Kentucky's 7th congressional district

United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 7 was a district of the United States Congress in Kentucky.

It was eliminated in 1993 when reapportionment reduced Kentucky's House representation from seven seats to six. The eastern Kentucky region formerly in the 7th District is now largely in the 5th District. The last Congressman to represent the 7th District was Chris Perkins, who succeeded his father, Carl D. Perkins.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1813
Samuel McKee	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Redistricted from the 2nd district
George Robertson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – 1821	Resigned before convening of Congress
John S. Smith	Democratic-Republican	August 6, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Thomas P. Moore	Jacksonian D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
John Kincaid	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
John Adair	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Benjamin Hardin	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
John Pope	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
William Thomasson	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Garnett Duncan	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Humphrey Marshall	Whig	March 4, 1849 – August 4, 1852	Resigned after being appointed Minister to China
William Preston	Whig	December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1855
Humphrey Marshall	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
Robert Mallory	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
	Unionist	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted to the 5th district
Brutus J. Clay	Unionist	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
George S. Shanklin	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
James B. Beck	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1875
Joseph C. S. Blackburn	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885
William C. P. Breckinridge	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895
William C. Owens	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Evan E. Settle	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – November 16, 1899	Died
June W. Gayle	Democratic	January 15, 1900 – March 3, 1901
South Trimble	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907
William P. Kimball	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
J. Campbell Cantrill	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – September 2, 1923	Died
Joseph W. Morris	Democratic	November 30, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Virgil M. Chapman	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929
Robert E. L. Blackburn	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Virgil M. Chapman	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the at-large district
District redistricted to at-large district		March 4, 1933
District re-established from at-large district		January 3, 1935
Andrew J. May	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	Redistricted from the at-large district
Wendell H. Meade	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – August 3, 1984	Died
Chris Perkins	Democratic	November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993
District eliminated		January 3, 1993

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