| Representative
|
Party
|
Years
|
Cong
ress
|
Note
|
| District created March 4, 1833
|
| William M. Inge |
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 |
23rd |
Elected in 1833.
Retired.
|
| Ebenezer J. Shields
|
Anti-Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
|
24th
25th
|
Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Lost re-election.
|
| Whig
|
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
|
 Aaron V. Brown |
Democratic |
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843 |
26th
27th |
Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
|
| John B. Ashe |
Whig |
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 |
28th |
Elected in 1843.
Retired.
|
 Frederick P. Stanton |
Democratic |
March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1855 |
29th
30th
31st
32nd
33rd |
Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Retired.
|
| Thomas Rivers |
Know Nothing |
March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 |
34th |
Elected in 1855.
Retired.
|
 William T. Avery |
Democratic |
March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861 |
35th
36th |
Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Could not seek re-election, as West Tennessee seceded.
|
| American Civil War
|
| District eliminated March 4, 1863
|
| District re-established March 4, 1875
|
 H. Casey Young |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881 |
44th
45th
46th |
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Lost re-election.
|
 William R. Moore |
Republican |
March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 |
47th |
Elected in 1880.
Renominated but declined.
|
| H. Casey Young |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 |
48th |
Elected in 1882.
Retired.
|
| Zachary Taylor |
Republican |
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887 |
49th |
Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
|
 James Phelan, Jr. |
Democratic |
March 4, 1887 –
January 30, 1891 |
50th
51st |
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired but died before next term began.
|
| Vacant
|
January 30, 1891 –
March 4, 1891
|
51st
|
|
 Josiah Patterson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897 |
52nd
53rd
54th |
Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Lost re-election as a National Democrat.
|
 Edward W. Carmack |
Democratic |
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901 |
55th
56th |
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
|
 Malcolm R. Patterson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1901 –
November 5, 1906 |
57th
58th
59th
|
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired to run for Governor of Tennessee and resigned when elected.
|
| Vacant
|
November 5, 1906 –
March 4, 1907
|
59th
|
|
 George Gordon |
Democratic |
March 4, 1907 –
August 9, 1911 |
60th
61st
62nd |
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
|
| Vacant
|
August 9, 1911 –
December 4, 1911
|
62nd
|
|
 Kenneth McKellar |
Democratic |
December 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917 |
62nd
63rd
64th |
Elected to finish Gordon's term.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
|
 Hubert Fisher |
Democratic |
March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1931 |
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st |
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.
Retired.
|
 E. H. Crump |
Democratic |
March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933 |
72nd |
Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
|
| District eliminated March 4, 1933
|
| District re-established March 4, 1943
|
 Clifford Davis |
Democratic |
January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1953 |
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
|
| District eliminated March 4, 1953
|
