Kentucky's 8th congressional district

United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 8 was a district of the United States Congress in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1963. Its last Representative was Eugene Siler.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1813
Stephen Ormsby	Democratic-Republican	April 20, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Elected after the death of Representative-elect John Simpson
Richard C. Anderson, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Wingfield Bullock	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – October 13, 1821	Died
James D. Breckinridge	Democratic-Republican	November 21, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Richard A. Buckner	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Nathan Gaither	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Patrick H. Pope	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
William J. Graves	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
James Sprigg	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Garrett Davis	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Redistricted from the 12th district
Charles S. Morehead	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
John C. Breckinridge	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Alexander K. Marshall	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
James B. Clay	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
William E. Simms	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
John J. Crittenden	Unionist	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
William H. Randall	Unconditional Unionist	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
George M. Adams	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Redistricted to the 9th district
Milton J. Durham	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Philip B. Thompson, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
James B. McCreary	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1897
George M. Davison	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
George G. Gilbert	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907
Harvey Helm	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919	Died
King Swope	Republican	August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Ralph W. E. Gilbert	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
Lewis L. Walker	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Ralph W. E. Gilbert	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
District redistricted to at-large district		March 4, 1933
District re-established from at-large district		January 3, 1935
Fred M. Vinson	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – May 27, 1938	Redistricted from the At-large district, Resigned after being appointed Associate Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Joe B. Bates	Democratic	June 4, 1938 – January 3, 1953
James S. Golden	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	Redistricted from the 9th district
Eugene Siler	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted to the 5th district
District eliminated		January 3, 1963

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