 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *Thomas Newton, Jr. (DR-VA)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
5 District of Columbia 1808 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *Joseph Kent (DR-MD)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
6 Elections 1789 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 John Sloane (DR-OH)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
7 Expenditures in the Navy Department 1816 3 December 5, 1821-March 3, 1823 Samuel Edwards (F-PA)
8 Expenditures in the Post Office Department 1816 3 December 5, 1821-March 3, 1823 George Denison (DR-PA)
9 Expenditures in the State Department 1816 3 December 5, 1821-March 3, 1823 Silas Wood (F-NY)
10 Expenditures in the Treasury Department 1816 3 December 5, 1821-March 3, 1823 Albert H. Tracy (DR-NY)
11 Expenditures in the War Department 1816 3 December 5, 1821-March 3, 1823 George Tucker (DR-VA)
12 Expenditures on Public Buildings 1816 3 December 5, 1821-March 3, 1823 Jeremiah Nelson (F-MA)
13 Foreign Affairs 1822 7 December 3, 1822-March 3, 1823 Jonathan Russell (DR-MA)
14 Indian Affairs 1821 7 December 7, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Samuel Moore (DR-PA)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823 Thomas Metcalfe (DR-KY)
15 Judiciary 1813 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *John Sergeant (F-PA)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823 Hugh Nelson (DR-VA) (a)
16 Manufactures 1819 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *Henry Baldwin (DR-PA)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823 John Tod (DR-PA)
17 Military Affairs 1822 7 December 3, 1822-March 3, 1823 William Eustis (DR-MA)
18 Naval Affairs 1822 7 December 3, 1822-March 3, 1823 Timothy Fuller (DR-MA)
19 Pensions and Revolutionary Claims 1813 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *John Rhea (DR-TN)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
20 Post Office and Post Roads 1808 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Francis Johnson (DR-KY)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
21 Private Land Claims 1816 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *John W. Campbell (DR-OH)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
22 Public Expenditures 1814 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Thomas Montgomery (DR-KY)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
23 Public Lands 1805 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Christopher Rankin (DR-MS)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823
24 Revisal and Unfinished Business 1795 3 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 Samuel Lathrop (F-MA)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823 Thomas R. Ross (DR-OH)
25 Ways and Means 1802 7 December 5, 1821 – May 8, 1822 *Samuel Smith (DR-MD) (b)
December 3, 1822 – March 3, 1823

Notes:-

  • (a) Resigned from the House on January 14, 1823. William Plumer, Jr. (DR-NH) became Chairman for the rest of the Congress.
  • (a) Resigned from the House on December 17, 1822. Louis McLane (DR-DE) was the ranking member of the committee named for the session. He became Chairman for the rest of the Congress, although this is not recorded in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.[5]

List of representatives by seniority

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A numerical rank is assigned to each of the 186 members initially elected to the 17th Congress. Other members, who were not the first person elected to a seat but who joined the House during the Congress, are not assigned a number (except for the representative from the newly admitted state of Missouri, who is assigned the number 187). The recently admitted state of Maine was assigned six additional seats in this Congress, to add to the one transferred in the last Congress, which had previously been allocated to Massachusetts.

Eleven representatives-elect were not sworn in. 1 declined to serve (SC-8), 1 did not qualify (TN-6), 3 died (KY-8, NJ-al:Linn, NY-6), 4 resigned (KY-7, OH-4, PA-5:Duncan, PA-10:Ellis) and 2 were unseated (not having taken their seats) after election contests (MD-6, NY-1:Sharp). The list below includes the Representatives-elect (with name in italics), with the seniority they would have held if sworn in.

The notes indicate, with [H], a member (the Territorial Delegate from Florida) with a Hispanic backgrounds.

Party designations used in this article are DR for Democratic-Republican members and F for Federalist representatives. Designations used for service in the first three congresses are (A) for Anti-Administration members and (P) for Pro-Administration representatives.

