List of United States Representatives from Missouri

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Missouri. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Missouri. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.

Current representatives

List of representatives

This is a list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri and non-voting Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Territory. Statehood was granted in 1821.

Member Party District Service Note
Thomas Peter AkersKnow-nothing5thAugust 18, 1856 – March 4, 1857Filled vacancy; retired
Todd AkinRepublican2ndJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013Ran for U.S. Senate (lost general)
Armstead M. AlexanderDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Lost primary
Joshua W. AlexanderDemocratic3rdMarch 4, 1907 – December 15, 1919Chairman of Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (1911–1919); resigned to become 2nd U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1919–1921)
Thomas AllenDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1881 – April 8, 1882Died; namesake of Allenville, Missouri
Charles Arthur AndersonDemocratic12thJanuary 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941Lost re-election
George W. AndersonRepublican9thMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1869Chairman of Committee on Mileage (1865–1869); retired
Thomas Lilbourne AndersonKnow-nothing2ndMarch 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859Changed parties
Independent DemocratMarch 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861Retired
Orland K. ArmstrongRepublican6thJanuary 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953Retired
Marshall ArnoldDemocratic14thMarch 4, 1891 – March 4, 1895Lost re-election
Samuel W. ArnoldRepublican1stJanuary 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949Lost re-election
William Henry AshleyJacksonianAt-LargeOctober 31, 1831 – March 4, 1837Ran for governor (lost)
Joel Funk AsperRepublican7thMarch 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871Retired
William O. AtkesonRepublican6thMarch 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923Lost re-election
Ralph Emerson BaileyRepublican14thMarch 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927Retired
Wendell BaileyRepublican8thJanuary 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983Redistricting; lost general
Claude I. BakewellRepublican11thJanuary 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949Lost general
March 9, 1951 – January 3, 1953Lost re-election
Parke M. BantaRepublican8thJanuary 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949Lost re-election
John Richard BarretDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1859 – June 8, 1860Election contested, unseated; succeeded by Francis P. Blair, Jr., who soon resigned
October 3, 1860 – March 4, 1861Re-elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Francis P. Blair, Jr.; lost re-election
Richard BartholdtRepublican10thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1915Chairman of Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (1895–1897); Chairman of Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (1897–1905); Chairman of Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (1905–1911); retired
William Edward BartonDemocratic16thMarch 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933Lost primary
Edward BatesAdamsAt-LargeMarch 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829Lost re-election
William Van Ness BayDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851Later, judge for Missouri Supreme Court (1862–1865)
C. Jasper BellDemocratic4thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949Chairman of Committee on Elections No. 1 (1939–1943); Chairman of Committee on Insular Affairs (1943–1947); retired
John F. BenjaminRepublican8thMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1871Chairman of the Committee on Invalid Expenditures (1869–1871); retired
Marion Tinsley BennettRepublican6thJanuary 12, 1943 – January 3, 1949Succeeded his late father Philip Allen Bennett; lost re-election; commissioner for U.S. Court of Claims, Washington, D.C., (1949–1964), its chief commissioner (1964–1972); judge for U.S. Court of Claims (1972–1982); judge for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1982); senior U.S. Circuit judge (1986–2000d)
Philip Allen BennettRepublican6thJanuary 3, 1941 – December 7, 1942Died; had been re-elected to another term; succeeded by his son Marion Tinsley Bennett
Maecenas Eason BentonDemocratic15thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1905Lost re-election
Thomas Hart BentonDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1853– March 4, 1855Previously U.S. Senator (statehood 1821–1851); Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs (1853–1855); lost re-election
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.Republican1stMarch 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859Lost re-election
June 8, 1860 - June 25, 1860Contested election, seated; resigned, caused vacancy; lost election to fill vacancy
March 4, 1861 – June 10, 1864Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs (1861–1862); Contested election
James G. BlairLiberal Republican8thMarch 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873Retired
Richard P. BlandDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1883Chairman of Committee on Mines and Mining (1875–1877); redistricting
11thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1893Chairman of Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (1883–1889) & (1891–1895); redistricting
8thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895Chairman of Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (1891–1895); lost re-election
March 4, 1897 – June 15, 1899Died during the 56th Congress (1899–1901); Bland, Missouri took name in memoriam
William Thomas BlandDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921Lost re-election
Henry Taylor BlowUnconditional Unionist2ndMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865Retired
RepublicanMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867
