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List of United States representatives from Tennessee

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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Tennessee. 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 Tennessee.

Future presidents who served as members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee are: Andrew Jackson (1796–1797, at-large), James K. Polk (1825–1839, 6th and 9th) and Andrew Johnson (1843–1853, 1st)

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[1] Seated February 25, 1863 after escaping a Confederate prison.

[2] During the First Congress, which was in existence from 1789 to 1791, the former Governor of Franklin, represented what was to become the State of Tennessee, which was originally the 5th district of North Carolina and during his term of office called "the Southwest Territory."

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Member	Party	Years	District	Notes
Adam R. Alexander	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	9th	Elected in 1823. Switched parties.
Adam R. Alexander	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827	9th	Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian. Lost re-election to D. Crockett.
Clifford Allen	Democratic	November 25, 1975 – June 18, 1978	5th	Elected to finish Fulton's term. Died.
Robert Allen	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1823	4th	Elected in 1819. Redistricted to the 5th district.
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	5th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1823. Switched parties.
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827	5th	Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian. Retired.
Josiah M. Anderson	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851	3rd	Elected in 1849. Lost re-election to Churchwell.
William C. Anderson	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	1st	Elected in 1894. Lost renomination to Brownlow.
William R. Anderson	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973	6th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Beard.
Samuel M. Arnell	Unconditional Unionist	July 24, 1866 – March 4, 1867	6th	Elected in 1865. Switched parties.
Samuel M. Arnell	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1871	6th	Re-elected in 1867 as a Republican. Retired.
Thomas D. Arnold	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833	2nd	Elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election to Blair.
Thomas D. Arnold	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843	1st	Elected in 1841. Retired.
John B. Ashe	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	10th	Elected in 1843. Retired.
John Atkins	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859	9th	Elected in 1857. Lost re-election to Etheridge.
		March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875	7th	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 8th district.
		March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883	8th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1874. Retired.
Richard M. Atkinson	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	5th	Elected in 1936. Lost renomination to Byrns Jr.
Richard W. Austin	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1919	2nd	Elected in 1908. Lost renomination to J.W. Taylor.
William T. Avery	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861	10th	Elected in 1857. Could not seek re-election, as West Tennessee seceded.
Howard Baker Sr.	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 7, 1964	2nd	Elected in 1950. Died.
Irene Baker	Republican	March 10, 1964 – January 3, 1965	2nd	Elected to finish her husband's term. Retired.
LaMar Baker	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	3rd	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election to Lloyd.
John G. Ballentine	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	7th	Elected in 1882. Retired.
Washington Barrow	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849	8th	Elected in 1847. Retired.
Ross Bass	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – November 3, 1964	6th	Elected in 1954. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.
Robin Beard	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	6th	Elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John Bell	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1835	7th	Elected in 1827. Switched parties.
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837		Re-elected in 1835 as an Anti-Jacksonian. Switched parties.
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841		Re-elected in 1837 as a Whig. Retired to become U.S. Secretary of War.
Diane Black	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	6th	Elected in 2010. Retired to run for governor.
Marsha Blackburn	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019	7th	Elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Julius W. Blackwell	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841	4th	Elected in 1839. Lost re-election to T. Campbell.
Julius W. Blackwell	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	3rd	Elected in 1842. Lost re-election to Crozier.
John Blair	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825	1st	Elected in 1823. Switched parties
John Blair	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1835	1st	Re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian. Lost re-election to Carter.
Ray Blanton	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973	7th	Elected in 1966. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William G. Blount	Democratic-Republican	December 8, 1815 – March 4, 1819	2nd	Elected to finish Sevier's term.
Bill Boner	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – October 5, 1987	5th	Elected in 1978. Resigned after becoming Mayor of Nashville.
John H. Bowen	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815	4th	Elected in 1813. Retired.