Kansas's at-large congressional district

Kansas's at-large congressional district
Kansas's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1861; 1883; 1893
Eliminated	1875; 1885; 1907
Years active	18-1823

Last updated December 28, 2023

Kansas's at-large congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas is a defunct congressional district. It existed from statehood January 29, 1861 to March 4, 1907.

List of members representing the district

Years	Cong ress	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
Years	Cong ress	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C			Seat D
January 29, 1861 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	Martin F. Conway (Lawrence)	Republican	Elected December 1, 1859, in advance of statehood. Continued in office without re-election in 1861. Retired.
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	A. Carter Wilder (Lawrence)	Republican	Elected in 1862. Retired.
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	39th 40th 41st	Sidney Clarke (Lawrence)	Republican	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	David P. Lowe (Fort Scott)	Republican	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	David P. Lowe (Fort Scott)	Republican	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.	Stephen A. Cobb (Wyandotte)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.	William A. Phillips (Salina)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district .
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Seat eliminated			Seat eliminated			Seat eliminated
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Lewis Hanback (Osborne)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 6th district .	Edmund N. Morrill (Hiawatha)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in the 1st district .	Bishop W. Perkins (Oswego)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in the 3rd district .	Samuel R. Peters (Newton)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 7th district .
March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1893	49th 50th 51st 52nd	Seat eliminated			Seat eliminated			Seat eliminated			Seat eliminated
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	William A. Harris (Linwood)	Populist	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Richard W. Blue (Pleasanton)	Republican	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Jeremiah D. Botkin (Winfield)	Populist	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th	Willis J. Bailey (Baileyville)	Republican	Elected in 1898. Retired.
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	57th 58th 59th	Charles F. Scott (Iola)	Republican	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Redistricted to the 2nd district .
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	57th 58th 59th	Seat eliminated

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References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Kansas's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1861 1883 1893
Eliminated	1875 1885 1907
Years active	18-1823