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STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (ALABAMA).

In this post we will looking at Alabama and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered by Tennessee to the north; Georgia to the east; Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south; and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state. Alabama is nicknamed the Yellow hammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the “Heart of Dixie” and the “Cotton State”. The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama’s capital is Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville. Its oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana. Greater Birmingham is Alabama’s largest metropolitan area and its economic center. Originally home to many native tribes, present-day Alabama was a Spanish territory beginning in the sixteenth century until the French acquired it in the early eighteenth century. The British won the territory in 1763 until losing it in the American Revolutionary War. Spain held Mobile as part of Spanish West Florida until 1813. In December 1819, Alabama was recognized as a state. During the antebellum period, Alabama was a major producer of cotton, and widely used African American slave labor. In 1861, the state seceded from the United States to become part of the Confederate States of America, with Montgomery acting as its first capital, and rejoined the Union in 1868.

ALABAMA TERRITORIES.

Alabama’s long road to independent territorial status entered its final act on March 3, 1817. The newly designated Alabama Territory, the eastern half of the enormous tract of the American southwestern frontier known as the Mississippi Territory, on that date began its transition to a separate political entity by the terms of an enabling act passed by Congress and signed into law by Pres. James Madison. The act set out the process by which the western portion of the territory, the future state of Mississippi, would enter the Union and organized the eastern section into the Alabama Territory. For the first time since the formation of the Mississippi Territory a generation prior in 1798, the circuitous path towards statehood for the region at last lay clear. The new Alabama Territory, only recently beginning to match the rapid population growth of its sectional rival—which was itself poised to enter the Union as the state of Mississippi—would barely have time to assume its place on maps before it had its own star on the American flag. The rapid pace of development stunned observers. Long referred to as the “backwoods” of the Mississippi Territory, what became Alabama had seemed to languish compared to the steady pace of growth of the territory’s western section. The southernmost portion of the new Alabama Territory had actually been a Spanish colony less than five years before its creation, and most of the territory’s other lands had officially been Native American domain as recently as a decade earlier. The region’s relatively small population had grown begrudgingly accustomed to being overshadowed and overlooked by the Mississippi Territory’s seat of government at Natchez, which wielded influence disproportionate to its size. The Alabama Territory’s residents thus cherished their opportunity for self-determination with a particular relish in the wake of the frustration and angst bred by their many years of being governed by what they perceived to be faraway aristocrats.

LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS. Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. It seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. Following the end of the American Civil War, Alabama during Reconstruction was part of the Third Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Alabama was readmitted to the Union on July 14, 1868. Alabama was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic-Republican and Democratic parties. It had two Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 112 years passed before voters chose another Republican. As of June 2022, a total of 183 individuals have represented Alabama in the U.S. House representatives and 55 Governors.

LIST OF GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA.

No. Party Election    
1 William Wyatt Bibb
    October 2, 1781 – July 10, 1820   
(aged 38)
November 9, 1819

July 10, 1820
(died in office)
Democratic-
Republican
1819  
2 Thomas Bibb
    May 8, 1783 – September 20, 1839   
(aged 56)
July 10, 1820

November 9, 1821
(not candidate for election)
Democratic-
Republican
Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
 
3 Israel Pickens
    January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827   
(aged 47)
November 9, 1821

November 25, 1825
(term limited)
Democratic-
Republican
1821  
1823  
4 John Murphy
    1786 – September 21, 1841   
(aged 54 or 55)
November 25, 1825

November 25, 1829
(term limited)
Jackson
Democrat
1825  
1827  
5 Gabriel Moore
    1785 – June 9, 1845   
(aged 59 or 60)
November 25, 1829

March 3, 1831
(resigned)
Jackson
Democrat
1829  
6 Samuel B. Moore
    June 6, 1789 – November 7, 1846   
(aged 57)
March 3, 1831

November 26, 1831
(lost election)
Democratic Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
 
7 John Gayle
    September 11, 1792 – July 21, 1859   
(aged 66)
November 26, 1831

November 21, 1835
(term limited)
Democratic 1831  
1833  
8 Clement Comer Clay
    December 17, 1789 – September 6, 1866   
(aged 76)
November 21, 1835

July 17, 1837
(resigned)
Democratic 1835  
9 Hugh McVay
    April 29, 1766 – May 9, 1851   
(aged 85)
July 17, 1837

November 21, 1837
(not candidate for election)
Democratic Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
 
