Kentucky's 10th congressional district
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United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 10 was a district of the United States Congress
in Kentucky
. It was lost to redistricting in 1933. Its last Representative was Andrew J. May
.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. It was lost to redistricting in 1933. Its last Representative was Andrew J. May
Andrew J. May
Andrew Jackson May was a Kentucky attorney and influential New Deal-era politician, best known for his chairmanship of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, and his subsequent conviction for bribery...
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List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District Residence | Note |
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| District created March 4, 1813 | ||||
| William P. Duval William Pope Duval William Pope Duval was the first civilian governor of Florida Territory, serving from April 17, 1822 until April 24, 1834.-Early life:... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815 | ||
| Benjamin Hardin Benjamin Hardin Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky. Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin. He was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and then moved with his parents to Washington County, Kentucky in 1788... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817 | ||
| Thomas Speed Thomas Speed Thomas Speed was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Speed was taught by his father. He moved with his parents to Kentucky in 1782. He was employed in the office of the clerk of the general court. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Danville and Bardstown in... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819 | ||
| Benjamin Hardin Benjamin Hardin Benjamin Hardin was a United States Representative from Kentucky. Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin. He was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and then moved with his parents to Washington County, Kentucky in 1788... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823 | ||
| Francis Johnson Francis Johnson (congressman) Francis Johnson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Caroline County, Virginia, Johnson pursued preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.... |
Adams-Clay D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the 6th district Kentucky's 6th congressional district Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington , Richmond, and Frankfort, the state capital.... |
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| Adams | March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 | |||
| Joel Yancey Joel Yancey Joel Yancey was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia. Later, he moved to Kentucky. Yancey was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1809-1811... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1831 | ||
| Christopher Tompkins Christopher Tompkins Christopher Tompkins was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Green County, Kentucky where, he completed preparatory studies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Glasgow, Kentucky.Tompkins was a member of the Kentucky House of... |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833 | Redistricted to the 3rd district Kentucky's 3rd congressional district Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky encompassing nearly the whole city of Louisville, which, since the merger of 2003, is contiguous with Jefferson County... |
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| Chilton Allan Chilton Allan Chilton Allan was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797. He attended the common schools, and also received private instructions. After this, he served an apprenticeship of three years as... |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 | Redistricted from the 3rd district Kentucky's 3rd congressional district Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky encompassing nearly the whole city of Louisville, which, since the merger of 2003, is contiguous with Jefferson County... |
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| Richard Hawes Richard Hawes Richard Hawes was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the second Confederate Governor of Kentucky. He was part of an influential political family, with a brother, uncle, and cousin who also served as U.S. Representatives. He began his political career as an ardent Whig and was a close... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841 | ||
| Thomas F. Marshall Thomas F. Marshall Thomas Francis Marshall was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky. He was the nephew of John Marshall.-Early life and family:... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 | ||
| John W. Tibbatts John W. Tibbatts John Wooleston Tibbatts was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Kentucky.Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tibbatts pursued classical studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1826, commencing practice in Newport, Kentucky... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847 | ||
| John P. Gaines John P. Gaines John Pollard Gaines was a U.S. military and political figure. He was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Kentucky from 1847 to 1849, and he served as Governor of the Oregon Territory from 1850 to 1853, stepping down after a turbulent term in office.-Early... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | ||
| Richard H. Stanton Richard H. Stanton Richard Henry Stanton was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, editor and judge from Kentucky.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1855 | ||
| Samuel F. Swope Samuel F. Swope Samuel Franklin Swope was a 19th century politician and lawyer from Kentucky.Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Swope attended the rural schools in Bourbon and Scott Counties and Georgetown College. He studied law and was admitted to the bar on March 1, 1830, commencing practice in Georgetown,... |
Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... |
March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857 | ||
| John W. Stevenson John W. Stevenson John White Stevenson was a U.S. Representative, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, the 25th Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861 | ||
| John W. Menzies John W. Menzies John William Menzies was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Kentucky.Born in Bryan Station, Kentucky, Menzies attended the common schools as a child and later graduated from the University of Virginia in 1840. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in... |
Unionist Unionist Party (United States) The Union Party was a fusion political party conceived by Republicans in 1861 to combine people of all political affiliations into a single movement committed to the preservation of the Union and to war. Republicans wanted to project an image of wartime nonpartisanship and they also expected to... |