Roy BluntRepublican7thJanuary 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011Majority Whip (2003–2007); U.S. Senator (2011–present)
Robert N. BodineDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1899Lost primary
Richard Walker BollingDemocratic5thJanuary 3, 1949 – January 3, 1983Chairman of Select Committee on Committees of the House (1973–1975); Chairman of Joint Economic Committee (1977–1979); Chairman of House Rules Committee (1979–1983); retired
Charles F. BooherDemocratic4thFebruary 19, 1889 - March 4, 1889Filled vacancy; not a candidate for full term
March 4, 1907 – January 21, 1921Died
William Patterson BorlandDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1909 – February 20, 1919Died
Gustavus Miller BowerDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
James B. BowlinDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847
1stMarch 4, 1847 – March 4, 1851Chairman of Committee on Public Lands (1849–1851); lost re-election
Sempronius H. BoydUnionist4thMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865Chairman of Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (1863–1865); later, judge for Missouri 14th Judicial Circuit Court (1865)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871Chairman of Committee on Revolutionary Claims (1869–1871)
James BroadheadDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Retired
Charles Harrison BrownDemocratic7thJanuary 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961Lost re-election
Aylett Hawes BucknerDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1883Chairman of Committee on District of Columbia (1875–1877); Chairman of Committee on Banking and Currency (1879–1885); redistricting
7thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Chairman of Committee on Banking and Currency (1879–1885); retired
Jack BuechnerRepublican2ndJanuary 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991Lost general
John BullAnti-JacksonianAt-LargeMarch 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835
Samuel Swinfin BurdettRepublican5thMarch 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873Chairman of Committee on Manufactures (1871–1873); lost re-election
Bill BurlisonDemocratic10thJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981Lost re-election
Daniel Dee BurnesDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895Retired
James N. BurnesDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1883 – January 23, 1889Died; had been re-elected to another term
Joseph Henry BurrowsGreenback10thMarch 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883Redistricting; lost re-election
Charles Germman BurtonRepublican15thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897(possibly 13th); lost re-election
James Joseph ButlerDemocratic12thMarch 4, 1901 – June 28, 1902Election contested, seat vacated
November 4, 1902 – February 26, 1903Elected to fill vacancy, election contested, unseated
March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905Re-elected; retired
Samuel ByrnsDemocratic10thMarch 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893Lost primary
Clarence CannonDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933Redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting
9thJanuary 3, 1935 – May 12, 1964Died; Chairman of House Appropritions Committee (1941–1947), (1949–1953), & (1955–1964)
A. S. J. CarnahanDemocratic8thJanuary 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947Lost re-election; father of Mel Carnahan, father-in-law of Jean Carnahan, grandfather of Robin Carnahan & Russ Carnahan
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961Lost primary; father of Mel Carnahan, father-in-law of Jean Carnahan, grandfather of Robin Carnahan & Russ Carnahan
Russ CarnahanDemocratic3rdJanuary 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013Brother of Robin Carnahan, son of Jean Carnahan & Mel Carnahan; grandson of A. S. J. Carnahan
Samuel CaruthersWhig7thMarch 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855Changed parties
OppositionMarch 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857Changed parties
DemocraticMarch 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859
Theron Ephron CatlinRepublican11thMarch 4, 1911 – August 12, 1912Election contested, unseated; lost re-election
Henry S. CaulfieldRepublican11thMarch 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909Retired; later, judge of St. Louis Court of Appeals (1910–1912) and 37th Governor of Missouri (1929–1933)
George H. ChristopherDemocratic6thJanuary 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951Lost re-election
4thJanuary 3, 1955 – January 23, 1959Died three weeks into 86th Congress
James Robert ClaiborneDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting
12thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937Lost primary
Martin L. ClardyDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883Redistricting
10thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889Chairman of Committee on Mines and Mining (1885–1887), Chairman of Committee on Commerce (1887–1889); lost re-election
Champ ClarkDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895Lost re-election
March 4, 1897 – March 2, 1921Died one day before leaving office; 41st Speaker of the House (1911–1919) (only one from Missouri); Minority Leader (1908–1911) & (1919–1921); father of Bennett Champ Clark
Charles Nelson ClarkRepublican1stMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897
John Bullock ClarkDemocratic3rdDecember 7, 1857 – July 13, 1861Expelled during third term for taking up arms against the Union; later, Senator (1862–1864) & Representative (1864–1865) in the Confederate Congress; father of John Bullock Clark, Jr.
John Bullock Clark, Jr.Democratic11thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1883Chairman of Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (1875–1877); redistricting; lost primary; son of John Bullock Clark
Bill ClayDemocratic1stJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 2001Chairman of Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service (1991–1995); retired; succeeded by his son, William Lacy Clay, Jr.
