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Kentucky's 10th congressional district

Coordinates: 37°45′N 82°45′W / 37.750°N 82.750°W / 37.750; -82.750
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Kentucky's 10th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1810
1870
Eliminated1860
1930
Years active1813–1863
1873–1933

Kentucky's 10th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1933. Its last Representative was Andrew J. May.

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history Location
District created March 4, 1813

William P. Duval
(Bardstown)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
13th Elected in 1812.
Retired.
1813–1823
Green, Hardin, Nelson, and Washington counties

Benjamin Hardin
(Bardstown)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
14th Elected in 1814.
Retired.
Thomas Speed
(Bardstown)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
15th Elected in 1816.
Retired.

Benjamin Hardin
(Bardstown)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823
16th
17th
Elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.
Francis Johnson
(Bowling Green)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Lost re-election.
1823–1833
Allen, Barren, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, and Warren counties
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Joel Yancey
(Glasgow)
Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831
20th
21st
Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Lost re-election.
Christopher Tompkins
(Glasgow)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Chilton Allan
(Winchester)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.
1833–1843
[data missing]

Richard Hawes
(Winchester)
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired.

Thomas F. Marshall
(Versailles)
Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27th Elected in 1841.
Retired.
John W. Tibbatts
(Newport)
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired.
1843–1853
[data missing]

John P. Gaines
(Walton)
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th Elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.

Richard H. Stanton
(Maysville)
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1855
31st
32nd
33rd
Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Lost re-election.
1853–1863
[data missing]
Samuel F. Swope
(Falmouth)
Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th Elected in 1855.
Retired.

John W. Stevenson
(Covington)
Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861
35th
36th
Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Lost re-election.
John W. Menzies
(Covington)
Unionist March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th Elected in 1861.
Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election.
District suspended March 3, 1863
District re-established March 4, 1873

John D. Young
(Owingsville)
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
Retired.
1873–1883
[data missing]
John B. Clarke
(Brooksville)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.

Elijah Phister
(Maysville)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

John D. White
(Manchester)
Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1882.
Retired.
1883–1893
[data missing]

William P. Taulbee
(Salyersville)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889
49th
50th
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.
John H. Wilson
(Barboursville)
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st Elected in 1888.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

John W. Kendall
(West Liberty)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 7, 1892
52nd Elected in 1890.
Died.
Vacant March 7, 1892 –
April 21, 1892

Joseph M. Kendall
(Prestonsburg)
Democratic April 21, 1892 –
March 3, 1893
Elected to finish his father's term.
Retired.

Marcus C. Lisle
(Winchester)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
July 7, 1894
53rd Elected in 1892.
Died.
1893–1903
[data missing]
Vacant July 7, 1894 –
December 3, 1894

William M. Beckner
(Winchester)
Democratic December 3, 1894 –
March 3, 1895
Elected to finish Lisle's term.
Lost renomination.

Joseph M. Kendall
(Prestonsburg)
Democratic March 4, 1895 –
February 18, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
Lost contested election.

Nathan T. Hopkins
(Marshall)
Republican February 18, 1897 –
March 3, 1897
Won contested election.
Retired.

Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick
(Prestonsburg)
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.

James B. White
(Irvine)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
57th Elected in 1900.
Retired.

Francis A. Hopkins
(Prestonsburg)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
1903–1913
[data missing]

John W. Langley
(Pikeville)
Republican March 4, 1907 –
January 11, 1926
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Resigned after conviction for illegally selling alcohol.
1913–1923
[data missing]
1923–1933
[data missing]
Vacant January 11, 1926 –
February 13, 1926
69th

Andrew J. Kirk
(Jenkins)
Republican February 13, 1926 –
March 3, 1927
Elected to finish Langley's term.
Lost renomination.

Katherine G. Langley
(Pikeville)
Republican March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1931
70th
71st
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

Andrew J. May
(Prestonsburg)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933
72nd Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

References

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  • 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

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