User:SuperWIKI/sandbox/State deans (2)

For senators and representatives who represented defunct parties or switched parties intra-term, only their latest party while in office is reflected. Most states, due to not having long-running deans until the 1900s, have tables only starting from that decade.

Arizona

Senior members of Arizona's congressional delegation
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)
62nd	February 19, 1912 – March 27, 1912	Vacant (not yet elected)	None	Carl Hayden^[A] Seniority from February 19, 1912 (15 years, 12 days) (elected to Senate)
62nd	March 27, 1912 – March 4, 1913	Marcus A. Smith^[B] Seniority from March 27, 1912^[a] (8 years, 341 days) (lost re-election)	Hayden (House and Senate) Seniority from February 19, 1912 (56 years, 319 days)
63rd	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915
64th	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917
65th	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919
66th	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921
67th	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923	Henry F. Ashurst Seniority from March 27, 1912 (28 years, 282 days) (lost renomination)
68th	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925
69th	March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927
70th	March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929			Lewis Williams Douglas^[A] Seniority from March 4, 1927 (6 years, 0 days) (appointed OMB director)
71st	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931
72nd	March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933
73rd	March 4, 1933 – October 3, 1933			Isabella Greenway^[A] Seniority from October 3, 1933^[b] (3 years, 92 days) (retired)
73rd	October 3, 1933 – January 3, 1935
74th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
75th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939			John R. Murdock Seniority from January 3, 1937 (16 years, 0 days) (lost re-election)
76th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
77th	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Carl Hayden^[C]^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1927 (41 years, 305 days) (retired)
78th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
79th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
80th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
81st	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
82nd	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
83rd	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955			Harold Patten Seniority from January 3, 1949 (6 years, 0 days) (retired)
84th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957			John J. Rhodes^[D] Seniority from January 3, 1953 (30 years, 0 days) (retired)
85th	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959
86th	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
87th	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
88th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
89th	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
90th	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969
91st	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	Paul Fannin Seniority from January 3, 1965 (12 years, 0 days) (retired)	Rhodes (House) Seniority from January 3, 1953 (30 years, 0 days)
92nd	January 3, 1971 – January 21, 1971
92nd	January 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
93rd	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
94th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
95th	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	Barry Goldwater^[E] Seniority from January 3, 1969 (18 years, 0 days) (retired)
96th	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
97th	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
98th	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985		Udall (House) Seniority from May 2, 1961 (30 years, 2 days)	Mo Udall Seniority from May 2, 1961^[b] (30 years, 2 days) (resigned)
99th	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
100th	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989	Dennis DeConcini Seniority from January 3, 1977 (18 years, 0 days) (retired)
101st	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
102nd	January 3, 1991 – May 4, 1991
102nd	May 4, 1991 – January 3, 1993		Co-deans: DeConcini (Senate) Stump (House) Seniority from January 3, 1977 (18 years, 0 days)	Bob Stump Seniority from January 3, 1977 (26 years, 0 days) (retired)
103rd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
104th	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	John McCain^[B] Seniority from January 3, 1987 (31 years, 234 days) (died)	Stump (House) Seniority from January 3, 1977 (26 years, 0 days)
105th	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999
106th	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
107th	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
108th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005		McCain (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1983 (35 years, 234 days)	Jim Kolbe Seniority from January 3, 1985 (22 years, 0 days) (retired)
109th	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
110th	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009			Ed Pastor Seniority from October 3, 1991^[b] (23 years, 92 days) (retired)
111th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
112th	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
113th	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
114th	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017			Co-deans: Trent Franks (R), Raúl Grijalva (D) Seniority from January 3, 2003 (14 years, 339 days) (Franks resigned)
115th	January 3, 2017 – December 8, 2017
	December 8, 2017 – August 25, 2018			Raúl Grijalva Seniority from January 3, 2003 (21 years, 115 days) (Incumbent)
	August 25, 2018 – January 3, 2019	Jeff Flake^[B] Seniority from January 3, 2013 (6 years, 0 days) (retired)	Flake (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 2001 (18 years, 0 days)
116th	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	Kyrsten Sinema^[F]^[B] Seniority from January 3, 2019^[c] (5 years, 115 days) (Incumbent)	Grijalva (House) Seniority from January 3, 2003 (21 years, 115 days)
117th	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
118th	January 3, 2023 – present
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)

