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Mississippi's 8th congressional district

Coordinates: 32°37′48″N 90°20′22″W / 32.629923°N 90.339441°W / 32.629923; -90.339441
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Mississippi's 8th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1900
Eliminated1930
Years active1903-1933

Mississippi's 8th congressional district existed from 1903 to 1933. It was created after the 1900 census and abolished following the 1930 census.

Boundaries

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The 8th congressional district boundaries included all of Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, and Yazoo County. It also included the southern portion of modern Humphreys County (included as part of Yazoo County at that time).[1]

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903

John Sharp Williams
(Yazoo City)
Democratic March 4, 1903–
March 3, 1909
58th
59th
60th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

James W. Collier
(Vicksburg)
Democratic March 4, 1909–
March 3, 1933
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-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.
Retired.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

References

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  1. ^ "Sixty-Second to Sixty-Fifth Congresses". The University of Mississippi Library. The University of Mississippi. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

32°37′48″N 90°20′22″W / 32.629923°N 90.339441°W / 32.629923; -90.339441