The U.S. state of Mississippi's at-large congressional district existed from December 10, 1817, when it was admitted to the Union until 1847, when representatives were elected in districts.
Mississippi briefly elected an at-large representative from 1853 to 1855, in addition to having the rest of the delegation elected from districts.
List of representatives 1817–1855: one seat, then two, then four, then none, then one
Congress Years Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history December 10, 1817 District created December 10, 1817 –March 3, 1819 George Poindexter Democratic-Republican Elected in 1817.Retired. No 2nd seat No 3rd seat No 4th seat March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Christopher Rankin Democratic-Republican Elected in 1819.Re-elected in 1820.Re-elected in 1822.Re-elected in 1824.Died. March 4, 1821 –March 3, 1823 March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 March 4, 1825 –March 14, 1826 Jacksonian March 14, 1826 –July 10, 1826 Vacant July 10, 1826 –March 3, 1827 William Haile Jacksonian Elected July 11, 1826 to finish Rankin's term and seated December 4, 1826.Re-elected later in 1826.Resigned. March 4, 1827 –July 10, 1828 July 10, 1828 –October 21, 1828 Vacant October 21, 1828 –March 3, 1829 Thomas Hinds Jacksonian Elected October 20, 1828 to finish Haile's term and seated December 8, 1828.Elected August 4–5, 1828 to the next term.Retired. March 3, 1829 –March 3, 1831 March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Franklin E. Plummer Jacksonian Elected in 1830.Re-elected in 1832.Retired to run for U.S. senator. March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Harry Cage Jacksonian Elected in 1832.Retired. March 4, 1835 –July 31, 1836 John F. H. Claiborne Jacksonian Elected in 1835.Re-elected in 1837 but election was invalidated. David Dickson Anti-Jacksonian Elected in 1835.Died. July 31, 1836 – January 7, 1837 Vacant January 7, 1837 –March 3, 1837 Samuel J. Gholson Jacksonian Elected November 7, 1836 to finish Dickson's term and seated January 7, 1837.Re-elected in 1837 but election was invalidated. March 4, 1837 –July 17, 1837 Vacant Vacant July 18, 1837 –February 5, 1838 John F. H. Claiborne Democratic Credentials presented but election successfully contest and seat declared vacant. Samuel J. Gholson Democratic Credentials presented but election successfully contest and seat declared vacant. February 5, 1838 –May 29, 1838 Vacant Vacant May 29, 1838 –March 3, 1839 Seargent S. Prentiss Whig Elected to finish Claiborne's term.Retired. Thomas J. Word Whig Elected to finish Gholson's term.Retired. March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Jacob Thompson Democratic Elected in 1839.Re-elected in 1841.Re-elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1845.Redistricted to the . Albert G. Brown Democratic Elected in 1839.Retired. March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 William M. Gwin Democratic Elected in 1841.Renominated but declined. March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1845 William H. Hammett Democratic Elected in 1843.Retired. Robert W. Roberts Democratic Elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1845.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. Tilghman Tucker Democratic Elected in 1843.Retired. March 4, 1845 –June 1846 Stephen Adams Democratic Elected in 1845.Retired. Jefferson Davis Democratic Elected in 1845.Resigned to command regiment in Mexican–American War. June 1846 –January 26, 1847 Vacant January 26, 1847 –March 3, 1847 Henry T. Ellett Democratic Elected to finish Davis's term.Retired. March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 No at-large seats.Starting with the 1847 election, Mississippi elected all its representatives in districts until 1853. March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1851 March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 William Barksdale Democratic Elected in 1853.Redistricted to the . In 1852, one representative was elected at-large, the remainder from districts.
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present