Illinois's 24th congressional district

The 24th Congressional District of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Paul Simon who was redistricted into the 22nd District.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created March 4, 1903
James R. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 20th district
Pleasant T. Chapman	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	[Data unknown/missing]
H. Robert Fowler	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	[Data unknown/missing]
Thomas S. Williams	Republican	March 4, 1915 – November 11, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant		November 11, 1929 – November 4, 1930
Claude V. Parsons	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1941	71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	[Data unknown/missing]
James V. Heidinger	Republican	January 3, 1941 – March 22, 1945	77th 78th 79th	Died.
Vacant		March 22, 1945 – November 6, 1945
Roy Clippinger	Republican	November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th	[Data unknown/missing]
Charles W. Vursell	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 23rd district Redistricted to the 23rd district
Melvin Price	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 25th district. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Kenneth J. Gray	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	93rd	Redistricted from the 21st district. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
Paul Simon	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted to the 22nd district.
District inactive since January 3, 1983

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present