U.S. House seniority
Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Notes
Eleven consecutive terms
1 Thomas Newton, Jr. DR VA-21 March 4, 1801 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Dean of the House. Chairman: Commerce.
Ten non-consecutive terms
2 John Randolph DR VA-16 March 4, 1819 Previously served (DR) 1799-1813 and 1815-17 while in the House. Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821.
Nine non-consecutive terms
3 Anthony New DR KY-5 March 4, 1821 Previously served (A-VA) 1793–95, (DR-VA) 1795–1805, (DR-KY) 1811-13 and 1817-19 while in the House. Last term while serving in the House.
4 John Rhea DR TN-1 March 4, 1817 Previously served (DR) 1803–15. Elected to this Congress: August 9–10, 1821. Chairman: Pensions and Revolutionary Claims. Last term while serving in the House.
5 Samuel Smith DR MD-5 January 31, 1816 Previously served (A) 1793-95 and (DR) 1795-1803 while in the House. Chairman: Ways and Means (1821–22). Resigned, to become US Senator: December 17, 1822. Elected to 18th Congress but did not take seat.
Seven non-consecutive terms
6 Burwell Bassett DR VA-13 March 4, 1821 Previously served (DR) 1805-13 and 1815–19. Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
Six consecutive terms
7 William Lowndes DR SC-2 March 4, 1811 Resigned while still serving in the House: May 8, 1822
8 William McCoy DR VA-4 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
9 Hugh Nelson DR VA-22 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Chairman: Judiciary (1822–23). Resigned while still serving in the House: January 14, 1823.
Six non-consecutive terms
10 Lemuel Sawyer DR NC-1 March 4, 1817 Previously served (DR) 1807–13. Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821. Last term while serving in the House until 19th Congress.
Five consecutive terms
11 John W. Taylor DR NY-11 March 4, 1813 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821
12 Philip P. Barbour DR VA-11 September 19, 1814 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Speaker of the House.
Five non-consecutive terms
13 Jeremiah Nelson F MA-3 March 4, 1815 Previously served (F) 1805–07. Chairman: Expenditures on Public Buildings.
14 Peter Little DR MD-5 September 2, 1816 Previously served (DR) 1811-13 while in the House.
15 Robert Wright DR MD-7 March 4, 1821 Previously served (DR) November 29, 1810-17 while in the House. Last term while serving in the House.
Four consecutive terms
16 Ephraim Bateman DR NJ-al March 4, 1815 Last term while serving in the House.
17 Lewis Williams DR NC-13 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821. Chairman: Claims.
18 John Sergeant F PA-1 October 10, 1815 Chairman: Judiciary (1821–22). Last term while serving in the House until 20th Congress.
19 Weldon N. Edwards DR NC-6 February 7, 1816 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821
20 William Hendricks DR IN-al December 11, 1816 Resigned, to become Governor: July 25, 1822
Four non-consecutive terms
21 Joseph Kent DR MD-2 March 4, 1819 Previously served (DR) 1811-15 while in the House. Chairman: District of Columbia.
22 William Milnor F PA-1 March 4, 1821 Previously served (F) 1807-11 and 1815-17 while in the House. Resigned: May 8, 1822.
23 Charles Rich DR VT-3 March 4, 1817 Previously served (DR) 1813-15 while in the House.
24 Ezekiel Whitman F ME-2 Previously served (F-MA) 1809-11 and 1817–21. Resigned on June 1, 1822 while still serving in the House.
25 William Eustis DR MA-13 August 21, 1820 Previously served (DR) 1801-05 while in the House. Chairman: Military Affairs (1822–23). Last term while serving in the House. Elected to 18th Congress but did not take seat.
