Member |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
Location |
District created March 4, 1813 |
Vacant |
March 4, 1813 – April 20, 1813 |
13th |
Representative-elect John Simpson died. |
1813–1823 Bullett, Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby counties |
Stephen Ormsby (Louisville) |
Democratic-Republican |
April 20, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected to finish Simpson's term. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
Richard C. Anderson Jr. (Louisville) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired. |
Wingfield Bullock (Shelbyville) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1821 – October 13, 1821 |
17th |
Elected in 1820. Died. |
Vacant |
October 13, 1821 – November 21, 1821 |
|
James D. Breckinridge (Louisville) |
Democratic-Republican |
November 21, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected to finish Bullock's term and seated January 2, 1822. Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election there. |
Richard A. Buckner (Greensburg) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th |
Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1827. Retired. |
1823–1833 Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Pulaski, and Wayne counties |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
Nathan Gaither (Columbia) |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election there. |
Patrick H. Pope (Louisville) |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd |
Elected in 1833. Lost re-election. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
William J. Graves (New Castle) |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th |
Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired. |
Whig |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
James Sprigg (Shelbyville) |
Whig |
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th |
Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election as an independent. |
Garrett Davis (Paris) |
Whig |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Charles S. Morehead (Frankfort) |
Whig |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Retired. |
John C. Breckinridge (Lexington) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Retired. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
Alexander K. Marshall (Nicholasville) |
Know Nothing |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th |
Elected in 1855. Retired. |
James B. Clay (Lexington) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th |
Elected in 1857. Retired. |
William E. Simms (Paris) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th |
Elected in 1859. Lost re-election. |
John J. Crittenden (Frankfort) |
Unionist |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th |
Elected in 1861. Renominated but withdrew prior to election. |
William H. Randall (London) |
Unconditional Unionist |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Retired. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
George M. Adams (Barbourville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
40th 41st 42nd |
Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
Milton J. Durham (Danville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
43rd 44th 45th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost renomination. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
Philip B. Thompson Jr. (Harrodsburg) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
46th 47th 48th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
James B. McCreary (Richmond) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1897 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost renomination. |
1893–1903 [data missing] |
George M. Davison (Stanford) |
Republican |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th |
Elected in 1896. Lost re-election. |
George G. Gilbert (Shelbyville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 |
56th 57th 58th 59th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired. |
1903–1913 [data missing] |
Harvey Helm (Stanford) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
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 but died before next term began. |
1913–1923 [data missing] |
Vacant |
March 3, 1919 – August 1, 1919 |
66th |
King Swope (Danville) |
Republican |
August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
66th |
Elected to finish Helm's term. Lost re-election. |
Ralph W. E. Gilbert (Shelbyville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 |
67th 68th 69th 70th |
Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election. |
1923–1933 [data missing] |
Lewis L. Walker (Lancaster) |
Republican |
March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
71st |
Elected in 1928. Retired. |
Ralph W. E. Gilbert (Shelbyville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd |
Elected in 1930. Retired. |
District inactive |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd |
|
Fred M. Vinson (Ashland) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1935 – May 27, 1938 |
74th 75th |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Resigned to become Associate Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. |
1935–1943 [data missing] |
Vacant |
May 27, 1938 – June 4, 1938 |
66th |
Joe B. Bates (Greenup) |
Democratic |
June 4, 1938 – January 3, 1953 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Elected to finish Vinson's term. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination. |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
James S. Golden (Pineville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
83rd |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1952. Retired. |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
Eugene Siler (Williamsburg) |
Republican |
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
District eliminated January 3, 1963 |