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List of United States senators in the 8th Congress

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This is a complete list of United States senators 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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ClassTerms of service of senators that expired in years
Class 2Terms of service of senators that expired in 1805 (DE, GA, KY, MA, NC, NH, NJ, RI, SC, TN, and VA.)[2]
Class 3Terms of service of senators that expired in 1807 (CT, DE, MD, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, and VT.)[3]
Class 1Terms of service of senators that expired in 1809 (CT, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, and VT.)[4]
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U.S. Senate seniority list

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