United States congressional delegations from Mississippi

These are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation
Thad Cochran
Senator Thad Cochran
(R)
Roger Wicker
Senator Roger Wicker
(R)
Vacant
Vacant
( 1st district))
Bennie Thompson
Gregg Harper
Steven Palazzo
Mississippi's current delegation (as of November 21, 2013)

United States Senate

Class 1 Senators Congress Class 2 Senators
Walter Leake (D-R) 15th (1817–1819) Thomas Hill Williams (D-R)
16th (1819–1821)
David Holmes (D-R)
17th (1821–1823)
18th (1823–1825)
19th (1825–1827)
Powhatan Ellis (D-R)
Thomas Buck Reed (D-R)
Powhatan Ellis (D-R) 20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831) Thomas Buck Reed (D-R)
Robert H. Adams (D-R)
George Poindexter (D-R)
22nd (1831–1833)
John Black (W)
23rd (1833–1835)
24th (1835–1837) Robert J. Walker (D)
25th (1837–1839)
James F. Trotter (D)
Thomas Hickman Williams (D)
John Henderson (W) 26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843)
28th (1843–1845)
Jesse Speight (D) 29th (1845–1847)
Joseph W. Chalmers (D)
30th (1847–1849) Henry Stuart Foote (D)
Jefferson Davis (D)
31st (1849–1851)
John J. McRae (D) 32nd (1851–1853)
Stephen Adams (D) Walker Brooke (W)
33rd (1853–1855) Albert G. Brown (D)
34th (1855–1857)
Jefferson Davis (D) 35th (1857–1859)
36th (1859–1861)
American Civil War 37th (1861–1863) American Civil War
38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
Adelbert Ames (R) 41st (1869–1871) Hiram R. Revels (R)
42nd (1871–1873) James L. Alcorn (R)
43rd (1873–1875)
Henry R. Pease (R)
Blanche K. Bruce (R) 44th (1875–1877)
45th (1877–1879) L.Q.C. Lamar (D)
46th (1879–1881)
James Z. George (D) 47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)
Edward C. Walthall (D)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)
52nd (1891–1893)
53rd (1893–1895)
Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
54th (1895–1897) Edward C. Walthall (D)
55th (1897–1899)
Hernando D. Money (D) William V. Sullivan (D)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903) Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
58th (1903–1905)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)
James Gordon (D)
Le Roy Percy (D)
John Sharp Williams (D) 62nd (1911–1913)
63rd (1913–1915) James K. Vardaman (D)
64th (1915–1917)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921) Pat Harrison (D)
67th (1921–1923)
Hubert D. Stephens (D) 68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935)
Theodore G. Bilbo (D) 74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943)
James O. Eastland (D)
Wall Doxey (D)
78th (1943–1945) James O. Eastland (D)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949)
John C. Stennis (D)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
Thad Cochran (R)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
Trent Lott (R) 101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
Roger Wicker (R)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)

United States House of Representatives

1801 – 1817: 1 non-voting delegate

On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. Starting in 1801, the Territory sent one non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congress At-large
7th
(1801–1803)		 Narsworthy Hunter
Thomas M. Greene
8th
(1803–1805)		 William Lattimore
9th
(1805–1807)
10th
(1807–1809)		 George Poindexter
11th
(1809–1811)
12th
(1811–1813)
13th
(1813–1815)		 William Lattimore
14th
(1815–1817)

1817 – 1833: 1 seat

On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and sent one Representative to Congress, elected at-large state-wide.

Congress At-large
15th
(1817–1819)		 George Poindexter
16th
(1819–1821)		 Christopher Rankin[1]
17th
(1821–1823)
18th
(1823–1825)
19th
(1825–1827)
William Haile[2]
20th
(1827–1829)
Thomas Hinds (J)
21st
(1829–1831)
22nd
(1831–1833)		 Franklin E. Plummer (J)

1833 – 1843: 2 seats

After the 1830 census, Mississippi had two seats, elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket.

