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Mississippi's 6th congressional district

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

Holders
35
32 D · 3 R
Longest tenure
16 years
William Meyers Colmer
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/ms-6Every holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020John Roy Lynch · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Roy Lynch · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · RepublicanJames Ronald Chalmers · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratJames Ronald Chalmers · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratJohn Roy Lynch · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Smith Van Eaton · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratHenry Smith Van Eaton · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratThomas Ringland Stockdale · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratThomas Ringland Stockdale · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratThomas Ringland Stockdale · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratThomas Ringland Stockdale · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratWalter McKennon Denny · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Franklin Love · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratFrank Alexander McLain · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratFrank Alexander McLain · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratEaton Jackson Bowers · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratEaton Jackson Bowers · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratEaton Jackson Bowers · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratEaton Jackson Bowers · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratByron Patton Harrison · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratByron Patton Harrison · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratByron Patton Harrison · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratByron Patton Harrison · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratPaul Burney Johnson · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratPaul Burney Johnson · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratThomas Webber Wilson · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratThomas Webber Wilson · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratThomas Webber Wilson · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratRobert Samuel Hall · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratRobert Samuel Hall · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Meyers Colmer · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Meyers Colmer · 1943-01-06 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratWilliam Meyers Colmer · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratJames Ronald Chalmers · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratFrank Alexander McLain · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · Democrat
William Meyers Colmer D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
William Meyers Colmer D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
William Meyers Colmer D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
Robert Samuel Hall D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Robert Samuel Hall D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Thomas Webber Wilson D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Thomas Webber Wilson D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Thomas Webber Wilson D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Paul Burney Johnson D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Paul Burney Johnson D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Byron Patton Harrison D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Byron Patton Harrison D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Byron Patton Harrison D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Byron Patton Harrison D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Eaton Jackson Bowers D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Eaton Jackson Bowers D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Eaton Jackson Bowers D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Eaton Jackson Bowers D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Frank Alexander McLain D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Frank Alexander McLain D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
William Franklin Love D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Frank Alexander McLain D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Walter McKennon Denny D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Thomas Ringland Stockdale D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Thomas Ringland Stockdale D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Thomas Ringland Stockdale D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Thomas Ringland Stockdale D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
Henry Smith Van Eaton D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
Henry Smith Van Eaton D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
John Roy Lynch R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
James Ronald Chalmers D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
James Ronald Chalmers D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
James Ronald Chalmers D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
John Roy Lynch R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
John Roy Lynch R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months

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