William Lacy Clay, Jr.Democratic1stJanuary 3, 2001 – presentIncumbent; succeeded his father, Bill Clay
Emanuel CleaverDemocratic5thJanuary 3, 2005 – presentIncumbent
Seth Wallace CobbDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893
12thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897Retired
Charles F. CochranDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1905Withdrew from primary
John J. CochranDemocratic11thNovember 2, 1926 – March 4, 1933Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (1931–1941); redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting; ran for U.S. Senate (lost); was re-elected
13thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947Chairman of Committee on Accounts (1939–1947); retired
Nathan ColeRepublican2ndMarch 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879Lost re-election
William Clay ColeRepublican3rdJanuary 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949Lost re-election
6thJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955Lost re-election
Earl Thomas ColemanRepublican6thNovember 2, 1976 – January 3, 1993Lost general
George H. Combs, Jr.Democratic5thMarch 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929Retired
Abram ComingoDemocratic6thMarch 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873Redistricting
8thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875Retired
James CooneyDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903Lost primary
John CosgroveDemocratic6thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Withdrew after nomination
Harry M. CoudreyRepublican12thJune 23, 1906 – March 4, 1911Contested election, seated; re-elected; retired
William S. CowherdDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1905Lost re-election
James CraigDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
Thomas Theodore CrittendenDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875Retired
March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879Retired; later, 24th Governor of Missouri (1881–1885)
Charles A. CrowRepublican14thMarch 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911Lost re-election
George Calhoun CrowtherRepublican4thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897Lost re-election
Thomas B. CurtisRepublican12thJanuary 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953Redistricting
2ndJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Pat DannerDemocratic6thJanuary 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001Retired
John Fletcher DarbyWhig1stMarch 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853
Lowndes Henry DavisDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883Redistricting
14thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department (1883–1885)
James Alexander DaughertyDemocratic15thMarch 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913Lost primary
William DawsonDemocratic14thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887Lost primary
David A. De ArmondDemocratic12thMarch 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893Redistricting
6thMarch 4, 1893 – November 23, 1909Died
Rezin A. De BoltDemocratic10thMarch 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877Retired
Perl D. DeckerDemocratic15thMarch 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919Lost re-election
Clement C. DickinsonDemocratic6thFebruary 1, 1910 – March 4, 1921Lost re-election
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929Lost re-election
March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933Redistricting; lost re-election
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting; lost primary
Alexander Monroe DockeryDemocratic3rdMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1899Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (1887–1889); retired; later, 30th Governor of Missouri (1901–1905)
John DoughertyDemocratic3rdMarch 4, 1899– March 4, 1905Lost primary
Richard M. DuncanDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting
3rdJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943Redistricting; lost re-election; later, judge for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1943–1965); simultaneously judge for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1943–1965); senior District judge (1965–1974d)
David Patterson DyerRepublican9thMarch 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871Lost re-election; later, U.S. Attorney for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1875–1876), judge for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1907–1919); senior District judge (1919–1924d); uncle of Leonidas C. Dyer
Leonidas C. DyerRepublican12thMarch 4, 1911 – June 19, 1914Election contested, unseated; nephew of David Patterson Dyer
March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1933Lost re-election; nephew of David Patterson Dyer
Rufus EastonDelegateTerritorySeptember 17, 1814 – August 5, 1816
John Cummins EdwardsDemocratic At-LargeMarch 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843Ran and became 9th Governor of Missouri (1844–1848)
Edgar C. EllisRepublican5thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909Lost re-election
March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923Lost re-election
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927Lost re-election
March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931Lost re-election
William P. ElmerRepublican8thJanuary 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945Lost re-election
Politte ElvinsRepublican13thMarch 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911Lost re-election
Bill EmersonRepublican10thJanuary 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983Redistricting
8thJanuary 3, 1983 – June 22, 1996Died; succeeded by his widow, Jo Ann Emerson
Jo Ann EmersonRepublican8thNovember 5, 1996 – January 3, 1997Succeeded her late husband, Bill Emerson
IndependentJanuary 3, 1997 - January 8, 1997Elected as an Independent caucusing with Republicans due to Missouri state law
