Mississippi's 6th congressional district

Mississippi's 6th congressional district existed from 1873 to 1963. It was created after the United States 1870 census and abolished following the 1960 census, due to changes in population.

List of representatives

Representative	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Home	Notes	Congress
District created March 4, 1873
John R. Lynch	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1877	Republican			43rd - 44th
James Ronald Chalmers	March 4, 1877	April 29, 1882	Democratic		Lost contested election	45th - 47th
John R. Lynch	April 29, 1882	March 3, 1883	Republican		Won contested election	47th
Henry Smith Van Eaton	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1887	Democratic			48th - 49th
T.R. Stockdale	March 4, 1887	March 3, 1895	Democratic			50th - 53rd
Walter McKennon Denny	March 4, 1895	March 3, 1897	Democratic			54th
William F. Love	March 4, 1897	October 16, 1898	Democratic		Died	55th
Frank A. McLain	December 12, 1898	March 3, 1903	Democratic		Redistricted to the 7th district	55th - 57th
Eaton J. Bowers	March 4, 1903	March 3, 1911	Democratic			58th - 61st
Pat Harrison	March 4, 1911	March 3, 1919	Democratic			62nd - 65th
Paul B. Johnson, Sr.	March 4, 1919	March 3, 1923	Democratic			66th - 67th
T. Webber Wilson	March 4, 1923	March 3, 1929	Democratic			68th - 70th
Robert S. Hall	March 4, 1929	March 3, 1933	Democratic			71st - 72nd
William M. Colmer	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1963	Democratic		Redistricted to the 5th district	73rd - 86th
District inactive January 3, 1963 – Present

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present