Missouri's 12th congressional district

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The 12th Congressional District of Missouri was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri from 1873 to 1953.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1873
John M. Glover	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	43rd 44th 45th
William H. Hatch	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Redistricted to the 1st district
Charles H. Morgan	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th
William J. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	49th 50th 51st
David A. De Armond	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Redistricted to the 6th district
Seth W. Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Redistricted from the 9th district
Charles E. Pearce	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – June 28, 1902	57th	Seat declared vacant
Vacant		June 28, 1902 – November 4, 1902
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	November 4, 1902 – February 26, 1903	57th	Lost election contest
George C. R. Wagoner	Republican	February 26, 1903 – March 3, 1903	57th	Won election contest
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th
Ernest E. Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – June 23, 1906	59th	Lost election contest
Harry M. Coudrey	Republican	June 23, 1906 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Won election contest
Leonidas C. Dyer	Republican	March 4, 1911 – June 19, 1914	62nd 63rd	Lost election contest
Michael J. Gill	Democratic	June 19, 1914 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Won election contest
Leonidas C. Dyer	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
James R. Claiborne	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	Redistricted from the At-large district Lost renomination
Charles A. Anderson	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941	75th 76th	Lost re-election
Walter C. Ploeser	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949	77th 78th 79th 80th	Lost re-election
Raymond W. Karst	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st
Thomas B. Curtis	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	Redistricted to the 2nd district
District eliminated		January 3, 1953

References

• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present