Alabama's at-large congressional district
Alabama's at-large congressional district | |||
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Years active | 1819–1823, 1841–1843, 1873–1877, 1913–1917, 1963–1965 |
Alabama's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the 1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in the 1870 census were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the 1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the 1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.
List of members representing the district[]
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District created December 14, 1819, upon achieving statehood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | 1819–1821 | John Crowell (DR) | Elected late in 1819. Retired. |
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17th | 1821–1823 | ![]() Gabriel Moore (DR) |
Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
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District inactive March 4, 1823. Re-established March 4, 1841, with all five Representatives elected at-large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27th | 1841–1843 | ![]() Reuben Chapman (D) |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
![]() George S. Houston (D) |
Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
![]() Dixon H. Lewis (D) |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
William W. Payne (D) | Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Benjamin G. Shields (D) | Elected in 1841. Retired. |
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District inactive March 4, 1843. Two seats re-established March 4, 1873, elected at-large alongside six Representatives elected in districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
43rd | 1873–1875 | Charles C. Sheats (R) | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
Alexander White (R) | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
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44th | 1875–1877 | ![]() William H. Forney (D) |
Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Burwell B. Lewis (D) | Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
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District inactive March 4, 1877. One seat re-established March 4, 1913, elected at-large alongside nine Representatives elected in districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
63rd | 1913–1915 | John W. Abercrombie (D) | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired |
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64th | 1915–1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
District inactive March 4, 1917. Re-established January 4, 1963, with all eight representatives elected at-large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
88th | 1963–1965 | ![]() Albert Rains (D) |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1962. Retired. |
![]() George M. Grant (D) |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election. |
![]() George W. Andrews (D) |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
![]() Kenneth A. Roberts (D) |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election. |
![]() Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D) |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
![]() George Huddleston Jr. (D) |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
![]() Carl Elliott (D) |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost renomination. |
![]() Robert E. Jones Jr. (D) |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 8th district. | ||||||||
District inactive since January 3, 1965. |
References[]
- 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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