10 Arthur P. Bagby
    1794 – September 21, 1858   
(aged 63 or 64)
November 21, 1837

November 22, 1841
(term limited)
Democratic 1837  
1839  
11 Benjamin Fitzpatrick
    June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869   
(aged 67)
November 22, 1841

December 10, 1845
(term limited)
Democratic 1841  
1843  
12 Joshua L. Martin
    December 5, 1799 – November 2, 1856   
(aged 56)
December 10, 1845

December 16, 1847
(withdrew from election)
Independent 1845  
13 Reuben Chapman
    July 15, 1799 – May 17, 1882   
(aged 82)
December 16, 1847

December 17, 1849
(lost re-nomination)
Democratic 1847  
14 Henry W. Collier
    January 17, 1801 – August 28, 1855   
(aged 54)
December 17, 1849

December 20, 1853
(term limited)
Democratic 1849  
1851  
15 John A. Winston
    Septembere 4, 1812 – December 21, 1871   
(aged 59)
December 20, 1853

December 1, 1857
(term limited)
Democratic 1853  
1855  
16 Andrew B. Moore
    March 7, 1807 – April 5, 1873   
(aged 66)
December 1, 1857

December 2, 1861
(term limited)
Democratic 1857  
1859  
17 John Gill Shorter
    April 23, 1818 – May 29, 1872   
(aged 54)
December 2, 1861

December 1, 1863
(lost election)
Democratic 1861  
18 Thomas H. Watts
    January 3, 1819 – September 16, 1892   
(aged 73)
December 1, 1863

May 3, 1865
(arrested and removed)
Whig 1863  
Office vacated
after civil war
   
19 Lewis E. Parsons
    April 28, 1817 – June 8, 1895   
(aged 78)
June 21, 1865

December 13, 1865
(provisional term ended)
Provisional
governor
appointed by
President
 
20 Robert M. Patton
    July 10, 1809 – February 28, 1885   
(aged 75)
December 13, 1865

July 14, 1868
(not candidate for election)
Pre-War Whig 1865  
Wager Swayne
    November 10, 1834 – December 20, 1903   
(aged 68)
March 2, 1867

January 11, 1868

(removed)
Military
occupation
 
21 William Hugh Smith
    April 26, 1826 – January 1, 1899   
(aged 72)
July 14, 1868

November 26, 1870
(lost election)
Republican 1868  
 
 
22 Robert B. Lindsay
    July 4, 1824 – February 13, 1902   
(aged 77)
November 26, 1870

November 25, 1872
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1870  
23 David P. Lewis
    May 18, 1820 – July 3, 1884   
(aged 64)
November 17, 1872

November 24, 1874
(lost election)[
Republican 1872  
24 George S. Houston
    January 17, 1811 – December 31, 1879   
(aged 68)
November 24, 1874

November 27, 1878
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1874  
1876  
25 Rufus W. Cobb
    February 25, 1829 – November 26, 1913   
(aged 84)
November 27, 1878

December 1, 1882
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1878  
1880  
26 Edward A. O’Neal
    September 20, 1818 – November 7, 1890   
(aged 72)
December 1, 1882

December 1, 1886
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1882  
1884  
27 Thomas Seay
    November 20, 1846 – March 30, 1896   
(aged 49)
December 1, 1886

December 1, 1890
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1886  
1888  
28 Thomas G. Jones
    November 26, 1844 – April 28, 1914   
(aged 69)
December 1, 1890

December 1, 1894
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1890  
1892  
29 William C. Oates
    November 30, 1835 – September 9, 1910   
(aged 74)
December 1, 1894

December 1, 1896
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1894  
30 Joseph F. Johnston
    March 30, 1843 – August 8, 1913   
(aged 70)
December 1, 1896

December 1, 1900
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1896  
1898  
William D. Jelks
    November 7, 1855 – December 13, 1931   
(aged 76)
December 1, 1900

December 26, 1900

(acting)
Democratic 1900  
31 William J. Samford
    September 16, 1844 – June 11, 1901   
(aged 56)
December 1, 1900

June 11, 1901
(died in office)
Democratic  
32 William D. Jelks
    November 7, 1855 – December 13, 1931   
(aged 76)
June 11, 1901

January 14, 1907
(term limited)
Democratic Succeeded from
President of
the Senate
 
