Representative
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Party
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Years
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Cong ress
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Note
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District established March 4, 1833
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William M. Inge (Fayetteville)
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Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd |
Elected in 1833. Retired.
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Ebenezer J. Shields (Pulaski)
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
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24th 25th
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Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Lost re-election.
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Whig
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Hon._Aaron_V._Brown%2C_Tenn_-_NARA_-_528326.jpg/100px-Hon._Aaron_V._Brown%2C_Tenn_-_NARA_-_528326.jpg) Aaron V. Brown (Pulaski)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district.
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John B. Ashe (Brownsville)
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Whig |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th |
Elected in 1843. Retired.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Stanton.jpg/100px-Stanton.jpg) Frederick P. Stanton (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1855 |
29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd |
Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Retired.
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Thomas Rivers (Somerville)
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Know Nothing |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th |
Elected in 1855. Retired.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/WilliamTAvery.jpg/100px-WilliamTAvery.jpg) William T. Avery (Pulaski)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Could not seek re-election, as West Tennessee seceded.
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District inactive
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March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
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37th
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Civil War
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District dissolved March 4, 1863
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District re-established March 4, 1875
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/HCaseyYoung.jpg/100px-HCaseyYoung.jpg) H. Casey Young (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost re-election.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/William_Robert_Moore.png/100px-William_Robert_Moore.png) William R. Moore (Memphis)
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Republican |
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th |
Elected in 1880. Renominated but declined.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/HCaseyYoung.jpg/100px-HCaseyYoung.jpg) H. Casey Young (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th |
Elected in 1882. Retired.
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Zachary Taylor (Covington)
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Republican |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th |
Elected in 1884. Lost re-election.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/JamesPhelanJr.jpg/100px-JamesPhelanJr.jpg) James Phelan, Jr. (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1887 – January 30, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired but died before next term began.
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Vacant
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January 30, 1891 – March 4, 1891
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51st
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Josiah_Patterson.jpg/100px-Josiah_Patterson.jpg) Josiah Patterson (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
52nd 53rd 54th |
Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election as a National Democrat.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Edward_Ward_Carmack.jpg/100px-Edward_Ward_Carmack.jpg) Edward W. Carmack (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Patterson-malcolm-governor-tn2.jpg/100px-Patterson-malcolm-governor-tn2.jpg) Malcolm R. Patterson (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1901 – November 5, 1906 |
57th 58th 59th
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Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired to run for Governor of Tennessee and resigned when elected.
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Vacant
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November 5, 1906 – March 4, 1907
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59th
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/George_Washington_Gordon.jpg/100px-George_Washington_Gordon.jpg) George Gordon (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1907 – August 9, 1911 |
60th 61st 62nd |
Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died.
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Vacant
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August 9, 1911 – December 4, 1911
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62nd
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/McKellarKenneth.jpg/100px-McKellarKenneth.jpg) Kenneth McKellar (Memphis)
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Democratic |
December 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
62nd 63rd 64th |
Elected to finish Gordon's term. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/H._F._Fisher.png/100px-H._F._Fisher.png) Hubert Fisher (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired.
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/E.H._Crump_cph.3b20183.jpg/100px-E.H._Crump_cph.3b20183.jpg) E. H. Crump (Memphis)
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Democratic |
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd |
Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 9th district.
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District dissolved March 4, 1933
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District re-established January 3, 1943
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Clifford_Davis.jpg/100px-Clifford_Davis.jpg) Clifford Davis (Memphis)
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Democratic |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 |
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 9th district.
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District dissolved January 3, 1953
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