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Illinois's 24th congressional district

29 members have held this seat since Nov 9, 1903. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
29
15 R · 14 D
Longest tenure
7.8 years
Claude VanCleve Parsons
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/il-24Every holder, newest first
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192019401960198020002020James Robert Williams · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratPleasant Thomas Chapman · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanPleasant Thomas Chapman · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanPleasant Thomas Chapman · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanHiram Robert Fowler · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratHiram Robert Fowler · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratThomas Sutler Williams · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sutler Williams · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanClaude VanCleve Parsons · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratClaude VanCleve Parsons · 1933-03-09 – 1941-01-04 · DemocratJames Vandaveer Heidinger · 1943-01-06 – 1947-01-04 · RepublicanCharles Wesley Vursell · 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · RepublicanCharles Melvin Price · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratCharles Melvin Price · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratCharles Melvin Price · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratCharles Melvin Price · 1971-01-21 – 1973-01-04 · DemocratPaul Martin Simon · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratPaul Martin Simon · 1979-01-15 – 1983-01-04 · DemocratClaude VanCleve Parsons · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratJames Vandaveer Heidinger · 1941-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanRoy Clippinger · 1945-01-03 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanCharles Melvin Price · 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratKenneth James Gray · 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-04 · Democrat
Paul Martin Simon D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1983 · 4 years
Paul Martin Simon D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Kenneth James Gray D
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1975 · 2 years
Charles Melvin Price D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
Charles Melvin Price D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Charles Melvin Price D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Charles Melvin Price D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Charles Melvin Price D
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Charles Wesley Vursell R
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1953 · 4 years
Roy Clippinger R
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1949 · 4 years
James Vandaveer Heidinger R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1947 · 4 years
James Vandaveer Heidinger R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
Claude VanCleve Parsons D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1941 · 7.8 years
Claude VanCleve Parsons D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Claude VanCleve Parsons D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Hiram Robert Fowler D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Hiram Robert Fowler D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Pleasant Thomas Chapman R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Pleasant Thomas Chapman R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Pleasant Thomas Chapman R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James Robert Williams D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months

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