March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863 | ||
| District suspended March 3, 1863 | ||||
| District re-established March 4, 1873 | ||||
| John D. Young John Duncan Young John Duncan Young was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | ||
| John B. Clarke John Blades Clarke John Blades Clarke was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:John B. Clarke was born in Brooksville, Kentucky on April 14, 1833. He was the son of John and Mary Clarke.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879 | ||
| Elijah Phister Elijah Phister Elijah Conner Phister was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Maysville, Kentucky. He attended the Seminary of Rand and Richardson in Maysville, Kentucky and was graduated from Augusta College, Kentucky in August 1840... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883 | ||
| John D. White John D. White John Daugherty White was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, nephew of John White.Born near Manchester in Clay County, Kentucky, White attended a private school until 1865 and Eminence College and the University of Kentucky at Lexington until 1870.He was graduated from the law department of the... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | Redistricted from the 9th district Kentucky's 9th congressional district United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 9 was a district of the United States Congress in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1953. Its last Representative was James S. Golden.-List of representatives:-References:*... |
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| William P. Taulbee William P. Taulbee William Preston Taulbee was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Taulbee was a son of William Harrison Taulbee and his wife, Mary Ann Wilson... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 | ||
| John H. Wilson John Henry Wilson (Kentucky) John Henry Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, Wilson pursued preparatory studies.He graduated from Tusculum College in June 1870... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891 | Redistricted to the 11th district Kentucky's 11th congressional district United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 11 was a district of the United States Congress in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1933. Its last Representative was Charles Finley.-List of representatives:-References:*... |
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| John W. Kendall John W. Kendall John Wilkerson Kendall was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, father of Joseph Morgan Kendall.Born in Morgan County, Kentucky, Kendall attended the common schools and Owingsville Academy, where he studied law.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1891 - March 7, 1892 | Died | |
| Joseph M. Kendall Joseph M. Kendall Joseph Morgan Kendall was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, son of John Wilkerson Kendall.Born in West Liberty, Kentucky, Kendall received his early education from private tutors and in the public schools.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
April 21, 1892 - March 3, 1893 | ||
| Marcus C. Lisle Marcus C. Lisle Marcus Claiborne Lisle was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Winchester, Kentucky, Lisle attended the common schools of his native county and the University of Kentucky at Lexington.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1893 - July 7, 1894 | Died | |
| William M. Beckner William M. Beckner William Morgan Beckner was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Moorefield, Kentucky, Beckner attended the public schools, Rand and Richeson Seminary, Maysville, Kentucky, and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
December 3, 1894 - March 3, 1895 | ||
| Joseph M. Kendall Joseph M. Kendall Joseph Morgan Kendall was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, son of John Wilkerson Kendall.Born in West Liberty, Kentucky, Kendall received his early education from private tutors and in the public schools.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1895 - February 18, 1897 | Lost contested election | |
| Nathan T. Hopkins Nathan T. Hopkins Nathan Thomas Hopkins was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Ashe County, North Carolina, Hopkins moved to Pike County, Kentucky.He attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
February 18, 1897 - March 3, 1897 | Won contested election | |
| Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick Thomas Young Fitzpatrick was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Fitzpatrick attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and practiced.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1901 | ||
| James B. White James Bamford White James Bamford White was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Winchester, Kentucky, White attended the common schools and the Mount Zion Academy, Macon County, Illinois.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903 | ||
| Francis A. Hopkins Francis A. Hopkins Francis Alexander Hopkins was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Jeffersonville, Virginia, Hopkins attended the public schools and the Tazewell High School.He studied law.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1907 | ||
| John W. Langley John W. Langley John Wesley Langley was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, husband of Katherine Gudger Langley.Born in Floyd County, Kentucky, Langley attended the common schools.He taught school for three years.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1907 - January 11, 1926 | Resigned | |
| Andrew J. Kirk | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
February 13, 1926 - March 3, 1927 | ||
| Katherine G. Langley Katherine G. Langley ]Katherine Gudger Langley was an American politician. Langley was member of United States House of Representatives from Kentucky during the Seventieth and Seventy-first sessions of Congress. She was the wife of John W. Langley and daughter of James M. Gudger, Jr... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1931 | ||
| Andrew J. May Andrew J. May Andrew Jackson May was a Kentucky attorney and influential New Deal-era politician, best known for his chairmanship of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, and his subsequent conviction for bribery... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 | Redistricted to the At-large district Kentucky's At-large congressional district For the 73rd Congress , Kentucky did not use a district election format, but instead, elected all representatives in a state-wide, at-large manner. The district format was returned during the 74th Congress and has been used in all congressional sessions thereafter.-List of representatives:All... |
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| District suspended March 3, 1933 | ||||