List of United States Representatives from Tennessee

Current members, listed by district

Updated January 2011.
– Phil Roe

Phil Roe

David Phillip "Phil" Roe is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in the Tri-Cities area in the northeastern portion of the state....

(R) – Jimmy Duncan (R) – Chuck Fleischmann

Chuck Fleischmann

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann is the U.S. Representative for . The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large swath of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republican Party....

(R) – Scott DesJarlais

Scott DesJarlais

Scott Eugene DesJarlais is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and medical career:...

(R) – Jim Cooper

Jim Cooper

James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooper is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. He previously represented from 1983 to 1995....

(D) – Diane Black

Diane Black

Diane Lynn Black is the U.S. Representative for . The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. She is a member of the Republican Party. She is formerly a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 18th district, which encompasses Robertson County and part of Sumner County...

(R) – Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis.-Early life, education and career:...

(R) – Stephen Fincher

Stephen Fincher

Stephen Lee Fincher is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was vacated by retiring Democratic incumbent John S. Tanner. Fincher defeated Democratic Tennessee state senator Roy Herron in the 2010 mid-term Congressional general election.- Early life...

(R) – Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Stephen Ira Cohen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennessee's 9th district includes almost three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman....

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Previous members

Representative	Party	Years
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	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...	1796–1797
William C.C. Claiborne William C.C. Claiborne William Charles Cole Claiborne was a United States politician, best known as the first Governor of Louisiana. He also has the distinction of possibly being the youngest Congressman in U.S...	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...	1797–1801
William Dickson William Dickson (congressman) -Biography:He was born in Duplin County, North Carolina on May 5, 1770 and was educated at Grove Academy in Kenansville. With his parents, he moved to Tennessee in 1795 to study and practice medicine as a physician in Nashville. In 1799, he entered politics, becoming the Speaker of the Tennessee...	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...	1801–1807
George W. Campbell George W. Campbell George Washington Campbell was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, U.S...	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...	1803–1809
John Rhea John Rhea John Rhea was an American soldier and politician of the early 19th century who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Rhea County, Tennessee is named for him.-Early years:...	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...	1803–1815 1817–1823
Jesse Wharton Jesse Wharton Jesse Wharton was an attorney who briefly represented Tennessee in each house of Congress.-Biography:Wharton was born in Albemarle County, Virginia and studied law and was admitted to the Virginia bar. Moving to Tennessee, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from that...	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...	1807–1809
Pleasant Moorman Miller Pleasant Moorman Miller Pleasant Moorman Miller, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He moved to Rogersville, Tennessee in 1796, and from Rogersville to Knoxville in 1800. He served as one of the commissioners for the government...	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...	1809–1811
Robert Weakley Robert Weakley Robert Weakley Robert Weakley Robert Weakley ( -1845 was an American politician and a representative of Tennessee of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Halifax County, Virginia on July 20, 1764, and he attended schools in Princeton, New Jersey...	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...	1809–1811
Felix Grundy Felix Grundy Felix Grundy was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Tennessee who also served as the 13th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...	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...	1811–1814
John Sevier John Sevier John Sevier served four years as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years as Governor of Tennessee. As a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1811 until his death...	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...	1811–1815
Thomas K. Harris Thomas K. Harris Thomas K. Harris was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1813–1815
John Henry Bowen John Henry Bowen John Henry Bowen was an American politician who represted Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1813–1815
Parry Wayne Humphreys Parry Wayne Humphreys Parry Wayne Humphreys was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives....	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...	1813–1815
Newton Cannon Newton Cannon Newton Cannon was an American politician who was a member of the Tennessee State Senate from 1811 to 1812 and 1829 to 1830, the U.S. House of Representatives from 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to 1823, and Governor of the U.S...	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...	1814–1817 1819–1823
Samuel Powell Samuel Powell For the Continental Congressman and Mayor of Philadelphia, see Samuel Powel.Samuel Powell , was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-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...	1815–1817
Isaac Thomas Isaac Thomas Isaac Thomas was an American politician representing Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Sevierville, Tennessee on November 4, 1784. After the death of his parents, he moved to Winchester, Tennessee in 1800. He was self-educated, and he studied law. He was...	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...	1815–1817
Bennett H. Henderson Bennett H. Henderson Bennett Hillsman Henderson, was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Born in Bedford, Virginia, he moved to Tennessee and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1815 to 1817. He died...	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...	1815–1817
James B. Reynolds James B. Reynolds James B. Reynolds was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland in 1779. He attended the common schools and immigrated to the United States in 1798. In 1804 he settled in Clarksville, Tennessee and studied...	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...	1815–1817 1823–1825
William Grainger Blount William Grainger Blount William Grainger Blount was a statesman from Tennessee, the son of William Blount and the nephew of Thomas Blount. He was born near New Bern, North Carolina in Craven County and attended the New Bern Academy....	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...	1815–1819
Francis Jones Francis Jones (American politician) Francis Jones was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He received a limited schooling, and he studied law. He was admitted to bar, and he commenced practice in Winchester, Tennessee. He was elected Solicitor General of the third Tennessee...	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...	1817–1823
Samuel E. Hogg Samuel E. Hogg Samuel E. Hogg was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives that represented Tennessee from 1817 to 1819. U.S...	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...	1817–1819
Thomas Claiborne	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...	1817–1819
George Washington Lent Marr George Washington Lent Marr George Washington Lent Marr was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Marrs Hill, Henry County, Virginia on May 25, 1779. He attended rural schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...	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...	1817–1819
John Alexander Cocke John Alexander Cocke John Alexander Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Virginia in 1772. He moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended the public schools...	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...	1819–1825
Robert Allen Robert Allen (Tennessee) Robert Allen was an American merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 until 1827.-Biography:...	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...	1819–1825
Henry Hunter Bryan Henry Hunter Bryan Henry Hunter Bryan was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1819–1821
Adam Rankin Alexander Adam Rankin Alexander Adam Rankin Alexander was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on November 1, 1781. He became a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1817...	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...	1823–1825
