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Alabama's at-large congressional district

21 members have held this seat since Dec 1, 1817. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
21
18 D · 2 R · 1 U
Longest tenure
2 years
Carl Atwood Elliott
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/al-alEvery holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Crowell · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04Benjamin Glover Shields · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratCharles Christopher Sheats · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanBurwell Boykin Lewis · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratJohn William Abercrombie · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratJohn William Abercrombie · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratFred Leonard Blackmon · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratCarl Atwood Elliott · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratReuben Chapman · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratAlexander White · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Henry Forney · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratGeorge McInvale Grant · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Winter Payne · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Huddleston Jr. · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratDixon Hall Lewis · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratAlbert McKinley Rains · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratGeorge Smith Houston · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratKenneth Allison Roberts · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratArmistead Inge Selden Jr. · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratGeorge William Andrews · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratRobert Emmett Jones Jr. · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · Democrat
Carl Atwood Elliott D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
George McInvale Grant D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
George Huddleston Jr. D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Albert McKinley Rains D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Kenneth Allison Roberts D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Armistead Inge Selden Jr. D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
George William Andrews D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Robert Emmett Jones Jr. D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Fred Leonard Blackmon D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
John William Abercrombie D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
John William Abercrombie D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Burwell Boykin Lewis D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
William Henry Forney D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Charles Christopher Sheats R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Alexander White R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Benjamin Glover Shields D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Reuben Chapman D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
William Winter Payne D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Dixon Hall Lewis D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
George Smith Houston D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
John Crowell
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.