List of United States senators in the 2nd Congress

This is a complete list of United States senators 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.A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789–Present, via www.Senate.gov

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

Terms of service

ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in yearsClass 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1793 (DE, GA, KY, MA, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, and VA.)Terms of service of senators that expired in 1799.Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1795 (CT, DE, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, and VT.)Terms of service of senators that expired in 1801.Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1797 (CT, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, NC, NY, PA, VA, and VT.)Terms of service of senators that expired in 1803.

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 (A-SC) 3 3 Charles CarrollCharles Carroll resigned on November 30, 1792 to remain a state senator. (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 JohnsonWilliam Samuel Johnson resigned on March 4, 1791. (F-CT) 10 13 John Langdon (F-NH) 11 14 Richard Henry LeeRichard Henry Lee resigned on October 8, 1792. (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) 33 Roger Sherman (F-CT) June 13, 1791 26 34 Stephen Row Bradley (A-VT) October 17, 1791 27 35 Moses Robinson (A-VT) 28 36 John Brown (A-KY) June 18, 1792 29 37 John Edwards (A-KY) 38 John Taylor of Caroline (A-VA) October 18, 1792 39 Richard Potts (F-MD) January 10, 1793

See also 2nd United States Congress List of United States representatives in the 2nd Congress

Notes

External links

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