John Blair John Blair (Tennessee) John Blair was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1823–1825
Sam Houston Sam Houston Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of...	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...	1823–1827
Jacob C. Isacks Jacob C. Isacks Jacob C. Isacks was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he moved to Winchester, Tennessee...	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...	1823–1825
James T. Sandford James T. Sandford You may have been looking for the article on James T. Sanford.James T. Sanford was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1823–1825
James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...	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...	1823–1825
John Blair John Blair (Tennessee) John Blair was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1825–1835
John Alexander Cocke John Alexander Cocke John Alexander Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Virginia in 1772. He moved with his parents to Tennessee, where he attended 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...	1825–1827
James Coffield Mitchell James Coffield Mitchell James Coffield Mitchell was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives....	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...	1825–1829
Jacob C. Isacks Jacob C. Isacks Jacob C. Isacks was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he moved to Winchester, Tennessee...	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...	1825–1833
Robert Allen Robert Allen (Tennessee) Robert Allen was an American merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 until 1827.-Biography:...	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...	1825–1827
James K. Polk James K. Polk James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee...	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...	1825–1839
John Hartwell Marable John Hartwell Marable John Hartwell Marable was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Lawrenceville, Virginia, on November 18, 1786. He pursued an academic course and studied in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to compiled...	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...	1825–1829
Adam Rankin Alexander Adam Rankin Alexander Adam Rankin Alexander was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on November 1, 1781. He became a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1817...	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...	1825–1827
Pryor Lea Pryor Lea Pryor Lea was a two-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Lea was born in Knox County, Tennessee. He studied at the former Greeneville College and then studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1817 and practicing in Knoxville. He had previously served in the Creek War of 1813...	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...	1827–1831
Robert Desha Robert Desha Robert Desha was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 5th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He was the brother of U.S. Representative and Kentucky governor Joseph Desha.-Biography:...	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...	1827–1831
John Bell John Bell (Tennessee politician) John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...	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...	1827–1835
Davy Crockett Davy Crockett David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S...	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...	1827–1829
Davy Crockett Davy Crockett David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S...	Anti-Jacksonian	1829–1831 1833–1835
James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...	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...	1829–1835
Cave Johnson Cave Johnson Cave Johnson was for fourteen years a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Tennessee. He was also the United States Postmaster General under James K. Polk from 1845–1849...	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...	1829–1837 1839–1845
Thomas Dickens Arnold Thomas Dickens Arnold Thomas Dickens Arnold was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second and first districts in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on May 3, 1798. He moved with his parents to Knox County, Tennessee in 1808. At the age of fourteen,...	Anti-Jacksonian	1831–1833
William Hall William Hall (governor) William Hall was the Governor of the state of Tennessee from April to October 1829.-Biography:Hall was a native of North Carolina but came to Tennessee while still a young man and became a prosperous farmer as well as a political leader...	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...	1831–1833
William Fitzgerald William Fitzgerald William Fitzgerald was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born at Port Tobacco Village in Charles County, Maryland on August 6, 1799. He was educated in England and studied law. He was admitted to the bar at Dover, Tennessee in 1821...	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...	1831–1833
Samuel Bunch Samuel Bunch Samuel Bunch was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born on December 4, 1786 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...	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...	1833–1835
Luke Lea Luke Lea (1783–1851) Luke Lea was a two-term United States Representative from Tennessee.Lea was born in Surry County, North Carolina and moved with his parents in 1790 into what would become Hawkins County, Tennessee. As a young man he was a clerk for the Tennessee House of Representatives...	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...	1833–1835
John B. Forester John B. Forester John B. Forester was an American politician that represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1833–1835
Balie Peyton Balie Peyton Balie Peyton was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Gallatin, Tennessee on November 6, 1803...	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...	1833–1835
David W. Dickinson David W. Dickinson David W. Dickinson was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Franklin, Tennessee. He completed preparatory studied and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was...	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...	1833–1835
William Marshall Inge William Marshall Inge William Marshall Inge was an American politician that represented Tennessee's tenth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1833–1835
William Claiborne Dunlap William Claiborne Dunlap William Claiborne Dunlap was an American politician that represented Tennessee's thirteenth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1833–1837
William Blount Carter William Blount Carter William Blount Carter was an American politician who represented Tennessee's first district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
Samuel Bunch Samuel Bunch Samuel Bunch was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born on December 4, 1786 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
Luke Lea Luke Lea (1783–1851) Luke Lea was a two-term United States Representative from Tennessee.Lea was born in Surry County, North Carolina and moved with his parents in 1790 into what would become Hawkins County, Tennessee. As a young man he was a clerk for the Tennessee House of Representatives...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
John B. Forester John B. Forester John B. Forester was an American politician that represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
Balie Peyton Balie Peyton Balie Peyton was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Gallatin, Tennessee on November 6, 1803...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
John Bell John Bell (Tennessee politician) John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
Abram Poindexter Maury Abram Poindexter Maury Abram Poindexter Maury was an American politician, who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
Ebenezer J. Shields Ebenezer J. Shields Ebenezer J. Shields was an American politician that represented Tennessee's tenth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	Anti-Jacksonian	1835–1837
Adam Huntsman Adam Huntsman Adam Huntsman was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 to 1837.-Biography:...	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...	1835–1837
William Blount Carter William Blount Carter William Blount Carter was an American politician who represented Tennessee's first district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1837–1841
Abraham McClellan	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...	1837–1843
Joseph Lanier Williams Joseph Lanier Williams Joseph Lanier Williams was an American politician that represented Tennessee's third district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1837–1843
