Mississippi's 6th congressional district

Mississippi's 6th congressional district existed from 1873 to 1963. It was created after the United States 1870 census and abolished following the 1960 census, due to changes in population.

Mississippi's 6th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1870
Eliminated1960
Years active1873-1963

Boundaries

The 6th congressional district boundaries included all of Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Simpson and Wayne County. It also included the eastern portion of modern Walthall County (included as part of Marion County at that time) and all of modern Stone County (included as part of Harrison County at that time).[1]

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873

John R. Lynch
(Natchez)		 Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877		 43rd
44th		 Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.

James Ronald Chalmers
(Vicksburg)		 Democratic March 4, 1877 –
April 29, 1882		 45th
46th
47th		 Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost contested election.

John R. Lynch
(Natchez)		 Republican April 29, 1882 –
March 3, 1883		 47th Won contested election.
Lost re-election.

Henry Smith Van Eaton
(Woodville)		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 48th
49th		 Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.

T.R. Stockdale
(Summit)		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1895		 50th
51st
52nd
53rd		 Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.
Walter McKennon Denny
(Scranton)		 Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Elected in 1894.
Lost renomination.
William F. Love
(Gloster)		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
October 16, 1898		 55th Elected in 1896.
Died.
Vacant October 16, 1898 –
December 12, 1898		 55th

Frank A. McLain
(Gloster)		 Democratic December 12, 1898 –
March 3, 1903		 55th
56th
57th		 Elected to finish Love's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Eaton J. Bowers
(Bay St. Louis)		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911		 58th
59th
60th
61st		 Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Retired.

Pat Harrison
(Gulfport)		 Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1919		 62nd
63rd
64th
65th		 Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Paul B. Johnson Sr.
(Hattiesburg)		 Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923		 66th
67th		 Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.

T. Webber Wilson
(Laurel)		 Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1929		 68th
69th
70th		 Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Robert S. Hall
(Hattiesburg)		 Democratic March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 71st
72nd		 Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.

William M. Colmer
(Pascagoula)		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1963		 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated January 3, 1963

References
  1. "Sixty-Second to Sixty-Fifth Congresses". The University of Mississippi Library. The University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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