United States Senators by seniority (1959, 1960)
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This is a classification of U.S. Senators by seniority from January 3rd, 1959 to November 8th, 1960.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the Senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a U.S. Senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as U.S. Vice President, a House member, a cabinet secretary, a state governor, and then by their state's population, respectively.[1][2][3][4]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the 2 year Congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1960 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
| Rank | Name | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl T. Hayden (D-AZ) | March 4, 1927 | |
| 2 | Richard Russell, Jr. (D-GA) | January 12, 1933 | |
| 3 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D-VA) | March 4, 1933 | |
| 4 | James Murray[5] (D-MT) | November 7, 1934 | |
| 5 | Dennis Chavez (D-NM) | May 11, 1935 | |
| 6 | Theodore F. Green[5] (D-RI) | January 3, 1937 | Former Governor, Rhode Island 37th Population (1930) |
| 7 | Styles Bridges (R-NH) | Former Governor, New Hampshire 41st Population (1930) | |
| 8 | Allen J. Ellender (D-LA) | ||
| 9 | Joseph Hill (D-AL) | January 11, 1938 | |
| 10 | Alexander Wiley (R-WI) | January 3, 1939 | |
| 11 | William Langer[6] (R-ND) | January 3, 1941 | |
| 12 | George Aiken (R-VT) | January 10, 1941 | |
| 13 | James Eastland (D-MS) | January 3, 1943 | Previously A Senator |
| 14 | John Little McClellan (D-AR) | ||
| 15 | Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA) | December 14, 1944 | |
| 16 | J. William Fulbright (D-AR) | January 3, 1945 | Former Rep (2 Years) |
| 17 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R-IA) | Former Governor, Iowa 20th Population (1940) | |
| 18 | Olin D. Johnston (D-SC) | Former Governor, South Carolina 26th Population (1940) | |
| 19 | Homer E. Capehart (R-IN) | Indiana 12th Population (1940) | |
| 20 | Wayne Morse (D-OR) | Oregon 34th Population (1940) | |
| 21 | Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA) | January 10, 1945 | |
| 22 | Milton Young (R-ND) | March 12, 1945 | |
| 23 | Spessard Holland (D-FL) | September 24, 1946 | |
| 24 | A. Willis Robertson (D-VA) | November 6, 1946 | Former Rep (13 Years, 10 Months) |
| 25 | John Sparkman (D-AL) | Former Rep (9 Years, 10 Months) | |
| 26 | John J. Williams (R-DE) | January 3, 1947 | |
| 27 | John C. Stennis (D-MS) | November 17, 1947 | |
| 28 | Karl Mundt (R-SD) | December 31, 1948 | Former Rep (9 Years) |
| 29 | Russell B. Long (D-LA) | ||
| 30 | Lyndon Johnson[7] (D-TX) | January 3, 1949 | Former Rep (12 Years) |
| 31 | Estes Kefauver (D-TN) | Former Rep (10 Years) | |
| 32 | Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) | Former Rep (8 Years, 7 Months) | |
| 33 | Clinton Anderson (D-NM) | Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 34 | Robert S. Kerr[8] (D-OK) | Former Governor, Oklahoma 22nd Population (1940) | |
| 35 | Andrew F. Schoeppel (R-KS) | Former Governor, Kansas 29th Population (1940) | |
| 36 | Paul Douglas (D-IL) | Illinois 3rd Population (1940) | |
| 37 | Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) | Minnesota 18th Population (1940) | |
| 38 | Joseph Frear, Jr.[5] (D-DE) | Delaware 47th Population (1940) | |
| 39 | Henry Dworshak (R-ID) | October 14, 1949 | |
| 40 | Frank Carlson (R-KS) | November 27, 1950 | |
| 41 | John O. Pastore (D-RI) | December 19, 1950 | |
| 42 | Everett Dirksen (R-IL) | January 3, 1951 | Former Rep (16 Years) |
| 43 | Francis H. Case (R-SD) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 44 | Almer Monroney (D-OK) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 45 | Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.[9] (D-MO) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 46 | George Smathers (D-FL) | Former Rep (4 Years) | |
| 47 | John M. Butler (R-MD) | Maryland 28th Population (1940) | |
| 48 | Wallace F. Bennett (R-UT) | Utah 40th Population (1940) | |
| 49 | Prescott Bush (R-CT) | November 5, 1952 | |
| 50 | Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) | January 2, 1953 | |
| 51 | Albert Gore, Sr. (D-TN) | January 3, 1953 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 52 | Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) | Former Rep (12 Years) | |
| 53 | James Glenn Beall (D-MD) | Former Rep (10 Years), Maryland 24th Population (1950) | |
| 54 | Mike Mansfield (D-MT) | Former Rep (10 Years), Montana 42nd Population (1950) | |
| 55 | John F. Kennedy[10] (D-MA) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 56 | Stuart Symington (D-MO) | Missouri 12th Population (1950) | |
| 57 | Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) | Arizona 37th Population (1950) | |
| 58 | Sam Ervin (D-NC) | June 5, 1954 | |
| 59 | Norris Cotton (R-NH) | November 8, 1954 | Former Rep (7 Years, 10 Months) |
| 60 | Roman Hruska (R-NE) | Former Rep (1 Year, 10 Months) | |
| 61 | Joseph O'Mahoney[5] (D-WY) | November 29, 1954 | |
| 62 | Alan Bible (D-NV) | December 2, 1954 | |
| 63 | Carl Curtis (R-NE) | January 1, 1955 | |
| 64 | Clifford P. Case (R-NJ) | January 3, 1955 | Former Rep (8 Years) |
| 65 | Thomas Martin[5] (R-IA) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 66 | Patrick V. McNamara (D-MI) | Maryland 24th Population (1950) | |
| 67 | Richard L. Neuberger[11] (D-OR) | Oregon 31st Population (1950) | |
| 68 | Gordon L. Allott (R-CO) | Colorado 32nd Population (1950) | |
| 69 | John Sherman Cooper (R-KY) | November 7, 1956 | Previously A Senator (twice) (total tenure 4 Years, 4 Months) |
| 70 | Strom Thurmond (D-SC) | Previously A Senator (1 Year, 3 Months) | |
| 71 | John A. Carroll (D-CO) | January 3, 1957 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 72 | Thruston Ballard Morton (R-KY) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 73 | Frank J. Lausche (D-OH) | Former Governor, Ohio 5th Population (1950) | |
| 74 | Herman Talmadge (D-GA) | Former Governor, Georgia 13th Population (1950) | |
| 75 | Joseph S. Clark (D-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1950) | |
| 76 | Frank Church (D-ID) | Idaho 43rd Population (1950) | |
| 77 | Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) | January 9, 1957 | |
| 78 | Ralph Yarborough (D-TX) | April 29, 1957 | |
| 79 | William Proxmire (D-WI) | August 28, 1957 | |
| 80 | Ben Jordan (D-NC) | April 19, 1958 | |
| 81 | Jennings Randolph (D-WV) | November 5, 1958 | |
| 82 | Hugh Scott (D-PA) | January 3, 1959 | Former Rep (18 Years) |
| 83 | Clair Engle (D-CA) | Former Rep (15 Years, 4 Months) | |
| 84 | Kenneth Keating (D-NY) | Former Rep (12 Years) | |
| 85 | Eugene McCarthy (D-MN) | Former Rep (10 Years) | |
| 86 | Stephen Young (D-OH) | Former Rep (8 Years), Ohio 5th Population (1950) | |
| 87 | Winston L. Prouty (R-VT) | Former Rep (8 Years), Vermont 46th Population (1950) | |
| 88 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 89 | Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) | Former Rep (4 years), New Jersey 8th Population (1950) | |
| 90 | Thomas J. Dodd (D-CT) | Former Rep (4 years), Connecticut 34th Population (1950) | |
| 91 | Edward L. Bartlett (R-AK) | Former Delegate | |
| 92 | Edmund Muskie (D-ME) | Former Governor, Maine 35th Population (1950) | |
| 93 | Ernest Gruening (D-AK) | Former Territorial Governor, Alaska 50th Population (1950) | |
| 94 | Philip Hart (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1950) | |
| 95 | Vance Hartke (D-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1950) | |
| 96 | Frank Moss (D-UT) | Utah 38th Population (1950) | |
| 97 | Gale W. McGee (D-WY) | Wyoming 48th Population (1950) | |
| 98 | Howard Cannon (D-NV) | Nevada 49th Population (1950) | |
| Oren E. Long (D-HI) | August 21, 1959 | Former Territorial Governor | |
| Hiram Fong (R-HI) | |||
| C. Norman Brunsdale[12] (R-ND) | November 19, 1959 | ||
| Hall S. Lusk[5] (D-OR) | March 16, 1960 | ||
| Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | ||
| Edward V. Long (D-MO) | September 23, 1960 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1931 U.S Census Report Contains 1930 Census results
- ^ 1941 U.S Census Report Contains 1940 Census results
- ^ 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results
- ^ a b c d e f Retired or defeated after 1960 Election
- ^ Senator Langer died on November 8, 1959
- ^ Senator Johnson stepped down on January 3, 1961 to become Vice President of the United States.
- ^ Senator Kerr died on January 1, 1963. His replacement was not sworn in until after the begining of the next Senate.
- ^ Senator Hennings died on September 13, 1960
- ^ Senator Kennedy stepped down on December 22, 1960 to become President of the United States.
- ^ Senator Neuberger died on March 9, 1960
- ^ Senator Brunsdale lost a special election and stepped down on August 7, 1960
[edit] External link
| List of current United States Senators by seniority (and years begun) |
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