Tennessee's at-large congressional district
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List of Representatives
The district was organized after achieving statehood in 1796
1796 – 1805: One, then three seats
Tennessee began with one seat in 1796. It was apportioned two more seats in 1803. With the addition of two representatives following the 1800 Census, all three seats were elected 'General Ticket' statewide for the 8th Congress.
Congress | Years | Seat one | Seat two | Seat three | ||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
4th | March 4, 1795 - June 1, 1796 |
Statehood achieved June 1, 1796 | ||||||||||
June 1, 1796 – December 5, 1796 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
December 5, 1796 - March 3, 1797 |
Andrew Jackson | Democratic-Republican | Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate | |||||||||
5th | March 4, 1797 - September 1797 |
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September 1797 - November 23, 1797 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
September 1797 - March 3, 1799 |
William C. C. Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |||||||||
6th | March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1801 |
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7th | March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803 |
William Dickson | Democratic-Republican | Redistricted to the 3rd district | ||||||||
8th | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805 |
George W. Campbell | Democratic-Republican | Redistricted to the 2nd district | John Rhea | Democratic-Republican | Redistricted to the 1st district |
1873 – 1875: One at-large seat, among nine other districts
Congress | Years | Representative | Party | Note |
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43rd | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 |
Horace Maynard | Republican | Redistricted from the 2nd district Retired |
No future at-large seats were apportioned after 1875
References
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present