RepublicanJanuary 8, 1997 – January 22, 2013Resigned
Frederick EssenRepublican10thNovember 5, 1918 – March 4, 1919Retired
Charles L. FaustRepublican4thMarch 4, 1921 – December 17, 1928Died; had been re-elected to another term; Chairman of Committee on the Census (1923–1925)
Gustavus A. FinkelnburgRepublican2ndMarch 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871Changed parties
Liberal RepublicanMarch 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873Later, judge for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1905–1907)
Nicholas FordGreenback9thMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883Redistricting; lost re-election
Nathan FrankRepublican9thMarch 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891Retired
Benjamin Joseph FranklinDemocratic8thMarch 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879Chairman of Committee on Territories (1877–1879); withdrew during primary; later, 12th Governor of Arizona Territory (1896–1897)
Richard Graham FrostDemocratic3rdMarch 4, 1879 – March 2, 1883Election contested, unseated 1 day before end of 47th Congress
James F. FulbrightDemocratic14thMarch 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925Lost re-election
March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929Lost re-election
March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933Lost primary; later judge of Springfield Court of Appeals (1937–1948d)
Frank B. FulkersonRepublican4thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
Robert Washington FyanDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885
March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1895
Dick GephardtDemocratic3rdJanuary 3, 1977 – January 3, 2005House Majority Leader (1989–1995); House Minority Leader (1995–2003); ran for president (lost primary)
Michael Joseph GillDemocratic12thJune 19, 1914 – March 4, 1915Contested election, seated; lost re-election
Patrick F. GillDemocratic11thMarch 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911Lost re-election, unseated
August 12, 1912 – March 4, 1913Contested election, seated
John Milton GloverDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889Ran for governor (lost); nephew of John Montgomery Glover
John Montgomery GloverDemocratic12thMarch 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (1877–1879); lost primary; uncle of John Milton Glover
Joseph J. GravelyRepublican4thMarch 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869Retired; later, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1871–1872d)
Alexander GravesDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Lost re-election
Sam GravesRepublican6thJanuary 3, 2001 – presentIncumbent
James S. GreenDemocratic3rdMarch 4, 1847 – March 4, 1851Retired; was later re-elected to the House but also elected and took office as U.S. Senator (1857–1861)
Thomas HackneyDemocratic15thMarch 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909Lost re-election
John Blackwell HaleDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1885 –March 4, 1887Lost primary, ran as Independent (lost)
Durward Gorham HallRepublican7thJanuary 3, 1961 – January 3, 1973Retired
Uriel Sebree HallDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897Retired; son of William Augustus Hall; nephew of Willard Preble Hall
Willard Preble HallDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853Chairman of Committee on Private Land Claims (1849–1851); Chairman of Committee on Public Lands (1851–1853); later, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1861–1864) and 17th Governor of Missouri (1864–1865); brother of William Augustus Hall; uncle of Uriel Sebree Hall
William Augustus HallDemocratic3rdJanuary 20, 1862 – March 4, 1863Redistricting; brother of Willard Preble Hall; father of Uriel Sebree Hall
Unionist8thMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865Retired; brother of Willard Preble Hall; father of Uriel Sebree Hall
Thomas Jefferson HalseyRepublican6thMarch 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931Lost re-election
Courtney W. HamlinDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905Lost re-election
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1919Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the State Department (1911–1919); lost primary
Mel HancockRepublican7thJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1997Retired
Albert Galliton HarrisonJacksonianAt-LargeMarch 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837Changed parties
DemocraticMarch 4, 1837 – September 7, 1839Died
Vicky HartzlerRepublican4thJanuary 3, 2011 – presentHarrisonvilleIncumbent
William H. HatchDemocratic12thMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883Redistricting
1stMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895Chairman of Committee on Agriculture (1883–1889) & (1891–1895); lost re-election
Robert Anthony HatcherDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879Chairman of Committee on Public Expenditures (1877–1879)
Harrison E. HavensRepublican4thMarch 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873Redistricting
6thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875Chairman of Committee on Public Expenditures (1873–1875); lost re-election
Harry B. HawesDemocratic11thMarch 4, 1921 – October 15, 1926Resigned to run and became U.S. Senator (1926–1933)
Edward D. HaysRepublican14thMarch 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923Lost re-election
Ira Sherwin HazeltineGreenback6thMarch 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883Redistricting; lost re-election
John T. HeardDemocratic6thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1893Redistricting
7thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895Chairman, of Committee on District of Columbia (1893–1895); lost re-election
Edward HempsteadDelegateTerritoryNovember 9, 1812 – September 17, 1814