1902  
33 B. B. Comer
    November 7, 1848 – August 15, 1927   
(aged 78)
January 14, 1907

January 16, 1911
(term limited)
Democratic 1906  
34 Emmet O’Neal
    September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922   
(aged 68)
January 17, 1911

January 18, 1915
(term limited)
Democratic 1910  
35 Charles Henderson
    April 26, 1860 – January 7, 1937   
(aged 76)
January 19, 1915

January 20, 1919
(term limited)
Democratic 1914  
36 Thomas Kilby
    July 9, 1865 – October 33, 1943   
(aged 78)
January 21, 1919

January 15, 1923
(term limited)
Democratic 1918  
37 William W. Brandon
    June 5, 1868 – December 7, 1934   
(aged 66)
January 16, 1923

January 17, 1927
(term limited)
Democratic 1922  
38 Bibb Graves
    April 1, 1873 – March 14, 1942   
(aged 68)
January 18, 1927

January 19, 1931
(term limited)
Democratic 1926  
39 Benjamin M. Miller
    March 13, 1864 – February 6, 1944   
(aged 79)
January 20, 1931

January 14, 1935
(term limited)
Democratic 1930  
38 Bibb Graves
    April 1, 1873 – March 14, 1942   
(aged 68)
January 15, 1935

January 16, 1939
(term limited)
Democratic 1934  
 
40 Frank M. Dixon
    July 25, 1892 – October 11, 1965   
(aged 73)
January 17, 1939

January 18, 1943
(term limited)
Democratic 1938  
41 Chauncey Sparks
    October 8, 1884 – November 6, 1968   
(aged 84)
January 19, 1943

January 20, 1947
(term limited)
Democratic 1942  
42 Jim Folsom
    October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987   
(aged 79)
January 21, 1947

January 15, 1951
(term limited)
Democratic 1946  
43 Gordon Persons
    February 5, 1902 – May 29, 1965   
(aged 63)
January 16, 1951

January 17, 1955
(term limited)
Democratic 1950  
42 Jim Folsom
    October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987   
(aged 79)
January 18, 1955

January 19, 1959
(term limited)
Democratic 1954  
44 John M. Patterson
    September 27, 1921 – June 4, 2021   
(aged 99)
January 20, 1959

January 14, 1963
(term limited)
Democratic 1958  
45 George Wallace
    August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998   
(aged 79)
January 15, 1963

January 16, 1967
(term limited)
Democratic 1962  
46 Lurleen Wallace
    September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968   
(aged 41)
January 17, 1967

May 7, 1968
(died in office)
Democratic 1966  
47 Albert Brewer
    October 26, 1928 – January 2, 2017   
(aged 88)
May 7, 1968

January 18, 1971
(lost renomination)
Democratic Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor
 
45 George Wallace
    August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998   
(aged 79)
January 19, 1971

January 15, 1979
(term limited)
Democratic 1970  
1974  
48 Fob James
    September 15, 1934 (age 87)
January 16, 1979

January 17, 1983
(lost renomination)
Democratic 1978  
45 George Wallace
    August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998   
(aged 79)
January 18, 1983

January 19, 1987
(not candidate for election)
Democratic 1982  
49 H. Guy Hunt
    June 17, 1933 – January 30, 2009   
(aged 75)
January 20, 1987

April 22, 1993
(resigned)
Republican 1986  
1990  
50 Jim Folsom Jr.
    May 14, 1949 (age 73)
April 22, 1993

January 16, 1995
(lost election)
Democratic Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor
 
48 Fob James
    September 15, 1934 (age 87)
January 17, 1995

January 18, 1999
(lost election)
Republican 1994  
51 Don Siegelman
    February 24, 1946 (age 76)
January 19, 1999

January 20, 2003
(lost election)
Democratic 1998  
52 Bob Riley
    October 3, 1944 (age 77)
January 21, 2003

January 17, 2011
(term limited)
Republican 2002  
2006  
53 Robert J. Bentley
    February 3, 1943 (age 79)
January 18, 2011

April 10, 2017
(resigned)
Republican 2010  
2014  
54 Kay Ivey
    October 15, 1944 (age 77)
April 10, 2017

Incumbent
Republican Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor
 
201  

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM ALABAMA

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Alabama. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Alabama. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

