United States Senators by seniority (1961, 1962)
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This is a classification of U.S. Senators by seniority from January 1st, 1961 to November 7th, 1962.
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]`
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 1962 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 | Dennis Chavez[4] (D-NM) | May 11, 1935 | |
| 5 | Styles Bridges[5] (R-NH) | January 3, 1937 | Former Governor |
| 6 | Allen J. Ellender (D-LA) | ||
| 7 | Joseph Hill (D-AL) | January 11, 1938 | |
| 8 | Alexander Wiley[4] (R-WI) | January 3, 1939 | |
| 9 | George Aiken (R-VT) | January 10, 1941 | |
| 10 | James Eastland (D-MS) | January 3, 1943 | Previously A Senator |
| 11 | John Little McClellan (D-AR) | ||
| 12 | Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA) | December 14, 1944 | |
| 13 | J. William Fulbright (D-AR) | January 3, 1945 | Former Rep (2 Years) |
| 14 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R-IA) | Former Governor, Iowa 20th Population (1940) | |
| 15 | Olin D. Johnston (D-SC) | Former Governor, South Carolina 26th Population (1940) | |
| 16 | Homer E. Capehart[4] (R-IN) | Indiana 12th Population (1940) | |
| 17 | Wayne Morse (D-OR) | Oregon 34th Population (1940) | |
| 18 | Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA) | January 10, 1945 | |
| 19 | Milton Young (R-ND) | March 12, 1945 | |
| 20 | Spessard Holland (D-FL) | September 24, 1946 | |
| 21 | A. Willis Robertson (D-VA) | November 6, 1946 | Former Rep (13 Years, 10 Months) |
| 22 | John Sparkman (D-AL) | Former Rep (9 Years, 10 Months) | |
| 23 | John J. Williams (R-DE) | January 3, 1947 | |
| 24 | John C. Stennis (D-MS) | November 17, 1947 | |
| 25 | Karl Mundt (R-SD) | December 31, 1948 | Former Rep (9 Years) |
| 26 | Russell B. Long (D-LA) | ||
| 27 | Estes Kefauver (D-TN) | January 3, 1949 | Former Rep (10 Years) |
| 28 | Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) | Former Rep (8 Years, 7 Months) | |
| 29 | Clinton Anderson (D-NM) | Former Cabinet Secretary | |
| 30 | Andrew F. Schoeppel [6] (R-KS) | Former Governor, Kansas 29th Population (1940) | |
| 31 | Robert S. Kerr [7] (D-OK) | Former Governor, Oklahoma 22nd Population (1940) | |
| 32 | Paul Douglas (D-IL) | Illinois 3rd Population (1940) | |
| 33 | Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) | Minnesota 18th Population (1940) | |
| 34 | Henry Dworshak[8] (R-ID) | October 14, 1949 | |
| 35 | Frank Carlson (R-KS) | November 27, 1950 | |
| 36 | John O. Pastore (D-RI) | December 19, 1950 | |
| 37 | Everett Dirksen (R-IL) | January 3, 1951 | Former Rep (16 Years) |
| 38 | Francis H. Case[9] (R-SD) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 39 | Almer Monroney (D-OK) | Former Rep (12 years) | |
| 40 | George Smathers (D-FL) | Former Rep (4 Years) | |
| 41 | John M. Butler[4] (R-MD) | Maryland 28th Population (1940) | |
| 42 | Wallace F. Bennett (R-UT) | Utah 40th Population (1940) | |
| 43 | Prescott Bush[4] (R-CT) | November 5, 1952 | |
| 44 | Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) | January 2, 1953 | |
| 45 | Albert Gore, Sr. (D-TN) | January 3, 1953 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 46 | Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) | Former Rep (12 Years) | |
| 47 | James Glenn Beall (D-MD) | Former Rep (10 Years), Maryland 28th Population (1950) | |
| 48 | Mike Mansfield (D-MT) | Former Rep (10 Years), Montana 42nd Population (1950) | |
| 49 | Stuart Symington (D-MO) | Missouri 12th Population (1950) | |
| 50 | Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) | Arizona 37th Population (1950) | |
| 51 | Sam Ervin (D-NC) | June 5, 1954 | |
| 52 | Norris Cotton (R-NH) | November 8, 1954 | Former Rep (7 Years, 10 Months) |
| 53 | Roman Hruska (R-NE) | Former Rep (1 Year, 10 Months) | |
| 54 | Alan Bible (D-NV) | December 2, 1954 | |
| 55 | Carl Curtis (R-NE) | January 1, 1955 | |
| 56 | Clifford P. Case (R-NJ) | January 3, 1955 | Former Rep (8 Years) |
