Tennessee's 12th congressional district

Tennessee's 12th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1830
Eliminated	1840
Years active	1833–1843

Tennessee's 12th congressional district was a district of the United States Congress in Tennessee. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Milton Brown.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1833
Davy Crockett (Crockett)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Elected in 1833. Lost re-election.
Adam Huntsman (Jackson)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	Elected in 1835. Retired.
John W. Crockett (Trenton)	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Retired to become attorney general for the ninth district.
Milton Brown (Jackson)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 11th district .
District dissolved March 4, 1843

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 Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine