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Members of the US House of Representatives from Tennessee

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th.

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large | 10th | 11th | 12th.


At-Large Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s At-Large Congressional District
Andrew Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1767; d. June 8 1845.

Democratic-Republican Party

1796 – 1797

William Charles Cole Claiborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1773/1775; d. November 23 1817.

Democratic-Republican Party

1797 – 1801

George Washington Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1769; d. February 17 1848.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1805

Horace Maynard

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1814; d. May 3 1882.

Republican Party

1873 – 1875


1st Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
Thomas Dickens Arnold

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1798; d. May 26 1870.

Whig Party

1841 – 1843

Andrew Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1808; d. July 31 1875.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1853

Brookins Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1808; d. December 25 1853.

Democratic Party

1853

Nathaniel Green Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1819; d. April 1 1887.

Whig Party

1854 – 1855

Nathaniel Green Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1819; d. April 1 1887.

Unionist Party

1866 – 1867

Diana Lynn Harshbarger

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1960.

Republican Party

2021 – present


2nd Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District
George Washington Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1769; d. February 17 1848.

Democratic-Republican Party

1805 – 1809

John Sevier

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1745; d. September 24 1815.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1815

John Alexander Cocke

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1772; d. February 16 1854.

Democratic-Republican Party (1819 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1827)

1819 – 1827

Thomas Dickens Arnold

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1798; d. May 26 1870.

National Republican Party

1831 – 1833

Horace Maynard

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1814; d. May 3 1882.

American Party (1857 – 1858); Opposition Party (1858 – 1860); Unionist Party (1860 – 1863)

1857 – 1863

Horace Maynard

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1814; d. May 3 1882.

Unconditional Union Party (1866 – 1867); Republican Party (1867 – 1875)

1866 – 1873

Timothy Floyd “Tim” Burchett

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1964.

Republican Party

2019 – present


3rd Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District
Jesse Wharton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1782; d. July 22 1833.

Democratic-Republican Party

1807 – 1809

Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1813

Samuel Axley Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1822; d. November 25 1863.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1859

Samuel Davis “Sam” McReynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1872; d. July 11 1939.

Democratic Party

1923 – 1939

Carey Estes Kefauver

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1903; d. August 10 1963.

Democratic Party

1939 – 1949

Zachary Paul “Zach” Wamp

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 28 1957.

Republican Party

1995 – 2011


4th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District
Newton Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1781; d. September 16 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1819 – 1823

Jacob C. Isacks

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1767; d. August 31 1835.

Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1833)

1823 – 1833

Cordell Hull

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1871; d. July 23 1955.

Democratic Party

1907 – 1921

Cordell Hull

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1871; d. July 23 1955.

Democratic Party

1923 – 1931

Albert Arnold Gore, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1907; d. December 5 1998.

Democratic Party

1939 – 1953

Joseph Landon “Joe” Evins

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1910; d. March 31 1984.

Democratic Party

1953 – 1977

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

Democratic Party

1977 – 1983

James Hayes Shofner “Jim” Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1954.

Democratic Party

1983 – 1995

Scott Eugene DesJarlais

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1964.

Republican Party

2011 – present


5th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District
Felix Grundy

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1777; d. December 19 1840.

Democratic-Republican Party

1813 – 1814

Newton Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 22 1781; d. September 16 1841.

Democratic-Republican Party

1814 – 1817

Nathaniel Green Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1819; d. April 1 1887.

Democratic Party

1866 – 1867

James Daniel Richardson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1843; d. July 24 1914.

Democratic Party

1885 – 1905

Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1869; d. June 4 1936.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1936

James Percy Priest

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1900; d. October 12 1956.

Democratic Party

1941 – 1943

Joseph Landon “Joe” Evins

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1910; d. March 31 1984.

Democratic Party

1947 – 1953

James Percy Priest

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1900; d. October 12 1956.

Democratic Party

1953 – 1956

James Hayes Shofner “Jim” Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1954.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2023

William Andrew “Andy” Ogles IV

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1971.

Republican Party

2023 – present


6th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District
James Knox Polk

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1795; d. June 15 1849.

Democratic Party

1825 – 1833

Baile Peyton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1803; d. August 18 1878.

Democratic Party (1833 – 1835); Whig Party (1835 – 1837)

1833 – 1837

William Bowen Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1807; d. August 19 1867.

Whig Party

1837 – 1843

Aaron Venable Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1795; d. March 8 1859.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1845

Samuel Mayes Arnell

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1833; d. July 20 1903.

Unconditional Union Party (1866 – 1867); Republican Party (1867 – 1871)

1866 – 1871

Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1869; d. June 4 1936.

Democratic Party

1909 – 1933

James Percy Priest

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1900; d. October 12 1956.

Democratic Party

1943 – 1953

Albert Arnold “Al” Gore, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.

Democratic Party

1983 – 1985

Barton Jennings “Bart” Gordon

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1949.

Democratic Party

1985 – 2011

Diane Lynn Black

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1951.

Republican Party

2011 – 2019

John Williams Rose

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1965.

Republican Party

2019 – present


7th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
Samuel “Sam” Houston

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1793; d. July 26 1863.

Democratic-Republican Party

1823 – 1827

John Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1796; d. September 10 1869.

Democratic Party (1827 – 1835); Whig Party (1835 – 1841)

1827 – 1841

Meredith Poindexter Gentry

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1809; d. November 2 1866.

Whig Party

1845 – 1853

John DeWitt Clinton Atkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1825; d. June 2 1908.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1875

Mark Edward Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1964.

Republican Party

2019 – 2025

Matthew Robert “Matt” Van Epps

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1983.

Republican Party

2025 – present


8th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District
Cave Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1793; d. November 23 1866.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1833

Meredith Poindexter Gentry

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1809; d. November 2 1866.

Whig Party

1839 – 1843

John DeWitt Clinton Atkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1825; d. June 2 1908.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1883

Benjamin Augustine Enloe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1848; d. July 8 1922.

Democratic Party

1887 – 1895

Thetus Willrette Sims

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1852; d. December 17 1939.

Democratic Party

1897 – 1921


9th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District
David “Davy” Crockett

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1786; d. March 6 1836.

National Republican Party

1827 – 1831

William Fitzgerald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1799; d. March 1864.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1833

James Knox Polk

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 2 1795; d. June 15 1849.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1839

Harvey Magee Watterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1811; d. October 1 1891.

Democratic Party

1839 – 1843

Cave Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1793; d. November 23 1866.

Democratic Party

1843 – 1845

Henry Emerson Etheridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1819; d. October 21 1902.

Whig Party (1853 – 1855); American Party (1855 – 1857)

1853 – 1857

John DeWitt Clinton Atkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1825; d. June 2 1908.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1859

Henry Emerson Etheridge

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1819; d. October 21 1902.

Opposition Party

1859 – 1861

Finis James Garrett

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1875; d. May 25 1956.

Democratic Party

1905 – 1929

Harold Eugene Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1970.

Democratic Party

1997 – 2007

Stephen Ira “Steve” Cohen

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1949.

Democratic Party

2007 – present


10th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 10th Congressional District
Aaron Venable Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1795; d. March 8 1859.

Democratic Party

1839 – 1843

Frederick Perry Stanton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1814; d. June 4 1894.

Democratic Party

1845 – 1855


11th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 11th Congressional District
Cave Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1793; d. November 23 1866.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1837

Cave Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1793; d. November 23 1866.

Democratic Party

1839 – 1843


12th Congressional District of Tennessee

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee’s 12th Congressional District
David “Davy” Crockett

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1786; d. March 6 1836.

Whig Party

1833 – 1835