Congress Elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket
1st seat 2nd seat
23rd
(1833–1835)		 Franklin E. Plummer (J) Harry Cage (J)
24th
(1835–1837)		 David Dickson[3] (W) John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne[4] (J)
Samuel Jameson Gholson[4] (D)
25th
(1837–1839)
Thomas Jefferson Word (W) Seargent S. Prentiss (W)
26th
(1839–1841)		 Jacob Thompson (D) Albert G. Brown (D)
27th
(1841–1843)		 William M. Gwin (D)

1843 – 1853: 4 seats

Starting in 1843, Mississippi's delegation was increased to four seats, still elected at-large state-wide on a general ticket. After 1847, those seats were elected by representative districts.

Congress Elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket
1st seat 2nd seat 3rd seat 4th seat
28th
(1843–1845)		 Jacob Thompson (D) William Henry Hammett (D) Robert W. Roberts (D) Tilghman Tucker (D)
29th
(1845–1847)		 Stephen Adams (D) Jefferson Davis[5] (D)
Henry Thomas Ellett (D)
District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
30th
(1847–1849)		 Jacob Thompson (D) Winfield Scott Featherston (D) Patrick Watson Tompkins (W) Albert G. Brown (D)
31st
(1849–1851)		 William McWillie (D)
32nd
(1851–1853)		 Benjamin D. Nabers (U) John A. Wilcox (U) John D. Freeman (U)

1853 – 1873: 5 seats

After the 1850 census, Mississippi gained a 5th seat. For the 33rd Congress, that fifth seat was elected at-large. Starting with the 34th Congress, the new seat was apportioned as a fifth district.

Congress District At-large
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
33rd
(1853–1855)		 Daniel Boone Wright (D) William T. S. Barry (D) Otho Robards Singleton (D) Wiley Pope Harris (D) William Barksdale (D)
Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
34th
(1855–1857)		 Daniel Boone Wright (D) Hendley Stone Bennett (D) William Barksdale[6] (D) William Augustus Lake (K-N) John A. Quitman[7] (D)
35th
(1857–1859)		 Lucius Q. C. Lamar[8] (D) Reuben Davis[6] (D) Otho Robards Singleton[6] (D)
John Jones McRae[6] (D)
36th
(1859–1861)
American Civil War
37th
(1861–1863)
38th
(1863–1865)
39th
(1865–1867)
40th
(1867–1869)
41st
(1869–1871)
George Emrick Harris (R) Joseph Lewis Morphis (R) Henry W. Barry (R) George Colin McKee (R) Legrand Winfield Perce (R)
42nd
(1871–1873)

1873 – 1883: 6 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
43rd
(1873–1875)		 Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D) Albert Richards Howe (R) Henry W. Barry (R) Jason Niles (R) George Colin McKee (R) John R. Lynch (R)
44th
(1875–1877)		 Guilford Wiley Wells (Ind R) Hernando D. Money (D) Otho Robards Singleton (D) Charles E. Hooker (D)
45th
(1877–1879)		 Henry Lowndes Muldrow (D) Van H. Manning[9] (D) James Ronald Chalmers[10] (D)
46th
(1879–1881)
47th
(1881–1883)
John R. Lynch (R)

1883 – 1903: 7 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
48th
(1883–1885)		 Henry Lowndes Muldrow (D) James Ronald Chalmers (Ind) Elza Jeffords (R) Hernando D. Money (D) Ethelbert Barksdale (D) Henry Smith Van Eaton (D) Otho Robards Singleton (D)
49th
(1885–1887)		 John Mills Allen (D) James B. Morgan (D) Thomas C. Catchings (D) Frederick G. Barry (D)
50th
(1887–1889)		 Chapman L. Anderson (D) T. R. Stockdale (D) Charles E. Hooker (D)
51st
(1889–1891)		 Clarke Lewis (D)
52nd
(1891–1893)		 John C. Kyle (D) Joseph Henry Beeman (D)
53rd
(1893–1895)		 Hernando D. Money (D) John Sharp Williams (D)
54th
(1895–1897)		 Walter McKennon Denny (D) James G. Spencer (D)
55th
(1897–1899)		 William V. Sullivan[11] (D) Andrew F. Fox (D) William F. Love[12] (D) Patrick Henry (D)
Thomas Spight (D) Frank A. McLain (D)
56th
(1899–1901)
57th
(1901–1903)		 Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (D) Patrick Stevens Henry (D) Charles E. Hooker (D)