Georgia

Senior members of Georgia's congressional delegation (1900–present)
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)
55th	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899	Augustus O. Bacon^[G] Seniority from March 4, 1895 (18 years, 347 days) (died)	Lester (House) Seniority from March 4, 1889 (17 years, 104 days)	Rufus E. Lester Seniority from March 4, 1889 (17 years, 104 days) (died)
56th	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901
57th	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903
58th	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905
59th	March 4, 1905 – June 16, 1906
59th	June 16, 1906 – March 4, 1907		Livingston (House) Seniority from March 4, 1891 (19 years, 364 days)	Leonidas F. Livingston Seniority from March 4, 1891 (19 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)
60th	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909
61st	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911
62nd	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913		Co-deans: Bacon (Senate) Bartlett (House) Seniority from March 4, 1895 (18 years, 347 days)	Charles L. Bartlett Seniority from March 4, 1895 (19 years, 364 days) (retired)
63rd	March 4, 1913 – February 14, 1914
63rd	February 14, 1914 – March 4, 1915	Hoke Smith Seniority from November 16, 1911^[d] (9 years, 107 days) (lost renomination)	Bartlett (House) Seniority from March 4, 1895 (19 years, 364 days)
64th	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917		Adamson (House) Seniority from March 4, 1897 (20 years, 289 days)	William C. Adamson Seniority from March 4, 1897 (20 years, 289 days) (resigned)
65th	March 4, 1917 – December 18, 1917
65th	December 18, 1917 – March 4, 1919		Hardwick^[H] (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1903^[e] (15 years, 364 days)	Co-deans: Thomas M. Bell, Gordon Lee Seniority from March 4, 1905 (21 years, 364 days) (Lee retired)
66th	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921		Co-deans: Bell, Lee (House) Seniority from March 4, 1905 (21 years, 364 days)
67th	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923	William J. Harris Seniority from March 4, 1919 (13 years, 45 days) (died)
68th	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925
69th	March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927
70th	March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929		Bell (House) Seniority from March 4, 1905 (25 years, 364 days)	Thomas M. Bell Seniority from March 4, 1905 (25 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)
71st	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931
72nd	March 4, 1931 – April 18, 1932		Crisp (House) Seniority from March 4, 1913 (19 years, 217 days)	Charles R. Crisp Seniority from March 4, 1913^[f] (19 years, 217 days) (appointed to U.S. Tariff Commission)
	April 18, 1932 – October 7, 1932	Walter F. George^[I] Seniority from November 22, 1922^[d] (34 years, 42 days) (retired)
	October 7, 1932 – March 4, 1933		Vinson (House) Seniority from November 3, 1914 (50 years, 61 days)	Carl Vinson^[J] Seniority from November 3, 1914^[b] (50 years, 61 days) (retired)
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
74th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
75th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
76th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
77th	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
78th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
79th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
80th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
81st	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
82nd	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
83rd	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
84th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
85th	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959	Richard Russell Jr.^[K] Seniority from January 12, 1933^[d] (38 years, 9 days) (died)
86th	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
87th	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
88th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
89th	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967		Russell (Senate) Seniority from January 12, 1933 (38 years, 9 days)	Phillip M. Landrum Seniority from January 3, 1953 (24 years, 0 days) (retired)
90th	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969
91st	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
92nd	January 3, 1971 – January 21, 1971
92nd	January 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Herman Talmadge Seniority from January 3, 1957 (24 years, 0 days) (lost re-election)	Landrum (House) Seniority from January 3, 1953 (24 years, 0 days)
93rd	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
94th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
95th	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979		Flynt (House) Seniority from November 2, 1954 (24 years, 62 days)	John Flynt Seniority from November 2, 1954 (24 years, 62 days) (retired)
96th	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981		Talmadge (Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1957 (24 years, 0 days)	Jack Brinkley Seniority from January 3, 1967 (16 years, 0 days) (retired)
97th	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Sam Nunn Seniority from November 8, 1972^[d] (24 years, 56 days) (retired)	Brinkley (House) Seniority from January 3, 1967 (16 years, 0 days)
98th	January 3, 1983 – September 1, 1983		Nunn (Senate) Seniority from November 8, 1972 (24 years, 56 days)	Co-deans: Elliott H. Levitas, Larry McDonald Seniority from January 3, 1975 (8 years, 241 days) (McDonald died)
98th	September 1, 1983 – January 3, 1985			Elliott H. Levitas Seniority from January 3, 1975 (10 years, 0 days) (retired)
99th	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987			Co-deans: Doug Barnard Jr., Ed Jenkins Seniority from January 3, 1977 (16 years, 0 days) (both retired)
100th	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
101st	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
102nd	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
103rd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995			Newt Gingrich^[L] Seniority from January 3, 1979 (20 years, 0 days) (resigned)
104th	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
105th	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999	Paul Coverdell Seniority from January 3, 1993 (7 years, 197 days) (died)	Gingrich (House) Seniority from January 3, 1979 (20 years, 0 days)
106th	January 3, 1999 – July 18, 2000		Lewis (House) Seniority from January 3, 1987 (33 years, 196 days)	John Lewis Seniority from January 3, 1987 (33 years, 196 days) (died)
106th	July 18, 2000 – January 3, 2001	Max Cleland Seniority from January 3, 1997 (6 years, 0 days) (lost re-election)
107th	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
108th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Zell Miller Seniority from July 24, 2000^[g] (4 years, 163 days) (retired)
109th	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Saxby Chambliss^[B] Seniority from January 3, 2003 (12 years, 0 days) (retired)
110th	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
111th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
112th	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
113th	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
114th	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017	Johnny Isakson^[B] Seniority from January 3, 2005 (14 years, 362 days) (resigned)
115th	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
116th	January 3, 2019 – December 31, 2019
	December 31, 2019 – July 17, 2020	David Perdue Seniority from January 3, 2015 (6 years, 0 days) (term expired)
	July 17, 2020 – January 3, 2021		Bishop (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 (31 years, 115 days)	Sanford Bishop Seniority from January 3, 1993 (31 years, 115 days) (Incumbent)
117th	January 3, 2021 – January 20, 2021	Kelly Loeffler Seniority from January 6, 2020^[g] (1 year, 14 days) (lost special election)
117th	January 20, 2021 – January 3, 2023	Jon Ossoff Seniority from January 20, 2021^[h] (3 years, 98 days) (Incumbent)
118th	January 3, 2023 – present
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)		Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)