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.Democratic11thJanuary 3, 1935 – December 31, 1940Resigned to run and became circuit attorney for St. Louis (1941–1944); later U.S. Senator (1951–1960d)
Walter Lewis HensleyDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919Retired
Jeffrey Paul HillelsonRepublican4thJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955Lost re-election
John HoganDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867Lost re-election
David W. HopkinsRepublican4thFebruary 5, 1929 – March 4, 1933Lost re-election
Joan Kelly HornDemocratic2ndJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993Lost general
Joel Douglas HubbardRepublican8thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897Lost re-election
James Madison HughesDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Theodore W. HukriedeRepublican9thMarch 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923Lost re-election; later U.S. Marshal for eastern district of Missouri (1923–1933)
William Raleigh Hull, Jr.Democratic6thJanuary 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973Retired
Kenny HulshofRepublican9thJanuary 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009Columbia, MissouriRan for governor (lost general)
William L. HungateDemocratic9thNovember 3, 1964 – January 3, 1977Retired; later, judge for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1979–1992)
John T. HuntDemocratic11thMarch 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
John E. HuttonDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889Retired
Ira B. HydeRepublican10thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875Lost re-election; father of Arthur M. Hyde & Laurance M. Hyde
Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.Democratic8thJanuary 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981Chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) beginning 1969, and its successor Committee on Internal Security until 1975; retired
William L. IgoeDemocratic11thMarch 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921Retired
Leonard IrvingDemocratic4thJanuary 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953Lost primary
Anthony F. IttnerRepublican1stMarch 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879Retired
John JamesonDemocraticAt-LargeDecember 12, 1839 – March 4, 1841Retired
March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845Retired
1stMarch 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849Retired
Robert Davis JohnsonDemocratic7thSeptember 29, 1931 – March 4, 1933Lost primary; later, judge for Missouri 15th Judicial Circuit Court (1940–1947)
Rowland Louis JohnstonRepublican16thMarch 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931Lost re-election
Paul C. JonesDemocratic10thNovember 2, 1948 – January 3, 1969Retired
Henry L. JostDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925Retired
Charles Frederick JoyRepublican11thMarch 4, 1893 – April 3, 1894Election contested, unseated
March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1903Re-elected; lost primary
Raymond W. KarstDemocratic12thJanuary 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951Lost re-election
Frank M. KarstenDemocratic13thJanuary 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953Redistricting
1stJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1969Retired
Edward C. KehrDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877Lost re-election
John R. KelsoIndependent Republican4thMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867Retired
Luther Martin KennettWhig1stMarch 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857Lost re-election; namesake of Kennett, Missouri
Charles Edward KiefnerRepublican13thMarch 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927Lost re-election
March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931Lost re-election
Andrew KingDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873Retired
Austin Augustus KingUnionist6thMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865Previously 10th Governor of Missouri (1848–1853); lost re-election
William Medcalf KinseyRepublican10thMarch 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891Lost re-election
Frank B. KlepperRepublican3rdMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
Samuel KnoxUnionist1stJune 10, 1864 – March 4, 1865Contested election, seated; lost re-election
J. Robert LamarDemocratic16thMarch 4, 1903 – March 4, 1905Lost re-election
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909Lost re-election
Alfred William LambDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855Retired
Henry F. LawrenceRepublican3rdMarch 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923Lost re-election
Alfred Morrison LayDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1879 - December 8, 1879Died
Frank H. LeeDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting; lost re-election
James Johnson LindleyWhig3rdMarch 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855Changed parties
OppositionMarch 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857Retired; later, judge for Missouri 8th Judicial Circuit Court (1871–1883)
Jerry LittonDemocratic6thJanuary 3, 1973 – August 3, 1976Died in airplane crash while nominee for U.S. Senate
James Tilghman LloydDemocratic1stJune 1, 1897 – March 4, 1917Chairman of Committee on Accounts (1911–1917); retired
Benjamin F. LoanUnionist7thMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865Changed parties
RepublicanMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1869Chairman of Committee on Revolutionary Pensions; lost re-election
Billy LongRepublican7th2011–presentIncumbent
Ralph F. LozierDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933Chairman of Committee on the Census (1931–1935); redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting; lost primary; later, judge for Missouri 7th Judicial Circuit Court (1936)
Blaine LuetkemeyerRepublican9thJanuary 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013St. Elizabeth
3rdJanuary 3, 2013 – presentIncumbent
