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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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March 8, 1900 – March 4, 1901 |
Won contested election. Retired. |
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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. |
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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. |
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January 3, 1965 – December 25, 1971 |
3rd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1964. Died. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 |
At-large | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
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March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847 |
6th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1843. Retired to run for governor. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1851 – January 21, 1861 |
Elected in 1850. Withdrew due to Civil War. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
8th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
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January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 |
5th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1972. Retired. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 |
Democratic | Re-elected in 1837 as a Democrat. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
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March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 |
At-large | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
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March 4, 1843 – April 22, 1844 |
3rd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1843. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 |
Jacksonian | Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian. Retired. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 |
Know Nothing | Re-elected in 1855 as a Know Nothing candidate. Lost re-election to S. Moore. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
9th | Elected in 1892. Lost renomination to Underwood. |
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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. |
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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. |
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March 4, 1885 – April 20, 1900 |
Elected in 1884. Resigned. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |