History / Congress
Georgia's at-large congressional district
173 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1793. Vacant or no longer exists.
Holders
17372 R · 42 J · 26 W · 21 D · 3 U · 3 J · 2 DR · 2 F · 1 CR · 1 UD
Longest tenure
2 yearsWilliam Posey Edwards
Current
—nobody
history/seat/ga-alEvery holder, newest first+173
Thomas Hardeman Jr. D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
William Posey Edwards R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Samuel Francis Gove R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Charles Henry Prince R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Nelson Tift D
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
Edward Junius Black D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Absalom Harris Chappell W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Duncan Lamont Clinch W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Mark Anthony Cooper D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
John Basil Lamar D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
John Millen D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
William Henry Stiles D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Hugh Anderson Haralson D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Howell Cobb D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
John Henry Lumpkin D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Alexander Hamilton Stephens W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Julius Caesar Alford W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
George Walker Crawford W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Thomas Flournoy Foster W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Roger Lawson Gamble W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Richard Wylly Habersham W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
James A. Meriwether W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Lott Warren W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Edward Junius Black D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Walter Terry Colquitt D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Mark Anthony Cooper D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
William Crosby Dawson W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Thomas Butler King W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Hines Holt W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Julius Caesar Alford W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Richard Wylly Habersham W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Lott Warren W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Edward Junius Black W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Walter Terry Colquitt W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Mark Anthony Cooper W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
William Crosby Dawson W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Thomas Butler King W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Jesse Franklin Cleveland D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Thomas Glascock D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Seaton Grantland D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Charles Eaton Haynes D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Hopkins Holsey D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Jabez Young Jackson D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
George Welshman Owens D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
George Washington Bonaparte Towns D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
William Crosby Dawson W
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
John Coffee J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
John W.A. Sanford UD
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
William Schley J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
James C. Terrell
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
James Moore Wayne J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Jesse Franklin Cleveland J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Thomas Glascock J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Seaton Grantland J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Charles Eaton Haynes J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Hopkins Holsey J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Jabez Young Jackson J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
George Welshman Owens J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Julius Caesar Alford W
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
George Washington Bonaparte Towns J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
William Crosby Dawson W
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Augustin Smith Clayton J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
George Rockingham Gilmer J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Richard Henry Wilde J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
John Coffee J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
William Schley J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
James Moore Wayne J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Alfred Cuthbert R
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Thomas Flournoy Foster J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Roger Lawson Gamble J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Seaborn Jones J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Henry Graybill Lamar J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Daniel Newnan J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Wiley Thompson J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Augustin Smith Clayton J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Richard Henry Wilde J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
James Moore Wayne J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Wilson Lumpkin J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Thomas Flournoy Foster J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
Henry Graybill Lamar J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Wiley Thompson J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Richard Henry Wilde J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
James Moore Wayne J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Charles Eaton Haynes J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Wilson Lumpkin J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
Thomas Flournoy Foster J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
George Rockingham Gilmer J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Richard Henry Wilde J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
George Cary J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
James Meriwether J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Edward Fenwick Tattnall J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
John Forsyth J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Wiley Thompson J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Alfred Cuthbert J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Charles Eaton Haynes J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Joel Abbott R
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
George Cary
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Edward Fenwick Tattnall CR
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
John Forsyth DR
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Wiley Thompson J
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Richard Henry Wilde R
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Alfred Cuthbert R
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Robert Raymond Reid R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Joel Abbott R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Edward Fenwick Tattnall R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Wiley Thompson R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
George Rockingham Gilmer R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Alfred Cuthbert R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Joel Crawford R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
John Alfred Cuthbert R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
William Terrell R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Robert Raymond Reid R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Joel Abbott R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Thomas Willis Cobb R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
John Forsyth R
Dec 1, 1817 – Nov 24, 1818 · 12 months
Zadock Cook R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Joel Crawford R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
William Terrell R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Robert Raymond Reid R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Joel Abbott R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Thomas Willis Cobb R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Bolling Hall R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Thomas Telfair R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Zadock Cook R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
John Forsyth R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Richard Henry Wilde R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Alfred Cuthbert R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Wilson Lumpkin R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
William Wyatt Bibb R
May 24, 1813 – Nov 7, 1813 · 5 months
William Barnett R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Bolling Hall R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Thomas Telfair R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
George Michael Troup R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
John Forsyth R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Alfred Cuthbert R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Howell Cobb R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
William Barnett R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
William Wyatt Bibb R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Bolling Hall R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
George Michael Troup R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Dennis Smelt R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
Howell Cobb R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
William Wyatt Bibb R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
George Michael Troup R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
Dennis Smelt R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Howell Cobb R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
William Wyatt Bibb R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
George Michael Troup R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
William Wyatt Bibb R
Jan 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1807 · 37 days
Dennis Smelt R
Sep 1, 1806 – Mar 4, 1807 · 6 months
Joseph Bryan R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Peter Early R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Cowles Mead R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
David Meriwether R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Thomas Spalding R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Samuel Hammond R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
Joseph Bryan R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
Peter Early R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
David Meriwether R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
Benjamin Taliaferro R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
Peter Early R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
David Meriwether R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
John Milledge R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1803 · 15 months
James Jones F
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
Benjamin Taliaferro F
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
Abraham Baldwin R
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1799 · 22 months
John Milledge R
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1799 · 22 months
Abraham Baldwin R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
John Milledge R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
Thomas Petters Carnes
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months
Abraham Baldwin DR
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.