Login
Login

Mississippi's 7th congressional district

{{Short description|Former U.S. House district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{redirect-synonym|MS-7|Mississippi Highway 7}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = Mississippi

|district number = 7

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1880

|eliminated = 1950

|years = 1883-1953

|population =

|population year = 1940

}}

{{redirect-synonym|MS-07|Progress MS-07}}

Mississippi's 7th congressional district existed from 1883 to 1953. It was created after the 1880 census and abolished following the 1950 census.

A total of 10 representatives (all Democrats) served the district during its existence.

Boundaries

The 7th congressional district boundaries included all of Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike, and Wilkinson County. It also included the western portion of modern Walthall County (included as part of Pike County at that time).{{cite web |title=Sixty-Second to Sixty-Fifth Congresses |url=https://olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/exhibit/ms-members-congress/map14.php |website=The University of Mississippi Library |publisher=The University of Mississippi |access-date=25 April 2020}}

List of members representing the district

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

style="height:3em"

| colspan=7 | District created March 4, 1883

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Ethelbert Barksdale
{{Small|(Jackson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

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

| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}

| Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost renomination.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Charles E. Hooker
{{Small|(Jackson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1895

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|53}}

| Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | James G. Spencer
{{Small|(Port Gibson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

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

| {{USCongressOrdinal|54}}

| Elected in 1894.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Patrick Henry
{{Small|(Brandon)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901

| {{USCongressOrdinal|55|56}}

| Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Lost renomination.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Charles E. Hooker
{{Small|(Jackson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|57}}

| Elected in 1900.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Frank A. McLain
{{Small|(Gloster)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|60}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Mississippi|6|C}} and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | William A. Dickson
{{Small|(Centerville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913

| {{USCongressOrdinal|61|62}}

| Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
Percy E. Quin
{{Small|(McComb)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1913 –
February 4, 1932

| {{USCongressOrdinal|63|72}}

| Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Died.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Lawrence R. Ellzey
{{Small|(Wesson)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 15, 1932 –
January 3, 1935

| {{USCongressOrdinal|72|73}}

| Elected to finish Quin's term.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | Dan R. McGehee
{{Small|(Meadville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1947

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74|79}}

| Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.

style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px
John B. Williams
{{Small|(Raymond)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|80|82}}

| Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Mississippi|4|C}}.

style="height:3em"

| colspan=7 | District eliminated January 3, 1953

References

{{reflist}}

  • {{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]

{{USCongDistStateMS}}

{{coord|31.168549|-91.367908|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mississippi's 7th Congressional District}}

07

Category:Former congressional districts of the United States

Category:1883 establishments in Mississippi

Category:1953 disestablishments in Mississippi