List of United States Senators in the 2nd Congress by seniority

This is a classification of United States Senators by seniority during the 2nd Congress, from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793.

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 subsequently assigned a consecutive official number to each Senator, which is the second number given in the table.[1]

During this time, there were no official parties, but senators are labeled as Pro-Administration (P), and Anti-Administration (A).

Rank Name (Party-State) Seniority date Current Term to Senator No.
1 Richard Bassett (A-DE) March 4, 1789 March 3, 1793 1
2 Pierce Butler (A-SC) March 3, 1793 2
3 Charles Carroll[2] (P-MD) November 30, 1792 (March 3, 1797) 3
4 Oliver Ellsworth (P-CT) March 3, 1797 5
5 William Few (A-GA) March 3, 1793 7
6 James Gunn (A-GA) March 3, 1795 9
7 John Henry (P-MD) March 3, 1795 10
8 Ralph Izard (P-SC) March 3, 1795 11
9 William Samuel Johnson[3] (P-CT) March 4, 1791 (March 3, 1795) 12
10 John Langdon (P-NH) March 3, 1795 13
11 Richard Henry Lee[4] (A-VA) October 8, 1792 (March 3, 1793) 14
12 Robert Morris (P-PA) March 3, 1795 16
13 George Read (P-DE) March 3, 1797 18
14 Caleb Strong (P-MA) March 3, 1793 20
15 Paine Wingate (A-NH) March 3, 1793 21
16 Rufus King (P-NY) July 16, 1789 March 3, 1795 22
17 Benjamin Hawkins (P-NC) November 27, 1789 March 3, 1795 23
18 Samuel Johnston (P-NC) March 3, 1793 24
19 Theodore Foster (P-RI) June 7, 1790 March 3, 1797 26
20 Joseph Stanton IV (A-RI) March 3, 1793 27
21 James Monroe (A-VA) November 9, 1790 March 3, 1797 28
22 Philemon Dickinson (P-NJ) November 23, 1790 March 3, 1793 29
23 Stephen Row Bradley (A-VT) March 4, 1791 March 3, 1795 30
24 Aaron Burr (A-NY) March 3, 1797 31
25 George Cabot (P-MA) March 3, 1797 32
26 John Rutherfurd (P-NJ) March 3, 1797 33
27 Roger Sherman (P-CT) June 13, 1791 March 3, 1795 34
28 Moses Robinson (A-VT) October 17, 1791 March 3, 1797 35
29 John Brown (A-KY) June 18, 1792 March 3, 1793 36
30 John Edwards (A-KY) March 3, 1795 37
31 John Taylor (A-VA) October 18, 1792 March 3, 1793 38
32 Richard Potts (P-MD) January 10, 1793 March 3, 1797 39
33 Vacancy (PA)[5] March 3, 1797 -

Notes

  1. ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ↑ Charles Carroll resigned on November 30, 1792 to remain a State Senator.
  3. ↑ William Samuel Johnson resigned on March 4, 1791.
  4. ↑ Richard Henry Lee resigned on October 8, 1792.
  5. ↑ One Pennsylvania seat was left vacant during this Congress.

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