Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
District created March 4, 1873 |
John B. Clark Jr. (Fayette) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost renomination. |
Richard P. Bland (Lebanon) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893 | 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Charles F. Joy (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – April 3, 1894 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. Lost contested election. |
John J. O'Neill (St. Louis) | Democratic | April 3, 1894 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Won contested election. Retired. |
Charles F. Joy (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 54th 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost renomination. |
John T. Hunt (St. Louis) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost re-election. |
Henry S. Caulfield (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | 60th | Elected in 1906. Retired. |
Patrick F. Gill (St. Louis) | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | 61st | Elected in 1908. Lost re-election. |
Theron E. Catlin (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1911 – August 12, 1912 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Lost contested election. |
Patrick F. Gill (St. Louis) | Democratic | August 12, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Won contested election. Lost renomination. |
William L. Igoe (St. Louis) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired. |
Harry B. Hawes (St. Louis) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – October 15, 1926 | 67th 68th 69th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Resigned to run for U.S. senator. |
Vacant | October 15, 1926 – November 2, 1926 | 69th | |
John J. Cochran (St. Louis) | Democratic | November 2, 1926 – March 3, 1933 | 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected to finish Hawes's term. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | All representatives elected at-large. |
Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (St. Louis) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1940 | 74th 75th 76th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired and resigned early to become a candidate for circuit attorney of St. Louis. |
Vacant | December 31, 1940 – January 3, 1941 | 76th | |
John B. Sullivan (St. Louis) | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | 77th | Elected in 1940. Lost re-election. |
Louis E. Miller (St. Louis) | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
John B. Sullivan (St. Louis) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
Claude I. Bakewell (St. Louis) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
John B. Sullivan (St. Louis) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 29, 1951 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Died. |
Vacant | January 29, 1951 – March 9, 1951 | 82nd | |
Claude I. Bakewell (St. Louis) | Republican | March 9, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | Elected to finish Sullivan's term. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election. |
Morgan M. Moulder (Camdenton) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired. |
District eliminated January 3, 1963 |