Kentucky's 10th congressional district

Kentucky's 10th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1810 1870
Eliminated	1860 1930
Years active	1813–1863 1873–1933

Kentucky's 10th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1933. Its last Representative was Andrew J. May.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1813
William P. Duval (Bardstown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Retired.	1813–1823 Green, Hardin, Nelson, and Washington counties
Benjamin Hardin (Bardstown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Elected in 1814. Retired.
Thomas Speed (Bardstown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1816. Retired.
Benjamin Hardin (Bardstown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	16th 17th	Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Retired.
Francis Johnson (Bowling Green)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election.	1823–1833 Allen, Barren, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, and Warren counties
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Joel Yancey (Glasgow)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	20th 21st	Elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Lost re-election.
Christopher Tompkins (Glasgow)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1831. Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Chilton Allan (Winchester)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Retired.	1833–1843 [ data missing ]
Richard Hawes (Winchester)	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired.
Thomas F. Marshall (Versailles)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Retired.
John W. Tibbatts (Newport)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired.	1843–1853 [ data missing ]
John P. Gaines (Walton)	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
Richard H. Stanton (Maysville)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855	31st 32nd 33rd	Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Lost re-election.
1853–1863 [ data missing ]
	Samuel F. Swope (Falmouth)	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1855. Retired.
	John W. Stevenson (Covington)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Lost re-election.
	John W. Menzies (Covington)	Union Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1861. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election.
District suspended March 3, 1863
District re-established March 4, 1873
John D. Young (Owingsville)	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. Retired.	1873–1883 [ data missing ]
John B. Clarke (Brooksville)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired.
Elijah Phister (Maysville)	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
John D. White (Manchester)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1882. Retired.	1883–1893 [ data missing ]
William P. Taulbee (Salyersville)	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired.
John H. Wilson (Barboursville)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Redistricted to the 11th district .
John W. Kendall (West Liberty)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 7, 1892	52nd	Elected in 1890. Died.
Vacant		March 7, 1892 – April 21, 1892
Joseph M. Kendall (Prestonsburg)	Democratic	April 21, 1892 – March 3, 1893		Elected to finish his father's term. Retired.
Marcus C. Lisle (Winchester)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – July 7, 1894	53rd	Elected in 1892. Died.	1893–1903 [ data missing ]
Vacant		July 7, 1894 – December 3, 1894
William M. Beckner (Winchester)	Democratic	December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1895		Elected to finish Lisle's term. Lost renomination.
Joseph M. Kendall (Prestonsburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – February 18, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost contested election.
Nathan T. Hopkins (Marshall)	Republican	February 18, 1897 – March 3, 1897		Won contested election. Retired.
Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick (Prestonsburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired.
James B. White (Irvine)	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th	Elected in 1900. Retired.
Francis A. Hopkins (Prestonsburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost re-election.	1903–1913 [ data missing ]
John W. Langley (Pikeville)	Republican	March 4, 1907 – January 11, 1926	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Resigned after conviction for illegally selling alcohol.
1913–1933
	Vacant		January 11, 1926 – February 13, 1926	69th
	Andrew J. Kirk (Jenkins)	Republican	February 13, 1926 – March 3, 1927		Elected to finish Langley's term. Lost renomination.
	Katherine G. Langley (Pikeville)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1931	70th 71st	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election.
	Andrew J. May (Prestonsburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	72nd	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the at-large district .
District eliminated March 3, 1933

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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