26 Newton Cannon DR TN-5 March 4, 1819 Previously served (DR) September 16, 1814–17. Elected to this Congress: August 9–10, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
Three consecutive terms
27 Joel Abbot DR GA-al March 4, 1817
28 Samuel C. Allen F MA-6 Chairman: Accounts
29 Henry Baldwin DR PA-14 Chairman: Manufactures (1821–22). Resigned: May 8, 1822.
30 William L. Ball DR VA-9 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
31 Thomas Bayly F MD-8 Last term while serving in the House.
32 Josiah Butler DR NH-al Chairman: Agriculture. Last term while serving in the House.
33 John W. Campbell DR OH-2 Chairman: Private Land Claims
34 Samuel C. Crafts DR VT-5
35 John Floyd DR VA-5 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
36 Timothy Fuller DR MA-4 Chairman: Naval Affairs (1822–23)
37 Robert S. Garnett DR VA-12 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
38 Thomas H. Hall DR NC-3 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821
39 Francis Jones DR TN-3 Elected to this Congress: August 9–10, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
40 John Linn DR NJ-al Died, as Representative-elect: January 5, 1821 [6]
41 Louis McLane F DE-al Chairman: Ways and Means (1822–23)
42 Charles F. Mercer F VA-8 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
43 Thomas Patterson DR PA-12
44 George Robertson DR KY-7 Resigned, as Representative-elect, in 1821 [7]
45 Alexander Smyth DR VA-6 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
46 David Trimble DR KY-1
47 Starling Tucker DR SC-5
48 Nathaniel Upham DR NH-al Last term while serving in the House.
49 Felix Walker DR NC-12 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
50 Thomas J. Rogers DR PA-6 March 3, 1818
51 Samuel Moore DR PA-6 October 13, 1818 Chairman: Indian Affairs (1821–22). Resigned while still serving in the House.: May 20, 1822.
52 Enoch Lincoln DR ME-7 November 4, 1818 Previously served (DR-MA) November 4, 1818-21 while in the House.
53 Robert R. Reid DR GA-al February 18, 1819 Last term while still serving in the House.
Three non-consecutive terms
54 William Darlington DR PA-2 March 4, 1819 Previously served (DR) 1815-17 while in the House. Last term while serving in the House.
55 Benjamin Hardin DR KY-10 Previously served (DR) 1815-17 while in the House. Last term while serving in the House until 23rd Congress.
56 Joseph Hemphill F PA-1 Previously served (F) 1801-03 while in the House.
57 John Reed, Jr. F MA-9 March 4, 1821 Previously served (F) 1813-17 while in the House.
58 Thomas Montgomery DR KY-9 August 1, 1820 Previously served (DR) 1813-15 while in the House. Chairman: Public Expenditures. Last term while in the House.
59 Charles Hooks DR NC-5 March 4, 1819 Previously served (DR) December 2, 1816-17 while in the House. Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821.
60 Alfred Cuthbert DR GA-al March 4, 1821 Previously served (DR) December 13, 1813 – November 9, 1816 while in the House.
Two consecutive terms
61 Mark Alexander DR VA-18 March 4, 1819 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
62 Robert Allen DR TN-4 Elected to this Congress: August 9–10, 1821
63 Henry H. Bryan DR TN-6 Elected to this Congress: August 9–10, 1821. Representative-elect, who did not qualify.[8]
64 Hutchins G. Burton DR NC-2 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821 [9]
65 John Cocke DR TN-2 Elected to this Congress: August 9–10, 1821
66 Daniel P. Cook DR IL-al
67 Joshua Cushman DR ME-6 Previously served (DR-MA) 1819-21 while in the House.
68 George Denison DR PA-10 Chairman: Expenditures in the Post Office Department. Last term while serving in the House.
69 John D. Dickinson F NY-10 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Last term while serving in the House until 20th Congress.
70 Samuel Eddy DR RI-al
71 Henry W. Edwards DR CT-al Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
72 Samuel Edwards F PA-1 Chairman: Expenditures in the Navy Department
73 Samuel Gross DR PA-2 Last term while serving in the House.
74 Mark L. Hill DR ME-3 Previously served (DR-MA) 1819-21 while in the House. Last term while serving in the House.
75 James Jones DR VA-19 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
76 Samuel Lathrop F MA-5 Chairman: Revisal and Unfinished Business (1821–22)
77 Thomas Metcalfe DR KY-4 Chairman: Indian Affairs (1822–23)
78 Raphael Neale F MD-1
79 James Overstreet DR SC-4 Died while still serving in the House: May 24, 1822
80 Nathaniel Pitcher DR NY-12 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Last term while serving in the House until 22nd Congress.
