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Missouri's 12th congressional district

39 members have held this seat since Dec 1, 1873. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
39
20 R · 19 D
Longest tenure
6 years
Walter Christian Ploeser
Current
—
nobody
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18801900192019401960198020002020John Montgomery Glover · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · DemocratJohn Montgomery Glover · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratJohn Montgomery Glover · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Henry Hatch · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Henry Hatch · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratCharles Henry Morgan · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Joel Stone · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Joel Stone · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Joel Stone · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratDavid Albaugh De Armond · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratSeth Wallace Cobb · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratSeth Wallace Cobb · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratCharles Edward Pearce · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Edward Pearce · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Chester Robinson Wagoner · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanJames Joseph Butler · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratErnest Edward Wood · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratHarry Marcy Coudrey · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Marcy Coudrey · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanMichael Joseph Gill · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanJames Robert Claiborne · 1935-01-03 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratCharles Arthur Anderson · 1937-01-05 – 1941-01-04 · DemocratWalter Christian Ploeser · 1943-01-06 – 1949-01-04 · RepublicanThomas Bradford Curtis · 1951-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · RepublicanJames Joseph Butler · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratHarry Marcy Coudrey · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanLeonidas Carstarphen Dyer · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanWalter Christian Ploeser · 1941-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanRaymond Willard Karst · 1949-01-03 – 1951-01-04 · Democrat
Thomas Bradford Curtis R
Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 4, 1953 · 2 years
Raymond Willard Karst D
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 4, 1951 · 2 years
Walter Christian Ploeser R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
Walter Christian Ploeser R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1943 · 2 years
Charles Arthur Anderson D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1941 · 4 years
James Robert Claiborne D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1937 · 2 years
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Michael Joseph Gill D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Harry Marcy Coudrey R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Harry Marcy Coudrey R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Ernest Edward Wood D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Harry Marcy Coudrey R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
James Joseph Butler D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
George Chester Robinson Wagoner R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
James Joseph Butler D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Charles Edward Pearce R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Charles Edward Pearce R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Seth Wallace Cobb D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Seth Wallace Cobb D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
David Albaugh De Armond D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
William Joel Stone D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
William Joel Stone D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
William Joel Stone D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Charles Henry Morgan D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
William Henry Hatch D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
William Henry Hatch D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
John Montgomery Glover D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
John Montgomery Glover D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
John Montgomery Glover D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months

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