Mississippi

Senior members of Mississippi's congressional delegation
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)
15th	December 10, 1817 – March 4, 1819	Walter Leake Seniority from December 10, 1817^[i]^[j] (2 years, 157 days) (resigned)	None	George Poindexter^[A] Seniority from December 10, 1817 (1 year, 83 days) (retired)
16th	March 4, 1819 – May 15, 1820		Leake (Senate) Seniority from December 10, 1817 (2 years, 157 days)	Christopher Rankin^[M]^[A] Seniority from March 4, 1819 (7 years, 10 days) (died)
16th	May 15, 1820 – March 4, 1821	Thomas Hill Williams^[M] Seniority from December 10, 1817 (11 years, 83 days) (retired)	T. Williams (Senate) Seniority from December 10, 1817 (11 years, 83 days)
17th	March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825
19th	March 4, 1825 – March 14, 1826
	March 14, 1826 – July 10, 1826			Vacant
	July 10, 1826 – March 4, 1827			William Haile^[A] Seniority from July 10, 1826^[b]^[2] (2 years, 64 days) (resigned)
20th	March 4, 1827 – September 12, 1828
	September 12, 1828 – October 20, 1828			Vacant
	October 20, 1828 – March 4, 1829			Thomas Hinds^[A] Seniority from October 20, 1828^[b]^[3] (2 years, 134 days) (retired)
21st	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831	Powhatan Ellis^[E] Seniority from March 4, 1827^[g] (5 years, 134 days) (appointed district court judge)	Ellis (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1827 (5 years, 134 days)
22nd	March 4, 1831 – July 16, 1832			Franklin E. Plummer^[A] Seniority from March 4, 1831 (3 years, 364 days) (ran for Senate)
22nd	July 16, 1832 – March 4, 1833	George Poindexter^[N]^[O]^[B] Seniority from October 15, 1830^[g] (4 years, 139 days) (lost re-election)	Poindexter (Senate) Seniority from October 15, 1830 (4 years, 139 days)
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835
24th	March 4, 1835 – July 31, 1836	John Black^[P] Seniority from November 12, 1832^[g]^[k] (5 years, 71 days) (resigned)	Black (Senate) Seniority from November 12, 1832 (5 years, 71 days)	No clear dean^[l]^[m]
24th	July 31, 1836 – March 4, 1837			J. F. H. Claiborne Seniority from March 4, 1835 (1 year, 364 days) (re-elected late)
25th	March 4, 1837 – September 4, 1837			Vacant^[n]
	September 4, 1837 – January 22, 1838			No clear dean^[l]^[o]
	January 22, 1838 – February 5, 1838	Robert J. Walker Seniority from March 4, 1835 (10 years, 1 day) (appointed Secretary of the Treasury)	Walker (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1835 (10 years, 1 day)	No clear dean^[l]^[o]
	February 5, 1838 – May 30, 1838			Vacant^[p]
	May 30, 1838 – March 4, 1839			No clear dean^[l]^[q]
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841			No clear dean^[l]^[q]
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843			Jacob Thompson Seniority from March 4, 1839 (11 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)
28th	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
29th	March 4, 1845 – March 5, 1845
29th	March 5, 1845 – March 4, 1847	Jesse Speight^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1845 (2 years, 58 days) (died)	Thompson (House) Seniority from March 4, 1839 (11 years, 364 days)
30th	March 4, 1847 – May 1, 1847
30th	May 1, 1847 – March 4, 1849	Henry S. Foote Seniority from March 4, 1847 (4 years, 310 days) (elected Mississippi governor)
31st	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851
32nd	March 4, 1851 – January 8, 1852		Co-deans: Foote (Senate) Brown (House) Seniority from March 4, 1847 (4 years, 310 days)	Albert G. Brown^[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1847 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)
	January 8, 1852 – March 17, 1852	John J. McRae Seniority from December 1, 1851^[g] (107 days) (successor elected)	Brown (House) Seniority from March 4, 1847 (5 years, 364 days)
	March 17, 1852 – March 4, 1853	Walker Brooke Seniority from February 18, 1852^[j] (1 year, 13 days) (retired)
33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Stephen Adams^[B] Seniority from March 17, 1852^[j] (4 years, 351 days) (retired)	Adams (Senate) Seniority from March 17, 1852 (4 years, 351 days)	No clear dean^[l]
34th	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857			Co-deans: William Barksdale, Daniel B. Wright Seniority from March 4, 1853 (3 years, 364 days) (Wright retired)
35th	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859	Albert G. Brown^[B] Seniority from January 7, 1854 (7 years, 5 days) (withdrew)	Barksdale (House) Seniority from March 4, 1853 (7 years, 323 days)	William Barksdale Seniority from March 4, 1853 (7 years, 323 days) (withdrew)
36th	March 4, 1859 – January 12, 1861
	January 12, 1861 – January 21, 1861	Jefferson Davis^[E]^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1857 (3 years, 323 days) (resigned)
	January 21, 1861 – March 4, 1861	Vacant (Civil War and Reconstruction)	None	Vacant (Civil War and Reconstruction)
37th	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863
38th	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865
39th	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867
40th	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869
41st	March 4, 1869 – February 23, 1870
41st	February 23, 1870 – March 4, 1871	Adelbert Ames Seniority from February 23, 1870^[r]^[j] (3 years, 321 days) (elected Mississippi governor)	None^[s]	No clear dean^[s]
42nd	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873		None^[s]	No clear dean^[s]
43rd	March 4, 1873 – January 10, 1874		Co-deans: Ames (Senate) Barry, McKee (House) Seniority from February 23, 1870 (3 years, 321 days)	Co-deans: Henry W. Barry, George C. McKee Seniority from February 23, 1870^[5] (5 years, 8 days) (both retired)
43rd	January 10, 1874 – March 4, 1875	James L. Alcorn Seniority from December 1, 1871^[t] (5 years, 92 days) (retired)	Co-deans: Barry, McKee (House) Seniority from February 23, 1870 (5 years, 8 days)
44th	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877		Alcorn (Senate) Seniority from December 1, 1871 (5 years, 92 days)	Lucius Q. C. Lamar^[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1873^[u] (3 years, 364 days) (elected to Senate)
45th	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879	Blanche Bruce Seniority from March 4, 1875 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)	Lamar (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1873 (12 years, 2 days)	Otho R. Singleton^[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1875^[u] (11 years, 364 days) (retired)
46th	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881
47th	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883	Lucius Q. C. Lamar^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1877 (8 years, 2 days) (appointed Secretary of the Interior)
48th	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885
49th	March 4, 1885 – March 6, 1885
49th	March 6, 1885 – March 4, 1887	James Z. George Seniority from March 4, 1881 (16 years, 163 days) (died)	Singleton (House) Seniority from March 4, 1875 (11 years, 364 days)
50th	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889		George (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1881 (16 years, 163 days)	John M. Allen Seniority from March 4, 1885^[v] (5 years, 364 days) (co-dean after Morgan's retirement)
51st	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891