81 William Plumer, Jr. DR NH-al Chairman: Judiciary (1823)
82 Christopher Rankin DR MS-al Chairman: Public Lands
83 Thomas R. Ross DR OH-6 Chairman: Revisal and Unfinished Business (1822–23)
84 John Russ DR CT-al Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
85 John Sloane DR OH-1 Chairman: Elections
86 Gideon Tomlinson DR CT-al Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821
87 Albert H. Tracy DR NY-22 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Chairman: Expenditures in the Treasury Department.
88 George Tucker DR VA-15 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Chairman: Expenditures in the War Department.
89 Solomon Van Rensselaer F NY-9 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Resigned while still serving in the House: January 14, 1822.
90 Thomas Van Swearingen F VA-2 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Died while still serving in the House: August 19, 1822.
91 Henry R. Warfield F MD-3
92 Jared Williams DR VA-3 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
93 Silas Wood F NY-1 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Chairman: Expenditures in the State Department.
94 William S. Archer DR VA-17 January 3, 1820 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
95 Rollin C. Mallary DR VT-1 January 13, 1820
96 Edward B. Jackson DR VA-1 October 23, 1820 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
97 Joseph Dane F ME-1 November 6, 1820 Last term while serving in the House.
98 Benjamin Gorham DR MA-1 Last term while serving in the House until 20th Congress.
99 Francis Johnson DR KY-6 November 13, 1820 Chairman: Post Office and Post Roads
100 Thomas L. Moore DR VA-10 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
101 Aaron Hobart DR MA-8 November 24, 1820
102 William S. Blackledge DR NC-4 February 7, 1821 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
Two non-consecutive terms
103 Levi Barber DR OH-3 March 4, 1821 Previously served (DR) 1817-19 while in the House. Last term while serving in the House.
104 Caesar A. Rodney DR DE-al Previously served (DR) 1803–05. Resigned, to become US Senator: January 24, 1822.
One term
105 Noyes Barber DR CT-al March 4, 1821 Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821
106 Gideon Barstow DR MA-2 Elected to this Congress: April 16, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
107 Francis Baylies F MA-10
108 Lewis Bigelow F MA-12 Only term while serving in the House.
... James Blair DR SC-9 Special election, before start of Congress: February 5–6, 1821. Resigned: May 8, 1822. Only term while serving in the House until 21st Congress.
109 John Brown DR PA-9
110 James Buchanan F PA-3
111 Wingfield Bullock DR KY-8 Died, as Representative-elect: October 13, 1821 [10]
112 Daniel Burrows DR CT-al Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
113 George Cassedy DR NJ-al
114 Henry W. Connor DR NC-11 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821
115 Jeremiah Cosden DR MD-6 Unseated, as Representative-elect, after an election contest: March 19, 1822 [11]
116 Josiah Crudup DR NC-8 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
117 James Duncan F PA-5 Resigned, as Representative-elect: April 1821 [12]
118 Job Durfee DR RI-al
119 Henry W. Dwight F MA-7
120 William C. Ellis F PA-10 Resigned, as Representative-elect: July 20, 1821. Only term until 18th Congress.[13]
121 Patrick Farrelly DR PA-15
122 George R. Gilmer DR GA-al Only term while serving in the House until 20th Congress.
123 Joseph Gist DR SC-8
124 Matthew Harvey DR NH-al
125 Ebenezer Herrick DR ME-5 Elected to this Congress: May 7, 1821
126 George Holcombe DR NJ-al
127 John T. Johnson DR KY-3
128 Josiah S. Johnston DR LA-al Only term while serving in the House.
129 Elias Keyes DR VT-4
130 Jabez Leftwich DR VA-14 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
131 John Long DR NC-10 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821
132 James Matlack DR NJ-al
133 Aaron Matson DR NH-al
134 John Mattocks DR VT-6 Only term while serving in the House until 19th Congress.
135 George McDuffie DR SC-6
136 Archibald McNeill F NC-7 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821. Only term while serving in the House until 19th Congress.
