Missouri's 10th congressional district

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Missouri's 10th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1870
1935
Eliminated1930
1980
Years active1873-1933
1935-1983

The 10th congressional district of Missouri was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri from 1873 to 1983. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Most of the territory that was part of the 10th at the time it was abolished is now part of the 8th district.

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
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Ira B. Hyde
(Princeton)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
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Rezin A. DeBolt
(Trenton)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
Retired.
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Henry M. Pollard
(Chillicothe)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
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Gideon F. Rothwell
(Moberly)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th Elected in 1878.
Lost renomination.
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Joseph H. Burrows
(Cainsville)
Greenback March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883
47th Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.
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Martin L. Clardy
(Farmington)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889
48th
49th
50th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
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William M. Kinsey
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
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Samuel Byrns
(Potosi)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
Lost renomination.
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Richard Bartholdt
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1915
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired.
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Jacob E. Meeker
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
October 16, 1918
64th
65th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Died.
VacantOctober 16, 1918 –
November 5, 1918
65th
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Frederick Essen
(Clayton)
Republican November 5, 1918 –
March 3, 1919
Elected to finish Meeker's term.
Retired.
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Cleveland A. Newton
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1927
66th
67th
68th
69th
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Retired.
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Henry F. Niedringhaus
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the At-large district and lost re-election.
District inactiveMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
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Orville Zimmerman
(Kennett)
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
April 7, 1948
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Died.
VacantApril 7, 1948 –
November 2, 1948
80th
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Paul C. Jones
(Kennett)
Democratic November 2, 1948 –
January 3, 1969
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
Elected to finish Zimmerman's term.
Also elected to the next full term in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.
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Bill Burlison
(Cape Girardeau)
Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1981
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
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Bill Emerson
(DeSoto)
Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983
97th Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 8th district .
District eliminated January 3, 1983

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