List of United States senators in the 66th Congress

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 66th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1921.

Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]

Senators who were sworn in during the middle of the Congress (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1920 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.

Terms of service

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Class Terms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1921 (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, ND, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WI.)[5]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1923 (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.)[6]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1925 (AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, and WY.)[7]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) March 4, 1893 Former representative
2 Francis E. Warren (R-WY) March 4, 1895 Previously a senator
3 Knute Nelson (R-MN) Former governor
4 Thomas S. Martin (D-VA)[8]
5 Boies Penrose (R-PA) March 4, 1897
6 Charles A. Culberson (D-TX) March 4, 1899 Former governor
7 Porter McCumber (R-ND)
8 William P. Dillingham (R-VT) October 18, 1900 Former governor
9 Furnifold M. Simmons (D-NC) March 4, 1901 Former representative
10 Lee S. Overman (D-NC) March 4, 1903 North Carolina 15th in population (1900)
11 Reed Smoot (R-UT) Utah 41st in population (1900)
12 Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT) May 10, 1905 Former representative
13 Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R-WI) January 4, 1906 Former governor, Former representative
14 William Borah (R-ID) March 4, 1907
15 John H. Bankhead (D-AL)[9] June 18, 1907 Former representative
16 Thomas Gore (D-OK)[10] December 11, 1907
17 Robert Owen (D-OK)
18 John Walter Smith (D-MD)[10] March 25, 1908 Former governor, Former representative
19 Carroll S. Page (R-VT) October 21, 1908 Former governor
20 Albert B. Cummins (R-IA) November 24, 1908 Former governor
21 Wesley Jones (R-WA) March 4, 1909 Former representative
22 Ellison D. Smith (D-SC) South Carolina 24th in population (1900)
23 Duncan U. Fletcher (D-FL) Florida 33rd in population (1900)
24 George Chamberlain (D-OR)[10] Oregon 36th in population (1900)
25 Claude A. Swanson (D-VA) August 1, 1910 Former representative, Former governor
26 Asle Gronna (R-ND)[10] February 2, 1911
27 John S. Williams (D-MS) March 4, 1911 Former representative (16 years)
28 Charles Townsend (R-MI) Former representative (8 years)
29 Gilbert Hitchcock (D-NE) Former representative (6 years)
30 Miles Poindexter (R-WA) Former representative (2 years)
31 George P. McLean (R-CT) Former governor
32 Atlee Pomerene (D-OH) Ohio 4th in population (1910)
33 James A. Reed (D-MO) Missouri 7th in population (1910)
34 Henry L. Myers (D-MT) Montana 40th in population (1910)
35 William S. Kenyon (R-IA) April 12, 1911
36 Hoke Smith (D-GA)[10] November 16, 1911
37 Marcus A. Smith (D-AZ)[10] April 2, 1912[11] Former delegate
38 Albert B. Fall (R-NM)[10] New Mexico 43rd in population (1910)
39 Henry F. Ashurst (D-AZ) Arizona 45th in population (1910)
40 Charles Thomas (D-CO)[10] January 15, 1913
41 Key Pittman (D-NV) January 29, 1913
42 Morris Sheppard (D-TX) February 3, 1913 Former governor
43 Joseph E. Ransdell (D-LA) March 4, 1913 Former representative (14 years)
44 Joseph Robinson (R-AR) Former representative (10 years), former governor
45 George W. Norris (R-NE) Former representative (10 years)
46 John Shields (D-TN) Tennessee 17th in population (1910)
47 Thomas Sterling (R-SD) South Dakota 36th in population (1910)
48 LeBaron Colt (R-RI) Rhode Island 38th in population (1910)
49 Thomas J. Walsh (D-MT) Montana 40th in population (1910)
50 Lawrence Sherman (R-IL)[10] March 26, 1913
51 Charles Curtis (R-KS) March 4, 1915 Former representative, Previously a senator
52 Oscar Underwood (D-AL) Former representative
53 John C. W. Beckham (D-KY)[10] Former governor
54 James Wadsworth, Jr. (R-NY) New York 1st in population (1910)
55 Warren G. Harding (R-OH) Ohio 4th in population (1910)
56 James D. Phelan (D-CA)[10] California 12th in population (1910)
57 Edwin S. Johnson (D-SD)[10] South Dakota 36th in population (1910)
58 Bert Fernald (R-ME) September 12, 1916 Former governor
59 James Watson (R-IN) November 8, 1916 Former representative
60 William F. Kirby (D-AR)
61 Philander C. Knox (R-PA) March 4, 1917 Previously a senator
62 William M. Calder (R-NY) Former representative (10 years)
63 Kenneth McKellar (D-TN) Former representative (6 years)
64 Howard Sutherland (R-WV) Former representative (4 years)
65 William H. King (D-UT) Former representative (3 years)
66 Peter G. Gerry (D-RI) Former representative (2 years)
67 Park Trammell (D-FL) Former governor, Florida 33rd in population (1910)
68 John B. Kendrick (D-WY) Former governor, Wyoming 47th in population (1910)
69 Harry S. New (R-IN) Indiana 9th in population (1910)
70 Joseph S. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) New Jersey 11th in population (1910)
71 Frank B. Kellogg (R-MN) Minnesota 19th in population (1910)
72 Joseph I. France (R-MD) Maryland 27th in population (1910)
73 Frederick Hale (R-ME) Maine 34th in population (1910)
74 Andrieus Jones (R-NM) New Mexico 43rd in population (1910)
75 Josiah Wolcott (D-DE) Delaware 46th in population (1910)
76 Hiram Johnson (R-CA) March 16, 1917
77 Charles Henderson (D-NV)[10] January 12, 1918
78 John F. Nugent (D-ID)[12] January 22, 1918
79 Irvine Lenroot (R-WI) April 18, 1918
80 Selden P. Spencer (R-MO) November 6, 1918 Missouri 7th in population (1910)
81 Edward J. Gay (D-LA)[10] Louisiana 24th in population (1910)
82 George H. Moses (R-NH) New Hampshire 39th in population (1910)
83 Charles L. McNary (R-OR) December 18, 1918 Previously a senator
84 Heisler Ball (R-DE) March 4, 1919 Previously a senator (2 years)
85 Davis Elkins (R-WV) Previously a senator (1 year)
86 Medill McCormick (R-IL) Former representative (2 years)
87 Truman Newberry (R-MI) Former cabinet member
88 David I. Walsh (D-MA) Former governor, Massachusetts 6th in population (1910)
89 Arthur Capper (R-KS) Former governor, Kansas 22nd in population (1910)
90 Henry W. Keyes (R-NH) Former governor, New Hampshire 39th in population (1910)
91 William J. Harris (D-GA) Georgia 10th in population (1910)
92 Nathaniel Dial (D-SC) South Carolina 26th in population (1910)
93 Lawrence C. Phipps (R-CO) Colorado 32nd in population (1910)
Pat Harrison (D-MS) March 5, 1919 Former representative (8 years)
Augustus O. Stanley (D-KY) May 19, 1919 Former representative (12 years)
Walter E. Edge (R-NJ) Former governor, New Jersey 11th in population (1910)
Carter Glass (D-VA) February 2, 1920
B. B. Comer (D-AL)[13] March 5, 1920
James Thomas Heflin (D-AL) November 2, 1920
Frank B. Willis (R-OH) January 14, 1921
Frank R. Gooding (R-ID) January 15, 1921

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. ^ 1891 U.S Census Report Contains 1890 Census results
  3. ^ 1901 U.S Census Report Contains 1900 Census results
  4. ^ 1911 U.S Census Report Contains 1910 Census results
  5. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1921.
  6. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1923.
  7. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1925.
  8. ^ Senator Martin died November 12, 1919.
  9. ^ Senator Bankhead died March 1, 1920.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Retired or defeated after 1920 Election
  11. ^ "Four Senators are Sworn In". The Washington Herald. April 3, 1912. p. 3.
  12. ^ Senator Nugent resigned January 14, 1921.
  13. ^ Senator Comer resigned November 5, 1920.
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