Clare MageeDemocratic1stJanuary 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953Retired
Samuel C. MajorDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921Lost re-election
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929Lost re-election
March 4, 1931 - July 28, 1931Died
Joe J. ManloveRepublican15thMarch 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933Lost re-election
Charles H. MansurDemocratic2ndMarch 4, 1887 – March 4, 1893Lost primary
Karen McCarthyDemocratic5thJanuary 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005Retired
Joseph W. McClurgUnconditional Unionist5thMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865Changed parties
RepublicanMarch 4, 1865 – ??, 1868Resigned after election as 19th Governor of Missouri (1869–1871)
James Robinson McCormickDemocratic3rdDecember 17, 1867 – March 4, 1873Retired
William McDanielDemocraticAt-LargeDecember 7, 1846 – March 4, 1847Filled vacancy
James Henry McLeanRepublican4thDecember 15, 1882 – March 4, 1883
Isaac V. McPhersonRepublican15thMarch 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923Lost primary
Jacob Edwin MeekerRepublican10thMarch 4, 1915 – October 16, 1918Died
Lyne MetcalfeRepublican3rdMarch 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879Lost re-election
John MillerDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1837 – March 4, 1843Previously, 4th Governor of Missouri (1825–1832); retired
John Gaines MillerWhig3rdMarch 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853Redistricting
5thMarch 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855Changed parties
OppositionMarch 4, 1855 – May 11, 1856Died
Louis E. MillerRepublican11thJanuary 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945Lost re-election
Jacob L. MilliganDemocratic3rdFebruary 14, 1920 – March 4, 1921Lost re-election
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933Redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting; ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Frank C. MillspaughRepublican1stMarch 4, 1921 – December 5, 1922Lost re-election and resigned
Charles Henry MorganDemocratic6thMarch 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879Lost re-election
12thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (1883–1885); lost re-election
15thMarch 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895Lost primary
RepublicanMarch 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911Lost re-election
Morgan M. MoulderDemocratic2ndJanuary 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953Redistricting
11thJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963Retired
Norman Adolphus MozleyRepublican14thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897Retired
Arthur P. MurphyRepublican16thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911Lost re-election
William L. NelsonDemocratic8thMarch 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921Lost re-election
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1933Redistricting; lost primary
2ndJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943Redistricting; lost re-election
Carman A. NewcombRepublican2ndMarch 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869Retired; later U.S. Marshal for eastern district of Missouri (1869–1875)
Cleveland A. NewtonRepublican10thMarch 4, 1919 – March 4, 1927Retired
Frederick G. NiedringhausRepublican8thMarch 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891Retired; uncle of Henry F. Niedringhaus
Henry F. NiedringhausRepublican10thMarch 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933Lost re-election; nephew of Frederick G. Niedringhaus
John William NoellDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1859 – March 4, 1863Redistricting; changed parties; father of Thomas E. Noell
Unionist3rdMarch 4, 1863 - March 14, 1863Died; father of Thomas E. Noell (who also died in office)
Thomas E. NoellRepublican3rdMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867Changed parties; son of John William Noell
DemocraticMarch 4, 1867 - October 3, 1867Died; son of John William Noell (who also died in office)
Elijah Hise NortonDemocratic4thMarch 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863Lost re-election; later, judge for Missouri Supreme Court (1877–1888)
Richard Henry NortonDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893Lost re-election
Mordecai OliverWhig4thMarch 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855Changed parties
OppositionMarch 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857
John Joseph O'NeillDemocratic8thMarch 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889Chairman of Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (1885–1887); Chairman of Committee on Labor (1885–1889); lost re-election
March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893Redistricting; lost re-election
11thApril 3, 1894 – March 4, 1895Contested election, seated; retired
John William PalmerRepublican7thMarch 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931Lost re-election
Isaac ParkerRepublican7thMarch 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873
9thMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875Ran for U.S. Senate (lost); later, judge for U.S. District Court for Western Arkansas (1875–1896d)
Roscoe C. PattersonRepublican7thMarch 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923Lost re-election; later, district attorney for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1925–1929) and U.S. Senator (1929–1935)
Charles Edward PearceRepublican12thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901Retired
Spencer Darwin PettisJacksonianAt-LargeMarch 4, 1829 – August 28, 1831Died during second term; namesake of Pettis County, Missouri
John S. PhelpsDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847Redistricting
5thMarch 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853Redistricting
6thMarch 4, 1853 – March 4, 1863Chairman of Committee on Ways and Means (1857–1859); retired, having enlisted during the American Civil War; later, 23rd Governor of Missouri (1877–1881)
