This is a complete list of United States senators 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

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in yearsClass 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1791 (DE, GA, MA, NC, NH, RI, SC, and VA.)Terms of service of senators that expired in 1797.Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1793 (CT, DE, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, and SC.)Terms of service of senators that expired in 1799.Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1795 (CT, GA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VA.)Terms of service of senators that expired in 1795.

U.S. Senate seniority list Rank Historicalrank 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 GraysonWilliam Grayson died March 12, 1790. (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 PatersonWilliam Paterson resigned November 13, 1790, to become Governor of New Jersey. (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 WalkerJohn Walker was appointed to replace William Grayson, until the state legislature elected a successor. (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 United States representatives in the 1st Congress

Notes

External links

Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress List of members of the 1st Congress