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William Cocke previously served from August 2, 1796 until
September 26, 1797. There was a technical vacancy, due to the failure of the legislature to elect, from March 4, 1797 until April 22, 1797. The Governor then appointed Cocke to fill the vacancy. The source relied upon, for the current article,
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From 1789 to 1958, senators whose terms began on the same day are listed alphabetically. Beginning in 1959, senators are listed according to commencement of first Senate term by order of service, determined by former service in order as senator, vice president, House member, cabinet secretary,
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As an historical article, the states and party affiliations listed reflect those during the
Congress. Seats and party affiliations on similar lists for other Congresses will be different for certain members. During this Congress, there were two parties represented. Senators are classified as
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Congress, according to seniority in that Congress. Seniority is based upon the method used by the chronological list. If the senator is not the first person to hold the seat, no number is included in the list.
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Joseph Inslee
Anderson served the remainder of the term expiring March 3, 1799. On December 12, 1798 he was elected to the state's other Senate seat for the remainder of the term expiring on March 3, 1803. Anderson took up his new seat from March 4, 1799, so his service was
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governor, and then by state population. This latter system for calculating order of service has been used by the modern Senate for many years for the purposes of office assignment. It is unclear just when the Senate first began applying such criteria.
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A Chronological List of United States
Senators 1789-Present
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Lists of United States senators in
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Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
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1235:Terms of service of senators that expired in 1801.
66:Democratic-Republican (DR) or Federalist (F).
36:A Chronological List of United States Senators
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