James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer James Israel Standifer was an American politician that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia, probably in 1782. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was elected to the Eighteenth...	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...	1837
Hopkins Lacy Turney	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...	1837–1843
William B. Campbell William B. Campbell William Bowen Campbell was governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853.-Biography:Campbell was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, later leaving to study law in Virginia. He returned to Tennessee in 1829 in order to establish a law practice at Carthage, in Smith County...	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...	1837–1843
John Bell John Bell (Tennessee politician) John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...	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...	1837–1841
Abram Poindexter Maury Abram Poindexter Maury Abram Poindexter Maury was an American politician, who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1837–1839
Ebenezer J. Shields Ebenezer J. Shields Ebenezer J. Shields was an American politician that represented Tennessee's tenth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1837–1839
Richard Cheatham Richard Cheatham Richard Cheatham was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eleventh district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1837–1839
John Wesley Crockett John Wesley Crockett John Wesley Crockett was an American politician who represented Tennessee's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives...	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...	1837–1841
Christopher Harris Williams Christopher Harris Williams Christopher Harris Williams was an American politician who represented Tennessee's thirteenth and eleventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He was born near Hillsborough, North Carolina on December 18, 1798. He pursued an academic course and attended the University of North...	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...	1837–1843 1849–1853
William Stone William Stone (Tennessee) William Stone was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Sevier County, Tennessee , Stone completed preparatory studies.Held several local offices....	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...	1837–1839
Julius W. Blackwell Julius W. Blackwell Julius W. Blackwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives that represented fourth and third districts of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1839–1841 1843–1845
Meredith Poindexter Gentry Meredith Poindexter Gentry Meredith Poindexter Gentry was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He also served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North...	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...	1839–1843 1845–1853
Harvey Magee Watterson Harvey Magee Watterson Harvey Magee Watterson was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician. He was what his only child Henry later described as an "undoubting Democrat of the schools of Jefferson and Jackson", active in Tennessee politics at both the state and federal level.-Biography:He was born in Bedford...	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...	1839–1843
Aaron V. Brown Aaron V. Brown Aaron Venable Brown was a Governor of Tennessee and Postmaster General in the Buchanan administration. He was also the law partner of James K. Polk.-Biography:...	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...	1839–1845
Thomas Dickens Arnold Thomas Dickens Arnold Thomas Dickens Arnold was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second and first districts in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on May 3, 1798. He moved with his parents to Knox County, Tennessee in 1808. At the age of fourteen,...	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...	1841–1843
Thomas Jefferson Campbell Thomas Jefferson Campbell Thomas Jefferson Campbell was an American politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Rhea County, Tennessee in 1786, and he attended the public schools. He was assistant inspector general to Major General Cole's division of the East...	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...	1841–1843
Robert Looney Caruthers	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...	1841–1843
Milton Brown Milton Brown (politician) Milton Brown was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:He was born in Lebanon, Ohio, but later moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Brown studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his practice in Paris, Tennessee, but later from Paris south to Jackson, Tennessee...	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...	1841–1847
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...	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...	1843–1853
William Tandy Senter William Tandy Senter William Tandy Senter was an American politician that represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born at Bean Station, Tennessee on May 12, 1801. He attended the common schools, held several local offices, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He...	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...	1843–1845
Alvan Cullom Alvan Cullom Alvan Cullom was an American politician that represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born in Monticello, Kentucky on September 4, 1797. He received a liberal schooling, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and commenced practice...	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...	1843–1847
George Washington Jones George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician) George Washington Jones was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War....	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...	1843–1859
David W. Dickinson David W. Dickinson David W. Dickinson was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Franklin, Tennessee. He completed preparatory studied and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was...	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...	1843–1845
Joseph Hopkins Peyton Joseph Hopkins Peyton Joseph Hopkins Peyton was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1843–1845
John Baptista Ashe John Baptista Ashe (representative) John Baptista Ashe , born in Beaufort, North Carolina, was an American lawyer and the nephew of the Revolutionary War John Baptista Ashe. He served as a U.S. Congressman for Tennessee for one term ....	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...	1843–1845
William Michael Cocke William Michael Cocke William Michael Cocke was an American politician who represented Tennessee's second district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1845–1849
John Hervey Crozier John Hervey Crozier John Hervey Crozier was an American attorney and politician active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, during the mid-nineteenth century...	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...	1845–1849
Barclay Martin Barclay Martin Barclay Martin was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. He was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina on December 17, 1802. He moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky with his parents in 1804 and to Bedford...	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...	1845–1847
Lucien Bonaparte Chase Lucien Bonaparte Chase Lucien Bonaparte Chase was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1845–1849
Frederick Perry Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814...	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...	1845–1855
Edwin Hickman Ewing Edwin Hickman Ewing Edwin Hickman Ewing was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1845–1847
Hugh Lawson White Hill Hugh Lawson White Hill Hugh Lawson White Hill was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1847–1849
James Houston Thomas James Houston Thomas James Houston Thomas was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1847–1851 1859–1861
Washington Barrow Washington Barrow Washington Barrow was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1847–1849
William T. Haskell William T. Haskell William T. Haskell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 11th congressional district. He was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on July 21, 1818. He was privately tutored, he attended the public schools of Murfreesboro, and he attended...	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...	1847–1849
Albert Galiton Watkins Albert Galiton Watkins Albert Galiton Watkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Jefferson City, Tennessee on May 5, 1818. He graduated from Holston College in Tennessee and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began private practice at...	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...	1849–1853