1903 – 1933: 8 seats

For these three decades, Mississippi had eight seats, the most it has ever been apportioned.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
58th
(1903–1905)		 Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (D) Thomas Spight (D) Benjamin G. Humphreys II[13] (D) Wilson S. Hill (D) Adam M. Byrd (D) Eaton J. Bowers (D) Frank A. McLain (D) John Sharp Williams (D)
59th
(1905–1907)
60th
(1907–1909)
61st
(1909–1911)		 Thomas U. Sisson (D) William A. Dickson (D) James W. Collier (D)
62nd
(1911–1913)		 Hubert D. Stephens (D) Samuel Andrew Witherspoon[14] (D) Pat Harrison (D)
63rd
(1913–1915)		 Percy E. Quin[15] (D)
64th
(1915–1917)
William Webb Venable (D)
65th
(1917–1919)
66th
(1919–1921)		 Paul B. Johnson, Sr. (D)
67th
(1921–1923)		 John E. Rankin (D) Bill G. Lowrey (D) Ross A. Collins (D)
68th
(1923–1925)		 T. Jeff Busby (D) T. Webber Wilson (D)
William Y. Humphreys (D)
69th
(1925–1927)		 William M. Whittington (D)
70th
(1927–1929)
71st
(1929–1931)		 Wall Doxey (D) Robert S. Hall (D)
72nd
(1931–1933)
Lawrence Russell Ellzey (D)

1933 – 1953: 7 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
73rd
(1933–1935)		 John E. Rankin (D) Wall Doxey[16] (D) William M. Whittington (D) T. Jeff Busby (D) Ross A. Collins (D) William M. Colmer (D) Lawrence Russell Ellzey (D)
74th
(1935–1937)		 Aaron L. Ford (D) Aubert C. Dunn (D) Dan R. McGehee (D)
75th
(1937–1939)		 Ross A. Collins (D)
76th
(1939–1941)
77th
(1941–1943)
Jamie L. Whitten (D)
78th
(1943–1945)		 Thomas G. Abernethy (D) W. Arthur Winstead (D)
79th
(1945–1947)
80th
(1947–1949)		 John B. Williams (D)
81st
(1949–1951)
82nd
(1951–1953)		 Frank E. Smith (D)

1953 – 1963: 6 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
83rd
(1953–1955)		 Thomas G. Abernethy (D) Jamie L. Whitten (D) Frank E. Smith (D) John B. Williams (D) W. Arthur Winstead (D) William M. Colmer (D)
84th
(1955–1957)
85th
(1957–1959)
86th
(1959–1961)
87th
(1961–1963)

1963 – 2003: 5 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
88th
(1963–1965)		 Thomas G. Abernethy (D) Jamie L. Whitten (D) John B. Williams[17] (D) W. Arthur Winstead (D) William M. Colmer (D)
89th
(1965–1967)		 Prentiss Walker (R)
90th
(1967–1969)		 Sonny Montgomery (D)
Charles H. Griffin (D)
91st
(1969–1971)
92nd
(1971–1973)
93rd
(1973–1975)		 Jamie L. Whitten (D) David R. Bowen (D) Sonny Montgomery (D) Thad Cochran (R) Trent Lott (R)
94th
(1975–1977)
95th
(1977–1979)
96th
(1979–1981)		 Jon Hinson[18] (R)
97th
(1981–1983)
Wayne Dowdy (D)
98th
(1983–1985)		 William W. Franklin (R)
99th
(1985–1987)
100th
(1987–1989)		 Mike Espy[19] (D)
101st
(1989–1991)		 Mike Parker (D) Larkin I. Smith[20] (R)
Gene Taylor (D)
102nd
(1991–1993)
103rd
(1993–1995)
Bennie G. Thompson (D)
104th
(1995–1997)		 Roger Wicker (R) Mike Parker (R)
105th
(1997–1999)		 Chip Pickering (R)
106th
(1999–2001)		 Ronnie Shows (D)
107th
(2001–2003)