LIST OF MEMBERS

Representative Years Party District Notes
James Abercrombie March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1855
Whig 2nd Elected in 1851.
Retired.
John Abercrombie March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1917
Democratic At-large Elected in 1912.
Retired.
Robert Aderholt January 3, 1997 –
present
Republican 4th Elected in 1996.
Incumbent.
Truman H. Aldrich June 9, 1896 –
March 4, 1897
Republican 9th Won contested election.
Retired.
William F. Aldrich March 13, 1896 –
March 4, 1897
Republican 4th Won contested election.
Lost re-election to Plowman.
February 9, 1898 –
March 4, 1899
Won contested election.
Lost re-election to Robbins.
March 8, 1900 –
March 4, 1901
Won contested election.
Retired.
Miles C. Allgood March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1933
Democratic 7th Elected in 1922.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
5th Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination to Starnes.
Edward B. Almon March 4, 1915 –
June 2, 1933
Democratic 8th Elected in 1914.
Died.
William J. Alston March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851
Whig 1st Elected in 1849.
Retired.
Elizabeth B. Andrews April 4, 1972 –
January 3, 1973
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish her husband’s term.
Retired.
George W. Andrews March 14, 1944 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish Steagall’s term.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
January 3, 1965 –
December 25, 1971
3rd Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1964.
Died.
Glenn Andrews January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
Republican 4th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election to Nichols.
Spencer Bachus January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2015
Republican 6th Elected in 1992.
Retired.
John H. Bankhead March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1907
Democratic 6th Elected in 1886.
Lost renomination to Hobson.
Walter W. Bankhead January 3, 1941 –
February 1, 1941
Democratic 7th Elected in 1940.
Resigned.
William B. Bankhead March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1933
Democratic 10th Elected in 1916.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
March 4, 1933 –
September 15, 1940
7th Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1932.
Died.
Laurie C. Battle January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1955
Democratic 9th Elected in 1946.
Retired.
Robert E.B. Baylor March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1831
Jacksonian 2nd Elected in 1829.
Lost re-election to Mardis.
James E. Belser March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1845
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1843.
Retired.
Tom Bevill January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973
Democratic 7th Elected in 1966.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1997
4th Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired.
Fred L. Blackmon March 4, 1911 –
February 8, 1921
Democratic 4th Elected in 1910.
Re-elected but died before next term began.
Jo Bonner January 3, 2003 –
August 2, 2013
Republican 1st Elected in 2002.
Resigned to become vice-chancellor of the University of Alabama System
Franklin Welsh Bowdon December 7, 1846 –
March 4, 1851
Democratic 7th Elected to finish McConnell’s term.
Retired.
Sydney J. Bowie March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1907
Democratic 4th Elected in 1900.
Retired.
William B. Bowling December 14, 1920 –
August 16, 1928
Democratic 5th Elected to finish Heflin’s term.
Resigned when appointed judge for 5th Alabama Circuit.
Frank W. Boykin July 30, 1935 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 1st Elected to finish McDuffie’s term.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination to Huddleston Jr.
Taul Bradford March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1874.
Retired.
John Bragg March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
Democratic 1st Elected in 1851.
Retired.
Willis Brewer March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1901
Democratic 5th Elected in 1896.
Lost renomination to Thompson.
Bobby Bright January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
Democratic 2nd Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election to Roby.
Frederick G. Bromberg March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Liberal Republican 1st Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election to Haralson.
Mo Brooks January 3, 2011 –
present
Republican 5th Elected in 2010.
Incumbent.
Glen Browder April 4, 1989 –
January 3, 1997
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish Nichols’s term.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John Hall Buchanan Jr. January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1981
Republican 6th Elected in 1964.
Lost renomination to A. Smith.
Alfred E. Buck March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
Republican 1st Elected in 1868.
Retired.
Charles W. Buckley July 21, 1868 –
March 4, 1873
Republican 2nd Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired.
John L. Burnett March 4, 1899 –
May 13, 1919
Democratic 7th Elected in 1898.
Died.
Bradley Byrne January 7, 2014 –
January 3, 2021
Republican 1st Elected to finish Bonner’s term.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
John Henry Caldwell March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1877
Democratic 5th Elected in 1872.
Retired.
Sonny Callahan January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2003
Republican 1st Elected in 1984.
Retired.
John B. Callis July 21, 1868 –
March 4, 1869
Republican 5th Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired.
Jerry Carl January 3, 2021 –
present
Republican 1st Elected in 2020.
Incumbent.
Archibald Hill Carmichael November 14, 1933 –
January 3, 1937