52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893			Co-deans: John M. Allen, Thomas C. Catchings Seniority from March 4, 1885 (15 years, 364 days) (both retired)
53rd	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895
54th	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897
55th	March 4, 1897 – August 14, 1897
	August 14, 1897 – April 21, 1898	Edward C. Walthall^[E] Seniority from March 4, 1895 (3 years, 48 days) (died)	Co-deans: Allen, Catchings (House) Seniority from March 4, 1885 (15 years, 364 days)
	April 21, 1898 – March 4, 1899	Hernando Money^[R]^[B] Seniority from October 8, 1897^[g] (13 years, 146 days) (retired)
56th	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901
57th	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903		J. Williams (House) Seniority from March 4, 1893 (15 years, 364 days)	John Sharp Williams^[S] Seniority from March 4, 1893 (15 years, 364 days) (ran for Senate)
58th	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905
59th	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907
60th	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909
61st	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911		Money (Senate) Seniority from October 8, 1897 (13 years, 146 days)	Thomas Spight Seniority from July 5, 1898^[b] (12 years, 241 days) (lost renomination)
62nd	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913	LeRoy Percy Seniority from February 23, 1910^[j] (3 years, 8 days) (lost renomination)	Candler (House) Seniority from March 4, 1901 (19 years, 364 days)	Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. Seniority from March 4, 1901 (19 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)
63rd	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	John Sharp Williams^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1911 (11 years, 364 days) (retired)
64th	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917
65th	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919
66th	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921
67th	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923		Humphreys (House) Seniority from March 4, 1903 (20 years, 226 days)	Benjamin G. Humphreys II Seniority from March 4, 1903 (20 years, 226 days) (died)
68th	March 4, 1923 – October 16, 1923	Pat Harrison^[T]^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1919 (22 years, 110 days) (died)
68th	October 16, 1923 – March 4, 1925		Collier (House) Seniority from March 4, 1909 (23 years, 364 days)	James W. Collier Seniority from March 4, 1909 (23 years, 364 days) (retired)
69th	March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927
70th	March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929
71st	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931
72nd	March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		Harrison (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1911 (30 years, 110 days)	Co-deans: Ross A. Collins, John E. Rankin Seniority from March 4, 1921 (13 years, 305 days) (Collins ran for Senate)
74th	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937			John E. Rankin Seniority from March 4, 1921 (31 years, 305 days) (lost renomination)
75th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
76th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
77th	January 3, 1941 – June 22, 1941
77th	June 22, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Theodore G. Bilbo Seniority from January 3, 1935 (12 years, 230 days) (died)	Rankin (House) Seniority from March 4, 1921 (31 years, 305 days)
78th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
79th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
80th	January 3, 1947 – August 21, 1947
80th	August 21, 1947 – January 3, 1949	James Eastland^[U]^[E] Seniority from January 3, 1943 (35 years, 358 days) (resigned)
81st	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
82nd	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
83rd	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955		Colmer (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 (39 years, 305 days)	William M. Colmer Seniority from March 4, 1933 (39 years, 305 days) (retired)
84th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
85th	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959
86th	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
87th	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
88th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
89th	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
90th	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969
91st	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
92nd	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973
93rd	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975		Whitten (House) Seniority from November 4, 1941 (53 years, 60 days)	Jamie Whitten^[V] Seniority from November 4, 1941^[b] (53 years, 60 days) (retired)
94th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
95th	January 3, 1977 – December 27, 1978
95th	December 27, 1978 – January 3, 1979	John C. Stennis^[W] Seniority from November 5, 1947^[d] (41 years, 59 days) (retired)
96th	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
97th	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
98th	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
99th	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
100th	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
101st	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991	Thad Cochran^[B] Seniority from December 27, 1978^[g] (39 years, 95 days) (resigned)
102nd	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
103rd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
104th	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997		Montgomery (House) Seniority from January 3, 1967 (30 years, 0 days)	Sonny Montgomery Seniority from January 3, 1967 (30 years, 0 days) (retired)
105th	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999		Cochran (House and Senate) Seniority from January 3, 1973 (45 years, 88 days)	Michael Parker Seniority from January 3, 1989 (10 years, 0 days) (ran for Mississippi governor)
106th	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001			Gene Taylor Seniority from October 17, 1989^[b] (21 years, 78 days) (lost re-election)
107th	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
108th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
109th	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
110th	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
111th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
112th	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013			Bennie Thompson Seniority from April 13, 1993^[b] (31 years, 14 days) (Incumbent)
113th	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
114th	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
115th	January 3, 2017 – April 1, 2018
115th	April 1, 2018 – January 3, 2019	Roger Wicker^[B] Seniority from December 31, 2007^[g] (16 years, 118 days) (Incumbent)	Thompson (House) Seniority from April 13, 1993 (31 years, 14 days)
116th	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
117th	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
118th	January 3, 2023 – present
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean(s) (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean(s) (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)

