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Mississippi's 5th congressional district

52 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1855. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
52
45 D · 7 R
Longest tenure
16 years
William Arthur Winstead
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/ms-5Every holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020John Anthony Quitman · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratJohn Anthony Quitman · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratJohn Jones McRae · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratLegrand Winfield Perce · 1869-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Colin McKee · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Edward Hooker · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratCharles Edward Hooker · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratCharles Edward Hooker · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratCharles Edward Hooker · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratOtho Robards Singleton · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratOtho Robards Singleton · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratChapman Levy Anderson · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratChapman Levy Anderson · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Henry Beeman · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratAdam Monroe Byrd · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratAdam Monroe Byrd · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratAdam Monroe Byrd · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratAdam Monroe Byrd · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Andrew Witherspoon · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Andrew Witherspoon · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Andrew Witherspoon · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Webb Venable · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Webb Venable · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1933-03-09 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratRoss Alexander Collins · 1937-01-05 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Arthur Winstead · 1943-01-06 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Arthur Winstead · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Meyers Colmer · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Meyers Colmer · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Meyers Colmer · 1971-01-21 – 1973-01-04 · DemocratTrent Lott · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanTrent Lott · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanTrent Lott · 1987-01-06 – 1989-01-04 · RepublicanGene Taylor · 1989-10-17 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratGene Taylor · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratGene Taylor · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratJohn Jones McRae · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Webb Venable · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratAubert Culberson Dunn · 1935-01-03 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratTrent Lott · 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanLarkin I. Smith · 1989-01-03 – 1989-08-14 · Republican
Gene Taylor D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Gene Taylor D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Gene Taylor D
Oct 17, 1989 – Jan 4, 1997 · 7.2 years
Larkin I. Smith R
Jan 3, 1989 – Aug 14, 1989 · 7 months
Trent Lott R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1989 · 2 years
Trent Lott R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Trent Lott R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Trent Lott R
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1975 · 2 years
William Meyers Colmer D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
William Meyers Colmer D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
William Meyers Colmer D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
William Arthur Winstead D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
William Arthur Winstead D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
Ross Alexander Collins D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1943 · 6 years
Aubert Culberson Dunn D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1937 · 2 years
Ross Alexander Collins D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1935 · 22 months
Ross Alexander Collins D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Ross Alexander Collins D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Ross Alexander Collins D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Ross Alexander Collins D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Ross Alexander Collins D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Ross Alexander Collins D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
William Webb Venable D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
William Webb Venable D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
William Webb Venable D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Adam Monroe Byrd D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Adam Monroe Byrd D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Adam Monroe Byrd D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Adam Monroe Byrd D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
John Sharp Williams D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
John Sharp Williams D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
John Sharp Williams D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
John Sharp Williams D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
John Sharp Williams D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Joseph Henry Beeman D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Chapman Levy Anderson D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Chapman Levy Anderson D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Otho Robards Singleton D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Otho Robards Singleton D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Charles Edward Hooker D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Charles Edward Hooker D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Charles Edward Hooker D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Charles Edward Hooker D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
George Colin McKee R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Legrand Winfield Perce R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1873 · 4 years
John Jones McRae D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
John Anthony Quitman D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
John Jones McRae D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
John Anthony Quitman D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months

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