Democratic 8th Elected to finish Almon’s term.
Retired.
Reuben Chapman March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian 1st Elected in 1835.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1841
Democratic Re-elected in 1837 as a Democrat.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
At-large Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1847
6th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1843.
Retired to run for governor.
Richard Henry Clarke March 4, 1889 –
March 4, 1897
Democratic 1st Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for governor.
Clement Comer Clay March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1835
Jacksonian 1st Elected in 1829.
Retired to run for governor.
Henry D. Clayton March 4, 1897 –
May 25, 1914
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1896.
Resigned to become a US judge for the Middle and Northern District of Alabama.
Newton N. Clements December 8, 1880 –
March 4, 1881
Democratic 6th Elected to finish Lewis’s term.
Retired.
David Clopton March 4, 1859 –
January 21, 1861
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
James E. Cobb March 4, 1887 –
April 21, 1896
Democratic 5th Elected in 1886.
Lost contested election to Goodwyn.
Williamson R. W. Cobb March 4, 1847 –
January 30, 1861
Democratic 6th Elected in 1847.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
James L. Cottrell December 7, 1846 –
March 4, 1847
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish Yancey’s term.
Retired.
George W. Crabb September 4, 1838 –
March 4, 1841
Whig 3rd Elected to finish Lawler’s term.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election to 5 others.[a]
George H. Craig January 9, 1885 –
March 4, 1885
Republican 4th Won contested election.
Lost re-election to Davidson.
William B. Craig March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1911
Democratic 4th Elected in 1906.
Retired.
Bud Cramer January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009
Democratic 5th Elected in 1990.
Retired.
John Crowell January 29, 1818 –
March 3, 1819
Independent Territory Elected in 1818.[b]
Redistricted to the at-large district.
December 14, 1819 –
March 3, 1821
Democratic-Republican At-large Elected in 1819.
Retired.
Jabez L. M. Curry March 4, 1857 –
January 21, 1861
Democratic 7th Elected in 1857.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
Edmund S. Dargan March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1847
Democratic 1st Elected in 1845.
Retired.
Alexander C. Davidson March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1889
Democratic 4th Elected in 1884.
Lost renomination to Turpin.
Artur Davis January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011
Democratic 7th Elected in 2002.
Retired to run for governor.
Edward deGraffenried January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953
Democratic 6th Elected in 1948.
Lost renomination to Selden.
James Dellet March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841
Whig 5th Elected in 1838.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election to 5 others.[a]
March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1845
1st Elected in 1843.
Retired.
William Henry Denson March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
Democratic 7th Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.
S. Hubert Dent Jr. March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1921
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1908.
Lost renomination to Tyson.
William Louis Dickinson January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1993
Republican 2nd Elected in 1964.
Retired.
James F. Dowdell March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
Democratic 7th Elected in 1853.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1859
3rd Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1855.
Retired.
Peter M. Dox March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1873
Democratic 5th Elected in 1868.
Retired.
Jack Edwards January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1985
Republican 1st Elected in 1964.
Retired.
Carl Elliott January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 7th Elected in 1948.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 7th district and lost renomination to George C. Hawkins.
Ben Erdreich January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
Democratic 6th Elected in 1982.
Lost re-election to Bachus.
Terry Everett January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009
Republican 2nd Elected in 1992.
Retired.
Ronnie Flippo January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1991
Democratic 5th Elected in 1976.
Retired to run for governor.
Walter Flowers January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973
Democratic 5th Elected in 1968.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
7th Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William H. Forney March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
Democratic At-large Elected in 1874.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1893
7th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
William Willis Garth March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
Democratic 8th Elected in 1878.
Lost re-election to Wheeler.
John Gayle March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1849
Whig 1st Elected in 1847.
Retired.
Albert T. Goodwyn April 21, 1896 –
March 4, 1897
Populist 5th Won contested election.
Lost re-election to Brewer.
George M. Grant June 14, 1938 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 2nd Elected to finish Hill’s term.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election to Dickinson.
Oscar L. Gray March 4, 1915 –
March 4, 1919
Democratic 1st Elected in 1914.
Retired.
Parker Griffith January 3, 2009 –
December 22, 2009
Democratic 5th Elected in 2008.
Switched parties.
Switched parties.