2003 – present: 4 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
108th
(2003–2005)		 Roger Wicker[21] (R) Bennie G. Thompson (D) Chip Pickering (R) Gene Taylor (D)
109th
(2005–2007)
110th
(2007–2009)
Travis Childers (D)
111th
(2009–2011)		 Gregg Harper (R)
112th
(2011–2013)		 Alan Nunnelee[22] (R) Steven Palazzo (R)
113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
Vacant

Notes

  1. ↑ Christopher Rankin died March 14, 1826.
  2. ↑ William Haile resigned September 12, 1828.
  3. ↑ David Dickinson died July 31, 1836.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Claibourne's and Gholson's elections in 1836 were contested due to election irregularities. The House set aside both contests, and vacated both seats February 5, 1838.
  5. ↑ Jefferson Davis resigned in June 1846 to enlist in the Mexican-American War.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 William Barksdale, Reuben Davis, Otho Robards Singleton and John Jones McRae all resigned on January 12, 1861 upon Mississippi's secession.
  7. ↑ John A. Quitman died July 17, 1858.
  8. ↑ Lucius Q. C. Lamar resigned in December 1860 to support the growing secession movement.
  9. ↑ James Ronald Chalmers successfully contested the election of Van H. Manning.
  10. ↑ John R. Lynch successfully contested the election of James Ronald Chalmers.
  11. ↑ William V. Sullivan resigned May 31, 1898 when appointed to the U.S. Senate.
  12. ↑ William F. Love died October 16, 1898.
  13. ↑ Benjamin G. Humphreys II died October 16, 1923.
  14. ↑ Samuel A. Witherspoon died November 24, 1915.
  15. ↑ Percy E. Quin died February 4, 1932.
  16. ↑ Wall Doxey resigned September 23, 1941 when elected to the U.S. Senate.
  17. ↑ John B. Williams resigned January 16, 1968 to become Governor of Mississippi.
  18. ↑ Jon Hinson resigned April 13, 1981.
  19. ↑ Mike Espy resigned January 22, 1993 when appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
  20. ↑ Larkin I. Smith died August 13, 1989.
  21. ↑ Roger Wicker resigned December 31, 2007 when appointed to the U.S. Senate.
  22. ↑ Alan Nunnelee died February 6, 2015.

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi

As of April 2015, there are twelve former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Mississippi that are currently living.

Representative Term of office (Congressional years as congressmen/women/representatives while in office) District Date of birth (and age)
Thad Cochran 1973 - 1978 1st December 7, 1937
David R. Bowen 1973 - 1983 2nd October 21, 1932
Trent Lott 1973 - 1989 5th October 9, 1941
Wayne Dowdy 1981 - 1989 4th July 27, 1943
Webb Franklin 1983 - 1987 2nd December 13, 1941
Mike Espy 1987 - 1993 2nd November 30, 1953
Michael Parker 1989 - 1999 4th October 31, 1949
Gene Taylor 1989 - 2011 5th and 4th September 17, 1953
Roger Wicker 1995 - 2007 1st July 5, 1951
Chip Pickering 1997 - 2009 3rd August 10, 1963
Ronnie Shows 1999 - 2003 4th January 26, 1947
Travis Childers 2008 - 2011 1st March 29, 1958

Living former U.S. Senators from Mississippi

As of April 2015, there is one former U.S. Senator from Mississippi that is currently living, one from Class 1.

Senator Term of office (Congressional years as a congressmen/women/senators while in office) Class Date of birth (and age)
Trent Lott 1989 - 2007 1 October 9, 1941

Key

Key to party COLORS and ABBREVIATIONS for Members of the U.S. Congress
American (Know-Nothing) (K-N)
Adams (A),
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J),
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer-Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)
Fusion (FU)
Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Non-Partisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)


Independent,
or None,
or Unaffiliated