| 57 | Patrick V. McNamara (D-MI) | Maryland 24th Population (1950) | |
| 58 | Gordon L. Allott (R-CO) | Colorado 32nd Population (1950) | |
| 59 | John Sherman Cooper (R-KY) | November 7, 1956 | Previously A Senator (twice) (total tenure 4 Years, 4 Months) |
| 60 | Strom Thurmond (D-SC) | Previously A Senator (1 Year, 3 Months) | |
| 61 | John A. Carroll[4] (D-CO) | January 3, 1957 | Former Rep (14 Years) |
| 62 | Thruston Ballard Morton (R-KY) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 63 | Frank J. Lausche (D-OH) | Former Governor, Ohio 5th Population (1950) | |
| 64 | Herman Talmadge (D-GA) | Former Governor, Georgia 13th Population (1950) | |
| 65 | Joseph S. Clark (D-PA) | Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1950) | |
| 66 | Frank Church (D-ID) | Idaho 43rd Population (1950) | |
| 67 | Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) | January 9, 1957 | |
| 68 | Ralph Yarborough (D-TX) | April 29, 1957 | |
| 69 | William Proxmire (D-WI) | August 28, 1957 | |
| 70 | Ben Jordan (D-NC) | April 19, 1958 | |
| 71 | Jennings Randolph (D-WV) | November 5, 1958 | |
| 72 | Hugh Scott (D-PA) | January 3, 1959 | Former Rep (18 Years) |
| 73 | Clair Engle (D-CA) | Former Rep (15 Years, 4 Months) | |
| 74 | Kenneth Keating (D-NY) | Former Rep (12 Years) | |
| 75 | Eugene McCarthy (D-MN) | Former Rep (10 Years) | |
| 76 | Stephen Young (D-OH) | Former Rep (8 Years), Ohio 5th Population (1950) | |
| 77 | Winston L. Prouty (R-VT) | Former Rep (8 Years), Vermont 46th Population (1950) | |
| 78 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 79 | Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) | Former Rep (4 years), New Jersey 8th Population (1950) | |
| 80 | Thomas J. Dodd (D-CT) | Former Rep (4 years), Connecticut 34th Population (1950) | |
| 81 | Edward L. Bartlett (R-AK) | Former Delegate | |
| 82 | Edmund Muskie (D-ME) | Former Governor, Maine 35th Population (1950) | |
| 83 | Ernest Gruening (D-AK) | Former Territorial Governor, Alaska 50th Population (1950) | |
| 84 | Philip Hart (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1950) | |
| 85 | Vance Hartke (D-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1950) | |
| 86 | Frank Moss (D-UT) | Utah 38th Population (1950) | |
| 87 | Gale W. McGee (D-WY) | Wyoming 48th Population (1950) | |
| 88 | Howard Cannon (D-NV) | Nevada 49th Population (1950) | |
| 89 | Oren E. Long[4] (D-HI) | August 21, 1959 | Former Territorial Governor |
| 90 | Hiram Fong (R-HI) | ||
| 91 | Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | |
| 92 | Edward V. Long (D-MO) | September 23, 1960 | |
| 93 | Maurine Neuberger (D-OR) | November 9, 1960 | |
| 94 | Benjamin A. Smith II[4] (D-MA) | December 27, 1960 | |
| 95 | William A. Blakley[10] (D-TX) | January 3, 1961 | Previously A Senator |
| 96 | Lee Metcalf (D-MT) | Former Rep (8 years) | |
| 97 | James Boggs (R-DE) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 98 | John J. Hickey[4] (D-WY) | Former Governor | |
| 99 | Jack Miller (R-IA) | Iowa 22nd Population (1950) | |
| 100 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | Rhode Island 36th Population (1950) | |
| John Tower (R-TX) | June 15, 1961 | ||
| Maurice J. Murphy, Jr.[4] (R-NH) | December 7, 1961 | ||
| James B. Pearson (R-KS) | January 31, 1962 | ||
| Joseph H. Bottum[4] (R-SD) | July 9, 1962 | ||
| Leonard B. Jordan (R-ID) | August 6, 1962 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ^ 1941 U.S Census Report Contains 1940 Census results
- ^ 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Retired or defeated after 1962 Election
- ^ Senator Bridges died on November 26, 1961
- ^ Senator Schoeppel died on January 21, 1962
- ^ Senator Kerr died on January 1, 1963
- ^ Senator Dworshak died on July 23, 1962
- ^ Senator Case died on June 23, 1962
- ^ Senator Blakley lost a special, off year election and stepped down on June 14, 1961
[edit] External link
| List of current United States Senators by seniority (and years begun) |
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