List of United States Senators from Tennessee

Tennessee was admitted to the United States on June 1, 1796. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1862 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1866. The current Senators are Republicans Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker.

List of Senators[edit]

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
Vacant			June 1, 1796 – August 2, 1796	Tennessee did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood.	1	4th Congress	1	Tennessee did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood.	June 1, 1796 – August 2, 1796	Vacant
1	William Cocke	Democratic-Republican	August 2, 1796 – September 26, 1797	Elected in 1796.	1	4th Congress		Elected in 1796. Expelled.	August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797	Democratic-Republican	William Blount	1
				Appointed to begin the term due to failure of legislature to elect. Resigned when successor elected.	2	5th Congress		Elected in 1796. Expelled.	August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797	Democratic-Republican	William Blount	1
								Elected to finish Blount's term. Resigned when elected to Class 1 seat.	July 8, 1797 – March 3, 1799	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Anderson	2
2	Andrew Jackson	Democratic-Republican	September 26, 1797 – April 1, 1798	Elected to finish Cocke's term. Resigned.
Vacant			April 1, 1798 – October 6, 1798
3	Daniel Smith	Democratic-Republican	October 6, 1798 – March 3, 1799	Appointed to finish Jackson's term. Retired.
4	Joseph Anderson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1815	Elected to finish Jackson's term.		6th Congress	2	Elected in 1799. Retired or lost re-election.	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805	Democratic-Republican	William Cocke	3
				Elected to finish Jackson's term.		7th Congress
				Re-elected in 1803.	3	8th Congress
						9th Congress	3	Elected in 1804 or 1805. Resigned.	March 4, 1805 – March 31, 1809	Democratic-Republican	Daniel Smith	4
						10th Congress
				Re-elected in 1809. Retired.	4	11th Congress
									April 1, 1809 – April 10, 1809	Vacant
								Elected to finish Smith's term.	April 11, 1809 – October 8, 1811	Democratic-Republican	Jenkin Whiteside	5
						12th Congress	4	Re-elected in 1810 or 1811. Resigned.	April 11, 1809 – October 8, 1811	Democratic-Republican	Jenkin Whiteside	5
						12th Congress		Elected to finish Whiteside's term. Resigned.	October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814	Democratic-Republican	George W. Campbell	6
						13th Congress		Elected to finish Whiteside's term. Resigned.	October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814	Democratic-Republican	George W. Campbell	6
									February 12, 1814 – March 16, 1814	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Campbell's term. Retired when successor elected.	March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815	Democratic-Republican	Jesse Wharton	7
Vacant			March 4, 1815 – October 10, 1815	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	5	14th Congress			March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815	Democratic-Republican	Jesse Wharton	7
5	George W. Campbell	Democratic-Republican	October 10, 1815 – April 20, 1818	Elected late in 1815. Resigned.		14th Congress		Elected to finish Campbell's term.	October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	John Williams	8
5	George W. Campbell	Democratic-Republican	October 10, 1815 – April 20, 1818	Elected late in 1815. Resigned.		15th Congress	5	Appointed to begin the term due to legislature's failure to elect. Elected October 2, 1817 to finish the term.^[1] Lost re-election.
Vacant			April 20, 1818 – September 27, 1818
6	John H. Eaton	Democratic-Republican	September 5, 1818 – March 4, 1821	Appointed to continue Cambell's term. Elected October 9, 1819 to finish Cambell's term.^[2] Legislature failed to elect.
	John H. Eaton	Democratic-Republican	September 5, 1818 – March 4, 1821			16th Congress
	Vacant		March 4, 1821 – September 27, 1821		6	17th Congress
	John H. Eaton	Democratic-Republican	September 27, 1821 – March 9, 1829	Re-elected late in 1821.		17th Congress
		Jackson Democratic-Republican				18th Congress	6	Elected in 1822 or 1823. Resigned.	March 4, 1823 – October 14, 1825	Jackson Democratic-Republican	Andrew Jackson	9
		Jacksonian				19th Congress		Elected in 1822 or 1823. Resigned.	March 4, 1823 – October 14, 1825	Jacksonian	Andrew Jackson	9
									October 15, 1825 – October 27, 1825	Vacant
								Elected to finish Jackson's term.	October 28, 1825 – January 13, 1840	Jacksonian	Hugh Lawson White	10
				Re-elected in 1826. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War.	7	20th Congress		Elected to finish Jackson's term.
						21st Congress	7	Re-elected in 1829.
Vacant			March 9, 1829 – October 19, 1829
7	Felix Grundy	Jacksonian	October 19, 1829 – July 4, 1838	Elected to finish Eaton's term.
				Elected to finish Eaton's term.		22nd Congress
				Re-elected in 1833. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.	8	23rd Congress
						24th Congress	8	Re-elected in 1835. Resigned because he could not conscientiously obey the instructions of his constituents.^[3]		Anti-Jacksonian
		Democratic				25th Congress				Whig
Vacant			July 5, 1838 – September 16, 1838
8	Ephraim H. Foster	Whig	September 17, 1838 – March 3, 1839	Elected to finish Grundy's term. Re-elected but resigned to avoid disobeying instructions given him by the state legislature.
Vacant			March 3, 1839 – November 19, 1839		9	26th Congress
9	Felix Grundy	Democratic	November 19, 1839 – December 19, 1840	Elected late in 1839. Died.
									January 13, 1840 – February 25, 1840	Vacant
								Elected to finish White's term. Retired.	February 25, 1840 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	Alexander O. Anderson	11
