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 Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District created March 4, 1873 Ira B. Hyde Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872.Lost re-election. Rezin A. DeBolt Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874.Retired. Henry M. Pollard Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1876.Lost re-election. Gideon F. Rothwell Democratic March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1878.Lost renomination. Joseph H. Burrows Greenback March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880.Lost re-election. Martin L. Clardy Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1889 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Lost re-election. William M. Kinsey Republican March 4, 1889 –March 3, 1891 Elected in 1888.Lost re-election. Samuel Byrns Democratic March 4, 1891 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1890.Lost renomination. Richard Bartholdt Republican March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1915 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. Jacob E. Meeker Republican March 4, 1915 –October 16, 1918 Elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Died. Vacant October 16, 1918 –November 5, 1918 Frederick Essen Republican November 5, 1918 –March 3, 1919 Elected to finish Meeker's term.Retired. Cleveland A. Newton Republican March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1927 Elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Retired. Henry F. Niedringhaus Republican March 4, 1927 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. District inactive March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1935 All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket Orville Zimmerman Democratic January 3, 1935 –April 7, 1948 Elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Died. Vacant April 7, 1948 –November 2, 1948 Paul C. Jones Democratic November 2, 1948 –January 3, 1969 Elected to finish Zimmerman's term.Elected to 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. Bill Burlison Democratic January 3, 1969 –January 3, 1981 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. Bill Emerson Republican January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1983 Elected in 1980.Redistricted to the . District eliminated January 3, 1983
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present