Kentucky's 12th congressional district |
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Created | 1820 |
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Eliminated | 1840 |
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Years active | 1823–1843 |
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Kentucky's 12th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Garrett Davis.
List of members representing the district[edit]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
District created March 4, 1823 |
Robert P. Henry (Hopkinsville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Died. | 1823–1833 Caldwell, Christian, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Todd, Trigg, and Union counties |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – August 25, 1826 |
Vacant | August 25, 1826 – December 11, 1826 | 19th | |
John F. Henry (Hopkinsville) | Anti-Jacksonian | December 11, 1826 – March 3, 1827 | Elected November 20, 1826 to finish Robert Henry's term and seated December 11, 1826. Lost re-election. |
Chittenden Lyon (Eddyville) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 | 20th 21st 22nd | Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
Thomas A. Marshall (Paris) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1833. Lost re-election. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
John Chambers (Washington) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Retired. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Garrett Davis (Paris) | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
District eliminated March 3, 1843 |
References[edit]
38°15′N 84°15′W / 38.250°N 84.250°W / 38.250; -84.250