The U.S. state of Mississippi's at-large congressional district existed from December 10, 1817 when it was admitted to the Union until 1847, when representatives were elected in districts.
Mississippi briefly elected an at-large representative from 1853-1855, in addition to having the rest of the delegation elected from districts.
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | |||||
15th | December 10, 1817 | District created | ||||||||||||||
December 10, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
George Poindexter | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1817 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
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16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Christopher Rankin | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818 | ||||||||||||
17th | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Re-elected in 1820 | ||||||||||||||
18th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Jacksonian Republican | Re-elected in 1822 | |||||||||||||
19th | March 4, 1825 – March 14, 1826 |
Jacksonian | Re-elected in 1824 Died |
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March 14, 1826 – July 10, 1826 |
Vacant | |||||||||||||||
July 10, 1826 – March 3, 1827 |
William Haile | Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Resigned |
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20th | March 4, 1827 – July 10, 1828 |
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July 10, 1828 – October 21, 1828 |
Vacant | |||||||||||||||
October 21, 1828 – March 3, 1829 |
Thomas Hinds | Jacksonian | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
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21st | March 3, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
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22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Franklin E. Plummer | Jacksonian | Elected in 1830 | ||||||||||||
23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Re-elected in 1832 Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
Harry Cage | Jacksonian | Elected in 1832 | |||||||||||
24th | March 4, 1835 – July 31, 1836 |
John F. H. Claiborne | Jacksonian | Elected in 1834 | David Dickson | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1834 Died |
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July 31, 1836 – December 1, 1836 |
Vacant | |||||||||||||||
December 1, 1836 – March 3, 1837 |
Samuel J. Gholson | Jacksonian | ||||||||||||||
25th | March 4, 1837 – July 17, 1837 |
Vacant | Vacant | |||||||||||||
July 18, 1837 – February 5, 1838 |
John F. H. Claiborne | Democratic | Failure to elect, seat declared vacant | Samuel J. Gholson | Democratic | Faiure to elect, seat declared vacant | ||||||||||
February 5, 1838 – May 30, 1838 |
Vacant | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
May 30, 1838 – March 3, 1839 |
Thomas J. Word | Whig | Seargent S. Prentiss | Whig | ||||||||||||
26th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
Albert G. Brown | Democratic | Elected in 1838 | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | Elected in 1838 | |||||||||
27th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
William M. Gwin | Democratic | Elected in 1840 | Re-elected in 1840 | |||||||||||
28th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
William H. Hammett | Democratic | Elected in 1842 | Re-elected in 1842 | Robert W. Roberts | Democratic | Elected in 1842 | Tilghman Tucker | Democratic | Elected in 1842 | |||||
29th | March 4, 1845 – June 1846 |
Stephen Adams | Democratic | Elected in 1844 | Re-elected in 1844 Redistricted to the 1st district |
Re-elected in 1844 | Jefferson Davis | Democratic | Elected in 1844 Resigned to command regiment in Mexican–American War |
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June 1846 – January 26, 1847 |
Vacant | |||||||||||||||
January 26, 1847 – March 3, 1847 |
Henry T. Ellett | Democratic | Elected in 1846 |
After 1846 election, Mississippi elected all its representatives in districts until 1853.
In 1853, one representative was elected at-large, the remainder from districts.
Name | Years of service | Party | Notes | |||
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William Barksdale | March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 | Democratic | Redistricted to the 3rd district | |||
District inactive March 3, 1855 - present |
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