Tennessee's 10th congressional district
Tennessee's 10th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1830 1875 1940 |
Eliminated | 1860 1930 1950 |
Years active | 1833–1863 1875–1933 1943–1953 |
Tennessee's 10th congressional district was a district of the United States Congress in Tennessee. It was lost to redistricting in 1953. Its last Representative was Clifford Davis.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Note | |
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District established March 4, 1833 | |||||
William M. Inge (Fayetteville) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1833. Retired. | |
Ebenezer J. Shields (Pulaski) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Lost re-election. | |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||||
Aaron V. Brown (Pulaski) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
John B. Ashe (Brownsville) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Retired. | |
Frederick P. Stanton (Memphis) | 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. | |
Thomas Rivers (Somerville) | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1855. Retired. | |
William T. Avery (Pulaski) | 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. | |
District inactive | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Civil War | ||
District dissolved March 4, 1863 | |||||
District re-established March 4, 1875 | |||||
H. Casey Young (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | 44th 45th 46th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost re-election. | |
William R. Moore (Memphis) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Renominated but declined. | |
H. Casey Young (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. Retired. | |
Zachary Taylor (Covington) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election. | |
James Phelan, Jr. (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – January 30, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired but died before next term began. | |
Vacant | January 30, 1891 – March 4, 1891 | 51st | |||
Josiah Patterson (Memphis) | 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. | |
Edward W. Carmack (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | 55th 56th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
Malcolm R. Patterson (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – November 5, 1906 | 57th 58th 59th | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired to run for Governor of Tennessee and resigned when elected. | |
Vacant | November 5, 1906 – March 4, 1907 | 59th | |||
George Gordon (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – August 9, 1911 | 60th 61st 62nd | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died. | |
Vacant | August 9, 1911 – December 4, 1911 | 62nd | |||
Kenneth McKellar (Memphis) | 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. | |
Hubert Fisher (Memphis) | 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. | |
E. H. Crump (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | 72nd | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 9th district. | |
District dissolved March 4, 1933 | |||||
District re-established January 3, 1943 | |||||
Clifford Davis (Memphis) | 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. | |
District dissolved January 3, 1953 |
Election results
1920
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hubert Fisher (Incumbent) | 23,987 | 80.46% | |
Republican | Wayman Wilkerson | 5,047 | 16.93% | |
Socialist | G. J. Braun | 779 | 2.61% | |
Total votes | 29,813 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
1922
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hubert Fisher (Incumbent) | 10,407 | 89.06% | |
Republican | Thomas C. Phelan | 1,279 | 10.94% | |
Total votes | 11,686 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
1924
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hubert Fisher (Incumbent) | 16,306 | 74.02% | |
Independent | George H. Poole | 2,923 | 13.27% | |
Republican | Harry Spears | 2,801 | 12.71% | |
Total votes | 22,030 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "1920 Election Statistics" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. p. 18. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "1922 Election Statistics" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. p. 15. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "1924 Election Statistics" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. p. 20. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- 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
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- The territorial, at-large, and 10th–13th districts are obsolete
- See also
- Tennessee's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations