Kentucky's 9th congressional district

Kentucky's 9th congressional district
Kentucky's 9th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1810
Eliminated	1950
Years active	1813–1953

Created1810

Eliminated1950

Years active1813–1953

Kentucky's 9th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1953. Its last representative was James S. Golden.

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

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Kentucky's 9th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1810
Eliminated	1950
Years active	1813–1953