Josiah M. Anderson Josiah M. Anderson Josiah McNair Anderson was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district. He was born near Pikeville, Tennessee in Bledsoe County on November 29, 1807...	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...	1849–1851
John Houston Savage John Houston Savage John Houston Savage was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on October 9, 1815. He attended the common schools and served as a private in the Seminole War. He studied...	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...	1849–1853 1855–1859
Andrew Ewing Andrew Ewing Andrew Ewing was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.-Birography:...	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...	1849–1851
Isham G. Harris Isham G. Harris Isham Green Harris was an American politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862 and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death....	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...	1849–1853
William Montgomery Churchwell William Montgomery Churchwell William Montgomery Churchwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Knoxville, Tennessee in Knox County on February 20, 1826. He attended private schools and Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia from 1840 to 1843. He...	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...	1851–1855
William Hawkins Polk William Hawkins Polk William Hawkins Polk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee. He was the brother of President James Polk, who had represented the same district when he had served in the United States...	(Ind. Democrat)	1851–1853
William Cullom William Cullom William Cullom was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was born on June 4, 1810 near Monticello, Kentucky in Wayne County. He attended the public schools and studied law in Lexington, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar, and he practiced in the...	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...	1851–1855
Brookins Campbell Brookins Campbell Brookins Campbell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1853
Samuel Axley Smith Samuel Axley Smith Samuel Axley Smith was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Monroe County, Tennessee on June 26, 1822. He received a limited education, taught school, and studied law. He was admitted to the...	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...	1853–1859
Charles Ready Charles Ready Charles Ready was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. He was born in Readyville in Rutherford County, now called Cannon County, on December 22, 1802. He attended the common schools and graduated from...	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...	1853–1855
Robert Malone Bugg Robert Malone Bugg Robert Malone Bugg was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1853–1855
Felix Zollicoffer Felix Zollicoffer Felix Kirk Zollicoffer was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War...	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...	1853–1855
Emerson Etheridge Emerson Etheridge Henry Emerson Etheridge was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1853–1855
Nathaniel Green Taylor Nathaniel Green Taylor Nathaniel Green Taylor was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician from Tennessee. He was U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1854 to 1855, and again from 1866 to 1867, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1867 to 1869...	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...	1854–1855
Albert Galiton Watkins Albert Galiton Watkins Albert Galiton Watkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:He was born near Jefferson City, Tennessee on May 5, 1818. He graduated from Holston College in Tennessee and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and began private practice at...	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...	1855–1859
William Henry Sneed William Henry Sneed William Henry Sneed was an American attorney and politician, active initially in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and later in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the mid-19th century. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district during the...	Know Nothing	1855–1857
Charles Ready Charles Ready Charles Ready was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. He was born in Readyville in Rutherford County, now called Cannon County, on December 22, 1802. He attended the common schools and graduated from...	Know Nothing	1855–1859
John Vines Wright John Vines Wright John Vines Wright was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:Wright was born in Purdy, Tennessee, in McNairy County...	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...	1855–1861
Felix Zollicoffer Felix Zollicoffer Felix Kirk Zollicoffer was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War...	Know Nothing	1855–1859
Emerson Etheridge Emerson Etheridge Henry Emerson Etheridge was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...	Know Nothing	1855–1857
Thomas Rivers Thomas Rivers Thomas Rivers was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Franklin County, Tennessee on September 18, 1819. He received an academic education and attended La Grange College in Alabama. He...	Know Nothing	1855–1857
Horace Maynard Horace Maynard Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...	Know Nothing	1857–1859
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins John DeWitt Clinton Atkins John DeWitt Clinton Atkins was an American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1857–1859 1873–1883
William Tecumsah Avery William Tecumsah Avery William Tecumsah Avery was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee on November 11, 1819...	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...	1857–1861
Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson was an American attorney, politician, and judge, active primarily in East Tennessee during the mid-19th century. He represented Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the 36th U.S. Congress , where he gained a reputation as a staunch pro-Union southerner...	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
Horace Maynard Horace Maynard Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
Reese Bowen Brabson Reese Bowen Brabson Reese Bowen Brabson was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
William Brickly Stokes William Brickly Stokes William Brickly Stokes was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. He also served as colonel of the 5th Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War....	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
Robert Hopkins Hatton	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
James Minor Quarles James Minor Quarles James Minor Quarles was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
Emerson Etheridge Emerson Etheridge Henry Emerson Etheridge was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.-Biography:...	Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....	1859–1861
Horace Maynard Horace Maynard Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1861–1863
George Washington Bridges George Washington Bridges George Washington Bridges was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1863
Andrew Jackson Clements Andrew Jackson Clements Andrew Jackson Clements was a surgeon and an American politician as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1861–1863
Nathaniel Green Taylor Nathaniel Green Taylor Nathaniel Green Taylor was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician from Tennessee. He was U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1854 to 1855, and again from 1866 to 1867, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1867 to 1869...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1866–1867
Horace Maynard Horace Maynard Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...	(Unconditional Unionist)	1866–1867
William Brickly Stokes William Brickly Stokes William Brickly Stokes was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee. He also served as colonel of the 5th Tennessee Cavalry during the American Civil War....	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...	1866–1871
Edmund Cooper Edmund Cooper Edmund Cooper was an English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, romances, technical essays, several detective stories, and a children's book. These were published under his own name and several pen names...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1866–1867
William B. Campbell William B. Campbell William Bowen Campbell was governor of Tennessee from 1851 to 1853.-Biography:Campbell was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, later leaving to study law in Virginia. He returned to Tennessee in 1829 in order to establish a law practice at Carthage, in Smith County...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1866–1867
Samuel Mayes Arnell Samuel Mayes Arnell Samuel Mayes Arnell was an American politician who represented the 6th congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives....	(Unconditional Unionist)	1866–1867
