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List of United States senators in the 8th Congress

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This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 8th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1803, to March 3, 1805.

The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically.[1]

The two main parties in the 8th Congress were the Federalists (F), and Democratic Republicans (DR).

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 1805 (DE, GA, KY, MA, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, TN, and VA.)[2]
Class 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1807 (CT, DE, MD, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, and VT.)[3]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1809 (CT, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, and VT.)[4]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date
1 John Brown (DR-KY) June 18, 1792
2 Stevens Thomson Mason (DR-VA)[5] November 18, 1794
3 Uriah Tracy (F-CT) October 13, 1796
4 James Hillhouse (F-CT) May 18, 1796
5 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
6 William Hill Wells (F-DE)[6] January 17, 1799
7 Abraham Baldwin (DR-GA) March 4, 1799
8 William Cocke (DR-TN)
9 Jonathan Dayton (F-NJ)
10 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC)
11 Wilson Cary Nicholas (DR-VA)[7] December 5, 1799
12 Samuel White (F-DE) February 28, 1801
15 John Breckinridge (DR-KY) March 4, 1801
13 James Jackson (DR-GA)
14 David Stone (DR-NC)
16 Christopher Ellery (DR-RI) May 6, 1801
17 Simeon Olcott (F-NH) June 17, 1801
18 George Logan (DR-PA) July 13, 1801
19 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
20 Robert Wright (DR-MD) November 19, 1801
21 Thomas Sumter (DR-SC) December 16, 1801
22 De Witt Clinton (DR-NY)[8] February 9, 1802
23 William Plumer (F-NH) June 17, 1802
24 Pierce Butler (DR-SC)[9] November 4, 1802
25 John Quincy Adams (F-MA) March 4, 1803
26 Theodorus Bailey (DR-NY)[10]
27 Samuel Maclay (DR-PA)
28 Timothy Pickering (F-MA)
29 Samuel John Potter (DR-RI)[11]
30 Israel Smith (DR-VT)
31 Samuel Smith (DR-MD)
32 John Smith (DR-OH) April 1, 1803
33 Thomas Worthington (DR-OH)
34 John Taylor of Caroline (DR-VA)[12] June 4, 1803
35 John Condit (DR-NJ) September 1, 1803
36 Abraham B. Venable (DR-VA)[13] December 7, 1803
37 John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
38 John Armstrong Jr. (DR-NY)[14] February 25, 1804
39 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
40 Andrew Moore (DR-VA)
41 Benjamin Howland (DR-RI) October 29, 1804
42 James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 9, 1804
43 Samuel Latham Mitchill (DR-NY) November 13, 1804
44 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804

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 1805.
  3. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1807.
  4. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1809.
  5. ^ Stevens Mason died on May 10, 1803
  6. ^ William Wells resigned November 6, 1804
  7. ^ Wilson Nicholas resigned May 22, 1804
  8. ^ De Witt Clinton resigned November 4, 1803
  9. ^ Pierce Butler resigned November 21, 1804
  10. ^ Theodorus Bailey resigned January 16, 1804
  11. ^ Samuel Potter died October 14, 1804
  12. ^ John Taylor was appointed and served until a successor qualified on December 7, 1803
  13. ^ Abraham Venable resigned June 7, 1804
  14. ^ John Armstrong resigned June 30, 1804
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