137 James McSherry F PA-5 Only term while serving in the House.
138 James S. Mitchell DR PA-4
139 Thomas R. Mitchell DR SC-3 Only term while serving in the House until 19th Congress.
140 Gabriel Moore DR AL-al Elected to this Congress: August 5–6, 1821
141 John Nelson DR MD-4 Only term while serving in the House.
142 John Phillips F PA-3 Only term while serving in the House.
143 George Plumer DR PA-11
144 Joel R. Poinsett DR SC-1
145 Joseph Richardson DR SC-8 Declined to serve, as Representative-elect, before start of Congress [14]
146 Jonathan Russell DR MA-11 Chairman: Foreign Affairs (1822–23). Only term while serving in the House.
147 Romulus M. Saunders DR NC-9 Elected to this Congress: August 9, 1821
148 Arthur Smith DR VA-20 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
149 William Smith DR VA-7
150 Ansel Sterling DR CT-al Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821
151 Andrew Stevenson DR VA-23 Elected to this Congress: April 1–30, 1821
152 Andrew Stewart DR PA-13
153 Ebenezer Stoddard DR CT-al Elected to this Congress: April 2, 1821
154 Samuel Swan DR NJ-al
155 Edward F. Tattnall DR GA-al
156 Wiley Thompson DR GA-al
157 John Tod DR PA-8 Chairman: Manufactures (1822–23)
158 Joseph Vance DR OH-5
159 Thomas Whipple, Jr. DR NH-al
160 Phineas White DR VT-2 Elected to this Congress: October 22, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
161 William D. Williamson DR ME-4 Elected to this Congress: September 10, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
162 John Wilson DR SC-7
163 Samuel H. Woodson DR KY-2 Only term while serving in the House.
164 Ludwig Worman F PA-7 Died while still serving in the House.: October 17, 1822
165 John C. Wright DR OH-4 Resigned, as Representative-elect: March 3, 1821. Only term until 18th Congress.[15]
Members joining the House, after the start of the Congress [16]
... John S. Smith DR KY-7 August 6, 1821 Special election. Only term while serving in the House.
187 John Scott DR MO-al August 10, 1821 First representative from new state. Previously served as Delegate: August 6, 1816 – January 13, 1817 and August 4, 1817–21. Elected to this Congress: August 28, 1821.[17]
... Lewis Condict DR NJ-al October 9, 1821 Previously served (DR) 1811-17 while in the House. Special election: October 8–9, 1821.
... David Chambers DR OH-4 Special election. Only term while serving in the House.
... John Findlay DR PA-5 Special election
... Thomas Murray, Jr. DR PA-10 Special election. Only term while serving in the House.
... Charles Borland, Jr. DR NY-6 November 8, 1821 Special election: November 6–8, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... James D. Breckinridge DR KY-8 November 21, 1821 Special election: November 19, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Churchill C. Cambreleng DR NY-2 December 3, 1821 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821
... Samuel Campbell DR NY-15 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Alfred Conkling DR NY-14 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... John Gebhard F NY-13 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.[18]
... James Hawkes DR NY-15 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Thomas H. Hubbard DR NY-17 Previously served (DR) 1817–19. Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Last term while serving in the House.
... Joseph Kirkland F NY-16 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Elisha Litchfield DR NY-19 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821
... Richard McCarty DR NY-8 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... John J. Morgan DR NY-2 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821
... Walter Patterson F NY-5 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Jeremiah H. Pierson DR NY-3 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... William B. Rochester DR NY-20 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821
... Charles H. Ruggles F NY-7 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Peter Sharpe DR NY-1 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Unseated, as Representative-elect, after an election contest: December 12, 1821.[19]
... Elijah Spencer DR NY-21 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Micah Sterling F NY-18 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... Selah Tuthill DR NY-6 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Died, as Representative-elect: September 7, 1821.[20]
... William W. Van Wyck DR NY-4 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821
... Reuben H. Walworth DR NY-12 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term while serving in the House.
