Illinois's 23rd congressional district

The 23rd congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Melvin Price who was redistricted into the 21st district.

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
Joseph B. Crowley	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing]
Frank S. Dickson	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	59th	Elected in 1904. [data unknown/missing]
Martin D. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data unknown/missing]
Edwin B. Brooks	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	66th 67th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. [data unknown/missing]
William W. Arnold	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – September 16, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Resigned when appointed as a member of the US Board of Tax Appeals.
Vacant		September 16, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th
Laurence F. Arnold	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. [data unknown/missing]
Charles W. Vursell	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Edward H. Jenison	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. [data unknown/missing]
Charles W. Vursell	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	83rd 84th 85th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. [data unknown/missing]
George E. Shipley	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Melvin Price	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 21st district.
District inactive since January 3, 1983

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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