Indiana's 12th congressional district

{{Short description|Former U.S. House district from 1873 to 1943}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = Indiana

|district number = 12

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1875

|eliminated = 1940

|years = 1875–1943

|population =

|population year = 1930

}}

Indiana's 12th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. It was eliminated as a result of the 1940 census. It was last represented by Louis Ludlow who was redistricted into the 11th district.

List of members representing the district

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! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| colspan=5 | District created March 4, 1875

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Andrew H. Hamilton
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44|45}}

| Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.

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Walpole G. Colerick
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883

| {{USCongressOrdinal|46|47}}

| Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

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Robert Lowry
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887

| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}

| Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.

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James B. White
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50}}

| Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

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Charles A. O. McClellan
{{Small|(Auburn)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893

| {{USCongressOrdinal|51|52}}

| Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.

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| align=left | William F. McNagny
{{Small|(Columbia City)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895

| {{USCongressOrdinal|53}}

| Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.

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Jacob D. Leighty
{{Small|(St. Joe)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897

| {{USCongressOrdinal|54}}

| Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.

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James M. Robinson
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1905

| {{USCongressOrdinal|55|58}}

| Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.

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Newton W. Gilbert
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1905 –
November 6, 1906

| {{USCongressOrdinal|59}}

| Elected in 1904.
Resigned to become Judge of First Instance in Manila, Philippines.

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Clarence C. Gilhams
{{Small|(LaGrange)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | November 6, 1906 –
March 3, 1909

| {{USCongressOrdinal|59|60}}

| Elected to finish Gilbert's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.

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Cyrus Cline
{{Small|(Angola)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1917

| {{USCongressOrdinal|61|64}}

| Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.

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Louis W. Fairfield
{{Small|(Angola)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1925

| {{USCongressOrdinal|65|68}}

| Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.

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David Hogg
{{Small|(Fort Wayne)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933

| {{USCongressOrdinal|69|72}}

| Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|IN|4|c}} and lost re-election.

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Louis Ludlow
{{Small|(Indianapolis)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943

| {{USCongressOrdinal|73|77}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Indiana|7|C}} and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Indiana|11|C}}.

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| colspan=5 | District eliminated January 3, 1943

References

{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

Category:Former congressional districts of the United States

Category:1875 establishments in Indiana

Category:1943 disestablishments in Indiana

Category:Constituencies established in 1875

Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1943