John Finis PhilipsDemocratic7thMarch 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877
January 10, 1880 – March 4, 1881Lost re-election; later, Commissioner of Missouri Supreme Court (1883–1885), judge for Kansas City Court of Appeals 1885–1888, judge for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1888–1910)
William A. PileRepublican1stMarch 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (1867–1869); lost re-election; later, 8th Governor of New Mexico Territory (1869–1870)
Walter C. PloeserRepublican12thJanuary 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949Chairman of Select Committee on Small Business (1947–1949); lost re-election
Henry Moses PollardRepublican10thMarch 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879Lost re-election
Gilchrist PorterWhig2ndMarch 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853Redistricting; lost re-election
OppositionMarch 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857Chairman of Committee on Private Land Claims (1855–1857); later judge for circuit court (1866–1880)
Sterling PriceDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1845 – August 12, 1846Resigned for the Mexican–American War; later, 11th Governor of Missouri (1853–1857) and Confederate Major General
Thomas Lawson PriceDemocratic5thJanuary 21, 1862 - March 4, 1863Previously, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1848–1853); lost re-election
William J. RandallDemocratic4thMarch 3, 1959 – January 3, 19771st Chairman of Committee on Aging (1975–1977); retired
John Henry RaneyRepublican13thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897(possibly 15th); lost re-election
David ReaDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879Lost re-election
Albert L. Reeves, Jr.Republican5th1947–1949Lost re-election
John William ReidDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1861 - August 3, 1861Expelled for taking up arms against the Union
James Hugh RelfeDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847Previously U.S. Marshal for the district of Missouri (1841)
Marion E. RhodesRepublican13thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1923Chairman of Committee on Mines and Mining (1921–1923); lost re-election
Theron Moses RiceGreenback7thMarch 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883Retired
Sidney C. RoachRepublican8thMarch 4, 1921 – March 4, 1925Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department (1923–1925); lost re-election
Edward RobbDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1905Lost re-election
James S. RollinsConstitutional Unionist2ndMarch 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863Redistricting
Unionist9thMarch 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865
Milton A. RomjueDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1917 – March 4, 1921Lost re-election
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1933Redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting
1stJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943Chairman of Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (1939–1943); lost re-election
Gideon Frank RothwellDemocratic10thMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881Lost primary
Thomas L. RubeyDemocratic16thMarch 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921Previously 25th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1903–1905); lost re-election
March 4, 1923 – November 2, 1928Died
William W. RuckerDemocratic9thMarch 4, 1899 – March 4, 1923Chairman of Committee on Election of the President, Vice President, and Representatives (1911–1919); lost re-election
James Edward RuffinDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting; lost re-election
Joseph J. RussellDemocratic14thMarch 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909Lost re-election
March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919Retired
Samuel Locke SawyerIndependent Democrat8thMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881Retired
Max SchwabeRepublican2ndJanuary 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949Lost re-election
John ScottDelegateTerritoryAugust 6, 1816 – January 13, 1817
August 4, 1817 – March 4, 1821
Democratic-RepublicanAt-LargeAugust 10, 1821 – March 4, 1823
Adams-Clay Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825
AdamsMarch 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827Chairman of Committee on Public Lands (1825–1827); lost re-election
John Guier ScottDemocratic3rdDecember 7, 1863 – March 4, 1865
Gustavus SessinghausRepublican3rdMarch 2, 1883 - March 4, 1883Contested election, seated (served 2 days); redistricting; lost re-election
Dorsey W. ShacklefordDemocratic8thAugust 29, 1899 – March 4, 1919Chairman of Committee on Roads (1913–1919); lost primary
Joe ShannonDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933Redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting
5thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943Retired
Cassius M. ShartelRepublican15thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Retired
Samuel A. SheltonRepublican16thMarch 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923Retired
Dewey Jackson ShortRepublican14thMarch 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931Lost re-election
7thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1957Chairman of House Armed Services Committee (1953–1955); lost general
Leonard Henly SimsDemocraticAt-LargeMarch 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847
Ike SkeltonDemocratic4thJanuary 3, 1977 – January 3, 2011Chairman of Armed Services Committee (2007–2011); lost general
Roger C. SlaughterDemocratic5thJanuary 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947Lost primary
Jason T. SmithRepublican8thJune 4, 2013 – presentIncumbent
Madison Roswell SmithDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909Lost re-election