Isaac Roberts Hawkins Isaac Roberts Hawkins Isaac Roberts Hawkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1866–1867
John W. Leftwich John W. Leftwich John William Leftwich was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Liberty , Virginia in Bedford County on September 7, 1826. He attended the public schools, studied medicine, and graduated from...	Unionist Union Party (United States) The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our Wealth movement after Long's assassination...	1866–1867
Samuel Mayes Arnell Samuel Mayes Arnell Samuel Mayes Arnell was an American politician who represented the 6th congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives....	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...	1867–1871
Roderick R. Butler Roderick R. Butler Roderick Randum Butler was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1867–1875
Isaac Roberts Hawkins Isaac Roberts Hawkins Isaac Roberts Hawkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1867–1871
James Mullins	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...	1867–1869
John Trimble John Trimble (politician) John Trimble was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Roane County, Tennessee, Trimble pursued classical studies under a private tutor and at the University of Nashville.He studied law....	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...	1867–1869
David Alexander Nunn David Alexander Nunn David Alexander Nunn was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1867–1869 1873–1875
Lewis Tillman Lewis Tillman For the football player of the same name see Lewis Tillman .Lewis Tillman was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on August 18, 1816 near Shelbyville, Tennessee in Bedford County. He attended...	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...	1869–1871
William Farrand Prosser William Farrand Prosser William Farrand Prosser Tennessee and Washington state politician. Union Colonel in the American Civil War...	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...	1869–1871
William Jay Smith William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician) William Jay Smith, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Birmingham, England on 24 September 1823; immigrated to the United States and settled in Orange County ; attended the common schools; learned the printing trade; moved to Tennessee in 1846; during the Mexican-American War, in 1847, served...	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...	1869–1871
Abraham Ellison Garrett Abraham Ellison Garrett Abraham Ellison Garrett a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee....	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...	1871–1873
John Morgan Bright John Morgan Bright John Morgan Bright was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Bright attended the schools of Fayetteville and Bingham's School in Hillsboro, North Carolina....	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...	1871–1881
Edward Isaac Golladay Edward Isaac Golladay Edward Isaac Golladay was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the \|5th congressional district]] of Tennessee.-Biography:He was born in Lebanon, Tennessee in Wilson County on September 9, 1830...	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...	1871–1873
Washington C. Whitthorne Washington C. Whitthorne Washington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:...	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...	1871–1883 1887–1891
Robert Porter Caldwell Robert Porter Caldwell Robert Porter Caldwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1871–1873
William Wirt Vaughan William Wirt Vaughan William Wirt Vaughan was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on July 2, 1831 in LaGuardo , Tennessee in Wilson County. He attended the common schools and graduated from Cumberland University...	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...	1871–1873
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh was an American attorney and politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1879...	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...	1873–1879
William Crutchfield William Crutchfield William Crutchfield was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on November 16, 1824 in Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County...	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...	1873–1875
Horace Harrison Horace Harrison Horace Harrison Harrison was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.- Biography :...	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...	1873–1875
Barbour Lewis Barbour Lewis Barbour Lewis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district....	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...	1873–1875
Horace Maynard Horace Maynard Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...	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...	1867–1875
William McFarland William McFarland William McFarland was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on September 15, 1821 at Springvale Farm near Morristown, Tennessee in Jefferson County. He attended the common schools and Tusculum...	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...	1875–1877
George Gibbs Dibrell George Gibbs Dibrell George Gibbs Dibrell was an American lawyer and a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee. He also served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and as a railroad executive.-Biography:Dibrell...	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...	1875–1885
Samuel McClary Fite Samuel McClary Fite Samuel McClary Fite was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1852.-Biography:...	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...	1875
John Ford House John Ford House John Ford House was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1875–1883
William Parker Caldwell William Parker Caldwell William Parker Caldwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1875–1879
H. Casey Young H. Casey Young Hiram Casey Young was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee....	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...	1875–1881 1883–1885
Haywood Yancey Riddle Haywood Yancey Riddle Haywood Yancey Riddle was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 20, 1834 in Van Buren, Tennessee in Hardeman County. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Union University...	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...	1875–1879
James Henry Randolph James Henry Randolph James Henry Randolph was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born near Dandridge, Tennessee in Jefferson County on October 18, 1825. He attended New Market Academy and graduated from Holston...	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...	1877–1879
Robert L. Taylor Robert L. Taylor Robert L. Taylor, born in Ottumwa, Iowa in 1924, is the founder and president of the Antique Airplane Association Inc. as well as co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Airpower Museum with which organization he shares ownership of Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa.For the majority of...	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...	1879–1881
Leonidas C. Houk Leonidas C. Houk Leonidas Campbell Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee...	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...	1879–1891
Benton McMillin Benton McMillin Benton McMillin was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903. A Democrat, he was a native of Monroe County, Kentucky and an attorney.-Biography:...	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...	1879–1899
Charles Bryson Simonton Charles Bryson Simonton Charles Bryson Simonton was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee....	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...	1879–1883
Augustus Herman Pettibone Augustus Herman Pettibone Augustus Herman Pettibone was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1881–1887
Richard Warner Richard Warner (politician) Richard Warner was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, Warner attended the public schools and graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1858. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in...	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...	1881–1885
William Robert Moore William Robert Moore William Robert Moore was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Moore moved to Beech Grove, Tennessee, while an infant, and when six years old the family settled in Fosterville, Rutherford County....	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...	1881–1883
Andrew Jackson Caldwell Andrew Jackson Caldwell Andrew Jackson Caldwell was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Montevallo, Alabama, Caldwell moved to Tennessee in 1844 with his parents, who settled near Nashville....	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...	1883–1887
