Mississippi's 6th congressional district
Mississippi's 6th congressional district existed from 1873 to 1963. It was created after the United States 1870 census and abolished following the 1960 census, due to changes in population.
List of representativesEdit
Representative | Took Office | Left Office | Congress | Party | Notes | |
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District created March 4, 1873 | ||||||
John R. Lynch | March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1877 | 43rd 44th |
Republican | ||
James Ronald Chalmers | March 4, 1877 | April 29, 1882 | 45th 46th 47th |
Democratic | Lost contested election | |
John R. Lynch | April 29, 1882 | March 3, 1883 | 47th | Republican | Won contested election | |
Henry Smith Van Eaton | March 4, 1883 | March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th |
Democratic | ||
T.R. Stockdale | March 4, 1887 | March 3, 1895 | 50th 51st 52nd 53rd |
Democratic | ||
Walter McKennon Denny | March 4, 1895 | March 3, 1897 | 54th | Democratic | ||
William F. Love | March 4, 1897 | October 16, 1898 | 55th | Democratic | Died | |
Frank A. McLain | December 12, 1898 | March 3, 1903 | 55th 56th 57th |
Democratic | Redistricted to the 7th district | |
Eaton J. Bowers | March 4, 1903 | March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Democratic | ||
Pat Harrison | March 4, 1911 | March 3, 1919 | 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Democratic | ||
Paul B. Johnson, Sr. | March 4, 1919 | March 3, 1923 | 66th 67th |
Democratic | ||
T. Webber Wilson | March 4, 1923 | March 3, 1929 | 68th 69th 70th |
Democratic | ||
Robert S. Hall | March 4, 1929 | March 3, 1933 | 71st 72nd |
Democratic | ||
William M. Colmer | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1963 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Democratic | Redistricted to the 5th district | |
District inactive January 3, 1963 – Present |
ReferencesEdit
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present