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Indiana's 4th congressional district

74 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1833. Now: James R. Baird R.

Holders
74
38 D · 26 R · 6 W · 2 J · 1 FS · 1 IRD
Longest tenure
8 years
Edwin Adair
Current
7.8 years
James R. Baird, since Jan 3, 2019
history/seat/in-4Every holder, newest first
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020Amos Lane · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonAmos Lane · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonGeorge Hedford Dunn · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · WhigThomas Smith · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratJames Harrison Cravens · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · WhigCaleb Blood Smith · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · WhigCaleb Blood Smith · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · WhigCaleb Blood Smith · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · WhigGeorge Washington Julian · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · Free SoilSamuel Wilson Parker · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · WhigJames Henry Lane · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Cumback · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · Ind. Republican-DemocratJames Bradford Foley · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · DemocratJohn Hanson Farquhar · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Steele Holman · 1867-03-04 – 1869-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Washington Julian · 1869-03-04 – 1871-03-04 · RepublicanJeremiah Morrow Wilson · 1871-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanJeremiah Morrow Wilson · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanJeptha Dudley New · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Sexton · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanJeptha Dudley New · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Steele Holman · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratJames Eli Watson · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Steele Holman · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratFrancis Marion Griffith · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratFrancis Marion Griffith · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratFrancis Marion Griffith · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratLincoln Dixon · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratJohn Samuel Benham · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Samuel Benham · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Clifford Canfield · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratHarry Clifford Canfield · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratHarry Clifford Canfield · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratHarry Clifford Canfield · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratHarry Clifford Canfield · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratJames Indus Farley · 1933-03-09 – 1939-01-04 · DemocratGeorge W. Gillie · 1943-01-06 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanEdwin Adair · 1951-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanEdwin Adair · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanEdwin Adair · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanEdwin Adair · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Edward Roush · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratJohn Edward Roush · 1975-01-14 – 1977-01-04 · DemocratJames Danforth Quayle · 1977-01-04 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanJames Danforth Quayle · 1979-01-15 – 1981-01-04 · RepublicanDaniel Coats · 1981-01-05 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanDaniel Coats · 1987-01-06 – 1989-01-04 · RepublicanMark Edward Souder · 1995-01-04 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanMark Edward Souder · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanMark Edward Souder · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanStephen E. Buyer · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanStephen E. Buyer · 2009-01-06 – 2011-01-04 · RepublicanTodd Rokita · 2011-01-05 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanTodd Rokita · 2015-01-06 – 2019-01-04 · RepublicanFrancis Marion Griffith · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratGeorge W. Gillie · 1939-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanEdward H. Kruse · 1949-01-03 – 1951-01-04 · DemocratJill Lynette Long Thompson · 1989-01-03 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratJames R. Baird · 2019-01-03 – present · Republican
James R. Baird R
Jan 3, 2019 – present · 7.8 years
Todd Rokita R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2019 · 4 years
Todd Rokita R
Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 4, 2015 · 4 years
Stephen E. Buyer R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2011 · 2 years
Stephen E. Buyer R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Mark Edward Souder R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Mark Edward Souder R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Mark Edward Souder R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 1997 · 2 years
Jill Lynette Long Thompson D
Jan 3, 1989 – Jan 4, 1995 · 6 years
Daniel Coats R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1989 · 2 years
Daniel Coats R
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1987 · 6 years
James Danforth Quayle R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1981 · 2 years
James Danforth Quayle R
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 1979 · 2 years
John Edward Roush D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1977 · 2 years
John Edward Roush D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Edwin Adair R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Edwin Adair R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Edwin Adair R
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Edwin Adair R
Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 4, 1959 · 8 years
Edward H. Kruse D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1951 · 2 years
George W. Gillie R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
George W. Gillie R
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1943 · 4 years
James Indus Farley D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1939 · 5.8 years
Harry Clifford Canfield D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Harry Clifford Canfield D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Harry Clifford Canfield D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Harry Clifford Canfield D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Harry Clifford Canfield D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Samuel Benham R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
John Samuel Benham R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Lincoln Dixon D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Lincoln Dixon D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Lincoln Dixon D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Lincoln Dixon D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Lincoln Dixon D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Lincoln Dixon D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Lincoln Dixon D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Francis Marion Griffith D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Francis Marion Griffith D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Francis Marion Griffith D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Francis Marion Griffith D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Eli Watson R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Jeptha Dudley New D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Leonidas Sexton R
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Jeptha Dudley New D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1873 · 2 years
George Washington Julian R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1871 · 2 years
William Steele Holman D
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
John Hanson Farquhar R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
William Steele Holman D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
William Steele Holman D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
James Bradford Foley D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
William Cumback IRD
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
James Henry Lane D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Samuel Wilson Parker W
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
George Washington Julian FS
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Caleb Blood Smith W
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Caleb Blood Smith W
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Caleb Blood Smith W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
James Harrison Cravens W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Thomas Smith D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
George Hedford Dunn W
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Amos Lane J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Amos Lane J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months

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