List of United States senators in the 16th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 16th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821.

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]

The two main parties at this point were the Federalists (F), and Democratic Republicans (DR).

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1827 (CT, DE, IN, MA, MD, ME, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, and VT.)[2]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1829 (AL, DE, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VA.)[3]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1831 (AL, CT, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VT.)[4]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
2 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
3 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
4 William Hunter (F-RI) October 8, 1811
5 Rufus King (F-NY) March 4, 1813
6 Jonathan Roberts (DR-PA) February 24, 1814
7 James Barbour (DR-VA) January 2, 1815
8 Isaac Tichenor (F-VT) March 4, 1815 Former senator
9 Nathan Sanford (DR-NY) New York 1st in population (1810)
10 James Jefferson Wilson (DR-NJ)[5] New Jersey 12th in population (1810)
11 Benjamin Ruggles (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in population (1810)
12 John Williams (DR-TN) October 10, 1815
13 Nathaniel Macon (DR-NC) December 5, 1815
14 Montfort Stokes (DR-NC) December 4, 1816 North Carolina 4th in population (1810)
15 William Smith (DR-SC) South Carolina 6th in population (1810)
16 James Noble (DR-IN) December 11, 1816 Alphabetical (N)
17 Waller Taylor (DR-IN) Alphabetical (T)
18 Alexander Contee Hanson (F-MD)[6] December 20, 1816
19 John Wayles Eppes (DR-VA)[7] March 4, 1817 Former representative (10 years)
20 Harrison Gray Otis (F-MA) Former representative (4 years)
21 Nicholas Van Dyke (F-DE) Former representative (3 years, 4 months)
22 Mahlon Dickerson (DR-NJ) Former governor
23 David Lawrence Morril (DR-NH) New Hampshire 15th in population (1810)
24 James Burrill, Jr. (F-RI)[8] Rhode Island 16th in population (1810)
25 Walter Leake (DR-MS)[9] December 10, 1817 Alphabetical (L)
26 Thomas Hill Williams (DR-MS) Alphabetical (W)
27 Henry Johnson (DR-LA) January 12, 1818
28 Prentiss Mellen (F-MA)[10] June 5, 1818
29 John Henry Eaton (DR-TN) September 5, 1818
30 William Adams Palmer (DR-VT) October 20, 1818
31 Jesse Burgess Thomas (DR-IL) December 3, 1818 Former delegate
32 Ninian Edwards (DR-IL)
33 James Brown (DR-LA) March 4, 1819 Former senator
34 Edward Lloyd (DR-MD) Former representative (2 years, 3 months)
35 John Fabyan Parrott (DR-NH) Former representative (2 years, 0 months)
36 Walter Lowrie (DR-PA) Pennsylvania 3rd in population (1810)
37 William Logan (DR-KY)[11] Kentucky 7th in population (1810)
38 James Lanman (DR-CT) Connecticut 9th in population (1810)
39 John Elliott (DR-GA) Georgia 11th in population (1810)
40 William Allen Trimble (DR-OH) Ohio 13th in population (1810)
41 Freeman Walker (DR-GA) November 6, 1819
42 Richard Mentor Johnson (DR-KY) December 10, 1819
43 James Pleasants (DR-VA) December 14, 1819 Former representative (8 years)
44 William Rufus de Vane King (DR-AL) Former representative (5 years)
45 John Williams Walker (DR-AL)
46 William Pinkney (DR-MD) December 21, 1819
47 Elijah Hunt Mills (F-MA) June 12, 1820
48 John Holmes (DR-ME) June 13, 1820
49 John Chandler (DR-ME) June 14, 1820
50 David Holmes (DR-MS) August 30, 1820
51 Isham Talbot (DR-KY) October 19, 1820
52 Nehemiah Rice Knight (DR-RI) January 9, 1821
53 Samuel Lewis Southard (DR-NJ) January 26, 1821

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1827.
  3. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1829.
  4. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1831.
  5. ^ James Wilson resigned January 8, 1821
  6. ^ Alexander Hanson resigned April 23, 1819
  7. ^ John Eppes resigned December 4, 1819
  8. ^ James Burrill resigned December 25, 1820
  9. ^ Walter Leake resigned May 15, 1820
  10. ^ Prentiss Mellen resigned May 15, 1820
  11. ^ William Logan resigned May 28, 1820
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