South Carolina

Senior members of South Carolina's congressional delegation
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)
1st	March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791	Pierce Butler^[X] Seniority from March 4, 1789^[w] (7 years, 235 days) (resigned)	None	None (same seniority)
2nd	March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793			Daniel Huger Seniority from March 4, 1789^[v] (3 years, 364 days) (retired)
3rd	March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795			William Loughton Smith^[Y] Seniority from March 4, 1789^[6] (8 years, 128 days) (appointed Minister to Portugal)
4th	March 4, 1795 – October 25, 1796
4th	October 25, 1796 – March 4, 1797	Jacob Read^[Z] Seniority from March 4, 1795 (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)	W. L. Smith (House) Seniority from March 4, 1789 (8 years, 128 days)
5th	March 4, 1797 – July 10, 1797
5th	July 10, 1797 – March 4, 1799		Benton (House) Seniority from March 4, 1793 (5 years, 364 days)	Lemuel Benton Seniority from March 4, 1793^[v] (5 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)
6th	March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1801		Harper (House) Seniority from February 9, 1795 (6 years, 22 days)	Robert Goodloe Harper Seniority from February 9, 1795^[b] (6 years, 22 days) (lost re-election)
7th	March 4, 1801 – June 6, 1801	Charles Pinckney Seniority from December 6, 1798^[j] (2 years, 182 days) (appointed Minister to Spain)	Sumter (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1797^[u] (13 years, 287 days)	Thomas Sumter^[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1797^[u] (4 years, 286 days) (elected to Senate)
	June 6, 1801 – December 15, 1801	John E. Colhoun Seniority from March 4, 1801 (1 year, 236 days) (died)
	December 15, 1801 – October 26, 1802			John Rutledge Jr. Seniority from March 4, 1797 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)
	October 26, 1802 – March 4, 1803	Thomas Sumter^[B] Seniority from December 15, 1801^[j] (9 years, 1 day) (resigned)
8th	March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805			Benjamin Huger Seniority from March 4, 1799 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)
9th	March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1807			Co-deans: William Butler, Thomas Moore Seniority from March 4, 1801 (11 years, 364 days) (both retired)
10th	March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1809
11th	March 4, 1809 – December 16, 1810
11th	December 16, 1810 – March 4, 1811	John Gaillard^[AA]^[M] Seniority from December 6, 1804^[j] (21 years, 82 days) (died)	Co-deans: W. Butler, Moore (House) Seniority from March 4, 1801 (11 years, 364 days)
12th	March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813
13th	March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815		Gaillard (Senate) Seniority from December 6, 1804 (21 years, 82 days)	Langdon Cheves^[AB] Seniority from December 31, 1810^[b] (4 years, 62 days) (retired)
14th	March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817			Co-deans: John C. Calhoun, William Lowndes Seniority from March 4, 1811 (5 years, 364 days) (Calhoun appointed Secretary of War)
15th	March 4, 1817 – November 3, 1817
15th	November 3, 1817 – March 4, 1819			William Lowndes Seniority from March 4, 1811 (11 years, 65 days) (resigned)
16th	March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821
17th	March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822
17th	May 8, 1822 – March 4, 1823			Starling Tucker^[M] Seniority from March 4, 1817 (13 years, 364 days) (retired)
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825
19th	March 4, 1825 – February 26, 1826
19th	February 26, 1826 – March 4, 1827	Robert Y. Hayne^[AC] Seniority from March 4, 1823 (9 years, 284 days) (elected South Carolina governor)	Tucker (House) Seniority from March 4, 1817 (13 years, 364 days)
20th	March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829
21st	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831
22nd	March 4, 1831 – December 13, 1832		McDuffie (House) Seniority from March 4, 1821 (13 years, 279 days)	George McDuffie Seniority from March 4, 1821 (13 years, 279 days) (elected South Carolina governor)
	December 13, 1832 – March 2, 1833	Stephen Decatur Miller^[B] Seniority from March 4, 1831 (1 year, 363 days) (resigned)
	March 2, 1833 – March 4, 1833	John C. Calhoun^[AD]^[AE]^[B] Seniority from December 29, 1832^[j] (10 years, 64 days) (resigned)
23rd	March 4, 1833 – December 8, 1834
	December 8, 1834 – January 29, 1835		Davis (House) Seniority from March 4, 1827 (7 years, 331 days)	Warren R. Davis Seniority from March 4, 1827 (7 years, 331 days) (died)
	January 29, 1835 – March 4, 1835		Co-deans: Felder, Griffin (House) Seniority from March 4, 1831 (3 years, 364 days)	Co-deans: John M. Felder, John K. Griffin Seniority from March 4, 1831 (3 years, 364 days) (Felder retired)
24th	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837		Griffin (House) Seniority from March 4, 1831 (9 years, 364 days)	John K. Griffin^[AF] Seniority from March 4, 1831 (9 years, 364 days) (retired)
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843		Calhoun (Senate) Seniority from December 29, 1832 (10 years, 64 days)	Francis Wilkinson Pickens Seniority from December 8, 1834^[b] (8 years, 85 days) (retired)
28th	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	George McDuffie^[B] Seniority from December 23, 1842^[j] (3 years, 237 days) (resigned)	Campbell (House) Seniority from March 4, 1837^[u] (7 years, 364 days)	John Campbell^[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1837^[u] (7 years, 364 days) (retired)
29th	March 4, 1845 – August 17, 1846		Rhett (House) Seniority from March 4, 1837 (11 years, 364 days)	Robert Rhett Seniority from March 4, 1837 (11 years, 364 days) (retired)
29th	August 17, 1846 – March 4, 1847	John C. Calhoun^[AG]^[E] Seniority from November 26, 1845^[j] (4 years, 125 days) (died)
30th	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849
31st	March 4, 1849 – March 31, 1850		Holmes (House) Seniority from March 4, 1839 (11 years, 364 days)	Isaac E. Holmes Seniority from March 4, 1839 (11 years, 364 days) (retired)
31st	March 31, 1850 – March 4, 1851	Andrew Butler Seniority from December 4, 1846^[g] (10 years, 172 days) (died)
32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853		Co-deans: Burt, Woodward (House) Seniority from March 4, 1843 (9 years, 364 days)	Co-deans: Armistead Burt, Joseph Woodward Seniority from March 4, 1843 (9 years, 364 days) (both retired)
33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855		A. Butler (Senate) Seniority from December 4, 1846 (10 years, 172 days)	John McQueen Seniority from February 12, 1849^[b] (11 years, 313 days) (resigned)
34th	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857
35th	March 4, 1857 – May 25, 1857
	May 25, 1857 – May 6, 1858	Josiah J. Evans Seniority from March 4, 1853 (5 years, 63 days) (died)	McQueen (House) Seniority from February 12, 1849 (11 years, 313 days)
	May 6, 1858 – March 4, 1859	James H. Hammond^[B] Seniority from December 7, 1857^[j] (2 years, 340 days) (withdrew)
36th	March 4, 1859 – November 11, 1860
	November 11, 1860 – December 21, 1860	Vacant (Civil War and Reconstruction)
	December 21, 1860 – March 4, 1861		None	Vacant (Civil War and Reconstruction)
37th	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863
38th	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865
39th	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867
40th	March 4, 1867 – July 15, 1868
	July 15, 1868 – July 18, 1868	Thomas J. Robertson Seniority from July 15, 1868^[j] (8 years, 231 days) (retired)
	July 18, 1868 – July 20, 1868		Robertson (Senate) Seniority from July 15, 1868 (8 years, 231 days)	No clear dean^[x]
	July 20, 1868 – March 4, 1869			Co-deans: James H. Goss, B. F. Whittemore Seniority from July 18, 1868 (228 days) (Goss retired)
41st	March 4, 1869 – February 24, 1870			B. F. Whittemore Seniority from July 18, 1868 (1 year, 221 days) (resigned)
41st	February 24, 1870 – March 4, 1871			Christopher C. Bowen Seniority from July 20, 1868 (2 years, 226 days) (lost re-election)
42nd	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873			Alexander S. Wallace Seniority from May 27, 1870^[y] (6 years, 280 days) (lost re-election)
43rd	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875
44th	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877
45th	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879	John J. Patterson Seniority from March 4, 1873 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)	Rainey (House) Seniority from December 12, 1870 (8 years, 81 days)	Joseph Rainey Seniority from December 12, 1870^[b] (8 years, 81 days) (lost re-election)