Vacant			December 19, 1840 – December 25, 1840
10	Alfred O. P. Nicholson	Democratic	December 25, 1840 – February 7, 1842	Appointed to continue Grundy's term. Retired or lost re-election.
10	Alfred O. P. Nicholson	Democratic	December 25, 1840 – February 7, 1842			27th Congress	9	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1841 – October 17, 1843	Vacant
Vacant			February 7, 1842 – October 17, 1843			27th Congress
Vacant			February 7, 1842 – October 17, 1843			28th Congress
11	Ephraim H. Foster	Whig	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Elected to finish Grundy's term. Retired or lost re-election.		28th Congress		Elected to finish the vacant term. Lost re-election.	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Whig	Spencer Jarnagin	12
12	Hopkins L. Turney	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Elected in 1844. Retired or lost re-election.	10	29th Congress		Elected to finish the vacant term. Lost re-election.	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Whig	Spencer Jarnagin	12
						30th Congress	10	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1847 – November 21, 1847	Vacant
						30th Congress		Elected late in 1847	November 22, 1847 – March 3, 1859	Whig	John Bell	13
						31st Congress
13	James C. Jones	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857	Elected in 1851. Retired.	11	32nd Congress
						33rd Congress	11	Re-elected in 1853. Retired or lost re-election.
						34th Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1857 – October 8, 1857	Legislature failed to elect.	12	35th Congress				Know-Nothing
14	Andrew Johnson	Democratic	October 8, 1857 – March 4, 1862	Elected in 1857 to finish the term. Resigned to become Military Governor of Tennessee.		35th Congress				Know-Nothing
						36th Congress	12	Elected in 1858. Withdrew in anticipation of secession.	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Alfred O. P. Nicholson	14
						37th Congress		U.S. Civil War	March 4, 1861 – July 24, 1866	Vacant
Vacant			March 4, 1862 – July 24, 1866	U.S. Civil War		37th Congress
					13	38th Congress
						39th Congress	13
15	David T. Patterson	Unionist	July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1869	Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired.		39th Congress		Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired.	July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1871	Unionist	Joseph S. Fowler	15
15	David T. Patterson	Democratic	July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1869	Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired.		40th Congress				Republican
16	William G. Brownlow	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1867 for the term beginning in 1869. Retired.	14	41st Congress				Republican
						42nd Congress	14	Elected in 1870 or 1871. Retired.	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Democratic	Henry Cooper	16
						43rd Congress
17	Andrew Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – July 31, 1875	Elected in 1875. Died.	15	44th Congress
18	David M. Key	Democratic	August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877	Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Lost election to finish Johnson's term.
19	James E. Bailey	Democratic	January 19, 1877 – March 3, 1881	Elected to finish Johnson's term. Lost re-election.
						45th Congress	15	Elected in 1877.	March 4, 1877 – July 8, 1897	Democratic	Isham G. Harris	17
						46th Congress
20	Howell Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – April 14, 1886	Election year unknown. Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Judge.	16	47th Congress
						48th Congress	16	Re-elected in 1883.
						49th Congress
Vacant			April 14, 1886 – April 16, 1886
21	Washington C. Whitthorne	Democratic	April 16, 1886 – March 3, 1887	Appointed to finish Jackson's term. Retired or lost re-election.
22	William B. Bate	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 9, 1905	Elected in 1887.	17	50th Congress
						51st Congress	17	Re-elected in 1889.
						52nd Congress
				Re-elected in 1893.	18	53rd Congress
						54th Congress	18	Re-elected in 1895. Died.
						55th Congress		Re-elected in 1895. Died.
									July 9, 1897 – July 19, 1897	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Harris's term. Elected February 2, 1898 to finish Harris's term.^[4] Retired.	July 20, 1897 – March 3, 1901	Democratic	Thomas B. Turley	18
				Re-elected in 1899	19	56th Congress			July 20, 1897 – March 3, 1901	Democratic	Thomas B. Turley	18
						57th Congress	19	Elected January 16, 1901. Lost renomination.^[5]	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	Democratic	Edward W. Carmack	19
						58th Congress
				Re-elected in 1905. Died.	20	59th Congress
Vacant			March 10, 1905 – March 20, 1905
23	James B. Frazier	Democratic	March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Elected to finish Bate's term. Lost re-election.
						60th Congress	20	Elected in January 15, 1907.^[5] Died.	March 4, 1907 – March 31, 1912	Democratic	Robert Love Taylor	20
						61st Congress
24	Luke Lea	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected January 23, 1911. Lost renomination.	21	62nd Congress
									April 1, 1912 – April 10, 1912	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Taylor's term. Retired when successor elected.	April 11, 1912 – January 24, 1913	Republican	Newell Sanders	21
								Elected to finish Taylor's term. Retired.	January 24, 1913 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	William R. Webb	22
						63rd Congress	21	Elected in January 23, 1913.	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925	Democratic	John K. Shields	23
						64th Congress
25	Kenneth McKellar	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953	Elected in 1916.	22	65th Congress
