List of United States Representatives from Mississippi

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Mississippi. The list of names should be complete as of June 9, 2015, but other data may be incomplete.

Current representatives

Alphabetical

Gregg Harper (R) (3rd district) Website
Trent Kelly (R) (1st district) Website
Steven Palazzo (R) (4th district) Website
Bennie Thompson (D) (2nd district) Website

By District

1st district Trent Kelly (R) (2015-Present)
2nd district Bennie Thompson (D) (1993–Present)
3rd district Gregg Harper (R) (2009–Present)
4th district Steven Palazzo (R) (2011–Present)

List of representatives

Buns	Years	Party	District	Notes
Thomas G. Abernethy	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas G. Abernethy	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	1st		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stephen Adams	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Allen	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1901	Democratic	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Chapman L. Anderson	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ethelbert Barksdale	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Barksdale	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Democratic	At-large	Withdrew
William Barksdale	March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1861	3rd		Withdrew
Frederick G. Barry	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry W. Barry	February 23, 1870 – March 4, 1875	Republican	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William T. S. Barry	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph H. Beeman	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Hendley Bennett	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David R. Bowen	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Eaton Bowers	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert G. Brown	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert G. Brown	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
T. Jeff Busby	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Adam M. Byrd	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Harry Cage	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835	Jacksonian	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1921	Democratic	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas C. Catchings	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1901	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James R. Chalmers	March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1882	Democratic	6th	Lost contested election
James R. Chalmers	June 25, 1884 – March 4, 1885	Independent	2nd	Seated after contested election with Van H. Manning
Travis Childers	May 13, 2008 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John F. H. Claiborne	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837	Jacksonian	At-large	Failure to elect, seat declared vacant
John F. H. Claiborne	March 4, 1837 – February 5, 1838	Democratic	At-large	Failure to elect, seat declared vacant
Thad Cochran	January 3, 1973 – December 26, 1978	Republican	4th	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate, took seat on early appointment
James Collier	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1933	Democratic	8th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ross A. Collins	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ross A. Collins	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	5th
William M. Colmer	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1963	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William M. Colmer	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	5th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jefferson Davis	March 4, 1845 – June ??, 1846	Democratic	At-large	Resigned to command regiment in Mexican–American War
Reuben Davis	March 4, 1857 – January 12, 1861	Democratic	2nd	Withdrew
Walter Denny	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David Dickson	March 4, 1835 – July 31, 1836	Anti-Jacksonian	At-large	Died
William A. Dickson	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Wayne Dowdy	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Wall Doxey	March 4, 1929 – September 23, 1941	Democratic	2nd	Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
Aubert C. Dunn	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry T. Ellett	January 26, 1847 – March 4, 1847	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lawrence R. Ellzey	March 15, 1932 – January 3, 1935	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Mike Espy	January 3, 1987 – January 22, 1993	Democratic	2nd	Resigned after being appointed as United States Secretary of Agriculture
Winfield S. Featherston	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1851	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Aaron L. Ford	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Andrew F. Fox	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William W. Franklin	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	Republican	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John D. Freeman	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853	Unionist	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel J. Gholson	December 1, 1836 – March 4, 1837	Jacksonian	At-large	Failure to elect, seat declared vacant
Samuel J. Gholson	March 4, 1837 – February 5, 1838	Democratic	At-large	Failure to elect, seat declared vacant
Charles H. Griffin	March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William M. Gwin	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Haile	July 10, 1826 – July 10, 1828	Jacksonian	At-large	Resigned
Robert S. Hall	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William H. Hammett	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Gregg Harper	January 3, 2009 – present	Republican	3rd	Incumbent
George E. Harris	February 23, 1870 – March 4, 1873	Republican	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Wiley P. Harris	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Pat Harrison	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Patrick Henry	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Patrick Henry	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903	3rd		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Wilson S. Hill	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Hinds	October 21, 1828 – March 4, 1831	Jacksonian	At-large	Resigned
Jon Hinson	January 3, 1979 – July 7, 1981	Republican	4th	Resigned
Charles E. Hooker	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1895	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert Howe	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875	Republican	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin G. Humphreys	March 4, 1903 – October 16, 1923	Democratic	3rd	Died
William Y. Humphreys	November 27, 1923 – March 4, 1925	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Elza Jeffords	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	Republican	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Paul B. Johnson, Sr.	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Trent Kelly	June 2, 2015 – present	Republican	1st	Incumbent
John C. Kyle	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1897	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William A. Lake	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857	Know Nothing	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
L. Q. C. Lamar	March 4, 1857 – December ??, 1860	Democratic	1st	Retired to become a member of the secesson convention of Mississippi
L. Q. C. Lamar	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	1st
Clarke Lewis	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Trent Lott	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989	Republican	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Love	March 4, 1897 – October 16, 1898	Democratic	6th	Died
Bill G. Lowrey	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1929	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John R. Lynch	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877	Republican	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John R. Lynch	April 29, 1882 – March 4, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	6th
Van H. Manning	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Dan R. McGehee	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George C. McKee	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873	Republican	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George C. McKee	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875	5th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank McLain	December 12, 1898 – March 4, 1903	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank McLain	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	7th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Jones McRae	December 7, 1858 – January 12, 1861	Democratic	5th	Withdrew
William McWillie	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Hernando D. Money	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	4th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Sonny Montgomery	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Sonny Montgomery	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997	3rd		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James B. Morgan	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph Morphis	March 4, 1870 – March 4, 1873	Republican	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry Muldrow	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1885	Democratic	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Nabers	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853	Unionist	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jason Niles	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875	Republican	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alan Nunnelee	January 3, 2011 – February 6, 2015	Republican	1st	Died
Steven Palazzo	January 3, 2011 – present	Republican	4th	Incumbent
Michael Parker	January 3, 1989 – November 10, 1995	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Michael Parker	November 10, 1995 – January 3, 1999	Republican	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Legrand W. Perce	February 23, 1870 – March 4, 1873	Republican	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Chip Pickering	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Republican	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Franklin E. Plummer	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1835	Jacksonian	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George Poindexter	December 10, 1817 – March 4, 1819	Democratic-Republican	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Seargent S. Prentiss	May 29, 1838 – March 4, 1839	Whig	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Percy Quin	March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1932	Democratic	7th	Died
John A. Quitman	March 4, 1855 – July 17, 1858	Democratic	5th	Died
Christopher Rankin	March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1823	Democratic-Republican	At-large	Died
	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	Jacksonian D-R
	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1826	Jacksonian
John E. Rankin	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1953	Democratic	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert W. Roberts	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ronnie Shows	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Otho R. Singleton	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	March 4, 1857 – January 12, 1861	4th	Withdrew
	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas U. Sisson	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1923	Democratic	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank E. Smith	January 3, 1951 – November 14, 1962	Democratic	3rd	Resigned after being appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
Larkin I. Smith	January 3, 1989 – August 13, 1989	Republican	5th	Died
James G. Spencer	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Spight	July 5, 1898 – March 4, 1911	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Hubert D. Stephens	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Stockdale	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1895	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William V. Sullivan	March 4, 1897 – May 31, 1898	Democratic	2nd	Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate
Gene Taylor	October 17, 1989 – January 3, 2003	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Gene Taylor	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011	4th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Bennie Thompson	April 13, 1993 – present	Democratic	2nd	Incumbent
Jacob Thompson	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1847	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacob Thompson	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1851	1st		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Patrick W. Tompkins	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849	Whig	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Tilghman Tucker	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	Democratic	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry Van Eaton	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William W. Venable	January 4, 1916 – March 4, 1921	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Prentiss Walker	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	Republican	4th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Guilford Wells	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877	Independent Republican	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jamie Whitten	November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1973	Democratic	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jamie Whitten	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1995	1st		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William M. Whittington	March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1951	Democratic	3rd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Roger Wicker	January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2007	Republican	1st	Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate
John A. Wilcox	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853	Whig	2nd	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John B. Williams	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	Democratic	7th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	4th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	January 3, 1963 – January 16, 1968	3rd	Resigned after being elected Governor
John S. Williams	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John S. Williams	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	8th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
T. Webber Wilson	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929	Democratic	6th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
W. Arthur Winstead	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963	Democratic	5th	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
W. Arthur Winstead	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	4th		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel A. Witherspoon	March 4, 1911 – November 24, 1915	Democratic	5th	Died
Thomas J. Word	May 29, 1838 – March 4, 1839	Whig	At-large	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Daniel B. Wright	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857	Democratic	1st	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi

