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List of United States senators in the 2nd Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 2nd United States Congress listed by seniority, 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).

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1793 (DE, GA, KY, MA, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VA.)[2]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1795 (CT, DE, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, and VT.)[3]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1797 (CT, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, NC, NY, PA, VA, and VT.)[4]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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Rank Historical
rank
Senator (party-state) Seniority date
1 1 Richard Bassett (A-DE) March 4, 1789
2 2 Pierce Butler (A-SC)
3 3 Charles Carroll[5] (F-MD)
4 5 Oliver Ellsworth (F-CT)
5 7 William Few (A-GA)
6 9 James Gunn (A-GA)
7 10 John Henry (F-MD)
8 11 Ralph Izard (F-SC)
9 12 William Samuel Johnson[6] (F-CT)
10 13 John Langdon (F-NH)
11 14 Richard Henry Lee[7] (A-VA)
12 16 Robert Morris (F-PA)
13 18 George Read (F-DE)
14 20 Caleb Strong (F-MA)
15 21 Paine Wingate (A-NH)
16 22 Rufus King (F-NY) July 16, 1789
17 23 Benjamin Hawkins (F-NC) November 27, 1789
18 24 Samuel Johnston (F-NC)
19 26 Theodore Foster (F-RI) June 7, 1790
20 27 Joseph Stanton IV (A-RI)
21 28 James Monroe (A-VA) November 9, 1790
22 29 Philemon Dickinson (F-NJ) November 23, 1790
23 30 Aaron Burr (A-NY) March 4, 1791
24 31 George Cabot (F-MA)
25 32 John Rutherfurd (F-NJ)
26 33 Roger Sherman (F-CT) June 13, 1791
27 34 Stephen Row Bradley (A-VT) October 17, 1791
28 35 Moses Robinson (A-VT)
29 36 John Brown (A-KY) June 18, 1792
30 37 John Edwards (A-KY)
31 38 John Taylor of Caroline (A-VA) October 18, 1792
32 39 Richard Potts (F-MD) January 10, 1793

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789–Present, via www.Senate.gov
  2. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1799.
  3. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1801.
  4. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1803.
  5. ^ Charles Carroll resigned on November 30, 1792 to remain a state senator.
  6. ^ William Samuel Johnson resigned on March 4, 1791.
  7. ^ Richard Henry Lee resigned on October 8, 1792.
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  • "Senate seniority list" (PDF). United States Senate.
  • Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
  • List of members of the 1st Congress