						66th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination.
						67th Congress
				Re-elected in 1922.	23	68th Congress
						69th Congress	23	Elected in 1924. Died.	March 4, 1925 – August 24, 1929	Democratic	Lawrence D. Tyson	24
						70th Congress
				Re-elected in 1928.	24	71st Congress
									August 25, 1929 – September 1, 1929	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Tyson's term. Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Tyson's term.^[4] Retired.	September 2, 1929 – March 3, 1931	Democratic	William E. Brock	25
						72nd Congress	24	Elected in 1930. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	Cordell Hull	26
						73rd Congress		Appointed to continue Hull's term. Elected November 7, 1934 to finish Hull's term.^[4]	March 4, 1933 – April 23, 1937	Democratic	Nathan L. Bachman	27
				Re-elected in 1934.	25	74th Congress
						75th Congress	25	Re-elected in 1936. Died.
									April 24, 1937 – May 5, 1937	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Bachman's term. Retired when successor elected.	May 6, 1937 – November 8, 1938	Democratic	George L. Berry	28
								Elected to finish Bachman's term. Although eligible and elected, did not "take his seat" as he preferred to remain as district attorney general. Nevertheless, service begins when eligible and elected, not upon the taking of an oath.	November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	Tom Stewart	29
						76th Congress
				Re-elected in 1940.	26	77th Congress
						78th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1942. Lost renomination.
						79th Congress
				Re-elected in 1946. Lost renomination.	27	80th Congress
						81st Congress	27	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – August 10, 1963	Democratic	Estes Kefauver	30
						82nd Congress
26	Albert Gore, Sr.	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1971	Elected in 1952.	28	83rd Congress
						84th Congress	28	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th Congress
				Re-elected in 1958.	29	86th Congress
						87th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1960. Died.
						88th Congress		Re-elected in 1960. Died.
									August 10, 1963 – August 20, 1963	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Kefauver's term Retired	August 20, 1963 – November 3, 1964	Democratic	Herbert S. Walters	31
								Elected to finish Kefauver's term. Lost renomination.	November 4, 1964 – January 2, 1967	Democratic	Ross Bass	32
				Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election.	30	89th Congress		Elected to finish Kefauver's term. Lost renomination.	November 4, 1964 – January 2, 1967	Democratic	Ross Bass	32
						90th Congress	30	Elected in 1966.	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985	Republican	Howard Baker	33
						91st Congress
27	Bill Brock	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election.	31	92nd Congress
						93rd Congress	31	Re-elected in 1972.
						94th Congress
28	Jim Sasser	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995	Elected in 1976.	32	95th Congress
						96th Congress	32	Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
						97th Congress
				Re-elected in 1982.	33	98th Congress
						99th Congress	33	Elected in 1984.	January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1993	Democratic	Al Gore, Jr.	34
						100th Congress
				Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.	34	101st Congress
						102nd Congress	34	Re-elected in 1990. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
						102nd Congress			January 2, 1993 – January 5, 1993	Vacant
						103rd Congress			January 2, 1993 – January 5, 1993	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Gore's term. Retired when successor elected.	January 5, 1993 – December 2, 1994	Democratic	Harlan Mathews	35
								Elected to finish Gore's term.	December 2, 1994 – January 3, 2003	Republican	Fred Thompson	36
29	Bill Frist	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 1994.	35	104th Congress		Elected to finish Gore's term.
						105th Congress	35	Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
						106th Congress
				Re-elected in 2000. Retired.	36	107th Congress
						108th Congress	36	Elected in 2002.	January 3, 2003 – Incumbent	Republican	Lamar Alexander	37
						109th Congress
30	Bob Corker	Republican	January 3, 2007 – Present	Elected in 2006.	37	110th Congress
						111th Congress	37	Re-elected in 2008.
						112th Congress
				Re-elected in 2012.	38	113th Congress
						114th Congress	38	Re-elected in 2014.
						115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					39	116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					39	117th Congress	39	To be determined in the 2020 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former U.S. Senators from Tennessee[edit]

As of October 2016^[update], there are four living former Senators; three from Class 1 and one from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Fred Thompson of Class 2 (1994-2003) on November 1, 2015. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Albert Gore Sr. (1953-1971) on December 5, 1998.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Bill Brock	1971–1977	1	(1930-11-23) November 23, 1930 (age 86)
Jim Sasser	1977–1995	1	(1936-09-30) September 30, 1936 (age 81)
Al Gore	1985–1993	2	(1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 69)
Bill Frist	1995–2007	1	(1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 65)

Notes[edit]

^ Byrd, p. 170.
^ Byrd, p. 169.
^ "WHITE, Hugh Lawson, (1773–1840)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Byrd, p. 171.
^ ^a ^b The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 260.

References[edit]

Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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