As of October 2016, there are twelve former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Mississippi who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Alan Nunnelee (2011-2015), who died in office on February 6, 2015.

Representative	Term of office	District	Date of birth (and age)
Thad Cochran	1973–1978	1st	(1937-12-07) December 7, 1937
David R. Bowen	1973–1983	2nd	(1932-10-21) October 21, 1932
Trent Lott	1973–1989	5th	(1941-10-09) October 9, 1941
Wayne Dowdy	1981–1989	4th	(1943-07-27) July 27, 1943
Webb Franklin	1983–1987	2nd	(1941-12-13) December 13, 1941
Mike Espy	1987–1993	2nd	(1953-11-30) November 30, 1953
Michael Parker	1989–1999	4th	(1949-10-31) October 31, 1949
Gene Taylor	1989–2011	5th (1989–2011) 4th (2003–2011)	(1953-09-17) September 17, 1953
Roger Wicker	1995–2007	1st	(1951-07-05) July 5, 1951
Chip Pickering	1997–2009	3rd	(1963-08-10) August 10, 1963
Ronnie Shows	1999–2003	4th	(1947-01-26) January 26, 1947
Travis Childers	2008–2011	1st	(1958-03-29) March 29, 1958

References

politicalgraveyard.com - 1870s
politicalgraveyard.com - John R. Lynch

Lists of United States congressional delegations

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Other	American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Obsolete	Dakota Territory Northwest Territory Orleans Territory Philippines Southwest Territory

Lists of former House members List of former Senators

Years in Mississippi (1817–present)

19th century	1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900

20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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