List of historical longest-serving members of the United States Congress
This is a list of United States congressmen who have set records for longevity of service since the United States 1st Congress in 1789. It is divided up into several categories.
Uninterrupted time
House and Senate
| Begin date | End date | Name | Party | State | Service | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1807 | John Brown | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
Virginia/Kentucky | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1805 (H, S) | 5842 dd |
| March 3, 1807 | November 13, 1892 | Nathaniel Macon | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
North Carolina | March 4, 1791 - November 14, 1828 (H, S) | 13769 dd |
| November 13, 1892 | December 28, 1950 | Justin Smith Morrill | Whig/Republican | Vermont | March 4, 1855 - December 28, 1898 (H, S) | 16005 dd |
| December 28, 1950 | October 24, 1957 | Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | Illinois | March 4, 1907 - November 6, 1952 (H) | 16684 dd |
| October 24, 1957 | November 18, 2009 | Carl Hayden | Democratic | Arizona | February 19, 1912 - January 3, 1969 (H, S) | 20773 dd |
| November 18, 2009 | June 6, 2013 | Robert Byrd | Democratic | West Virginia | January 3, 1953 - June 28, 2010 (H, S) | 20995 dd |
| June 6, 2013 | John Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | December 13, 1955 - January 3, 2015 (H) | 21571 dd |
Senate
| Begin date | End date | Name | Party | State | Service | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | June 6, 1802 | James Gunn | Anti-Administration/ Federalist |
Georgia | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801 | 4381 dd |
| John Langdon | Pro-Administration/ Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
New Hampshire | ||||
| June 6, 1802 | December 6, 1808 | Theodore Foster | Pro-Administration/ Federalist/ Democratic-Republican |
Rhode Island | June 7, 1790 - March 3, 1803 | 4651 dd |
| December 6, 1808 | December 25, 1811 | James Hillhouse | Federalist | Connecticut | March 12, 1796 - June 10, 1810 | 5202 dd |
| December 25, 1811 | May 12, 1822 | Joseph Anderson | Democratic-Republican | Tennessee | September 26, 1797 - March 3, 1815 | 6366 dd |
| May 12, 1822 | March 5, 1841 | John Gaillard | Democratic-Republican | South Carolina | December 6, 1804 - February 26, 1826 | 7752 dd |
| March 5, 1841 | December 11, 1845 | William R. King | Democratic-Republican/ Democratic |
Alabama | December 14, 1819 - April 15, 1844 | 8889 dd |
| December 11, 1845 | September 24, 1896 | Thomas Hart Benton | Democratic-Republican/ Democratic |
Missouri | August 10, 1821 - March 3, 1851 | 10797 dd |
| September 24, 1896 | December 29, 1904 | Justin Smith Morrill | Whig/ Republican |
Vermont | March 4, 1867 - December 28, 1898 | 11622 dd |
| December 29, 1904 | August 3, 1944 | William B. Allison | Republican | Iowa | March 4, 1873 - August 4, 1908 | 12936 dd |
| August 3, 1944 | November 17, 1952 | Ellison D. Smith | Democratic | South Carolina | March 4, 1909 - November 17, 1944 | 13042 dd |
| November 17, 1952 | January 3, 1963 | Kenneth McKellar | Democratic | Tennessee | March 4, 1917 - January 3, 1953 | 13089 dd |
| January 3, 1963 | September 9, 1998 | Carl Hayden | Democratic | Arizona | March 4, 1927 - January 3, 1969 | 15281 dd |
| September 9, 1998 | February 28, 2005 | Strom Thurmond | Democratic/ Republican |
South Carolina | November 7, 1956 - January 3, 2003 | 16858 dd |
| February 28, 2005 | Robert Byrd | Democratic | West Virginia | January 3, 1959 - June 28, 2010 | 18804 dd |
House
| Begin date | End date | Name | Party | State | Service | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1803 | George Thatcher | Pro-Administration/ Federalist |
Massachusetts | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801 | 4381 dd |
| March 3, 1803 | December 12, 1825 | Nathaniel Macon | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
North Carolina | March 4, 1791 - December 13, 1815 | 9049 dd |
| December 12, 1825 | March 9, 1908 | Thomas Newton, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | March 4, 1801 - March 9, 1830 | 10597 dd |
| March 9, 1908 | March 21, 1940 | Henry H. Bingham | Republican | Pennsylvania | March 4, 1879 - March 22, 1912 | 12071 dd |
| March 21, 1940 | October 24, 1957 | Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | Illinois | March 4, 1907 - November 6, 1952 | 16684 dd |
| October 24, 1957 | July 18, 1963 | Sam Rayburn | Democratic | Texas | March 4, 1913 - November 16, 1961 | 17789 dd |
| July 18, 1963 | January 5, 1992 | Carl Vinson | Democratic | Georgia | November 3, 1914 - January 3, 1965 | 18324 dd |
| January 5, 1992 | February 10, 2009 | Jamie L. Whitten | Democratic | Mississippi | November 4, 1941 - January 3, 1995 | 19418 dd |
| February 10, 2009 | John Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | December 13, 1955 - January 3, 2015 | 21571 dd |
Interrupted time
House and Senate
| Begin date | End date | Name | Party | State | Service | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1807 | John Brown | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
Virginia/Kentucky | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1805 (H, S) | 5842 dd |
| March 3, 1807 | October 15, 1831 | Nathaniel Macon | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