... David Woodcock DR NY-20 Elected to this Congress: April 24–26, 1821. Only term until 20th Congress while serving in the House.
... Cadwallader D. Colden F NY-1 December 12, 1821 Seated, after election contest. Only term while serving in the House.
... Stephen Van Rensselaer F NY-9 February 27, 1822 Special election: February 25–27, 1822
... Philip Reed DR MD-6 March 19, 1822 Previously served (DR) 1817-19 while in the House. Seated, after election contest. Last term while serving in the House.
... Daniel Rodney F DE-al October 1, 1822 Special election. Only term while serving in the House.
... Samuel D. Ingham DR PA-6 October 8, 1822 Previously served (DR) 1813-July 6, 1818 while in the House. Special election: October 1, 1822.
... Thomas Forrest F PA-1 Previously served (F) 1819–21. Special election: October 1, 1822. Last term while serving in the House.
... Walter Forward DR PA-14 Special election: October 1, 1822
... James Stephenson F VA-2 October 28, 1822 Previously served (F) 1803-05 and 1809-11 while in the House. Special election: October 7, 8, 10, 14, 28, 1822.
... Mark Harris DR ME-2 December 2, 1822 Special election: September 9, 1822. Only term while serving in the House.
... Jonathan Jennings DR IN-al Previously Delegate: November 27, 1809 – December 11, 1816. Special election: August 5, 1822.
... Andrew R. Govan DR SC-4 December 4, 1822 Special election: October 14–15, 1822
... Daniel Udree DR PA-7 December 10, 1822 Previously served (DR) October 12, 1813–15 and December 26, 1820-21 while in the House. Special election.
... John Carter DR SC-9 December 11, 1822 Special election: October 14–15, 1822
... James Hamilton, Jr. DR SC-2 December 13, 1822 Special election: November 25–26, 1822
... Isaac McKim DR MD-5 January 4, 1823 Special election: January 1, 1823
Non voting members
a James W. Bates - AR-al December 21, 1819 Delegate from Arkansas Territory. Last term while serving in the House.
b Solomon Sibley - MI-al November 20, 1820 Delegate from Michigan Territory. Last term while serving in the House.
c Joseph M. Hernández - FL-al September 30, 1822 [H] Delegate from Florida Territory. Only term while serving in the House.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Delegates are non-voting members and representatives are voting members of the United States House of Representatives.
  2. ^ "112th Congress official House seniority list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. ^ Annals of Congress, Volume 38, columns 514-517
  4. ^ Based on Rule X Organisation of Committees, in the House Rules and Manual for the 112th Congress. For membership and chairmen, see the Journal of the House of Representatives for the 17th Congress for the dates of appointment specified.
  5. ^ Annals of Congress, Volume 40, columns 460-461
  6. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and death (note 13 on page 74)
  7. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 69) and death (note 4 on page 73)
  8. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 71) and Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for failure to qualify
  9. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for general election to the 16th Congress (pages 66). The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress dates the start of the term from December 6, 1819, but there appears to be no reason why the term should not be deemed to start on March 4, 1819 in accordance with the usual convention followed by the Biographical Directory.
  10. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 69) and death (note 5 on page 73)
  11. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 69) and election contest (note 11 on page 73)
  12. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and resignation (note 16 on page 74)
  13. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and resignation (note 19 on page 74)
  14. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and declination (note 23 on page 74)
  15. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and resignation (note 14 on page 74)
  16. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for special elections to the 17th Congress (page 72)
  17. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 69 and note 12 on pages 73-74)
  18. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress classifies John Gebhard as a Federalist
  19. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and election contest (note 25 on page 74)
  20. ^ United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, for election (page 70) and death (note 26 on page 74)

Public Domain 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
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