Kansas's at-large congressional district
| Kansas's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1861 1883 1893 |
| Eliminated | 1875 1885 1907 |
| Years active | 18-1823 |
Kansas's at-large congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas is a defunct congressional district. It existed from statehood January 29, 1861 to March 4, 1907.
List of members representing the district
[edit]| Years | Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | ||||||||||||
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| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
| January 29, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
 Martin F. Conway (Lawrence) |
Republican | Elected December 1, 1859, in advance of statehood. Continued in office without re-election in 1861. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th |  A. Carter Wilder (Lawrence) |
Republican | Elected in 1862. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
39th 40th 41st |
 Sidney Clarke (Lawrence) |
Republican | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd |  David P. Lowe (Fort Scott) |
Republican | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd |  Stephen A. Cobb (Wyandotte) |
Republican | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election. |
 William A. Phillips (Salina) |
Republican | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district. | ||||||||||
| March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 |
44th 45th 46th 47th |
Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th |  Lewis Hanback (Osborne) |
Republican | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
 Edmund N. Morrill (Hiawatha) |
Republican | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in the 1st district. |
 Bishop W. Perkins (Oswego) |
Republican | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in the 3rd district. |
 Samuel R. Peters (Newton) |
Republican | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 7th district. | ||||
| March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1893 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd |
Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated | Seat eliminated | ||||||||||||
| March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd |  William A. Harris (Linwood) |
Populist | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th |  Richard W. Blue (Pleasanton) |
Republican | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th |  Jeremiah D. Botkin (Winfield) |
Populist | Elected in 1896. Lost re-election. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th |  Willis J. Bailey (Baileyville) |
Republican | Elected in 1898. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
57th 58th 59th |
 Charles F. Scott (Iola) |
Republican | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |||||||||||||
| Seat eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present