This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 1st United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1791.
The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically. The Senate now assigns an official number to each senator, which is the second number given in the table.
In this congress, James Gunn was the most senior junior senator and Theodore Foster was the most junior senior senator.
During this time, there were no official parties, but senators are labeled as Pro-Administration (F, Federalist), and Anti-Administration (A).
Terms of service
This article is about the terms of service of senators that expired 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 expired in years |
|---|---|
| Class 2 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1791 (DE, GA, MA, NC, NH, RI, SC, and VA.) |
| Class 3 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1793 (CT, DE, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, and SC.) |
| Class 1 | Terms of service of senators that expired in 1795 (CT, GA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VA.) |
U.S. Senate seniority list
| Rank | Historical rank |
Senator (party-state) | Seniority date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Richard Bassett (A-DE) | March 4, 1789 |
| 2 | 2 | Pierce Butler (F-SC) | |
| 3 | 3 | Charles Carroll (F-MD) | |
| 4 | 4 | Tristram Dalton (F-MA) | |
| 5 | 5 | Oliver Ellsworth (F-CT) | |
| 6 | 6 | Jonathan Elmer (F-NJ) | |
| 7 | 7 | William Few (A-GA) | |
| 8 | 8 | William Grayson (A-VA) | |
| 9 | 9 | James Gunn (A-GA) | |
| 10 | 10 | John Henry (F-MD) | |
| 11 | 11 | Ralph Izard (F-SC) | |
| 12 | 12 | William Samuel Johnson (F-CT) | |
| 13 | 13 | John Langdon (F-NH) | |
| 14 | 14 | Richard Henry Lee (A-VA) | |
| 15 | 15 | William Maclay (A-PA) | |
| 16 | 16 | Robert Morris (F-PA) | |
| 17 | 17 | William Paterson (F-NJ) | |
| 18 | 18 | George Read (F-DE) | |
| 19 | 19 | Caleb Strong (F-MA) | |
| 20 | 20 | Paine Wingate (A-NH) | |
| 21 | 21 | Rufus King (F-NY) | July 25, 1789 |
| 22 | 22 | Philip John Schuyler (F-NY) | |
| 23 | 23 | Benjamin Hawkins (F-NC) | November 27, 1789 |
| 24 | 24 | Samuel Johnston (F-NC) | |
| 25 | 25 | John Walker (F-VA) | March 31, 1790 |
| 26 | 26 | Theodore Foster (F-RI) | June 7, 1790 |
| 27 | 27 | Joseph Stanton IV (A-RI) | |
| 28 | 28 | James Monroe (A-VA) | November 9, 1790 |
| 29 | 29 | Philemon Dickinson (F-NJ) | November 23, 1790 |
See also
- 1st United States Congress
- List of members of the United States House of Representatives in the 1st Congress by seniority
Notes
- "Senators of the United States, 1789 - Present" (PDF). United States Senate. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1797.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1799.
- ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1795.
- William Grayson died March 12, 1790.
- William Paterson resigned November 13, 1790, to become Governor of New Jersey.
- John Walker was appointed to replace William Grayson, until the state legislature elected a successor.
External links
- "Senate seniority list" (PDF). United States Senate.
- Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
- List of members of the 1st Congress