December 22, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
Republican Switched parties.
Lost Republican renomination to Brooks.
William A. Handley March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1870.
Retired.
Jeremiah Haralson March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
Republican 1st Elected in 1874.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election to Shelley.
Christopher C. Harris May 11, 1914 –
March 4, 1915
Democratic 8th Elected to finish Richardson’s term.
Retired.
Claude Harris Jr. January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993
Democratic 7th Elected in 1986.
Retired.
Sampson W. Harris March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1855
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1847.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
7th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1855.
Retired.
George Paul Harrison Jr. November 6, 1894 –
March 4, 1897
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish Oates’s term.
Retired.
Thomas Haughey July 21, 1868 –
March 4, 1869
Republican 6th Elected to finish the partial term.
Lost re-election as an Independent Republican to Sherrod.
Charles Hays March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1877
Republican 4th Elected in 1868.
Retired.
J. Thomas Heflin May 19, 1904 –
November 1, 1920
Democratic 5th Elected to finish Thompson’s term.
Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.
Robert S. Heflin March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
Republican 3rd Elected in 1868.
Retired.
Hilary A. Herbert March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1893
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1876.
Retired.
Thomas H. Herndon March 4, 1879 –
March 28, 1883
Democratic 1st Elected in 1878.
Died.
Goldsmith W. Hewitt March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1879
Democratic 6th Elected in 1874.
Retired.
March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1885
Elected in 1880.
Retired.
J. Lister Hill August 14, 1923 –
January 11, 1938
Democratic 2nd Elected to finish Tyson’s term.
Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Earl F. Hilliard January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003
Democratic 7th Elected in 1992.
Lost renomination to Davis.
Henry W. Hilliard March 4, 1845 –
March 4, 1851
Whig 2nd Elected in 1845.
Retired.
Sam Hobbs January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1951
Democratic 4th Elected in 1934.
Retired.
Richmond P. Hobson March 4, 1907 –
March 4, 1915
Democratic 6th Elected in 1906.
Lost renomination to Oliver.
George S. Houston March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
Democratic At-large Elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1849
5th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1842.
Retired.
March 4, 1851 –
January 21, 1861
Elected in 1850.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
Milford W. Howard March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1899
Populist 7th Elected in 1894.
Retired.
David Hubbard March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1841
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1839.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election to 5 others.[a]
March 4, 1849 –
March 4, 1851
5th Elected in 1848.
Lost re-election to Houston.
George Huddleston March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1937
Democratic 9th Elected in 1914.
Lost renomination to Patrick.
George Huddleston Jr. January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 9th Elected in 1954.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election to Buchanan.
Samuel Williams Inge March 4, 1847 –
March 4, 1851
Democratic 4th Elected in 1847.
Retired.
Pete Jarman January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1949
Democratic 6th Elected in 1936.
Lost renomination to deGraffenried.
Lamar Jeffers June 7, 1921 –
January 3, 1935
Democratic 4th Elected to finish Blackmon’s term.
Lost renomination to Hobbs.
James T. Jones March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
Democratic 1st Elected in 1876.
Lost renomination to Herndon.
December 3, 1883 –
March 4, 1889
Elected to finish Herndon’s term.
Retired.
Robert E. Jones Jr. January 28, 1947 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 8th Elected to finish Sparkman’s term.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973
8th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1977
5th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired.
Francis William Kellogg July 22, 1868 –
March 4, 1869
Republican 1st Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired.
Joab Lawler March 4, 1835 –
May 8, 1838
Whig 3rd Elected in 1835.
Died.
Burwell Boykin Lewis March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
Democratic At-large Elected in 1874.
Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election to Hewitt.
March 4, 1879 –
October 1, 1880
6th Elected in 1878.
Resigned to become President of the University of Alabama.
Dixon Hall Lewis March 4, 1829 –
March 4, 1833
Jacksonian 3rd Elected in 1829.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1837
Nullifier 4th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1833.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1841
Democratic Re-elected in 1837 as a Democrat.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
At-large Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1843 –
April 22, 1844
3rd Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1843.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Robert F. Ligon March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
Democratic 5th Elected in 1876.
Lost renomination to T. Williams.
William M. Lowe March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
Greenback 8th Elected in 1878.
Lost re-election to Wheeler.
June 3, 1882 –
October 12, 1882
Won contested election.
Died.
