Illinois's 24th congressional district

The 24th 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 Paul Simon who was redistricted into the 22nd district.

List of members representing the district[]

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created March 4, 1903
James R. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing]
Pleasant T. Chapman	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing]
H. Robert Fowler	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas S. Williams	Republican	March 4, 1915 – November 11, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1914. Re-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. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant		November 11, 1929 – November 4, 1930	71st
Claude V. Parsons	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1941	71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. [data unknown/missing]
James V. Heidinger	Republican	January 3, 1941 – March 22, 1945	77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		March 22, 1945 – November 6, 1945	79th
Roy Clippinger	Republican	November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th	. Re-elected in 1946. [data unknown/missing]
Charles W. Vursell	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 23rd district
Melvin Price	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-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 23rd district.
Kenneth J. Gray	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	93rd	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
Paul Simon	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 22nd 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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