North Carolina | March 4, 1791 - November 14, 1828 (H, S) | 13769 dd |
| October 15, 1831 | April 2, 1894 | Samuel Smith | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
Maryland | March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1815 January 31, 1816 - March 3, 1833 (H, S) |
14274 dd |
| April 2, 1894 | December 31, 1920 | Justin Smith Morrill | Whig/Republican | Vermont | March 4, 1855 - December 28, 1898 (H, S) | 16005 dd |
| December 31, 1920 | February 14, 1958 | Joseph G. Cannon | Republican | Illinois | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1891 March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1913 March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1923 (H) |
16797 dd |
| February 14, 1958 | November 18, 2009 | Carl Hayden | Democratic | Arizona | February 19, 1912 - January 3, 1969 (H, S) | 20773 dd |
| November 18, 2009 | June 6, 2013 | Robert Byrd | Democratic | West Virginia | January 3, 1953 - June 28, 2010 (H, S) | 20995 dd |
| June 6, 2013 | John Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | December 13, 1955 - January 3, 2015 (H) | 21571 dd |
Senate
| Begin date | End date | Name | Party | State | Service | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | June 6, 1802 | James Gunn | Anti-Administration/ Federalist |
Georgia | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801 | 4381 dd |
| John Langdon | Pro-Administration/ Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
New Hampshire | ||||
| June 6, 1802 | December 6, 1808 | Theodore Foster | Pro-Administration/ Federalist/ Democratic-Republican |
Rhode Island | June 7, 1790 - March 3, 1803 | 4651 dd |
| December 6, 1808 | December 25, 1811 | James Hillhouse | Federalist | Connecticut | March 12, 1796 - June 10, 1810 | 5202 dd |
| December 25, 1811 | May 12, 1822 | Joseph Anderson | Democratic-Republican | Tennessee | September 26, 1797 - March 3, 1815 | 6366 dd |
| May 12, 1822 | March 8, 1832 | John Gaillard | Democratic-Republican | South Carolina | December 6, 1804 - February 26, 1826 | 7752 dd |
| March 8, 1832 | February 28, 1842 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | Maryland | March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1815 December 16, 1822 - March 3, 1833 |
8112 dd |
| February 28, 1842 | December 11, 1845 | William R. King | Democratic-Republican/ Democratic |
Alabama | December 14, 1819 - April 15, 1844[1] | 8889 dd |
| December 11, 1845 | October 8, 1894 | Thomas Hart Benton | Democratic-Republican/ Democratic |
Missouri | August 10, 1821 - March 3, 1851 | 10797 dd |
| October 8, 1894 | February 20, 1905 | John Sherman | Republican | Ohio | March 21, 1861 - March 8, 1877 March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1897 |
11675 dd |
| February 20, 1905 | April 20, 1928 | William B. Allison | Republican | Iowa | March 4, 1873 - August 4, 1908 | 12936 dd |
| April 20, 1928 | March 8, 1964 | Francis E. Warren | Republican | Wyoming | November 18, 1890 - March 3, 1893 March 4, 1895 - November 24, 1929 |
13519 dd |
| March 8, 1964 | May 30, 1997 | Carl Hayden | Democratic | Arizona | March 4, 1927 - January 3, 1969 | 15281 dd |
| May 30, 1997 | June 10, 2006 | Strom Thurmond | Democratic/ Republican |
South Carolina | December 24, 1954 - April 4, 1956 November 7, 1956 - January 3, 2003 |
17325 dd |
| June 10, 2006 | Robert Byrd | Democratic | West Virginia | January 3, 1959 - June 28, 2010 | 18804 dd |
House
| Begin date | End date | Name | Party | State | Service | Length of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1803 | George Thatcher | Pro-Administration/ Federalist |
Massachusetts | March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801 | 4381 dd |
| March 3, 1803 | December 12, 1825 | Nathaniel Macon | Anti-Administration/ Democratic-Republican |
North Carolina | March 4, 1791 - December 13, 1815 | 9049 dd |
| December 12, 1825 | March 11, 1904 | Thomas Newton, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | March 4, 1801 - March 9, 1830 March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833 |
11327 dd |
| March 11, 1904 | November 3, 1908 | John H. Ketcham | Republican | New York | March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1873 March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1893 March 4, 1897 - November 4, 1906 |
12295 dd |
| November 3, 1908 | February 28, 1959 | Joseph G. Cannon | Republican | Illinois | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1891 March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1913 March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1923 |
16797 dd |
| February 2, 1959 | July 18, 1963 | Sam Rayburn | Democratic | Texas | March 4, 1913 - November 16, 1961 | 17789 dd |
| July 18, 1963 | January 5, 1992 | Carl Vinson | Democratic | Georgia | November 3, 1914 - January 3, 1965 | 18324 dd |
| January 5, 1992 | February 10, 2009 | Jamie L. Whitten | Democratic | Mississippi | November 4, 1941 - January 3, 1995 | 19418 dd |
| February 10, 2009 | John Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | December 13, 1955 - January 3, 2015 | 21571 dd |
References
- Also served from July 1, 1848 to December 20, 1852, but Benton surpassed his tenure in 1845.
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