John Goff Ballentine John Goff Ballentine This article is about the American statesman John Goff Ballentine. For John Ballantine the Gregory Peck character in the 1945 Alfred Hitchcock movie Spellbound follow the link....	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...	1883–1887
John May Taylor John May Taylor John May Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Career:Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Taylor attended the Male Academy in Lexington and the Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee...	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...	1883–1887
Rice Alexander Pierce Rice Alexander Pierce Rice Alexander Pierce was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1883–1885 1889–1893 1897–1905
John R. Neal John R. Neal John Randolph Neal was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.-Biography:...	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...	1885–1889
James D. Richardson James D. Richardson James Daniel Richardson was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee. Richardson represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. He was among the earliest U.S...	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...	1885–1905
Presley T. Glass Presley T. Glass Presley Thornton Glass was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1885–1889
Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (Tennessee) Zachary Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Brownsville, Tennessee, Taylor attended J.I...	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...	1885–1887
Roderick R. Butler Roderick R. Butler Roderick Randum Butler was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1887–1889
Joseph E. Washington Joseph E. Washington Joseph Edwin Washington was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1887–1897
Benjamin A. Enloe Benjamin A. Enloe Benjamin Augustine Enloe was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1887–1895
James Phelan James Phelan James Phelan may refer to:James Phelan , American college football coachJames Phelan , American literary critic*James Phelan, Sr. , Confederate States of America politician...	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...	1887–1891
Alfred A. Taylor Alfred A. Taylor Alfred Alexander Taylor, nickname Alf Taylor , was a lawyer and politician, serving as United States Congressman from 1889–1895, and later elected the Governor of Tennessee, serving from 1921 to 1923. Notably, in 1886 he lost the gubernatorial race to his younger brother Robert, a Democrat.- Early...	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...	1889–1895
H. Clay Evans H. Clay Evans Henry Clay Evans was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Evans moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County....	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...	1889–1891
Henry C. Snodgrass Henry C. Snodgrass Henry Clay Snodgrass was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on March 29, 1848 near Sparta, Tennessee in White County. He attended Sparta Academy, studied law at Cumberland University in...	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...	1891–1895
Nicholas N. Cox Nicholas N. Cox Nicholas Nichols Cox was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:He was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 6, 1837...	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...	1891–1901
Josiah Patterson Josiah Patterson Josiah Patterson was an American soldier, political figure, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th District of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1891–1897
John C. Houk John C. Houk John Chiles Houk was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1891–1895
James C. McDearmon James C. McDearmon James Calvin McDearmon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 13, 1844, in New Canton, Virginia in Buckingham County. He moved with his parents to Gibson County, Tennessee in 1846. He...	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...	1893–1897
William Coleman Anderson William Coleman Anderson William Coleman Anderson was a U.S. Republican politician.He was born at Tusculum, near Greeneville, Tennessee. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee in 1894 and served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897. He died in Newport,...	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...	1895–1897
Henry R. Gibson Henry R. Gibson Henry Richard Gibson was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1895–1905
Foster V. Brown Foster V. Brown Foster Vincent Brown was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, father of Joseph Edgar Brown.-Biography:Born near Sparta, Tennessee, Brown attended the common schools....	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...	1895–1897
John E. McCall John E. McCall John Ethridge McCall was an American politician of Irish descent and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Clarksburg, Tennessee in Carroll County on August 14, 1859. He attended public and private schools and...	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...	1895–1897
Walter P. Brownlow Walter P. Brownlow Walter P. Brownlow served Tennessee's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1896 until 1910. Amazingly, a century after his service, the legacy established by Brownlow's Congressional work remains important in the First District...	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...	1897–1910
John A. Moon John A. Moon thumb\|John A Moon, ca1912John Austin Moon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on April 22, 1855 near Charlottesville, Virginia in Albemarle County. He moved with his parents to Bristol,...	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...	1897–1921
John W. Gaines John W. Gaines John Wesley Gaines was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1897–1909
Thetus W. Sims Thetus W. Sims Thetus Willrette Sims was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on April 25, 1852 near Waynesboro, Tennessee in Wayne County. He attended a private school at Martin Mills and moved with his...	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...	1897–1921
Edward W. Carmack Edward W. Carmack Edward Ward Carmack was an attorney, newspaperman, and political figure who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1901 to 1907....	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...	1897–1901
Charles Edward Snodgrass Charles Edward Snodgrass Charles Edward Snodgrass was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on December 28, 1866 near Sparta, Tennessee in White County. He attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to...	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...	1899–1903
Lemuel P. Padgett Lemuel P. Padgett Lemuel Phillips Padgett was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1901–1922
Malcolm R. Patterson Malcolm R. Patterson Malcolm Rice Patterson was the governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1907 to 1911.-Biography:A native of Somerville, Alabama, Patterson was a son of Colonel Josiah Patterson, a distinguished Confederate cavalry officer and a United States Representative for Tennessee, and his wife Josephine...	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...	1901–1906
Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick Morgan Cassius Fitzpatrick was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1903–1905
Nathan W. Hale Nathan W. Hale Nathan Wesley Hale was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1905–1909
Mounce G. Butler	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...	1905–1907
William C. Houston William C. Houston William Cannon Houston was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1905–1919
Finis J. Garrett Finis J. Garrett Finis J. Garrett was born in Weakley County, Tennessee in 1875. He attended Bethel College and graduated in 1897. During that period he worked as an editor for local newspapers. After he went on to law and then the US Congress. In the House he served from 1905 to 1929 and from 1923 to 1929 he was...	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...	1905–1929
Cordell Hull Cordell Hull Cordell Hull was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. He is best known as the longest-serving Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during much of World War II...	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...	1907–1921 1923–1931
George W. Gordon	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...	1907–1911
Richard W. Austin Richard W. Austin Richard Wilson Austin was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on August 26, 1857 in Decatur, Alabama in Morgan County. He attended the common schools, Loudon High School, and the University of...	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...	1909–1919
Joseph W. Byrns	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...	1909–1936
Zachary D. Massey Zachary D. Massey Zachary David Massey was an American politician that represented the 1st congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1910–1911
Sam R. Sells Sam R. Sells Sam Riley Sells was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1911–1921