46th	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881	Matthew Butler Seniority from March 4, 1877 (17 years, 364 days) (lost re-election)	Co-deans: M. Butler (Senate) Aiken, Evins (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877 (7 years, 230 days)	Co-deans: D. Wyatt Aiken, John H. Evins Seniority from March 4, 1877 (7 years, 230 days) (Evins died)
47th	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883
48th	March 4, 1883 – October 20, 1884
48th	October 20, 1884 – March 4, 1885		Co-deans: M. Butler (Senate) Aiken (House) Seniority from March 4, 1877 (9 years, 364 days)	D. Wyatt Aiken Seniority from March 4, 1877 (9 years, 364 days) (retired)
49th	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887
50th	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889		M. Butler (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1877 (17 years, 364 days)	George D. Tillman^[Q] Seniority from March 4, 1883^[z] (9 years, 364 days) (lost renomination)
51st	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891
52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893
53rd	March 4, 1893 – February 12, 1894			Co-deans: William H. Brawley, George W. Shell Seniority from March 4, 1891 (2 years, 345 days) (Brawley appointed district court judge)
53rd	February 12, 1894 – March 4, 1895			George W. Shell Seniority from March 4, 1891 (3 years, 364 days) (retired)
54th	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	John L. M. Irby Seniority from March 4, 1891 (5 years, 364 days) (retired)	Irby (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1891 (5 years, 364 days)	John L. McLaurin Seniority from December 5, 1892^[b] (4 years, 177 days) (appointed to Senate)
55th	March 4, 1897 – May 31, 1897	Benjamin Tillman Seniority from March 4, 1895 (23 years, 121 days) (died)	McLaurin^[H] (House and Senate) Seniority from December 5, 1892 (10 years, 88 days)
55th	May 31, 1897 – March 4, 1899			Asbury Latimer Seniority from March 4, 1893^[v] (9 years, 364 days) (elected to Senate)
56th	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1901
57th	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903
58th	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905		Latimer^[H] (House and Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1893 (14 years, 353 days)	David E. Finley Seniority from March 4, 1899 (17 years, 328 days) (died)
59th	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907
60th	March 4, 1907 – February 20, 1908
60th	February 20, 1908 – March 4, 1909		Tillman (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1895 (23 years, 121 days)
61st	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911
62nd	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913
63rd	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915
64th	March 4, 1915 – January 26, 1917
64th	January 26, 1917 – March 4, 1917			A. Frank Lever Seniority from November 5, 1901^[b] (17 years, 269 days) (appointed to Federal Farm Loan Board)
65th	March 4, 1917 – July 3, 1918
65th	July 3, 1918 – March 4, 1919	Ellison D. Smith^[AH] Seniority from March 4, 1909 (35 years, 258 days) (died)	Lever (House) Seniority from November 5, 1901 (17 years, 269 days)
66th	March 4, 1919 – August 1, 1919
66th	August 1, 1919 – March 4, 1921		E. D. Smith (Senate) Seniority from March 4, 1909 (35 years, 258 days)	James F. Byrnes Seniority from March 4, 1911 (13 years, 364 days) (ran for Senate)
67th	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923
68th	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925
69th	March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927			Co-deans: Frederick H. Dominick, William F. Stevenson Seniority from March 4, 1917 (15 years, 364 days) (both lost renomination)
70th	March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929
71st	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931
72nd	March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933
73rd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935			Co-deans: Hampton P. Fulmer, John J. McSwain Seniority from March 4, 1921 (15 years, 155 days) (McSwain died)
74th	January 3, 1935 – August 6, 1936
74th	August 6, 1936 – January 3, 1937			Hampton P. Fulmer Seniority from March 4, 1921 (23 years, 229 days) (died)
75th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
76th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
77th	January 3, 1941 – July 8, 1941
77th	July 8, 1941 – January 3, 1943
78th	January 3, 1943 – October 19, 1944
	October 19, 1944 – November 17, 1944			James P. Richards Seniority from March 4, 1933 (23 years, 305 days) (retired)
	November 17, 1944 – January 3, 1945	Burnet R. Maybank Seniority from November 5, 1941^[d] (12 years, 300 days) (died)	Richards (House) Seniority from March 4, 1933 (23 years, 305 days)
79th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
80th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
81st	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
82nd	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
83rd	January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1954
83rd	September 1, 1954 – January 3, 1955	Olin D. Johnston Seniority from January 3, 1945 (20 years, 105 days) (died)
84th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
85th	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959		McMillan (House) Seniority from January 3, 1939 (34 years, 0 days)	John L. McMillan Seniority from January 3, 1939 (34 years, 0 days) (lost renomination)
86th	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
87th	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
88th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
89th	January 3, 1965 – April 18, 1965
89th	April 18, 1965 – January 3, 1967	Strom Thurmond^[AI]^[E] Seniority from November 7, 1956^[d] (46 years, 57 days) (retired)
90th	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969
91st	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
92nd	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973
93rd	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974		Dorn (House) Seniority from January 3, 1951 (23 years, 362 days)	W. J. Bryan Dorn^[Q] Seniority from January 3, 1951 (23 years, 362 days) (ran for South Carolina governor)
93rd	December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975		Thurmond (Senate) Seniority from November 7, 1956 (46 years, 57 days)	James Mann Seniority from January 3, 1969 (10 years, 0 days) (retired)
94th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
95th	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979
96th	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981			Floyd Spence Seniority from January 3, 1971 (30 years, 225 days) (died)
97th	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
98th	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
99th	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
100th	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
101st	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
102nd	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
103rd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
104th	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
105th	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 1999
106th	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
107th	January 3, 2001 – August 16, 2001
107th	August 16, 2001 – January 3, 2003			John Spratt Seniority from January 3, 1983 (28 years, 0 days) (lost re-election)
108th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Fritz Hollings Seniority from November 9, 1966^[d] (38 years, 55 days) (retired)	Hollings (Senate) Seniority from November 9, 1966 (38 years, 55 days)
109th	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Lindsey Graham^[B] Seniority from January 3, 2003 (21 years, 115 days) (Incumbent)	Spratt (House) Seniority from January 3, 1983 (28 years, 0 days)
110th	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
111th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
112th	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013		Clyburn (House) Seniority from January 3, 1993 (31 years, 115 days)	Jim Clyburn Seniority from January 3, 1993 (31 years, 115 days) (Incumbent)
113th	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
114th	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
115th	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
116th	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
117th	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
118th	January 3, 2023 – present
Congress	Dates	Senior senator (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)	Delegation dean (Combined seniority and tenure)	House dean (Seniority and tenure) (Cause of departure)