Francis S. Lyon March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837
Anti-Jacksonian 5th Elected in 1834.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
Whig Re-elected in 1836 as a Whig.
Retired.
Carter Manasco June 24, 1941 –
January 3, 1949
Democratic 7th Elected to finish Walter Bankhead’s term.
Lost renomination to Elliott.
Samuel W. Mardis March 4, 1831 –
March 4, 1833
Jacksonian 2nd Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
3rd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1833.
Retired.
James D. Martin January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
Republican 7th Elected in 1964.
Retired to run for governor.
John Mason Martin March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
Democratic 6th Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election to J. Bankhead.
Joshua L. Martin March 4, 1835 –
March 4, 1837
Jacksonian 2nd Elected in 1835.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1837 –
March 4, 1839
Democratic Re-elected in 1837 as a Democrat.
Retired.
Felix G. McConnell March 4, 1843 –
September 10, 1846
Democratic 7th Elected in 1843.
Died.
John McDuffie March 4, 1919 –
March 2, 1935
Democratic 1st Elected in 1918.
Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.
John Van McDuffie June 4, 1890 –
March 4, 1891
Republican 4th Won contested election.
Lost re-election to Turpin.
John McKee March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican 2nd Elected in 1823.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1829
Jacksonian Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian.
Retired.
John McKinley March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
Jacksonian 2nd Elected in 1833.
Retired.
Barry Moore January 3, 2021 –
present
Republican 2nd Elected in 2020.
Incumbent.
Gabriel Moore March 4, 1821 –
March 4, 1823
Democratic-Republican At-large Elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican 1st Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1823.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1829
Jacksonian Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian.
Retired.
Sydenham Moore March 4, 1857 –
January 21, 1861
Democratic 4th Elected in 1857.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
William O. Mulkey June 29, 1914 –
March 4, 1915
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish Clayton’s term.
Retired.
John Murphy March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1835
Jacksonian 5th Elected in 1832.
Retired.
John P. Newsome January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
Democratic 9th Elected in 1942.
Lost renomination to Patrick.
William Flynt Nichols January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973
Democratic 4th Elected in 1966.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
January 3, 1973 –
December 25, 1988
3rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected but died before next term began.
Benjamin White Norris July 21, 1868 –
March 4, 1869
Republican 3rd Elected to finish the vacant term.
Lost re-election to R. Heflin.
William C. Oates March 4, 1881 –
November 5, 1894
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1880.
Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected.
William Bacon Oliver March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1937
Democratic 6th Elected in 1914.
Retired.
George Washington Owen March 4, 1823 –
March 4, 1825
Democratic-Republican 3rd Elected in 1823.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1829
Jacksonian Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian.
Retired.
Gary Palmer January 3, 2015 –
present
Republican 6th Elected in 2014.
Incumbent.
Luther Patrick January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943
Democratic 9th Elected in 1936.
Lost renomination to Newsome.
January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
Elected in 1944.
Lost renomination to Battle.
LaFayette L. Patterson November 6, 1928 –
March 4, 1933
Democratic 5th Elected to finish Bowling’s term.
Lost renomination to Allgood.
William W. Payne March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
Democratic At-large Elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
March 4, 1843 –
March 4, 1847
4th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1843.
Lost re-election to Inge.
Charles Pelham March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Republican 3rd Elected in 1872.
Retired.
Philip Phillips March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
Democratic 1st Elected in 1853.
Retired.
Charles W. Pierce July 21, 1868 –
March 4, 1869
Republican 4th Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired.
Thomas S. Plowman March 4, 1897 –
February 9, 1898
Democratic 4th Elected in 1896.
Lost contested election to Aldrich.
Luke Pryor March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1885
Democratic 8th Elected in 1882.
Retired.
James L. Pugh March 4, 1859 –
January 21, 1861
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1859.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
Lilius B. Rainey September 30, 1919 –
March 4, 1923
Democratic 7th Elected to finish Burnett’s term.
Retired.
Albert Rains January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 5th Elected in 1944.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1962.
Retired.
James T. Rapier March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Republican 2nd Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election to J. Williams.
William N. Richardson August 6, 1900 –
March 31, 1914
Democratic 8th Elected to finish Wheeler’s term.
Died.
Bob R. Riley January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003
Republican 3rd Elected in 1996.
Retired to run for governor.
Gaston A. Robbins March 4, 1893 –
March 13, 1896
Democratic 4th Elected in 1892.
Lost contested election to W. Aldrich.
March 4, 1899 –
March 8, 1900
Elected in 1898.