Edwin O. StanardRepublican1stMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875Previously, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1869–1871); lost re-election
William Henry StoneDemocratic3rd March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877Chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (1875–1877), Chairman of Committee on Manufactures (1875–1877); retired
William Joel StoneDemocratic12thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891Chairman of Committee on War Claims (1887–1889); retired; later, 28th Governor of Missouri (1893–1897) and U.S. Senator (1903–1918d)
John Hubler StoverRepublican5thDecember 7, 1868 – March 4, 1869Retired
John B. SullivanDemocratic11thJanuary 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943Lost re-election; husband of Leonor Sullivan
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947Lost re-election; husband of Leonor Sullivan
January 3, 1949 - January 29, 1951Died; husband of Leonor Sullivan
Leonor SullivanDemocratic3rdJanuary 3, 1953 – January 3, 1977Chairwoman of Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (1973–1977); widow of John B. Sullivan; retired
James W. SymingtonDemocratic2ndJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1977Ran for U.S. Senate (lost primary)
Jim TalentRepublican2ndJanuary 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001Chairman of Committee on Small Business (1997–2001); ran for governor (lost); later, U.S. Senator (2002–2007)
Gene TaylorRepublican7thJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989Retired
John Charles TarsneyDemocratic5thMarch 4, 1889 – February 27, 1896Chairman of Committee on Labor (1891–1893); election contested, unseated
John Plank TraceyRepublican7thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897Lost re-election
William M. TreloarRepublican9thMarch 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897Lost re-election
William T. TyndallRepublican14thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
Robert T. Van HornRepublican6thMarch 4, 1865 – March 4, 1871Retired
8thMarch 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883
5thFebruary 27, 1896 – March 4, 1897Contested election, seated; lost primary
Willard Duncan VandiverDemocratic14thMarch 4, 1897 – March 4, 1905Retired
Harold VolkmerDemocratic9thJanuary 3, 1977 – January 3, 1997Lost general
James Richard WaddillDemocratic6thMarch 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881Retired
William H. WadeRepublican13thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891Chairman of Committee on Labor (1889–1891); lost re-election
Ann WagnerRepublican2ndJanuary 3, 2013 – presentIncumbent
George Chester Robinson WagonerRepublican12thFebruary 26, 1903 - March 4, 1903Contested election, seated (served 6 days)
James P. WalkerDemocratic14thMarch 4, 1887 – July 19, 1890Died; had just been nominated to another term
William WarnerRepublican5thMarch 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889Retired; later, district attorney for U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1882–1884), (1898), & (1902–1905); U.S. Senator (1905–1911)
John WelbornRepublican7thMarch 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907Lost re-election
Phil J. WelchDemocratic3rdJanuary 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953Ran for governor (lost)
Erastus WellsDemocratic1stMarch 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873Redistricting
2ndMarch 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877Lost re-election
March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881Retired
Alan WheatDemocratic5thJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995Ran for U.S. Senate (lost general)
Robert Henry WhitelawDemocratic14thNovember 4, 1890 – March 4, 1891Retired
Clyde WilliamsDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929Lost re-election
March 4, 1931 – March 4, 1933Redistricting
At-LargeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Redistricting
8thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943Lost re-election
Robert Patterson Clark WilsonDemocratic4thDecember 2, 1889 – March 4, 1893Chairman of Committee on Pensions (1891–1893)
J. Scott WolffDemocratic13thMarch 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925Lost re-election
Ernest E. WoodDemocratic12thMarch 4, 1905 – June 23, 1906Election contested, unseated
Reuben T. WoodDemocraticAt-largeMarch 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935Chairman of Committee on War Claims (1939–1941); lost re-election
6thJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941Chairman of Committee on War Claims (1939–1941); lost re-election
Samuel H. WoodsonKnow-nothing5thMarch 4, 1857– March 4, 1861Retired; later, judge for Missouri 24th Judicial Circuit Court (1875–1881d)
Robert A. YoungDemocratic2ndJanuary 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987Lost general
Orville ZimmermanDemocratic10thJanuary 3, 1935 – April 7, 1948Died

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri

As of October 2016, there are sixteen former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Missouri who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Ike Skelton (1977–2011) on October 28, 2013.

Representative Term of office District Date of birth (and age)
James W. Symington 1969–1977 2nd September 28, 1927
Bill Burlison 1969–1981 10th March 15, 1931
Bill Clay 1969–2001 1st April 30, 1931
Earl Thomas Coleman 1976–1993 6th May 29, 1943
Richard Gephardt 1977–2005 3rd January 31, 1941
Wendell Bailey 1981–1983 8th July 30, 1940
Alan Wheat 1983–1995 5th October 16, 1951
Jack Buechner 1987–1991 2nd June 4, 1940
Joan Kelly Horn 1991–1993 2nd October 18, 1936
Jim Talent 1993–2001 2nd October 18, 1956
Pat Danner 1993–2001 6th January 13, 1934
Jo Ann Emerson 1996–2013 8th September 16, 1950
Kenny Hulshof 1997–2009 9th May 22, 1958
Roy Blunt 1997–2011 7th January 10, 1950
Todd Akin 2001–2013 2nd July 5, 1947
Russ Carnahan 2005–2013 3rd July 10, 1958

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