Indiana's 11th congressional district

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Indiana's 11th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1850
Eliminated2000
Years active1853–2003

Indiana's 11th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. In its final configuration, it covered most of the southern portion of Indianapolis. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.

It was last represented by

Andrew Jacobs, Jr. After the 1980 census, most of its territory became the 10th district
, and Jacobs transferred there.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1853

Andrew J. Harlan
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd
Elected in 1852
.
Retired.

John U. Pettit
(Wabash)
People's March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
36th
Re-elected in 1858
.
Retired.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861

John P. C. Shanks
(Jay Court House)
Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th
Elected in 1860
.
Lost re-election.

James F. McDowell
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th
Elected in 1862
.
Lost re-election.

Thomas N. Stilwell
(Anderson)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
39th
Elected in 1864
.
Retired.

John P. C. Shanks
(Jay Court House)
Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869
40th
Elected in 1866.
Redistricted to the 9th district
.
Laporte
)
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873
41st
42nd
Re-elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the at-large district
District inactive March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd
James L. Evans
(Noblesville
)
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Re-elected in 1876
.
Retired.
Calvin Cowgill
(Wabash)
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th
Elected in 1878
.
Retired.

George W. Steele
(Marion)
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1889
47th
48th
49th
50th
Re-elected in 1886
.
Lost re-election.

Augustus N. Martin
(Bluffton)
Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895
51st
52nd
53rd
Re-elected in 1892
.
Lost re-election.

George W. Steele
(Marion)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903
54th
55th
56th
57th
Re-elected in 1900
.
Retired.

Frederick Landis
(Logansport)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Re-elected in 1904
.
Lost re-election.

George W. Rauch
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1917
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
Re-elected in 1914
.
Lost re-election.

Milton Kraus
(Peru)
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1923
65th
66th
67th
Re-elected in 1920
.
Lost re-election.

Samuel E. Cook
(Huntington)
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925
68th
Elected in 1922
.
Lost re-election.
Albert R. Hall
(Marion)
Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931
69th
70th
71st
Re-elected in 1928
.
Lost re-election.
Glenn Griswold
(Peru)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933
72nd
Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 5th district
.
William Larrabee
(New Palestine
)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Redistricted from the
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 10th district
and lost re-election.
Indianapolis
)
Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
78th
79th
80th
Redistricted from the
Re-elected in 1946
.
Retired.
Indianapolis
)
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st
Elected in 1948
.
Lost re-election.
Indianapolis
)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1959
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Re-elected in 1956
.
Lost re-election.
Indianapolis
)
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
86th
Elected in 1958
.
Lost re-election.
Indianapolis
)
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1965
87th
88th
Re-elected in 1962.
Retired to run for U.S. senator
.
Indianapolis
)
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Re-elected in 1970
.
Lost re-election.
Indianapolis
)
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
93rd
Elected in 1972
.
Lost re-election.
Indianapolis
)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983
94th
95th
96th
97th
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 10th district
.
District eliminated January 3, 1983

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