Lost contested election to W. Aldrich.
Kenneth A. Roberts January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 4th Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election to G. Andrews.
Martha Roby January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2021
Republican 2nd Elected in 2010.
Retired.
Mike Rogers January 3, 2003 –
present
Republican 3rd Elected in 2002.
Incumbent.
Thomas W. Sadler March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1887
Democratic 5th Elected in 1884.
Lost renomination to J. Cobb.
William J. Samford March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1881
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1878.
Retired.
Armistead I. Selden Jr. January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963
Democratic 6th Elected in 1952.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965
At-large Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1969
5th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1964.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Terri Sewell January 3, 2011 –
present
Democratic 7th Elected in 2010.
Incumbent.
Charles C. Sheats March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Republican At-large Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election to Forney.
Richard Shelby January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1987
Democratic 7th Elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Charles M. Shelley March 4, 1877 –
July 20, 1882
Democratic 4th Elected in 1876.
Seat declared vacant when contested by James Q. Smith.
November 27, 1882 –
January 9, 1885
Elected to finish the vacant term.
Lost contested election to G. Craig.
William C. Sherrod March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1871
Democratic 6th Elected in 1869.
Retired.
Benjamin Glover Shields March 4, 1841 –
March 4, 1843
Democratic At-large Elected in 1841.
Retired.
Eli S. Shorter March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1859
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1855.
Retired.
Joseph H. Sloss March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1875
Democratic 6th Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election to Hewitt.
Albert L. Smith Jr. January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
Republican 6th Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election to Erdreich.
William Russell Smith March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
Unionist 4th Elected in 1851.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1853 –
March 4, 1855
Democratic Re-elected in 1853 as a Democrat.
Switched parties.
March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing Re-elected in 1855 as a Know Nothing candidate.
Lost re-election to S. Moore.
John Sparkman January 3, 1937 –
November 5, 1946
Democratic 8th Elected in 1936.
Re-elected but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Jesse F. Stallings March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1901
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1892.
Retired.
James A. Stallworth March 4, 1857 –
January 12, 1861
Democratic 1st Elected in 1857.
Withdrew due to Civil War.
Joe Starnes January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1945
Democratic 5th Elected in 1934.
Lost renomination to Rains.
Henry B. Steagall March 4, 1915 –
November 22, 1943
Democratic 3rd Elected in 1914.
Died.
George W. Taylor March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1915
Democratic 1st Elected in 1896.
Retired.
Charles Winston Thompson March 4, 1901 –
March 20, 1904
Democratic 5th Elected in 1900.
Died.
Benjamin Sterling Turner March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1873
Republican 1st Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election to Bromberg.
Louis Washington Turpin March 4, 1889 –
June 4, 1890
Democratic 4th Elected in 1888.
Lost contested election to McDuffie.
March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1893
Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
9th Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination to Underwood.
John R. Tyson March 4, 1921 –
March 27, 1923
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1920.
Died.
Oscar Underwood March 4, 1895 –
June 9, 1896
Democratic 9th Elected in 1894.
Lost election contest to T. Aldrich.
March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1915
Elected in 1896.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Percy Walker March 4, 1855 –
March 4, 1857
Know Nothing 1st Elected in 1855.
Retired.
Zadoc L. Weatherford November 5, 1940 –
January 3, 1941
Democratic 7th Elected to finish William Bankhead’s term.
Retired.
Joseph Wheeler March 4, 1881 –
June 3, 1882
Democratic 8th Elected in 1880.
Lost election contest to Lowe.
January 15, 1883 –
March 4, 1883
Elected to finish Lowe’s term.
Retired.
March 4, 1885 –
April 20, 1900
Elected in 1884.
Resigned.
Alexander White March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1853
Whig 7th Elected in 1851.
Retired.
March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1875
Republican At-large Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election to B. Lewis.
Ariosto A. Wiley March 4, 1901 –
June 17, 1908
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1900.
Died.
Oliver C. Wiley November 3, 1908 –
March 4, 1909
Democratic 2nd Elected to finish his brother’s term.
Retired.
Jeremiah N. Williams March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1877
Democratic 2nd Elected in 1874.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1877 –
March 4, 1879
3rd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
Thomas Williams March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1885
Democratic 5th Elected in 1878.
Retired.
William Lowndes Yancey December 2, 1844 –
September 1, 1846
Democratic 3rd Elected to finish Lewis’s term.
Resigned.
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