References

^ a b c d "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "HAILE, William (ca. 1797 – 1837)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "HINDS, Thomas (1780 – 1840)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "REVELS, Hiram Rhodes (1827 – 1901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
^ "BARRY, Henry W. (ca. 1840 – 1875)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "SMITH, William Loughton (ca. 1758 – 1812)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

Footnotes (positional)

^ a b c d e f g h Sole representative (at-large district)
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives
^ President pro tempore and Dean of the Senate from 1957 to 1969
^ House Republican Leader from 1973 to 1981
^ a b c d e f g Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate
^ Democrat until 2022
^ President pro tempore from 1911 to 1913
^ a b c as junior senator
^ Dean of the Senate from 1953 to 1957; President pro tempore from 1955 to 1957
^ Dean of the House from 1961 to 1965
^ President pro tempore and Dean of the Senate from 1969 to 1971
^ Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1998; House Republican Leader from 1995 to 1999
^ a b c d Elected as Democratic-Republican until 1825
^ President pro tempore from June to November 1834
^ Elected as Jacksonian Democrat until 1837
^ Elected as National Republican until 1837
^ a b c d e f g Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House
^ Senate Democratic Leader from 1909 to 1911
^ House Democratic Leader from 1903 to 1909
^ President pro tempore from January to June 1941
^
Various positions:
- President pro tempore (1972–1978)
- Dean of the Senate (1975–1978, alongside John L. McClellan until 1977)
^ Dean of the House from 1979 to 1995
^ Dean of the Senate from 1981 to 1989; President pro tempore from 1987 to 1989
^ Pro-Administration from 1789 to 1791, Anti-Administration from 1791 to 1795
^ Elected as Pro-Administration until 1795
^ President pro tempore from November to December 1797
^
Various positions:
- President pro tempore (February–December 1810, 1814–1819, 1820–1825)
- Dean of the Senate (1815–1826)
^ Speaker of the House from 1814 to 1815
^ Elected as Jacksonian Democrat from 1825 to 1831
^ Former Vice President (ex officio President of the Senate)
^ Elected as Nullifier until 1837
^ Elected as Nullifier until 1839
^ Second time
^ Dean of the Senate from 1940 to 1944
^
Various positions:
- President pro tempore (1981–1987, 1995–2001, 2001)
- Dean of the Senate (1989–2003)

Footnotes (seniority)

^ Seniority over Henry F. Ashurst due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)^[1] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ Seniority over Martha McSally due to longer tenure in the House of Representatives (six years) compared to McSally (four years)
^ a b c d e f g h Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office
^ For the purposes of this list, the one-day gap between Hardwick's resignation from the House and his election to the Senate (November 2 – November 4, 1914) is ignored.
^ Previously served non-consecutive terms in the House
^ a b c d e f g h i j Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment
^ Seniority over Raphael Warnock due to surname coming first alphabetically
^ Seniority over Thomas Hill Williams as surname comes earlier in the alphabet
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)
^ De jure; break in term from March 4, 1833 to November 22, 1833 due to state legislature's failure to elect
^ a b c d Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects
^ Mississippi's at-large congressional district gained second seat in 1833; J. F. H. Claiborne shared seniority with David C. Dickson until July 31, 1836
^ Elections contested; Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson not seated until September 4, 1837
^ Claiborne shared seniority with Gholson until seats declared vacant on February 5, 1838
^ Elections contested; Thomas J. Word and Seargent Smith Prentiss not seated until May 30, 1838
^ Word and Prentiss shared seniority until retiring on March 3, 1839; Albert G. Brown and Jacob Thompson shared seniority until Brown's retirement on March 3, 1841
^ Seniority over Hiram R. Revels; Revels was sworn in on February 25 after the Senate resolved a challenge to his credentials^[4]
^ a b All newly-seated post-Reconstruction officeholders share seniority date of February 23, 1870
^ Seated late
^ a b c d e f Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress
^ a b c d Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically
^ Seniority over Ralph Izard as surname comes earlier in the alphabet
^ Newly-seated post-Reconstruction Representatives share seniority date of July 18, 1868
^ Seat filled late due to contested election
^ Served more terms in total (five) than Samuel Dibble (four)

