History / Congress
South Carolina's 4th congressional district
97 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Now: William R. Timmons IV R.
Holders
9755 D · 31 R · 4 J · 4 N · 3 U
Longest tenure
12 yearsJoseph Raleigh Bryson
Current
7.8 yearsWilliam R. Timmons IV, since Jan 3, 2019
history/seat/sc-4Every holder, newest first+97
William R. Timmons IV R
Jan 3, 2019 – present · 7.8 years
Trey Gowdy R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2019 · 4 years
Trey Gowdy R
Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 4, 2015 · 4 years
Bob Inglis R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2011 · 2 years
Bob Inglis R
Jan 4, 2005 – Jan 4, 2009 · 4 years
Jim DeMint R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2005 · 2 years
Jim DeMint R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Bob Inglis R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Bob Inglis R
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1997 · 4 years
Elizabeth J. Patterson D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
James Robert Mann D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
James Robert Mann D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
James Robert Mann D
Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 4, 1971 · 2 years
Robert Thomas Ashmore D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1969 · 2 years
Robert Thomas Ashmore D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Robert Thomas Ashmore D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Robert Thomas Ashmore D
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1955 · 12 years
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1943 · 4 years
Gabriel Heyward Mahon Jr. D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1939 · 4 years
John Jackson McSwain D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1937 · 3.8 years
John Jackson McSwain D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
John Jackson McSwain D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
John Jackson McSwain D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
John Jackson McSwain D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
John Jackson McSwain D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Jackson McSwain D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Samuel Jones Nicholls D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Samuel Jones Nicholls D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Samuel Jones Nicholls D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Joseph Travis Johnson D
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Stanyarne Wilson D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
Stanyarne Wilson D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Stanyarne Wilson D
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
George Washington Shell D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
George Washington Shell D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
William Hayne Perry D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
William Hayne Perry D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
William Hayne Perry D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
John Bratton D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
John Hamilton Evins D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
John Hamilton Evins D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
John Hamilton Evins D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
John Hamilton Evins D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Alexander Stuart Wallace R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Alexander Stuart Wallace R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Alexander Stuart Wallace R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1873 · 4 years
James Hamilton Goss R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1869 · 2 years
Milledge Luke Bonham D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Milledge Luke Bonham D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Preston Smith Brooks D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Preston Smith Brooks D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
John McQueen D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
John McQueen D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Alexander Dromgoole Sims D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
John McQueen D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Alexander Dromgoole Sims D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
John Campbell D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Sampson Hale Butler D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Samuel Wilds Trotti D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Sampson Hale Butler D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
Franklin Harper Elmore N
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Franklin Harper Elmore N
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
James Henry Hammond N
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
John Myers Felder N
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
John Myers Felder J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
William Dickinson Martin J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
William Dickinson Martin J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
Andrew Robison Govan J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Andrew Robison Govan
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
James Overstreet R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
Andrew Robison Govan R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
James Overstreet R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Joseph Bellinger R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
John Joel Chappell R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
John Joel Chappell R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
William Lowndes R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
John Taylor R
May 22, 1809 – Dec 31, 1810 · 19 months
John Taylor R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
O’Brien Smith R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Wade Hampton R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months
Richard Winn R
Jan 24, 1803 – Mar 4, 1803 · 39 days
Thomas Sumter R
Dec 7, 1801 – Dec 16, 1801 · 9 days
Thomas Sumter R
Dec 2, 1799 – Mar 4, 1801 · 15 months
Thomas Sumter R
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1799 · 22 months
Richard Winn R
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1797 · 15 months
Richard Winn R
Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 4, 1795 · 15 months
Thomas Sumter
Oct 24, 1791 – Mar 4, 1793 · 16 months
Thomas Sumter
Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 4, 1791 · 2 years
Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.