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{{Short description|Former congressional district}}
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{{redirect|AL-9|the state route|Alabama State Route 9}}
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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
|state = Alabama
|state = Alabama
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|created = 1890
|created = 1890
|eliminated = 1960
|eliminated = 1960
|years = 1893-1963
|years = 1893–1963
|population = 558,928
|population = 558,928
|population year = 1950
|population year = 1950
}}
}}

'''Alabama's 9th congressional district''' was formerly apportioned to portions of central and western [[Alabama]] from 1893 until 1963 when the seat was lost due to [[reapportionment]] after the [[1960 United States Census]].
'''Alabama's 9th congressional district''' was formerly apportioned to portions of central and western [[Alabama]] from 1893 until 1963 when the seat was lost due to [[reapportionment]] after the [[1960 United States census]].


==Highlights==
==Highlights==
Formed in 1893, the district was first represented by [[Louis Washington Turpin]], a self-educated [[tax assessor]] from [[Hale County, Alabama|Hale County]]. The district was represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] during the whole of its existence except from 1896-1897 when [[Truman Heminway Aldrich]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], unseated [[Oscar W. Underwood]] in a post-election contest.
Formed in 1893, the district was first represented by [[Louis Washington Turpin]], a self-educated [[tax assessor]] from [[Hale County, Alabama|Hale County]]. The district was represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] during the whole of its existence except from 1896–1897 when [[Truman Heminway Aldrich]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], unseated [[Oscar W. Underwood]] in a post-election contest.


The 1960 United States Census and the subsequent [[reapportionment]] decreased Alabama's representation in the [[United States Congress]].
The 1960 United States census and the subsequent [[reapportionment]] decreased Alabama's representation in the [[United States Congress]].


==History==
==History==
{{empty section|date=December 2021}}
By the 1890s the growth of [[Birmingham, Alabama]], coupled with overall growth of Alabama's population, increased the number of representatives in the United States House from Alabama to nine.

It was decided<!--When?--> to draw the new ninth district primarily from [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson County]] but also to include a few more rural counties to the south.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} In the first election in the district over 29,000 votes were cast.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} This was the most votes in any Alabama Congressional district.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}

It lost some area to the 6th district in 1902.

In 1916, redistricting again occurred, which reduced the ninth district to only include Jefferson County. These boundaries remained essentially the same until the district was dissolved in 1962.


===Population disparity===
===Population disparity===
By the early 1940s the 9th district had a population of 459,930.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://socsci.colorado.edu/~esadler/districtdatawebsite/fin78.csv |title=colorado.edu |access-date=2007-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806112328/http://socsci.colorado.edu/~esadler/districtdatawebsite/fin78.csv |archive-date=2007-08-06 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> This was 103,000 more people than the next largest district, and 209,000 more people than lived in the neighboring 6th district.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} By the 1950s there were 558,928 people in the ninth district and 250,726 in the 6th district.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} From 1932 through 1962 the state of Alabama did not reapportion its congressional districts.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}<!-- No boundaries changed from 1932 to 1962 or no seats were lost/added?-->
By the early 1940s the 9th district had a population of 459,930.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://socsci.colorado.edu/~esadler/districtdatawebsite/fin78.csv |title=colorado.edu |access-date=2007-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806112328/http://socsci.colorado.edu/~esadler/districtdatawebsite/fin78.csv |archive-date=2007-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== List of members representing the district ==
== List of members representing the district ==
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|- valign=bottom
|- valign=bottom
! Member
⚫
! Cong<br/>ress
! Representative
! Party
! Party
! Years
! Years
⚫
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral History
! Electoral History
! Counties Represented
! Counties Represented


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1893
| &nbsp;
⚫
| colspan=2 | District created
| nowrap | March 4, 1893


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| align=left | '''[[Louis Washington Turpin|Louis W. Turpin]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Newbern, Alabama|Newbern]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|53}}
⚫
| align=left | '''[[Louis Washington Turpin|Louis W. Turpin]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br/>March 3, 1895
| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br/>March 3, 1895
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|53}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1892|Elected in 1892]].
| [[1892 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1892]].<br/>Lost renomination.
| rowspan=4 | [[File:AL-9_53-57.png]]
| rowspan=4 | '''1893–1915''':<br/>[[File:AL-9_53-57.png]]


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| align=left | [[File:Oscar W. Underwood.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Oscar W. Underwood]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|54}}
⚫
| align=left | [[File:Oscar W. Underwood.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Oscar W. Underwood]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –<br/>June 9, 1896
| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –<br/>June 9, 1896
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|54}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1894|Elected in 1894]].<br/><br/>Lost election contest.
| [[1894 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1894]].<br/>Lost election contest.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| align=left | [[File:Truman Heminway Aldrich.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Truman Heminway Aldrich]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|54}}
⚫
| align=left | [[File:Truman Heminway Aldrich.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Truman Heminway Aldrich]]'''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | June 9, 1896 –<br/>March 3, 1897
| nowrap | June 9, 1896 –<br/>March 3, 1897
| Won election contest.<br/><br/>Retired.
| Won election contest.<br/>Retired.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Oscar W. Underwood.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Oscar W. Underwood]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
⚫
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1897 –<br/>March 3, 1915
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|55|63}}
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|55|63}}
⚫
| rowspan=2 | [[1896 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1896]].<br/>[[1898 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1898]].<br/>[[1900 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1900]].<br/>[[1902 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1902]].<br/>[[1904 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1904]].<br/>[[1906 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1906]].<br/>[[1908 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1908]].<br/>[[1910 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1910]].<br/>[[1912 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1912]].<br/>Retired to [[1914 United States Senate election in Alabama|run for U.S. Senator]].
⚫
| rowspan=2 align="left" nowrap="" | [[File:Oscar W. Underwood.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Oscar W. Underwood]]'''
⚫
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
⚫
| nowrap | March 4, 1897 –<br/>March 3, 1903
⚫
| rowspan=2 | [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1896|Elected in 1896]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1898|Re-elected in 1898]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1900|Re-elected in 1900]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1902|Re-elected in 1902]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1904|Re-elected in 1904]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1906|Re-elected in 1906]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1908|Re-elected in 1908]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1910|Re-elected in 1910]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1912|Re-elected in 1912]].<br/><br/>Retired to [[United States Senate election in Alabama, 1914|run for U.S. Senator]].


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| rowspan=2 | '''1903–1917''':<br/>[[File:AL-9_58-64.png]]
⚫
| nowrap |March 4, 1903 –<br/>March 3, 1915
⚫
| rowspan=2 |[[File:AL-9_58-64.png]]


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:George Huddleston 1921.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George Huddleston]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
⚫
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1915 –<br/>January 3, 1937
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|64|74}}
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|64|74}}
⚫
| rowspan=2 | [[1914 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1914]].<br/>[[1916 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1916]].<br/>[[1918 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1918]].<br/>[[1920 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1920]].<br/>[[1922 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1922]].<br/>[[1924 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1924]].<br/>[[1926 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1926]].<br/>[[1928 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1928]].<br/>[[1930 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1930]].<br/>[[1932 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1932]].<br/>[[1934 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1934]].<br/>Lost renomination.
⚫
| rowspan=2 align="left" nowrap="" | [[File:George Huddleston 1921.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George Huddleston]]'''
⚫
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap="" | March 4, 1915 –<br/>March 3, 1917
⚫
| rowspan=2 | [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1914|Elected in 1914]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1916|Re-elected in 1916]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1918|Re-elected in 1918]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1920|Re-elected in 1920]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1922|Re-elected in 1922]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1924|Re-elected in 1924]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1926|Re-elected in 1926]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1928|Re-elected in 1928]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1930|Re-elected in 1930]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1932|Re-elected in 1932]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1934|Re-elected in 1934]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| rowspan=6 | '''1917–1963''':<br/>[[File:AL-9_65-87.png]]
| nowrap |March 4, 1917 –<br/>January 3, 1937
⚫
| rowspan=6 |[[File:AL-9_65-87.png]]


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Luther Patrick.webp|100px]]<br>'''[[Luther Patrick]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|75|77}}
| align=left | '''[[Luther Patrick]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –<br/>January 3, 1943
| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –<br/>January 3, 1943
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|75|77}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1936|Elected in 1936]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1938|Re-elected in 1938]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1940|Re-elected in 1940]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.
| [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1936]].<br/>[[1938 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1938]].<br/>[[1940 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1940]].<br/>Lost renomination.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| align=left | '''[[John P. Newsome]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|78}}
⚫
| align=left | '''[[John P. Newsome]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br/>January 3, 1945
| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br/>January 3, 1945
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|78}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1942|Elected in 1942]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.
| [[1942 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1942]].<br/>Lost renomination.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left |[[File:Luther Patrick.webp|100px]]<br>'''[[Luther Patrick]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}
| align=left | '''[[Luther Patrick]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –<br/>January 3, 1947
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –<br/>January 3, 1947
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1944|Elected in 1944]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.
| [[1944 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1944]].<br/>Lost renomination.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Laurie Battle.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Laurie C. Battle]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|80|83}}
| align=left | '''[[Laurie C. Battle]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1955
| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1955
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|80|83}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1946|Elected in 1946]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1948|Re-elected in 1948]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1950|Re-elected in 1950]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1952|Re-elected in 1952]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1946]].<br/>[[1948 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1948]].<br/>[[1950 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1950]].<br/>[[1952 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1952]].<br/>Retired.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
⚫
| align=left | [[File:George Huddleston, Jr. 88th Congress 1963.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George Huddleston Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|84|87}}
⚫
| align=left | [[File:George Huddleston, Jr. 88th Congress 1963.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George Huddleston Jr.]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1955 –<br/>January 3, 1963
| nowrap | January 3, 1955 –<br/>January 3, 1963
⚫
| {{USCongressOrdinal|84|87}}
| [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1954|Elected in 1954]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1956|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1958|Re-elected in 1958]].<br/>[[United States House of Representatives elections, 1960|Re-elected in 1960]].<br/><br/>[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Alabama|AL|C}}.
| [[1954 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1954]].<br/>[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/>[[1958 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1958]].<br/>[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections|Re-elected in 1960]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Alabama|AL|C}}.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | District inactive
| colspan=6 | District eliminated January 3, 1963
| nowrap | January 3, 1963 –<br/>Present


|}
|}


==Historical Boundaries==
==Historical boundaries==
{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
! Census Year !! Population !! Counties
! Census year !! Population !! Counties
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1890|1890]]
! [[1890 United States census|1890]]
| 181,085
| 181,085
| [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]], [[Blount County, Alabama|Blount]], [[Hale County, Alabama|Hale]], [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]], [[Perry County, Alabama|Perry]]
| [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]], [[Blount County, Alabama|Blount]], [[Hale County, Alabama|Hale]], [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]], [[Perry County, Alabama|Perry]]
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1900|1900]]
! [[1900 United States census|1900]]
| 213,820
| 213,820
| [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]], [[Blount County, Alabama|Blount]], [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]], [[Perry County, Alabama|Perry]]
| [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]], [[Blount County, Alabama|Blount]], [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]], [[Perry County, Alabama|Perry]]
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1910|1910]]
! [[1910 United States census|1910]]
| 226,476
| 226,476
| rowspan=5 |[[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]]
| rowspan=5 |[[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]]
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1920|1920]]
! [[1920 United States census|1920]]
| 310,054
| 310,054
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1930|1930]]
! [[1930 United States census|1930]]
| 431,493
| 431,493
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1940|1940]]
! [[1940 United States census|1940]]
| 459,930
| 459,930
|-
|-
! [[United States Census, 1950|1950]]
! [[1950 United States census|1950]]
| 558,928
| 558,928


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==References==
==References==
;Specific
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

;General
*Population data from [https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990]
*Population data from [https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990]
*Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); and 83rd Congress (1953).
*Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); and 83rd Congress (1953).
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]


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Latest revision as of 03:56, 14 April 2024

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Alabama's 9th congressional district
Obsolete district
Population (1950)558,928
Created1890
Eliminated1960
Years active1893–1963

Alabama's 9th congressional district was formerly apportioned to portions of central and western Alabama from 1893 until 1963 when the seat was lost due to reapportionment after the 1960 United States census.

Highlights

[edit]

Formed in 1893, the district was first represented by Louis Washington Turpin, a self-educated tax assessor from Hale County. The district was represented by Democrats during the whole of its existence except from 1896–1897 when Truman Heminway Aldrich, a Republican, unseated Oscar W. Underwood in a post-election contest.

The 1960 United States census and the subsequent reapportionment decreased Alabama's representation in the United States Congress.

History

[edit]

Population disparity

[edit]

By the early 1940s the 9th district had a population of 459,930.[1]

List of members representing the district

[edit]
Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral History Counties Represented
District created March 4, 1893
Louis W. Turpin
(Newbern) 		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895 		53rd Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination. 		1893–1915:

Oscar W. Underwood
(Birmingham) 		Democratic March 4, 1895 –
June 9, 1896 		54th Elected in 1894.
Lost election contest.

Truman Heminway Aldrich
(Birmingham) 		Republican June 9, 1896 –
March 3, 1897 		Won election contest.
Retired.

Oscar W. Underwood
(Birmingham) 		Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1915 		55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd 		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 to run for U.S. Senator.
1903–1917:

George Huddleston
(Birmingham) 		Democratic March 4, 1915 –
January 3, 1937 		64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
1917–1963:

Luther Patrick
(Birmingham) 		Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943 		75th
76th
77th 		Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
John P. Newsome
(Birmingham) 		Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		78th Elected in 1942.
Lost renomination.

Luther Patrick
(Birmingham) 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.

Laurie C. Battle
(Birmingham) 		Democratic January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1955 		80th
81st
82nd
83rd 		Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.

George Huddleston Jr.
(Birmingham) 		Democratic January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963 		84th
85th
86th
87th 		Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District eliminated January 3, 1963

Historical boundaries

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Census year Population Counties
1890 181,085 Bibb, Blount, Hale, Jefferson, Perry
1900 213,820 Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, Perry
1910 226,476 Jefferson
1920 310,054
1930 431,493
1940 459,930
1950 558,928

References

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Specific
  1. ^ "colorado.edu". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
General

33°29′11.17″N 86°52′47.58″W / 33.4864361°N 86.8798833°W / 33.4864361; -86.8798833


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