Bibliography

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 – 2005) (PDF), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005, retrieved November 12, 2023

[deschlersseniority-4] "Chapter 7 § 2. Seniority and Derivative Rights". Deschler's Precedents, Volume 2 (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 1, 1994. p. 670. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[25] "HAILE, William (ca. 1797 – 1837)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[26] "HINDS, Thomas (1780 – 1840)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[38] "REVELS, Hiram Rhodes (1827 – 1901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[41] "BARRY, Henry W. (ca. 1840 – 1875)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[54] "SMITH, William Loughton (ca. 1758 – 1812)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[atlarge-1] Sole representative (at-large district)

[formerhouse-2] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Senator who previously served in the House of Representatives

[6] President pro tempore and Dean of the Senate from 1957 to 1969

[7] House Republican Leader from 1973 to 1981

[senatenonconsecutive-8] Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the Senate

[9] Democrat until 2022

[11] President pro tempore from 1911 to 1913

[jr-13] s junior senator

[16] Dean of the Senate from 1953 to 1957; President pro tempore from 1955 to 1957

[17] Dean of the House from 1961 to 1965

[18] President pro tempore and Dean of the Senate from 1969 to 1971

[19] Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1998; House Republican Leader from 1995 to 1999

[dr-24] Elected as Democratic-Republican until 1825

[27] President pro tempore from June to November 1834

[28] Elected as Jacksonian Democrat until 1837

[29] Elected as National Republican until 1837

[housenonconsecutive-37] Previously served non-consecutive term(s) in the House

[45] Senate Democratic Leader from 1909 to 1911

[46] House Democratic Leader from 1903 to 1909

[47] President pro tempore from January to June 1941

[48] Various positions:
President pro tempore (1972–1978)

Dean of the Senate (1975–1978, alongside John L. McClellan until 1977)

[28] President pro tempore (1972–1978)

[29] Dean of the Senate (1975–1978, alongside John L. McClellan until 1977)

[49] Dean of the House from 1979 to 1995

[50] Dean of the Senate from 1981 to 1989; President pro tempore from 1987 to 1989

[51] Pro-Administration from 1789 to 1791, Anti-Administration from 1791 to 1795

[53] Elected as Pro-Administration until 1795

[55] President pro tempore from November to December 1797

[56] Various positions:
President pro tempore (February–December 1810, 1814–1819, 1820–1825)

Dean of the Senate (1815–1826)

[36] President pro tempore (February–December 1810, 1814–1819, 1820–1825)

[37] Dean of the Senate (1815–1826)

[57] Speaker of the House from 1814 to 1815

[58] Elected as Jacksonian Democrat from 1825 to 1831

[formervp-59] Former Vice President (ex officio President of the Senate)

[60] Elected as Nullifier until 1837

[61] Elected as Nullifier until 1839

[second-62] Second time

[66] Dean of the Senate from 1940 to 1944

[67] Various positions:
President pro tempore (1981–1987, 1995–2001, 2001)

Dean of the Senate (1989–2003)

[46] President pro tempore (1981–1987, 1995–2001, 2001)

[47] Dean of the Senate (1989–2003)

[3] Seniority over Henry F. Ashurst due to tenure as delegate to the House of Representatives

[housevacancy-5] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Representative elected to fill vacancy; seniority calculated from date of special election (if different from date the seat was filled)^[1] Cite error: The named reference "housevacancy" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[10] Seniority over Martha McSally due to longer tenure in the House of Representatives (six years) compared to McSally (four years)

[senatevacancy-12] Senator elected to fill intra-term vacancy after ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from date the individual assumed office

[14] For the purposes of this list, the one-day gap between Hardwick's resignation from the House and his election to the Senate (November 2 – November 4, 1914) is ignored.

[housenonconsecutive-15] Previously served non-consecutive terms in the House

[appoint-20] ^ a b c d e f g h i j Senator appointed to fill intra-term vacancy; seniority calculated from date of appointment

[21] Seniority over Raphael Warnock due to surname coming first alphabetically

[22] Seniority over Thomas Hill Williams as surname comes earlier in the alphabet

[senatorlegis-23] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Senator elected by state legislature intra-term prior to ratification of Seventeenth Amendment; seniority calculated from election date (if different from date the seat was filled)

[30] De jure; break in term from March 4, 1833 to November 22, 1833 due to state legislature's failure to elect

[turnover-31] Preceding elections involved turnover of all sitting incumbents; incoming officeholders share a seniority date with no distinguishing aspects

[seniorityclaibornedickson-32] Mississippi's at-large congressional district gained second seat in 1833; J. F. H. Claiborne shared seniority with David C. Dickson until July 31, 1836

[33] Elections contested; Claiborne and Samuel J. Gholson not seated until September 4, 1837

[seniorityclaibornegholson-34] Claiborne shared seniority with Gholson until seats declared vacant on February 5, 1838

[35] Elections contested; Thomas J. Word and Seargent Smith Prentiss not seated until May 30, 1838

[senioritymultims-36] Word and Prentiss shared seniority until retiring on March 3, 1839; Albert G. Brown and Jacob Thompson shared seniority until Brown's retirement on March 3, 1841

[39] Seniority over Hiram R. Revels; Revels was sworn in on February 25 after the Senate resolved a challenge to his credentials^[4]

[turnovercivil-40] All newly-seated post-Reconstruction officeholders share seniority date of February 23, 1870

[seated-42] Seated late

[past-43] Shares seniority date with other officeholder(s); credited as sole dean by past non-consecutive terms in Congress

[codeanex-44] Shares seniority date with more than two other Representatives (thus unable to count as co-deans); credited as sole dean due to surname coming first alphabetically

[52] Seniority over Ralph Izard as surname comes earlier in the alphabet

[turnovercivilsc-63] Newly-seated post-Reconstruction Representatives share seniority date of July 18, 1868

[housecontest-64] Seat filled late due to contested election

[65] Served more terms in total (five) than Samuel Dibble (four)