List of United States senators in the 12th Congress

This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 12th United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813.

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]

The two main parties at this point 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 3 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1813 (CT, GA, KY, LA, MD, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, SC, and VT.)[2]
Class 1 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1815 (CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, and VT.)[3]
Class 2 Terms of service of senators that expired in 1817 (DE, GA, KY, LA, MA, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, TN, and VA.)[4]

U.S. Senate seniority list

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U.S. Senate seniority
Rank Senator (party-state) Seniority date Other factors
1 Joseph Inslee Anderson (DR-TN) September 26, 1797
2 Stephen Row Bradley (DR-VT) October 15, 1801
3 Samuel Smith (DR-MD) March 4, 1803
4 John Smith (DR-NY) February 23, 1804
5 William Branch Giles (DR-VA) August 11, 1804
6 James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (F-DE) November 13, 1804
7 John Gaillard (DR-SC) December 6, 1804
8 Nicholas Gilman (DR-NH) March 4, 1805 Former representative (8 years)
9 James Turner (DR-NC)
10 Philip Reed (DR-KY) November 25, 1806
11 Jesse Franklin (DR-NC) March 4, 1807 Former senator
12 Andrew Gregg (DR-PA) Former representative
13 John Pope (DR-KY)
14 Jonathan Robinson (DR-VT) October 10, 1807
15 Chauncey Goodrich (F-CT) October 25, 1807
16 William Harris Crawford (DR-GA) November 7, 1807
17 James Lloyd (F-MA) June 9, 1808
18 Michael Leib (DR-PA) January 9, 1809
19 Richard Brent (DR-VA) March 4, 1809 Former representative (6 years)
20 John Lambert (DR-NJ) Former representative (4 years); New Jersey 10th in population (1800)
21 Obadiah German (DR-NY)
22 John Condit (DR-NJ) March 21, 1809
23 Jenkin Whiteside (DR-TN)[5] April 11, 1809
24 Christopher Grant Champlin (F-RI)[6] June 26, 1809
25 Charles Tait (DR-GA) November 27, 1809
26 Alexander Campbell (DR-OH) December 11, 1809
27 Outerbridge Horsey (F-DE) January 12, 1810
28 Charles Cutts (DR-NH) June 21, 1810
29 Samuel Whittlesey Dana (F-CT) December 4, 1810
30 Thomas Worthington (DR-OH) December 15, 1810
31 John Taylor (DR-SC) December 31, 1810
32 George Mortimer Bibb (DR-KY) March 4, 1811 Kentucky 9th in population (1800)
33 Jeremiah Brown Howell (DR-RI) Rhode Island 15th in population (1800)
34 Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR-MA) June 29, 1811
35 George Washington Campbell (DR-TN) October 8, 1811 Former representative
36 William Hunter (F-RI) October 28, 1811
37 Allan Bowie Magruder (DR-LA) September 3, 1812
38 Jean Noel Destréhan (DR-LA) [7]
39 Thomas Posey (DR-LA)[8] October 8, 1812
40 James Brown (DR-LA) February 5, 1813

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 1813.
  3. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1815.
  4. ^ Terms of service of senators that expired in 1817.
  5. ^ Jenkin Whiteside resigned October 8, 1811
  6. ^ Christopher Chaplin resigned October 2, 1811
  7. ^ Jean Noel Destréhan resigned on October 1, 1812, having never qualified
  8. ^ Thomas Posey resigned February 4, 1813
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