Kenneth D. McKellar	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...	1911–1917
Hubert Fisher Hubert Fisher Hubert Frederick Fisher was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1917–1931
J. Will Taylor J. Will Taylor James Willis Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Lead Mine Bend in Union County, Tennessee, Taylor attended the public schools, Holbrook Normal College, Fountain City, Tennessee, and the American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee.He taught school for several years.He...	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...	1919–1939
Ewin L. Davis Ewin L. Davis Ewin Lamar Davis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1919–1933
B. Carroll Reece B. Carroll Reece Brazilla Carroll Reece was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Early life and career:Reece was born on a farm near Butler, Tennessee, one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece...	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...	1921–1931 1933–1947 1951–1961
Joseph Edgar Brown Joseph Edgar Brown Joseph Edgar Brown was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, son of Foster Vincent Brown.-Biography:Born in Jasper, Tennessee, Brown attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, and graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1902 where he studied law at Cumberland School of Law.He was...	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...	1921–1923
Wynne F. Clouse Wynne F. Clouse Wynne F. Clouse was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Goffton, near Cookeville, Tennessee, Clouse attended the public schools....	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...	1921–1923
Lon A. Scott Lon A. Scott Lon Allen Scott was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 8th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1921–1923
Clarence W. Turner Clarence W. Turner Clarence Wyly Turner was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee.-Biography:He was born on October 22, 1866 on a farm near Clydeton, Tennessee in Humphreys County. He attended the public schools, a preparatory school in Edgewood, Tennessee in...	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...	1922–1923 1933–1939
Sam D. McReynolds Sam D. McReynolds Samuel Davis McReynolds was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on a farm near Pikeville, Tennessee in Bledsoe County on April 16, 1872. He attended the rural schools, People's College at...	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...	1923–1939
William C. Salmon William Charles Salmon William Charles Salmon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on April 3, 1868 near Paris, Tennessee in Henry County. He attended the public schools, Edgewood Normal School, and Valparaiso...	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...	1923–1925
Gordon Browning Gordon Browning Gordon Weaver Browning was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States Congress and was later Governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1949 to 1953.-Biography:...	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...	1923–1935
Edward E. Eslick Edward Everett Eslick Edward Everett Eslick was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee....	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...	1925–1932
Jere Cooper Jere Cooper Jere Cooper was a Democratic United States Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Cooper was born on a farm near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee...	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...	1929–1957
Oscar B. Lovette	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...	1931–1933
John R. Mitchell John Ridley Mitchell John Ridley Mitchell was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Livingston, Tennessee, Mitchell attended the public schools.He was graduated from Peabody College of Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1896....	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...	1931–1939
Edward H. Crump	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...	1931–1935
Willa McC. Blake Eslick Willa McCord Blake Eslick Willa McCord Blake Eslick was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, wife of Edward Everett Eslick and the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress....	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...	1932–1933
Herron C. Pearson Herron C. Pearson Herron Carney Pearson was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Taylor, Texas, Pearson moved to Jackson, Tennessee, in 1891.He attended the public and high 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...	1935–1943
Walter "Clift" Chandler Walter Chandler Walter "Clift" Chandler was an American politician from Tennessee.Walter Chandler was born in Memphis in 1887 to parents of Scots/English descent. He attended public schools before going on to earn his law degree at the University of Tennessee...	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...	1935–1940
Richard M. Atkinson Richard Merrill Atkinson Richard Merrill Atkinson was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Atkinson attended 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...	1937–1939
Al Gore, Sr.	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...	1939–1944 1945–1953
Jo Byrns, Jr. Jo Byrns, Jr. Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr. was an attorney and one-term Member of Congress from Tennessee. He was the son of former House Speaker Jo Byrns and Julia Woodard.-Biography:...	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...	1939–1941
John Jennings, 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...	1939–1951
Estes Kefauver Estes Kefauver Carey Estes Kefauver July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S...	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...	1939–1949
W. Wirt Courtney W. Wirt Courtney William Wirt Courtney was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was graduated from Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee, in 1907....	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...	1939–1949
Clifford Davis Clifford Davis Clifford Davis was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.-Early life:Davis was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, moving to Memphis with his parents at age 14. There he completed the high school curriculum of the public schools, and in 1917 he completed law school at the...	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...	1940–1965
J. Percy Priest	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...	1941–1956
Jim N. McCord Jim Nance McCord Jim Nance McCord was an American journalist and politician who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and two terms as Governor of Tennessee ....	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...	1943–1945
Tom J. Murray Tom J. Murray Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:...	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...	1943–1966
Harold Earthman Harold Earthman Harold Henderson Earthman was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Earthman attended the public schools, Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tennessee, Southern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas, and the University of Texas at Austin.During the First World War he...	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...	1945–1947
Dayton E. Phillips Dayton E. Phillips Dayton E. Phillips was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...	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...	1947–1951
Joe L. Evins Joe L. Evins Joseph Landon Evins was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977.Evins was a native of the Blend Community of DeKalb County, Tennessee, the son of James Edgar Evins and Myrtie Goodson Evins. His father was a Tennessee state senator and a successful local businessman.Joe L...	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...	1947–1977
James B. Frazier, Jr. James B. Frazier, Jr. James Beriah Frazier, Jr. was a U.S. Democratic politician.-Biography:He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His father was James B. Frazier, who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1905 to 1911...	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...	1949–1963
James P. Sutton James Patrick Sutton James Patrick Sutton was an American politician and a member of the United States Congress from Tennessee. He was born on October 31, 1915. He attended the public schools of Wartrace, Tennessee, and Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State College in...	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...	1949–1955
Howard Baker, Sr. Howard Baker, Sr. Howard Henry Baker, Sr. was a United States Representative from Tennessee. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:Baker was born in Somerset, Kentucky in 1902 to James F...	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...	1951–1964
