Kentucky's 9th congressional district
Kentucky's 9th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1953. Its last Representative was James S. Golden.
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District created March 4, 1813 | |||||
Thomas Montgomery | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election. |
1813–1823 Adair, Casey, Knox, Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle, and Wayne counties |
Micah Taul |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1814. Retired. | |
Tunstall Quarles | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – June 15, 1820 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Resigned. | |
Vacant | June 15, 1820 – August 1, 1820 |
16th | |||
Thomas Montgomery | Democratic-Republican | August 1, 1820 – March 3, 1823 |
16th 17th |
Elected to finish Quarles's term. Re-elected later in 1820. Retired. | |
Charles A. Wickliffe |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Retired. |
1823–1833 Bullitt, Jefferson, and Nelson counties |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | ||||
James Love | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1833. Renominated but declined. |
1833–1843 [data unknown/missing] |
John White |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th 27th |
Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | ||||
Richard French | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. |
1843–1853 [data unknown/missing] |
Andrew Trumbo | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1845. Retired. | |
Richard French | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1847. Retired. | |
John C. Mason |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired. | |
Leander Cox |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Lost re-election. |
1853–1863 [data unknown/missing] |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | ||||
John C. Mason |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1857. Retired. | |
Laban T. Moore |
Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1859. Retired. | |
William H. Wadsworth |
Unionist | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 |
37th 38th |
Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1863. Retired. | |
1863–1873 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Samuel McKee | Unionist | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | Elected in 1865. Lost re-election. | |
Vacant | March 3, 1867 – June 22, 1868 |
40th | John D. Young was elected in 1867 but his election was overturned due to voter intimidation and fraud. | ||
Samuel McKee | Republican | June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
Successfully contested election of representative-elect John D. Young. Retired. | ||
John M. Rice |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | |
George M. Adams |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
1873–1883 [data unknown/missing] |
John D. White |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874. Retired. | |
Thomas Turner | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost re-election. | |
John D. White |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 10th district. | |
William Culbertson |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Retired. |
1883–1893 [data unknown/missing] |
William H. Wadsworth |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Retired. | |
George M. Thomas |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Elected in 1886. Retired. | |
Thomas H. Paynter |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – January 5, 1895 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired and resigned when elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. | |
1893–1903 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | January 5, 1895 – March 4, 1895 |
53rd | |||
Samuel J. Pugh |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 |
54th 55th 56th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Lost re-election. | |
James N. Kehoe |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 |
57th 58th |
Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election. | |
1903–1913 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Joseph B. Bennett | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | |
William J. Fields |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – December 11, 1923 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th |
Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Resigned when elected Governor. | |
1913–1923 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1923–1933 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | December 11, 1923 – January 24, 1924 |
68th | |||
Fred M. Vinson |
Democratic | January 24, 1924 – March 3, 1929 |
68th 69th 70th |
Elected to finish Fields's term. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election. | |
Elva R. Kendall | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
71st | Elected in 1928. Lost re-election. | |
Fred M. Vinson |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district. | |
District not in use | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | |||
John M. Robsion |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – February 17, 1948 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Died. |
1935-1943 [data unknown/missing] |
1943-1953 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | February 17, 1948 – April 24, 1948 |
80th | |||
William Lewis | Republican | April 24, 1948 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected to finish Robsion's term. Retired. | ||
James S. Golden |
Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
81st 82nd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 8th district. | |
District eliminated January 3, 1953 |
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
Categories:
- Congressional districts of Kentucky
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- 1813 establishments in Kentucky
- Constituencies established in 1813
- Constituencies disestablished in 1933
- 1933 disestablishments in Kentucky
- Constituencies established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in Kentucky
- Constituencies disestablished in 1953
- 1953 disestablishments in Kentucky