Mississippi's at-large congressional district
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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.
Created1817
1850
1850
Eliminated1847
1855
1855
Years active1817-1843
1853-1855
1853-1855
| Mississippi's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1817 1850 |
| Eliminated | 1847 1855 |
| Years active | 1817-1843 1853-1855 |
Mississippi briefly elected an at-large representative from 1853 to 1855, in addition to having the rest of the delegation elected from districts.
List of representatives
1817–1855: one seat, then two, then four, then none, then one
| Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Woodville) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1817. Retired. |
No 2nd seat | No 3rd seat | No 4th seat | |||||||||||
| 16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Christopher Rankin (Natchez) |
Democratic-Republican[a] | Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Died. | |||||||||||||
| 17th | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19th | March 4, 1825 – March 14, 1826 |
Jacksonian | |||||||||||||||
| March 14, 1826 – July 10, 1826 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| July 10, 1826 – March 3, 1827 |
William Haile (Woodville) |
Jacksonian | Elected July 11, 1826 to finish Rankin's term and seated December 4, 1826. Re-elected later in 1826. Resigned. | ||||||||||||||
| 20th | March 4, 1827 – July 10, 1828 | ||||||||||||||||
| July 10, 1828 – October 21, 1828 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| October 21, 1828 – March 3, 1829 |
 Thomas Hinds (Greenville) |
Jacksonian | Elected October 20, 1828 to finish Haile's term and seated December 8, 1828. Elected August 4–5, 1828 to the next term. Retired. | ||||||||||||||
| 21st | March 3, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Franklin E. Plummer (Westville) |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||||||||||||
| 23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Harry Cage (Woodville) |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| 24th | March 4, 1835 – July 31, 1836 |
 John F. H. Claiborne (Madisonville) |
Jacksonian | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837 but election was invalidated. |
David Dickson (Jackson) |
Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1835. Died. | ||||||||||
| July 31, 1836 – January 7, 1837 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| January 7, 1837 – March 3, 1837 |
 Samuel J. Gholson (Athens) |
Jacksonian | Elected November 7, 1836 to finish Dickson's term and seated January 7, 1837.[1] Re-elected in 1837 but election was invalidated. | ||||||||||||||
| 25th | March 4, 1837 – July 17, 1837 |
Vacant | Vacant | ||||||||||||||
| July 18, 1837 – February 5, 1838 |
John F. H. Claiborne (Madisonville) |
Democratic | Credentials presented but election successfully contest and seat declared vacant. | Samuel J. Gholson (Athens) |
Democratic | Credentials presented but election successfully contest and seat declared vacant. | |||||||||||
| February 5, 1838 – May 29, 1838 |
Vacant | Vacant | |||||||||||||||
| May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1839 |
.png) Seargent S. Prentiss (Vicksburg) |
Whig | Elected to finish Claiborne's term. Retired. |
 Thomas J. Word(Pontotoc) |
Whig | Elected to finish Gholson's term. Retired. | |||||||||||
| 26th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
.jpg) Jacob Thompson (Oxford) |
Democratic | Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
 Albert G. Brown (Gallatin) |
Democratic | Elected in 1839. Retired. | ||||||||||
| 27th | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
 William M. Gwin (Vicksburg) |
Democratic | Elected in 1841. Renominated but declined. | |||||||||||||
| 28th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
William H. Hammett (Princeton) |
Democratic | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
Robert W. Roberts (Hillsboro) |
Democratic | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election. |
.jpg) Tilghman Tucker (Columbus) |
Democratic | Elected in 1843. Retired. | |||||||
| 29th | March 4, 1845 – June 1846 |
 Stephen Adams (Aberdeen) |
Democratic | Elected in 1845. Retired. |
 Jefferson Davis (Warrenton) |
Democratic | Elected in 1845. Resigned to command regiment in Mexican–American War. | ||||||||||
| June 1846 – January 26, 1847 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| January 26, 1847 – March 3, 1847 |
Henry T. Ellett (Port Gibson) |
Democratic | Elected to finish Davis's term. Retired. | ||||||||||||||
| 29th | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
No at-large seats. Starting with the 1847 election, Mississippi elected all its representatives in districts until 1853. | |||||||||||||||
| 31st | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | ||||||||||||||||
| 32nd | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | ||||||||||||||||
| 33rd | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
 William Barksdale (Columbus) |
Democratic | Elected in 1853. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
In 1852, one representative was elected at-large, the remainder from districts. | ||||||||||||
Notes
- Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.