Ross Bass Ross Bass Ross Bass was an American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee.- Background :...	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...	1955–1964
J. Carlton Loser	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...	1957–1963
Fats Everett Fats Everett Robert Ashton "Fats" Everett was a Democratic Congressman from Tennessee from February 1, 1958 until his death.-Biography:Everett was a native of Obion County, Tennessee, being born on a farm near Union City...	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...	1958–1969
Louise G. Reece	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...	1961–1963
Jimmy Quillen Jimmy Quillen James Henry Quillen, usually known as Jimmy Quillen was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1963 to 1997.-Early life:...	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...	1963–1997
Bill Brock Bill Brock William Emerson "Bill" Brock III is a former Republican United States senator from Tennessee, having served from 1971 to 1977. He is the grandson of William Emerson Brock I, who was a Democratic U.S. senator from Tennessee from 1929 to 1931.-Early life and career:Brock was a native of Chattanooga,...	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...	1963–1971
Dick Fulton	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...	1963–1975
Irene Bailey Baker	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...	1964–1965
John Duncan, Sr. John Duncan, Sr. John James Duncan, Sr. was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1965 until his death in 1988. He also served as Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1959 to 1964, and as assistant attorney...	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...	1965–1988
William R. Anderson	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...	1965–1973
George W. Grider George W. Grider George William Grider was a United States Naval Officer, an attorney, and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1967....	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...	1965–1967
Ray Blanton Ray Blanton Leonard Ray Blanton was the 44th Governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979. Blanton's administration was rife with corruption.-Early life and Congress:...	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...	1967–1973
Dan Kuykendall Dan Kuykendall Dan Heflin Kuykendall was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1967 to 1975. He was a member of the Republican Party....	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...	1967–1975
Ed Jones Ed Jones (US politician) Edward "Ed" Jones was a Democratic Congressman from the state of Tennessee from 1969 to 1989.-Biography:...	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...	1969–1989
LaMar Baker LaMar Baker LaMar Baker was a Tennessee businessman and Republican political figure who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.-Biography:...	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...	1971–1975
Robin L. Beard, 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...	1973–1983
Marilyn Lloyd Marilyn Lloyd Rachel Marilyn Laird Lloyd is a Tennessee businesswoman and 10-term member of the United States House of Representatives .-Biographical information:...	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...	1975–1995
Harold Ford, Sr. Harold Ford, Sr. Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for ten terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S...	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...	1975–1997
Clifford Allen Clifford Allen Clifford Robertson Allen was a Tennessee attorney and Democratic politician.-Early life and career:Allen was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Friends High School in Washington, D.C.. He graduated from the Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee in 1931 and was admitted to...	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...	1975–1978
Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....	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...	1977–1985
Bill Boner Bill Boner William Hill "Bill" Boner is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. He was the third mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, serving from 1987 to 1991. He served in the U.S...	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...	1979–1987
Jim Cooper Jim Cooper James Hayes Shofner "Jim" Cooper is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. He previously represented from 1983 to 1995....	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...	1983–1995 2003–present
Don Sundquist Don Sundquist Donald Kenneth Sundquist is a former governor and congressman from Tennessee. A Republican, he served as the 47th Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003...	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...	1983–1995
Bart Gordon Bart Gordon Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon, is a lawyer and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology from 2007 until 2011. He is a member...	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...	1985–2011
John Duncan	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...	1988–present
Bob Clement Bob Clement Robert Nelson "Bob" Clement is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:Clement is the son of former Governor Frank G. Clement...	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...	1988–2003
John S. Tanner John S. Tanner John S. Tanner is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:Tanner was born in Halls, Tennessee, and grew up in Union City, Tennessee...	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...	1989–2011
Zach Wamp Zach Wamp Zachary Paul "Zach" Wamp is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party...	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...	1995–2011
Van Hilleary Van Hilleary William Vanderpool Hilleary, usually known as Van Hilleary is a Republican politician from Tennessee.-Early life and career:...	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...	1995–2003
Ed Bryant Ed Bryant Edward Glenn Bryant, usually known as Ed Bryant, , American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee . Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he earned his B.A. in 1970 and J.D. in 1972, both from the University of Mississippi. As a student he was...	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...	1995–2003
William L. Jenkins William L. Jenkins William Lewis "Bill" Jenkins is a politician from the state of Tennessee. He represented the state's 1st Congressional district, centered around the Tri-Cities , from 1997 until his successor was sworn in on January 3, 2007....	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...	1997–2007
Harold E. Ford, Jr.	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...	1997–2007
Lincoln Davis Lincoln Davis Lincoln Edward Davis is the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...	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...	2003–2011
Marsha Blackburn Marsha Blackburn Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis.-Early life, education and career:...	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...	2003–present
David Davis	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...	2007–2009
Steve Cohen Steve Cohen Stephen Ira Cohen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennessee's 9th district includes almost three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman....	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...	2007–present
Phil Roe Phil Roe David Phillip "Phil" Roe is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in the Tri-Cities area in the northeastern portion of the state....	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...	2009–present
Chuck Fleischmann Chuck Fleischmann Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann is the U.S. Representative for . The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large swath of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republican Party....	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...	2011–present
Scott DesJarlais Scott DesJarlais Scott Eugene DesJarlais is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and medical career:...	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...	2011–present
Diane Black Diane Black Diane Lynn Black is the U.S. Representative for . The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. She is a member of the Republican Party. She is formerly a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 18th district, which encompasses Robertson County and part of Sumner County...	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...	2011–present
Stephen Fincher Stephen Fincher Stephen Lee Fincher is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was vacated by retiring Democratic incumbent John S. Tanner. Fincher defeated Democratic Tennessee state senator Roy Herron in the 2010 mid-term Congressional general election.- Early life...	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...	2011–present

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